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A pressurization processing system that performs pressurization processing on a target by immersing the target in the sea or a lake, comprising: a housing body that is configured to house the target; a buoyancy body that is configured to float the housing body; a weight body that has a specific gravity greater than that of seawater or lake water; and a separation mechanism that separably connects the housing body and the weight body, wherein the buoyancy body includes a housing bag having water permeability, and the housing bag houses a plurality of hollow glass spheres, and is immersed in the seawater or the lake water so that a space between the plurality of hollow glass spheres housed in the housing bag is filled with the seawater or the lake water. a housing body that is configured to house the target; a buoyancy body that is configured to float the housing body; a weight body that has a specific gravity greater than that of seawater or lake water; and a separation mechanism that separably connects the housing body and the weight body, wherein the buoyancy body includes a housing bag having water permeability, and the housing bag houses a plurality of hollow glass spheres, and is immersed in the seawater or the lake water so that a space between the plurality of hollow glass spheres housed in the housing bag is filled with the seawater or the lake water.
An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article comprising: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; an elongate susceptor arranged longitudinally within the aerosol-generating substrate, wherein the susceptor extends all the way to a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate; wherein the susceptor has a thickness from about 55 micrometres to about 65 micrometres; and wherein a ratio between a length of the susceptor and an overall length of the aerosol-generating article is from about 0.2 to about 0.35. a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; an elongate susceptor arranged longitudinally within the aerosol-generating substrate, wherein the susceptor extends all the way to a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate; wherein the susceptor has a thickness from about 55 micrometres to about 65 micrometres; and wherein a ratio between a length of the susceptor and an overall length of the aerosol-generating article is from about 0.2 to about 0.35.
A personal oral-care device comprising a functional element and a battery supplying energy thereto to cause the functional element to perform at least one oral-care function, the device comprising: a body containing the battery; a first manual switch disposed on the body; a second manual switch disposed on the body and at a distance from the first manual switch, wherein the distance between the first and second manual switches (41, 42) is from 10 mm to 100 mm and wherein the first manual switch is disposed in a first recess formed on a first side of the body, and the second manual switch is disposed in a second recess formed on a second side of the body, the first side substantially opposite to the second side, and wherein the first recess has at least one dimension that is greater than a corresponding dimension of the second recess; and an electrical circuit supplying power from the battery to the functional element and including the first and second manual switches (41, 42), wherein the electrical circuit is configured to cause activation of the functional element only after both the first manual switch and the second manual switch have been caused to be in a state of simultaneous activation. a body containing the battery; a first manual switch disposed on the body; a second manual switch disposed on the body and at a distance from the first manual switch, wherein the distance between the first and second manual switches (41, 42) is from 10 mm to 100 mm and wherein the first manual switch is disposed in a first recess formed on a first side of the body, and the second manual switch is disposed in a second recess formed on a second side of the body, the first side substantially opposite to the second side, and wherein the first recess has at least one dimension that is greater than a corresponding dimension of the second recess; and an electrical circuit supplying power from the battery to the functional element and including the first and second manual switches (41, 42), wherein the electrical circuit is configured to cause activation of the functional element only after both the first manual switch and the second manual switch have been caused to be in a state of simultaneous activation.
A flap device for internal combustion engines, with a flow housing, in which a flow channel is formed, an actuating shaft, a flap body that is arranged on the actuating shaft in the flow channel, a bore in the flow housing, through which the actuating shaft protrudes to the exterior, a first bearing bush, which is arranged in the bore and in which the actuating shaft is mounted, and sealing means that surround the actuating shaft radially and have an annular metal membrane, characterized in that a radially outer portion of the metal membrane is clamped axially between a closure bush and a shoulder forming a contact surface on the bore of the flow housing, and a radially inner portion rests against a radially inner portion of a slide ring, the mating surface of which with the metal membrane is arranged more closely to the flow channel than the contact surface, wherein the sealing means comprise a shaft sleeve mounted on the actuating shaft, the sliding ring resting on said sleeve with its side axially opposite the metal membrane.
Process for crosslinking an elastomer selected from EPM and EPDM comprising the step of combining said elastomer with the following ingredients: - elemental sulfur - a peroxide - a first sulfur cure accelerator being a benzothiazole sulfenamide - a second sulfur cure accelerator selected from the group consisting of dithiocarbamates and thiurams. - elemental sulfur - a peroxide - a first sulfur cure accelerator being a benzothiazole sulfenamide - a second sulfur cure accelerator selected from the group consisting of dithiocarbamates and thiurams.
A method for contactless measurements of a moving vehicle wheel assembly, comprising: projecting a pattern of light into a field of view; acquiring a sequence of images of said field of view as the vehicle wheel assembly either rotates, or rotates and translates, through said projected pattern of light, such that surface data points associated with each image in said sequence are not the same surface data points; processing said acquired sequence of images to identify at least a portion of each image associated with surfaces of said vehicle wheel assembly illuminated by said projected pattern; establishing for each identified image portion, a point cloud of data points corresponding to said illuminated surfaces of the vehicle wheel assembly contained within said image portion; rotationally transforming point clouds of data points to bring pairs of said point clouds representing illuminated surfaces of said vehicle wheel assembly into rotational alignment; superimposing said rotationally transformed point clouds of data; collapsing said superimposed rotationally transformed point clouds of data into a single composite image of said illuminated surfaces of the vehicle wheel assembly to produce a maximum density point cloud of illuminated data points of the surfaces of the vehicle wheel assembly; and identifying an axis of rotation for the vehicle wheel assembly utilizing said single composite image. projecting a pattern of light into a field of view; acquiring a sequence of images of said field of view as the vehicle wheel assembly either rotates, or rotates and translates, through said projected pattern of light, such that surface data points associated with each image in said sequence are not the same surface data points; processing said acquired sequence of images to identify at least a portion of each image associated with surfaces of said vehicle wheel assembly illuminated by said projected pattern; establishing for each identified image portion, a point cloud of data points corresponding to said illuminated surfaces of the vehicle wheel assembly contained within said image portion; rotationally transforming point clouds of data points to bring pairs of said point clouds representing illuminated surfaces of said vehicle wheel assembly into rotational alignment; superimposing said rotationally transformed point clouds of data; collapsing said superimposed rotationally transformed point clouds of data into a single composite image of said illuminated surfaces of the vehicle wheel assembly to produce a maximum density point cloud of illuminated data points of the surfaces of the vehicle wheel assembly; and identifying an axis of rotation for the vehicle wheel assembly utilizing said single composite image.
A pipe coupling capsulation assembly comprising: a band having an inner annular seal element wrappable around a pipe; opposing clamp members that extend from said band; at least one tightening element for clamping together said clamp members; a plurality of retaining elements extending from said band, each of said retaining elements overlying a portion of an adjacent one of said retaining elements; characterised in that said retaining elements are secured to said band with L-shaped legs which are joined to said band and said retaining elements. a band having an inner annular seal element wrappable around a pipe; opposing clamp members that extend from said band; at least one tightening element for clamping together said clamp members; a plurality of retaining elements extending from said band, each of said retaining elements overlying a portion of an adjacent one of said retaining elements; characterised in that said retaining elements are secured to said band with L-shaped legs which are joined to said band and said retaining elements.
A computing system, comprising: a storage system (200; 1300a, 1300b; 2200) configured to store data; and a host (100; 2100; 3100) configured to compress (S810; S930) a data block (DATA BLOCK 1) of a preset size loaded to a memory (130; 1200a, 1200b; 2120; 3140), generate (S820; S950) a merged block (m_Block) of the preset size by merging a compressed block (c_BLOCK) corresponding to the data block (DATA BLOCK 1), an identifier of a node block referring the data block (DATA BLOCK 1), and an offset (ofs) indicating an index of the data block (DATA BLOCK 1) among at least one data block referred by the node block, and provide the merged block (m_Block) to the storage system (200; 1300a, 1300b; 2200). a storage system (200; 1300a, 1300b; 2200) configured to store data; and a host (100; 2100; 3100) configured to compress (S810; S930) a data block (DATA BLOCK 1) of a preset size loaded to a memory (130; 1200a, 1200b; 2120; 3140), generate (S820; S950) a merged block (m_Block) of the preset size by merging a compressed block (c_BLOCK) corresponding to the data block (DATA BLOCK 1), an identifier of a node block referring the data block (DATA BLOCK 1), and an offset (ofs) indicating an index of the data block (DATA BLOCK 1) among at least one data block referred by the node block, and provide the merged block (m_Block) to the storage system (200; 1300a, 1300b; 2200).
A control unit adapted for use with a vacuum wound bandage, the control unit comprising a vacuum source to provide a negative pressure through the vacuum wound bandage, a pressure sensor, and a canister having a chamber to collect waste material from the vacuum wound bandage, an inlet port to introduce waste material from the vacuum wound bandage into the chamber, an outlet port to communicate with the chamber and the vacuum source, and a pressure port to communicate with the chamber and the pressure sensor, the pressure port positioned at an elevation higher than the outlet port to allow the pressure sensor to sense a pressure change within the chamber in response to the waste material within the chamber at least partially occluding the outlet port.
- A device (1, 1', 1") for accessing, via the vagina, the uterus of a female livestock animal, such as a bovine, for the purpose of a transfer of material or substance with a reproductive, therapeutic or diagnostic purpose, or for the purpose of a sampling from the uterus, and for carrying out said transfer or sampling, the device (1, 1', 1") comprising a body assembly (4, 4', 4"), which is integral, at the proximal end thereof, with grasping means (2, 2') for an operator and has a distal end (3, 3'), a first passage (6c, 6c', 4, 4', 4", 25d) extending through the device and opening out at the proximal and distal ends, so as to establish an access route between the inside and the outside of the animal, so as to allow the transfer of material or substance with a reproductive, therapeutic or diagnostic purpose, or the sampling, wherein the body assembly (4, 4', 4") is substantially straight and rigid so as to allow it to be inserted into the vagina of the animal, and is provided, at the distal end (3, 3'), a cup (24, 24', 24"), the opening of which is oriented away from the proximal end of the body assembly (4, 4', 4"), a central projection (32, 32', 32") extending from the bottom of the cup (24, 24', 24") and having a through hole (33, 33', 33"), an end of which is in communication with the first through passage (6c, 6c', 4, 4', 4", 25d) of the body assembly, the cup (24, 24', 24") also having an orifice (24a, 24a') in communication with a distal end of a second through passage (21, 21') provided in the body assembly (4, 4', 4") and the other, proximal, end of which being configured for connection to suction means (7, 14, 17) which are configured to create in the cup (24, 24', 24") a negative pressure that presses the cup (24, 24', 24") against the fornix of the animal, the first passage (6c, 6c', 4, 4', 4", 25d) then constituting an access route to the uterus from the outside of the animal, the device (1, 1', 1") being characterised in that the cup (24, 24', 24") also comprising a second hole (24b, 24b', 24e") adapted to receive viewing means having a field of view oriented in the distal direction of the device (1, 1', 1") to allow an operator to view the surroundings ahead of the cup (24, 24', 24").
A photoelectric conversion element (11, 40) comprising: a plurality of photodetectors that perform photoelectric conversion per pixel to output an analog image signal, and that are arranged on a straight line; and wirings that are formed in a wiring layer (M1,M2), and that are enabled to be used as at least one of a signal line used in a peripheral circuit of the photodetector, a power source, and a ground, wherein each of the photodetectors includes a light receiving surface, each of the photodetectors has a first shaded region and a second shaded region of the light receiving surface, wherein in the first and second shaded regions light is shaded by the wirings that are positioned on the straight line and sandwich an opening, respectively, and the wirings are arranged above each of the photodetectors such that, even when light is entered in either one of the first shaded region and the second shaded region because of that light passed through the opening is incident on the light receiving surface in an inclined manner, an amount of light equals to an amount of light when light passed through the opening is incident perpendicularly on the light receiving surface, characterized in that in use, light that is incident perpendicularly on the photoelectric conversion element (11,40) passes through the opening configured to be sandwiched by the wirings positioned on the straight line, and is incident perpendicularly on the light receiving surface in the central portion of the photoelectric conversion element. a plurality of photodetectors that perform photoelectric conversion per pixel to output an analog image signal, and that are arranged on a straight line; and wirings that are formed in a wiring layer (M1,M2), and that are enabled to be used as at least one of a signal line used in a peripheral circuit of the photodetector, a power source, and a ground, wherein each of the photodetectors includes a light receiving surface, each of the photodetectors has a first shaded region and a second shaded region of the light receiving surface, wherein in the first and second shaded regions light is shaded by the wirings that are positioned on the straight line and sandwich an opening, respectively, and the wirings are arranged above each of the photodetectors such that, even when light is entered in either one of the first shaded region and the second shaded region because of that light passed through the opening is incident on the light receiving surface in an inclined manner, an amount of light equals to an amount of light when light passed through the opening is incident perpendicularly on the light receiving surface, characterized in that in use, light that is incident perpendicularly on the photoelectric conversion element (11,40) passes through the opening configured to be sandwiched by the wirings positioned on the straight line, and is incident perpendicularly on the light receiving surface in the central portion of the photoelectric conversion element.
A substantially straight deformable guide for partitions in general, comprising a plate strip that is die cut, cut and bent to form an U, and has continuous sections alternating with sections with cuts and holes (C, D, E), each section with cuts and holes (C, D, E) being provided at least with cuts and holes (C, D) that are orthogonal to the edge of the plate strip and divide said section into portions, said sections with cuts (C, D, E) being pre-bent towards the inside of the "U" shape so that all said portions included between two parallel cuts (C, D) form an angle with respect to each other, characterized in that; - each section with cuts of the side band of the U shape is provided with three cuts or holes © that are parallel to each other and orthogonal to the edge of the plate strip; - each section with cuts of the central part of the U shape is provided with two cuts parallel to each other and aligned with the external cuts of the side bands; - said central part being provided with two holes with five sides, of which three sides are orthogonal to each other and arranged in the area included between the side bands and the central part and two sides are inclined with respect to each other and to the other sides having the vertex included between them facing towards the centre of the central part; and wherein all said portions included between two parallel cuts (C, D) form a 115° angle with respect to each other when the deformable guide is in a straight and non deformed condition. - each section with cuts of the side band of the U shape is provided with three cuts or holes © that are parallel to each other and orthogonal to the edge of the plate strip; - each section with cuts of the central part of the U shape is provided with two cuts parallel to each other and aligned with the external cuts of the side bands; - said central part being provided with two holes with five sides, of which three sides are orthogonal to each other and arranged in the area included between the side bands and the central part and two sides are inclined with respect to each other and to the other sides having the vertex included between them facing towards the centre of the central part;
An acoustic system for improving the acoustic quality in a room for speech, the acoustic system comprising a room having a first zone and a second zone, the first zone comprising a first end of the room and the second zone comprising a second end of the room opposite the first end of the room, the system further comprising a ceiling of the room, the ceiling comprising a plurality of ceiling tiles (110, 112), wherein the ceiling tiles comprises a first group of ceiling tiles having sound absorbing properties and a second group of ceiling tiles having sound diffusing properties, wherein the first group of ceiling tiles comprises ceiling tiles being arranged in the second zone and the second group of ceiling tiles comprises ceiling tiles being arranged in the first zone, and wherein the ceiling tiles arranged in the first zone are arranged such that sound directed thereto is reflected to the first zone and to the second zone.
A flexible guide for a rotary resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement, the guide (1, 10, 30, 40, 50) comprising a first support (2, 11), an element (3, 13) movable relative to the first support (2, 11), a first pair of flexible strips (14, 15) connecting the first support (2, 11) to the movable element (3, 13), so that the movable element (3, 13) can displace relative to the first support (2, 11) by bending the strips (14, 15) in a circular movement about a centre of rotation (6, 18), the flexible guide (1, 10, 30, 40, 50) being arranged substantially in a plane, and comprising prestressing means (7, 27, 37, 47), characterised in that the prestressing means (7, 27, 37, 47) are configured to apply a force for buckling the flexible strips (14, 15) by bringing the first support (2, 11) closer to the movable element (3, 13), so that the flexible guide (1, 10, 30, 40, 50) comprises two stable positions (28, 29) of the element (3, 13) movable relative to the first support (2, 11)for which the return moment is zero, the two stable positions (28, 29) having a predetermined angle of rotation (2 a) therebetween.
A method for safening the phytotoxic effect of difenoconazole comprising applying to a plant or propagation material thereof abscisic acid and said difenoconazole.
An operation monitoring apparatus of a nuclear power plant, comprising: a function integration manipulation device including a normal use system control function configured to operate and monitor a plant under a normal state, and a safety protection system control function configured to bring the plant under an abnormal state into a safety state; a safety protection system manipulation device including a safety protection system control function configured to bring the plant under the abnormal state into the safety state; and a block device configured to inhibit an obstruction of an actuation of the safety protection system control function by the function integration manipulation device when the function integration manipulation device is under an abnormal state, wherein the block device is provided to the safety protection system manipulation device characterized in that the block device is configured by an AND circuit into which a plant manipulation signal output from the function integration manipulation device, and a block signal output from the safety protection system manipulation device, are input. a function integration manipulation device including a normal use system control function configured to operate and monitor a plant under a normal state, and a safety protection system control function configured to bring the plant under an abnormal state into a safety state; a safety protection system manipulation device including a safety protection system control function configured to bring the plant under the abnormal state into the safety state; and a block device configured to inhibit an obstruction of an actuation of the safety protection system control function by the function integration manipulation device when the function integration manipulation device is under an abnormal state, wherein the block device is provided to the safety protection system manipulation device characterized in that the block device is configured by an AND circuit into which a plant manipulation signal output from the function integration manipulation device, and a block signal output from the safety protection system manipulation device, are input.