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An ultrasound system comprising: an ultrasound data acquirer adapted to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object including a fetus, and acquire ultrasound data by receiving an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object; a processor adapted to generate an ultrasound image with the ultrasound data; a display adapted to display the ultrasound image on a screen; and a user input unit adapted to receive a user command for setting position information of the fetus corresponding to a posture of the fetus based on the ultrasound image, wherein the processor is adapted to set direction information, indicating the posture of the fetus and including at least one of an anterior, posterior, left and right of the fetus, on the screen in response to the user command, characterised in that the processor is adapted to detect an object of interest from the ultrasound image of the object displayed on the screen with the direction information of the fetus set thereon, detect a central point of the ultrasound image, set a width central line and a height central line with respect to the central point on the ultrasound image, detect a position of the OOI based on the direction information of the fetus, the width central line, and the height central line and generate position information of the detected OOI based on the detected position of the OOI. an ultrasound data acquirer adapted to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object including a fetus, and acquire ultrasound data by receiving an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object; a processor adapted to generate an ultrasound image with the ultrasound data; a display adapted to display the ultrasound image on a screen; and a user input unit adapted to receive a user command for setting position information of the fetus corresponding to a posture of the fetus based on the ultrasound image, wherein the processor is adapted to set direction information, indicating the posture of the fetus and including at least one of an anterior, posterior, left and right of the fetus, on the screen in response to the user command, characterised in that the processor is adapted to detect an object of interest from the ultrasound image of the object displayed on the screen with the direction information of the fetus set thereon, detect a central point of the ultrasound image, set a width central line and a height central line with respect to the central point on the ultrasound image, detect a position of the OOI based on the direction information of the fetus, the width central line, and the height central line and generate position information of the detected OOI based on the detected position of the OOI.
A gelastic cushion comprising: first buckling wall made of a gelastic material defining an opening area comprising a first opening area on a first side of the cushion and second openings, the first buckling wall being capable of buckling, when a force is applied to the first buckling wall by an object; and a second buckling wall made of a gelastic material in the opening area, the second buckling wall being capable of buckling, the second buckling wall thereby providing increased support to the force exerted by the object to distribute the object's weight, after the first buckling wall has buckled a predetermined amount to thereby decrease the chances that the first buckling wall will bottom out; wherein the first opening area comprised by the opening area comprises an open-ended opening area where there is no gelastic material extending across and enclosing the first set of buckling walls on the first side of the cushion, said first buckling wall having a height H1 and a width W1 which allow it to buckle into the first opening area, said second buckling wall defining, with the first buckling wall, at least two second openings, said second buckling wall having a height H2 and a width W2 which allow it to buckle into the second openings, and wherein the difference between H1 and H2 is D1 and H1 is greater than H2. first buckling wall made of a gelastic material defining an opening area comprising a first opening area on a first side of the cushion and second openings, the first buckling wall being capable of buckling, when a force is applied to the first buckling wall by an object; and a second buckling wall made of a gelastic material in the opening area, the second buckling wall being capable of buckling, the second buckling wall thereby providing increased support to the force exerted by the object to distribute the object's weight, after the first buckling wall has buckled a predetermined amount to thereby decrease the chances that the first buckling wall will bottom out; wherein the first opening area comprised by the opening area comprises an open-ended opening area where there is no gelastic material extending across and enclosing the first set of buckling walls on the first side of the cushion, said first buckling wall having a height H1 and a width W1 which allow it to buckle into the first opening area, said second buckling wall defining, with the first buckling wall, at least two second openings, said second buckling wall having a height H2 and a width W2 which allow it to buckle into the second openings, and wherein the difference between H1 and H2 is D1 and H1 is greater than H2.
A unit for forming a layer of at least one batch having a length L of groups of articles, comprising: - a first conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of said groups in an abutting relationship, and driven by a first motor; and - a second conveyor adapted to separate said batch from said remaining groups for a gap; - a control unit for controlling the first motor and therefore generating a speed profile of conveyor, characterized by - comprising manipulating means for forming the layer and adapted to manipulate said separated batch onto an area defined by said second conveyor - comprising sensing means arranged on second conveyor for sensing the presence of groups on said second conveyor, said sensing means being arranged at a distance F measured from end of second conveyor adjacent to first conveyor along direction X along which groups advance - said control unit being configured for updating the speed profile of conveyor on the basis of the signal generated by the sensing means such that, in the updated configuration, the speed profile of conveyor is such that group travels for a length L-F after sensing means sense the presence of batch on conveyor - a first conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of said groups in an abutting relationship, and driven by a first motor; and - a second conveyor adapted to separate said batch from said remaining groups for a gap; - a control unit for controlling the first motor and therefore generating a speed profile of conveyor, - comprising manipulating means for forming the layer and adapted to manipulate said separated batch onto an area defined by said second conveyor - comprising sensing means arranged on second conveyor for sensing the presence of groups on said second conveyor, said sensing means being arranged at a distance F measured from end of second conveyor adjacent to first conveyor along direction X along which groups advance - said control unit being configured for updating the speed profile of conveyor on the basis of the signal generated by the sensing means such that, in the updated configuration, the speed profile of conveyor is such that group travels for a length L-F after sensing means sense the presence of batch on conveyor
A method of fuel system protection for an internal combustion engine comprising: introducing a directly injected fuel into a combustion chamber through a direct fuel injector; introducing a fumigated fuel trough a fuel injector upstream of an intake valve; and selectively operating said internal combustion engine with at least one of said directly injected fuel and said fumigated fuel. determining a temperature of said direct fuel injector as a function of engine operating parameters; advancing intake valve timing from a normal intake valve timing when said temperature rises above a first predetermined value such that an overlap between an opened intake valve and an opened exhaust valve of said combustion chamber increases; and returning intake valve timing to said normal intake valve timing after said temperature is below a second predetermined value; wherein the first predetermined value is greater than the second predetermined value. introducing a directly injected fuel into a combustion chamber through a direct fuel injector; introducing a fumigated fuel trough a fuel injector upstream of an intake valve; and selectively operating said internal combustion engine with at least one of said directly injected fuel and said fumigated fuel. determining a temperature of said direct fuel injector as a function of engine operating parameters; advancing intake valve timing from a normal intake valve timing when said temperature rises above a first predetermined value such that an overlap between an opened intake valve and an opened exhaust valve of said combustion chamber increases; and returning intake valve timing to said normal intake valve timing after said temperature is below a second predetermined value; wherein the first predetermined value is greater than the second predetermined value.
Apparatus to accumulate and supply electric energy to a user device, said user device being connected to said apparatus and to an electric network, said apparatus comprising: at least one renewable energy production unit; an accumulation unit to accumulate the electric energy produced by the at least one renewable energy production unit, and a control and command unit, wherein said accumulation unit comprises at least one ultracapacitor to accumulate the electric energy, wherein said apparatus comprises an electric energy convertor connected between said ultracapacitor and said user device and configured to transform the electric energy accumulated in said ultracapacitor into energy suitable to be used by said user device, wherein the apparatus comprises a first switch device connected between said electric energy converter and said user device, and a second switch device connected between said user device and said electric network, wherein said control and command unit is configured to selectively activate said first switch device and said second switch device and to selectively connect said user device to said accumulation unit or respectively to said electric network at least as a function of the charge available in said at least one ultracapacitor, characterized in that said command and control unit commands the electric energy converter and is controlled by an electronic board, wherein said command and control unit is configured to generate two waves of power voltage having two frequency bursts, with a frequency very similar to the value of nominal frequency of the power voltage of the external electric network, in which a first frequency burst is a frequency slightly higher than nominal frequency, while the other burst is a slightly lower frequency, but both comprised in the range of tolerance of the external electric network, such that, during the frequency bursts, to command the commutation, wherein the control and command unit is configured to wait until the sinusoidal wave of the electric energy converter is synchronized with the sinusoidal wave of the external electric network, detecting the synchronization when both sinusoidal waves reach the value of 0V in the passage toward the positive side of the sinusoidal wave.
A cutting module (100, 200, 300), comprising: a housing (102, 202) to engage the cutting module with a drive shaft (108, 208), the cutting module to be movable along the drive shaft laterally to a media path (103, 203); a cutter (104, 204, 304) engaged with the housing, the cutter to cut media (110, 210) along the media path; and a drive system (106, 206) engaged with the housing, characterized in that the drive system is to drive the cutter such that the cutter cuts media along the media path when the drive shaft rotates in a first drive direction and to lock when the drive shaft rotates in a second drive direction such that the cutting module moves with the drive shaft. a housing (102, 202) to engage the cutting module with a drive shaft (108, 208), the cutting module to be movable along the drive shaft laterally to a media path (103, 203); a cutter (104, 204, 304) engaged with the housing, the cutter to cut media (110, 210) along the media path; and a drive system (106, 206) engaged with the housing, characterized in that the drive system is to drive the cutter such that the cutter cuts media along the media path when the drive shaft rotates in a first drive direction and to lock when the drive shaft rotates in a second drive direction such that the cutting module moves with the drive shaft.
A synthetic method comprising: (a) combining a composition comprising an aprotic solvent and an amine-terminated or hydroxy-terminated, water-soluble polymer with a composition comprising an activated carbonate reagent selected from the group consisting of di(1-benzotriazolyl) carbonate, disuccinimidyl carbonate, p-nitrophenyl chloroformate, trichlorophenyl chloroformate, p-nitrophenyl succinimidyl carbonate, p-nitrophenyl 1-benzotriazolyl carbonate, pentafluorophenyl chloroformate, and 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole, optionally in the presence of a catalyst or acid-neutralizing base, wherein the composition comprising the activated carbonate reagent is added such that there is an excess of the activated carbonate reagent relative to the amine-terminated or hydroxy-terminated, water-soluble polymer, to thereby result in a composition comprising an active carbonate ester of the water-soluble polymer and unreacted activated carbonate reagent; and (b) adding, prior to recovering the active carbonate ester of the water-soluble polymer, a composition comprising a reactive molecule selected from the group consisting of water, a lower alkyl monohydric alcohol, hydrogen sulfide, and a lower alkyl monobasic amine to the composition comprising the active carbonate ester of the water-soluble polymer and unreacted activated carbonate reagent, wherein the composition comprising a reactive molecule is added such that greater than 50% of_unreacted activated carbonate reagent is consumed. (a) combining a composition comprising an aprotic solvent and an amine-terminated or hydroxy-terminated, water-soluble polymer with a composition comprising an activated carbonate reagent selected from the group consisting of di(1-benzotriazolyl) carbonate, disuccinimidyl carbonate, p-nitrophenyl chloroformate, trichlorophenyl chloroformate, p-nitrophenyl succinimidyl carbonate, p-nitrophenyl 1-benzotriazolyl carbonate, pentafluorophenyl chloroformate, and 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole, optionally in the presence of a catalyst or acid-neutralizing base, wherein the composition comprising the activated carbonate reagent is added such that there is an excess of the activated carbonate reagent relative to the amine-terminated or hydroxy-terminated, water-soluble polymer, to thereby result in a composition comprising an active carbonate ester of the water-soluble polymer and unreacted activated carbonate reagent; and (b) adding, prior to recovering the active carbonate ester of the water-soluble polymer, a composition comprising a reactive molecule selected from the group consisting of water, a lower alkyl monohydric alcohol, hydrogen sulfide, and a lower alkyl monobasic amine to the composition comprising the active carbonate ester of the water-soluble polymer and unreacted activated carbonate reagent, wherein the composition comprising a reactive molecule is added such that greater than 50% of_unreacted activated carbonate reagent is consumed.
A method of gasifying a carbonaceous feedstock material to generate hot reducing gases using a reactor, the method including the steps of: - choke-feeding a carbonaceous feedstock material via a sluice to form a discharge bed in a pyrolysis zone of the reactor; - heating the discharge bed in the pyrolysis zone to initiate pyrolysis in the carbonaceous feedstock material and to form a pyrolysis product; - providing a lower lying hot upper oxidation zone in the reactor by supplying a source of oxygen at a temperature of at least 800°C to the reactor at a location beneath the pyrolysis zone; - gasifying the pyrolysis product and remaining un-pyrolyzed carbonaceous feedstock material in the hot upper oxidation zone to form a char bed in an upper reduction zone of the reactor, the upper reduction zone being located beneath the hot upper oxidation zone; - converting thermal energy into chemical energy in the upper reduction zone; - providing a lower lying hot lower oxidation zone in the reactor by supplying a source of oxygen at a temperature of at least 800°C to the reactor at a location beneath a lower reduction zone of the reactor; - collecting any metal and/or slag melts present in the lower oxidation zone; - removing the metal and/or slag melts present in the lower oxidation zone; and - discharging hot reducing gases having a temperature of at least 1300°C and a CO/CO 2 ratio of ≥ 5 which have been generated in the upper reduction zone through a gas outlet located in a gas outlet section of the reactor, the gas outlet section being located between the upper reduction zone and the lower reduction zone of the reactor. - choke-feeding a carbonaceous feedstock material via a sluice to form a discharge bed in a pyrolysis zone of the reactor; - heating the discharge bed in the pyrolysis zone to initiate pyrolysis in the carbonaceous feedstock material and to form a pyrolysis product; - providing a lower lying hot upper oxidation zone in the reactor by supplying a source of oxygen at a temperature of at least 800°C to the reactor at a location beneath the pyrolysis zone; - gasifying the pyrolysis product and remaining un-pyrolyzed carbonaceous feedstock material in the hot upper oxidation zone to form a char bed in an upper reduction zone of the reactor, the upper reduction zone being located beneath the hot upper oxidation zone; - converting thermal energy into chemical energy in the upper reduction zone; - providing a lower lying hot lower oxidation zone in the reactor by supplying a source of oxygen at a temperature of at least 800°C to the reactor at a location beneath a lower reduction zone of the reactor; - collecting any metal and/or slag melts present in the lower oxidation zone; - removing the metal and/or slag melts present in the lower oxidation zone; and - discharging hot reducing gases having a temperature of at least 1300°C and a CO/CO 2 ratio of ≥ 5 which have been generated in the upper reduction zone through a gas outlet located in a gas outlet section of the reactor, the gas outlet section being located between the upper reduction zone and the lower reduction zone of the reactor.
A device for manufacturing a metal alloy blank by centrifugal casting of a molten metal alloy, comprising a centrifugal casting wheel, the centrifugal casting wheel being rotary about an axis of rotation and comprising a mold for receiving the molten metal alloy, the mold extending in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation, the device being characterized in that it comprises at least one magnet (40, 40S) arranged in such a way as to induce an electric current in the mold during the rotation of the centrifugal casting wheel about the axis of rotation.
A loudspeaker cover for a mobile device comprising a loudspeaker, having a protective shell into which the mobile device can be inserted, wherein the protective shall has a rear wall and at least one side wall with a loudspeaker opening, a plate-shaped component, which is fastened to the protective shell so that it can pivot about a first pivot axis, wherein the loudspeaker cover has at least a second plate-shaped component, which is fastened to the first plate-shaped component so that it can pivot about a second pivot axis, wherein the pivot axes (9, 11) are at right angles to each other and wherein the protective shall has an acoustic channel from the loudspeaker opening to the rear wall of the protective shell.
A splash guard for use in combination with an anastomotic surgical stapling apparatus, wherein the surgical stapling apparatus is configured and adapted to deliver wound treatment material to a target surgical site, characterised in that the splash guard comprises: a central hub defining a lumen therethrough for receiving a stem of an anvil assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus; and an annular cuff supported on the central hub and extending at least substantially therearound, wherein the annular cuff may be suitably disposed radially outward of a staple line of the surgical stapling apparatus to, in use, create a periphery of the anastomosis to prevent wound treatment material spreading therefrom. a central hub defining a lumen therethrough for receiving a stem of an anvil assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus; and an annular cuff supported on the central hub and extending at least substantially therearound, wherein the annular cuff may be suitably disposed radially outward of a staple line of the surgical stapling apparatus to, in use, create a periphery of the anastomosis to prevent wound treatment material spreading therefrom.