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- A closure assembly for a container filled or fillable with a pourable product; the closure assembly comprising: - a lid; - a first ring member; wherein the first ring member is designed as a tamper-evidence element; - a cutting device configured to rupture and/or pierce and/or cut and/or open a separation membrane, and - a control device configured to control the cutting device from a rest position to an operative position in which cutting device is adapted to rupture and/or pierce and/or cut and/or open the separation membrane, characterized by further comprising: - a second ring member coaxial to the first ring member; - a coupling element connected to the lid and to the second ring member, wherein the lid is controllable in at least a first operative configuration in which the lid is coaxial to the first ring member and/or the second ring member and a second operative configuration in which the lid is transversally arranged with respect to the first ring member and/or the second ring member, wherein the second ring member is interposed between the lid and the first ring member with the lid being controlled in the first operative configuration. the closure assembly comprising: - a lid; - a first ring member; wherein the first ring member is designed as a tamper-evidence element; - a cutting device configured to rupture and/or pierce and/or cut and/or open a separation membrane, and - a control device configured to control the cutting device from a rest position to an operative position in which cutting device is adapted to rupture and/or pierce and/or cut and/or open the separation membrane, - a lid; - a first ring member; wherein the first ring member is designed as a tamper-evidence element; - a cutting device configured to rupture and/or pierce and/or cut and/or open a separation membrane, and - a control device configured to control the cutting device from a rest position to an operative position in which cutting device is adapted to rupture and/or pierce and/or cut and/or open the separation membrane, characterized by further comprising: - a second ring member coaxial to the first ring member; - a coupling element connected to the lid and to the second ring member, - a second ring member coaxial to the first ring member; - a coupling element connected to the lid and to the second ring member, wherein the lid is controllable in at least a first operative configuration in which the lid is coaxial to the first ring member and/or the second ring member and a second operative configuration in which the lid is transversally arranged with respect to the first ring member and/or the second ring member, wherein the second ring member is interposed between the lid and the first ring member with the lid being controlled in the first operative configuration.
A method for providing wireless communications in a network including a first base station and a second base station, with the first base station operating within a coverage area of the second base station, the method comprising: providing soft-cell communications in an extended range area (150b, 150c) of the first base station, wherein the soft-cell communications comprise providing a first aspect of a service to wireless devices from the first base station and providing a second aspect of the service to wireless devices from the second base station, wherein the extended range area (150b, 150c) is outside a primary range area of the first base station, wherein within the primary range area wireless devices are entirely served by the first base station, and wherein providing the soft-cell communications in the extended range area (150b, 150c) comprises at least transmitting a same reference signal sequence from the first base station and from the second base station; tracking a number of wireless devices in the extended range area (150b, 150c) connected and/or communicating with the first base station; and responsive to the number of wireless devices in the extended range area (150b, 150c) connected and/or communicating with the first base station exceeding a threshold, Threshold_N, reducing (423, 623) the extended range area (150b, 150c) over which the soft-cell communications are provided, wherein reducing (423, 623) the extended range area (150b, 150c) comprises at least terminating the soft-cell communications for the first base station by transmitting different reference signal sequences from the first base station and the second base station. providing soft-cell communications in an extended range area (150b, 150c) of the first base station, wherein the soft-cell communications comprise providing a first aspect of a service to wireless devices from the first base station and providing a second aspect of the service to wireless devices from the second base station, wherein the extended range area (150b, 150c) is outside a primary range area of the first base station, wherein within the primary range area wireless devices are entirely served by the first base station, and wherein providing the soft-cell communications in the extended range area (150b, 150c) comprises at least transmitting a same reference signal sequence from the first base station and from the second base station; tracking a number of wireless devices in the extended range area (150b, 150c) connected and/or communicating with the first base station; and responsive to the number of wireless devices in the extended range area (150b, 150c) connected and/or communicating with the first base station exceeding a threshold, Threshold_N, reducing (423, 623) the extended range area (150b, 150c) over which the soft-cell communications are provided, wherein reducing (423, 623) the extended range area (150b, 150c) comprises at least terminating the soft-cell communications for the first base station by transmitting different reference signal sequences from the first base station and the second base station.
Method for controlling fault corrections on wind energy installations (1, 1') which each have a generator, driven by a wind rotor, for generating electrical power and an operational controller, using a mobile terminal for use on a wind energy installation affected by a fault, comprising the steps of: - detection of a fault on the wind energy installation by a user by means of the mobile terminal, - identifying the wind energy installation and/or its component, - setting up a connection to a remote central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) which contains information for identifying the wind energy installation, components and equipment status of the wind energy installation, - retrieving components and/or equipment status data with respect to the faulty wind energy installation from the central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) and transmitting this data to the mobile terminal, - generating a fault report, wherein the retrieved identification data and components and/or equipment status are automatically included in the report, and - automatically ascertaining measures for correcting the fault, comprising: - setting up a connection to the remote central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) in which information relating to measures in the event of faults is stored, - automatically selecting the measures which are stored in this database system (41, 42, 43, 54) with respect to the identified wind energy installation and/or its components, and - transmitting at least one of the measures to the mobile terminal. - detection of a fault on the wind energy installation by a user by means of the mobile terminal, - identifying the wind energy installation and/or its component, - setting up a connection to a remote central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) which contains information for identifying the wind energy installation, components and equipment status of the wind energy installation, - retrieving components and/or equipment status data with respect to the faulty wind energy installation from the central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) and transmitting this data to the mobile terminal, - generating a fault report, wherein the retrieved identification data and components and/or equipment status are automatically included in the report, and - automatically ascertaining measures for correcting the fault, comprising: - setting up a connection to the remote central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) in which information relating to measures in the event of faults is stored, - automatically selecting the measures which are stored in this database system (41, 42, 43, 54) with respect to the identified wind energy installation and/or its components, and - transmitting at least one of the measures to the mobile terminal. - setting up a connection to the remote central database system (41, 42, 43, 54) in which information relating to measures in the event of faults is stored, - automatically selecting the measures which are stored in this database system (41, 42, 43, 54) with respect to the identified wind energy installation and/or its components, and - transmitting at least one of the measures to the mobile terminal.
A surgical apparatus comprising: a surgical actuating device including a shaft having a distal end supporting a first coupling member, the first coupling member including at least one pair of apertures; and a reload including a tool assembly, the reload including a second coupling member including a locking assembly, the second coupling member including a pair of spring pins that are positioned to be received within the at least one pair of apertures, the spring pins being movable from an inward position to a radial outward position, the locking assembly including a lock plate that is moveable from a first position located between the spring pins to prevent movement of the spring pins from the radial outward position to the inward position to a second position spaced from the spring pins, wherein in the radial outward position the spring pins are received within the apertures of the first coupling member to secure the reload to the surgical actuating member and wherein when the lock plate is in the first position, the reload cannot be separated from the surgical actuating device. a surgical actuating device including a shaft having a distal end supporting a first coupling member, the first coupling member including at least one pair of apertures; and a reload including a tool assembly, the reload including a second coupling member including a locking assembly, the second coupling member including a pair of spring pins that are positioned to be received within the at least one pair of apertures, the spring pins being movable from an inward position to a radial outward position, the locking assembly including a lock plate that is moveable from a first position located between the spring pins to prevent movement of the spring pins from the radial outward position to the inward position to a second position spaced from the spring pins, wherein in the radial outward position the spring pins are received within the apertures of the first coupling member to secure the reload to the surgical actuating member and wherein when the lock plate is in the first position, the reload cannot be separated from the surgical actuating device.
A peptide derivative of formula: ζ- AA 1 -AA 2 - AA 3 -AA 4 -AA 5 -OH, wherein: - ζ is hydrogen atom, tyrosine, Y-[linker]-, a cysteine, or C-[linker]-, - AA 1 is Q or pyroglutamate (Glp), - AA 2 is R, - AA 3 is F or F, - AA 4 is S(O-Alkanoyl), - AA 5 is R, - C-[linker]- meaning Cys-[NH-(CH 2) n -CO]-, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 20, - Y-[linker]- meaning Tyr-[NH-(CH 2) n' -CO]-, wherein n' is an integer between 1 and 20, - F meaning a phenylalanine, the phenyl group of which is substituted by one or more halogen atoms, - S(O-Alkanoyl) meaning a serine, the hydroxyl group of which is substituted by a linear or branched alkanoyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, - any amino acid of said peptide may be independently either in the L-configuration or D-configuration; wherein if the peptide derivative comprises a cysteine, said peptide derivative is optionally a dimer. - ζ is hydrogen atom, tyrosine, Y-[linker]-, a cysteine, or C-[linker]-, - AA 1 is Q or pyroglutamate (Glp), - AA 2 is R, - AA 3 is F or F, - AA 4 is S(O-Alkanoyl), - AA 5 is R, - C-[linker]- meaning Cys-[NH-(CH 2) n -CO]-, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 20, - Y-[linker]- meaning Tyr-[NH-(CH 2) n' -CO]-, wherein n' is an integer between 1 and 20, - F meaning a phenylalanine, the phenyl group of which is substituted by one or more halogen atoms, - S(O-Alkanoyl) meaning a serine, the hydroxyl group of which is substituted by a linear or branched alkanoyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, - any amino acid of said peptide may be independently either in the L-configuration or D-configuration;
A turbocharger comprising: a turbine rotated by exhaust gas exhausted from a diesel engine, a rotating shaft having the turbine provided on a one end thereof, a compressor provided on another end of the rotating shaft, which compresses air inhaled through an intake port as a result of the rotation of the turbine, and mixing means provided upstream of the intake port; wherein the mixing means mix the air and a portion of the exhaust gas and guide the mixture to the intake port, characterized in that the mixing means is a substantially cylindrical silencer to which the air is introduced from a side wall; the silencer comprises therein a substantially conical mixing part having a plurality of holes in a side wall thereof; the mixing part is provided such that the axial direction thereof and the axial direction of the silencer are substantially the same; and the portion of the exhaust gas exhausted from the diesel engine is introduced from another end of the substantially conical flared side.
A biodegradable resin composition comprising a starch, an aliphatic polyester as a biodegradable resin other than a polylactic acid-based polymer and a non-crystalline polylactic acid-based polymer (b), a mass ratio of the starch to the aliphatic polyester other than a polylactic acid-based polymer (a1/a2) being from 20/80 to 50/50, and a mass ratio of a sum of the components other than the polymer (b) to the polymer (b) (sum of components other than polymer (b)/polymer (b)) being from 95/5 to 50/50.
A special-purpose hardware chip (300, 400) for training neural networks, the special-purpose hardware chip comprising: a scalar processor configured to control computational operation of the special-purpose hardware chip (300, 400); a vector processor having a 2-dimensional array of vector processing units; a matrix multiply unit (313, 448) that is coupled to the vector processor configured to multiply at least a first two-dimensional matrix with a first one-dimensional vector or a second two-dimensional matrix in order to obtain a multiplication result, and a first-in-first-out, FIFO, data storage that is coupled to the matrix multiply unit (313, 448) and vector registers of the vector processor, wherein the FIFO is configured to store the multiplication result. a scalar processor configured to control computational operation of the special-purpose hardware chip (300, 400); a vector processor having a 2-dimensional array of vector processing units; a matrix multiply unit (313, 448) that is coupled to the vector processor configured to multiply at least a first two-dimensional matrix with a first one-dimensional vector or a second two-dimensional matrix in order to obtain a multiplication result, and a first-in-first-out, FIFO, data storage that is coupled to the matrix multiply unit (313, 448) and vector registers of the vector processor, wherein the FIFO is configured to store the multiplication result.
A surgical tool insertion aid having a tubular shape which aids insertion of a surgical tool into a body, comprising: a plurality of inner tubes; a single lumen extending in an axial direction for receiving the plurality of inner tubes, wherein said plurality of inner tubes into which the surgical tool is insertable and which are insertable into the single lumen of the surgical tool insertion aid, include at least one inner tube (2a,2b,2c) and another inner tube (2a, 2b, 2c) having a smaller diameter than the at least one inner tube; and a plurality of guide members which are extended in the axial direction from a distal end side to a proximal end side in an inner peripheral surface of the surgical tool insertion aid, and in which cross-sections perpendicular to the axial direction are of identical shapes; wherein each of the plurality of inner tubes comprises, on an outer peripheral surface, an engaging member which engages with the plurality of guide members, respectively, to be made slidable; and a first wire member which is embedded within a peripheral wall of the surgical tool insertion aid in the axial direction from the distal end side to the proximal end side thereof, and whose proximal end portion can be grasped and operated so as to cause the surgical tool insertion aid to bend in an arbitrary direction. a plurality of inner tubes; a single lumen extending in an axial direction for receiving the plurality of inner tubes, wherein said plurality of inner tubes into which the surgical tool is insertable and which are insertable into the single lumen of the surgical tool insertion aid, include at least one inner tube (2a,2b,2c) and another inner tube (2a, 2b, 2c) having a smaller diameter than the at least one inner tube; and a plurality of guide members which are extended in the axial direction from a distal end side to a proximal end side in an inner peripheral surface of the surgical tool insertion aid, and in which cross-sections perpendicular to the axial direction are of identical shapes; wherein each of the plurality of inner tubes comprises, on an outer peripheral surface, an engaging member which engages with the plurality of guide members, respectively, to be made slidable; and a first wire member which is embedded within a peripheral wall of the surgical tool insertion aid in the axial direction from the distal end side to the proximal end side thereof, and whose proximal end portion can be grasped and operated so as to cause the surgical tool insertion aid to bend in an arbitrary direction.
A braking device for a vehicle, having a braking element which is movably connected to a housing, which braking element is able to be brought from a transport position into a braking position by means of a movement in a first movement direction, in which braking position a substrate is able to be contacted by the braking element, when the braking device is arranged on a vehicle, wherein at least a second braking element is provided, which is movably connected to the housing and, by means of a movement in a second movement direction different from the first movement direction, is able to be moved from a transport position into a braking position, characterized in that a holding mechanism is provided for fixing the braking elements (4, 5) in the transport position, wherein the holding mechanism has a pin for fixing the braking elements (4, 5) in the transport position, and a force transmission, so that the holding mechanism is able to be activated and able to be released again with minimal force, preferably by means of an electromagnet.
Method for detecting a surface irregularity of, or infiltration into, a polypropylene layer-pad for the palletized transport of glass objects, comprising the steps of (i) emitting infrared rays from a source of infrared rays towards the layer-pad; (ii) receiving the infrared rays with a thermo-camera after they have hit the layer-pad; and (iii) processing the received infrared rays to identify a point of maximum or minimum temperature on a surface of the layer pad, to the point corresponding an irregularity or infiltration. (i) emitting infrared rays from a source of infrared rays towards the layer-pad; (ii) receiving the infrared rays with a thermo-camera after they have hit the layer-pad; and (iii) processing the received infrared rays to identify a point of maximum or minimum temperature on a surface of the layer pad, to the point corresponding an irregularity or infiltration.
An apparatus for detecting variations in light output of an electroluminescent, EL, device, comprising: a) the EL device, including: i) a transparent substrate having a first edge extending in a first direction, and a face; and ii) a plurality of EL emitters disposed over the face of the substrate in the first direction, b) a power supply configured to provide electric current through the EL emitters so that the EL emitters are configured to emit light, wherein some of the light emitted by each EL emitter travels through the substrate and out of the first edge; c) a first light sensor configured to sense the light travelling out of the first edge, wherein: - the first light sensor is physically separated, by a gap, from the first edge; d) a controller configured to store first sensed light at a first time and second sensed light at a later second time and compute a variation in light output of the plurality of the EL emitters in the EL device using the stored first sensed light and second sensed light; and e) a fixture configured to hold the substrate and the first light sensor in place with respect to each other, wherein the first light sensor is permanently attached to the fixture and the substrate is removably attached to the fixture. a) the EL device, including: i) a transparent substrate having a first edge extending in a first direction, and a face; and ii) a plurality of EL emitters disposed over the face of the substrate in the first direction, i) a transparent substrate having a first edge extending in a first direction, and a face; and ii) a plurality of EL emitters disposed over the face of the substrate in the first direction, b) a power supply configured to provide electric current through the EL emitters so that the EL emitters are configured to emit light, wherein some of the light emitted by each EL emitter travels through the substrate and out of the first edge; c) a first light sensor configured to sense the light travelling out of the first edge, wherein: - the first light sensor is physically separated, by a gap, from the first edge; - the first light sensor is physically separated, by a gap, from the first edge; d) a controller configured to store first sensed light at a first time and second sensed light at a later second time and compute a variation in light output of the plurality of the EL emitters in the EL device using the stored first sensed light and second sensed light; and e) a fixture configured to hold the substrate and the first light sensor in place with respect to each other, wherein the first light sensor is permanently attached to the fixture and the substrate is removably attached to the fixture.