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A ballistic shade system designed to cover an opening in an interior wall of a building and to provide ballistic protection for the opening when the shade system is in use, comprising: a) a ballistic fabric having a first and second length edge; b) a roller that the ballistic fabric is rolled up on; c) a motor that rotates the roller and rolls the ballistic fabric shade on and off the roller; and d) a pair of side tracks mounted on the wall next to the opening, having a guide channel for the ballistic fabric; wherein the bottom horizontal edge of the ballistic fabric has a bottom bar, and characterised in that: the ballistic shade system further comprises a boltrope with a boltrope ball, and in that each of the first and second length edges has a first end of the boltrope centered inside the ballistic fabric and a boltrope ball end to travel in one of the side tracks; and in that the side tracks have an adjoining guide channel for the boltrope ball designed and positioned to guide the length edges of the shade as the ballistic fabric is driven on and off the roller. a) a ballistic fabric having a first and second length edge; b) a roller that the ballistic fabric is rolled up on; c) a motor that rotates the roller and rolls the ballistic fabric shade on and off the roller; and d) a pair of side tracks mounted on the wall next to the opening, having a guide channel for the ballistic fabric; wherein the bottom horizontal edge of the ballistic fabric has a bottom bar, and characterised in that: the ballistic shade system further comprises a boltrope with a boltrope ball, and in that each of the first and second length edges has a first end of the boltrope centered inside the ballistic fabric and a boltrope ball end to travel in one of the side tracks; and in that the side tracks have an adjoining guide channel for the boltrope ball designed and positioned to guide the length edges of the shade as the ballistic fabric is driven on and off the roller. wherein the bottom horizontal edge of the ballistic fabric has a bottom bar, and characterised in that: the ballistic shade system further comprises a boltrope with a boltrope ball, and in that each of the first and second length edges has a first end of the boltrope centered inside the ballistic fabric and a boltrope ball end to travel in one of the side tracks; and in that the side tracks have an adjoining guide channel for the boltrope ball designed and positioned to guide the length edges of the shade as the ballistic fabric is driven on and off the roller.
A system comprising a touch sensing apparatus and a stylus configured to interact with the touch sensing apparatus, said stylus comprising: a distal end configured to touch a touch surface of the touch sensing apparatus, wherein the touch surface is surrounded by a plurality of emitters along a periphery of the touch surface, said plurality of emitters are configured to emit beams of light above the touch surface forming a light field such that a contact of the distal end with the touch surface causes an attenuation of the emitted light that can be detected by a plurality of detectors arranged around the periphery of the touch surface; and a proximal end opposite the distal end; characterised in that the distal end comprises a distal tip including a drop-shape (610, 620) comprising a spherically-shaped portion, wherein the drop-shape tapers towards the proximal end along a longitudinal axis between the distal end and the proximal end, and wherein the tapered drop-shape (610, 620) is configured to increase attenuation of the emitted light that can be detected by the plurality of detectors, and wherein a height of the light field from the touch surface is higher than the spherically-shaped portion. a distal end configured to touch a touch surface of the touch sensing apparatus, wherein the touch surface is surrounded by a plurality of emitters along a periphery of the touch surface, said plurality of emitters are configured to emit beams of light above the touch surface forming a light field such that a contact of the distal end with the touch surface causes an attenuation of the emitted light that can be detected by a plurality of detectors arranged around the periphery of the touch surface; and a proximal end opposite the distal end; characterised in that the distal end comprises a distal tip including a drop-shape (610, 620) comprising a spherically-shaped portion, wherein the drop-shape tapers towards the proximal end along a longitudinal axis between the distal end and the proximal end, and wherein the tapered drop-shape (610, 620) is configured to increase attenuation of the emitted light that can be detected by the plurality of detectors, and wherein a height of the light field from the touch surface is higher than the spherically-shaped portion.
Combined acceleration and deceleration apparatus (10; 210) including an entraining member (71; 271) having at least two entrainment stops (94, 104; 294, 304) and guided in carrying and guiding means between a parked position (11; 211) secured by force-fit and/or form-fit means and an end position (12; 212), said entraining element (71; 271) comprising a guidance portion (81; 281) and a securing portion (101; 301) connected with said guidance portion and pivotable relative thereto, and further including energy storage means (121; 321) disposed at the carrying and guiding means and at entraining member (71; 271), said energy storage means being adapted to be charged and discharged repeatably and being charged when entraining element (71; 271) is in its parked position (11; 211) and discharged when entraining member (71; 271) is in its end position; retarding means; and an actuating member (44; 244) associated with retarding means and coupled with entraining member (71; 271); characterized in that - guidance portion (81; 281) and securing portion (101; 301) each have at least one entrainment stop (94; 294; 104; 304); - energy storage means (121; 321) is disposed at securing portion (101; 301); - actuating element (44; 244) of retarding means is disposed at guidance portion (81; 281); - said carrying and guiding means comprises two mutually opposite slide guides (37, 237) each having two slide guide sections (38, 39; 238, 239) defining an obtuse angle; and in that, - with entraining element (71; 271) in its parked position (11; 211), guidance portion (81; 281) engages a slide guide (37; 237) or a slide guide section (38; 238) extending in parallel with the stroke directions of actuating element (44; 244), with securing portion (101; 301) securing said parked position (11; 211) in a slide guide portion (39; 239) angled relative thereto. - guidance portion (81; 281) and securing portion (101; 301) each have at least one entrainment stop (94; 294; 104; 304); - energy storage means (121; 321) is disposed at securing portion (101; 301); - actuating element (44; 244) of retarding means is disposed at guidance portion (81; 281); - said carrying and guiding means comprises two mutually opposite slide guides (37, 237) each having two slide guide sections (38, 39; 238, 239) defining an obtuse angle; and in that, - with entraining element (71; 271) in its parked position (11; 211), guidance portion (81; 281) engages a slide guide (37; 237) or a slide guide section (38; 238) extending in parallel with the stroke directions of actuating element (44; 244), with securing portion (101; 301) securing said parked position (11; 211) in a slide guide portion (39; 239) angled relative thereto.
A method for controlling an electric tool which is supplied by an electric current for generating a rotational speed, comprising the steps of measuring the current supplied to said electric tool in dependence on time; forming the second or nth derivative of said current in dependence on time, said n≥3; generating a control signal according to said second or nth derivative; and changing the rotational speed of said electric tool in response to said control signal, characterised in that said control signal is only generated when said second or nth derivative is positive and exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
Apparatus for aligning wire conductors (11a,11b) extending from coil members inserted in slots of a core of a dynamo electric machine to join the ends (11'a,11'b) of the wire conductors by means of a welding operation, accomplished by welding means comprising: a first member having a plurality of passages; a second member having a plurality of passages; the first member and second member being assembled adjacent to each other to align in pairs the passages of the first member with the passages of the second member; each pair of aligned passages (40,40') forming a single passage capable of receiving the end portions of at least two wire conductors (11a,11b); means (41',42',46) for relatively moving the first member with respect to the second member in the circumferential direction of the core to cause the sides of the passages (40,40') to engage and move the end portions (11a,11b) of the wire conductors in the circumferential direction; means for pushing in the radial direction of the core on inclined portions of the wire conductors to cause the end portions (11a,11b) of wire conductors present in a single passage to engage each other in the radial direction and the end portion of wire conductor most distant in the radial direction in the single passage to engage the sides of the single passage in the radial direction. a first member having a plurality of passages; a second member having a plurality of passages; the first member and second member being assembled adjacent to each other to align in pairs the passages of the first member with the passages of the second member; each pair of aligned passages (40,40') forming a single passage capable of receiving the end portions of at least two wire conductors (11a,11b); means (41',42',46) for relatively moving the first member with respect to the second member in the circumferential direction of the core to cause the sides of the passages (40,40') to engage and move the end portions (11a,11b) of the wire conductors in the circumferential direction; means for pushing in the radial direction of the core on inclined portions of the wire conductors to cause the end portions (11a,11b) of wire conductors present in a single passage to engage each other in the radial direction and the end portion of wire conductor most distant in the radial direction in the single passage to engage the sides of the single passage in the radial direction.
A method for testing a lead sheet for plagiarism, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a plagiarism detector, an encoded test lead sheet representing a test lead sheet having a plurality of passages, the encoded test lead sheet being formatted as a target sequence; generating a set of annotations describing a level of plagiarism of a plurality of elements of the encoded test lead sheet in relation to a plurality of preexisting encoded lead sheets stored in an encoded lead sheet database and represented by source sequences, characterised by, for every segment of the target sequence, performing (S454-1) a search for a list of all the source segments S that are similar to the target segment using a similarity measurement calculated by performing (S454-2) a Smith-Waterman algorithm; and presenting via an output device, the annotations. receiving, at a plagiarism detector, an encoded test lead sheet representing a test lead sheet having a plurality of passages, the encoded test lead sheet being formatted as a target sequence; generating a set of annotations describing a level of plagiarism of a plurality of elements of the encoded test lead sheet in relation to a plurality of preexisting encoded lead sheets stored in an encoded lead sheet database and represented by source sequences, characterised by, for every segment of the target sequence, performing (S454-1) a search for a list of all the source segments S that are similar to the target segment using a similarity measurement calculated by performing (S454-2) a Smith-Waterman algorithm; and presenting via an output device, the annotations.
The compound D-fagomine or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, or a veterinary salt thereof or an edible salt thereof, for use in the prevention of the onset of autoimmune diseases by stimulation of innate immune system at a mucosal level.
An exhaust duct (20; 120; 220') for exhausting combustion gases of a gas turbine engine, the exhaust duct comprising: an annular inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) having an inlet centerline A1 defining an axial direction, the inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) configured to direct combustion gases generally in the axial direction and with a swirl direction about the inlet centerline A1, the exhaust duct further comprising at least two outlet conduits (30, 32; 230', 232') communicating with the inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) and extending generally radially outward relative to the inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) along respective outlet centerlines A2, A3, wherein when projected in a Y-Z plane orthogonal to the inlet centerline A1, the outlet centerlines A2, A3 are non-coaxial and clocked in an opposite direction to the swirl flow direction, wherein the at least two outlet conduits (30, 32; 230', 232') extend through a circumscribing wall (33b; 233b) of the annular inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) along their respective outlet centerlines A2, A3 that are distinct from one another, the outlet centerlines A2, A3 when projected onto the Y-Z plane being spaced apart from the inlet centerline A1 so as not to intersect the inlet centerline A1; characterised in that splitters (42; 142; 242') are provided in the annular inlet conduit (26, 33; 233), the splitters (42; 142; 242') being circumferentially positioned away from where the circumscribing wall (33b; 233b) of the annular inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) is intersected by the at least two outlet conduits (30, 32; 230', 232') the splitters (42; 142; 242') including a pair of diametrically opposed splitters (42; 142; 242') the splitters (42; 142; 242') disposed upstream of an associated one of the at least two outlet conduits (30, 32; 230', 232') relative to the swirl direction, and wherein clocking of the at least two outlet conduits (30, 32; 230', 232') about the annular inlet conduit (26, 33; 233) is defined as A > 0 and θ4 ≤ 90 degrees, where A is a distance between respective centerlines A2, A3 of the outlet conduits (30, 32; 230', 232') as measured in the Y-Z plane, and wherein θ4 is an angle from each of the centerlines A2, A3 to a line L1 joining the diametrically opposed splitters (42; 142; 242') in the Y-Z plane in the swirl direction.
A method for controlling a steer-by-wire steering system for motor vehicles comprising a steering actuator which acts on the steered wheels, is controlled electronically in accordance with a driver's steering request and brings about a translatory movement of a steering rack in order to steer the wheels, and a feedback actuator which transmits reactions of the road to a steering wheel in the form of an aligning torque, wherein a setpoint position (Xd) of the steering rack is determined in a signal processing unit on the basis of a steering wheel steering angle (a), and said setpoint position (Xd) is transmitted with an actual position of the steering rack or with a measured wheel steering angle (β) as an actual value to a control unit which calculates therefrom a setpoint torque of the electric motor of the steering actuator characterized in that the following further method steps are provided for the control: • monitoring the power of the electric motor required to reach the determined setpoint position (Xd); • if the required power exceeds the maximum power of the electric motor, operating the electric motor with the maximum power and increasing an aligning torque which is present at the steering wheel and counteracts the further rotation. • monitoring the power of the electric motor required to reach the determined setpoint position (Xd); • if the required power exceeds the maximum power of the electric motor, operating the electric motor with the maximum power and increasing an aligning torque which is present at the steering wheel and counteracts the further rotation.
A method of networked simulation during a multiplayer game for a server, comprising the steps of: simulating at the server at least a first interactive object of a virtual environment; detecting whether a user's avatar of a first client may interact with the first interactive object within the virtual environment, and if so; setting the server to a co-operative simulation mode in which the server passes responsibility for simulating an interaction between the first interactive object and a user's avatar to the first client, and is arranged to receive data corresponding to an outcome of a simulation by the first client of an interaction between the first interactive object and the avatar of the user; receiving data from the first client corresponding to the outcome of the simulation by the first client of the interaction between the first interactive object and the avatar of the user; updating the server simulation of the first interactive object responsive to the received data; and re-setting the server to a simulation mode in which the server simulates at least the first interactive object of a virtual environment. simulating at the server at least a first interactive object of a virtual environment; detecting whether a user's avatar of a first client may interact with the first interactive object within the virtual environment, and if so; setting the server to a co-operative simulation mode in which the server passes responsibility for simulating an interaction between the first interactive object and a user's avatar to the first client, and is arranged to receive data corresponding to an outcome of a simulation by the first client of an interaction between the first interactive object and the avatar of the user; receiving data from the first client corresponding to the outcome of the simulation by the first client of the interaction between the first interactive object and the avatar of the user; updating the server simulation of the first interactive object responsive to the received data; and re-setting the server to a simulation mode in which the server simulates at least the first interactive object of a virtual environment.
Sensor arrangement for tracking a solar collector assembly, the sensor arrangement comprising a housing; said housing comprising an inclination sensor and a camera; said sensor arrangement comprising a shadow receiver; said shadow receiver being arranged and adapted to receive the full shadow of a solar system's receiver tube; wherein the camera and the shadow receiver are arranged such that the camera may sense the full width of the receiver tube's shadow on the shadow receiver; and wherein • the shadow receiver is attached to and extends from the housing, or • the shadow receiver is only partly contained in but extends from the housing. for tracking a solar collector assembly, the sensor arrangement comprising a housing; said housing comprising an inclination sensor and a camera; said sensor arrangement comprising a shadow receiver; said shadow receiver being arranged and adapted to receive the full shadow of a solar system's receiver tube; wherein the camera and the shadow receiver are arranged such that the camera may sense the full width of the receiver tube's shadow on the shadow receiver; and wherein • the shadow receiver is attached to and extends from the housing, or • the shadow receiver is only partly contained in but extends from the housing. • the shadow receiver is attached to and extends from the housing, or • the shadow receiver is only partly contained in but extends from the housing.
A compound having the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the group: has the structure: the group: has the structure: A and C are each: wherein each occurrence of R 4 is independently: wherein R a is H, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, and R b is alkyl, haloalkyl or cycloalkyl and B is a bond or phenylene; such that at least one of the rings containing: (i) X 2, Y 2 and Z 2 or (ii) X 3, Y 3 and Z 3 is other than a benzene ring.
A method for determining whether an individual is suffering from cancer comprising determining cell free mitochondrion bound nucleic acid in a sample of body fluid or faeces of said individual.
A fuel cell comprising: a stacked body of a membrane electrode assembly including anode and cathode electrode layers on both surfaces of an electrolyte membrane, and of separators, wherein the membrane electrode assembly and the separators are formed into a substantially rectangular shape, each of the electrode layers comprises a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer, each of the separators or the gas diffusion layer includes flow passages, an aspect ratio R as a ratio (length of side parallel to flow passage direction / width of side perpendicular to flow passage direction) of a length of a side parallel to a flow passage direction with respect to a width of a side perpendicular to the flow passage direction on a catalyst coated part of the membrane electrode assembly is 0.01 or more to less than 0.6, in the membrane electrode assembly, on one of outer circumferential portions of two opposed sides perpendicular to the flow passage direction, two or more oxidant gas introduction manifolds for introducing oxidant gas or two or more fuel gas introduction manifolds for introducing fuel gas are arranged, and on other of the outer circumferential portions of the two opposed sides, two or more oxidant gas discharge manifolds for discharging the oxidant gas introduced from the oxidant gas introduction manifolds or two or more fuel gas discharge manifolds for discharging the fuel gas introduced from the fuel gas introduction manifolds are arranged, and an equivalent diameter D (mm) of the flow passages of an imagined circular pipe in which there occurs the same pressure loss as a pressure loss generated in such a manner that a fluid flows in the flow passages, is obtained by: D= 4ab(2a+2b), wherein reference symbol a is a length of a short side of the flow passages, and reference symbol b is a length of a long side of the flow passages, the equivalent diameter D (mm) of the flow passages satisfies Expression: D = B × R × Acat 1 / 3 where Acat is the geometric area (cm 2) of the catalyst layer of the membrane electrode assembly, and B is a constant of 0.02 or more to 0.08 or less.
A method of enhancing the specific productivity ratio of antibody expression of a mammalian cell line which expresses an antibody of interest, comprising: altering the expression pattern of at least one gene of the genome of said cell line other than said antibody through random homozygous gene perturbation (RHGP) by insertion of a gene search vector in the genome of said cell line, which GSV, upon integration will either increase or decrease the level of expression of said gene, screening cells of said cell line transformed by RHGP to identify those transformed cells that exhibit a higher specific productivity rate for antibody of interest as compared with members of said cell line not transformed by RHGP, culturing said cells exhibiting a higher SPR to yield a population of cells expressing said antibody of interest at an enhanced SPR as compared with said cell line when not enhanced by RHGP. altering the expression pattern of at least one gene of the genome of said cell line other than said antibody through random homozygous gene perturbation (RHGP) by insertion of a gene search vector in the genome of said cell line, which GSV, upon integration will either increase or decrease the level of expression of said gene, screening cells of said cell line transformed by RHGP to identify those transformed cells that exhibit a higher specific productivity rate for antibody of interest as compared with members of said cell line not transformed by RHGP, culturing said cells exhibiting a higher SPR to yield a population of cells expressing said antibody of interest at an enhanced SPR as compared with said cell line when not enhanced by RHGP.