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A method of assembling together tubes made of thermoplastic materials, wherein at least two tubes (1, 2) arranged end-to-end or overlapping coaxially at least in part are assembled together, wherein said assembly is performed by laser welding two contact surfaces of revolution (1-1, 2-1) pressed one against the other belonging respectively to two portions (1a, 2a) of two tubes (1, 2) and comprising at least: - a terminal end portion of a first tube that is transparent to the wavelength of the laser, and - a terminal end portion of the second tube, that is absorbent to the wavelength of the laser, and said welding being performed by using a laser beam (3a, 3a-2) that is moved in rotation through 360° relative to the common longitudinal axis (XX') of the first and second tubes (1, 2), a laser device, or a head of the laser device, emitting said laser beam being arranged inside one of said first and second tubes (1, 2) in such a manner that said laser beam (3a, 3a-2) passes firstly through said transparent terminal portion of the first tube in order to reach a zone of said contact surface of revolution of the absorbent terminal portion of the second tube, and said contact surfaces are preferably pressed one against the other in order to make a weld zone by fusion between said contact surface of revolution of the transparent portion of the first tube and said absorbent terminal portion of the second tube, and wherein said first tube is a tubular junction sleeve of thermoplastic material inserted inside a pipe comprising at least two steel pipe elements (10-1, 10-2), each of the two pipe elements (10-1, 10-2) including an internal liner tube of plastics material, each constituting a said second tube, said tubular junction sleeve being inserted at the level of the end-to-end assembly between the non-lined ends of the two pipe elements that are, or that are to be, metal welded together, said terminal portions of the sleeve and of the liners being in contact with one another at outer surfaces of revolution of said terminal portions of the sleeve in contact with inner surfaces of revolution of said liners, said surfaces of revolution of said terminal portions of the sleeve and of the liners presenting the same axis of revolution as said pipe and overlapping in the axial direction, and said welding is performed preferably while applying a said pressure to the inner surface of said sleeve in the radial direction at said contacting surfaces of revolution. - a terminal end portion of a first tube that is transparent to the wavelength of the laser, and - a terminal end portion of the second tube, that is absorbent to the wavelength of the laser, and
A method of coating a field joint of a pipeline, comprising: positioning a mould tool around the field joint to define a mould cavity; injecting thermoplastics material into the mould cavity to form a field joint coating that will set in the mould cavity; introducing a compacting fluid into the mould cavity between the mould tool and the field joint coating to apply compacting pressure within the mould cavity radially inwardly against a radially outer side of the field joint coating, other than by continued injection of the thermoplastics material; and forcing the compacting fluid along an interface between the mould tool and the field joint coating to separate the field joint coating from the mould tool, and bringing the compacting fluid into contact with the field joint coating in the mould cavity. positioning a mould tool around the field joint to define a mould cavity; injecting thermoplastics material into the mould cavity to form a field joint coating that will set in the mould cavity; introducing a compacting fluid into the mould cavity between the mould tool and the field joint coating to apply compacting pressure within the mould cavity radially inwardly against a radially outer side of the field joint coating, other than by continued injection of the thermoplastics material; and forcing the compacting fluid along an interface between the mould tool and the field joint coating to separate the field joint coating from the mould tool, and bringing the compacting fluid into contact with the field joint coating in the mould cavity.
A method of decoding video information, the method comprising; using a coding device comprising computer hardware: receiving video data that includes one or more enhancement layers coded according to HEVC or a scalable extension thereof; determining that the received video data does not include the base layer based upon a value of a flag included in a one of a video parameter set, a sequence parameter set, a picture parameter set, or an adaptation parameter set; receiving, from an external source that is external to the coding device, a decoded base layer picture coded according to a codec that is not HEVC nor a scalable extension thereof, wherein the external source is a second decoder; storing the decoded base layer picture in a sub-decoded picture buffer (sub-DPB) of a decoded picture buffer of a memory in communication with the coding device, the sub-DPB being the sub-DPB allocated for base layer pictures, wherein the size of the sub-DPB is equal to 1 so that the sub-DPB can store one and only one decoded base layer picture, setting the picture order count of the decoded base layer picture equal to the picture order count of pictures from the one or more enhancement layers that are associated with the same access unit as the decoded base layer picture using presentation timestamps; decoding the pictures from the one or more enhancement layers, based on the stored decoded base layer picture; and subsequent to decoding the pictures in the access unit, emptying the decoded base layer picture from the memory. receiving video data that includes one or more enhancement layers coded according to HEVC or a scalable extension thereof; determining that the received video data does not include the base layer based upon a value of a flag included in a one of a video parameter set, a sequence parameter set, a picture parameter set, or an adaptation parameter set; receiving, from an external source that is external to the coding device, a decoded base layer picture coded according to a codec that is not HEVC nor a scalable extension thereof, wherein the external source is a second decoder; storing the decoded base layer picture in a sub-decoded picture buffer (sub-DPB) of a decoded picture buffer of a memory in communication with the coding device, the sub-DPB being the sub-DPB allocated for base layer pictures, wherein the size of the sub-DPB is equal to 1 so that the sub-DPB can store one and only one decoded base layer picture, setting the picture order count of the decoded base layer picture equal to the picture order count of pictures from the one or more enhancement layers that are associated with the same access unit as the decoded base layer picture using presentation timestamps; decoding the pictures from the one or more enhancement layers, based on the stored decoded base layer picture; and subsequent to decoding the pictures in the access unit, emptying the decoded base layer picture from the memory.
A device adapted to provide strips of material (20= of various widths, the device comprising: one or more blades for slitting a film of material to form two or more strips. a primary guide for guiding the two or more strips, a secondary guide, over which the strips pass, and two or more shaped recesses operatively associated with one of the primary guide or the secondary guide, each recess guiding a strip, wherein the width of the strips can be varied by altering the relative positions of the primary guide and secondary guide. one or more blades for slitting a film of material to form two or more strips. a primary guide for guiding the two or more strips, a secondary guide, over which the strips pass, and two or more shaped recesses operatively associated with one of the primary guide or the secondary guide, each recess guiding a strip,
A platform (110; 210; 310; 410; 510) for an airfoil in a gas turbine engine, the platform comprising: a top wall (411; 511) defining a front end (216; 316; 416) and a rear end (220; 320; 420) of the platform and configured to connect to an airfoil of the gas turbine engine; two sidewalls (432; 532) extending downward from the top wall, the two sidewalls connecting the top wall with a first connector (218; 318; 418) and a second connector (222; 322; 422; 522), wherein the top wall, the sidewalls, and the first and second connectors define an interior volume of the platform; and a single stiffener (436; 536) extending from the first and second connectors to the top wall within the interior volume between the two sidewalls, characterised in that the first connector defines a first aperture (424a; 524a) parallel to and positioned side-by-side with a second aperture (424b; 524b), the first and second apertures defined in the first connector passing through the first connector, the second connector defines a first aperture (426a; 526a) parallel to and positioned side-by-side with a second aperture (426b; 526b), the first and second apertures defined in the second connector passing through the second connector, wherein the first aperture (424a; 524a) defined in the first connector is axially aligned with the first aperture (426a; 526a) defined in the second connector, and wherein the second aperture (424b; 524b) defined in the first connector is axially aligned with the second aperture (426b; 526b) defined in the second connector. a top wall (411; 511) defining a front end (216; 316; 416) and a rear end (220; 320; 420) of the platform and configured to connect to an airfoil of the gas turbine engine; two sidewalls (432; 532) extending downward from the top wall, the two sidewalls connecting the top wall with a first connector (218; 318; 418) and a second connector (222; 322; 422; 522), wherein the top wall, the sidewalls, and the first and second connectors define an interior volume of the platform; and a single stiffener (436; 536) extending from the first and second connectors to the top wall within the interior volume between the two sidewalls, characterised in that the first connector defines a first aperture (424a; 524a) parallel to and positioned side-by-side with a second aperture (424b; 524b), the first and second apertures defined in the first connector passing through the first connector, the second connector defines a first aperture (426a; 526a) parallel to and positioned side-by-side with a second aperture (426b; 526b), the first and second apertures defined in the second connector passing through the second connector, wherein the first aperture (424a; 524a) defined in the first connector is axially aligned with the first aperture (426a; 526a) defined in the second connector, and wherein the second aperture (424b; 524b) defined in the first connector is axially aligned with the second aperture (426b; 526b) defined in the second connector.
A dryer device with a dryer for a web of textile material, with a dryer compartment, in which at least one air-permeable cylinder is rotatably disposed, and wherein the web of textile material is guidable over a partial circumference of the cylinder, wherein heated drying air may flow through the web of textile material, wherein for heating the drying air a device (13, 14) for contributing heat is provided, wherein the device (13, 14) for contributing heat includes an internal hot gas source, wherein the internal hot gas source forms a component of the dryer, and wherein the dryer includes a first heat exchanger, by means of which heat is made available for the drying air, characterized in that the device (13, 14) includes an external hot gas source, which is installed peripherally to the dryer and at least indirectly connected to the dryer by means of a hot gas pipeline, and in that a pre-heat exchanger is provided, into which the hot gas pipeline is guided from the external hot gas source and which is adapted for transferring heat to a heat fluid in a fluid line, which fluid line is coupled to the first heat exchanger of the dryer.
A method of labelling objects in an environment for processing large volumes of data in accordance with a labelling policy described in a SPIF-type file, said labelling policy defining a number of SPIF attributes attributable to objects and rules for associating these attributes, each SPIF attribute being of a predetermined type; the method comprising the following steps: - creation in said processing environment of a data attribute for each SPIF attribute of said SPIF type file, each data attribute having a binary code; - creation in said processing environment of a user attribute for each SPIF attribute of said SPIF type file, each user attribute having a binary code determined as a function of the association rules of the corresponding SPIF attribute and of the binary code of at least one data attribute; - for each type of attribute, definition of a validation rule defining an access authorisation for at least one user attribute to a data attribute by applying at least one logical operator to the corresponding binary codes, in accordance with the corresponding association rules; - association with each object of said processing environment of at least one data attribute. - creation in said processing environment of a data attribute for each SPIF attribute of said SPIF type file, each data attribute having a binary code; - creation in said processing environment of a user attribute for each SPIF attribute of said SPIF type file, each user attribute having a binary code determined as a function of the association rules of the corresponding SPIF attribute and of the binary code of at least one data attribute; - for each type of attribute, definition of a validation rule defining an access authorisation for at least one user attribute to a data attribute by applying at least one logical operator to the corresponding binary codes, in accordance with the corresponding association rules; - association with each object of said processing environment of at least one data attribute.
A bowl assembly for an appliance arranged to process contents of the bowl assembly, comprising: a bowl having an aperture in its base; a tool mount for a processing tool, the tool mount being arranged to fit within the aperture in a first configuration; and a blanking plug arranged to fit within the aperture in a second configuration; wherein the tool mount and the blanking plug are interchangeable with one another, and the bowl assembly is configured to be mounted to the appliance for processing in both the first and second configurations. a bowl having an aperture in its base; a tool mount for a processing tool, the tool mount being arranged to fit within the aperture in a first configuration; and a blanking plug arranged to fit within the aperture in a second configuration; wherein the tool mount and the blanking plug are interchangeable with one another, and the bowl assembly is configured to be mounted to the appliance for processing in both the first and second configurations.
A cup holder releasably mountable to an armrest of a vehicle, the cup holder comprising: - an end portion having a shape for holding a cup or bottle or beverage container; - an elongated tubular portion having a first end connected to the end portion and a second end, opposite the first end, comprising an opening for receiving at least part of the armrest; wherein the elongated tubular portion comprises means (10; 11,12; 15,16) for releasably clamping the armrest when inserted in the opening, without damaging the armrest, wherein the means for releasably clamping the armrest comprises a resilient material, characterized in that the resilient material is a compressible and expandable foam material loosely or fixedly arranged inside the interior of the elongated tubular portion and adapted for being compressed when the armrest is inserted inside the opening, thereby clamping the armrest. - an end portion having a shape for holding a cup or bottle or beverage container; - an elongated tubular portion having a first end connected to the end portion and a second end, opposite the first end, comprising an opening for receiving at least part of the armrest;
A method for developing an underground formation traversed by at least one wellbore from which a fluid is produced between a time t0 and a time t1, from a grid made up cells, representative of the distribution of physical properties of said formation, wherein a location of at least one new wellbore to be drilled is determined, characterized in that it comprises at least the following stages: a) performing a reservoir simulation from said grid and from a reservoir simulator, from said time t0 to a time t2 later than said time t1; b) from at least the reservoir simulation results, defining at least one attribute representative of the flows in said formation and applying a classification method to said attributes so as to arrange them in classes; c) calculating a quality indicator value for each one of said classes and selecting at least one class such that said indicator is greater than a first predetermined threshold; d) calculating a map representative of the occurrence of said selected class, the occurrence being calculated along a predetermined curve in said grid, and selecting the cells of said map for which the occurrence of said selected class is greater than a second predetermined threshold; e) defining said location of said new wellbore as a function of the positions of said selected cells. a) performing a reservoir simulation from said grid and from a reservoir simulator, from said time t0 to a time t2 later than said time t1; b) from at least the reservoir simulation results, defining at least one attribute representative of the flows in said formation and applying a classification method to said attributes so as to arrange them in classes; c) calculating a quality indicator value for each one of said classes and selecting at least one class such that said indicator is greater than a first predetermined threshold; d) calculating a map representative of the occurrence of said selected class, the occurrence being calculated along a predetermined curve in said grid, and selecting the cells of said map for which the occurrence of said selected class is greater than a second predetermined threshold; e) defining said location of said new wellbore as a function of the positions of said selected cells.
A transfer molding assembly, comprising: a die including a molding cavity interconnected with a reservoir; a heater (126, 128) operable to heat the die; a load plate configured to move under its own weight to transfer material from the reservoir into the molding cavity; and said assembly including a control rod (158, 160), and including an injection ram configured to translate along the reservoir under the weight of the load plate, the control rod (158, 160) configured to support the load plate above the injection ram before the heater (126, 128) softens the control rod (158, 160). a die including a molding cavity interconnected with a reservoir; a heater (126, 128) operable to heat the die; a load plate configured to move under its own weight to transfer material from the reservoir into the molding cavity; and said assembly including a control rod (158, 160), and including an injection ram configured to translate along the reservoir under the weight of the load plate, the control rod (158, 160) configured to support the load plate above the injection ram before the heater (126, 128) softens the control rod (158, 160).
An electrode wire for a connection lead wire to be soldered to a plurality of front surface electrodes disposed on a front surface of a semiconductor substrate for a solar cell and/or rear surface electrodes disposed on a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate for the solar cell, comprising a core material having a volume resistivity of not greater than 2.3 μΩ·cm and a hot-dip solder plating layer (3A, 3B) disposed on a surface of the core material, characterized in that the core material is composed of an annealed pure copper material having an oxygen content of not greater than 20ppm and has a proof strength of not less than 19.6 MPa and not greater than 49 MPa.
A non-contact seal assembly, comprising: a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the centerline between a first shoe end and a second shoe end; a seal base circumscribing the annular array of the seal shoes; and a plurality of spring elements, each of the spring elements radially between and connecting a respective one of the seal shoes with the seal base, characterised in that: the plurality of seal shoes each includes a weight reduction pocket (81,85) formed in a circumferential region of a seal shoe stop that limits radial travel of the seal shoe. a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the centerline between a first shoe end and a second shoe end; a seal base circumscribing the annular array of the seal shoes; and a plurality of spring elements, each of the spring elements radially between and connecting a respective one of the seal shoes with the seal base, characterised in that: the plurality of seal shoes each includes a weight reduction pocket (81,85) formed in a circumferential region of a seal shoe stop that limits radial travel of the seal shoe.
A method for making silica-titania glass optical blanks and/or elements having reduced striae, said method comprising: preparing a consolidated silica-titania glass boule having a titania content in the range of 5-10 wt.% according to any method known in the art that utilizes both an oscillation pattern and a rotational pattern during said preparation; after consolidation, heat treating the glass in a furnace at a temperature greater than 1600 °C for a time in the range of 48-288 hours; cooling the glass to ambient temperature to yield a silica-titania glass having reduced striae; and processing the glass as necessary into a silica-titania glass optical blank and/or element having reduced striae suitable for extreme ultraviolet lithography; wherein the oscillation pattern repeats itself in 10 minutes or less. preparing a consolidated silica-titania glass boule having a titania content in the range of 5-10 wt.% according to any method known in the art that utilizes both an oscillation pattern and a rotational pattern during said preparation; after consolidation, heat treating the glass in a furnace at a temperature greater than 1600 °C for a time in the range of 48-288 hours; cooling the glass to ambient temperature to yield a silica-titania glass having reduced striae; and processing the glass as necessary into a silica-titania glass optical blank and/or element having reduced striae suitable for extreme ultraviolet lithography; wherein the oscillation pattern repeats itself in 10 minutes or less.