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Method for controlling welded joints (1, 50) using ultrasound, more particularly welded joints (1, 50) connecting two abutted metal parts (2, 3; 51, 52), wherein the control of the joint (1, 50) is carried out a) is moved, by applying the Time of Flight Differential Technique ("TOFD"), in the longitudinal or circumferential direction, in a single pass along the welded joint to be controlled, at least one pair formed by a first translator and by a second translator, one transmitter and one receiver of ultrasonic wave, said translators (5, 6) being positioned laterally on either side of the joint to be controlled, said translators (5, 6) comprising piezoelectric ceramics or crystals, so as to detect any flaw in the joint (1, 50) located at a thickness of at least 10 mm. b) is moved in a single pass along the weld joint to be controlled, by applying the inclined longitudinal wave ("OLI") technique which is implemented by insonification of at least one portion of the joint (1, 50) to be controlled with longitudinal sound waves inclined by an angle (β) between 70° and 90° of an angle of refraction, at least one third translator (57, 53, 54, 55), in such a way as to detect any defect in the joint (1, 50) located at a thickness of between 0.5 mm and 15 mm. a) is moved, by applying the Time of Flight Differential Technique ("TOFD"), in the longitudinal or circumferential direction, in a single pass along the welded joint to be controlled, at least one pair formed by a first translator and by a second translator, one transmitter and one receiver of ultrasonic wave, said translators (5, 6) being positioned laterally on either side of the joint to be controlled, said translators (5, 6) comprising piezoelectric ceramics or crystals, so as to detect any flaw in the joint (1, 50) located at a thickness of at least 10 mm. b) is moved in a single pass along the weld joint to be controlled, by applying the inclined longitudinal wave ("OLI") technique which is implemented by insonification of at least one portion of the joint (1, 50) to be controlled with longitudinal sound waves inclined by an angle (β) between 70° and 90° of an angle of refraction, at least one third translator (57, 53, 54, 55), in such a way as to detect any defect in the joint (1, 50) located at a thickness of between 0.5 mm and 15 mm.
A fuel injector, comprising: an annular body defining a gas fuel inlet therein; and a structure extending radially outward from the annular body and configured to extend into an air circuit, the structure defining: a gas channel defined within the structure at least partially along a radial length of the structure, wherein the gas channel is in fluid communication with the gas fuel inlet where the structure meets the annular body; and a slot opening defined at least partially along the radial length of the structure configured to fluidically connect the gas channel with the air circuit to allow gas fuel to effuse into the air circuit; wherein the structure includes an airfoil shape such that the structure is a vane of an air swirler that is configured to swirl air in the air circuit, characterized in that the slot opening is defined through a concave high pressure side of the airfoil shape. an annular body defining a gas fuel inlet therein; and a structure extending radially outward from the annular body and configured to extend into an air circuit, the structure defining: a gas channel defined within the structure at least partially along a radial length of the structure, wherein the gas channel is in fluid communication with the gas fuel inlet where the structure meets the annular body; and a gas channel defined within the structure at least partially along a radial length of the structure, wherein the gas channel is in fluid communication with the gas fuel inlet where the structure meets the annular body; and a slot opening defined at least partially along the radial length of the structure configured to fluidically connect the gas channel with the air circuit to allow gas fuel to effuse into the air circuit;
An optical fiber sensor for three-dimensional shape sensing, configured to operate in a wavelength band, the optical fiber sensor comprising: a cladding; a plurality of cores (102, 103) in the cladding and extending along a length of the fiber sensor, the plurality of cores (102, 103) including a central core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, a first helical peripheral core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, a second helical peripheral core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, a third helical peripheral core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, and a fourth helical peripheral core not used for sensing in the wavelength band; and a coating surrounding the cladding, the coating having a refractive index smaller than a refractive index of the cladding, wherein the fourth helical peripheral core comprises an absorber material absorptive to light in the wavelength band. a cladding; a plurality of cores (102, 103) in the cladding and extending along a length of the fiber sensor, the plurality of cores (102, 103) including a central core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, a first helical peripheral core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, a second helical peripheral core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, a third helical peripheral core used as a sensing core in the wavelength band, and a fourth helical peripheral core not used for sensing in the wavelength band; and a coating surrounding the cladding, the coating having a refractive index smaller than a refractive index of the cladding, wherein the fourth helical peripheral core comprises an absorber material absorptive to light in the wavelength band.
A controlled transfer biological sample material collection device, comprising: a body; and a sample collection member for collecting the biological sample material, the body housing a sample storage medium for generally dry storage of the biological material, the collection member being moveable from an exposed position where collection of a biological sample is possible, to a transfer position which effects transfer of at least a portion of the collected sample to said medium, wherein the body slideably supports the sample collection member, and wherein the body or collection member include a projection operable to force the collection member into the transfer position against the medium and to effect said transfer as the collection member slides within the body, the device being characterised in that said sliding is effected by manual operation of a button projecting from the body.
A system for transmission of data comprising a remote monitoring server, RMS, and at least one remote device of the group comprising at least one patient remote device, PR, and at least one health care professional, HCP, remote device, CP, wherein each of the at least one remote device and the RMS comprises a communication module (16, 17, 22) that is configured to establish and maintain a communication connection between the RMS and the respective at least one remote device through one of at least two communication paths for data transmission, wherein each communication path uses a different communication protocol and/or has a different service set identifier, wherein the communication module is configured to determine and analyze values of at least one of a plurality of connectivity parameters of each of the at least two communication paths between the respective remote device and the RMS and to automatically choose one communication path of the at least two communication paths for establishing and/or for maintaining the communication connection between the respective remote device and the RMS based on the analyzed values of the at least one connectivity parameter, wherein the communication module is configured to choose the one communication path based on actually determined values of the at least one connectivity parameter and based on the values of the at least one connectivity parameter determined in the past.
An information processing apparatus for generating a scanning instruction to send to a device for forming visible information by scanning a recording medium with a laser beam, the information processing apparatus comprising: a line extracting unit configured to read line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each of a plurality of lines, and to extract, from the line information, all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and which are positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line; and a scanning line adjusting unit configured to perform any one process of removing, from a scanning object, at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit, changing the radiation output value of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value lower than an initial value, and changing the scanning speed of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value greater than an initial value, and switching the process to be performed when rendering lines, according to the number of extracted lines. a line extracting unit configured to read line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each of a plurality of lines, and to extract, from the line information, all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and which are positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line; and a scanning line adjusting unit configured to perform any one process of removing, from a scanning object, at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit, changing the radiation output value of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value lower than an initial value, and changing the scanning speed of at least one of the lines extracted by the line extracting unit to a value greater than an initial value, and switching the process to be performed when rendering lines, according to the number of extracted lines.
A scroll compressor comprising a pair of scrolls (20,30), of which one is put in orbital motion relative to the other, the pair of scrolls each having: a spiral wrap (21,31) which is provided upright toward the mating scroll (20,30) and decreases in height from the outer peripheral side (21A,31A) toward the inner peripheral side (21B,31B) through a step part (21C,31C); and an end plate (200,300) in which a stepped wall (20C,30C) rising to follow the shape of the step part of the wrap of the mating scroll is formed, wherein a tip seal (40,50), which seals the clearance between the wrap and the end plate (200,300) of the mating scroll (20,30), is inserted into a seal groove (D1,D2) formed in the wrap, the tip seal (40,50) comprises an outer peripheral tip seal (41,42) provided on the outer peripheral side of the step part (21C,31C), a step tip seal (42,52;44) provided on the step part, and an inner peripheral tip seal (43,53) provided on the inner peripheral side of the step part (21C, 31C), characterised in that the step tip seal (42,52;44) is provided continuously on a leading end part of the wrap on the outer peripheral side, a side surface part of the step part opposite to the stepped wall, and a leading end part of the wrap on the inner peripheral side, and the border (Bd) between the step tip seal (42,52;44) and the inner peripheral tip seal (42,53) always lies on the outside of a circular path which the step part traces as the scroll (20,30) orbits.
Heater pad (24, 24'), comprising a circuit comprising at least one heating line and being connectable with a power source and/or a control unit, at least one recess into which a light module (21, 21') is to be inserted, and contacts for contacting a printed circuit board of the light module (21, 21'), characterised in that the circuit is electrically connectable to the printed circuit board of the light module (21, 21'), which has no power stripes, via the contacts, which are provided in an area overlapping and holding the light module (21, 21').
A low noise amplifier, LNA, comprising: an input stage circuit including a MOS transistor in a common gate configuration having a source directly coupled to an input of the LNA to receive an RF signal, and a drain directly coupled to an output node of the input stage circuit; a first amplifier including a first pair of complementary MOS (450, 452) transistors in a common source configuration, each having its gate coupled to the input of the LNA through one of a pair of capacitors (442, 444), respectively, for amplifying a first voltage signal as a function of the RF signal, the first voltage signal having a first noise voltage component; and a second amplifier, dc coupled to the first amplifier, for amplifying a second voltage at the output node of the input stage circuit as a function of the RF signal, the second voltage signal having a second noise voltage component proportional and of opposite phase to the first noise voltage component; wherein the second amplifier comprises a second pair of complementary MOS transistors (460, 466), each having its gate coupled to the output node of the input stage circuit through a capacitor, each having its drain coupled to an output terminal of the LNA and each having its source directly coupled to a respective drain of one of the first pair of complementary MOS transistors (450, 452) at output nodes (420, 424) of the first amplifier. an input stage circuit including a MOS transistor in a common gate configuration having a source directly coupled to an input of the LNA to receive an RF signal, and a drain directly coupled to an output node of the input stage circuit; a first amplifier including a first pair of complementary MOS (450, 452) transistors in a common source configuration, each having its gate coupled to the input of the LNA through one of a pair of capacitors (442, 444), respectively, for amplifying a first voltage signal as a function of the RF signal, the first voltage signal having a first noise voltage component; and a second amplifier, dc coupled to the first amplifier, for amplifying a second voltage at the output node of the input stage circuit as a function of the RF signal, the second voltage signal having a second noise voltage component proportional and of opposite phase to the first noise voltage component; wherein the second amplifier comprises a second pair of complementary MOS transistors (460, 466), each having its gate coupled to the output node of the input stage circuit through a capacitor, each having its drain coupled to an output terminal of the LNA and each having its source directly coupled to a respective drain of one of the first pair of complementary MOS transistors (450, 452) at output nodes (420, 424) of the first amplifier.
An industrial fabric with a porous surface, the fabric comprising: a support structure formed of a polymeric material; and one or more layers of batt attached to the support structure; wherein the one or more layers of batt comprise polymeric bicomponent fibers, characterized in that the one or more layers of batt are treated with a plasticizer sufficient to lower the glass transition temperature of both polymers of the polymeric bicomponent fibers by 40-60°C such that the plasticizer is sorbed by the one or more layers of batt and enables heat and/or pressure to cause fiber flattening and densification of the entire layers of batt. a support structure formed of a polymeric material; and one or more layers of batt attached to the support structure; wherein the one or more layers of batt comprise polymeric bicomponent fibers, characterized in that the one or more layers of batt are treated with a plasticizer sufficient to lower the glass transition temperature of both polymers of the polymeric bicomponent fibers by 40-60°C such that the plasticizer is sorbed by the one or more layers of batt and enables heat and/or pressure to cause fiber flattening and densification of the entire layers of batt.
A hose comprising: an inner tube of a single layer construction and defining a central longitudinal axis there through, and comprising a vulcanized rubber and a plurality of rod shaped particles orientated substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axis, wherein the inner tube has a tube wall thickness (t) of between 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm, wherein the plurality of rod shaped particles are carbon or graphite particles having carbon atoms which are bonded together in crystals aligned parallel to the long axis of the rod shaped particles and wherein the plurality of rod shaped particles is incorporated in an amount of from 1% to 7% by weight, based upon total weight of the inner tube; a tie layer directly surrounding the inner tube; a first reinforcement layer surrounding the tie layer; at least a second reinforcement layer surrounding the first reinforcement layer; an interlayer interposed between the first and the second reinforcement layer, the interlayer bonding the first reinforcement layer to the second reinforcement layer; and a cover surrounding the second reinforcement layer; and wherein particles comprised in the plurality of rod shaped particles have an average length of from 1.5 mm to 5 mm, and an average diameter of from 5 to 7 microns and wherein the vulcanized rubber comprises an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, a hydrogenated NBR (HNBR), a cross-linked NBR (XNBR), or copolymers and blends thereof. an inner tube of a single layer construction and defining a central longitudinal axis there through, and comprising a vulcanized rubber and a plurality of rod shaped particles orientated substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axis, wherein the inner tube has a tube wall thickness (t) of between 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm, wherein the plurality of rod shaped particles are carbon or graphite particles having carbon atoms which are bonded together in crystals aligned parallel to the long axis of the rod shaped particles and wherein the plurality of rod shaped particles is incorporated in an amount of from 1% to 7% by weight, based upon total weight of the inner tube; a tie layer directly surrounding the inner tube; a first reinforcement layer surrounding the tie layer; at least a second reinforcement layer surrounding the first reinforcement layer; an interlayer interposed between the first and the second reinforcement layer, the interlayer bonding the first reinforcement layer to the second reinforcement layer; and a cover surrounding the second reinforcement layer; and wherein particles comprised in the plurality of rod shaped particles have an average length of from 1.5 mm to 5 mm, and an average diameter of from 5 to 7 microns and wherein the vulcanized rubber comprises an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, a hydrogenated NBR (HNBR), a cross-linked NBR (XNBR), or copolymers and blends thereof.
An image difference determination device comprising: a determination result acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of determining whether or not there is a difference between an object image selected from time-series images and two ore more reference images, respectively, that are images other than the object image among the time-series images; and a temporary difference determination unit configured to determine whether or not the object image has a temporary difference on a basis of a result of comparing the number of reference images determined to have differences from the object image with the number of reference images determined not to have differences from the object image. a determination result acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of determining whether or not there is a difference between an object image selected from time-series images and two ore more reference images, respectively, that are images other than the object image among the time-series images; and a temporary difference determination unit configured to determine whether or not the object image has a temporary difference on a basis of a result of comparing the number of reference images determined to have differences from the object image with the number of reference images determined not to have differences from the object image.
A composition comprising: 90 wt.-% to 30 wt.-% of at least one amorphous thermoplastic, wherein the amorphous thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); and 10 wt.-% to 70 wt.-% of expanded graphite, wherein 90% of the particles of the expanded graphite have a particle size of at least 200 microns, wherein the particle size is determined by sieve analysis, and wherein the composition is free of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and of potassium perfluorobutane sulphonate. 90 wt.-% to 30 wt.-% of at least one amorphous thermoplastic, wherein the amorphous thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); and 10 wt.-% to 70 wt.-% of expanded graphite, wherein 90% of the particles of the expanded graphite have a particle size of at least 200 microns, wherein the particle size is determined by sieve analysis, and wherein the composition is free of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and of potassium perfluorobutane sulphonate.
A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet; a drum provided inside the cabinet and formed of a metal material for accommodating a treatment target; and an induction module spaced apart from an outer circumferential surface of the drum at a predetermined interval, inducing and heating the drum, wherein the induction module includes: a base housing 5100 for accommodating a coil; and characterised in that the induction module additionally includes: a permanent magnet housing separably coupled with the base housing and provided with a holder in which a permanent magnet is accommodated; and a cover housing separably coupled with the permanent magnet housing, and the cover housing is separably coupled to the permanent magnet housing and therefore the permanent magnet is located between the permanent magnet housing and the cover housing. a cabinet; a drum provided inside the cabinet and formed of a metal material for accommodating a treatment target; and an induction module spaced apart from an outer circumferential surface of the drum at a predetermined interval, inducing and heating the drum, wherein the induction module includes: a base housing 5100 for accommodating a coil; and characterised in that the induction module additionally includes: a permanent magnet housing separably coupled with the base housing and provided with a holder in which a permanent magnet is accommodated; and a cover housing separably coupled with the permanent magnet housing, and the cover housing is separably coupled to the permanent magnet housing and therefore the permanent magnet is located between the permanent magnet housing and the cover housing. a permanent magnet housing separably coupled with the base housing and provided with a holder in which a permanent magnet is accommodated; and a cover housing separably coupled with the permanent magnet housing, and the cover housing is separably coupled to the permanent magnet housing and therefore the permanent magnet is located between the permanent magnet housing and the cover housing.
A particulate composition comprising; a) 5 to 50% of at least one phosphatidyl choline component, b) 20 to 85% of at least one diacyl glycerol component, at least one tocopherol, or mixtures thereof, and c) 1 to 40% of at least one non-ionic stabilising amphiphile consisting essentially of surfactants having a molecular weight below 8000 amu, wherein all parts are by weight relative to the sum of the weights of a+b+c and wherein the composition comprises particles of at least one non-lamellar phase structure or forms particles of at least one non-lamellar phase structure when contacted with an aqueous fluid. a) 5 to 50% of at least one phosphatidyl choline component, b) 20 to 85% of at least one diacyl glycerol component, at least one tocopherol, or mixtures thereof, and c) 1 to 40% of at least one non-ionic stabilising amphiphile consisting essentially of surfactants having a molecular weight below 8000 amu,