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A method for retaining a stack of sheets in a post-processing unit, the method comprising the steps of: a) forming a stack of sheets; b) providing a wire from a wire source, the wire being plastically-elastically deformable; c) selecting a retaining element type from one of a clip element type and a stapling element type; d) determining a wire deforming program for forming a retaining element of the retaining element type selected in step c) e) forming the retaining element according to the wire deforming program by bending the wire at a number of positions along the wire and cutting the wire; and f) applying the formed retaining element to the stack of sheets, thereby retaining the stack of sheets. a) forming a stack of sheets; b) providing a wire from a wire source, the wire being plastically-elastically deformable; c) selecting a retaining element type from one of a clip element type and a stapling element type; d) determining a wire deforming program for forming a retaining element of the retaining element type selected in step c) e) forming the retaining element according to the wire deforming program by bending the wire at a number of positions along the wire and cutting the wire; and f) applying the formed retaining element to the stack of sheets, thereby retaining the stack of sheets.
An oral care implement (100,300,500), comprising: a handle (102, 302, 502) having an interior cavity (320, 513); a weight (315,512) located inside said interior cavity (320, 513) and being composed of a material that is denser than the remainder of the oral care implement; and a control (305,507) for controllably adjusting the location of the weight along a longitudinal axis of the handle for modifying a mass centroid of the oral care implement. a handle (102, 302, 502) having an interior cavity (320, 513); a weight (315,512) located inside said interior cavity (320, 513) and being composed of a material that is denser than the remainder of the oral care implement; and a control (305,507) for controllably adjusting the location of the weight along a longitudinal axis of the handle for modifying a mass centroid of the oral care implement.
A catheter drainage member configured to be attached to a catheter tube, the drainage member comprising: a body having an inner surface that includes a tapered portion; characterized in: a non-symmetrical well defined by the tapered portion of the inner surface of the body, the non-symmetrical well extending from a shoulder to an end wall of the body and having a wider side and a narrower side, the non-symmetrical well configured to receive a distal end of a catheter tube and an adhesive; and wherein the non-symmetrical well is configured to selectively distribute the adhesive between the inner surface and the catheter tube. a non-symmetrical well defined by the tapered portion of the inner surface of the body, the non-symmetrical well extending from a shoulder to an end wall of the body and having a wider side and a narrower side, the non-symmetrical well configured to receive a distal end of a catheter tube and an adhesive; and wherein the non-symmetrical well is configured to selectively distribute the adhesive between the inner surface and the catheter tube.
Plug-in connector for a hollow profile, in particular warm-edge hollow profile, of a spacer of an insulating glazing, wherein the plug-in connector has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of, in particular two, plug-connectable connector parts (2, 3), - wherein a first connector part is in the form of a preferably straight plug-in tray with a cross section which is U-shaped at least in regions having a tray bottom, lateral tray webs extending from both sides of the tray bottom, open axial end faces and an axially continuous inner tray cavity and also having preferably resilient retaining elements (26, 27, 28) for retention in the hollow profile, - wherein another connector part is in the form of a bridge with a U-shaped cross section having a bridge roof and edge-side lateral bridge webs extending from the bridge roof and also an axially continuous bridge cavity, wherein the further connector part, by way of the bridge webs, can be inserted into the first connector part in a plug-in direction transversely to the longitudinal axis in a manner facing the tray bottom and can be locked by means of a locking device, characterized in that the plug-in connector has a separate guide device of the connector parts (2, 3) which is locally and functionally separated from the locking device and is designed to guide the connector parts (2, 3) when they are plug-connected in the plug-in direction and in the plug-connected position and also to mutually hold the plug-connected connector parts (2, 3) in the direction of the longitudinal axis. - wherein a first connector part is in the form of a preferably straight plug-in tray with a cross section which is U-shaped at least in regions having a tray bottom, lateral tray webs extending from both sides of the tray bottom, open axial end faces and an axially continuous inner tray cavity and also having preferably resilient retaining elements (26, 27, 28) for retention in the hollow profile, - wherein another connector part is in the form of a bridge with a U-shaped cross section having a bridge roof and edge-side lateral bridge webs extending from the bridge roof and also an axially continuous bridge cavity, wherein the further connector part, by way of the bridge webs, can be inserted into the first connector part in a plug-in direction transversely to the longitudinal axis in a manner facing the tray bottom and can be locked by means of a locking device, characterized in that the plug-in connector has a separate guide device of the connector parts (2, 3) which is locally and functionally separated from the locking device and is designed to guide the connector parts (2, 3) when they are plug-connected in the plug-in direction and in the plug-connected position and also to mutually hold the plug-connected connector parts (2, 3) in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
A ball valve assembly, comprising: a valve body having a single inline fluid passage therethrough between an inlet port and an outlet port, the single inline fluid passage having a central longitudinal axis; a valve seat disposed within the valve body; a ball valve sealingly seated in the valve seat; an operating stem having a rotation axis transverse to the central longitudinal axis of the single inline fluid passage, the operating stem rotationally fixed with respect to the ball valve and rotatably journaled to the valve body such that rotation of the operating stem about the rotation axis rotates the ball valve within the valve seat; at least two bores (34, 36) extending through the ball valve, each of the at least two bores having a central axis disposed along a plane coincident with the central longitudinal axis of the single inline fluid passage, the central axis of the first bore intersecting with the central axis of the second bore, characterized in that the ball valve is capable of rotating between fully open positions in which, respectively, the central axis of one or the other of the at least two bores is aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the single inline passage of the valve body and a fully closed position in which no portion of any one of the at least two bores are in fluid communication with the single inline passageway of the valve body. a valve body having a single inline fluid passage therethrough between an inlet port and an outlet port, the single inline fluid passage having a central longitudinal axis; a valve seat disposed within the valve body; a ball valve sealingly seated in the valve seat; an operating stem having a rotation axis transverse to the central longitudinal axis of the single inline fluid passage, the operating stem rotationally fixed with respect to the ball valve and rotatably journaled to the valve body such that rotation of the operating stem about the rotation axis rotates the ball valve within the valve seat; at least two bores (34, 36) extending through the ball valve, each of the at least two bores having a central axis disposed along a plane coincident with the central longitudinal axis of the single inline fluid passage, the central axis of the first bore intersecting with the central axis of the second bore, characterized in that the ball valve is capable of rotating between fully open positions in which, respectively, the central axis of one or the other of the at least two bores is aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the single inline passage of the valve body and a fully closed position in which no portion of any one of the at least two bores are in fluid communication with the single inline passageway of the valve body.
Method for producing forged components from TiAl alloys, namely blades for turbomachinery, in which method a melt of a TiAl alloy is provided which is cast in a horizontal centrifugal casting process such that at least one TiAl cast semi-finished product (10, 11, 12) is produced, the TiAl cast semi-finished product being shaped to form a TiAl forged part by means of forging, characterized in that the TiAl cast semi-finished product is in the shape of a ring and is forged to form an annular disc from which blades for turbomachinery are separated.
A control device for control and detection of the flame of a burner, comprising an ionisation electrode configured to be arranged at a region in which a flame of the burner is present; said ionisation electrode being configured to generate an ionisation current (Ion) as a function of a status of the flame; wherein it comprises: - an electric circuit for generating a triangular voltage signal (Vtr) having a triangle wave form and connected to the ionisation electrode in such a way that on varying the ionisation current (Ion) the average value of the triangular voltage signal (Vtr) also varies; - a first output circuit connected to the circuit for generating the triangular voltage signal (Vtr) and comprising a low-pass filter for filtering said triangular voltage signal (Vtr) so as to obtain in output an analog signal representing the average value of the triangular voltage signal (Vtr); - a second output circuit connected to the circuit for generating the triangular voltage signal (Vtr) and comprising an electronic group for generating a duty-cycle as a function of the triangular voltage signal (Vtr); said electronic group for generating the duty-cycle being configured to generate a signal having a square wave output signal representing said duty-cycle. - an electric circuit for generating a triangular voltage signal (Vtr) having a triangle wave form and connected to the ionisation electrode in such a way that on varying the ionisation current (Ion) the average value of the triangular voltage signal (Vtr) also varies; - a first output circuit connected to the circuit for generating the triangular voltage signal (Vtr) and comprising a low-pass filter for filtering said triangular voltage signal (Vtr) so as to obtain in output an analog signal representing the average value of the triangular voltage signal (Vtr); - a second output circuit connected to the circuit for generating the triangular voltage signal (Vtr) and comprising an electronic group for generating a duty-cycle as a function of the triangular voltage signal (Vtr); said electronic group for generating the duty-cycle being configured to generate a signal having a square wave output signal representing said duty-cycle.
An aberration characterization method for characterizing at least one optical aberration of an optical system of an image acquisition device, the optical system having an associated optical transfer function that is dependent on the aberrations, the image acquisition device being capable of acquiring at least two images in a field of image capture in a manner so as to introduce a differential aberration between the two images, each image being defined by a digital image signal, the method comprising the following steps: - obtaining (50,62) of a first image and a second image of a same given zone of the field of image capture, the second image being acquired with a differential aberration relative to the first image, each image acquisition having an associated optical transfer function; - using of a convolutional image formation model for the images acquired using an optical transfer function that is dependent on at least one optical aberration (Δaberr); - calculation (58, 60, 70, 72) of at least one parameter characterizing at least one optical aberration by minimisation of a functional, defined using the convolutional model of image formation, expressed as a function of the first and second images acquired, from a modelling of the optical transfer functions associated with the two image acquisitions dependent on the one or more optical aberrations to be characterized as well as on the differential aberration (Δaberr), the method being characterized in that the optical system to be characterised comprises at least one set of detector arrays (40 1, 40 2,.., 40 N) arranged in a staggered configuration, and in which said first and second images belong to the zones of overlap between adjacent detector arrays, and wherein said second image is acquired by a second detector array from the at least one set of detector arrays with a differential aberration with respect to said first image acquired by a first detector array from the at least one set of detector arrays. - obtaining (50,62) of a first image and a second image of a same given zone of the field of image capture, the second image being acquired with a differential aberration relative to the first image, each image acquisition having an associated optical transfer function; - using of a convolutional image formation model for the images acquired using an optical transfer function that is dependent on at least one optical aberration (Δaberr); - calculation (58, 60, 70, 72) of at least one parameter characterizing at least one optical aberration by minimisation of a functional, defined using the convolutional model of image formation, expressed as a function of the first and second images acquired, from a modelling of the optical transfer functions associated with the two image acquisitions dependent on the one or more optical aberrations to be characterized as well as on the differential aberration (Δaberr),
A method of conducting a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) telephone call that is performed by a mobile telephony device, comprising: establishing a first wireless data connection with a data network; performing setup procedures to setup the VOIP telephone call, wherein the telephony device receives a certificate identifying the VOIP telephone call while performing the setup procedures; communicating with a media relay over the first wireless data connection to exchange data packets bearing the media of the VOIP telephone call; establishing a second wireless data connection to the data network; sending a message to the media relay via the second wireless data connection. the message including the certificate identifying the VOIP telephone call; and communicating with the media relay over the second wireless data connection to exchange data packets bearing the media of the VOIP telephone call. establishing a first wireless data connection with a data network; performing setup procedures to setup the VOIP telephone call, wherein the telephony device receives a certificate identifying the VOIP telephone call while performing the setup procedures; communicating with a media relay over the first wireless data connection to exchange data packets bearing the media of the VOIP telephone call; establishing a second wireless data connection to the data network; sending a message to the media relay via the second wireless data connection. the message including the certificate identifying the VOIP telephone call; and communicating with the media relay over the second wireless data connection to exchange data packets bearing the media of the VOIP telephone call.
A synchronization signal sending method, comprising: determining, by a transmit end device, a first signal, wherein the transmit end device operates in a serving cell, the first signal comprises a first synchronization sequence, the first synchronization sequence is a sequence obtained after a special Zadoff-Chu, ZC, sequence is cyclically shifted by a first quantity of digits and then dot multiplication or conjugate multiplication is performed on the cyclically shifted special ZC sequence and a characteristic sequence, the special ZC sequence is a ZC sequence with a root index being +1 or a conjugate sequence of the ZC sequence with a root index +1, the characteristic sequence and/or the first quantity of digits are/is corresponding to a cell identity of the serving cell, and the characteristic sequence is used to distinguish the serving cell from another cell; and sending, by the transmit end device, the first signal to a receive end device, wherein the first signal is used for performing synchronization by the receive end device. determining, by a transmit end device, a first signal, wherein the transmit end device operates in a serving cell, the first signal comprises a first synchronization sequence, the first synchronization sequence is a sequence obtained after a special Zadoff-Chu, ZC, sequence is cyclically shifted by a first quantity of digits and then dot multiplication or conjugate multiplication is performed on the cyclically shifted special ZC sequence and a characteristic sequence, the special ZC sequence is a ZC sequence with a root index being +1 or a conjugate sequence of the ZC sequence with a root index +1, the characteristic sequence and/or the first quantity of digits are/is corresponding to a cell identity of the serving cell, and the characteristic sequence is used to distinguish the serving cell from another cell; and sending, by the transmit end device, the first signal to a receive end device, wherein the first signal is used for performing synchronization by the receive end device.
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula wherein A 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-3 alkyl; wherein is selected from the group consisting of and wherein each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, -OH, -OCH 3, -OCH 2 CH 3, -SC alkyl, -SOC alkyl, -SO 2 C alkyl, -C alkyl, -CO 2 R d, -CONR e R f, -CCR g, and -CN; and wherein R d is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and -C alkyl; R e is selected from the group consisting of H and -C alkyl; R f is selected from the group consisting of H and -C alkyl; and R g is selected from the group consisting of H, -CH 2 OH and -CH 2 CH 2 OH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; comprising reacting a compound of formula (VIII) with carbon monoxide gas or source of carbon monoxide; in the presence of a tertiary organic base; in the presence of coupling system; in an alcohol of the formula A 1 OH; at a temperature in the range of from 60°C to 120°C; to yield the corresponding compound of formula. wherein each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, -OH, -OCH 3, -OCH 2 CH 3, -SC alkyl, -SOC alkyl, -SO 2 C alkyl, -C alkyl, -CO 2 R d, -CONR e R f, -CCR g, and -CN; and wherein R d is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and -C alkyl; R e is selected from the group consisting of H and -C alkyl; R f is selected from the group consisting of H and -C alkyl; and R g is selected from the group consisting of H, -CH 2 OH and -CH 2 CH 2 OH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; comprising reacting a compound of formula (VIII) with carbon monoxide gas or source of carbon monoxide; in the presence of a tertiary organic base; in the presence of coupling system; in an alcohol of the formula A 1 OH; at a temperature in the range of from 60°C to 120°C; to yield the corresponding compound of formula.
A simulation circuit having at least one AC port intended to be coonected to at least one electricity generation unit, the circuit comprising at least one bank of first resistors (31, 32, 33,..., 3n) capable of being selectively connected to the AC port by means of connection means (4, 41, 42, 43,..., 4n), the connection means (4, 41, 42, 43,..., 4n) comprising a control unit (10, 101, 102, 103,..., 10n) enabling to selectively connect and disconnect each first resistor (31, 32, 33,..., 3n) to the AC port, characterized in that the circuit further comprises at least one reversible AC-DC converter comprising a second AC side connected to the AC port and a DC side connected to a direct current power dissipation sub-circuit connected to at least one electric battery capable of being charged with direct current and of being discharged with direct current, wherein the circuit comprises a measuring element, which is provided on the AC port and which is able to supply measurement values, when the port is connected to the at least one electricity generation unit, wherein the control unit is connected to the measuring element, and is able to determine from the measurement values a first power (Pmes) present on the AC port, wherein the converter is a second inverter for dissipation of power received from the AC port on its second AC side and/or generation of power on the AC port from its second AC side, wherein the converter, the direct current power dissipation sub-circuit and the electric battery compensate a difference between the first power (Pmes) and a second power (Pb) of the bank of first resistors (31, 32, 33,..., 3n).
A pendant- or free-standing luminaire, having - a LED light source for emitting a light, - a flat, plate-like light-guide arrangement, wherein the light-guide arrangement has an opening and the LED light source is arranged in such a manner that a first part of the light is emitted downwards via the opening and a second part of the light is coupled into the light-guide arrangement via a circumferential edge of the opening, the design is such that the second part of the light is furthermore emitted upwards via a flat side (37, 38) of the light-guide arrangement, wherein the light-guide arrangement has a first plate-shaped sub-area and a second plate-shaped sub-area, characterized in that the opening is formed by a gap between the first plate-shaped sub-area and the second plate-shaped sub-area, and that the light-guide arrangement furthermore has a center part, which forms an optical element for the optical influencing of the first part of the light, wherein the optical element comprises a lens and/or a reflector. - a LED light source for emitting a light, - a flat, plate-like light-guide arrangement,
Method for strapping objects, the method comprising the following steps: • conveying an object (7, 7') to a strapping station using a conveying device (13, 14), • forming at least one loop of strapping tape around the object (7, 7') using a strapping device, • connecting the ends of the loop with one another, • controlling strapping parameters which comprise at least the strapping position using a control unit, characterized by the following steps: • detecting the optical properties of the object (7, 7') using a camera; • evaluating of the image of the camera for determining areas which are not to be covered by strapping; • controlling the strapping position so that the strapping position is outside the areas not to be strapped. • conveying an object (7, 7') to a strapping station using a conveying device (13, 14), • forming at least one loop of strapping tape around the object (7, 7') using a strapping device, • connecting the ends of the loop with one another, • controlling strapping parameters which comprise at least the strapping position using a control unit, • detecting the optical properties of the object (7, 7') using a camera; • evaluating of the image of the camera for determining areas which are not to be covered by strapping; • controlling the strapping position so that the strapping position is outside the areas not to be strapped.