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An assembly for transferring matter between first and second objects separated by a distance, either or both of the first and second objects being movable to increase or decrease the distance therebetween, the assembly comprising: a conduit providing a medium for transferring liquid or vapour between the first and second objects, the conduit comprising first and second conduit sections, the first conduit section being operatively connectable to the first object, the second conduit section being operatively connectable to the second object; and an emergency release system including an emergency release coupling, the emergency release coupling including first and second coupling portions (10,12), the first coupling portion operatively coupled to the first conduit section, the second coupling portion operatively coupled to the second conduit section, the first and second coupling portions (10,12) configured to be selectively connectable and separable to permit selective coupling and separation of the first and second conduit sections, characterised in that the assembly further includes a diagnostic system programmed to perform a proof test to assess the operational capability of the emergency release system prior to the operation of the conduit to transfer liquid or vapour between the first and second objects, wherein the emergency release system is maintained, during the proof test, in a first safe state to de-energise the emergency release coupling and keep the first and second coupling portions connected to each other. a conduit providing a medium for transferring liquid or vapour between the first and second objects, the conduit comprising first and second conduit sections, the first conduit section being operatively connectable to the first object, the second conduit section being operatively connectable to the second object; and an emergency release system including an emergency release coupling, the emergency release coupling including first and second coupling portions (10,12), the first coupling portion operatively coupled to the first conduit section, the second coupling portion operatively coupled to the second conduit section, the first and second coupling portions (10,12) configured to be selectively connectable and separable to permit selective coupling and separation of the first and second conduit sections, characterised in that the assembly further includes a diagnostic system programmed to perform a proof test to assess the operational capability of the emergency release system prior to the operation of the conduit to transfer liquid or vapour between the first and second objects, wherein the emergency release system is maintained, during the proof test, in a first safe state to de-energise the emergency release coupling and keep the first and second coupling portions connected to each other.
A method for use by a node of a network, comprising: maintaining (S1, S2) a seed value n and a state value s, with a configuration parameter of the node being determined from the seed value n; receiving a request from a new node wishing to join the network and itself adapted to perform the method; and characterised by: generating a proposed seed value using the formula n + 2 s and a proposed state value using the formula s + 1; offering the proposed seed and state values to the new node; and, if the proposed seed and state values are accepted by the new node, updating the node's state value s to be the same as that accepted by the new node.
Method for filling and expanding of containers comprising the following steps: - Providing an expandable container and particularly an expandable plastic preform; - Filling of the container with a liquid product, wherein the container at least at times during this filling is being expanded and wherein the filling is performed by means of a filling device which is placed against the mouth of the container to be filled and expanded, characterized in that at least at times a measured value is measured which is characteristic for a gas proportion being located in the filling device, wherein via a travel length dX of a piston, which is movable relative to a receiving volume, in which the product to be filled is located a volume difference dV emerges and from the formula V 1 = K 2 − K ges K 2 − K 1 ⋅ V ges the volume V 1 can be deduced, wherein V 1 is an air volume and V ges the total volume, K 1 the compressibility of air and K 2 the compressibility of the liquid product, which are known and K ges the total compressibility, which is determined by change in volume and difference in pressure and wherein further a pressure measuring device is provided, which measures the total pressure P ges in various positions of the piston and hereof a pressure measuring curve is deduced. - Providing an expandable container and particularly an expandable plastic preform; - Filling of the container with a liquid product, wherein the container at least at times during this filling is being expanded and wherein the filling is performed by means of a filling device which is placed against the mouth of the container to be filled and expanded,
A power tool, comprising: an actuator configured to move an implement; an infrared sensor configured to generate temperature data corresponding to a region proximate to the implement in which a plurality of objects approach the implement; a range sensor located at a predetermined distance from the implement and configured to generate range data corresponding to the plurality of objects in the region proximate to the implement; and a controller operatively connected to the infrared sensor, the range sensor, and the actuator, the controller being configured to: operate the actuator to move the implement; identify a presence of an object having a temperature within a predetermined temperature range in the region proximate to the implement with reference to the temperature data received from the infrared sensor; identify a distance between the object having the temperature within the predetermined temperature range and the implement with reference to the range data received from the range sensor; and deactivate the actuator in response to the identified distance between the implement and the object having the temperature within the predetermined temperature range being less than a predetermined threshold. an actuator configured to move an implement; an infrared sensor configured to generate temperature data corresponding to a region proximate to the implement in which a plurality of objects approach the implement; a range sensor located at a predetermined distance from the implement and configured to generate range data corresponding to the plurality of objects in the region proximate to the implement; and a controller operatively connected to the infrared sensor, the range sensor, and the actuator, the controller being configured to: operate the actuator to move the implement; identify a presence of an object having a temperature within a predetermined temperature range in the region proximate to the implement with reference to the temperature data received from the infrared sensor; identify a distance between the object having the temperature within the predetermined temperature range and the implement with reference to the range data received from the range sensor; and deactivate the actuator in response to the identified distance between the implement and the object having the temperature within the predetermined temperature range being less than a predetermined threshold. operate the actuator to move the implement; identify a presence of an object having a temperature within a predetermined temperature range in the region proximate to the implement with reference to the temperature data received from the infrared sensor; identify a distance between the object having the temperature within the predetermined temperature range and the implement with reference to the range data received from the range sensor; and
An antimicrobial nanoparticle having inherent antimicrobial activity comprising: an antimicrobial adhesive protein comprising an antibiotic peptide linked to a mussel adhesive protein derivative of which a tyrosine residue in the mussel adhesive protein is modified to a catechol derivative; and a metal capable of coordinating with the mussel adhesive protein derivative, wherein the antimicrobial nanoparticle has an antimicrobial effect at a pH of from 0.1 to 6.5, wherein the mussel adhesive protein is a protein selected from the group consisting of Mytilus edulis foot protein (Mefp)-1, Mefp-2, Mefp-3, Mefp-4, Mefp-5, Mytilus galloprovincialis foot protein (Mgfp)-1, Mgfp-2, Mgfp-3, Mgfp-4, Mgfp-5, Mytilus coruscus foot protein (Mcfp)-1,Mcfp-2, Mcfp-3, Mcfp-4, Mcfp-5, foot protein (fp)-1, fp-2, fp-3, fp-4, fp-5 and fp-6, or a fusion protein to which the at least one protein selected from the group is linked, and wherein the catechol derivative is one selected from the group consisting of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), DOPA o-quinone, dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and epigallocatechin gallate. an antimicrobial adhesive protein comprising an antibiotic peptide linked to a mussel adhesive protein derivative of which a tyrosine residue in the mussel adhesive protein is modified to a catechol derivative; and a metal capable of coordinating with the mussel adhesive protein derivative, wherein the antimicrobial nanoparticle has an antimicrobial effect at a pH of from 0.1 to 6.5, wherein the mussel adhesive protein is a protein selected from the group consisting of Mytilus edulis foot protein (Mefp)-1, Mefp-2, Mefp-3, Mefp-4, Mefp-5, Mytilus galloprovincialis foot protein (Mgfp)-1, Mgfp-2, Mgfp-3, Mgfp-4, Mgfp-5, Mytilus coruscus foot protein (Mcfp)-1,Mcfp-2, Mcfp-3, Mcfp-4, Mcfp-5, foot protein (fp)-1, fp-2, fp-3, fp-4, fp-5 and fp-6, or a fusion protein to which the at least one protein selected from the group is linked, and wherein the catechol derivative is one selected from the group consisting of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), DOPA o-quinone, dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and epigallocatechin gallate.
Selective colouring process comprising the following steps: /1/ providing a substrate having an uncovered surface, said uncovered surface comprising a first surface portion (S 1) formed from a first material and a second surface portion (S 2) formed from a second material different from said first material; /2/ providing a source of colourants that is suitable for releasing the colourants when said source is heated; /3/ heating the source of colourants close to the uncovered surface of the substrate, so that colourants are transferred from said source of colourants onto said uncovered surface of the substrate; /4/ heating the substrate so that colourants that have been transferred onto the first surface portion (S 1) penetrate into the first material; and /5/ rinsing the uncovered surface of the substrate with a solvent for the colourants, so as to remove the colourants remaining on said uncovered surface, in which the second material is selected so that colourants originating from the source of colourants and present on the second surface portion (S 2) at the start of step /4/ do not penetrate into said second material during said step /4/, and are removed in step /5/. /1/ providing a substrate having an uncovered surface, said uncovered surface comprising a first surface portion (S 1) formed from a first material and a second surface portion (S 2) formed from a second material different from said first material; /2/ providing a source of colourants that is suitable for releasing the colourants when said source is heated; /3/ heating the source of colourants close to the uncovered surface of the substrate, so that colourants are transferred from said source of colourants onto said uncovered surface of the substrate; /4/ heating the substrate so that colourants that have been transferred onto the first surface portion (S 1) penetrate into the first material; and /5/ rinsing the uncovered surface of the substrate with a solvent for the colourants, so as to remove the colourants remaining on said uncovered surface,
A backless support bra comprising: a front main portion having first and second cups; first and second upper shoulder straps each having first and second ends connected to said front main portion; and first and second lower pelvic straps, the backless support bra characterized by the first and second lower pelvic straps each having first and second ends connected to said front main portion; wherein said first and second lower pelvic straps are designed to attach at both ends to the front main portion and to be worn through the pelvic region of a wearer. a front main portion having first and second cups; first and second upper shoulder straps each having first and second ends connected to said front main portion; and first and second lower pelvic straps, the backless support bra characterized by the first and second lower pelvic straps each having first and second ends connected to said front main portion; wherein said first and second lower pelvic straps are designed to attach at both ends to the front main portion and to be worn through the pelvic region of a wearer.
A lifting assembly for lifting a cutting deck of a riding lawn care vehicle, the riding lawn care vehicle comprising a frame to which wheels (32,34) of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable and a steering assembly operably coupled to the wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle to provide steering inputs to the wheels, the cutting deck housing at least one cutting blade and attachable to the frame, the cutting deck comprising at least two cutting deck wheels to facilitate level cutting responsive to operation of the at least one cutting blade when the cutting deck is in a cutting position in which the at least two cutting deck wheels contact the ground, the cutting deck being liftable to an elevated position in which the at least two cutting deck wheels are not in contact with the ground, the lifting assembly comprising: a foot pedal; and a rotatable arm operably coupled to the foot pedal and a rotatable shaft, the rotatable shaft being operably coupled to the frame to enable the lifting assembly to facilitate lifting of the cutting deck from the cutting position to the elevated position responsive to operation of the foot pedal, the foot pedal being lockable when depressed to a depressed position corresponding to the elevated position of the cutting deck, wherein the lifting assembly comprises a locking mechanism disposed to lock a position of the rotatable arm when the foot pedal is in the depressed position, characterised in that the locking mechanism comprises a lock body biased away from the rotatable (arm, the lock body comprising a locking surface that is proximate to a path defining a range of motion of the rotatable arm, the locking surface being rotatable by an operator into the path to extend over the rotatable arm to engage a portion of the rotatable arm and lock the rotatable arm in the depressed position when the rotatable arm rotates past a position of the locking surface toward a fully depressed position. a foot pedal; and a rotatable arm operably coupled to the foot pedal and a rotatable shaft, the rotatable shaft being operably coupled to the frame to enable the lifting assembly to facilitate lifting of the cutting deck from the cutting position to the elevated position responsive to operation of the foot pedal, the foot pedal being lockable when depressed to a depressed position corresponding to the elevated position of the cutting deck, wherein the lifting assembly comprises a locking mechanism disposed to lock a position of the rotatable arm when the foot pedal is in the depressed position, characterised in that the locking mechanism comprises a lock body biased away from the rotatable (arm, the lock body comprising a locking surface that is proximate to a path defining a range of motion of the rotatable arm, the locking surface being rotatable by an operator into the path to extend over the rotatable arm to engage a portion of the rotatable arm and lock the rotatable arm in the depressed position when the rotatable arm rotates past a position of the locking surface toward a fully depressed position.
Deflection device for deflecting a melt flow in a bottom pouring assembly during ingot casting, the deflection device comprising a basic body, the basic body comprising a flow chamber, an inlet to the flow chamber and at least one outlet from the flow chamber, wherein the flow chamber has a base surface (3.2), an inlet opening situated opposite the base surface (3.2), and at least one outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening is delimited by a circumferential edge and is connected in terms of flow to the inlet via an inlet channel, and the at least one outlet opening is connected in terms of flow to the at least one outlet via an outlet channel, the basic body further comprising an impact chamber, which is connected in terms of flow to the flow chamber via an access opening, wherein the access opening faces the inlet opening and has an opening area, which is arranged transversely to a centre axis of the inlet channel in the region of the inlet opening, characterized in that at least one portion of the edge of the inlet opening lies within the access opening.
A system for detecting and localizing at least one nonlinear signal within a subject, said system comprising: at least one large-core microstructured multimode optical fiber, wherein said at least one large-core microstructured multimode optical fiber has a numerical aperture of equal to or greater than 0.2 with each fiber terminating in a tip and a device for generating radiation coupled to the at least one large-core microstructured multimode optical fiber, said device for generating and said fiber operating in a single mode regime, wherein the device for generating is adapted to cause the tissue to emit at least one nonlinear signal proximate to the tip. at least one large-core microstructured multimode optical fiber, wherein said at least one large-core microstructured multimode optical fiber has a numerical aperture of equal to or greater than 0.2 with each fiber terminating in a tip and a device for generating radiation coupled to the at least one large-core microstructured multimode optical fiber, said device for generating and said fiber operating in a single mode regime, wherein the device for generating is adapted to cause the tissue to emit at least one nonlinear signal proximate to the tip.
A computer-implemented method for detecting spam, the method comprising: receiving an electronic message, the message including at least a text portion; identifying in the received message one or more insignificant text portions; removing one or more identified insignificant text portions from the message to generate an abridged message; canonizing text of the abridged message into a unified standardized form; generating a set of shingles from the abridged and canonized message; identifying in the generated set of shingles one or more shingles that occur only in messages not containing spam; removing the one or more identified shingles from the generated set of shingles to generate a reduced set of shingles; and performing spam filtering of the reduced set of shingles to determine whether the received message contains spam. receiving an electronic message, the message including at least a text portion; identifying in the received message one or more insignificant text portions; removing one or more identified insignificant text portions from the message to generate an abridged message; canonizing text of the abridged message into a unified standardized form; generating a set of shingles from the abridged and canonized message; identifying in the generated set of shingles one or more shingles that occur only in messages not containing spam; removing the one or more identified shingles from the generated set of shingles to generate a reduced set of shingles; and performing spam filtering of the reduced set of shingles to determine whether the received message contains spam.
Filter element, in particular of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, having a filter medium made of a medium web consisting of several layers (14, 16) and folded along bending lines, characterized in that the filter medium is embossed by forming a plurality of spacer projections in at least one portion between two adjacent bending lines and the layers (14, 16) of the multilayer filter medium are firmly bonded to each other along the embossing of the spacer projections, wherein the filter medium is zigzag-folded and wherein at least one of the layers of the multilayer filter medium features a lattice, preferably a synthetic lattice, and at least one of the layers of the multilayer filter medium features a meltblown layer.
A battery pack comprising: at least one battery including at least one electrode and at least one terminal in electrical connection with the at least one electrode; a printed circuit board comprising at least one layer having an electrical circuit in electrical connection with the at least one battery, the PCB including at least one PCB interconnect for electrical connection with the at least one battery; and at least one battery-pack interconnect in electrical connection with the at least one terminal of the battery and the at least one PCB, the at least one battery-pack interconnect comprises a cell-contact pin electrically coupled to the at least one electrode of the at least one battery; wherein the at least one PCB interconnect comprises a PCB-interconnect aperture therein, said aperture having an electrically conductive inner surface electrically coupled with the at least one layer of the PCB, said aperture being structured and configured to receive the at least one battery-pack interconnect therein for direct electrical connection between the at least one PCB interconnect and the at least one battery-pack interconnect; the cell-contact pin is structured and configured to be inserted in the aperture for the direct electrical connection with the PCB-interconnect; and the cell-contact pin is selected from the group consisting of a rivet having an angled lock, a pin in combination with a wedge, a pin in combination with a mandrel, or any combination thereof. at least one battery including at least one electrode and at least one terminal in electrical connection with the at least one electrode; a printed circuit board comprising at least one layer having an electrical circuit in electrical connection with the at least one battery, the PCB including at least one PCB interconnect for electrical connection with the at least one battery; and at least one battery-pack interconnect in electrical connection with the at least one terminal of the battery and the at least one PCB, the at least one battery-pack interconnect comprises a cell-contact pin electrically coupled to the at least one electrode of the at least one battery; wherein the at least one PCB interconnect comprises a PCB-interconnect aperture therein, said aperture having an electrically conductive inner surface electrically coupled with the at least one layer of the PCB, said aperture being structured and configured to receive the at least one battery-pack interconnect therein for direct electrical connection between the at least one PCB interconnect and the at least one battery-pack interconnect; the cell-contact pin is structured and configured to be inserted in the aperture for the direct electrical connection with the PCB-interconnect; and the cell-contact pin is selected from the group consisting of a rivet having an angled lock, a pin in combination with a wedge, a pin in combination with a mandrel, or any combination thereof.