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Process for the recovery of valuable metals from a metallurgical charge comprising slag formers, and Li-ion batteries or their derived products containing Co, Ni, metallic Al, and C, comprising the steps of: - providing a metallurgical smelting furnace equipped with means for the submerged injection of an O 2 -bearing gas; - defining an oxidizing level Ox characterizing oxidizing smelting conditions according to the formula: Ox = pCO 2 / pCO + pCO 2, wherein 0.1 < Ox < 1, pCO and pCO 2 are the partial pressures of CO and CO 2 in contact with the melt; - preparing the metallurgical charge comprising a weight fraction Bf of Li-ion batteries or their derived products, according to the formula: 1 > Bf > 0,3 / 1 + 3.5 * Ox * C + 2.5 * Al), wherein Ox is the oxidizing level, and Al and C are the weight fractions of respectively metallic Al and C in said batteries or their derived products; - oxidizing smelting the metallurgical charge by injecting an O2-bearing gas into the melt to reach the defined oxidizing level Ox, thereby obtaining a first alloy with a major part of Ni, and a first slag containing residual Ni and Co; - liquid/liquid separation of the first alloy from the first slag; and, - reducing smelting of the first slag using a heat source and a reducing agent, maintaining a reduction potential ensuring the reduction of Co and Ni, thereby producing a second alloy, and a second slag containing less than 1% by weight of Ni, preferably less than 0.5%, and more preferably less than 0.1%. - providing a metallurgical smelting furnace equipped with means for the submerged injection of an O 2 -bearing gas; - defining an oxidizing level Ox characterizing oxidizing smelting conditions according to the formula: Ox = pCO 2 / pCO + pCO 2, wherein 0.1 < Ox < 1, pCO and pCO 2 are the partial pressures of CO and CO 2 in contact with the melt; - preparing the metallurgical charge comprising a weight fraction Bf of Li-ion batteries or their derived products, according to the formula: 1 > Bf > 0,3 / 1 + 3.5 * Ox * C + 2.5 * Al), wherein Ox is the oxidizing level, and Al and C are the weight fractions of respectively metallic Al and C in said batteries or their derived products; - oxidizing smelting the metallurgical charge by injecting an O2-bearing gas into the melt to reach the defined oxidizing level Ox, thereby obtaining a first alloy with a major part of Ni, and a first slag containing residual Ni and Co; - liquid/liquid separation of the first alloy from the first slag; and, - reducing smelting of the first slag using a heat source and a reducing agent, maintaining a reduction potential ensuring the reduction of Co and Ni, thereby producing a second alloy, and a second slag containing less than 1% by weight of Ni, preferably less than 0.5%, and more preferably less than 0.1%.
A smart poster system comprising: - a smart poster comprising an NFC device, - a mobile device for communicating with the NFC device, - a server unit for providing content to the mobile device, the server unit being a remote server on the internet, wherein the NFC device is arranged to provide the mobile device with an address (SP-URL) pointing to the server unit, the address (SP-URL) being an internet address represented by a uniform resource locator and comprising a counter value (C#) as a parameter of the uniform resource locator, which counter value (C#) represents the number of executed read accesses to the NFC device, wherein the mobile device is arranged to connect to the server unit using the address, and wherein the server unit is arranged to verify the counter value. - a smart poster comprising an NFC device, - a mobile device for communicating with the NFC device, - a server unit for providing content to the mobile device, the server unit being a remote server on the internet,
One or more computer-readable storage media containing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors (1405, 1610) disposed in a mobile device, perform a method for implementing a call handoff between connections to a hybrid network having two or more loosely coupled network portions comprising at least two of mobile operator network portion, a VoIP, Voice over Internet Protocol, network portion, or a PSTN, Public Switched Telephone Network, portion, the method comprising: utilizing a base risk of a dropped or degraded call for each of the connections to the hybrid network, where crowd-sourced data from a population of mobile devices is utilized to generate the base risk for each of the connections to the hybrid network; evaluating a risk of a dropped or degraded call for a current connection to the hybrid network in view of one or more of connection measurements or call-related measurements; aggregating the base risk and current connection risk into an aggregated risk of a dropped or degraded call; receiving a handoff algorithm or risk threshold over a virtuous learning loop, the virtuous learning loop being implemented between the population of mobile devices and a handoff enabling service, the handoff enabling service being configured for receiving the crowd-sourced data over the virtuous learning loop; and initiating a call handoff to an alternative connection to the hybrid network if the aggregated risk of a dropped or degraded call exceeds a risk threshold. utilizing a base risk of a dropped or degraded call for each of the connections to the hybrid network, where crowd-sourced data from a population of mobile devices is utilized to generate the base risk for each of the connections to the hybrid network; evaluating a risk of a dropped or degraded call for a current connection to the hybrid network in view of one or more of connection measurements or call-related measurements; aggregating the base risk and current connection risk into an aggregated risk of a dropped or degraded call; receiving a handoff algorithm or risk threshold over a virtuous learning loop, the virtuous learning loop being implemented between the population of mobile devices and a handoff enabling service, the handoff enabling service being configured for receiving the crowd-sourced data over the virtuous learning loop; and initiating a call handoff to an alternative connection to the hybrid network if the aggregated risk of a dropped or degraded call exceeds a risk threshold.
An abnormality detection device comprising: a first temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of a semiconductor device that is mounted on a mounting surface of a substrate and that generates heat when energized; a second temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of a heat dissipation unit that is provided on a side opposite to the mounting surface side of the substrate and that is configured to dissipate the heat generated in the semiconductor device; a power consumption calculator configured to obtain a power consumption of the semiconductor device on the basis of a voltage drop across the semiconductor device and a current flowing through the semiconductor device; and an abnormality determination unit configured to calculate a thermal resistance of a heat dissipation path between the semiconductor device and the heat dissipation unit based on the temperature detected by the first temperature detector, the temperature detected by the second temperature detector, and the power consumption obtained by the power consumption calculator, and to determine an abnormality in the heat dissipation path based on the calculated thermal resistance. a first temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of a semiconductor device that is mounted on a mounting surface of a substrate and that generates heat when energized; a second temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of a heat dissipation unit that is provided on a side opposite to the mounting surface side of the substrate and that is configured to dissipate the heat generated in the semiconductor device; a power consumption calculator configured to obtain a power consumption of the semiconductor device on the basis of a voltage drop across the semiconductor device and a current flowing through the semiconductor device; and an abnormality determination unit configured to calculate a thermal resistance of a heat dissipation path between the semiconductor device and the heat dissipation unit based on the temperature detected by the first temperature detector, the temperature detected by the second temperature detector, and the power consumption obtained by the power consumption calculator, and to determine an abnormality in the heat dissipation path based on the calculated thermal resistance.
A tyre comprising a sidewall portion provided with a mark indicating portion having one or more marks, wherein the mark indicating portion comprises a reference surface provided on a surface of the sidewall portion and the marks formed on the reference surface, a surface of the or each mark is inclined in a tyre radial direction with respect to the reference surface, the or each mark is provided with a concave portion in which a surface thereof is lower than the reference surface and a convex portion in which a surface thereof is higher than the reference surface, and the concave portion is arranged on one side in the tyre radial direction and the convex portion arranged on the other side in the tyre radial direction, an end portion EA of each of the marks is positioned on the one side in the tyre radial direction, and an end portion EB of each of the marks is positioned on the other side in the tyre radial direction, characterized in that a maximum depth portion of the concave portion is formed at the position of the end portion EA, and a maximum height portion of the convex portion is formed at the position of the end portion EB.
An adjustable keyboard tray for use with a center mount bracketing mechanism that is secured to and translates in and out from a horizontal surface, the adjustable keyboard tray comprising: a top plate made of polymeric material; a bottom plate made of polymeric material that is secured to the top plate; and a mounting plate that secures the adjustable keyboard tray to the bracketing mechanism, the mounting plate being secured to the bottom plate in a recessed mounting area to maintain a substantially smooth outer surface along the bottom plate. a top plate made of polymeric material; a bottom plate made of polymeric material that is secured to the top plate; and a mounting plate that secures the adjustable keyboard tray to the bracketing mechanism, the mounting plate being secured to the bottom plate in a recessed mounting area to maintain a substantially smooth outer surface along the bottom plate.
An antenna array control method, comprising: selecting at least a packet as at least a probing packet every probing period; using radiation patterns in a probing radiation pattern set to transmit the probing packet; calculating packet error rates of the radiation patterns to be probed after transmitting the probing packet every probing period; selecting the radiation pattern with the minimum packet error rate among all radiation patterns as a best radiation pattern; when the probing period expires, obtaining a candidate radiation pattern set according to current probabilities of the radiation patterns to be the best radiation pattern; obtaining transfer probabilities of the radiation patterns in the candidate radiation pattern set; obtaining a target radiation pattern set according to the transfer probabilities, a motion variation and trend set, and the candidate radiation pattern set; and adjusting the probing period and the probing radiation pattern set according to whether the target radiation pattern set equals to the probing radiation pattern set (S514, S515). selecting at least a packet as at least a probing packet every probing period; using radiation patterns in a probing radiation pattern set to transmit the probing packet; calculating packet error rates of the radiation patterns to be probed after transmitting the probing packet every probing period; selecting the radiation pattern with the minimum packet error rate among all radiation patterns as a best radiation pattern; when the probing period expires, obtaining a candidate radiation pattern set according to current probabilities of the radiation patterns to be the best radiation pattern; obtaining transfer probabilities of the radiation patterns in the candidate radiation pattern set; obtaining a target radiation pattern set according to the transfer probabilities, a motion variation and trend set, and the candidate radiation pattern set; and adjusting the probing period and the probing radiation pattern set according to whether the target radiation pattern set equals to the probing radiation pattern set (S514, S515).
A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, - having a housing, - having a straight-through pipe which carries exhaust gas during operation of the muffler and which passes through the housing, - having at least one blind pipe which is connected at one end laterally to the straight-through pipe and is closed at the other end, - wherein the housing contains at least one absorption chamber which is filled with an absorbent material having an absorbent effect for airborne sound, - wherein the blind pipe has a wall that is acoustically transmissive for airborne sound in an area running in the absorption chamber, - wherein the straight-through pipe has a linear inlet section leading into the housing and a linear outlet section leading out of the housing, - wherein the blind pipe has a linear end section that is closed at one end, characterized in that - the straight-through pipe passes through the housing without interruptions apart from a connection point through which the blind pipe is connected to the straight-through pipe, - the straight-through pipe has a wall that is not acoustically transmissive for airborne sound, - the straight-through pipe has a curved section connecting the inlet section with the outlet section, - the blind pipe has a curved connecting section connecting the end section to the straight-through pipe, - the outlet section of the straight-through pipe and the end section of the blind pipe extend essentially parallel to one another in the housing. - having a housing, - having a straight-through pipe which carries exhaust gas during operation of the muffler and which passes through the housing, - having at least one blind pipe which is connected at one end laterally to the straight-through pipe and is closed at the other end, - wherein the housing contains at least one absorption chamber which is filled with an absorbent material having an absorbent effect for airborne sound, - wherein the blind pipe has a wall that is acoustically transmissive for airborne sound in an area running in the absorption chamber, - wherein the straight-through pipe has a linear inlet section leading into the housing and a linear outlet section leading out of the housing, - wherein the blind pipe has a linear end section that is closed at one end, - the straight-through pipe passes through the housing without interruptions apart from a connection point through which the blind pipe is connected to the straight-through pipe, - the straight-through pipe has a wall that is not acoustically transmissive for airborne sound, - the straight-through pipe has a curved section connecting the inlet section with the outlet section, - the blind pipe has a curved connecting section connecting the end section to the straight-through pipe, - the outlet section of the straight-through pipe and the end section of the blind pipe extend essentially parallel to one another in the housing.
A mixed-fiber nonwoven fabric comprising at least two types of fibers having different melting points, which fibers are low melting point fibers made of a polyolefin resin component A, and high melting point fibers, at least a portion of each of which is made of a high melting point resin component B having a higher melting point than that of the polyolefin resin component A; the number average fiber diameter of the high melting point fibers being larger than that of the low melting point fibers, at least one high melting point fiber having a fiber diameter of 20 μm to 100 μm being present per 1.00 mm of the length of the cross section of the nonwoven fabric, and the number average fiber diameter of all fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric falling within the range of 0.3 μm to 10 μm.
A vehicle travel control apparatus, mounted on a host vehicle, which performs travel control of the host vehicle on the basis of a positional relationship between the host vehicle and a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a radar detection unit that acquires target data of the preceding vehicle by receiving a reflected wave of an emitted electromagnetic wave; and characterized by comprising a control unit that determines presence or absence of a preceding vehicle traveling directly ahead of the host vehicle from the target data acquired by the radar detection unit and performs acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle on the basis of the presence or absence of the preceding vehicle, the control unit performing the acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle so as to suppress acceleration and deceleration when target misidentification occurs in which a plurality of pieces of target data are acquired with respect to the same object by the radar detection unit, wherein the control unit performs the acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle so as to suppress deceleration in a case where it is determined that the preceding vehicle is currently present and that a preceding vehicle was not previously present when the target misidentification occurs. a radar detection unit that acquires target data of the preceding vehicle by receiving a reflected wave of an emitted electromagnetic wave; and characterized by comprising a control unit that determines presence or absence of a preceding vehicle traveling directly ahead of the host vehicle from the target data acquired by the radar detection unit and performs acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle on the basis of the presence or absence of the preceding vehicle, the control unit performing the acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle so as to suppress acceleration and deceleration when target misidentification occurs in which a plurality of pieces of target data are acquired with respect to the same object by the radar detection unit, wherein the control unit performs the acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle so as to suppress deceleration in a case where it is determined that the preceding vehicle is currently present and that a preceding vehicle was not previously present when the target misidentification occurs.
A container for consumer goods, comprising: a rigid outer box having a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box; a rigid inner box comprising panels separated by fold lines and assembled from an inner box blank including a top front panel separated from a top panel by a first transverse fold line, a back panel separated from the top panel by a second transverse fold line, a bottom panel separated from the back panel by a third transverse fold line, and a bottom front panel separated from the bottom panel by a fourth transverse fold line, the rigid inner box having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the rigid inner box; a pull tab covering the pre-cut opening, the pull tab being adhered to the rigid outer box and the rigid inner box, wherein the top panel and top front panel include side flaps (624, 626, 620, 622), and the inner box blank comprises a plurality of layers including paperboard and bundle wrap, the bundle wrap including a layer of foil and a layer of paper forming an inner liner of the inner box, wherein the layer of foil is between the paperboard and the paper layer. a rigid outer box having a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box; a rigid inner box comprising panels separated by fold lines and assembled from an inner box blank including a top front panel separated from a top panel by a first transverse fold line, a back panel separated from the top panel by a second transverse fold line, a bottom panel separated from the back panel by a third transverse fold line, and a bottom front panel separated from the bottom panel by a fourth transverse fold line, the rigid inner box having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the rigid inner box; a pull tab covering the pre-cut opening, the pull tab being adhered to the rigid outer box and the rigid inner box, wherein the top panel and top front panel include side flaps (624, 626, 620, 622), and the inner box blank comprises a plurality of layers including paperboard and bundle wrap, the bundle wrap including a layer of foil and a layer of paper forming an inner liner of the inner box, wherein the layer of foil is between the paperboard and the paper layer.
A computer-implemented method performed by one or more servers hosted by an identity management service, the method comprising: receiving, from a user computing device, a first request to link a user account at the identity management service to a data provider that is external to the identity management service, the data provider possessing data associated with a user of the user account, the first request including a digitally signed consent ticket representing the user's consent for the data provider to perform one or more actions involving one or more specified data items from the data associated with the user and possessed by the data provider; storing, in a data store, the signed digital consent ticket in association with a consent receipt including one or more items of personally identifying information; sending, to the data provider, a second request indicating the user's consent for the data provider to perform the one or more actions involving one or more specified data items associated with the user, the second request including at least a portion of the one or more items of personally identifying information and a private transaction identifier generated by the identity management service; and storing, in the data store and in association with the user account, a cryptographically blinded transaction identifier generated by the data provider in response to the second request. receiving, from a user computing device, a first request to link a user account at the identity management service to a data provider that is external to the identity management service, the data provider possessing data associated with a user of the user account, the first request including a digitally signed consent ticket representing the user's consent for the data provider to perform one or more actions involving one or more specified data items from the data associated with the user and possessed by the data provider; storing, in a data store, the signed digital consent ticket in association with a consent receipt including one or more items of personally identifying information; sending, to the data provider, a second request indicating the user's consent for the data provider to perform the one or more actions involving one or more specified data items associated with the user, the second request including at least a portion of the one or more items of personally identifying information and a private transaction identifier generated by the identity management service; and storing, in the data store and in association with the user account, a cryptographically blinded transaction identifier generated by the data provider in response to the second request.