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Apparatus for signalling between downhole and uphole locations in a borehole comprising a downhole tool having a hollow interior; a fluid inlet; a fluid outlet that is connectable to the fluid inlet to define a first fluid flow path via the hollow interior; and a moveable valve member that is capable of selectively opening and constricting or closing the first fluid flow path, the apparatus further including pipe within which at least part of the downhole tool is moveably located, the downhole tool being peripherally sealed to the interior of the pipe in a manner preventing fluid flow in the pipe via part of the exterior of the downhole tool; the downhole tool being constrained to lie at least partially within the pipe; and the pipe including an openable valve permitting flow of fluid from the interior of the pipe via at least one second fluid flow path (37, 38, 53) interconnecting the interior of the pipe and the outside, wherein the openable valve is normally closed; wherein when the moveable valve member constricts or closes the first fluid flow path fluid pressure in the pipe increases to cause opening of the openable valve and venting of pressurised fluid from within the pipe to the outside via the at least one said second fluid flow path (37, 38, 53); and wherein the at least one said second fluid flow path is or includes one or more aperture (37, 38) perforating a wall of the pipe.
A method for transmitting data in a wireless network, comprising: receiving at a plurality of spatially separated transmission stations signals from a base station (11, 21) dictating whether to act independently to perform simple relaying using single-antenna transmission coding or whether to act cooperatively correlating data according to space-time block coding; wherein acting cooperatively using space-time block coding comprises: correlating data according to space-time block coding, STBC, for transmission over multiple antennas; wirelessly transmitting the space-time block coding correlated data from the said plurality of spatially separated transmission stations to a mobile station (14, 23, 34, 45), and; wherein the plurality of spatially separated transmission stations cooperate to provide a single multiple antenna transmission. receiving at a plurality of spatially separated transmission stations signals from a base station (11, 21) dictating whether to act independently to perform simple relaying using single-antenna transmission coding or whether to act cooperatively correlating data according to space-time block coding; correlating data according to space-time block coding, STBC, for transmission over multiple antennas; wirelessly transmitting the space-time block coding correlated data from the said plurality of spatially separated transmission stations to a mobile station (14, 23, 34, 45), and;
A storage yarn feeder, comprising: - a motorized rotary drum supported on a motor housing and adapted to bear a plurality of yarn loops wound thereon, such loops being adapted to be unwound upon request from a downstream machine, and - a yarn-unwinding sensor which is adapted to count the yarn loops unwinding from the motorized rotary drum, said yarn-unwinding sensor comprising - light-emitting means which are integral with the motor housing, - light-receiving means which are integral with the motor housing, - light-guiding means which are integral with the drum, and are arranged to guide the light from said light-emitting means to a position that it is repeatedly engaged by the yarn during its rotary unwinding motion, the unwinding of a yarn loop from the drum being determined on the basis of the variation of light resulting from the yarn unwound, characterized in that said yarn-unwinding sensor further comprises - a window which is defined on the rotary drum in said position, and - light-deviating means which are integral with the motor housing and are arranged to deviate the light previously come out of said window and the coming back from the latter, after reflection on a reflecting surface, towards said light-receiving means. - a motorized rotary drum supported on a motor housing and adapted to bear a plurality of yarn loops wound thereon, such loops being adapted to be unwound upon request from a downstream machine, and - a yarn-unwinding sensor which is adapted to count the yarn loops unwinding from the motorized rotary drum, said yarn-unwinding sensor comprising - light-emitting means which are integral with the motor housing, - light-receiving means which are integral with the motor housing, - light-guiding means which are integral with the drum, and are arranged to guide the light from said light-emitting means to a position that it is repeatedly engaged by the yarn during its rotary unwinding motion, the unwinding of a yarn loop from the drum being determined on the basis of the variation of light resulting from the yarn unwound, characterized in that said yarn-unwinding sensor further comprises - a window which is defined on the rotary drum in said position, and - light-deviating means which are integral with the motor housing and are arranged to deviate the light previously come out of said window and the coming back from the latter, after reflection on a reflecting surface, towards said light-receiving means. - a window which is defined on the rotary drum in said position, and - light-deviating means which are integral with the motor housing and are arranged to deviate the light previously come out of said window and the coming back from the latter, after reflection on a reflecting surface, towards said light-receiving means.
A Photo Dynamic Therapy system comprising at least one light source, optical fibers for interstitially positioning in tissue, and a dosimetry unit, for carrying out tomography during said PDT; wherein said dosimetry unit comprises a measurement sequence unit for monitoring parameter measurements of light transmission between said fibers when sequentially emitting light while neighboring optical fibers are used to detect transmitted light as well as fluorescence light, a control unit and an optical diagnostic tomographic calculation unit, wherein said optical diagnostic tomographic calculation unit is adapted for tomographic reconstruction of a spatial distribution of therapy parameters including photosensitizer concentration, which is derived from said fluorescence light, and optical properties including absorption coefficient of a probed tissue volume, which is derived from said transmitted light, wherein said therapy parameters are obtained from said parameter measurements, and wherein said optical diagnostic tomographic calculation unit is operative based on Diffuse Optical Tomography for obtaining said optical properties from said transmitted light; and said control unit is adapted for a feed-back to control an on-going PDT therapy in said dosimetry unit based on said therapy parameters from said optical diagnostic tomographic calculation unit characterized by said Diffuse Optical Tomography retrieve changes in said absorption coefficient by equation Δ ln Φ m = W Δ μ am where Δln(Φ m) is a difference in measured quantities of said transmitted light, and W is a sensitivity matrix defining to what extent detected intensity for each source-detector pair of said optical fibers are affected by changes in said absorption in a small volume element inside a geometry of tissue volume to be treated.
Chain magazine for holding tools for a machine tool, in particular tools for machining, comprising a continuous chain which has chain links each with at least one tool holder (2a, 2b) and with which at least one sprocket (6, 7) which is drivable meshes and a guide device for guiding the chain, wherein the guide device has a guide element that can be moved back and forth between a first and a second position, by means of which a tool holder (2a, 2b) of a chain link can be turned in and turned out, characterized in that the guide element is arranged pivotably about a pivoting axis and the pivoting axis coincides with an axis of articulation of a chain link arranged in the guide element.
Positive displacement pump for medical fluids, comprising a pumping chamber, a positive displacement element, an actuation member in operative connection with the positive displacement element for displacing or deforming the positive displacement element in order to convey the fluid into pumping chamber or out of the pumping chamber, and a drive device for displacing the actuation member, wherein an inlet valve and an outlet valve and a control unit for controlling the drive device and the inlet valve and outlet valve being provided, the actuation member is in operative connection with the positive displacement element via a working chamber that is filled with gas and has a sealed volume, and the positive displacement pump comprises an actuation device on the unit and a pumping device on the disposable, the drive device, the actuation member and the working chamber being components of the actuation device on the unit, and the positive displacement element and the pumping chamber being components of the pumping device on the disposable, characterised in that the control unit comprises a pressure measuring device for measuring the pressure in the working chamber, the control unit being designed such that, in the pressure phase, the outlet valve is controlled depending on the pressure measured by the pressure sensor such that the pressure in the working chamber remains constant when the actuation member is displaced.
A system with at least one electrical kitchen appliance for the preparation of at least one food according to predetermined recipe data by a user and a memory connected with the electrical kitchen appliance, wherein the electrical kitchen appliance exhibits a food parameter acquisition device for acquiring at least one parameter of the food to be processed and/or an environmental parameter acquisition device for acquiring a parameter of an environmental condition of the electrical kitchen appliance, and at least one additional data item is stored in the memory for the acquired parameter, characterized in that the additional data item is a correction data item for one of the predetermined recipe data, wherein the recipe data are automatically correctable in this way on the basis of the detected parameters, wherein a user data item is deposited with the additional data item, and wherein the electrical kitchen appliance exhibits a user acquisition device, with which the identity of the user of the electrical kitchen appliance can be acquired, and that the recipe to be implemented can be individually adjusted to the respective user.
A vacuum cleaner comprising a first dirt-separation stage, a second dirt-separation stage, and a vacuum motor for moving air through the first dirt-separation stage and the second dirt-separation stage, wherein the vacuum motor comprises a centrifugal impeller driven by an electric motor, the first dirt-separation stage is located upstream of the impeller, the second dirt-separation stage is located downstream of the impeller, and the second dirt-separation stage comprises a plurality of cyclonic separators arranged around the vacuum motor.
A septum for use with a container, the septum comprising: a first surface, the first surface including a membrane; a second surface; and a plurality of parallel recesses formed in the second surface and extending toward the membrane, the membrane defining a portion of the respective recesses; and a plurality of ribs formed between the plurality of recesses by a plurality of first portions of the second surface, characterised by the plurality of recesses and the plurality of ribs forming a corrugated pattern to provide a degree of stiffness to the structure of the septum. a first surface, the first surface including a membrane; a second surface; and a plurality of parallel recesses formed in the second surface and extending toward the membrane, the membrane defining a portion of the respective recesses; and a plurality of ribs formed between the plurality of recesses by a plurality of first portions of the second surface, characterised by the plurality of recesses and the plurality of ribs forming a corrugated pattern to provide a degree of stiffness to the structure of the septum.
An automated method for wrapping fastening ties around a body of a continuous stream of facemasks in a facemask production line, comprising: conveying the facemasks on a conveyor in the production line at an orientation such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line; drawing the leading pair of ties below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying direction such that the leading pair of ties wraps under the body; at a wrapping station in the production line, subsequently clamping the body with an automated clamping device and rotating the body relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading pair of ties and the trailing pair of ties to further wrap around the body. conveying the facemasks on a conveyor in the production line at an orientation such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line; drawing the leading pair of ties below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying direction such that the leading pair of ties wraps under the body; at a wrapping station in the production line, subsequently clamping the body with an automated clamping device and rotating the body relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading pair of ties and the trailing pair of ties to further wrap around the body.
A lubrication device comprising: a lubricant container for containing a lubricant, an outlet opening at a first end of the lubricant container for releasing the lubricant, an adjustable release mechanism comprising, at a second end of the lubricant container, an insert which is rotatable relative to the lubricant container for setting a release rate of the lubricant, and characterized in that it comprises a protective cap comprising a hard cover for covering the insert and the second end of the lubricant container, the hard cover having a smooth outer surface and an inner surface comprising engaging means for engaging with the insert, such that the protective cap is rotatable together with the insert. a lubricant container for containing a lubricant, an outlet opening at a first end of the lubricant container for releasing the lubricant, an adjustable release mechanism comprising, at a second end of the lubricant container, an insert which is rotatable relative to the lubricant container for setting a release rate of the lubricant, and characterized in that it comprises a protective cap comprising a hard cover for covering the insert and the second end of the lubricant container, the hard cover having a smooth outer surface and an inner surface comprising engaging means for engaging with the insert, such that the protective cap is rotatable together with the insert.
A device for interrupting the flow of electricity in a circuit, the device being configured for mounting in a cutout coupled to the circuit, including a first external electrical contact and a second external electrical contact, the first and second external electrical contacts (126, 122) being coupled to a vacuum interrupter disposed within a housing of the device, the vacuum interrupter having a first contact movable relative to a second contact for making or breaking an electrical circuit between the first external electrical contact and the second external electrical contact and responsive to a force exerted upon the first contact by an actuator (172, 300, 400) coupled to the first contact, characterised by the actuator (172, 300, 400) being a bi-stable electromechanical actuator having a first stable mechanical position corresponding to a make position of the first contact relative to the second contact and a second stable mechanical position corresponding to a break position of the first contact relative to the second contact; the device further comprising a circuit coupled between first and second coils (312, 316, 503, 504) of the bi-stable actuator (172, 300, 400), the circuit including a voltage tap disposed between the first and second coils (312, 316, 502, 504) and further being configured to selectively pulse the first and second coils (312, 316, 502, 504) and sense a voltage at the tap for determining a position of the bi-stable actuator (172, 300, 400) as being one of the first mechanically stable position or the second mechanically stable position.
A laser processing method of forming a plurality of rows of modified regions to become a cutting start point within an object to be processed along a line to cut the object by irradiating the object with laser light while locating a converging point within the object; wherein a predetermined modified region is formed by irradiation with predetermined laser light whose cross-sectional form at the converging point is such that the maximum length in a direction perpendicular to the line to cut is shorter than the maximum length in a direction parallel to the line to cut; wherein when forming said plurality of rows of the modified regions with respect to one line to cut, the predetermined laser light having such a cross-sectional form at the converging point that a maximum length in the direction perpendicular to the line to cut is shorter than a maximum length in the direction parallel to the line to cut is emitted when forming the modified region at a position shallower from a laser light incident surface of the object, characterised by the predetermined laser light having such a cross-sectional form at the converging point that a maximum length in the direction perpendicular to the line to cut is longer than that at the time of forming the modified region at the shallower position is emitted when forming the modified region at a position deeper from the laser light incident surface.
Self-loading pistol with a frame which on the upper side comprises a slide guide extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein • the slide guide at least partially takes up and/or guides a slide and a barrel with a cartridge chamber, • the barrel is at least partially take up inside the slide, • the slide in the slide guide is movable between a forward end position and a rear end position, • the slide in the slide guide closes the barrel in the forward end position, • the slide in the slide guide opens the barrel in at least the rear position, and the frame comprises • a slide catch lever to stop the slide, • a trigger device which is movable relative to the frame and • a grip piece with a magazine shaft, with a shoulder support characterised in that the frame comprises a receiving device which is connected to the frame, extends the frame by the length of the slide movement to the rear end position, comprises a part of the slide guide and at least partially takes up the slide in the end position and the shoulder support is connectable to the receiving device by means of a holding device. • the slide guide at least partially takes up and/or guides a slide and a barrel with a cartridge chamber, • the barrel is at least partially take up inside the slide, • the slide in the slide guide is movable between a forward end position and a rear end position, • the slide in the slide guide closes the barrel in the forward end position, • the slide in the slide guide opens the barrel in at least the rear position, • a slide catch lever to stop the slide, • a trigger device which is movable relative to the frame and • a grip piece with a magazine shaft,
Method of purifying nucleic acids by means of binding and elution using a nucleic acid-binding phase, characterized in that the nucleic acid-binding phase comprises: (i) nucleic acid-binding groups A having a pK from 8 to 13; (ii) charge-neutral groups N having a neutral charge at the binding pH and the elution pH used; wherein the nucleic acid-binding phase comprises a support material which is provided with different ligands (ligands I and ligands II), wherein the ligands I comprise at least one group A and the ligands II comprise at least one group N; and wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: (a) binding the nucleic acids to the nucleic acid-binding phase at a pH which is below the pK of the nucleic acid-binding groups A (binding pH); (b) elution of the nucleic acids at a pH which is above the binding pH (elution pH). (i) nucleic acid-binding groups A having a pK from 8 to 13; (ii) charge-neutral groups N having a neutral charge at the binding pH and the elution pH used; (a) binding the nucleic acids to the nucleic acid-binding phase at a pH which is below the pK of the nucleic acid-binding groups A (binding pH); (b) elution of the nucleic acids at a pH which is above the binding pH (elution pH).
A fuel delivery pipe comprising: a main pipe formed in a cylindrical shape and including a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion, the second pipe portion being continuously formed from the first pipe portion and projected in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the first pipe portion; and a mounting member provided on an outer peripheral surface of the main pipe and close to the second pipe portion; wherein the first pipe portion includes a plurality of first pipe portions and the second pipe portion includes a plurality of second pipe portions and the first pipe portions and the second pipe portions are arranged alternately, wherein each of the second pipe portions is projected in a same direction with respect to the axis of the first pipe portion, characterized in that the mounting member is provided on a side that the second pipe portion is projected with respect to the axis of the first pipe portion, the second pipe portion has a branch hole on its peripheral surface, and the branch hole makes inside and outside of the main pipe to be communicated with each other, the fuel delivery pipe further comprises a connecting member provided on a portion of the second pipe portion in which the branch hole is formed, the mounting member is connected to an outer peripheral surface of the first pipe portion close to the branch hole. a main pipe formed in a cylindrical shape and including a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion, the second pipe portion being continuously formed from the first pipe portion and projected in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the first pipe portion; and a mounting member provided on an outer peripheral surface of the main pipe and close to the second pipe portion; wherein the first pipe portion includes a plurality of first pipe portions and the second pipe portion includes a plurality of second pipe portions and the first pipe portions and the second pipe portions are arranged alternately, wherein each of the second pipe portions is projected in a same direction with respect to the axis of the first pipe portion, characterized in that the mounting member is provided on a side that the second pipe portion is projected with respect to the axis of the first pipe portion, the second pipe portion has a branch hole on its peripheral surface, and the branch hole makes inside and outside of the main pipe to be communicated with each other, the fuel delivery pipe further comprises a connecting member provided on a portion of the second pipe portion in which the branch hole is formed, the mounting member is connected to an outer peripheral surface of the first pipe portion close to the branch hole.