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A drinking straw, made of biodegradable material, which drinking straw comprises a liquid channel and one edge section, which liquid channel is essentially parallel with the edge section, whereby the drinking straw material is sustainable and recyclable heat sealable coated cardboard, and the drinking straw is formed of one essentially rectangular sheet-like piece of the coated cardboard, characterized in that the drinking straw comprises a heat sealed fastening which fastens together two thin overlapping material layers of the edge section by sealing thin sealable coatings of the coated cardboard together and which material edge is cut in skew angle and pressed flat in manufacturing phase to avoid waterlogging of the drinking straw material.
Electrolyser for electrochemical utilization of carbon dioxide, comprising at least one electrolysis cell, - where the electrolysis cell comprises an anode space having an anode and a cathode space having a cathode, - a first cation-permeable membrane is disposed between the anode space and the cathode space and the anode directly adjoins the first membrane, characterized in that a layer comprising an anion-selective polymer is disposed between the first membrane and the cathode and where the layer covers the cathode at least partly but not completely, wherein the layer has a contact region with the first membrane and wherein the layer has flow channels or pores for release of carbon dioxide. - where the electrolysis cell comprises an anode space having an anode and a cathode space having a cathode, - a first cation-permeable membrane is disposed between the anode space and the cathode space and the anode directly adjoins the first membrane, characterized in that a layer comprising an anion-selective polymer is disposed between the first membrane and the cathode and where the layer covers the cathode at least partly but not completely, wherein the layer has a contact region with the first membrane and wherein the layer has flow channels or pores for release of carbon dioxide.
A pumping unit for feeding oil under pressure to a user, the pumping unit comprising a pump having at least one suction inlet for the oil into the pump and at least one delivery outlet for the oil to the user; and a gas accumulator comprising a cylinder and a piston, which is slidingly engaged in the cylinder, and defines within the cylinder a first chamber containing a gas under pressure and a second chamber hydraulically connected with the delivery outlet of the pump; and being characterised in that the pump is housed within the second chamber; the pump, the second chamber, and the user being hydraulically connected in series to one another.
Apparatus (100, 900) for measuring distance, comprising: - a transmitter (125, 910) operative to emit a transmit light signal toward a target (155, 915) at an emission time, - a receiving system comprising an optical subsystem (150, 930) to receive a return light signal, and an opto-electrical converter (160, 945) to convert the return light signal to a return electrical signal, - at least one attenuator (950, 955) to apply an attenuation to at least one of the return light signal and the return electrical signal, the attenuation varying, as time passes, after emission of the transmit light signal, according to a time-dependent attenuation function such that the attenuation is maximum at a critical time elapsed since the emission time of said transmit light signal, said critical time being dependent on at least one geometrical parameter of the optical subsystem, - a detection unit (165, 970) to determine a receive time from the return electrical signal, and - a processor unit (145, 975) to calculate a measured distance based on at least the emission time and the receive time. - a transmitter (125, 910) operative to emit a transmit light signal toward a target (155, 915) at an emission time, - a receiving system comprising an optical subsystem (150, 930) to receive a return light signal, and an opto-electrical converter (160, 945) to convert the return light signal to a return electrical signal, an optical subsystem (150, 930) to receive a return light signal, and an opto-electrical converter (160, 945) to convert the return light signal to a return electrical signal, - at least one attenuator (950, 955) to apply an attenuation to at least one of the return light signal and the return electrical signal, the attenuation varying, as time passes, after emission of the transmit light signal, according to a time-dependent attenuation function such that the attenuation is maximum at a critical time elapsed since the emission time of said transmit light signal, said critical time being dependent on at least one geometrical parameter of the optical subsystem, - a detection unit (165, 970) to determine a receive time from the return electrical signal, and - a processor unit (145, 975) to calculate a measured distance based on at least the emission time and the receive time.
A furnace for electroslag remelting, wherein the furnace comprises a base frame, wherein the base frame comprises supports which bear a furnace head, wherein at the furnace head, an electrode can be disposed, wherein the electrode can be melted on in a crucible disposed below the furnace head, wherein the furnace comprises a transformer which can supply electric power for melting on the electrode, wherein the transformer is fixedly disposed at the furnace head, wherein the supports are formed column-shaped and form at least one bearing plane of the furnace head together with horizontal bearings, characterized in that the transformer is fixedly disposed on the bearing plane.
A recombinant microorganism which is a yeast microorganism comprising a biosynthetic pathway which uses acetolactate as an intermediate, wherein said recombinant microorganism is engineered to delete or disrupt a gene encoding an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of acetolactate to 2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid (DH2MB) to reduce or eliminate the expression or activity of said enzyme, and wherein deletion or disruption of said gene reduces the production of DH2MB, wherein the microorganism further expresses an exogenous acetolactate synthase for converting pyruvate to acetolactate; wherein said gene is selected from the S. cerevisiae YMR226 gene with SEQ ID No: 1 or from SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, and SEQ ID NO: 23; or is a variant or homolog thereof having at least 85% identity thereto.
A system for automatically adjusting a voice intelligibility enhancement applied to an audio signal, the system comprising: an enhancement module configured to receive an input voice signal comprising formants and to apply an audio enhancement to the input voice signal to provide an enhanced voice signal, the audio enhancement configured to emphasize one or more of the formants in the input voice signal; an enhancement controller comprising one or more processors, the enhancement controller configured to adjust an amount of the audio enhancement applied by the enhancement module based at least partly on an amount of detected environmental noise; an output gain controller configured to: adjust an overall gain of the enhanced voice signal based at least partly on the amount of environmental noise and the input voice signal, and apply the overall gain to the enhanced voice signal to produce an amplified voice signal; and a distortion control module configured to reduce clipping in the amplified voice signal, wherein said reducing clipping comprises at least mapping one or more input samples of the amplified voice signal to one or more output samples based on values stored in a sum of sines table, the sum of sines table being generated from a sum of lower-order sine harmonics. an enhancement module configured to receive an input voice signal comprising formants and to apply an audio enhancement to the input voice signal to provide an enhanced voice signal, the audio enhancement configured to emphasize one or more of the formants in the input voice signal; an enhancement controller comprising one or more processors, the enhancement controller configured to adjust an amount of the audio enhancement applied by the enhancement module based at least partly on an amount of detected environmental noise; an output gain controller configured to: adjust an overall gain of the enhanced voice signal based at least partly on the amount of environmental noise and the input voice signal, and apply the overall gain to the enhanced voice signal to produce an amplified voice signal; and adjust an overall gain of the enhanced voice signal based at least partly on the amount of environmental noise and the input voice signal, and apply the overall gain to the enhanced voice signal to produce an amplified voice signal; and a distortion control module configured to reduce clipping in the amplified voice signal, wherein said reducing clipping comprises at least mapping one or more input samples of the amplified voice signal to one or more output samples based on values stored in a sum of sines table, the sum of sines table being generated from a sum of lower-order sine harmonics.
A process for the preparation of substituted dibenzoylmethane derivatives of formula wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 to C 12 alkyl, C 1 to C 12 alkoxy, C 3 to C 12 alkenyloxy and C 2 to C 12 alkenyl; characterized in that the process comprises the step of forming the potassium salt of by condensing a ketone of formula with an ester of formula in the presence of a potassium alcoholate (condensation step) wherein R 1 and R 2 are as defined above R 3 is hydrogen; R 4 is C 1 to C 12 alkyl and R 5 is C 1 to C 8 alkyl. with the proviso that at least one of R 1 and R 2 is not hydrogen and with the proviso that the potassium alkoxide is potassium methylate, potassium-isopropylate and/ or potassium tert.-butylate, the reaction temperature is selected in the range of 80-150°C, the reaction is carried out in an inert solvent selected from the group of aromatic or hydrocarbon solvents as well as mixtures thereof and wherein the alcohols R 4 OH and R 5 OH are removed continuously as formed. R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 to C 12 alkyl, C 1 to C 12 alkoxy, C 3 to C 12 alkenyloxy and C 2 to C 12 alkenyl; characterized in that the process comprises the step of forming the potassium salt of by condensing a ketone of formula with an ester of formula in the presence of a potassium alcoholate (condensation step) wherein R 1 and R 2 are as defined above R 3 is hydrogen; R 4 is C 1 to C 12 alkyl and R 5 is C 1 to C 8 alkyl. with the proviso that at least one of R 1 and R 2 is not hydrogen and with the proviso that the potassium alkoxide is potassium methylate, potassium-isopropylate and/ or potassium tert.-butylate, the reaction temperature is selected in the range of 80-150°C, the reaction is carried out in an inert solvent selected from the group of aromatic or hydrocarbon solvents as well as mixtures thereof and wherein the alcohols R 4 OH and R 5 OH are removed continuously as formed. R 1 and R 2 are as defined above R 3 is hydrogen; R 4 is C 1 to C 12 alkyl and R 5 is C 1 to C 8 alkyl. with the proviso that at least one of R 1 and R 2 is not hydrogen and with the proviso that the potassium alkoxide is potassium methylate, potassium-isopropylate and/ or potassium tert.-butylate, the reaction temperature is selected in the range of 80-150°C, the reaction is carried out in an inert solvent selected from the group of aromatic or hydrocarbon solvents as well as mixtures thereof and wherein the alcohols R 4 OH and R 5 OH are removed continuously as formed.
Leaf spring device for a vehicle, having a first spring leaf and at least one further spring leaf, wherein the first spring leaf and the further spring leaf interact in order to realize a progressive spring arrangement, wherein the first spring leaf has a receiving space and the further spring leaf is arranged in the receiving space, characterized in that an elastic material is arranged in the receiving space and between the first spring leaf and the further spring leaf.
A steel-made Yankee cylinder comprising a cylindrical shell having two axial ends (3, 4), an end wall (5, 6) being connected to each axial end (3, 4) by means of a circumferential weld bead, the cylindrical shell further having an inner surface in which circumferential grooves (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e) are formed, characterised in that, from the outermost circumferential groove at each axial end (3, 4) to the circumferential weld bead at that axial end (3, 4), the wall thickness of the cylindrical shell is either constant or decreasing and in that the outermost circumferential groove at each axial end (3, 4) of the cylindrical shell has a depth which is smaller than the depth of the next circumferential groove.
Arrangement for monitoring the vibration of a rotating component comprising - a distance measurement apparatus that is designed to measure a distance (r) to the component and to generate a distance signal (a) therefrom, - an adaptation device connected to the distance measurement apparatus in order to compensate a switching level drift of the distance measurement apparatus, comprising - a frequency filter that is designed to generate an average value signal (b) from the distance signal (a), and - an amplifier, in particular differential amplifier, that is designed to generate an adaptive signal (c) from the average value signal (b) and the distance signal (a), - a regulation/control unit connected to the adaptation device, which is designed to execute a monitoring function. - a distance measurement apparatus that is designed to measure a distance (r) to the component and to generate a distance signal (a) therefrom, - an adaptation device connected to the distance measurement apparatus in order to compensate a switching level drift of the distance measurement apparatus, comprising - a frequency filter that is designed to generate an average value signal (b) from the distance signal (a), and - an amplifier, in particular differential amplifier, that is designed to generate an adaptive signal (c) from the average value signal (b) and the distance signal (a), - a frequency filter that is designed to generate an average value signal (b) from the distance signal (a), and - an amplifier, in particular differential amplifier, that is designed to generate an adaptive signal (c) from the average value signal (b) and the distance signal (a), - a regulation/control unit connected to the adaptation device, which is designed to execute a monitoring function.
A method for determining a geographical location of a moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420), the method comprising: performing, using a magnetometer (122, 222, 332, 820) that is onboard the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420), magnetic field gradient measurements from the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420), each magnetic field gradient corresponding to a position on the Earth, the magnetic field gradients being continuously measured while the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420) is traveling along a path to a destination; creating a sequence of magnetic field gradient measurements that correspond to the path traveled by the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420); comparing the sequence of magnetic field gradient measurements for the path to a plurality of possible trajectories derived from a reference magnetic field gradient map, wherein each possible trajectory comprises a series of known magnetic field gradient values; identifying a trajectory of the plurality of possible trajectories derived from the reference magnetic field gradient map that correlates to the sequence of magnetic field gradient measurements, the trajectory having known geographical coordinates; and determining the geographical location of the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420) based on the known geographical coordinates of the trajectory. performing, using a magnetometer (122, 222, 332, 820) that is onboard the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420), magnetic field gradient measurements from the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420), each magnetic field gradient corresponding to a position on the Earth, the magnetic field gradients being continuously measured while the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420) is traveling along a path to a destination; creating a sequence of magnetic field gradient measurements that correspond to the path traveled by the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420); comparing the sequence of magnetic field gradient measurements for the path to a plurality of possible trajectories derived from a reference magnetic field gradient map, wherein each possible trajectory comprises a series of known magnetic field gradient values; identifying a trajectory of the plurality of possible trajectories derived from the reference magnetic field gradient map that correlates to the sequence of magnetic field gradient measurements, the trajectory having known geographical coordinates; and determining the geographical location of the moving platform (110, 210, 310, 410, 1420) based on the known geographical coordinates of the trajectory.
Device for monitoring a steering wheel position of a motor vehicle, preferably a commercial vehicle, comprising a steering wheel with integrated airbag which can be pivoted about an axis perpendicular to a steering column of the steering wheel between a first position and a second position, the steering wheel having a more horizontal orientation in the first position than in the second position; a sensor device which is configured to determine a pivoted position of the steering wheel, and a monitoring device which is configured to determine whether the particular pivoted position of the steering wheel lies within a predetermined pivoting range, wherein the monitoring device is configured to output an indication if the determined pivoted position does not lie in the predetermined swivel range, the steering wheel in the first position has a horizontal alignment or an alignment in which the steering wheel with a horizontal plane has an angle of less than 30 degrees, preferably less than 20 degrees, and the predetermined range does not comprise the first position, and wherein the device comprises a driver detection device configured to determine a driver's stature and/or driver's seat position. a steering wheel with integrated airbag which can be pivoted about an axis perpendicular to a steering column of the steering wheel between a first position and a second position, the steering wheel having a more horizontal orientation in the first position than in the second position; a sensor device which is configured to determine a pivoted position of the steering wheel, and a monitoring device which is configured to determine whether the particular pivoted position of the steering wheel lies within a predetermined pivoting range, wherein the monitoring device is configured to output an indication if the determined pivoted position does not lie in the predetermined swivel range, the steering wheel in the first position has a horizontal alignment or an alignment in which the steering wheel with a horizontal plane has an angle of less than 30 degrees, preferably less than 20 degrees, and the monitoring device is configured to output an indication if the determined pivoted position does not lie in the predetermined swivel range, the steering wheel in the first position has a horizontal alignment or an alignment in which the steering wheel with a horizontal plane has an angle of less than 30 degrees, preferably less than 20 degrees, and the predetermined range does not comprise the first position, and wherein the device comprises a driver detection device configured to determine a driver's stature and/or driver's seat position.
Gutter for façade and/or terrace surfaces, which has a gutter body extending in the longitudinal direction with a receiving space for receiving a liquid to be drained off, wherein the receiving space is delimited by two side walls arranged opposite one another and a base, and comprises at least one support device for lateral support, wherein the support device has at least one contact element and at least one guide unit, wherein the guide unit displaceably supports the contact element in the transverse direction of the gutter in order to set a distance between the gutter body and a counterpart, in particular a wall, during assembly by displacing the contact element, wherein at least two support devices are provided, wherein one support device has in each case at least one contact element and at least two guide units, wherein the respective contact element is displaceably supported in the transverse direction of the gutter by the two associated guide units, characterized in that the two support devices are arranged one above the other in the installation position, wherein the contact elements of the two support devices are displaceable independently of one another in the transverse direction.
Actuator, intended to be integrated in a valve for a motor vehicle engine, comprising: - a toothed sector that is able to rotate about an axis of rotation, - a stem centred on the axis of rotation and able to move in translation along the axis of rotation, and - a damping means comprising at least one pair of stops, at least one stop being as one with the toothed sector and at least one stop being as one with the stem, - and wherein at least one stop (40, 42) of the pair of stops is shaped to absorb the relative movements between the toothed sector and the stem, the stops being configured to come into contact simultaneously when a shut-off member reaches a position of opening of the valve, - the at least one stop as one with the toothed sector extending from the toothed sector along the axis of rotation and having a profile that tapers from the toothed sector along the axis of rotation. - a toothed sector that is able to rotate about an axis of rotation, - a stem centred on the axis of rotation and able to move in translation along the axis of rotation, and - a damping means comprising at least one pair of stops, at least one stop being as one with the toothed sector and at least one stop being as one with the stem, - and wherein at least one stop (40, 42) of the pair of stops is shaped to absorb the relative movements between the toothed sector and the stem, the stops being configured to come into contact simultaneously when a shut-off member reaches a position of opening of the valve, - the at least one stop as one with the toothed sector extending from the toothed sector along the axis of rotation and having a profile that tapers from the toothed sector along the axis of rotation.
Method for determining the total temperature of the airflow surrounding an aircraft, characterized in that it comprises the following operations: - measurement of a static temperature, - measurement of a total temperature, - determination of an airflow speed value, - determination of a total temperature calculated from the measured static temperature and the measured total temperature, as a function of the airflow speed. - measurement of a static temperature, - measurement of a total temperature, - determination of an airflow speed value, - determination of a total temperature calculated from the measured static temperature and the measured total temperature, as a function of the airflow speed.