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Surge arrester arrangement comprising a voltage-dependent impedance device which is at least partially surrounded by a housing and can be switched by means of a disconnecting device which can be operated by means of a kinematic chain which passes through the housing, wherein the kinematic chain has a coupling arrangement, characterized in that the coupling arrangement is connected to a gear mechanism (15, 16).
Method for verifying the identity of a speaker based on the speakers voice comprising the steps of: a) receiving a voice utterance of a pass word or a pass sentence; b) using biometric voice data to verify that the speakers voice corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified based on the received voice utterance; c) rejecting the speaker, if the speakers voice is not verified; and only if the speakers voice is verified: d) verifying (12, 13) that the received voice utterance is not falsified comprising determining if the voice utterance may be falsified and accepting the speaker, if it is determined that the voice utterance is not falsified and requesting a second voice utterance, only if it is determined that the voice utterance may be falsified, verifying that the second voice utterance corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified and rejecting the speaker, if it is not verified that the second voice utterance corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified and only if it is verified that the second voice utterance corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified, after having verified the speaker's identity determining if there is an exact match of the two voice utterances; and only if it is not determined that there is an exact match of the two voice utterances: e) accepting the speakers identity to be verified in case that it is determined that there is not an exact match of the two voice utterances and not accepting the speakers identity to be verified otherwise. a) receiving a voice utterance of a pass word or a pass sentence; b) using biometric voice data to verify that the speakers voice corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified based on the received voice utterance; c) rejecting the speaker, if the speakers voice is not verified; d) verifying (12, 13) that the received voice utterance is not falsified comprising determining if the voice utterance may be falsified and accepting the speaker, if it is determined that the voice utterance is not falsified and requesting a second voice utterance, only if it is determined that the voice utterance may be falsified, verifying that the second voice utterance corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified and rejecting the speaker, if it is not verified that the second voice utterance corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified and only if it is verified that the second voice utterance corresponds to the speaker the identity of which is to be verified, after having verified the speaker's identity determining if there is an exact match of the two voice utterances; e) accepting the speakers identity to be verified in case that it is determined that there is not an exact match of the two voice utterances and not accepting the speakers identity to be verified otherwise.
A vehicle positioning measurement system, arranged to determine the position of a vehicle relative to an object, the system comprising: - at least two light sources (131, 132) arranged to emit light comprising synchronized light source identification codes and positioned at a predetermined distance to each other at the vehicle, - at least one detector (151, 152) positioned at the vehicle and capable of measuring the light reflected from the object, characterized in that the detector is arranged to determine the position of the vehicle relative to the object on the basis of a phase-difference measurement between the light originating from the light sources (131,132) and reflected from the object and a comparison phase. - at least two light sources (131, 132) arranged to emit light comprising synchronized light source identification codes and positioned at a predetermined distance to each other at the vehicle, - at least one detector (151, 152) positioned at the vehicle and capable of measuring the light reflected from the object,
A furnace system, comprising: a furnace having an exhaust fluid outlet; a preheater configured to preheat material before the material is provided to the furnace, the preheater having a fluid inlet; a duct system including a mixing chamber disposed between the furnace and the preheater, wherein the mixing chamber has a plurality of fluid inlets (40, 42) at which mixing chamber is joined to an exhaust duct and an air intake duct, and a fluid outlet at which the mixing chamber is joined to a preheater duct; the exhaust duct in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid outlet and configured to vent fluid exhausted from the furnace, the exhaust duct in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and configured to redirect a portion of the fluid exhausted from the furnace to the mixing chamber; the preheater duct in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and the preheater fluid inlet and configured to direct fluid from the mixing chamber to the preheater; means for moving particulates out of the mixing chamber wherein the moving means includes a duct scraper configured for movement within the mixing chamber to scrape the surfaces of the mixing chamber and move particulates out of the mixing chamber. a furnace having an exhaust fluid outlet; a preheater configured to preheat material before the material is provided to the furnace, the preheater having a fluid inlet; a duct system including a mixing chamber disposed between the furnace and the preheater, wherein the mixing chamber has a plurality of fluid inlets (40, 42) at which mixing chamber is joined to an exhaust duct and an air intake duct, and a fluid outlet at which the mixing chamber is joined to a preheater duct; the exhaust duct in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid outlet and configured to vent fluid exhausted from the furnace, the exhaust duct in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and configured to redirect a portion of the fluid exhausted from the furnace to the mixing chamber; the preheater duct in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and the preheater fluid inlet and configured to direct fluid from the mixing chamber to the preheater; a mixing chamber disposed between the furnace and the preheater, wherein the mixing chamber has a plurality of fluid inlets (40, 42) at which mixing chamber is joined to an exhaust duct and an air intake duct, and a fluid outlet at which the mixing chamber is joined to a preheater duct; the exhaust duct in fluid communication with the exhaust fluid outlet and configured to vent fluid exhausted from the furnace, the exhaust duct in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and configured to redirect a portion of the fluid exhausted from the furnace to the mixing chamber; the preheater duct in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and the preheater fluid inlet and configured to direct fluid from the mixing chamber to the preheater; means for moving particulates out of the mixing chamber wherein the moving means includes a duct scraper configured for movement within the mixing chamber to scrape the surfaces of the mixing chamber and move particulates out of the mixing chamber.
A method of estimating an in-focus level of a target in an image scanning apparatus, wherein the image scanning apparatus comprises a first line scan detector configured to obtain one or more image scan lines of the target and a second line scan detector configured to obtain one or more focus scan lines of the target, the method comprising: obtaining at least one image scan line of the target using the first line scan detector, each at least one image scan line being obtained at a respective focus level; obtaining at least one focus scan line of the target using the second line scan detector, each at least one focus scan line being obtained at a respective focus level and wherein the focus level of the at least one image scan line is different from the focus level of the at least one focus scan line; calculating at least one focus parameter using at least the at least one focus scan line; and, estimating a nominal in-focus level of the target using the calculated focus parameter(s); wherein the image and focus scan lines are obtained from different positions in the target and wherein image information is obtained by the said first and second line scan detectors along different optic axes from the target so as to produce the said respective image and focus scan lines; wherein image information is reflected to the second line scan detector using a mirror; characterised in that: the mirror is rotated so as to provide focus scan lines of the target at different focus levels; the first line scan detector is placed in the focal plane of the imaging lens and the first line scan detector is perpendicular to the optical axis. obtaining at least one image scan line of the target using the first line scan detector, each at least one image scan line being obtained at a respective focus level; obtaining at least one focus scan line of the target using the second line scan detector, each at least one focus scan line being obtained at a respective focus level and wherein the focus level of the at least one image scan line is different from the focus level of the at least one focus scan line; calculating at least one focus parameter using at least the at least one focus scan line; and, estimating a nominal in-focus level of the target using the calculated focus parameter(s); wherein the image and focus scan lines are obtained from different positions in the target and wherein image information is obtained by the said first and second line scan detectors along different optic axes from the target so as to produce the said respective image and focus scan lines; wherein image information is reflected to the second line scan detector using a mirror; characterised in that: the mirror is rotated so as to provide focus scan lines of the target at different focus levels; the first line scan detector is placed in the focal plane of the imaging lens and the first line scan detector is perpendicular to the optical axis. the mirror is rotated so as to provide focus scan lines of the target at different focus levels; the first line scan detector is placed in the focal plane of the imaging lens and the first line scan detector is perpendicular to the optical axis.
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and backsheet, and comprising a longitudinal axis (y) extending along a length of said chassis and a transverse axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extending along a width of said chassis, wherein said length extends along the longest dimension of said chassis; and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis, wherein the elastically elongatable panel comprises: a. at least one cover layer (13, 13'); and b. an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer (13, 13'), wherein said at least one cover layer (13, 13') and elastomeric film are joined by mechanical bonding at a plurality of discrete bonding elements, and wherein each said panel comprises a plurality of wrinkles having peaks and troughs formed on at least one of said cover layer (13, 13'), and characterized in that the said panel comprises a plurality of openings extending through the film and/or the cover layer(s) (13, 13') and in that said openings are positioned outboard and/or inboard of said discrete bonding elements so that said openings and said bonding elements do not substantially coincide, wherein the openings have an average surface area that is smaller than the average surface area of the discrete bonding elements. a chassis comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and backsheet, and comprising a longitudinal axis (y) extending along a length of said chassis and a transverse axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extending along a width of said chassis, wherein said length extends along the longest dimension of said chassis; and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis, wherein the elastically elongatable panel comprises: a. at least one cover layer (13, 13'); and b. an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer (13, 13'), a. at least one cover layer (13, 13'); and b. an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer (13, 13'), wherein said at least one cover layer (13, 13') and elastomeric film are joined by mechanical bonding at a plurality of discrete bonding elements, and wherein each said panel comprises a plurality of wrinkles having peaks and troughs formed on at least one of said cover layer (13, 13'), and characterized in that the said panel comprises a plurality of openings extending through the film and/or the cover layer(s) (13, 13') and in that said openings are positioned outboard and/or inboard of said discrete bonding elements so that said openings and said bonding elements do not substantially coincide, wherein the openings have an average surface area that is smaller than the average surface area of the discrete bonding elements.
A construction element, in particular for a scaffold or the like, provided with a locking device including at least one swivel latch pin at one of the ends of said construction element and at least one eyelet at the other end of said construction element, the swivel latch pin of a first construction element being arranged to receive the eyelet of a second adjacent construction element, said swivel latch pin comprising a hollow pin and a swivel latch that can move between at least one working position wherein it is protruding substantially vertically to lock itself behind said eyelet and a retracted position wherein it is at least partly housed inside the hollow pin to pass through said eyelet, said swivel latch being mounted on said hollow pin around an offset swivel axis to take said working position under its own weight, said eyelet being arranged in a fastening bracket fixed on the other corresponding end of said construction element, and said swivel latch and said fastening bracket including complementary supporting areas and locking areas arranged so that, during the assembly of said first and second construction elements, said fastening bracket leads automatically to the swiveling of said swivel latch in said retracted position allowing it to pass through said eyelet and then releases said swivel latch to let it go back to said working position wherein it automatically locks said assembly behind said eyelet, and so that a voluntary manual actuation of said swivel latch leads it to swivel to said retracted position that allows removing said fastening bracket and disassembling said first and second construction elements from each other, characterized in that said hollow pin is carried by a supporting element fixed on the corresponding end of said construction element and in that said fastening bracket includes two vertical locking stops arranged opposite to each other and offset, defining a lower locking stop and an upper locking stop connected together by a horizontal central wall, said eyelet being defined by a horizontal bore passing through the central wall and through both locking stops, and in that the two locking stops (43, 44) are arranged to rest one on said supporting element and the other on said swivel pin in said working position, to form an at least approximately play-free assembly.
A package comprising: a mounting board including a plurality of fitting holes; a plurality of plate-shaped composite materials loaded on the mounting board, the composite materials including carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin; and a plurality of holding members detachably attached to the fitting holes and holding the composite materials, wherein the holding members comprise first end portions attached to the fitting holes, wherein the holding members further comprise second end portions on a side opposite to the first end portions, wherein, at contact surfaces between the composite materials and the holding members, one of the contact surfaces of either the composite materials or the holding members is curved, and the other contact surface is flat or curved, wherein the package further comprises a covering board including insertion holes at positions corresponding to the fitting holes of the mounting board, wherein the plurality of the plate-shaped composite materials are sandwiched and packed between the mounting board and the covering board, wherein the holding members are inserted into the insertion holes detachably, and wherein a length of the holding members is set such that the height of the holding members attached to the fitting holes from an upper surface of the mounting board is higher than a height of the composite materials from an upper surface of the mounting board; wherein the second end portions are inserted into the insertion holes. a mounting board including a plurality of fitting holes; a plurality of plate-shaped composite materials loaded on the mounting board, the composite materials including carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin; and a plurality of holding members detachably attached to the fitting holes and holding the composite materials, wherein the holding members comprise first end portions attached to the fitting holes, wherein the holding members further comprise second end portions on a side opposite to the first end portions, wherein, at contact surfaces between the composite materials and the holding members, one of the contact surfaces of either the composite materials or the holding members is curved, and the other contact surface is flat or curved, wherein the package further comprises a covering board including insertion holes at positions corresponding to the fitting holes of the mounting board, wherein the plurality of the plate-shaped composite materials are sandwiched and packed between the mounting board and the covering board, wherein the holding members are inserted into the insertion holes detachably, and wherein a length of the holding members is set such that the height of the holding members attached to the fitting holes from an upper surface of the mounting board is higher than a height of the composite materials from an upper surface of the mounting board; wherein the second end portions are inserted into the insertion holes.
Filter assembly for a water-bearing domestic appliance, in particular for a dishwasher, with a filter screen connected as a first electrode and with a second electrode, wherein an electric voltage can be applied between the filter screen and the second electrode for electrochemically cleaning the filter screen.
An in vitro method for predicting the response of a patient diagnosed with melanoma cancer, to a medicament, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the kinase activity of a sample, previously obtained from the melanoma tumour or a metastasis thereof from said patient, by contacting said sample with a set of protein kinase substrate comprising at least the peptide markers with SEQ ID NO 11, 27, 43, 52, 69, 113 and 124 in the presence and in the absence of a kinase inhibitor, thereby providing a phosphorylation profile of said sample in the presence of said kinase inhibitor and a phosphorylation profile of said sample in the absence of said kinase inhibitor; and, (b) determining from said phosphorylation profiles in the presence and in the absence of said kinase inhibitor the differential phosphorylation level, said differential phosphorylation level predicting the response of said patient to said medicament. (a) measuring the kinase activity of a sample, previously obtained from the melanoma tumour or a metastasis thereof from said patient, by contacting said sample with a set of protein kinase substrate comprising at least the peptide markers with SEQ ID NO 11, 27, 43, 52, 69, 113 and 124 in the presence and in the absence of a kinase inhibitor, thereby providing a phosphorylation profile of said sample in the presence of said kinase inhibitor and a phosphorylation profile of said sample in the absence of said kinase inhibitor; and, (b) determining from said phosphorylation profiles in the presence and in the absence of said kinase inhibitor the differential phosphorylation level, said differential phosphorylation level predicting the response of said patient to said medicament.
Protection system for a power tool, the protection system comprising a battery pack, which is connectable with the power tool for supplying an electrical load of the power tool with electric energy, as well as a hearing protection for a user of the power tool, wherein - the battery pack comprises a first control circuit, which is configured to transmit an information concerning a value of an operating parameter of the power tool directly or indirectly to a second control circuit of the hearing protection; and - the hearing protection comprises an audio output device and the second control circuit is configured to control the audio output device depending on the transmitted information to generate an acoustic warning output. - the battery pack comprises a first control circuit, which is configured to transmit an information concerning a value of an operating parameter of the power tool directly or indirectly to a second control circuit of the hearing protection; and - the hearing protection comprises an audio output device and the second control circuit is configured to control the audio output device depending on the transmitted information to generate an acoustic warning output.
A method for evaluating the activity of an RNA-guided nuclease, comprising: (a) performing sequence analysis using DNA obtained from a cell library, where an RNA-guided nuclease is introduced, which has a genome comprising an oligonucleotide, wherein the oligonucleotide comprises a guide RNA-encoding nucleotide sequence and a target nucleotide sequence which the guide RNA targets, wherein the target sequence is designed to evaluate on-target activity or off-target activity; and (b) detecting the indel frequency of each guide RNA-target sequence pair from the data obtained from the sequence analysis. (a) performing sequence analysis using DNA obtained from a cell library, where an RNA-guided nuclease is introduced, which has a genome comprising an oligonucleotide, wherein the oligonucleotide comprises a guide RNA-encoding nucleotide sequence and a target nucleotide sequence which the guide RNA targets, wherein the target sequence is designed to evaluate on-target activity or off-target activity; and (b) detecting the indel frequency of each guide RNA-target sequence pair from the data obtained from the sequence analysis.
Device for managing information on the topology of several heterogeneous access networks, the management device being implemented in a multi-access communication terminal, characterized in that said device for managing information on the topology (13, 13') comprises means (134, 134') for updating information on the topology ( i_topo) received from an information device and stored in the multi-access communication terminal, the updating being performed, by the multi-access communication terminal, as a function of a mobility of access networks, the received information on the topology having a geographic zone attribute corresponding to the geographic zone in which the terminal is located upon the reception, the updated information on the topology being transmitted to the information device.