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A smart susceptor (100, 1000), being a susceptor assembly self-regulating with regard to temperature, for use at a magnetic field of about 398 A/m (5 Oe) to about 27852 A/m (350 Oe), the smart susceptor comprising: a susceptor (102, 1020), made of a ferromagnetic material, for converting electromagnetic energy to thermal energy, and a cladding (200, 1200) disposed on at least a portion of the susceptor (102, 1020), wherein the ferromagnetic material of the susceptor (102, 1020) comprises one or more of an iron alloy, a nickel alloy, a cobalt alloy, a ferrous nickel-cobalt alloy, amorphous magnetic alloy, a crystalline magnetic alloy, and combinations thereof, and wherein the cladding (200, 1200) comprises an electrically conductive material and said cladding has an electrical conductivity higher than an electrical conductivity of the susceptor (102, 1020), said cladding being provided on a surface of the susceptor (102, 1020) adjacent to overheated regions and extending from the overheated regions to the underheated regions of the susceptor (102, 1020), wherein the overheated regions are regions of the susceptor (102, 1020) which reach thermal equilibrium at a temperature higher than a leveling temperature of the susceptor (102, 1020) in an uncladded state, and the underheated regions are regions of the susceptor (102, 1020) which reach thermal equilibrium at a temperature lower by at least 5.6 °C (10 °F) than said leveling temperature of the susceptor (102, 1020) in in the uncladded state, wherein said leveling temperature is a thermal equilibrium temperature of the susceptor (102, 1020) in the uncladded state. a susceptor (102, 1020), made of a ferromagnetic material, for converting electromagnetic energy to thermal energy, and a cladding (200, 1200) disposed on at least a portion of the susceptor (102, 1020), wherein the ferromagnetic material of the susceptor (102, 1020) comprises one or more of an iron alloy, a nickel alloy, a cobalt alloy, a ferrous nickel-cobalt alloy, amorphous magnetic alloy, a crystalline magnetic alloy, and combinations thereof, and wherein the cladding (200, 1200) comprises an electrically conductive material and said cladding has an electrical conductivity higher than an electrical conductivity of the susceptor (102, 1020), said cladding being provided on a surface of the susceptor (102, 1020) adjacent to overheated regions and extending from the overheated regions to the underheated regions of the susceptor (102, 1020), wherein the overheated regions are regions of the susceptor (102, 1020) which reach thermal equilibrium at a temperature higher than a leveling temperature of the susceptor (102, 1020) in an uncladded state, and the underheated regions are regions of the susceptor (102, 1020) which reach thermal equilibrium at a temperature lower by at least 5.6 °C (10 °F) than said leveling temperature of the susceptor (102, 1020) in in the uncladded state, wherein said leveling temperature is a thermal equilibrium temperature of the susceptor (102, 1020) in the uncladded state.
A system comprising: a flow cell comprising a first channel (56A, L1, L2) and a second channel (56B, L3, L4); a plurality of flow paths to fluidically connect with the flow cell to support analytes of interest when the flow cell is mounted in the system; a flow path selector valve coupled to the flow paths; a pump to fluidically connect with the flow cell and to displace fluids through one of the flow paths selected by the flow path selector valve during an analysis operation; and control circuitry operatively coupled to the flow path selector valve, the control circuity having one or more processors and a memory to store computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, control the one or more processors to command the flow path selector valve to select the selected flow path, wherein the plurality of flow paths comprises a first flow path to provide fluid flow through the first channel (56A, L1, L2) of the flow cell, a second flow path to provide fluid flow through the second channel (56B, L3, L4) of the flow cell, the second flow path different from the first flow path wherein the flow path selector valve is controllable to select the first flow path, the second flow path, and both the first flow path and the second flow path. a flow cell comprising a first channel (56A, L1, L2) and a second channel (56B, L3, L4); a plurality of flow paths to fluidically connect with the flow cell to support analytes of interest when the flow cell is mounted in the system; a flow path selector valve coupled to the flow paths; a pump to fluidically connect with the flow cell and to displace fluids through one of the flow paths selected by the flow path selector valve during an analysis operation; and control circuitry operatively coupled to the flow path selector valve, the control circuity having one or more processors and a memory to store computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, control the one or more processors to command the flow path selector valve to select the selected flow path, wherein the plurality of flow paths comprises a first flow path to provide fluid flow through the first channel (56A, L1, L2) of the flow cell, a second flow path to provide fluid flow through the second channel (56B, L3, L4) of the flow cell, the second flow path different from the first flow path wherein the flow path selector valve is controllable to select the first flow path, the second flow path, and both the first flow path and the second flow path.
Sensor radio system, consisting of several transmitters n of the number N and a receiver connected to each of the transmitters n via a wireless multi-access channel, wherein the multi-access channel comprises several slots m of the number M within a transmission frame, - wherein each transmitter n is equipped with - a sensor delivering a measured value x n at its output, - a scaling generator scaling each measured value x n to a scaling value g nm (x n) depending on a slot m of the multi-access channel, and - a radio station transmitting within a slot m the scaling value g nm (x n) via the multi-access channel to the receiver, wherein the receiver is equipped with - a signal strength estimator, and - a function generator connected to the output of the signal strength estimator, wherein, within a slot m, all scaling values g nm (x n) of the transmitters n associated with the slot m are simultaneously transmitted to the signal strength estimator for further processing, and wherein, within a transmission frame, the scaling generator of each transmitter n delivers for each slot m a different scaling value g nm (x n) so that a predetermined continuous function f(x 1,..., x N) is calculable with the function generator from the output values of the signal strength estimator. - wherein each transmitter n is equipped with - a sensor delivering a measured value x n at its output, - a scaling generator scaling each measured value x n to a scaling value g nm (x n) depending on a slot m of the multi-access channel, and - a radio station transmitting within a slot m the scaling value g nm (x n) via the multi-access channel to the receiver, - a signal strength estimator, and - a function generator connected to the output of the signal strength estimator,
Method of providing brake selection recommendations (46, 48) to a driver of a train during operation of the train, with the train having at least one electrodynamic brake and at least one friction brake, the method comprising the steps of: defining a brake preference rate between the at least one electrodynamic brake and the at least one friction brake, determining an energy-optimized velocity profile for a trip segment of the train, with the energy-optimized velocity profile having a plurality of braking sections, and associating each of the plurality of braking sections with a respective brake selection recommendation, wherein the determining of the energy-optimized velocity profile and the associating of each of the plurality of braking sections with a respective brake selection recommendation are constrained by a maximum travel time for the trip segment and the brake preference rate between the at least one electrodynamic brake and the at least one friction brake, and providing the respective brake selection recommendations for the plurality of braking sections to the driver of the train. defining a brake preference rate between the at least one electrodynamic brake and the at least one friction brake, determining an energy-optimized velocity profile for a trip segment of the train, with the energy-optimized velocity profile having a plurality of braking sections, and associating each of the plurality of braking sections with a respective brake selection recommendation, wherein the determining of the energy-optimized velocity profile and the associating of each of the plurality of braking sections with a respective brake selection recommendation are constrained by a maximum travel time for the trip segment and the brake preference rate between the at least one electrodynamic brake and the at least one friction brake, and providing the respective brake selection recommendations for the plurality of braking sections to the driver of the train.
An airfoil module comprising: an outer diameter ring assembly; a vane assembly comprising a stator vane disposed radially inward of the outer diameter ring assembly and supported by the outer diameter ring assembly; an inner diameter ring assembly disposed radially inward of the vane assembly and comprising a first inner diameter ring section sealing end and a second inner diameter ring section sealing end; and a feather seal disposed along the first inner diameter ring section sealing end; characterised by the outer diameter ring assembly comprising: a first outer diameter ring section sealing end, and a second outer diameter ring section sealing end, the first outer diameter ring section sealing end and the second outer diameter ring section sealing end disposed at opposite circumferentially outboard ends of the outer diameter ring assembly; wherein the first outer diameter ring section sealing end comprises a non-discontinuous edge; and wherein the first outer diameter ring section sealing end of the outer diameter ring assembly of the airfoil module is at least one of brazed and welded to the second outer diameter ring section sealing end of an outer diameter ring assembly of a second airfoil module. an outer diameter ring assembly; a vane assembly comprising a stator vane disposed radially inward of the outer diameter ring assembly and supported by the outer diameter ring assembly; an inner diameter ring assembly disposed radially inward of the vane assembly and comprising a first inner diameter ring section sealing end and a second inner diameter ring section sealing end; and a feather seal disposed along the first inner diameter ring section sealing end; characterised by the outer diameter ring assembly comprising: a first outer diameter ring section sealing end, and a second outer diameter ring section sealing end, a first outer diameter ring section sealing end, and a second outer diameter ring section sealing end, the first outer diameter ring section sealing end and the second outer diameter ring section sealing end disposed at opposite circumferentially outboard ends of the outer diameter ring assembly; wherein the first outer diameter ring section sealing end comprises a non-discontinuous edge; and wherein the first outer diameter ring section sealing end of the outer diameter ring assembly of the airfoil module is at least one of brazed and welded to the second outer diameter ring section sealing end of an outer diameter ring assembly of a second airfoil module.
A wireless loupe device comprising: a lens; a half mirror for splitting information received from the lens into a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion goes to a user's eye and the second portion goes a sensor; a wireless communication component for transmitting the information acquired at the sensor; and a projection system (410, 412) for projecting patient information on a display which is split and reflected by the half mirror to the user's eye and received at the sensor. a lens; a half mirror for splitting information received from the lens into a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion goes to a user's eye and the second portion goes a sensor; a wireless communication component for transmitting the information acquired at the sensor; and a projection system (410, 412) for projecting patient information on a display which is split and reflected by the half mirror to the user's eye and received at the sensor.
A method of wireless multi-carrier communications, comprising: dividing contiguous sub-carriers on an uplink into non-overlapped groups; allocating at least one time-frequency block to a plurality of users, each time-frequency block having a hopping duration and a non-overlapped group of contiguous sub-carriers; wherein the non-overlapped group hops independently from other non-overlapped groups according to a specific frequency hopping, FH, sequence from a set of orthogonal FH sequences; providing common pilot symbols for estimating channels from consecutive sub-carriers within the non-overlapped group; assigning a different set of orthogonal codes to each user sharing the allocated at least one time-frequency block; spreading symbols of each user over the allocated at least one time-frequency block, wherein the symbols of each user are spread using the different set of orthogonal codes assigned to each user; mapping each spread symbol to a modulation symbol in the at least one time-frequency block; generating an orthogonal waveform based on the mapped symbols; and transmitting the orthogonal waveform. dividing contiguous sub-carriers on an uplink into non-overlapped groups; allocating at least one time-frequency block to a plurality of users, each time-frequency block having a hopping duration and a non-overlapped group of contiguous sub-carriers; wherein the non-overlapped group hops independently from other non-overlapped groups according to a specific frequency hopping, FH, sequence from a set of orthogonal FH sequences; providing common pilot symbols for estimating channels from consecutive sub-carriers within the non-overlapped group; assigning a different set of orthogonal codes to each user sharing the allocated at least one time-frequency block; spreading symbols of each user over the allocated at least one time-frequency block, wherein the symbols of each user are spread using the different set of orthogonal codes assigned to each user; mapping each spread symbol to a modulation symbol in the at least one time-frequency block; generating an orthogonal waveform based on the mapped symbols; and transmitting the orthogonal waveform.
Actuating apparatus (10; 110; 210) for a vehicle brake system with: a force input member which can be coupled to a brake pedal, a brake master cylinder, the brake master cylinder having at least one force transmission member which is coupled to the force input member in an articulated manner, the force transmission member being arranged for the transmission of a force which is exerted on the force input member to the brake master cylinder, characterized by at least one elastically deformable positioning element, the at least one positioning element providing a holding force, by way of which the at least one positioning element holds the at least one force input member in a mounting position with regard to the brake master cylinder. a force input member which can be coupled to a brake pedal, a brake master cylinder, the brake master cylinder having at least one force transmission member which is coupled to the force input member in an articulated manner, the force transmission member being arranged for the transmission of a force which is exerted on the force input member to the brake master cylinder, characterized by at least one elastically deformable positioning element, the at least one positioning element providing a holding force, by way of which the at least one positioning element holds the at least one force input member in a mounting position with regard to the brake master cylinder.
A method of molding a gas hydrate pellet in a gas hydrate formation plant including a generator in which a raw material gas and water are fed and adapted for reacting the raw material gas with water under high pressure in the generator to produce a gas hydrate slurry and removing water from the gas hydrate slurry to mold the gas hydrate slurry into a gas hydrate pellet of desired size, the method, comprising the steps of: feeding the gas hydrate slurry in a cylindrical compression chamber provided with a compression plunger capable of advancing and retreating in the cylindrical compression chamber in a direction of an axis of the compression chamber, and, advancing the compression plunger to exert compression action for squeezing out water from the gas hydrate slurry to mold the gas hydrate pellet, characterized in that an advancing speed of the compression plunger is less than D x 10 -2 m/min, D being the length in meters of the cylindrical compression chamber. feeding the gas hydrate slurry in a cylindrical compression chamber provided with a compression plunger capable of advancing and retreating in the cylindrical compression chamber in a direction of an axis of the compression chamber, and, advancing the compression plunger to exert compression action for squeezing out water from the gas hydrate slurry to mold the gas hydrate pellet,
A method of providing configuration information of a frequency converter, comprising: storing configuration information of the frequency converter, wherein the configuration information comprises operational parameters and an address of a database of configured frequency converters; encoding the operational parameters and the address of the database of configured frequency converters into an optical code; displaying the optical code of the frequency converter on a display; reading the optical code from the frequency converter; deriving from the optical code configuration information of the frequency converter; and sending, using the address derived from the optical code, the configuration information to the database of configured frequency converters that have been installed. storing configuration information of the frequency converter, wherein the configuration information comprises operational parameters and an address of a database of configured frequency converters; encoding the operational parameters and the address of the database of configured frequency converters into an optical code; displaying the optical code of the frequency converter on a display; reading the optical code from the frequency converter; deriving from the optical code configuration information of the frequency converter; and sending, using the address derived from the optical code, the configuration information to the database of configured frequency converters that have been installed.
A method for verifying compliance with a dental appliance therapy for a human patient, the method comprising: using a compliance verification processor for: receiving a time-domain series of measurements of at least one parameter (102, 202, 702, 802, 1402) from a dental appliance worn by the human patient, wherein the at least one parameter is temperature or a spatial orientation of the dental appliance; transforming at least a portion of the time-domain series of measurements to a frequency-domain series of measurements (106, 204, 704, 804, 1404, 1410); and determining compliance with the dental appliance therapy (110, 210, 710, 810, 1416) by determining that components of the frequency-domain series of measurements are within pre-selected tolerances to indicate compliance (108, 208, 708, 808, 1408, 1414). using a compliance verification processor for: receiving a time-domain series of measurements of at least one parameter (102, 202, 702, 802, 1402) from a dental appliance worn by the human patient, wherein the at least one parameter is temperature or a spatial orientation of the dental appliance; transforming at least a portion of the time-domain series of measurements to a frequency-domain series of measurements (106, 204, 704, 804, 1404, 1410); and determining compliance with the dental appliance therapy (110, 210, 710, 810, 1416) by determining that components of the frequency-domain series of measurements are within pre-selected tolerances to indicate compliance (108, 208, 708, 808, 1408, 1414). receiving a time-domain series of measurements of at least one parameter (102, 202, 702, 802, 1402) from a dental appliance worn by the human patient, wherein the at least one parameter is temperature or a spatial orientation of the dental appliance; transforming at least a portion of the time-domain series of measurements to a frequency-domain series of measurements (106, 204, 704, 804, 1404, 1410); and determining compliance with the dental appliance therapy (110, 210, 710, 810, 1416) by determining that components of the frequency-domain series of measurements are within pre-selected tolerances to indicate compliance (108, 208, 708, 808, 1408, 1414).
Crimping pliers die comprising two die half units (2, 3) which are guided relatively to each other over the crimping stroke by means of a guidance and which each comprise a die half, the guidance comprising at least one guiding rod held by a die half unit (2; 3), the guiding rod being guided in a guiding recess of the other die half unit (3; 2), characterised in that a) crimping surfaces (39, 40) of the die halves are formed by front faces of engaging ribs and b) the guiding rod is formed by a thickening arranged in an end portion of at least one rib of one die half and/or the guiding recess is formed by a guiding recess portion extending from an end portion of at least one rib of one die half, the guiding recess portion forming a guiding recess having a cross-section with an open edge and comprising a guiding surface having the shape of a segment of a cylinder. a) crimping surfaces (39, 40) of the die halves are formed by front faces of engaging ribs and b) the guiding rod is formed by a thickening arranged in an end portion of at least one rib of one die half and/or the guiding recess is formed by a guiding recess portion extending from an end portion of at least one rib of one die half, the guiding recess portion forming a guiding recess having a cross-section with an open edge and comprising a guiding surface having the shape of a segment of a cylinder.
A method of filling an envelope of a compression-type adjustable optical device, such as a liquid lens or mirror, which is formed in part by a distensible membrane having an exterior optical surface, with a substantially incompressible fluid to a predetermined optical power or radius of curvature; the method comprising pumping fluid into the envelope under vacuum through a fluid supply conduit (23, 281, 1123, 1323) in fluid communication with an interior of the envelope while allowing air to escape from the envelope through a fluid overflow conduit (20, 135, 282, 2427) in fluid communication with the interior of the envelope; continuing to pump fluid into the envelope to cause the membrane to distend to an optical power of the optical device that is greater than the predetermined optical power while allowing excess fluid to escape from the envelope through the overflow conduit (20, 135, 282, 2427); slowing or stopping the supply of fluid to the envelope, thereby to allow the membrane progressively to relax and monitoring the optical power of the optical device until it falls to the predetermined optical power; removing the fluid supply conduit (23, 281, 1123, 1323) and fluid overflow conduit (20, 135, 282, 2427); and thereafter sealing the envelope.