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A four cable operated scissors grab, comprising a pair of scissor levers (2a, 2b) that are connected via a pivot joint to pivot about a pivoting axis, which scissor levers (2a, 2b) each include a grab shell (5a, 5b) and a hoist cable connection (6a, 6b) situated on a first side of the lever (7a, 7b) with respect to the pivot joint, and a closing cable connection (8a, 8b) situated on a second side of the lever (9a, 9b) that is opposite with respect to the pivot joint, so that in use a dedicated hoisting cable (10a, 10b) is fastened to each lever (2a, 2b) on the first side of the lever (7a, 7b), and a dedicated closing cable (11a, 11b) is fastened to each lever (2a, 2b) at the second side of the lever (9a, 9b), characterized in that the scissor levers (2a, 2b) each include a sheave on the second side of the lever (9a, 9b), wherein said sheaves are each arranged as a first and final closing sheave (12a, 12b) for the closing cable (11a, 11b), so that in use each of the two closing cables (11a, 11b) extend in a single pass from the closing cable connection (8a, 8b) on the second side (9a, 9b) of one lever (2a, 2b) via the closing sheave (12a, 12b) on the second side (9a, 9b) of the other lever (2a, 2b) to depart from the grab and continue upward to a crane carrying the grab.
A telecommunication connection unit with connection contacts (401, 402) for connection to a subscriber line and at least one connection socket (150, 444) for connection of a subscriber-side communication device, comprising - a readable data memory with identification information which can be stored therein and which uniquely identifies the telecommunication connection unit, the data memory being readable by means of an external device (210, 160) via the connection contacts (401, 402) or via the at least one connection socket (150, 444), - a control unit, wherein the data memory can be read out by means of the control unit, and wherein the control unit is designed to transmit identification information stored in the data memory to the external device in response to an activation signal which the control unit receives from the external device (210, 160), wherein a voltage above a predetermined threshold value is applied to terminals of the telecommunication connection unit as an activation signal from the external device (210, 160). - a readable data memory with identification information which can be stored therein and which uniquely identifies the telecommunication connection unit, the data memory being readable by means of an external device (210, 160) via the connection contacts (401, 402) or via the at least one connection socket (150, 444), - a control unit, wherein the data memory can be read out by means of the control unit, and wherein the control unit is designed to transmit identification information stored in the data memory to the external device in response to an activation signal which the control unit receives from the external device (210, 160), wherein a voltage above a predetermined threshold value is applied to terminals of the telecommunication connection unit as an activation signal from the external device (210, 160).
An electronic smoke apparatus comprising an inhale detector and a smoke effect generating circuitry, characterized in that, the inhale detector comprises an air-flow sensor which is arranged to detect direction and rate of air flow through the smoke apparatus, and the smoke effect generating circuitry is arranged to generate smoking effect when the air flow through the air-flow sensor has a flow direction corresponding to inhaling through the apparatus and a flow rate reaching a predetermined threshold.
A head-mounted display apparatus (300, 302) comprising: a display to emit light; an optic block that defines a beam splitter and a transparent convex surface in optical communication with the display to transmit a portion of the light emitted by the display; a concave reflective surface, in optical communication with the beam splitter (10, 25), to receive the portion of the light transmitted by the beam splitter (10, 25) and to reflect an image of the display to a wearer of the head-mounted display apparatus (300, 302) via the beam splitter (10, 25); a liquid crystal layer sealed between the transparent convex surface and the concave reflective surface to vary a focus of the image of the display reflected to the wearer; and a first electrode layer, disposed on the transparent convex surface, and a second electrode layer, disposed on the concave reflective surface, to actuate the liquid crystal layer. a display to emit light; an optic block that defines a beam splitter and a transparent convex surface in optical communication with the display to transmit a portion of the light emitted by the display; a concave reflective surface, in optical communication with the beam splitter (10, 25), to receive the portion of the light transmitted by the beam splitter (10, 25) and to reflect an image of the display to a wearer of the head-mounted display apparatus (300, 302) via the beam splitter (10, 25); a liquid crystal layer sealed between the transparent convex surface and the concave reflective surface to vary a focus of the image of the display reflected to the wearer; and a first electrode layer, disposed on the transparent convex surface, and a second electrode layer, disposed on the concave reflective surface, to actuate the liquid crystal layer.
A size measurement apparatus that a user wears on a body part to specify a size and a shape of the body part, comprising measurement sensors each configured to measure a physical change amount based on a change in electric characteristic, the measurement sensor measuring a degree of extension of a base material caused by the shape of the body of the user, characterized in that the measurement sensor comprises a pair of plate-like electrodes and a dielectric film arranged between the pair of electrodes (1202, 1203) and specifies a degree of extension of the electrodes (1202, 1203) caused by a shape of a body of a user based on a change in capacitance due to extension of the electrodes upon application of a tensile force.
A character recognition method for recognizing a character printed over a background pattern on a valuable medium, comprising: acquiring a character image printed on the valuable medium; evaluating a degree of similarity between the character image and each of a plurality of template images by performing a pattern matching process on the character image and each of the plurality of template images; and determining that a character of a template image showing the highest degree of similarity at the evaluating is the character included in the character image, characterized in that the character image includes the character to be recognized and the background pattern, the plurality of template images have been prepared previously for all characters that the valuable medium is likely to include, and in each of the plurality of template images, a background area has been separated from a character and filled with a single pixel value that is determined in accordance with characteristics of the background area. acquiring a character image printed on the valuable medium; evaluating a degree of similarity between the character image and each of a plurality of template images by performing a pattern matching process on the character image and each of the plurality of template images; and determining that a character of a template image showing the highest degree of similarity at the evaluating is the character included in the character image, characterized in that the character image includes the character to be recognized and the background pattern, the plurality of template images have been prepared previously for all characters that the valuable medium is likely to include, and in each of the plurality of template images, a background area has been separated from a character and filled with a single pixel value that is determined in accordance with characteristics of the background area.
A method of obtaining a plurality of infrared images of a banknote comprising: simultaneously illuminating the banknote with infrared light at a first wavelength and infrared light at a second wavelength; capturing an image of the banknote with an RGB camera; obtaining from both a first output channel signal and a second output channel signal of the RGB camera sensor the intensity distribution of the infrared light at the first wavelength and the intensity distribution of the infrared light at the second wavelength using a first calibration coefficient and a second calibration coefficient of the RGB camera sensor; and producing separate infrared images of the banknote at the first wavelength and the second wavelength from the respective intensity distributions, and wherein the first calibration coefficient is defined as a ratio of the first output channel signal amplitude at the infrared light at the first wavelength to the second output channel signal amplitude at the infrared light at the first wavelength; and wherein the second calibration coefficient is defined as a ratio of the second output channel signal amplitude at the infrared light at the second wavelength to the first output channel signal amplitude at the infrared at the second wavelength. simultaneously illuminating the banknote with infrared light at a first wavelength and infrared light at a second wavelength; capturing an image of the banknote with an RGB camera; obtaining from both a first output channel signal and a second output channel signal of the RGB camera sensor the intensity distribution of the infrared light at the first wavelength and the intensity distribution of the infrared light at the second wavelength using a first calibration coefficient and a second calibration coefficient of the RGB camera sensor; and producing separate infrared images of the banknote at the first wavelength and the second wavelength from the respective intensity distributions, and wherein the first calibration coefficient is defined as a ratio of the first output channel signal amplitude at the infrared light at the first wavelength to the second output channel signal amplitude at the infrared light at the first wavelength; and wherein the second calibration coefficient is defined as a ratio of the second output channel signal amplitude at the infrared light at the second wavelength to the first output channel signal amplitude at the infrared at the second wavelength.
A system for uniform flow distribution of a reductant, the system comprising: an injector lance comprising: a reductant supply conduit extending into an internal diameter of an exhaust conduit from a first end of the exhaust conduit towards a second end of the exhaust conduit; and an injector nozzle in communication with, and extending perpendicular to the reductant supply conduit, wherein the injector nozzle is located along a longitudinal axis of the exhaust conduit; characterized in that the system further comprises a diffuser assembly integral with the injector lance, wherein the diffuser assembly comprises a plurality of diffusers (302, 304, 404, 406), the diffusers (302, 304, 404, 406) extending longitudinally along the exhaust conduit. a reductant supply conduit extending into an internal diameter of an exhaust conduit from a first end of the exhaust conduit towards a second end of the exhaust conduit; and an injector nozzle in communication with, and extending perpendicular to the reductant supply conduit, wherein the injector nozzle is located along a longitudinal axis of the exhaust conduit; characterized in that the system further comprises a diffuser assembly integral with the injector lance, wherein the diffuser assembly comprises a plurality of diffusers (302, 304, 404, 406), the diffusers (302, 304, 404, 406) extending longitudinally along the exhaust conduit.
A thermophilic Gram-positive bacterium from a Bacillus sp. which has been transformed with a heterologous gene encoding pyruvate decarboxylase but has solely native alcohol dehydrongenase function, wherein the heterologous gene is operatively linked to a lactate dehydrogenase promoter with the sequence shown in Figure 7.
A securement for zippered luggage, including a housing (12a, 12b) to substantially cover a pair of sliders of a zipper of the luggage and to prevent movement of the sliders along a tape of the zipper, the housing being formed of a first part which receives the sliders and a second part which engages the first part to substantially encapsulate and prevent movement of the sliders, wherein the first and second parts are secured together in their operative securing condition by an element, the securement being characterised in that the element requires breaking or permanent deformation to permit displacement of the second part to allow movement of the sliders.
A casting mould (200; 304; 702; 802; 902; 1200; 1300) for casting a metal part, the casting mould comprising: an inorganic mould configured to receive feedstock; and a susceptor (302; 402; 502; 1302) on or in the mould, the susceptor being configured for heating in-situ to melt the feedstock, wherein the mould is 3D printed and the susceptor is a 3D printed susceptor. an inorganic mould configured to receive feedstock; and a susceptor (302; 402; 502; 1302) on or in the mould, the susceptor being configured for heating in-situ to melt the feedstock, wherein the mould is 3D printed and the susceptor is a 3D printed susceptor.
A heat pump comprising: a main circuit which comprises a scroll compressor and a condenser for condensing refrigerant passed through the scroll compressor and an expansion device (30, 40) for expanding refrigerant passed through the condenser and an evaporator for evaporating refrigerant expanded by the expansion device (30, 40); a first refrigerant injection flow path which is bypassed from the main circuit between the condenser and the evaporator and is connected to a first refrigerant injection port between an inlet and an outlet of the scroll compressor; a second refrigerant injection flow path, which is bypassed from the main circuit between the condenser and the evaporator and is connected to a second refrigerant injection port between the inlet and the outlet of the scroll compressor, wherein a phase separator is disposed between the condenser and the evaporator from which the first refrigerant injection flow path is bypassed, and an internal heat exchanger is disposed between the phase separator and the evaporator, characterized in that the second refrigerant injection flow path is bypassed from a refrigerant circulation flow path placed downstream of the phase separator, and then passed through the internal heat exchanger, wherein a refrigerant control valve is installed at the second refrigerant injection flow path between the refrigerant circulation flow path and the internal heat exchanger. a main circuit which comprises a scroll compressor and a condenser for condensing refrigerant passed through the scroll compressor and an expansion device (30, 40) for expanding refrigerant passed through the condenser and an evaporator for evaporating refrigerant expanded by the expansion device (30, 40); a first refrigerant injection flow path which is bypassed from the main circuit between the condenser and the evaporator and is connected to a first refrigerant injection port between an inlet and an outlet of the scroll compressor; a second refrigerant injection flow path, which is bypassed from the main circuit between the condenser and the evaporator and is connected to a second refrigerant injection port between the inlet and the outlet of the scroll compressor, wherein a phase separator is disposed between the condenser and the evaporator from which the first refrigerant injection flow path is bypassed, and an internal heat exchanger is disposed between the phase separator and the evaporator, characterized in that the second refrigerant injection flow path is bypassed from a refrigerant circulation flow path placed downstream of the phase separator, and then passed through the internal heat exchanger, wherein a refrigerant control valve is installed at the second refrigerant injection flow path between the refrigerant circulation flow path and the internal heat exchanger.
Method of controlling a direction of a trajectory of a vehicle moving in a vehicle guidance system comprising a first guidance track and a second guidance track, the method comprising: - controlling at least one of a first distance between a first lateral side of the vehicle and the first guidance track (122, 124, 126, 128) and a second distance between a second lateral side of the vehicle and the second guidance track (122, 124, 126, 128); - receiving a direction instruction corresponding to one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the one side being a directional side; - controlling a directional distance between the directional side of the vehicle and one of the first guidance track and the second guidance track provided at the directional side of the vehicle; characterised in that the method further comprises: - determining whether a first safety point has been passed; - obtaining a default direction (132, 134) corresponding to one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side; - if the first safety point has been passed, controlling a default distance between a default lateral side of the vehicle corresponding to the default direction and one of the first guidance track and the second guidance track adjacent to the default lateral side. - controlling at least one of a first distance between a first lateral side of the vehicle and the first guidance track (122, 124, 126, 128) and a second distance between a second lateral side of the vehicle and the second guidance track (122, 124, 126, 128); - receiving a direction instruction corresponding to one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the one side being a directional side; - controlling a directional distance between the directional side of the vehicle and one of the first guidance track and the second guidance track provided at the directional side of the vehicle; - determining whether a first safety point has been passed; - obtaining a default direction (132, 134) corresponding to one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side; - if the first safety point has been passed, controlling a default distance between a default lateral side of the vehicle corresponding to the default direction and one of the first guidance track and the second guidance track adjacent to the default lateral side.
A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid food products comprising: - a frame; - a first container containing a liquid or semi-liquid base product; - a second container defining a processing chamber for processing a base mixture made up of the liquid or semi-liquid base product and a gas; - a stirrer mounted inside the second container; - thermal treatment means associated with the second container, acting in conjunction with the stirrer to convert the base mixture inside the second container into a finished liquid or semiliquid product; - a connecting duct connecting the first container to the second container and configured to connect the first container to the second container in such a way as to allow the base mixture to be transferred to the second container; - a dispenser connected to the second container to allow dispensing the finished product; - at least one regulating device for regulating the supply of base mixture to the second container to regulate the supply pressure or flow rate of one between, or both, the liquid or semi-liquid base product and the gas supplied through the duct; - a control and drive unit connected to the regulating device to drive the regulating device the machine being characterized in that the regulating device comprises a rotary element which is provided with a base portion and a plurality of radial blades extending from the base portion, which is mounted inside the first container to rotate about a vertical axis and which is configured to move the liquid or semi-liquid base product and to feed the liquid or semi-liquid base product into the connecting duct by effect of the movement and wherein the control unit is configured to drive the rotary element in rotation at different operating speeds so that the radial blades impart to the base liquid different motion configurations, that is to say, different operating speeds. - a frame; - a first container containing a liquid or semi-liquid base product; - a second container defining a processing chamber for processing a base mixture made up of the liquid or semi-liquid base product and a gas; - a stirrer mounted inside the second container; - thermal treatment means associated with the second container, acting in conjunction with the stirrer to convert the base mixture inside the second container into a finished liquid or semiliquid product; - a connecting duct connecting the first container to the second container and configured to connect the first container to the second container in such a way as to allow the base mixture to be transferred to the second container; - a dispenser connected to the second container to allow dispensing the finished product; - at least one regulating device for regulating the supply of base mixture to the second container to regulate the supply pressure or flow rate of one between, or both, the liquid or semi-liquid base product and the gas supplied through the duct; - a control and drive unit connected to the regulating device to drive the regulating device
Multiple-layer facade foil having a layer of non-woven material consisting of fleece, and a foil layer consisting of plastic film, where the fleece layer and foil layer are joined to one another, characterised in, ▪ that the fleece is arranged between two layers of foil, consists of a thermoplastic polymer, is elastically ductile in one direction and consists of meltblown material, ▪ each layer of foil is also unidirectionally ductile, contains an elastic thermoplastic urethane designated as TPU, is joined to the fleece as an extrusion layer, ▪ and the facade foil has a tensile strength of at least 40% in the longitudinal and transverse direction and a tear strength of at least 120 N with reference to a 50 mm wide strip of foil, a maximum S d value of 1,5 m with regard to vapour permeability, and a value equivalent to a water column of at least 8 m with regard to water impermeability. ▪ that the fleece is arranged between two layers of foil, consists of a thermoplastic polymer, is elastically ductile in one direction and consists of meltblown material, ▪ each layer of foil is also unidirectionally ductile, contains an elastic thermoplastic urethane designated as TPU, is joined to the fleece as an extrusion layer, ▪ and the facade foil has a tensile strength of at least 40% in the longitudinal and transverse direction and a tear strength of at least 120 N with reference to a 50 mm wide strip of foil, a maximum S d value of 1,5 m with regard to vapour permeability, and a value equivalent to a water column of at least 8 m with regard to water impermeability.