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A pipe connector for connecting pipes comprising: an elongate tubular body having a groove formed on an outer diameter; a sleeve coupled to the elongate tubular body, the sleeve having a groove formed on an inner diameter that is spaced from a first end of the sleeve and aligned with the groove of the elongate tubular body; a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and within the groove of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body by the first wire ring; and a wire insertion cutout formed on the first end of the sleeve that extends from the first end of the sleeve across the groove of the sleeve, characterized in that the first wire ring is disposable within the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve through the wire insertion cutout once the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve are aligned. an elongate tubular body having a groove formed on an outer diameter; a sleeve coupled to the elongate tubular body, the sleeve having a groove formed on an inner diameter that is spaced from a first end of the sleeve and aligned with the groove of the elongate tubular body; a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and within the groove of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body by the first wire ring; and a wire insertion cutout formed on the first end of the sleeve that extends from the first end of the sleeve across the groove of the sleeve, characterized in that the first wire ring is disposable within the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve through the wire insertion cutout once the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve are aligned.
An apparatus comprising: a register file with one or more write ports; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a comparator to identify a trivial operand in the one or more write ports of the register file, the trivial operand being an operand that does not require a complex floating point calculation process to determine a result; a trivial operand register in circuit with the comparator, the trivial operand register to set trivial operand flags corresponding to respective ones of storage locations of the register file corresponding to the one or more write ports that include the trivial operand; and control logic to (a) bypass a floating point calculation and (b) apply a trivial value directly from the trivial operand register to provide the result of the floating point calculation involving a trivial operand directly where it was to be stored. a comparator to identify a trivial operand in the one or more write ports of the register file, the trivial operand being an operand that does not require a complex floating point calculation process to determine a result; a trivial operand register in circuit with the comparator, the trivial operand register to set trivial operand flags corresponding to respective ones of storage locations of the register file corresponding to the one or more write ports that include the trivial operand; and control logic to (a) bypass a floating point calculation and (b) apply a trivial value directly from the trivial operand register to provide the result of the floating point calculation involving a trivial operand directly where it was to be stored.
An antagonist of leukocyte recruitment or trafficking for use in a method of inhibiting recurrence of seizures associated with epilepsy in an individual mammal, wherein the antagonist is a selective antibody that binds to an adhesion molecule; wherein said adhesion molecule is an α4 integrin.
A nose section (10; 110) for a flying machine, comprising: - an enclosure delimiting a nose cone extending along a longitudinal axis (A-A'), the enclosure delimiting a window and a recess, the recess being formed in an upper surface of the nose cone; characterized by: - a glass closing the window extending transversely relative to the longitudinal axis (A-A'); - an optical sensor, in particular a camera, positioned in the enclosure behind the glass, the window covered by the glass being at least partially positioned in the recess, the optical sensor having an optical axis inclined downwardly with regard to a horizontal plane. - an enclosure delimiting a nose cone extending along a longitudinal axis (A-A'), the enclosure delimiting a window and a recess, the recess being formed in an upper surface of the nose cone; - a glass closing the window extending transversely relative to the longitudinal axis (A-A'); - an optical sensor, in particular a camera, positioned in the enclosure behind the glass,
A method for operating a PLC system comprising at least one PLC modem device, the method comprising: detecting interferences on transmission signals of the PLC system and/or on a transmission spectrum of the PLC system, wherein the interferences are caused by influences of an impedance modulating device connected to a mains used by the PLC system for communication, characterized in that detecting interferences comprises monitoring a signal transmitted by a transmitting PLC modem device of the PLC system and received by a receiving device at frequencies not being included in a frequency range used for power line communication within the PLC system, while sweeping the transmission frequency over the frequency range used for power line communication; and in the case that such interferences are detected, selecting frequencies on which the impedance modulating device causes interferences by intermodulations to be notched from power line communication and/or selecting time periods when the impedance modulating device is in a switching mode to be avoided for transmitting PLC signals. detecting interferences on transmission signals of the PLC system and/or on a transmission spectrum of the PLC system, wherein the interferences are caused by influences of an impedance modulating device connected to a mains used by the PLC system for communication, characterized in that detecting interferences comprises monitoring a signal transmitted by a transmitting PLC modem device of the PLC system and received by a receiving device at frequencies not being included in a frequency range used for power line communication within the PLC system, while sweeping the transmission frequency over the frequency range used for power line communication; and in the case that such interferences are detected, selecting frequencies on which the impedance modulating device causes interferences by intermodulations to be notched from power line communication and/or selecting time periods when the impedance modulating device is in a switching mode to be avoided for transmitting PLC signals.
An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: - an exhaust gas heater housing, - at least one exhaust gas heater disposed in the exhaust gas heater housing, - an exhaust gas treatment unit housing which by way of an upstream end region adjoins a downstream end region of the exhaust gas heater housing, - at least one exhaust gas treatment unit disposed in the exhaust gas treatment unit housing, wherein at least one exhaust gas heater comprises at least one connector element (48, 50) extending in a downstream direction towards the exhaust gas treatment unit housing and overlapping in an exhaust gas primary flow direction with the upstream end region of the exhaust gas treatment unit housing and/or with an exhaust gas treatment unit disposed in the upstream end region of the exhaust gas treatment unit housing. - an exhaust gas heater housing, - at least one exhaust gas heater disposed in the exhaust gas heater housing, - an exhaust gas treatment unit housing which by way of an upstream end region adjoins a downstream end region of the exhaust gas heater housing, - at least one exhaust gas treatment unit disposed in the exhaust gas treatment unit housing,
A device for use in a cleaning installation for removing soot or similar inside deposits on the inside of a processing system such as a boiler, heat exchanger, flue gas filter, flow channel or the like, by intermittently blasting a gaseous medium into the processing system, characterised in that said device comprises a first valve and a second valve and two flow passages wherein, the device is adapted such that the first valve can be fluidly connected to the processing system via one of the flow passages and the second valve can be fluidly connected to the processing system via the other flow passage, simultaneously, and rotation means for rotatably mounting of the flow passages and wherein the flow passages each comprise a tubular member having a curved shape, characterised in that the curved shape is configured such that rotation of the flow passages allows for blasting in different directions.
Method for assisting a driver in driving a vehicle, comprising the steps of: - determining which part of a traffic scene is perceived by the driver, - obtaining information on an environment of the vehicle, - determining an area of the environment of the vehicle that is relevant for judging if a future trajectory may be used safely and - generating and outputting a signal based on which a warning is output to the driver or based on which the vehicle is prevented to move further until the part of the traffic scene that is perceived by the driver can be determined to cover the traffic in the relevant area (7; S8, S9), characterized in that the relevant area is determined based on an attention delegation task defining an aspect of a traffic scene to be observed by sensors of the vehicle's driver assistance system, and that based on the attention delegation task the obtained environment information is evaluated and information on a result of such evaluation is output. - determining which part of a traffic scene is perceived by the driver, - obtaining information on an environment of the vehicle, - determining an area of the environment of the vehicle that is relevant for judging if a future trajectory may be used safely and - generating and outputting a signal based on which a warning is output to the driver or based on which the vehicle is prevented to move further until the part of the traffic scene that is perceived by the driver can be determined to cover the traffic in the relevant area (7; S8, S9), the relevant area is determined based on an attention delegation task defining an aspect of a traffic scene to be observed by sensors of the vehicle's driver assistance system, and that based on the attention delegation task the obtained environment information is evaluated and information on a result of such evaluation is output.
A method for automatically checking at least one protected area (18, 20) on an industrial truck, which is equipped with at least one monitoring apparatus that is firmly mounted on the vehicle, monitors one protected area (18, 20) laterally of and/or one protected area in front of the industrial truck, and indicates a violation of the protected area when an object or a person is located in the protected area (18, 20), wherein the method has the following steps: • Switching on the at least one protected area (18, 20) on the industrial truck, • Picking up and lifting a load carrier, • Checking whether the protected area or areas (18, 20) are clear, • Lowering the load carrier when the at least one protected area is clear, • Checking whether a violation of the protected area occurs after the load carrier is lowered, • Generating a protected area error when a violation of the protected area has occurred. • Switching on the at least one protected area (18, 20) on the industrial truck, • Picking up and lifting a load carrier, • Checking whether the protected area or areas (18, 20) are clear, • Lowering the load carrier when the at least one protected area is clear, • Checking whether a violation of the protected area occurs after the load carrier is lowered, • Generating a protected area error when a violation of the protected area has occurred.
An automobile air conditioning system for rail vehicles and automobiles comprising a phase-change energy storage air duct comprising a phase-change energy storage material provided within an air duct, wherein the phase-change energy storage material is configured to exchange heat with air in the air duct so as to keep a stable temperature of air flowing out from the air duct, characterized in comprising a first branch pipeline and a second branch pipeline arranged in parallel between an air introduction pipeline and an inlet of a fan; wherein the air introduction pipeline is configured to introduce circulating air and/or fresh air, and the fan is configured to send air to a carriage to cool or heat in the carriage; the first branch pipeline is provided with a phase-change energy storage device comprising the phase-change energy storage air duct; and the second branch pipeline is provided with an air conditioning device.
A loading unit configured for releasable engagement with a surgical instrument, the loading unit comprising: a body portion defining a first longitudinal axis, a proximal portion of the body portion configured for releasable engagement with an endoscopic portion of the surgical instrument; and a pair of jaw members disposed distally of the body portion, at least one of the jaw members being movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween, the pair of jaw members comprising an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, the cartridge assembly housing a plurality of surgical staples arranged to be ejected in a direction transverse to the first longitudinal axis and toward the anvil assembly, and characterised by a clamp disposed adjacent the jaw members, the clamp being movable between the open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue, and wherein the clamp is independently movable with respect to the jaw members. a body portion defining a first longitudinal axis, a proximal portion of the body portion configured for releasable engagement with an endoscopic portion of the surgical instrument; and a pair of jaw members disposed distally of the body portion, at least one of the jaw members being movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween, the pair of jaw members comprising an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, the cartridge assembly housing a plurality of surgical staples arranged to be ejected in a direction transverse to the first longitudinal axis and toward the anvil assembly, and characterised by a clamp disposed adjacent the jaw members, the clamp being movable between the open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue, and wherein the clamp is independently movable with respect to the jaw members.
A cylindrical flow distributor for performing, by means of solid reaction members, a biological or chemical transformation, or physical or chemical trapping from, or release of agents to, a fluidic media, the flow distributor comprising: a top wall; a bottom wall comprising a central through going opening; an outer wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall; and an inner wall; wherein the outer wall comprises a first plurality of longitudinally extending ribs arranged side by side along a longitudinal centerline CL of the flow distributor with gaps extending in the circumferential direction between two adjacent ribs, and a circumferentially extending first scaffold encircling and being fixedly attached to a peripheral outer surface of said plurality of longitudinally extending ribs; wherein the inner wall comprises a second scaffold having an extension along an axial direction of the flow distributor, and a plurality of consecutive turns of a second wire being fixedly attached to an outer surface of said second scaffold, such that axially extending gaps are formed between each turn of said second wire; and wherein the top wall, the bottom wall, an inner envelope surface of the outer wall and an outer envelope surface of the inner wall facing the outer wall together define a confinement configured to contain solid reaction members or a rigid body of a reaction member material. a top wall; a bottom wall comprising a central through going opening; an outer wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall; and an inner wall; wherein the outer wall comprises a first plurality of longitudinally extending ribs arranged side by side along a longitudinal centerline CL of the flow distributor with gaps extending in the circumferential direction between two adjacent ribs, and a circumferentially extending first scaffold encircling and being fixedly attached to a peripheral outer surface of said plurality of longitudinally extending ribs; wherein the inner wall comprises a second scaffold having an extension along an axial direction of the flow distributor, and a plurality of consecutive turns of a second wire being fixedly attached to an outer surface of said second scaffold, such that axially extending gaps are formed between each turn of said second wire; and wherein the top wall, the bottom wall, an inner envelope surface of the outer wall and an outer envelope surface of the inner wall facing the outer wall together define a confinement configured to contain solid reaction members or a rigid body of a reaction member material.
Safety system for a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a nacelle, a hub and a rotor blocking system with several rotor locks (R1, R2, R3), each engageable into a locked position for blocking a rotor of the wind turbine from rotating, wherein a central switching unit comprising one switch (S1, S2, S3) for each of the rotor locks (R1, R2, R3) for manually engaging a corresponding rotor lock (R1, R2, R3) into the locked position when activating the related switch (S1, S2, S3), and a feedback unit generating and providing a safe-signal in a safe state of the hub, in which every rotor lock (R1, R2, R3) is engaged into the locked position, characterized by a user communication unit connected to the feedback unit for providing the safe-signal in terms of visually and/or acoustically informing a person at the central switching unit in the nacelle about the safe state when receiving the provided safe-signal by the user communication unit, wherein the user communication unit comprises a display for displaying the safe-signal. a central switching unit comprising one switch (S1, S2, S3) for each of the rotor locks (R1, R2, R3) for manually engaging a corresponding rotor lock (R1, R2, R3) into the locked position when activating the related switch (S1, S2, S3), and a feedback unit generating and providing a safe-signal in a safe state of the hub, in which every rotor lock (R1, R2, R3) is engaged into the locked position, characterized by a user communication unit connected to the feedback unit for providing the safe-signal in terms of visually and/or acoustically informing a person at the central switching unit in the nacelle about the safe state when receiving the provided safe-signal by the user communication unit, wherein the user communication unit comprises a display for displaying the safe-signal.
Method for operating an electric motor which is equipped with a stator and a rotor, wherein windings of coils of the electric motor are composed of a superconductive alloy, wherein the windings are cooled to below a supercritical temperature during operation, as a result of which the winding resistor is abruptly lowered, and wherein the windings are operated with a current control curve which is essentially trapezoidal or a square-wave curve, characterized in that the respective square-wave or trapezoidal current control curve is reduced at a first time or in a first time period if inductance or a magnetic flux in the respective coil reaches a maximum value, and in that the current control curve is increased in absolute value at a second time or in a second time period by the reduction at the first time or in the first time period, with the result that a peak value of the current control curve is essentially high when a leakage field between the poles, rotor and stator is low, and the peak value of the current control curve is lowered when the leakage field is high.
A SIM card for a mobile terminal for identifying a subscriber (A, B) in a mobile radio network, wherein the SIM card contains information, in particular about the authorization of the subscriber (A, B), which can be read by a SIM card reader/writer of the mobile terminal and be transmitted to the provider via the mobile radio network, - comprising a first area in a storage for storing data (K1, K2) for the identification and/or authentication in mobile radio extrinsic systems (38, 42, 46, 50), - wherein the first area of the storage for storing data (K1, K2) for the identification and/or authentication in mobile radio extrinsic systems (38, 42, 46, 50) is configured to be modifiable, such that all data which are stored there can be modified, newly introduced and/or removed, characterized in that - the first storage area of the SIM card can be administrated and/or modified by a central administration unit of the mobile radio network, wherein the central administration unit can modify, remove or newly introduce the data in the storage, and - another modifiable storage area is provided, in which the storage of any data (D1, D2) differing from the data (K1, K2) for the identification and/or authentication is provided as replacement for conventional chip cards, comprising address data, health insurance company data, data concerning discount points of a discount system, data for the identification for credit and cash cards as well as patient data with respect to courses of diseases and the treatment therapies thereof, for obtaining a one-time identification for all cards up to now. - comprising a first area in a storage for storing data (K1, K2) for the identification and/or authentication in mobile radio extrinsic systems (38, 42, 46, 50), - wherein the first area of the storage for storing data (K1, K2) for the identification and/or authentication in mobile radio extrinsic systems (38, 42, 46, 50) is configured to be modifiable, such that all data which are stored there can be modified, newly introduced and/or removed, characterized in that - the first storage area of the SIM card can be administrated and/or modified by a central administration unit of the mobile radio network, wherein the central administration unit can modify, remove or newly introduce the data in the storage, and - another modifiable storage area is provided, in which the storage of any data (D1, D2) differing from the data (K1, K2) for the identification and/or authentication is provided as replacement for conventional chip cards, comprising address data, health insurance company data, data concerning discount points of a discount system, data for the identification for credit and cash cards as well as patient data with respect to courses of diseases and the treatment therapies thereof, for obtaining a one-time identification for all cards up to now.