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Method for automatically feeding elements of elongated shape, comprising the steps of: (a). prearranging a transfer device at a store in which said elements of elongated shape to be fed are placed, said transfer device shaping a transfer plane on which said elements can be supported; (b). picking by a picking unit a plurality of said elements from said store; (c). arranging said plurality of elements, previously picked, in support on said transfer plane which is prearranged in a substantially horizontal position for supporting a plurality of said elements; (d). operating, in a relative motion with respect to said supported plurality of said elements, a counting member associated with said transfer plane along a substantially transverse direction with respect to said supported elements, performing in a counting stroke the counting of at least a determined number of said elements, the method being characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: (e). handling a transfer member prearranged in a disengagement position in said direction transverse to said supported elements; (f). stopping said transfer member and operating said transfer member in an engagement position of said elements, at said determined number of counted elements; (g). handling said transfer member operated in a transfer back stroke along said transverse direction, thus transferring said determined number of elements along said transfer plane of said transfer device. (a). prearranging a transfer device at a store in which said elements of elongated shape to be fed are placed, said transfer device shaping a transfer plane on which said elements can be supported; (b). picking by a picking unit a plurality of said elements from said store; (c). arranging said plurality of elements, previously picked, in support on said transfer plane which is prearranged in a substantially horizontal position for supporting a plurality of said elements; (d). operating, in a relative motion with respect to said supported plurality of said elements, a counting member associated with said transfer plane along a substantially transverse direction with respect to said supported elements, performing in a counting stroke the counting of at least a determined number of said elements, (e). handling a transfer member prearranged in a disengagement position in said direction transverse to said supported elements; (f). stopping said transfer member and operating said transfer member in an engagement position of said elements, at said determined number of counted elements; (g). handling said transfer member operated in a transfer back stroke along said transverse direction, thus transferring said determined number of elements along said transfer plane of said transfer device.
A parking assist apparatus, comprising: an information unit acquiring information collected by using a three-dimensional flash Lidar; and a determination unit determining a parking space and presence and absence of obstacles using the information acquired by the information unit, wherein the information unit generates intensity information and depth information using the acquired information, and wherein the determination unit determines kinds of obstacles using the intensity information acquired by the information unit, if it is determined that the obstacles are present. an information unit acquiring information collected by using a three-dimensional flash Lidar; and a determination unit determining a parking space and presence and absence of obstacles using the information acquired by the information unit, wherein the information unit generates intensity information and depth information using the acquired information, and wherein the determination unit determines kinds of obstacles using the intensity information acquired by the information unit, if it is determined that the obstacles are present.
An apparatus for producing a granulated material having a means size of at least 5 mm by disintegrating a liquid, the apparatus comprises: a) a cooling tank containing a cooling fluid, b) a means for feeding the liquid material to a rotating distributor, c) a rotating distributor positioned above the cooling tank, d) the rotating distributor comprises an upper inlet opening, sidewalls, a bottom and at least one row of openings at the lower end of the sidewalls, wherein the openings in the sidewalls have a size of at least 5 mm in the smallest dimension. a) a cooling tank containing a cooling fluid, b) a means for feeding the liquid material to a rotating distributor, c) a rotating distributor positioned above the cooling tank, d) the rotating distributor comprises an upper inlet opening, sidewalls, a bottom and at least one row of openings at the lower end of the sidewalls, wherein the openings in the sidewalls have a size of at least 5 mm in the smallest dimension.
A blade for a rotor of a gas turbine (28, 30) comprising a cast substrate including: - a root for connecting the blade to a rotor of a gas turbine (28, 30), - a platform having a lower surface from which the root extends and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, - an aerofoil extending from the upper surface of the platform, the aerofoil comprises an external surface, - the cast substrate comprising a low Cr alloy, - the external surface of the aerofoil and the upper surface of the platform is covered by a thermal barrier coating, - an anti-corrosion layer of a high Cr blade alloy over the substrate added by means of an additive manufacturing process to the lower surface and the root only, wherein the high Cr blade alloy comprises 15% to 23% Cr. - a root for connecting the blade to a rotor of a gas turbine (28, 30), - a platform having a lower surface from which the root extends and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, - an aerofoil extending from the upper surface of the platform, the aerofoil comprises an external surface, - the cast substrate comprising a low Cr alloy, - the external surface of the aerofoil and the upper surface of the platform is covered by a thermal barrier coating, - an anti-corrosion layer of a high Cr blade alloy over the substrate added by means of an additive manufacturing process to the lower surface and the root only, wherein the high Cr blade alloy comprises 15% to 23% Cr.
An interlace imparting mechanism comprising: an interlacing device configured to interlace a yarn by spraying fluid onto the yarn to which oil has been applied; and an oil collector configured to collect oil mist scattering from the interlacing device, the oil collector including: a housing into which the fluid ejected from the interlacing device flows; a filter provided inside the housing to transform the oil mist into oil droplets; and a collection member which collects the oil droplets formed by the filter, characterized in that the housing is a duct member which extends linearly, or curved, or bended, and the fluid ejected from the interlacing device flows into the duct member from one end of the duct member, passes through the filter, and then flows out from the duct member from another end of the duct member. an interlacing device configured to interlace a yarn by spraying fluid onto the yarn to which oil has been applied; and an oil collector configured to collect oil mist scattering from the interlacing device, the oil collector including: a housing into which the fluid ejected from the interlacing device flows; a filter provided inside the housing to transform the oil mist into oil droplets; and a collection member which collects the oil droplets formed by the filter, a housing into which the fluid ejected from the interlacing device flows; a filter provided inside the housing to transform the oil mist into oil droplets; and a collection member which collects the oil droplets formed by the filter, characterized in that the housing is a duct member which extends linearly, or curved, or bended, and the fluid ejected from the interlacing device flows into the duct member from one end of the duct member, passes through the filter, and then flows out from the duct member from another end of the duct member.
An electrocardiograph patch, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a high-pass filter configured to receive a bias voltage; a signal processing unit configured to generate the bias voltage and provide the bias voltage to the high-pass filter characterized in that the high-pass-filter is configured to provide the bias voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode; a first electrode; a second electrode; a high-pass filter configured to receive a bias voltage; a signal processing unit configured to generate the bias voltage and provide the bias voltage to the high-pass filter characterized in that the high-pass-filter is configured to provide the bias voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode;
A method of loading beads on a sensor substrate, the method comprising: applying a suspension including beads to a flow cell defined over a sensor substrate, the sensor substrate comprising a plurality of wells, the beads at least partially depositing into the plurality of wells; removing liquid from the flow cell; evaporating liquid from the flow cell; and applying a hydrating solution to the flow cell. applying a suspension including beads to a flow cell defined over a sensor substrate, the sensor substrate comprising a plurality of wells, the beads at least partially depositing into the plurality of wells; removing liquid from the flow cell; evaporating liquid from the flow cell; and applying a hydrating solution to the flow cell.
A fastener installation tool, comprising: - a cylinder assembly including a housing having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, an end cap mounted to the upper end of the housing, the end cap including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a centrally-located bore extending from the first surface to the second surface; - a handle/sleeve assembly including a handle having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a bore extending between the first and second ends, and an inner wall defined by the bore of the handle, the second end of the handle/sleeve assembly being attached to the upper end of the cylinder assembly, - the handle/sleeve assembly further including an outer sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the outer sleeve, an outer wall, and an inner wall, wherein the outer sleeve is positioned within the bore of the handle, - the handle/sleeve assembly further including an inner sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the inner sleeve, an outer wall, and an inner wall, wherein the inner sleeve is positioned concentrically within the outer sleeve to form an annular space between the outer wall of the inner sleeve and the inner wall of the outer sleeve; and - a tool head attached to the first end of the handle. - a cylinder assembly including a housing having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, an end cap mounted to the upper end of the housing, the end cap including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a centrally-located bore extending from the first surface to the second surface; - a handle/sleeve assembly including a handle having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a bore extending between the first and second ends, and an inner wall defined by the bore of the handle, the second end of the handle/sleeve assembly being attached to the upper end of the cylinder assembly, - the handle/sleeve assembly further including an outer sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the outer sleeve, an outer wall, and an inner wall, wherein the outer sleeve is positioned within the bore of the handle, - the handle/sleeve assembly further including an inner sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the inner sleeve, an outer wall, and an inner wall, wherein the inner sleeve is positioned concentrically within the outer sleeve to form an annular space between the outer wall of the inner sleeve and the inner wall of the outer sleeve; and - a tool head attached to the first end of the handle.
Method for the production of a latent heat storage material, comprising the step of dehydrating of linear fatty alcohols to obtain olefins, in which the fatty alcohols are obtained from native vegetable raw materials and are purified by distillation when being alcohols so that: • more than 95% by mass of the fatty alcohols used are linear, • more than 95% by mass of the fatty alcohols used have even numbered chain lengths, • more than 95% by mass of the fatty alcohols used exclusively have a certain C-number and subsequent hydrogenation of the olefins to obtain paraffins. • more than 95% by mass of the fatty alcohols used are linear, • more than 95% by mass of the fatty alcohols used have even numbered chain lengths, • more than 95% by mass of the fatty alcohols used exclusively have a certain C-number
A computer processor-implemented method comprising: electronically enabling identification of at least four unique characters arranged in a displayed one-dimensional array, each character identified by an integer value equal to how many positions the character is offset from a reference position of the one-dimensional array; and electronically enabling selection of characters of the one-dimensional array by: receiving input resulting from activation of selection keys, each selection key having an assigned integer value; adding the assigned integer values of each activated selection key for each instance that each selection key is activated within a selectable-length time period; and identifying the character of the one-dimensional array whose position in the array corresponds to the calculated sum; wherein, for each of the following three selection key activation combinations performed within the selectable length time period, each combination identifies a character of the one-dimensional array: one activation of one selection key; two activations of one selection key; and activation of a pair of selection keys. electronically enabling identification of at least four unique characters arranged in a displayed one-dimensional array, each character identified by an integer value equal to how many positions the character is offset from a reference position of the one-dimensional array; and electronically enabling selection of characters of the one-dimensional array by: receiving input resulting from activation of selection keys, each selection key having an assigned integer value; adding the assigned integer values of each activated selection key for each instance that each selection key is activated within a selectable-length time period; and identifying the character of the one-dimensional array whose position in the array corresponds to the calculated sum; receiving input resulting from activation of selection keys, each selection key having an assigned integer value; adding the assigned integer values of each activated selection key for each instance that each selection key is activated within a selectable-length time period; and identifying the character of the one-dimensional array whose position in the array corresponds to the calculated sum; wherein, for each of the following three selection key activation combinations performed within the selectable length time period, each combination identifies a character of the one-dimensional array: one activation of one selection key; two activations of one selection key; and activation of a pair of selection keys. one activation of one selection key; two activations of one selection key; and activation of a pair of selection keys.
An air conditioner comprising: a plurality of heat source units (2, 102), having a compressor (21, 121), a heat source-side heat exchanger (23, 123), and an accumulator (24, 124), respectively, and including at least a first heat source unit; a utilization unit having a utilization-side expansion mechanism and a utilization-side heat exchanger; a liquid refrigerant communication pipe and a gas refrigerant communication pipe for connecting the plurality of heat source units and the utilization unit and forming a single main refrigerant circuit; and a controller characterized in that the controller is configured to perform other-unit startup control for starting up another of the heat source units in a stopped state, when the amount of refrigerant in the first heat source unit in an operating state has been determined to be excessive. a plurality of heat source units (2, 102), having a compressor (21, 121), a heat source-side heat exchanger (23, 123), and an accumulator (24, 124), respectively, and including at least a first heat source unit; a utilization unit having a utilization-side expansion mechanism and a utilization-side heat exchanger; a liquid refrigerant communication pipe and a gas refrigerant communication pipe for connecting the plurality of heat source units and the utilization unit and forming a single main refrigerant circuit; and a controller characterized in that the controller is configured to perform other-unit startup control for starting up another of the heat source units in a stopped state, when the amount of refrigerant in the first heat source unit in an operating state has been determined to be excessive.
A method for fabricating a microneedle using a mould having a needle-forming cavity, characterised in that the method comprises the steps of (a) at least partially pre-filling the needle-forming cavity with a solvent, (b) applying a microneedle-forming composition to the needle-forming cavity such that the composition is brought in contact with the solvent, (c) allowing the solvent and microneedle-forming composition to mix as a result of diffusion, (d) removing the solvent and (e) demoulding the microneedle.
A method of reducing the number of rules in a plurality of rules employed by a network firewall (101, 401-408), wherein the rules are defined, at least in part, by one or more group compound objects which identify groups of source or destination virtual machines coupled to the network firewall (101, 401-408), the method comprising: expanding and comparing the group compound objects in source and destination fields of the rules to identify related rules amongst the plurality of rules used by the network firewall, wherein two rules are related rules where there exists at least one network traffic pattern that will satisfy at least the source and destination criteria for both of the two related rules; identifying one or more ineffective rules of the related rules based on the relationships between the related rules, wherein an ineffective rule is at least partially shadowed by at least one related rule of higher precedence in the plurality of rules which will be applied before reaching the ineffective rule for a particular network traffic pattern; adjusting the one or more ineffective rules in the plurality of rules by deleting the rule, merging the rule or changing the rule to obviate the ineffectiveness of the one or more ineffective rules; and applying the adjusted rules to network traffic in the network firewall (101, 401-408). expanding and comparing the group compound objects in source and destination fields of the rules to identify related rules amongst the plurality of rules used by the network firewall, wherein two rules are related rules where there exists at least one network traffic pattern that will satisfy at least the source and destination criteria for both of the two related rules; identifying one or more ineffective rules of the related rules based on the relationships between the related rules, wherein an ineffective rule is at least partially shadowed by at least one related rule of higher precedence in the plurality of rules which will be applied before reaching the ineffective rule for a particular network traffic pattern; adjusting the one or more ineffective rules in the plurality of rules by deleting the rule, merging the rule or changing the rule to obviate the ineffectiveness of the one or more ineffective rules; and applying the adjusted rules to network traffic in the network firewall (101, 401-408).
A non-medical method for promoting improved eating behaviour in an infant, said method comprising feeding said infant an infant formula or follow on formula comprising lipid, protein and digestible carbohydrates, wherein the lipid is in the form of lipid globules, and a. the lipid globules have a mode diameter based on volume of at least 1 μm and/or at least 45 vol.% of the lipid globules has a diameter of 2 to 12 μm, and b. the lipid comprises at least 0.5 wt.% phospholipid based on total lipid and the lipid globules have a coating comprising phospholipid, wherein the improved eating behaviour is selected from the group consisting of a decreased food responsiveness and a decreased general appetite as determined using the Baby Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (BEBQ) according to Llewellyn et al., 2011, Appetite, 57:388-96, wherein the lipid contains at least 10 wt.% palmitic acid based on total fatty acids, and at least 15 wt.% of palmitic acid, based on total palmitic acid, is located at the sn-2 position of a triglyceride, wherein the infant formula or follow on formula is not human milk and wherein the infant formula or follow on formula is used at least during the first 2 months of life and is administered to an infant with an age below 6 months; and wherein the improved eating behaviour is compared to the eating behaviour in infants fed infant formula or follow on formula that comprises vegetable fat that is present in the form of lipid globules with a mode diameter, based on volume, of about 0.5 μm, and wherein the lipid globules do not have a coating comprising phospholipid. a. the lipid globules have a mode diameter based on volume of at least 1 μm and/or at least 45 vol.% of the lipid globules has a diameter of 2 to 12 μm, and b. the lipid comprises at least 0.5 wt.% phospholipid based on total lipid and the lipid globules have a coating comprising phospholipid,
A vehicle consisting of a main body connected to a secondary body bearing a steering column via a jointed bent arm and a jointed rectilinear arm, a pivoting seat support, a front wheel rotatably mounted to said steering column and a rear wheel rotatably mounted to said main body, the folding of the joint formed by said main body, said secondary body, said bent arm and said rectilinear arm operating the passing from a conformation of said vehicle with a maximum wheelbase to a conformation with minimum wheelbase, characterized in that the pivoting seat support is connected to the bent arm through a connecting rod.
A method for the in vitro diagnosis or prognosis of a TNF-α blocking agent responding or non-responding phenotype, comprising: (a) determining from a blood sample of a subject suffering from an inflammatory disease an expression profile comprising or consisting of: (i) the gene MAPK14; (ii) the genes MAPK14 and S100A9; or (iii) the genes MAPK14 and GNLY; and optionally one or more housekeeping gene(s) (b) comparing the obtained expression profile with at least one reference responding expression profile and at least one reference non-responding expression profile using statistical models or machine learning technologies, and (c) determining the responding or non-responding phenotype from said comparison. (a) determining from a blood sample of a subject suffering from an inflammatory disease an expression profile comprising or consisting of: (i) the gene MAPK14; (ii) the genes MAPK14 and S100A9; or (iii) the genes MAPK14 and GNLY; and optionally one or more housekeeping gene(s) (i) the gene MAPK14; (ii) the genes MAPK14 and S100A9; or (iii) the genes MAPK14 and GNLY; (b) comparing the obtained expression profile with at least one reference responding expression profile and at least one reference non-responding expression profile using statistical models or machine learning technologies, and (c) determining the responding or non-responding phenotype from said comparison.