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A robotic terminal effector for automatically installing an insert in a cavity provided in a sandwich type panel made of composite material with a cellular core, said insert comprising an upper flange comprising a resin inlet orifice and a resin outlet orifice, said effector being intended to be mounted on a carrier, for example, a robot arm, and comprising: - a contact body having a contact surface, the contact body being made from a flexible material allowing the contact surface to conform to the curvature of the upper face of the composite panel; - the contact surface comprising: - a means for injecting resin into an empty space delimited by the insert and the cavity when the insert is positioned in the cavity; and - a means for grasping the insert by suction; said resin injection and grasping means being configured in such a way as to leave the contact surface free to be pressed against an upper face of the composite panel by a set of pressing means, so as to generate a continuous sealed zone around the cavity while the insert is being installed in the cavity. - a contact body having a contact surface, the contact body being made from a flexible material allowing the contact surface to conform to the curvature of the upper face of the composite panel; - the contact surface comprising: - a means for injecting resin into an empty space delimited by the insert and the cavity when the insert is positioned in the cavity; and - a means for grasping the insert by suction; - a means for injecting resin into an empty space delimited by the insert and the cavity when the insert is positioned in the cavity; and - a means for grasping the insert by suction;
A fluid acoustic damper for reducing pressure and/or noise fluctuations in pressure fluid systems, comprising a damper housing with a main dimension defining a housing longitudinal axis and a damping tube extending in the direction of the housing longitudinal axis between an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the damper housing and that has at least one radial opening, the fluid acoustic damper having a device for changing the position and/or the size of the at least one opening in the damping tube, the device being formed essentially from a tube that has at least one radial opening that can be brought to at least partially overlap the respective opening of the damping tube, characterised in that the tube is configured to be displaceable over the damping tube in the longitudinal direction and/or the circumferential direction of the latter.
An ink jet recording system comprising a feeding device of a recording medium, a recording device, a discharging device, a first controller and a second controller, wherein the recording device includes a conveyance mechanism, a recording mechanism and a reversing mechanism, the discharging device includes a discharging mechanism, the conveyance mechanism includes a temperature controlling conveyance drum that conveys the recording medium to the recording mechanism while controlling temperature of the recording medium, the recording mechanism includes a temperature controlling recording drum that conveys the recording medium conveyed from the conveyance mechanism, and a process section that applies ink to one surface of the recording medium so as to record an image thereon, the first controller controls the reversing mechanism to reverse the recording medium to the one surface of which the ink is applied and then delivers the recording medium to the conveyance mechanism, and wherein there is provided the discharging mechanism upstream of the reversing mechanism in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and the second controller controls to switch conveyance paths and to determine whether the recording medium to which the ink is applied is conveyed to the discharging mechanism or the reversing mechanism. the recording device includes a conveyance mechanism, a recording mechanism and a reversing mechanism, the discharging device includes a discharging mechanism, the conveyance mechanism includes a temperature controlling conveyance drum that conveys the recording medium to the recording mechanism while controlling temperature of the recording medium, the recording mechanism includes a temperature controlling recording drum that conveys the recording medium conveyed from the conveyance mechanism, and a process section that applies ink to one surface of the recording medium so as to record an image thereon, the first controller controls the reversing mechanism to reverse the recording medium to the one surface of which the ink is applied and then delivers the recording medium to the conveyance mechanism, and wherein there is provided the discharging mechanism upstream of the reversing mechanism in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and the second controller controls to switch conveyance paths and to determine whether the recording medium to which the ink is applied is conveyed to the discharging mechanism or the reversing mechanism.
Load carrier coupling (10; 110) for a load carrier, for releasable fastening to a coupling body, in particular a coupling ball, of a trailer coupling (80; 280; 180) of a motor vehicle, with a coupling base (11; 111) and a gripping device (65; 165) comprising at least two gripping parts for gripping the coupling body, at least one of which forms an actuating gripping part (17; 117) which is movable by an actuating element, in particular having a handle, between an open position provided for bringing the coupling body into a storage space bounded by at least one of the gripping parts (20; 120) and further removed from at least one of the other gripping parts (20; 120), and a gripping position gripping the coupling body in the storage space, wherein the load carrier coupling (10; 110) has at least one support projection (46; 146) for support on a coupling body member (81; 181) carrying the coupling body, wherein the support projection or projections (46; 146) is or are movement-coupled or firmly connected to the actuating gripping part or parts (17; 117) in such a way that the actuating gripping part (17; 117) shifts the support projection or projections (46; 146) during its operation into the gripping position into a support position in which the support projection (46; 146) rests on the coupling body member (81; 181), and during its operation into the open position shifts it into a release position in which the support projection or projections (46; 146) is or are moved away from the coupling body member (81; 181), so that the load carrier coupling (10; 110) may be removed from the trailer coupling (80; 280; 180), characterised in that the support projection or projections (46; 146) has or have a length designed for support on the coupling body member (81; 181) below a standardised cylindrical section, wherein this section carries the coupling body in the form of a coupling ball.
An impaction tip for use in installing an implant, the impaction tip comprising: a body having a handle-facing surface and an implant-facing surface, the body defining a grooved portion, a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the handle-facing surface defining an opening sized to receive a portion of an impaction handle (200,300); a sliding member located at least partially within the grooved portion and slideable from an interior position to an exterior position, wherein when the sliding member is in the exterior position a portion of the sliding member contacts the implant, characterised in that the implant-facing surface has a curved profile shaped such that a first portion of the implant-facing surface located proximate the first sidewall, is located closer to the handle-facing surface than a second portion of the implant-facing surface located proximate a second sidewall so as to match a curved profile of the implant. a body having a handle-facing surface and an implant-facing surface, the body defining a grooved portion, a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the handle-facing surface defining an opening sized to receive a portion of an impaction handle (200,300); a sliding member located at least partially within the grooved portion and slideable from an interior position to an exterior position, wherein when the sliding member is in the exterior position a portion of the sliding member contacts the implant, characterised in that the implant-facing surface has a curved profile shaped such that a first portion of the implant-facing surface located proximate the first sidewall, is located closer to the handle-facing surface than a second portion of the implant-facing surface located proximate a second sidewall so as to match a curved profile of the implant.
A system for orchestrating a container for containerised processes, comprising - a command interpreter, for interpreting user inputs and user profile data retrieved from a data store, to compile a deployment specification specifying functions to be run by a containerised process; - an orchestrator to generate a shell script comprising instructions to perform a containerised process having the functions specified by the command interpreter; - and a virtualisation agent to run the shell script instructions on a host virtualisation container, the host virtualisation container comprising computer resources associated with the orchestrator; and - an event interpreter characterized in that: - the event interpreter is arranged to identify security threats based on events reported by an event management system, the event management system being configured to receive events reported by the virtualisation agent via an event manager interface and external events via an external interface, - wherein the orchestrator is responsive to the event interpreter to modify the shell script subsequent to initial deployment in accordance with the inputs relating to external events to adapt the containerised process to provide defences appropriate to the level and type of threats identified. - a command interpreter, for interpreting user inputs and user profile data retrieved from a data store, to compile a deployment specification specifying functions to be run by a containerised process; - an orchestrator to generate a shell script comprising instructions to perform a containerised process having the functions specified by the command interpreter; - and a virtualisation agent to run the shell script instructions on a host virtualisation container, the host virtualisation container comprising computer resources associated with the orchestrator; and - an event interpreter - the event interpreter is arranged to identify security threats based on events reported by an event management system, the event management system being configured to receive events reported by the virtualisation agent via an event manager interface and external events via an external interface, - wherein the orchestrator is responsive to the event interpreter to modify the shell script subsequent to initial deployment in accordance with the inputs relating to external events to adapt the containerised process to provide defences appropriate to the level and type of threats identified.
A basestation, for use in a cellular communications network, wherein said basestation is adapted to provide a cellular communications service in at least one active cellular communications network by transmitting signals on system downlink channels of the active network and by receiving signals on system uplink channels of the active network; said basestation is adapted to receive signals on system downlink channels of the active network; said basestation is adapted to receive signals on system downlink channels of at least one additional network wherein the basestation is unable to transmit signals on system downlink channels of the additional network, wherein the active network is UMTS network and the additional network is a GSM network; and said basestation is adapted to receive signals on system downlink channels of the GSM network, and to construct a list of neighbouring GSM cells based on the received signals, for use in a possible handover to the GSM network, wherein constructing a list of neighbouring GSM cells further comprises constructing a list of potential surrounding GSM macrocells based on neighbour cells lists from nearby macrocells (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34). said basestation is adapted to provide a cellular communications service in at least one active cellular communications network by transmitting signals on system downlink channels of the active network and by receiving signals on system uplink channels of the active network; said basestation is adapted to receive signals on system downlink channels of the active network; said basestation is adapted to receive signals on system downlink channels of at least one additional network wherein the basestation is unable to transmit signals on system downlink channels of the additional network, wherein the active network is UMTS network and the additional network is a GSM network; and said basestation is adapted to receive signals on system downlink channels of the GSM network, and to construct a list of neighbouring GSM cells based on the received signals, for use in a possible handover to the GSM network, wherein constructing a list of neighbouring GSM cells further comprises constructing a list of potential surrounding GSM macrocells based on neighbour cells lists from nearby macrocells (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34).
Method for the surface treatment of a workpiece, in which a coating is applied to the workpiece and/or the coated workpiece is dried in a working space, wherein exhaust air laden with pollutant arises and is discharged from the working space, and by means of at least one gas turbine heat for the surface treatment is obtained and a generator for the generation of electricity is driven, wherein the exhaust air discharged from the working space and laden with pollutant is heated up directly or indirectly by the gas turbine, characterized in that the heated-up exhaust air is fed to a catalyst, by which pollutants of the heated-up exhaust air are converted and reduced at a given conversion temperature, wherein the temperature of the pollutant-reduced exhaust air increases, and in that the exhaust air reduced of pollutants due to the catalyst is subsequently fed to a primary heat exchanger, through which heat from the exhaust air is discharged.
A device for guiding a medical instrument, comprising: - the medical instrument, - a monitoring appliance having a support and a medical imaging probe, which is arranged on the support and which is intended to be positioned in proximity to at least one target present in or on the patient, - a screen, and - a control unit which controls the device and which is connected to the screen and to the probe in order to generate at least one three-dimensional image, the control unit being configured to generate on the screen, from at least said three-dimensional image, at least one two-dimensional image showing a deformation of the instrument, the control unit being configured to estimate, from this deformation of the instrument, a virtual path of the instrument if the insertion thereof were continued as far as the target, and to deduce therefrom at least one distance between said virtual path and the target, the control unit calculating, from several points of the deformed instrument that are selected on the three-dimensional image and/or on the two-dimensional image, a line formed by the deformed instrument, the control unit being configured to use this line in order to estimate the virtual path of the instrument. - the medical instrument, - a monitoring appliance having a support and a medical imaging probe, which is arranged on the support and which is intended to be positioned in proximity to at least one target present in or on the patient, - a screen, and - a control unit which controls the device and which is connected to the screen and to the probe in order to generate at least one three-dimensional image, the control unit being configured to generate on the screen, from at least said three-dimensional image, at least one two-dimensional image showing a deformation of the instrument, the control unit being configured to estimate, from this deformation of the instrument, a virtual path of the instrument if the insertion thereof were continued as far as the target, and to deduce therefrom at least one distance between said virtual path and the target, the control unit calculating, from several points of the deformed instrument that are selected on the three-dimensional image and/or on the two-dimensional image, a line formed by the deformed instrument, the control unit being configured to use this line in order to estimate the virtual path of the instrument.
A method of sequencing a target nucleic acid, the method comprising: passing a microfluidic droplet containing the target nucleic acid through a microfluidic channel; exposing the target nucleic acid to a plurality of particles, at least some of which have nucleic acid probes fastened thereto, and at least partially determining the sequence of the target nucleic acid based on binding of the particles to the nucleic acid, wherein said at least partially determining the sequence of the target nucleic acid comprises sequencing by hybridization, and wherein the target nucleic acid is encapsulated within the microfluidic droplet with the particles having nucleic acid probes. passing a microfluidic droplet containing the target nucleic acid through a microfluidic channel; exposing the target nucleic acid to a plurality of particles, at least some of which have nucleic acid probes fastened thereto, and at least partially determining the sequence of the target nucleic acid based on binding of the particles to the nucleic acid, wherein said at least partially determining the sequence of the target nucleic acid comprises sequencing by hybridization, and wherein the target nucleic acid is encapsulated within the microfluidic droplet with the particles having nucleic acid probes.
Method for producing a resistor assembly for a battery sensor, comprising a first connection element, a second connection element and a resistor element which electrically connects the first connection element and the second connection element to one another, wherein the first connection element and/or the second connection element have/has a first connection area (30a, 30b) and the resistor element has at least one second connection area (32a, 32b), wherein the second connection area (32a, 32b) is provided on a projection which has, in particular, two mounting positions for the first connection area (30a, 30b), comprising the following steps: - providing the first connection element and/or the second connection element and also the resistor element, - orienting the first connection element and/or the second connection element, so that the first connection area (30a, 30b) each rest on a second connection area (32a, 32b) in one of the mounting positions, and - welding the first connection area (30a, 30b) to the second connection area (32a, 32b) by at least partially melting and then curing the first connection area (30a, 30b) or the second connection area (32a, 32b). - providing the first connection element and/or the second connection element and also the resistor element, - orienting the first connection element and/or the second connection element, so that the first connection area (30a, 30b) each rest on a second connection area (32a, 32b) in one of the mounting positions, and - welding the first connection area (30a, 30b) to the second connection area (32a, 32b) by at least partially melting and then curing the first connection area (30a, 30b) or the second connection area (32a, 32b).
A process for separating individual components of a dry or dried synthetic turf product, said synthetic turf product comprising at least a backing material, a grass fiber component and additional components, said additional components comprising, infill, and wherein said infill comprises sand and rubber, said method comprising the steps of: I) providing the infill comprising sand and rubber by the steps of: (i) downsizing the synthetic turf product into a downsized turf material; (ii) separating the downsized turf material by sieving into at least a first fraction substantially comprising a mixture of backing material and infill and a second fraction substantially comprising grass fiber component; and (iii) sieving the first fraction, said first fraction being a mixture of backing and infill, to provide a third fraction substantially comprising backing material and a fourth fraction substantially comprising sand and rubber; II) subjecting the fourth fraction substantially comprising sand and rubber to a step of separating by specific gravity to provide a low density fraction substantially comprising rubber and a high density fraction substantially comprising sand. I) providing the infill comprising sand and rubber by the steps of: (i) downsizing the synthetic turf product into a downsized turf material; (ii) separating the downsized turf material by sieving into at least a first fraction substantially comprising a mixture of backing material and infill and a second fraction substantially comprising grass fiber component; and (iii) sieving the first fraction, said first fraction being a mixture of backing and infill, to provide a third fraction substantially comprising backing material and a fourth fraction substantially comprising sand and rubber; (i) downsizing the synthetic turf product into a downsized turf material; (ii) separating the downsized turf material by sieving into at least a first fraction substantially comprising a mixture of backing material and infill and a second fraction substantially comprising grass fiber component; and (iii) sieving the first fraction, said first fraction being a mixture of backing and infill, to provide a third fraction substantially comprising backing material and a fourth fraction substantially comprising sand and rubber; II) subjecting the fourth fraction substantially comprising sand and rubber to a step of separating by specific gravity to provide a low density fraction substantially comprising rubber and a high density fraction substantially comprising sand.
A hot melt adhesive composition, comprising a blend of the following components: - about 2.5% to about 30% by weight, of a polypropylene impact copolymer; - about 2.5% to about 30% by weight, of an olefin based elastomer; - about 10% to about 70% by weight, of a tackifying resin having a softening point of at least about 80°C and up to about 140°C; - about 0% to about 60% by weight, of a plasticizer; - about 0.1% to about 5% of a stabilizer or antioxidant; and wherein the components total 100% by weight of the composition, and the viscosity of the composition is equal to or less than about 20,000 mPas at 163°C. - about 2.5% to about 30% by weight, of a polypropylene impact copolymer; - about 2.5% to about 30% by weight, of an olefin based elastomer; - about 10% to about 70% by weight, of a tackifying resin having a softening point of at least about 80°C and up to about 140°C; - about 0% to about 60% by weight, of a plasticizer; - about 0.1% to about 5% of a stabilizer or antioxidant; and