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A system for heating and frothing a beverage, said system comprising a device for heating and frothing a beverage and a froth wand, said device for heating and frothing a beverage including a steamer, a steam conduit connecting the steamer to a steam nozzle, a controller operationally connected to the steamer for controlling operation of the steamer, a froth temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of froth in the cup, said temperature sensor being operationally connected to said controller for supplying thereto a signal indicative for the measured froth temperature, and a froth wand holder for removably holding a froth wand, said froth wand being a disposable froth wand comprising a tubular wall having a steam inlet end comprising a steam inlet, a steam outlet end comprising a steam outlet separate from the steam inlet and a steam channel extending between the steam inlet and the steam outlet, said froth wand holder being arranged for holding the disposable froth wand at least in an operational position in the device for heating and frothing a beverage in which operational position the steam nozzle is in communication with the steam inlet of the disposable froth wand, characterised in that the froth temperature sensor comprises a plurality of microphones (87A, 87B, 87C), each positioned above the cup, beside the cup above the upper edge of the cup or beside the cup below the upper edge of the cup.
A tubular flame burner comprising a tubular combustion chamber having an open end, a fuel gas injection nozzle, and an oxygen-containing gas injection nozzle, each of the injection nozzles (12, 13) being disposed on a closed end side of the combustion chamber so as to be oriented in a direction tangential to an inner wall surface of the combustion chamber, wherein the tubular flame burner further comprises a temperature-adjustment gas injection nozzle and backflow preventing means, the temperature-adjustment gas injection nozzle being disposed on the open end side of the combustion chamber and injecting a temperature-adjustment gas for adjusting a temperature of a combustion exhaust gas, the backflow preventing means preventing backflow of the temperature-adjustment gas, which has been injected from the temperature-adjustment gas injection nozzle, toward the fuel gas injection nozzle, wherein the backflow preventing means is provided by inclining an injection direction of the temperature-adjustment gas from the temperature-adjustment gas injection nozzle in a downstream direction at an angle in the range of 10° to 60° with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of the tubular combustion chamber.
A method of managing input devices, the method comprising: providing an input surface configured to double up as a mouse pad so that a computer mouse can be used over the input surface; determining whether a surface input is received at the input surface; wherein the surface input is a user touch or stylus input by the user received at the input surface; determining whether a mouse input is received at the computer mouse; and disabling one of the input surface and the computer mouse that has a lower priority than another of the input surface and the computer mouse when the surface input and the mouse input are received at their respective input device within a threshold window of time. providing an input surface configured to double up as a mouse pad so that a computer mouse can be used over the input surface; determining whether a surface input is received at the input surface; wherein the surface input is a user touch or stylus input by the user received at the input surface; determining whether a mouse input is received at the computer mouse; and disabling one of the input surface and the computer mouse that has a lower priority than another of the input surface and the computer mouse when the surface input and the mouse input are received at their respective input device within a threshold window of time.
An apparatus for separating a ribbon of uncooked dough into separated pieces, the apparatus comprising: a pair of rotating rollers (310, 312) spaced apart for receiving uncooked dough comprising a ribbon of dough there between, a first roller of the pair of rotating rollers having a pattern embossed on a surface thereof, and configured to emboss the ribbon of dough with the pattern, while maintaining structural integrity of the embossed ribbon of dough; a first arm spaced apart from and parallel to a second arm, each of the arms rotating about a central axis of the respective arm, the first and second arms located beneath the pair of rollers to receive between the arms an embossed dough ribbon from the pair of rollers; a plurality of spaced apart fingers extending outward from each of the arms such that a first plurality of fingers extending from the first arm are interposed between a second plurality of fingers of the second arm as the arms rotate, the fingers configured to contact and tear an embossed ribbon into dough pieces comprising shapes embossed in the embossed dough ribbon; and; a dough pieces receptacle located beneath the spaced fingers to receive the dough pieces separated by the plurality of spaced apart fingers. a pair of rotating rollers (310, 312) spaced apart for receiving uncooked dough comprising a ribbon of dough there between, a first roller of the pair of rotating rollers having a pattern embossed on a surface thereof, and configured to emboss the ribbon of dough with the pattern, while maintaining structural integrity of the embossed ribbon of dough; a first arm spaced apart from and parallel to a second arm, each of the arms rotating about a central axis of the respective arm, the first and second arms located beneath the pair of rollers to receive between the arms an embossed dough ribbon from the pair of rollers; a plurality of spaced apart fingers extending outward from each of the arms such that a first plurality of fingers extending from the first arm are interposed between a second plurality of fingers of the second arm as the arms rotate, the fingers configured to contact and tear an embossed ribbon into dough pieces comprising shapes embossed in the embossed dough ribbon; and; a dough pieces receptacle located beneath the spaced fingers to receive the dough pieces separated by the plurality of spaced apart fingers.
A patch for a therapeutic electrical stimulation device, the patch including an insulating layer (122, 212) having a first side and a second side, the second side having at least two electrodes (124, 126) positioned adjacent thereto, the patch further comprising: a shoe connected to the first side, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member; and at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe, the conductor being electrically connected to one of the electrodes (124, 126); wherein the shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle (24, 211) defined by a controller (11, 102) of the therapeutic electrical stimulation device so that the conductor is connected to the controller (11, 102) to deliver electrical current from the controller (11, 102), through the conductor, and to the electrodes (124, 126), and wherein the connection member is a clip member suitable for being at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller (11, 102) in the receptacle (24, 211) to retain the shoe within the receptacle (24, 211). a shoe connected to the first side, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member; and at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe, the conductor being electrically connected to one of the electrodes (124, 126); wherein the shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle (24, 211) defined by a controller (11, 102) of the therapeutic electrical stimulation device so that the conductor is connected to the controller (11, 102) to deliver electrical current from the controller (11, 102), through the conductor, and to the electrodes (124, 126), and wherein the connection member is a clip member suitable for being at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller (11, 102) in the receptacle (24, 211) to retain the shoe within the receptacle (24, 211).
A barbecue for cooking food; the barbecue comprising: - a box-shaped body; - at least one cooking surface (3, 4), which rests on the box-shaped body and is supported in a position inclined with respect to a horizontal plane in such a way as to identify a raised edge and a lower edge; - a combustion chamber delimited by the box-shaped body and by the cooking surface (3, 4); - a heat source housed in the combustion chamber; and - a grease conveyor chute, which is housed in the box-shaped body and is associated laterally to the lower edge of the cooking surface (3, 4) for receiving the grease and at the front to a tank for draining off the grease; the grease conveyor chute has a portion set freely facing the heat source so as to deflect and convey the heat and the combustion smokes towards the cooking surface (3, 4); wherein the grease conveyor chute is removable; wherein the grease conveyor chute comprises an inclined side wall for receiving of the grease coming from the cooking surface (3, 4), a vertical side wall, and a chute base closed at the back by a vertical rear wall and open at the front and set facing the lateral tank; characterised in that the vertical side wall of the grease conveyor chute is in contact with a wall of the box shaped body; wherein at least the inclined side wall is set freely facing the heat source so as to deflect and convey the heat and the combustion smokes towards the cooking surface (3, 4). - a box-shaped body; - at least one cooking surface (3, 4), which rests on the box-shaped body and is supported in a position inclined with respect to a horizontal plane in such a way as to identify a raised edge and a lower edge; - a combustion chamber delimited by the box-shaped body and by the cooking surface (3, 4); - a heat source housed in the combustion chamber; and - a grease conveyor chute, which is housed in the box-shaped body and is associated laterally to the lower edge of the cooking surface (3, 4) for receiving the grease and at the front to a tank for draining off the grease; the grease conveyor chute has a portion set freely facing the heat source so as to deflect and convey the heat and the combustion smokes towards the cooking surface (3, 4);
Method for simultaneous production of chlorine compounds and carbon neutral compounds using a bioelectrochemical system, that comprises an anode chamber with an anode comprising an electrochemical catalyst, a cathode chamber with a cathode electrode comprising a biocompatible conductive material, which allows the bioelectrical conversion of CO 2 dissolved in an aqueous stream to carbon neutral compounds and clarified water, wherein the electrochemical catalyst in the anode and/or biocompatible conductive material in the cathode are carbon-based electrodes, such as carbon foam, carbon paper, carbon cloth, carbon felt, carbon wool, carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, activated carbon, vitreous carbon or graphite (in any form); graphene, conductive polymers, dimensionally stable electrodes, electric conductive diamond, such as boron-doped diamond; cobalt, copper, gold, iridium, iron, nickel, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, silver, stainless steel, tin, titanium, tungsten, and combinations thereof, a power source and at least one anion and/or cation exchange membrane separating the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, characterized by the following steps: a) adding bioelectroactive microorganisms selected from Acetitomalacum, Acetoanaerobium, Acetobacterium, Azospira, Blautia, Butyribacterium, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Desulfobacterium, Eubacterium, Geobacter, Geovibrio, Megasphaera, Methanobacterium, Metanobrevibacter, Methanococcus, Morella, Rhodobacter, Sporomusa, Sulfospirillium and/or Thermoanaerobacter, and biocompatible conductive material in the cathode chamber; b) feeding an aqueous stream into the cathode chamber and converting dissolved CO 2 in the aqueous stream into carbon neutral compounds; c) feeding a chloride-containing solution in the anode chamber and transforming the chloride-containing solution to chlorine compounds in presence of an electrochemical catalyst; wherein a source of electrons is supplied in whole or in part from the electrochemical oxidation of chloride-containing solution to chlorine compounds in the anode chamber and transferred through an external circuit to the cathode. a) adding bioelectroactive microorganisms selected from Acetitomalacum, Acetoanaerobium, Acetobacterium, Azospira, Blautia, Butyribacterium, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Desulfobacterium, Eubacterium, Geobacter, Geovibrio, Megasphaera, Methanobacterium, Metanobrevibacter, Methanococcus, Morella, Rhodobacter, Sporomusa, Sulfospirillium and/or Thermoanaerobacter, and biocompatible conductive material in the cathode chamber; b) feeding an aqueous stream into the cathode chamber and converting dissolved CO 2 in the aqueous stream into carbon neutral compounds; c) feeding a chloride-containing solution in the anode chamber and transforming the chloride-containing solution to chlorine compounds in presence of an electrochemical catalyst;
A data sending method of a terminal, comprising: sending, a data frame to a relay, wherein the data frame comprises a relay information bit, the relay information bit is used for identifying whether the relay needs to forward the data frame, and if the relay information bit indicates that the relay needs to forward the data frame, the relay modifies the relay information bit in the data frame so as to prevent the data frame from being received and then forwarded by another relay and the data frame is forwarded to an access point by the relay; and receiving, a response message of the access point directly sent by the access point to the terminal, wherein the response message is used for indicating that the data frame is correctly received by the access point. sending, a data frame to a relay, wherein the data frame comprises a relay information bit, the relay information bit is used for identifying whether the relay needs to forward the data frame, and if the relay information bit indicates that the relay needs to forward the data frame, the relay modifies the relay information bit in the data frame so as to prevent the data frame from being received and then forwarded by another relay and the data frame is forwarded to an access point by the relay; and receiving, a response message of the access point directly sent by the access point to the terminal, wherein the response message is used for indicating that the data frame is correctly received by the access point.
A sea bed survey system configured to be towed by a towing body and being configured to detect unexploded ordinances, UXO's, or other objects with ferromagnetic signatures residing on the bottom or buried in the bottom sediment, the sea bed survey system comprising at least two sensor carriers extending on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis coinciding with a survey direction, each sensor carrier having a plurality of sensors disposed along its length, wherein at least one sensor is a magnetic sensor configured to detect the unexploded ordinances, UXO's, or other object with ferromagnetic signatures, and at least one deflector configured to control the lateral extension of the sensor carrier relative to the longitudinal axis and the vertical position of said sensor carrier relative to a height or altitude above the sea bed, such that the vertical height or altitude above the sea bed of said sensor carrier is less than the lateral extension of said sensor carrier, characterized in that the deflector is configured to control the lateral extension of the sensor carrier such that it exceeds 25% of the length of sensor carrier and further characterized in that the two sensor carriers form a V-shape with respect to the longitudinal axis.
A node N k of a mesh communication network that includes N nodes connected by links, each node N k being identified on said network by a logic number (k), said node N k including at least one input and/or output port (51 to 54), called external port because it is connected to a node of network, called neighboring node of node N k, and a routing module, characterized in that said routing module includes: - as data indicative of a current topology of the network, an adjacency matrix A of said network, said adjacency matrix A being a matrix of size N x N, a non-diagonal element A ij of which is equal to 1 when a link exists between the nodes N i and N j and 0 otherwise, and a table T k indicating the logic numbers of the neighboring nodes of said node N k; - a configuration management module adapted for updating the adjacency matrix A and the table T k as a function of a piece of configuration information relative to a state change of a link of said network received by said node in a configuration message, - a computation means, executed each time the adjacency matrix A is updated and adapted for computing, from said adjacency matrix A updated and said table T k updated, a physical routing vector (V RP), said physical routing vector being static between two reconfigurations of the network, and indicating, for each final recipient node of a message sent by said node N k, the input and/or output port of said node N k to which is connected the neighboring node to which said message is to be transmitted. - as data indicative of a current topology of the network, an adjacency matrix A of said network, said adjacency matrix A being a matrix of size N x N, a non-diagonal element A ij of which is equal to 1 when a link exists between the nodes N i and N j and 0 otherwise, and a table T k indicating the logic numbers of the neighboring nodes of said node N k; - a configuration management module adapted for updating the adjacency matrix A and the table T k as a function of a piece of configuration information relative to a state change of a link of said network received by said node in a configuration message, - a computation means, executed each time the adjacency matrix A is updated and adapted for computing, from said adjacency matrix A updated and said table T k updated, a physical routing vector (V RP), said physical routing vector being static between two reconfigurations of the network, and indicating, for each final recipient node of a message sent by said node N k, the input and/or output port of said node N k to which is connected the neighboring node to which said message is to be transmitted.
Method for manufacturing a calcium-magnesium composition in the form of briquettes, comprising the following steps: i. supplying a powder mixture comprising at least one "quick" calcium-magnesium compound, said mixture comprising at least 40 wt% of CaO+MgO equivalent with respect to the weight of said composition and having a Ca/Mg molar ratio greater than or equal to 1, preferably greater than or equal to 2, more particularly greater than or equal to 3; ii. feeding a roller press with said homogeneous mixture, iii. compressing said powder mixture in said roller press and obtaining a calcium-magnesium composition in the form of raw briquettes, and iv. collecting said raw briquettes, characterised in that said powder mixture further contains an iron-based compound contained in an amount of at least 3 wt%, preferably at least 12 wt%, preferably at least 20 wt%, preferably at least 30 wt%, more preferably at least 35 wt% of Fe 2 O 3 equivalent with respect to the weight of said composition, said iron-based compound having a very fine particle size distribution characterised by a median size d 50 smaller than 100 μm, preferably smaller than 50 μm, as well as a size d 90 smaller than 200 μm, preferably smaller than 150 μm, preferably smaller than 130 μm, more preferably smaller than 100 μm, wherein said at least one "quick" calcium-magnesium compound comprising at least 40 wt% of CaO+MgO equivalent comprises a calcium-magnesium compound particle fraction having a particle size ≤ 90 μm comprising at least 20 wt% of CaO equivalent with respect to the weight of said powder mixture, and wherein said iron-based compound comprises at least 50 wt%, preferably at least 60 wt%, more preferentially at least 70 wt%, more preferentially at least 80 wt% and particularly more than 95 wt% of iron oxide in the form of Fe 2 O 3 haematite with respect to the total weight of the iron-based compound, and in that said rollers of the roller press develop, at the edges of the rollers, linear speeds of between 10 and 100 cm/s, preferentially between 20 and 80cm/s, and linear pressures of between 60 and 160 kN/cm, preferentially between 80 and 140 kN/cm, and even more preferentially between 80 and 120 kN/cm. i. supplying a powder mixture comprising at least one "quick" calcium-magnesium compound, said mixture comprising at least 40 wt% of CaO+MgO equivalent with respect to the weight of said composition and having a Ca/Mg molar ratio greater than or equal to 1, preferably greater than or equal to 2, more particularly greater than or equal to 3; ii. feeding a roller press with said homogeneous mixture, iii. compressing said powder mixture in said roller press and obtaining a calcium-magnesium composition in the form of raw briquettes, and iv. collecting said raw briquettes,
Herbicidal composition comprising an herbicidally effective amount of mesotrione and one second herbicidal agent, wherein the second herbicidal agent is the combination of nicosulfuron and dicamba or salts thereof.
Semiconductor light source comprising at least two surface elements wherein - the surface elements each comprise a semiconductor material for generating ultraviolet or visible radiation during the operation of the semiconductor light source, wherein the radiation is emitted at in each case exactly one main surface of the surface elements, - a reflectivity of the surface elements outside the operation of the semiconductor light source for visible radiation is at least 80%, - the main surfaces are arranged at an angle (a) with respect to one another and face one another, and - the angle (a) between the main surfaces is between 30° and 120° inclusive, and - an average diameter of the surface elements is at least 10 mm, and - a distance between two adjacent surface elements, in a direction perpendicular to an angle bisector of the angle (a), is between 0.15 times and 0.35 times the average diameter inclusive or between 1.75 times and 2.25 times the average diameter inclusive, characterized in that a radiation proportion of between 20% and 40% inclusive of the radiation generated during operation is emitted into a half-space facing away from the main surfaces. - the surface elements each comprise a semiconductor material for generating ultraviolet or visible radiation during the operation of the semiconductor light source, wherein the radiation is emitted at in each case exactly one main surface of the surface elements, - a reflectivity of the surface elements outside the operation of the semiconductor light source for visible radiation is at least 80%, - the main surfaces are arranged at an angle (a) with respect to one another and face one another, and - the angle (a) between the main surfaces is between 30° and 120° inclusive, and - an average diameter of the surface elements is at least 10 mm, and - a distance between two adjacent surface elements, in a direction perpendicular to an angle bisector of the angle (a), is between 0.15 times and 0.35 times the average diameter inclusive or between 1.75 times and 2.25 times the average diameter inclusive, characterized in that