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A method of measuring electric fields produced within the earth with at least one dual mode sensor capable of operation on land and underwater, the sensor having a plurality of electric field sensing electrodes for capacitive coupling to an ambient electric field, the electric field sensing electrodes mounted in sensor arms which are mechanically detachable from a main body of the sensor, and further comprising magnetic field sensors for sensing the magnetic fields produced within the earth by a geophysical source, comprising the steps of: detaching the sensor arms from the sensor body; locating at least one sensor on the earth's surface by placing the sensor electrodes at spaced positions from the sensor body on a land ground surface without modification of the ground surface and maintaining data communication between the sensor body and the electrodes after the step of detaching the sensor arms from the sensor body; capacitively coupling to the electrical potentials in the local environment with the electric field sensing electrodes of the at least one sensor; sensing the ambient electrical potential with the sensor electrodes; and forming a measure of the sensed ambient electrical potential; forming with the magnetic field sensors a measure of the magnetic field produced by the geophysical source. detaching the sensor arms from the sensor body; locating at least one sensor on the earth's surface by placing the sensor electrodes at spaced positions from the sensor body on a land ground surface without modification of the ground surface and maintaining data communication between the sensor body and the electrodes after the step of detaching the sensor arms from the sensor body; capacitively coupling to the electrical potentials in the local environment with the electric field sensing electrodes of the at least one sensor; sensing the ambient electrical potential with the sensor electrodes; and forming a measure of the sensed ambient electrical potential; forming with the magnetic field sensors a measure of the magnetic field produced by the geophysical source.
A method of refurbishing an article, the article having an internal surface defining an internal cavity comprising: preparing the internal surface to remove physical damage and contamination from the internal surface, wherein preparing the internal surface includes increasing an internal dimension of the internal cavity to a size that is larger than a required dimension for the article; engaging a sputtering unit with the article whereby a sputtering electrode assembly portion of the sputtering unit is placed into the cavity and a sealing portion of the sputtering unit is sealed to the article and the internal surface of the article defines a boundary of a sputtering chamber; providing a dimensional value related to the internal dimension of the internal cavity, wherein the internal dimension is measured after preparing the internal surface and before operating the sputtering unit, and the dimensional value is determined by the measurement; and operating the sputtering unit to reduce the internal dimension of the internal cavity based upon the provided dimensional value. preparing the internal surface to remove physical damage and contamination from the internal surface, wherein preparing the internal surface includes increasing an internal dimension of the internal cavity to a size that is larger than a required dimension for the article; engaging a sputtering unit with the article whereby a sputtering electrode assembly portion of the sputtering unit is placed into the cavity and a sealing portion of the sputtering unit is sealed to the article and the internal surface of the article defines a boundary of a sputtering chamber; providing a dimensional value related to the internal dimension of the internal cavity, wherein the internal dimension is measured after preparing the internal surface and before operating the sputtering unit, and the dimensional value is determined by the measurement; and operating the sputtering unit to reduce the internal dimension of the internal cavity based upon the provided dimensional value.
A liquid detergent composition comprising: a) one or more hydroperoxy fatty acid producing enzymes selected from the group consisting of: alpha-dioxygenases; b) a surfactant system comprising one or more anionic surfactants and one or more co-surfactants selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof, wherein the weight ratio of the anionic surfactants to the co-surfactants is less than 9:1, preferably from 5:1 to 1:1, more preferably from 4:1 to 2:1; and c) from 30 wt% to 95 wt% by weight of the composition of a liquid carrier, wherein the liquid carrier is water; preferably the composition is a liquid manual dishwashing composition. a) one or more hydroperoxy fatty acid producing enzymes selected from the group consisting of: alpha-dioxygenases; b) a surfactant system comprising one or more anionic surfactants and one or more co-surfactants selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof, wherein the weight ratio of the anionic surfactants to the co-surfactants is less than 9:1, preferably from 5:1 to 1:1, more preferably from 4:1 to 2:1; and c) from 30 wt% to 95 wt% by weight of the composition of a liquid carrier, wherein the liquid carrier is water;
Method for determining an optimal frequency (f o) for the execution of a software application on an information-processing system, comprising - A first execution of said application at a determined microprocessor frequency (f d), allowing to determine an overall execution time (T g) and an overall energy consumption (E g); - A second execution of said application at said determined frequency (f d), using a tool for profiling by instrumentation of the code of said application, allowing to determine measurements ( T* MPI, T* IO, T* g) on the execution of said application, said measurements comprising an overall execution time with said measurement tool ( T* g), measurements ( T* IO) on the inputs-outputs of said software application and measurements ( T* MPI) on the calls to the management and communication system; - A step of determining a first law providing an execution time (t(f)) based on the frequency (f), based on said overall execution time with said measurement tool ( T* g), said measurements on the inputs-outputs of said application and said measurements on the calls to the management and communication system, and of determining a second law providing an energy consumption (E(f)) based on the frequency (f), said first law being expressed in the form t f = a f + T ∞ Wherein T ∞ = T g T g ∗ ⋅ T ∗ and a = f d · ( T g - T ∞) and T ∗ = T IO ∗ + T MPI ∗ - A step of determining said optimal frequency (f o) as the frequency optimising a criterion (C(f)) combining said execution time and said energy consumption, based on the frequency, determined respectively by said first and second laws. - A first execution of said application at a determined microprocessor frequency (f d), allowing to determine an overall execution time (T g) and an overall energy consumption (E g); - A second execution of said application at said determined frequency (f d), using a tool for profiling by instrumentation of the code of said application, allowing to determine measurements ( T* MPI, T* IO, T* g) on the execution of said application, said measurements comprising an overall execution time with said measurement tool ( T* g), measurements ( T* IO) on the inputs-outputs of said software application and measurements ( T* MPI) on the calls to the management and communication system; - A step of determining a first law providing an execution time (t(f)) based on the frequency (f), based on said overall execution time with said measurement tool ( T* g), said measurements on the inputs-outputs of said application and said measurements on the calls to the management and communication system, and of determining a second law providing an energy consumption (E(f)) based on the frequency (f), said first law being expressed in the form t f = a f + T ∞ Wherein T ∞ = T g T g ∗ ⋅ T ∗ and a = f d · ( T g - T ∞) and T ∗ = T IO ∗ + T MPI ∗ - A step of determining said optimal frequency (f o) as the frequency optimising a criterion (C(f)) combining said execution time and said energy consumption, based on the frequency, determined respectively by said first and second laws.
IMPACT ABSORPTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES, comprising shock absorbers attached to parts of the chassis of a vehicle, wherein the shock absorbers absorb the energy generated during a frontal impact against the front and/or back of the vehicle; wherein: - it comprises a pair of shock absorbing modules arranged in parallel, each of them comprised by two tubular bodies: a first and a second tubular body fitted one inside the other and guided with telescopic guides, combined with a shock absorber located inside the inner body of said tubular bodies,; - one of the ends of each shock absorber is fitted by means of a first articulated connection to a support being an elongated component welded to a first base joined to the first tubular body, while the opposite end of the shock absorber is fitted by means of a second articulated connection to a pair of lugs welded to a second cross base joined to the second tubular body, characterized in that the first tubular body is a component of the chassis of the vehicle, while the second tubular body is guided inside the first tubular body, where the second tubular body is able to move relative to the first tubular body during the frontal impact. - it comprises a pair of shock absorbing modules arranged in parallel, each of them comprised by two tubular bodies: a first and a second tubular body fitted one inside the other and guided with telescopic guides, combined with a shock absorber located inside the inner body of said tubular bodies,; - one of the ends of each shock absorber is fitted by means of a first articulated connection to a support being an elongated component welded to a first base joined to the first tubular body, while the opposite end of the shock absorber is fitted by means of a second articulated connection to a pair of lugs welded to a second cross base joined to the second tubular body, characterized in that the first tubular body is a component of the chassis of the vehicle, while the second tubular body is guided inside the first tubular body, where the second tubular body is able to move relative to the first tubular body during the frontal impact.
Biaxially-oriented film for thermoforming, wherein the film contains at least 85% by weight polyethylene and at least 95% by weight polyolefins, based on the total mass of the film, characterised in that the polyethylene has an elongation at break of at least 7 in the stress-strain diagram, wherein the stress-strain diagram is measured at a temperature of 10°C below the melting point of the polyethylene and the melting point is determined by differential scanning calorimetry using a heating rate of 10°C per minute.
A magnetic base for a sample plate of a sample processing system, the magnetic base comprising: a first plate comprising a first top surface, a bottom surface, and a sample plate mounting cavity wall mounted to the first top surface, wherein the first plate and the sample plate mounting cavity wall define a sample plate mounting cavity configured to accommodate a sample plate of a sample processing system, characterized in that the magnetic base comprises a second plate extending parallel to the first plate, the second plate comprising a second top surface, and a magnet mounting cavity wall extending between the bottom surface of the first plate and the second top surface of the second plate, wherein the first plate, the second plate, and the magnet mounting cavity wall define a magnet mounting cavity configured to accommodate a free floating magnet, wherein the magnetic base comprises a free floating magnet mounted within the magnet mounting cavity. a first plate comprising a first top surface, a bottom surface, and a sample plate mounting cavity wall mounted to the first top surface, wherein the first plate and the sample plate mounting cavity wall define a sample plate mounting cavity configured to accommodate a sample plate of a sample processing system, a first top surface, a bottom surface, and a sample plate mounting cavity wall mounted to the first top surface, wherein the first plate and the sample plate mounting cavity wall define a sample plate mounting cavity configured to accommodate a sample plate of a sample processing system, characterized in that the magnetic base comprises a second plate extending parallel to the first plate, the second plate comprising a second top surface, and a magnet mounting cavity wall extending between the bottom surface of the first plate and the second top surface of the second plate, wherein the first plate, the second plate, and the magnet mounting cavity wall define a magnet mounting cavity configured to accommodate a free floating magnet, wherein the magnetic base comprises a free floating magnet mounted within the magnet mounting cavity. a second top surface, and a magnet mounting cavity wall extending between the bottom surface of the first plate and the second top surface of the second plate, wherein the first plate, the second plate, and the magnet mounting cavity wall define a magnet mounting cavity configured to accommodate a free floating magnet, wherein the magnetic base comprises a free floating magnet mounted within the magnet mounting cavity.
A toy assembly, comprising: a housing (12, 360); an inner object inside the housing (12, 360); a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing (12, 360) to expose the inner object, wherein the breakout mechanism includes a base member, a plunger member, a biasing element that exerts a separating force urging the plunger member and the base member apart, and a release element that is positionable in a blocking position in which the release element blocks the biasing element from moving the plunger member and the base member apart and that is removable from the blocking position to permit the biasing element to drive the plunger member and the base member apart; characterised in that a protrusion on an outer surface of a body of the plunger member is sized to fit within a plunger locking recess on the base member, and wherein the release element is a wedge that is inserted into a slot in the base member to urge the body of the plunger member to one side of an interior of the base member and the protrusion into the plunger locking recess. a housing (12, 360); an inner object inside the housing (12, 360); a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing (12, 360) to expose the inner object, wherein the breakout mechanism includes a base member, a plunger member, a biasing element that exerts a separating force urging the plunger member and the base member apart, and a release element that is positionable in a blocking position in which the release element blocks the biasing element from moving the plunger member and the base member apart and that is removable from the blocking position to permit the biasing element to drive the plunger member and the base member apart; characterised in that a protrusion on an outer surface of a body of the plunger member is sized to fit within a plunger locking recess on the base member, and wherein the release element is a wedge that is inserted into a slot in the base member to urge the body of the plunger member to one side of an interior of the base member and the protrusion into the plunger locking recess.
Device for measuring a thickness of strips or sections, particularly in horizontal strip casting plants, comprising: a vessel from which a liquid or pasty metal melt or steel melt issues, a co-travelling mould for receiving the liquid or pasty metal melt or steel melt, a measuring device for contactless measurement of the thickness of the liquid or pasty metal melt on the mould, and a control by which on the basis of a measurement signal of the measuring device a control signal by which a device for distribution of the melt is controllable can be generated, characterised in that the measuring device comprises a laser and an optical sensor which are so arranged that the thickness is measurable in distribution over the width. a vessel from which a liquid or pasty metal melt or steel melt issues, a co-travelling mould for receiving the liquid or pasty metal melt or steel melt, a measuring device for contactless measurement of the thickness of the liquid or pasty metal melt on the mould, and a control by which on the basis of a measurement signal of the measuring device a control signal by which a device for distribution of the melt is controllable can be generated, characterised in that the measuring device comprises a laser and an optical sensor which are so arranged that the thickness is measurable in distribution over the width.
A foldable bag comprising: a compartment for holding articles including first and second opposing body panels (14,16) constructed of a foldable material and connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides to define a mouth formed opposite the bottom; a patch coupled to at least one of the first panel and the second panel, the patch being configured as an external pocket having separate closure means from the mouth; at least one strap coupled to the first panel, the at least one strap disposed proximate the mouth and extending in a lateral direction from the patch when in an expanded configuration and including a first fastening member; a second fastening member disposed on the first panel proximate the bottom, the first and second fastening members (32, 34) configured to be releasably attached; wherein the sides and the bottom of the compartment are foldable to collapse the compartment with the at least one strap extending outward beyond a boundary of the compartment when in a collapsed configuration, the compartment maintained substantially in the collapsed configuration when the first fastener is attached to the second fastener, and wherein the at least one strap is extendable and at least partially and retractably housable such that the at least one strap can be advanced to extend beyond the sides of the compartment and retracted into a housing on or between the patch and first body panel. a compartment for holding articles including first and second opposing body panels (14,16) constructed of a foldable material and connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides to define a mouth formed opposite the bottom; a patch coupled to at least one of the first panel and the second panel, the patch being configured as an external pocket having separate closure means from the mouth; at least one strap coupled to the first panel, the at least one strap disposed proximate the mouth and extending in a lateral direction from the patch when in an expanded configuration and including a first fastening member; a second fastening member disposed on the first panel proximate the bottom, the first and second fastening members (32, 34) configured to be releasably attached; wherein the sides and the bottom of the compartment are foldable to collapse the compartment with the at least one strap extending outward beyond a boundary of the compartment when in a collapsed configuration, the compartment maintained substantially in the collapsed configuration when the first fastener is attached to the second fastener, and wherein the at least one strap is extendable and at least partially and retractably housable such that the at least one strap can be advanced to extend beyond the sides of the compartment and retracted into a housing on or between the patch and first body panel.
A device for aligning an optical fiber with an optical waveguide, said device comprising: an optical waveguide integrated on a chip and having a light coupling grating; a switchable beam steering device bonded to said optical waveguide and comprising: a switchable liquid crystal polarization grating arranged and configured to steer an incoming light beam from said optical fiber into the light coupling grating of said optical waveguide; a first waveplate bonded to said switchable liquid crystal polarization grating and configured to receive and selectively change a polarization state of an incoming light beam; and a voltage source for operating said switchable beam steering device to steer the incoming light beam, the voltage source comprising a controller that determines a light intensity within said optical waveguide and controls voltages applied to said switchable beam steering device to increase the light intensity in said optical waveguide. an optical waveguide integrated on a chip and having a light coupling grating; a switchable beam steering device bonded to said optical waveguide and comprising: a switchable liquid crystal polarization grating arranged and configured to steer an incoming light beam from said optical fiber into the light coupling grating of said optical waveguide; a first waveplate bonded to said switchable liquid crystal polarization grating and configured to receive and selectively change a polarization state of an incoming light beam; and a voltage source for operating said switchable beam steering device to steer the incoming light beam, the voltage source comprising a controller that determines a light intensity within said optical waveguide and controls voltages applied to said switchable beam steering device to increase the light intensity in said optical waveguide. a switchable liquid crystal polarization grating arranged and configured to steer an incoming light beam from said optical fiber into the light coupling grating of said optical waveguide; a first waveplate bonded to said switchable liquid crystal polarization grating and configured to receive and selectively change a polarization state of an incoming light beam; and a voltage source for operating said switchable beam steering device to steer the incoming light beam, the voltage source comprising a controller that determines a light intensity within said optical waveguide and controls voltages applied to said switchable beam steering device to increase the light intensity in said optical waveguide.