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A magnetic particle separator, suitable to separate magnetic and non-magnetic particles entrained in a thermal fluid flowing in a heating system, comprising: a hollow body (10A, 10B) configured with a particle separation chamber, having an inlet and an outlet port for the fluid; means in the particle separation chamber configured to cause a reduction of the fluid flow velocity, and a separation by gravity of the magnetic and non-magnetic particles entrained by the fluid; a quieting chamber positioned below and in fluid communication with the particle separation chamber, which is configured such that, when in use, the velocity and turbulence of the fluid are substantially reduced to zero, said quieting chamber having a particle discharge port at a bottom side; and one or more permanent magnets for retaining the magnetic particles separated from the fluid arranged outside the quieting chamber, characterized in that said one or more permanent magnets are arranged in correspondence of an area of the quieting chamber substantially free from any turbulence, and in that the magnetic particle separator further comprises an annularly shaped magnet support element removably connectable to said hollow body (10A, 10B), said magnet support element circumferentially extending around at least part of a peripheral wall of the quieting chamber of the separator device. a hollow body (10A, 10B) configured with a particle separation chamber, having an inlet and an outlet port for the fluid; means in the particle separation chamber configured to cause a reduction of the fluid flow velocity, and a separation by gravity of the magnetic and non-magnetic particles entrained by the fluid; a quieting chamber positioned below and in fluid communication with the particle separation chamber, which is configured such that, when in use, the velocity and turbulence of the fluid are substantially reduced to zero, said quieting chamber having a particle discharge port at a bottom side; and one or more permanent magnets for retaining the magnetic particles separated from the fluid arranged outside the quieting chamber, characterized in that said one or more permanent magnets are arranged in correspondence of an area of the quieting chamber substantially free from any turbulence, and in that the magnetic particle separator further comprises an annularly shaped magnet support element removably connectable to said hollow body (10A, 10B), said magnet support element circumferentially extending around at least part of a peripheral wall of the quieting chamber of the separator device.
A barrier cable coupler (100, 200, 300) for coupling two lengths (10a, 10b) of barrier cable comprising: a coupler body (101, 201. 301), the coupler body (101, 201. 301) including a threaded inner surface, the coupler body (101, 201. 301) having a first end and a second end; a fixed retaining collar, the fixed retaining collar having an outer surface, the fixed retaining collar retained to the first end of the coupler body (101, 201. 301), the fixed retaining collar including a tapered inner surface; one or more fixed end wedges positioned within the tapered inner surface of the fixed retaining collar; a tensioning retaining collar, the tensioning retaining collar having an outer surface, the tensioning retaining collar positioned at least partially within the second end of the coupler body (101, 201. 301), the tensioning retaining collar including a tapered inner surface; one or more tensioning end wedges positioned within the tapered inner surface of the tensioning retaining collar; and a tensioning nut, the tensioning nut including a threaded outer surface engaging the threaded inner surface of the second end of the coupler body (101, 201. 301) and retaining the tensioning retaining collar therein wherein the tensioning nut is adapted to be advanced into the coupler body (101, 201. 301) by rotating the tensioning nut using a tensioning wrench that extends into the coupler body (101, 201. 301); wherein the tensioning nut includes a driving head adapted to interlock with the tensioning wrench. a coupler body (101, 201. 301), the coupler body (101, 201. 301) including a threaded inner surface, the coupler body (101, 201. 301) having a first end and a second end; a fixed retaining collar, the fixed retaining collar having an outer surface, the fixed retaining collar retained to the first end of the coupler body (101, 201. 301), the fixed retaining collar including a tapered inner surface; one or more fixed end wedges positioned within the tapered inner surface of the fixed retaining collar; a tensioning retaining collar, the tensioning retaining collar having an outer surface, the tensioning retaining collar positioned at least partially within the second end of the coupler body (101, 201. 301), the tensioning retaining collar including a tapered inner surface; one or more tensioning end wedges positioned within the tapered inner surface of the tensioning retaining collar; and a tensioning nut, the tensioning nut including a threaded outer surface engaging the threaded inner surface of the second end of the coupler body (101, 201. 301) and retaining the tensioning retaining collar therein wherein the tensioning nut is adapted to be advanced into the coupler body (101, 201. 301) by rotating the tensioning nut using a tensioning wrench that extends into the coupler body (101, 201. 301); wherein the tensioning nut includes a driving head adapted to interlock with the tensioning wrench.
A surface modification method for surface-modifying an object of a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer, the method comprising: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points A on a surface of the object; step 2 of radically polymerizing a non-functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points A, to grow non-functional polymer chains; step 3 of forming polymerization initiation points B on the surface of the object where the non-functional polymer chains are formed; and step 4 of radically polymerizing a functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points B, to grow functional polymer chains. step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points A on a surface of the object; step 2 of radically polymerizing a non-functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points A, to grow non-functional polymer chains; step 3 of forming polymerization initiation points B on the surface of the object where the non-functional polymer chains are formed; and step 4 of radically polymerizing a functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points B, to grow functional polymer chains.
Method for the production of a particle foam part comprising the following steps - Feeding of foam particles into a mould cavity of a mould, wherein polyurethane-based (eTPU) foam particles are used and/or wherein the foam particles are introduced into the mould either by crack split filling, pressure filling or counter-pressure filling and/or wherein a mould is used which, in the closed state, has a volume of at least 0.5 m 3 - Thermoplastic welding of the foam particles in the mould to form a particle foam part, under a supply of steam, wherein the pressure of the steam is increased gradually according to a predetermined profile with a ramp from an initial value to an end value within a predetermined interval of time. - Feeding of foam particles into a mould cavity of a mould, wherein polyurethane-based (eTPU) foam particles are used and/or wherein the foam particles are introduced into the mould either by crack split filling, pressure filling or counter-pressure filling and/or wherein a mould is used which, in the closed state, has a volume of at least 0.5 m 3 - Thermoplastic welding of the foam particles in the mould to form a particle foam part, under a supply of steam,
A method of estimating bio-information, the method comprising: detecting, by a sensor part comprising a pulse wave sensor array, a pulse wave signal at each position of the contact surface, when an object contacts the contact surface of the sensor part; detecting, by a load sensor, a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; storing, by a memory, a calibration model based on a reference pulse wave signal detected from a reference object; retrieving the calibration model from the memory; calibrating the pulse wave signal detected by the pulse wave sensor array, based on the calibration model; obtaining a second contact load at each position of the contact surface based on the calibrated pulse wave signal and the first contact load; and estimating bio-information based on the second contact load and the calibrated pulse wave signal. detecting, by a sensor part comprising a pulse wave sensor array, a pulse wave signal at each position of the contact surface, when an object contacts the contact surface of the sensor part; detecting, by a load sensor, a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; storing, by a memory, a calibration model based on a reference pulse wave signal detected from a reference object; retrieving the calibration model from the memory; calibrating the pulse wave signal detected by the pulse wave sensor array, based on the calibration model; obtaining a second contact load at each position of the contact surface based on the calibrated pulse wave signal and the first contact load; and estimating bio-information based on the second contact load and the calibrated pulse wave signal.
A spectacle lens (1; 1') comprising: a plastic base; and a multilayer film disposed on at least a rear surface of both surfaces of the plastic base, wherein the multilayer film has a local maximum value of reflectivity at which the reflectivity curve as a function of wavelength has a first derivative of zero, the local maximum value also being the maximum value of reflectivity in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, the multilayer film has only one local maximum value of reflectivity at a wavelength at which the reflectivity curve as a function of wavelength has a first derivative of zero and only one local minimum value of reflectivity at a wavelength at which the reflectivity curve as a function of wavelength has a first derivative of zero in a wavelength range of 280 nm to 380 mn, the multilayer film has a maximum reflectivity of 3% to 50% in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, and the multilayer film has an average reflectivity of 20% or less in a wavelength range of 280 nm to 380 nm. a plastic base; and a multilayer film disposed on at least a rear surface of both surfaces of the plastic base, wherein the multilayer film has a local maximum value of reflectivity at which the reflectivity curve as a function of wavelength has a first derivative of zero, the local maximum value also being the maximum value of reflectivity in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, the multilayer film has only one local maximum value of reflectivity at a wavelength at which the reflectivity curve as a function of wavelength has a first derivative of zero and only one local minimum value of reflectivity at a wavelength at which the reflectivity curve as a function of wavelength has a first derivative of zero in a wavelength range of 280 nm to 380 mn, the multilayer film has a maximum reflectivity of 3% to 50% in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm, and the multilayer film has an average reflectivity of 20% or less in a wavelength range of 280 nm to 380 nm.
A method for synchronizing the data output in networks, wherein at least one data stream is transmitted by a network unit (102, 202) to at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b) of the network and is output by at least part of the output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), characterized in that information about the global time (tw) is provided periodically at least to the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b) and the global time is approximated on the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b) by evaluating - the information about the global time (tw) and respectively information about the local time (tc) provided by hardware clocks used by each of the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), wherein the information about the local time (tc) indicates the instant of time that the information about the global time (tw) was received at each of the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), - the length of the time cycles of the global and the local clocks, and - the duration of transmission of the information about the global time (tw) from a unit (110, 210) providing the information about the global time (tw) to the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), wherein the duration of the transmission is determined by taking into account a variance in the transfer time between the unit (110, 210) providing the information about the global time and the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), and the output of the data of the data stream is equalized at least with regard to phase and frequency, on the basis of the approximated global time. - the information about the global time (tw) and respectively information about the local time (tc) provided by hardware clocks used by each of the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), wherein the information about the local time (tc) indicates the instant of time that the information about the global time (tw) was received at each of the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), - the length of the time cycles of the global and the local clocks, and - the duration of transmission of the information about the global time (tw) from a unit (110, 210) providing the information about the global time (tw) to the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), wherein the duration of the transmission is determined by taking into account a variance in the transfer time between the unit (110, 210) providing the information about the global time and the at least two output units (104a, b, 204a, b, 304a, b), and the output of the data of the data stream is equalized at least with regard to phase and frequency, on the basis of the approximated global time.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: identifying and extracting, by a computing device, a first subset of a first plurality of instructions, wherein the first subset includes a single entry point and a single exit point; adding, by the computing device, to the first plurality of instructions in place of the extracted first subset, one or more instructions to redirect execution from a first execution environment with a first security level to a second execution environment with a second security level that is more secure than the first security level; adding, by the computing device, the first subset to a second plurality of instructions to be executed in the second execution environment, wherein the first plurality of instructions is to be executed in the first execution environment; encrypting, by the computing device, the first subset; and adding, by the computing device, to the second plurality of instructions, one or more instructions to redirect execution from the second execution environment to the first execution environment, identifying and encrypting, by the computing device, a second subset of the plurality of instructions; and concatenating, by the computing device, the first and second subsets to form concatenated first and second subsets; generating, by the computing device, an index of the concatenated first and second subsets, the index to include a size and offset associated with at least one of the first and second subsets. identifying and extracting, by a computing device, a first subset of a first plurality of instructions, wherein the first subset includes a single entry point and a single exit point; adding, by the computing device, to the first plurality of instructions in place of the extracted first subset, one or more instructions to redirect execution from a first execution environment with a first security level to a second execution environment with a second security level that is more secure than the first security level; adding, by the computing device, the first subset to a second plurality of instructions to be executed in the second execution environment, wherein the first plurality of instructions is to be executed in the first execution environment; encrypting, by the computing device, the first subset; and adding, by the computing device, to the second plurality of instructions, one or more instructions to redirect execution from the second execution environment to the first execution environment, identifying and encrypting, by the computing device, a second subset of the plurality of instructions; and concatenating, by the computing device, the first and second subsets to form concatenated first and second subsets; generating, by the computing device, an index of the concatenated first and second subsets, the index to include a size and offset associated with at least one of the first and second subsets.
A method of performing mechanosynthetic reactions comprising performing at least two mechanosynthetic transfers that include: transferring atomically-precise feedstock from an atomically-precise first tip having the feedstock bound thereto so as to be chemically isolated from an underlying presentation surface to a second tip by use of positional control of the tips (5003, 5004) with respect to each other and by application of mechanical force to the feedstock to facilitate at least one site-specific chemical reaction that transfers the feedstock from the first tip to the second tip; and subsequently transferring the atomically-precise feedstock from the second tip to a workpiece by use of positional control of one of the second tip and the workpiece with respect to each other and by application of mechanical force to the feedstock to facilitate at least one site-specific chemical reaction that transfers the feedstock from the second tip to a specific location on the workpiece. transferring atomically-precise feedstock from an atomically-precise first tip having the feedstock bound thereto so as to be chemically isolated from an underlying presentation surface to a second tip by use of positional control of the tips (5003, 5004) with respect to each other and by application of mechanical force to the feedstock to facilitate at least one site-specific chemical reaction that transfers the feedstock from the first tip to the second tip; and subsequently transferring the atomically-precise feedstock from the second tip to a workpiece by use of positional control of one of the second tip and the workpiece with respect to each other and by application of mechanical force to the feedstock to facilitate at least one site-specific chemical reaction that transfers the feedstock from the second tip to a specific location on the workpiece.
An apparatus (130, 130') for driving one or more light sources (140, 140'), the apparatus (130, 130') comprising a monitoring portion configured to observe durations of one or more active periods, wherein an active period corresponds to a continuous period of operating power being supplied to the apparatus (130, 130'), a mode setting portion configured to select one of a plurality of lighting programs for the apparatus in accordance with the observed durations of the one or more active periods, wherein a lighting program defines the desired characteristics of light provided by the one or more light sources (140, 140') as a function of time for a lighting period subsequent to the one or more active periods, and a control portion configured to, in response to one of the one or more active periods, control provision of operating power from the apparatus (130, 130') to the one or more light sources (140, 140') in accordance with a most recently selected lighting program, characterized in that the mode setting portion is configured to select, in response to a first active period of the one or more active periods having a duration that falls below a first predetermined threshold duration, the lighting program in accordance with the duration of said first active period.
A machine for making and dispensing cold or ice beverages, such as cool drinks, slushes, sorbets and the like, comprising at least: - a containment and processing tank for the product to be dispensed which has a front wall, which is equipped at the bottom of it with a dispensing mouth for dispensing the beverage, - a dispenser, located at the beverage dispensing mouth and able to be turned on or off to allow the beverage to be dispensed; - a thermal treatment cylinder located inside the containment tank; - a stirrer located outside an outer surface of said thermal treatment cylinder and adapted to rotate about a respective axis of rotation; - a refrigerating plant comprising a first exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a pressure reducing unit and a compressor, the first heat exchanger being located inside said thermal treatment cylinder, - a containment compartment for the second heat exchanger and the compressor, said machine being characterised in that it comprises at least one first airflow intake cavity in fluid communication with said containment compartment and with the outside environment and at least one second airflow release cavity in fluid communication with said containment compartment and with the outside environment, said second release cavity being located above the first intake cavity so as to create an airflow with a vertical component which strikes the compressor and the second exchanger, that is to say, from the bottom upwards, wherein the containment compartment is formed by a front wall, by a rear wall, by an upper wall, by a lower wall, and by a pair of lateral walls (15E, 15F), right and left, the machine comprises a frame and one or more of the front wall, the rear wall, the upper wall, the lower wall, and the pair of lateral walls (15E, 15F), right and left, are removable relative to the frame and wherein the at least one first intake cavity is made in the lower wall. - a containment and processing tank for the product to be dispensed which has a front wall, which is equipped at the bottom of it with a dispensing mouth for dispensing the beverage, - a dispenser, located at the beverage dispensing mouth and able to be turned on or off to allow the beverage to be dispensed; - a thermal treatment cylinder located inside the containment tank; - a stirrer located outside an outer surface of said thermal treatment cylinder and adapted to rotate about a respective axis of rotation; - a refrigerating plant comprising a first exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a pressure reducing unit and a compressor, the first heat exchanger being located inside said thermal treatment cylinder, - a containment compartment for the second heat exchanger and the compressor,
A clamp having a clamp band which comprises a clamping head with two clamping jaws (4, 5), a feed-through opening, through which a clamping element is fed for tensioning the clamp, being realized in each of said clamping jaws, wherein at least one contact surface (20, 21), on which a support surface of the clamping element can be placed at least in part, is realized on an edge of each of the passage openings, wherein the clamping jaws (4, 5) are arranged at an angle with respect to one another and one of the clamping jaws (4, 5) comprises an anti-rotation device for the clamping element, characterized in that at least one reinforcing bead is realized in the clamping jaws (4, 5).