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Borehole closure device for performing drilling in a borehole under the control of the water outlet from the borehole, said device having a base pipe and a sleeve, which is longitudinally displaceable and located on the exterior of the base pipe, wherein a spring is arranged between the base pipe and the sleeve in such a way that a longitudinal displacement of the sleeve with respect to the base pipe in one of the longitudinal directions is only possible by overcoming the spring force, wherein a radially expandable elastomer element is fixed on the exterior of the borehole closure device in such a way that said element is connected to or adjoins the sleeve in an axial manner, wherein the elastomer element is able to effect a seal with respect to an outer pipe arranged around the borehole closure device, and wherein the wall of the base pipe has one or multiple radial passages, characterized in that a displacement of the sleeve in the longitudinal direction against the spring force causes a reduction in the radial enlargement of the elastomer element, and a displacement of the sleeve in the longitudinal direction in accordance with the spring force causes a radial expansion of the elastomer element, which expansion effects a seal with respect to the outer pipe arranged around the borehole closure device, and the radial passages open into a piston chamber between the exterior of the base pipe and the interior of the sleeve, wherein the piston chamber is closed on both sides in the longitudinal direction, and the displacement of the sleeve in the longitudinal direction against the spring force can be caused by the entry of a fluid, which is fed during the drilling process, into the piston chamber between the exterior of the base pipe and the interior of the sleeve.
A fan comprising: a base comprising an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller; and a nozzle connected to the base, the nozzle comprising at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet, a casing defining a bore through which air from outside the fan is drawn by air emitted from said at least one air outlet, the fan being characterised in that an electrostatic precipitator is located within the casing for treating the air drawn through the bore. a base comprising an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller; and a nozzle connected to the base, the nozzle comprising at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet, a casing defining a bore through which air from outside the fan is drawn by air emitted from said at least one air outlet, the fan being characterised in that an electrostatic precipitator is located within the casing for treating the air drawn through the bore.
A server connectable via a wireless communication network to be capable of receiving sensor information from a wireless device and provide control signals based on at least the sensor information to the wireless device for enabling the wireless device to perform a control task, wherein the server is further arranged to receive an estimate of imminent connection state of the wireless device and adapt operation such that upon the estimated imminent connection state indicates a connection quality parameter to have a quality below a first threshold, where the threshold is depending on the demands of how the control operations are made via the wireless connection, the server provides an information package to be sent to the wireless device for enabling the wireless device to perform at least an increased part of the control task locally at the wireless communication device, and upon the estimated imminent connection state indicates the connection quality parameter to have a quality above a second threshold, the server provides an information package to be sent to the wireless device for enabling the wireless device to be relieved from performing at least a part of the control task by the server providing increased aid in performing the control task, wherein the wireless network is a cellular network and the imminent connection state is based on information whether a handover operation is imminent, and the control task comprises controlling a vehicle.
A method for manufacturing a ferritic stainless steel foil for a solar cell substrate, the method comprising performing annealing on a ferritic stainless steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass%, Cr: 14% or more and 18% or less, thereafter performing cold rolling with a rolling reduction of 60% or more, and subsequently performing a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere in such a manner that the resultant ferritic stainless steel foil is heated to a heat treatment temperature T(°C) at a heating rate of 10°C/sec. or more and 100°C/sec. or less, that the steel foil is held at the heat treatment temperature T (°C) for a duration of 1 second or more and 60 seconds or less, and that the heated steel foil is cooled at a cooling rate of 5°C/sec. or more and 50°C/sec. or less, wherein the heat treatment temperature T (°C) satisfies relational expressions and below in accordance with the temperature X of a substrate in an optical absorber layer growth process selected in a temperature range of 450°C or higher and 600°C or lower: when 450 ° C ≤ X < 500 ° C, 300 ° C ≤ T ≤ 750 ° C when 500 ° C ≤ X ≤ 600 ° C, X − 200 ° C ≤ T ≤ 750 ° C
Method for establishing a first and second association between a main node and respectively a first and second wireless node (111, 112), the first association associating a first virtual access point, VAP1, of the main node and the first node, the first virtual access point, VAP1, transmitting to the first node first beacon frames comprising a first item of information, BSSID1, representative of said first association BSS1, the first virtual access point, VAP1, being identified by a services set identifier, SSID, wherein when the main node receives from the second node a request for the establishment of the second association, the method comprises, at the level of a controller, steps for: - initialising parameters of the first and second association; - creating a second virtual access point, VAP2, of the main node transmitting to the second node second beacon frames comprising a second item of information, BSSID2, representative of said second association, said second virtual access point, VAP2, being identified by the services set identifier, SSID, - determining, from said parameters, a first and a second temporal interval (42, 43) during which respectively the first node and the first virtual access point, VAP1, on one hand, the second node and the second virtual access point, VAP2, are prohibited from sending, - establishing of the second association between the second node and the second virtual access point, VAP2, - transmitting, to the first and second node (111, 112) at least one item of quiet information representative of a prohibition to transmit during the first or second temporal interval (42, 43). - initialising parameters of the first and second association; - creating a second virtual access point, VAP2, of the main node transmitting to the second node second beacon frames comprising a second item of information, BSSID2, representative of said second association, said second virtual access point, VAP2, being identified by the services set identifier, SSID, - determining, from said parameters, a first and a second temporal interval (42, 43) during which respectively the first node and the first virtual access point, VAP1, on one hand, the second node and the second virtual access point, VAP2, are prohibited from sending, - establishing of the second association between the second node and the second virtual access point, VAP2, - transmitting, to the first and second node (111, 112) at least one item of quiet information representative of a prohibition to transmit during the first or second temporal interval (42, 43).
A method of controlling an internal combustion engine boosting system of the type comprising an exhaust-driven turbocharger and a mechanically-driven supercharger in series with said turbocharger; said supercharger having rotors and a clutch operable in a first condition to transmit torque from a source of mechanical drive to an input of said supercharger in response to a clutch engagement command, and operable in a second condition to interrupt the transmission of torque from said source to said input of said supercharger; said supercharger having an inlet, an outlet and a bypass passage providing fluid communication between said inlet and said outlet, and a bypass valve disposed within said bypass passage and operable between an open position permitting flow through said bypass passage, and a closed position blocking flow through said bypass passage, said method being characterized by: determining possible operation of said clutch in said first condition; and commanding said bypass valve toward said closed position, forcing air through said supercharger from said inlet through said outlet and gradually opening said bypass valve to minimize system boost load prior to full clutch engagement; said air flow causing said supercharger rotors to rotate, thus rotating said input of said supercharger at a selected speed prior to said clutch engaging and operating in said first condition.
A method for communicating uplink control information, UCI, in low-latency communications, performed by a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving one or more resource assignments from an access point to transmit over a first symbol and a second symbol that comprise a first transmission time interval, TTI, wherein a resource assignment of the one or more resource assignments includes, at least for the first symbol, an indication of one or more consecutive frequency resources in a system bandwidth based on a decimation factor; transmitting, in the first TTI, a reference signal over the first symbol and a data signal indicating UCI over the second symbol according to the one or more resource assignments and in multiple frequency resources that are interleaved in frequency between the UE and other UEs based on the decimation factor, wherein the decimation factor is determined based at least in part on a payload size of the UCI; and wherein the decimation factor indicates a division of the one or more consecutive frequency resources; determining to transmit data in a plurality of symbols of a second TTI based at least in part on the reference signal, wherein the determining is based at least in part on a pattern, the pattern being based on a downlink TTI location; and transmitting, in the second TTI, the data in the plurality of symbols of the second TTI without transmitting a reference signal in the second TTI. receiving one or more resource assignments from an access point to transmit over a first symbol and a second symbol that comprise a first transmission time interval, TTI, wherein a resource assignment of the one or more resource assignments includes, at least for the first symbol, an indication of one or more consecutive frequency resources in a system bandwidth based on a decimation factor; transmitting, in the first TTI, a reference signal over the first symbol and a data signal indicating UCI over the second symbol according to the one or more resource assignments and in multiple frequency resources that are interleaved in frequency between the UE and other UEs based on the decimation factor, wherein the decimation factor is determined based at least in part on a payload size of the UCI; and wherein the decimation factor indicates a division of the one or more consecutive frequency resources; determining to transmit data in a plurality of symbols of a second TTI based at least in part on the reference signal, wherein the determining is based at least in part on a pattern, the pattern being based on a downlink TTI location; and transmitting, in the second TTI, the data in the plurality of symbols of the second TTI without transmitting a reference signal in the second TTI.
A power pack to be used with a medicament delivery device, which power pack comprises: - a plunger rod (12 IV) movable along a longitudinal axis; - a drive spring operably connected to said plunger rod (12 IV); - a plunger rod sleeve arranged with holding elements (102, 104) for releasably holding said plunger rod (12 IV) with said drive spring in a tensioned state; - wherein said plunger rod (12 IV) is arranged with signal initiating elements; - signal generating elements (108, 110) arranged on the plunger rod sleeve configured to cooperate with said signal initiating elements for providing audible and/or tactile information to a user of the medicament delivery device about the movement of said plunger rod when said plunger rod sleeve has been activated to release said plunger rod (12 IV) from said holding elements (102, 104), characterised in that said signal initiating elements comprise a number of outwardly directed protrusions arranged on a distal area of the plunger rod (12 IV), wherein said signal generating elements (108, 110) comprise mechanically flexible elements that mechanically engage with said signal initiating elements for providing said information, wherein said signal generating elements (108;110) comprise a plurality of mechanical flexible elements (108, 110) placed after each other in the longitudinal direction in at least one row. - a plunger rod (12 IV) movable along a longitudinal axis; - a drive spring operably connected to said plunger rod (12 IV); - a plunger rod sleeve arranged with holding elements (102, 104) for releasably holding said plunger rod (12 IV) with said drive spring in a tensioned state; - wherein said plunger rod (12 IV) is arranged with signal initiating elements; - signal generating elements (108, 110) arranged on the plunger rod sleeve configured to cooperate with said signal initiating elements for providing audible and/or tactile information to a user of the medicament delivery device about the movement of said plunger rod when said plunger rod sleeve has been activated to release said plunger rod (12 IV) from said holding elements (102, 104), characterised in that
A method performed by a wireless communication device for controlling updating and displaying of information stored on the device, the information comprising information of a first type and information of a second type, the method comprising: determining, using at least one processor, a first updating frequency at which a first item of information of the first type is to be updated and a second updating frequency at which a second item of information of the second type is to be updated, wherein information of the first type changes more slowly over time than information of the second type, and the second updating frequency is larger than the first updating frequency; causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the respective updating frequency by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device by sending a request for an updated version of the item of information from the at least one other device and by receiving the updated version of the item of information from the at least one other device; controlling the second updating frequency by determining an average value of the obtained versions of the second item of information over a period of time; and adjusting (S908, S909) the second updating frequency in accordance with an amount of change per unit time of the average value, such that if the amount of change per unit time is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, the second updating frequency is decreased. determining, using at least one processor, a first updating frequency at which a first item of information of the first type is to be updated and a second updating frequency at which a second item of information of the second type is to be updated, wherein information of the first type changes more slowly over time than information of the second type, and the second updating frequency is larger than the first updating frequency; causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the respective updating frequency by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device by sending a request for an updated version of the item of information from the at least one other device and by receiving the updated version of the item of information from the at least one other device; controlling the second updating frequency by determining an average value of the obtained versions of the second item of information over a period of time; and adjusting (S908, S909) the second updating frequency in accordance with an amount of change per unit time of the average value, such that if the amount of change per unit time is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, the second updating frequency is decreased.
A hollow fiber cryopreservation instrument comprising a long support configured such that a hollow fiber can be placed on the long support, wherein the hollow fiber is configured such that cells can be included in an internal space of the hollow fiber, and the hollow fiber is formed of a membrane molded in a straw shape, the membrane having a plurality of holes having diameters that do not allow the passage of the cells but allow the passage of water, an electrolyte and a protein, wherein the support is formed of a low-temperature-resistant material, wherein the support has a bottom part on which the hollow fiber can be placed, and sidewall parts (12, 13) that rise from the bottom part in a longitudinal direction of the support, wherein through-holes are formed in the bottom part of the support, the through-holes passing through a side on which the hollow fiber is to be placed and a side opposite to the side on which the hollow fiber is to be placed, and wherein through-holes are not formed at opposite end sides of the bottom part of the support in the longitudinal direction of the support.
A method for open versus enclosed spatial environment classification, comprising: detecting by, one or more microphones of a device, ambient sound in a spatial environment; outputting, by the one or more microphones to a processor of the device, an audio signal representative of the ambient sound; determining, by the processor, a spatial environment impulse response, SEIR, for the audio signal; extracting, by the processor, one or more features of the SEIR; and classifying, by a pattern classifier executed by the processor, the spatial environment as open or enclosed based on the one or more features of the SEIR. detecting by, one or more microphones of a device, ambient sound in a spatial environment; outputting, by the one or more microphones to a processor of the device, an audio signal representative of the ambient sound; determining, by the processor, a spatial environment impulse response, SEIR, for the audio signal; extracting, by the processor, one or more features of the SEIR; and classifying, by a pattern classifier executed by the processor, the spatial environment as open or enclosed based on the one or more features of the SEIR.
A scroll compressor, comprising: a case; a fixed scroll installed in the case, whereby an inner wall surface of the case and an upper surface of the fixed scroll form a discharge space where a refrigerant and oil discharged from a compression chamber are filled; an orbiting scroll, the orbiting scroll comprising: a wrap portion configured to form compression chambers by being engaged with the fixed scroll, and configured to form a thrust bearing surface together with the fixed scroll; and a base portion coupled to the wrap portion forming a back pressure chamber therebetween, the base portion being configured to support the wrap portion so as to be movable towards the fixed scroll; a driving motor coupled to a rear surface of the base portion, and configured to eccentrically rotate the base portion and the wrap portion; and a main frame installed in the case, and supporting the base portion in an axial direction characterized in that the fixed scroll is provided with a communication hole for communicating the discharge space with a space between the fixed scroll and the wrap portion, and wherein an outlet of the communication hole communicates with the thrust bearing surface between the wrap portion and the fixed scroll. a case; a fixed scroll installed in the case, whereby an inner wall surface of the case and an upper surface of the fixed scroll form a discharge space where a refrigerant and oil discharged from a compression chamber are filled; an orbiting scroll, the orbiting scroll comprising: a wrap portion configured to form compression chambers by being engaged with the fixed scroll, and configured to form a thrust bearing surface together with the fixed scroll; and a base portion coupled to the wrap portion forming a back pressure chamber therebetween, the base portion being configured to support the wrap portion so as to be movable towards the fixed scroll; a driving motor coupled to a rear surface of the base portion, and configured to eccentrically rotate the base portion and the wrap portion; and a main frame installed in the case, and supporting the base portion in an axial direction characterized in that the fixed scroll is provided with a communication hole for communicating the discharge space with a space between the fixed scroll and the wrap portion, and wherein an outlet of the communication hole communicates with the thrust bearing surface between the wrap portion and the fixed scroll.
A microencapsulate comprising at least 40 wt.% of microcapsules having a diameter of 0.1 μm to 25 μm and containing at least 1 wt.% of an active component, selected from minerals, vitamins, carotenoids, polyunsaturated oils, pharmaceutically active components, flavourings, proteins, peptides, amino acids, micro-organisms and combinations thereof, said microcapsules comprising: • a core particle having a diameter of 90 nm to 23 μm, representing 1-75 wt.% of the microcapsule and containing at least 3% of the active component by weight of said core particle; and • a coating that fully envelops the core particle, representing 25-99 wt.% of the microcapsule and containing at least 20 wt.% of a hydrophobic polymer selected from cellulosic ethers, cellulosic esters, zein, shellac, gluten, polylactide, hydrophobic starch derivatives, polyvinyl acetate polymers, polymers or copolymers derived from an acrylic acid ester and/or a methacrylic acid ester and combinations thereof; wherein the core particle contains 5-90% by weight of the core particle of a release trigger component and/or the coating contains 3-100% by weight of the hydrophobic polymer of a release trigger component, said release trigger component being selected from: • a water-swellable amino-group containing polymer that carries a positive charge at acidic pH, said water-swellable polymer having a water-uptake capacity at 37 °C and pH 7.0 of less than 20 wt.% and a water-uptake capacity at 37 °C and pH 2.0 of at least 50 wt.%; and • an edible salt having a water solubility at 37 °C and at a pH of 7.0 of less than 1 mg/ml and a water solubility at 37 °C and at a pH of 2.0 of at least 5 mg/ml. • a core particle having a diameter of 90 nm to 23 μm, representing 1-75 wt.% of the microcapsule and containing at least 3% of the active component by weight of said core particle; and • a coating that fully envelops the core particle, representing 25-99 wt.% of the microcapsule and containing at least 20 wt.% of a hydrophobic polymer selected from cellulosic ethers, cellulosic esters, zein, shellac, gluten, polylactide, hydrophobic starch derivatives, polyvinyl acetate polymers, polymers or copolymers derived from an acrylic acid ester and/or a methacrylic acid ester and combinations thereof; • a water-swellable amino-group containing polymer that carries a positive charge at acidic pH, said water-swellable polymer having a water-uptake capacity at 37 °C and pH 7.0 of less than 20 wt.% and a water-uptake capacity at 37 °C and pH 2.0 of at least 50 wt.%; and • an edible salt having a water solubility at 37 °C and at a pH of 7.0 of less than 1 mg/ml and a water solubility at 37 °C and at a pH of 2.0 of at least 5 mg/ml.