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A planar lightwave circuit including a slab type coupler which has a core and a clad formed on a substrate, characterized in: that the slab type coupler comprises: at least one, first input/output optical waveguide adapted to input/output a light signal; an optical slab waveguide which is optically connected to the first input optical waveguide; and at least two, second input/output optical waveguides which are optically connected to said optical slab waveguide, and which input/output light signals; and that said second input/output optical waveguides comprise mode coupling means for coupling part of the inputted/outputted signal light to at least either of a higher-order mode and a radiation mode, and converting the coupled part into a plane wave at an end of said optical slab waveguide; said mode coupling means being an optical waveguide which has a core width varied continuously, wherein refractive-index-distribution of said optical waveguide at boundaries between core and clads at each position (x, z) along propagation direction (z) of the signal light in said mode coupling means is configured such that a phase difference between forward propagation field and backward propagation field of the signal light at the each position becomes equal to or less than a predetermined error. that the slab type coupler comprises: at least one, first input/output optical waveguide adapted to input/output a light signal; an optical slab waveguide which is optically connected to the first input optical waveguide; and at least two, second input/output optical waveguides which are optically connected to said optical slab waveguide, and which input/output light signals; and at least one, first input/output optical waveguide adapted to input/output a light signal; an optical slab waveguide which is optically connected to the first input optical waveguide; and at least two, second input/output optical waveguides which are optically connected to said optical slab waveguide, and which input/output light signals; and that said second input/output optical waveguides comprise mode coupling means for coupling part of the inputted/outputted signal light to at least either of a higher-order mode and a radiation mode, and converting the coupled part into a plane wave at an end of said optical slab waveguide; said mode coupling means being an optical waveguide which has a core width varied continuously, wherein refractive-index-distribution of said optical waveguide at boundaries between core and clads at each position (x, z) along propagation direction (z) of the signal light in said mode coupling means is configured such that a phase difference between forward propagation field and backward propagation field of the signal light at the each position becomes equal to or less than a predetermined error.
Steam turbine having an outer housing and an inner housing, a rotor, comprising a plurality of rotor blades, which has a thrust compensating piston being arranged in a rotationally mounted manner within the inner housing, a flow channel having a plurality of blade stages being formed between the inner housing and the rotor, the inner housing having a return channel which is formed as a communicating line between the flow channel downstream of a blade stage and the first pressure space, the first pressure space being arranged between the inner housing and the outer housing, the inner housing having an inner housing end region which is configured around the thrust compensating piston, a connection being arranged which connects a third pressure space, which is arranged between the inner housing end region and the outer housing, in terms of flow to a fourth pressure space which is arranged between the thrust compensating piston and the inner housing, a seal being arranged which seals the third pressure space and which separates the first pressure space from the third pressure space, a valve being arranged for feeding steam into the flow channel, characterized by an annular cooling channel which is formed in the valve, which annular cooling channel is connected in terms of flow to the first pressure space, the annular cooling channel being connected in terms of flow to the third pressure space.
A labelling machine comprising: a main supporting frame; a carrousel rotatably mounted on the main supporting frame according to a substantially vertical main axis of rotation, the periphery of the carrousel being equipped with sustaining means for the objects to be labelled; and at least one labelling device able to move at least between a non-operating position in which it is distanced from the carrousel and uncoupled from it, and at least one operating position in which it is removably associated with the periphery of the carrousel for, in practice, allowing the labelling device to label the objects supported by the sustaining means as they pass labelling device; the labelling device comprising a lower body, labelling means mounted on the lower body and first, height-adjustable supporting means associated with the lower body and designed to autonomously support the labelling device when it is associated with the carrousel, characterised in that the labelling device further comprises second supporting means designed to autonomously support the labelling device when the labelling device is not associated with the carrousel and is in the non-operating position, wherein the second supporting means can be switched with respect to the rest of the labelling device between a first configuration in which they allow the labelling device to be supported solely by the first supporting means and a second configuration in which they completely and autonomously support the labelling device and its lower body and first supporting means, irrespective of the height adjustment of the first supporting means, in such a way as to allow the labelling device with its lower body and first supporting means, to be put in the non-operating position without having to change the adjustment of the first supporting means. a main supporting frame; a carrousel rotatably mounted on the main supporting frame according to a substantially vertical main axis of rotation, the periphery of the carrousel being equipped with sustaining means for the objects to be labelled; and at least one labelling device able to move at least between a non-operating position in which it is distanced from the carrousel and uncoupled from it, and at least one operating position in which it is removably associated with the periphery of the carrousel for, in practice, allowing the labelling device to label the objects supported by the sustaining means as they pass labelling device; the labelling device comprising a lower body, labelling means mounted on the lower body and first, height-adjustable supporting means associated with the lower body and designed to autonomously support the labelling device when it is associated with the carrousel,
A VCSEL-based gas detection device with low power consumption, comprising a temperature detection device, a VCSEL without a temperature control module, optical path components, an optical fiber sensing probe, a reference probe, a first photoelectric detector, a second photoelectric detector and a third photoelectric detector which is a reference power detection device, wherein the optical path components comprise a splitter and couplers (3,6); the temperature detection device is connected with the VCSEL, the VCSEL is connected with the splitter of the optical path components, the splitter is connected with the input end of a first coupler and the input end of a second coupler, the output end of the first coupler is connected with the optical fiber sensing probe, and the return end of the first coupler is connected with the first photoelectric detector such that light is detected by the first photoelectric detector after passing through the optical fiber sensing probe; the second coupler comprises two output ends; the first output end of the second coupler is connected with an input end of the reference probe and the second output end of the second coupler is connected with the reference power detection device; an output end of the reference probe is connected with the second photoelectric detector; the light emitted by the VCSEL enters the optical fiber sensing probe via the first coupler, the reference probe via the second coupler and the reference power detection device via the second coupler after being isolated and split by the optical path components.
Isolated or purified polypeptide having an improved beta-glucosidase activity compared with the beta-glucosidase activity of the wild-type BGL1 protein (SEQ ID No. 2), characterized in that it comprises an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is modified compared with the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No. 2, said modified amino acid being chosen from positions 225, 238, 240 and 241 of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No. 2, and characterized in that said polypeptide is chosen from the group consisting of - an amino acid sequence chosen from SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 6, SEQ ID No. 8, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 12 and SEQ ID No. 14; - an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferentially 95%, 98% or 99%, with the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 and comprising the modification Q225H; - an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferentially 95%, 98% or 99%, with the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 and comprising the modifications V238I, T240G and T241S; and - an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferentially 95%, 98% or 99%, with the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 and comprising the modifications Q225H, V238I, T240G and T241S. - an amino acid sequence chosen from SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 6, SEQ ID No. 8, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 12 and SEQ ID No. 14; - an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferentially 95%, 98% or 99%, with the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 and comprising the modification Q225H; - an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferentially 95%, 98% or 99%, with the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 and comprising the modifications V238I, T240G and T241S; and - an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferentially 95%, 98% or 99%, with the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 and comprising the modifications Q225H, V238I, T240G and T241S.
A sensor for measuring respiration, the sensor comprising: at least one housing having a first cavity (12;112) with a first port (11; 111) allowing a respiration gas flow from a nose, and a second cavity (22; 122) with a second port (21:121) allowing a respiration gas flow from a mouth; said at least one housing being equipped with at least one additional port for removing the respiration gas flow coming from said first cavity and said second cavity, which additional port being separate from said first port and said second port; a flow guide to prevent respiration gas to flow between the first cavity and the second cavity; and at least one breathing detector (51;102,104) for acquiring a signal indicative of the respiration gas flowing through said first cavity and said second cavity, at least one housing having a first cavity (12;112) with a first port (11; 111) allowing a respiration gas flow from a nose, and a second cavity (22; 122) with a second port (21:121) allowing a respiration gas flow from a mouth; said at least one housing being equipped with at least one additional port for removing the respiration gas flow coming from said first cavity and said second cavity, which additional port being separate from said first port and said second port; a flow guide to prevent respiration gas to flow between the first cavity and the second cavity; and at least one breathing detector (51;102,104) for acquiring a signal indicative of the respiration gas flowing through said first cavity and said second cavity,
A solid-state battery comprising a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one of the cathode and the anode is an electrode for solid-state batteries, wherein the electrode comprises an electrode active material layer, a current collector and a PTC resistor layer which is disposed between the electrode active material layer and the current collector and which is in contact with the electrode active material layer; wherein the PTC resistor layer contains an electroconductive material, an insulating inorganic substance and a polymer; and wherein, when the PTC resistor layer is divided into an A layer and a B layer in order from nearest to furthest from the electrode active material layer so that, at any point of the PTC resistor layer, a ratio of a thickness of the A layer to a thickness of the B layer is 1:2 in a thickness direction of the PTC resistor layer, a volume ratio V A of the insulating inorganic substance in the A layer when a total volume of the electroconductive material, the insulating inorganic substance and the polymer in the A layer is determined as 100 volume %, is smaller than a volume ratio V B of the insulating inorganic substance in the B layer when a total volume of the electroconductive material, the insulating inorganic substance and the polymer in the B layer is determined as 100 volume %. wherein at least one of the cathode and the anode is an electrode for solid-state batteries, wherein the electrode comprises an electrode active material layer, a current collector and a PTC resistor layer which is disposed between the electrode active material layer and the current collector and which is in contact with the electrode active material layer; wherein the PTC resistor layer contains an electroconductive material, an insulating inorganic substance and a polymer; and wherein, when the PTC resistor layer is divided into an A layer and a B layer in order from nearest to furthest from the electrode active material layer so that, at any point of the PTC resistor layer, a ratio of a thickness of the A layer to a thickness of the B layer is 1:2 in a thickness direction of the PTC resistor layer, a volume ratio V A of the insulating inorganic substance in the A layer when a total volume of the electroconductive material, the insulating inorganic substance and the polymer in the A layer is determined as 100 volume %, is smaller than a volume ratio V B of the insulating inorganic substance in the B layer when a total volume of the electroconductive material, the insulating inorganic substance and the polymer in the B layer is determined as 100 volume %.
An arrangement for cooling of recirculating exhaust gases of a combustion engine in a vehicle, such that the combustion engine comprises a exhaust line adapted to leading exhaust gases out from the combustion engine, a turbine arranged in the exhaust line, an exhaust-treating component (18a, 18b) arranged in the exhaust line at a location downstream of the turbine with respect to the intended exhaust flow direction in the exhaust line, and a return line adapted to recirculating part of the exhaust gases in the exhaust line from a location upstream of the turbine to the combustion engine,and such that the arrangement comprises a first EGR cooler, a driving means (15, 31) adapted to driving air through the first EGR cooler in order to cool the exhaust gases in the return line which are subjected to a first step of cooling in the first EGR cooler, and at least one second EGR cooler (19, 20) in which the exhaust gases in the return line are intended to undergo a second step of cooling, wherein the arrangement comprises an air line which extends at least from the first EGR cooler to the exhaust pipe at a location between the turbine and the exhaust-treating component (18a, 18b), and that the air line is adapted to leading warm air from the first EGR cooler into the exhaust line at said location and that the first EGR-cooler is dimensioned so that the air is warmed up in it to a higher temperature than the temperature in the exhaust gases in the exhaust line downstream of the turbine, characterised in that the return line comprises an EGR valve controlling the amount of exhaust gases which is led from the exhaust line to the inlet line via the return line.
Sanitary thin paper, containing a thin paper treating agent of 5 to 40 wt %, wherein a bending rigidity B value is 0.03 to 0.07 g·cm 2 /cm and a moisture regain is 4.5 to 6.0 wt %, which are measured at a temperature of 25°C and a humidity of 40%R.H., the thin paper treating agent exhibits a fluent liquid state at ordinary temperatures and contains an effective ingredient of 70 to 100 wt %, the effective ingredient contains a moisturizing agent of 80.0 to 97.0 wt %, a softening agent of 0.5 to 10.0 wt %, and a water-soluble polysaccharide of 0.001 to 1.0 wt %, the softening agent is selected from among anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and amphoteric surfactants, and the sanitary thin paper has a basis weight of 20 to 80 g/m 2, a paper thickness of 60 to 250 μm, NBKP and LBKP having a mixture ratio NBKP: LBKP of 30:70 to 50:50 are contained.
A method comprising: identifying, by a computing device, an object on or proximate to a road on which a vehicle is travelling; estimating, based on characteristics of the vehicle and respective characteristics of the object, one or more positions at which the vehicle will be laterally adjacent to the object, wherein the characteristics of the vehicle include the speed and the direction of motion of the vehicle, and wherein the respective characteristics of the object include the respective speed and the respective direction of motion of the object; determining, based on the respective characteristics of the object, a lateral distance for the vehicle to maintain between the vehicle and the object at the one or more positions at which the vehicle will be laterally adjacent to the object; and providing, using the computing device, instructions to control the vehicle based on the distance. identifying, by a computing device, an object on or proximate to a road on which a vehicle is travelling; estimating, based on characteristics of the vehicle and respective characteristics of the object, one or more positions at which the vehicle will be laterally adjacent to the object, wherein the characteristics of the vehicle include the speed and the direction of motion of the vehicle, and wherein the respective characteristics of the object include the respective speed and the respective direction of motion of the object; determining, based on the respective characteristics of the object, a lateral distance for the vehicle to maintain between the vehicle and the object at the one or more positions at which the vehicle will be laterally adjacent to the object; and providing, using the computing device, instructions to control the vehicle based on the distance.
A method for translating location information of a communication unit in a communication network from a first format to a second format, wherein the method comprises, at the communication unit: generating a request to translate the communication unit location information wherein the request includes a header portion specifying the first format and the requested second format and a payload portion containing the communication unit location information in the first format; forwarding the request via the communication network to a server in the communication network; at the server, translating the location information from the first format to the second format and generating a response wherein the response contains the communication unit location information in the second format; forwarding the response from the server to the communication unit via the communication network; and receiving the response at the communication unit. generating a request to translate the communication unit location information wherein the request includes a header portion specifying the first format and the requested second format and a payload portion containing the communication unit location information in the first format; forwarding the request via the communication network to a server in the communication network; at the server, translating the location information from the first format to the second format and generating a response wherein the response contains the communication unit location information in the second format; forwarding the response from the server to the communication unit via the communication network; and receiving the response at the communication unit.
A lock for a door or the like, in particular a slideable dead bolt lock, with a lock housing, in which at least one locking mechanism with a dead bolt is accommodated, wherein the dead bolt is movable into a locking position, in which the dead bolt protrudes from the lock housing for locking the door, and wherein the dead bolt is movable into an opening position, in which the dead bolt is moved back into the lock housing for opening the door, wherein furthermore the locking mechanism includes at least one transmitting element (4, 4'), which is accommodated in the lock housing to be rotatable and which is configured for interaction with a gear element, wherein the dead bolt is movable between the locked position and the opening position based on the interaction, characterized in that at least one blocking member is provided as a safety blocking of the movement of the gear element, and is disposed such that by means of the indirect interaction between the transmitting element (4, 4') and the gear element via the driver and the blocking element at least unblocking of the blocking element is enabled, wherein the driver reaches contact with the blocking element and is thereby not in direct interaction with the movement of the gear element to provide for a release of the gear element, by means of which the dead bolt is transferable from the locked position into the opening position and vice versa, wherein the operative connection between the dead bolt and the gear element comprises a lever element, wherein the transfer of the linear movement of the gear element onto the lever element comprises a toothing, wherein for building the toothing a toothed rack portion is disposed at the gear element and a toothed segment is disposed at the lever element, wherein the gear element is linearly movable in a linear reception of a reception unit (8, 8'), and the linear reception extends in the reception unit (8, 8') preferably at an oblique angle of 15 to 80° in relation to the direction of movement of the dead bolt for guiding the gear element at a slant.