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A device for controlling the flow of a fluid through a conduit (602; 702) from an upstream side to a downstream side (605; 705), the device comprising: a flange for attaching the device to the conduit; a housing (606; 706) provided as a separate structure within the conduit (602; 702), wherein the housing is mounted to the flange; a valve having a valve member arranged to move reciprocally selectively to open and close one or more valve apertures (611, 612) formed through a wall of the housing (606; 706), thereby controlling flow of the fluid from the upstream side to the downstream side (605; 705); and means for introducing a reference pressure to act on the valve member; wherein said valve member is acted on by the pressure of the downstream side (605; 705) and the reference pressure so as to be moved by the difference between said pressures, characterized in that the valve member is mounted on the outside of the housing (606; 706). a flange for attaching the device to the conduit; a housing (606; 706) provided as a separate structure within the conduit (602; 702), wherein the housing is mounted to the flange; a valve having a valve member arranged to move reciprocally selectively to open and close one or more valve apertures (611, 612) formed through a wall of the housing (606; 706), thereby controlling flow of the fluid from the upstream side to the downstream side (605; 705); and means for introducing a reference pressure to act on the valve member; wherein said valve member is acted on by the pressure of the downstream side (605; 705) and the reference pressure so as to be moved by the difference between said pressures, characterized in that the valve member is mounted on the outside of the housing (606; 706).
A folding propeller for a boat, e.g. for a sailboat or a multihull yacht, where said folding propeller comprises a hub for directly or indirectly fastening at a driveshaft connected to a motor, where said folding propeller further comprises at least two individual blades, where each of said blades comprises a root arranged to pivot around a separate pivot pin at said hub in order to be either in a first and operative position, where the blades are pointing mainly in a radial direction, or in a second and inoperative position, where the blades are pointing mainly in an axial direction, where said hub comprises one or more cut outs for said blades roots and further comprises a first set of holes for installing said pivot pins and a second set of holes for installing locking means for engagement with said pivot pins, characterised in, that said pivot pins comprises means for installation of said locking means, where the locking means are installed in a first pivot pin and further is engaging a second pivot pin.
A solid pharmaceutical formulation comprising a plurality of microcrystalline cellulose pellets each individually coated with a composition comprising: 6-(2-chloro-6-methylpyridin-4-yl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazin-3-amine; a polymeric stabilizer; an ionic surfactant; and a non-ionic surfactant. 6-(2-chloro-6-methylpyridin-4-yl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazin-3-amine; a polymeric stabilizer; an ionic surfactant; and a non-ionic surfactant.
A system consisting of a first floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively guided manually within an environment by a user and a second floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively operated automatically, wherein the second floor treatment apparatus is designed for orienting and localizing itself within an environment, characterized in that the first floor treatment apparatus is designed for detecting a movement path of the first floor treatment apparatus during a movement of the first floor treatment apparatus that is manually guided by a user, as well as for transmitting information on the detected movement path to the second floor treatment apparatus by means of wireless communication, wherein the second floor treatment apparatus is designed for receiving the information and for autonomously traveling along the movement path within the environment based on the received information.
A detachable bedside table for a folding side extension in a mattress assembly, the bedside table comprising a surface suitable for receiving or storing at least one object, which is intended to be arranged in an area of the folding side extension of the mattress assembly, and means for releasably attaching the surface of the bedside table to the folding lateral extension of the mattress assembly, such that the surface of the bedside table can be releasably attached to the mattress assembly even when the lateral extension is being folded or it is already folded, wherein said releasable attaching means comprise a box shaped body that is formed by the surface of the bedside table,by a lower parallel surface substantially parallel to said surface, and by two adjacent surfaces (42, 43) substantially perpendicular to each other joining the surface of the bedside table and the lower surface, defining an interior adapted to receive a portion of the folding lateral extension of the mattress assembly, characterized in that the box shaped body has two adjacent openings (44, 45) defined at, or corresponding to, adjacent surfaces of the box shaped body, said openings (44, 45) being configured to allow the area of the folding side extension of the mattress assembly to be received therein, until the bedside table is releasably attached to the mattress assembly, wherein the surface is part of a body inside of which an interior space is defined suitable for storing said at least one object.
A method of predicting a value of a property of interest of a material from data acquired using a measurement instrument on an unknown sample of material by means of NIR spectroscopy using a calibration model being configured to compensate for instrument variance comprising: (i) obtaining a preliminary calibration model for predicting the property of interest, the model being developed from a training set of known properties and respective NIR spectra, using at least one calibration instrument; (ii) identifying at least one factor which may influence the predictive ability of the preliminary model for the property of interest; (iii) determining whether the at least one factor influences the predictive ability of the preliminary calibration model outside a limit of defined precision by determining whether residuals of the property of interest, defined as the differences between known values of the property and the corresponding predicted values of the property obtained using the preliminary calibration prediction model and the respective NIR spectra obtained at values of the factor over an expected range of variation are greater that the limit of desired precision; and (iv) revising the preliminary model to compensate for variation in the value of the at least one factor where variation in this factor influences the property of interest outside the limit of defined precision, so as to generate a calibration model, which predicts the value of the property of interest within the limits of defined precision. (i) obtaining a preliminary calibration model for predicting the property of interest, the model being developed from a training set of known properties and respective NIR spectra, using at least one calibration instrument; (ii) identifying at least one factor which may influence the predictive ability of the preliminary model for the property of interest; (iii) determining whether the at least one factor influences the predictive ability of the preliminary calibration model outside a limit of defined precision by determining whether residuals of the property of interest, defined as the differences between known values of the property and the corresponding predicted values of the property obtained using the preliminary calibration prediction model and the respective NIR spectra obtained at values of the factor over an expected range of variation are greater that the limit of desired precision; and (iv) revising the preliminary model to compensate for variation in the value of the at least one factor where variation in this factor influences the property of interest outside the limit of defined precision, so as to generate a calibration model, which predicts the value of the property of interest within the limits of defined precision.
A method for determining the presence of Macrophomina phaseolina (M. phaseolina), possibly in the form of a microsclerotium, and/or for detecting the presence of the DNA thereof in a biological sample, comprising the steps of: (i) Obtaining a biological sample suspected for the presence of M.phaseolina, possibly in the form of a microsclerotium, preferably a biological sample suspected for the presence of DNA of M. phaseolina; (ii) Amplifying, with at least one pair of oligonucleotides (primers) at least one region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of M. phaseolina, said region being SEQ ID NO:3; and (iii) Detecting the amplified sequence, if present, by means of an analytical method wherein the presence of said amplified sequence signifies the positivity of the sample for the presence of M. phaseolina, preferably for the DNA of M. phaseolina, i.e. that the sample which underwent the method is M.phaseolina-positive. (i) Obtaining a biological sample suspected for the presence of M.phaseolina, possibly in the form of a microsclerotium, preferably a biological sample suspected for the presence of DNA of M. phaseolina; (ii) Amplifying, with at least one pair of oligonucleotides (primers) at least one region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of M. phaseolina, said region being SEQ ID NO:3; and (iii) Detecting the amplified sequence, if present, by means of an analytical method wherein the presence of said amplified sequence signifies the positivity of the sample for the presence of M. phaseolina, preferably for the DNA of M. phaseolina, i.e. that the sample which underwent the method is M.phaseolina-positive.
Method for bonding an adhesive layer with a first joining part, in which a first surface of the adhesive layer is applied to a first joining part surface and the first surface of the adhesive layer and/or the first joining part surface is/are subjected to partial area pre-treatment, a separating force in pre-treated areas between the first joining part surface and the first surface of the adhesive layer is increased thereby, and on peeling of the adhesive layer from the first joining part surface, the adhesive layer separates cohesively in pre-treated areas and the first surface of the adhesive layer separates adhesively from the first joining part surface in untreated areas.
A process for producing a substitute natural gas, the process comprising the steps of: providing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; forming a hydrogen-enriched synthesis gas; subjecting the hydrogen-enriched synthesis gas to a methanation reaction to convert at least a portion of the gas into methane thereby forming a methane-enriched gas; and recovering from the methane-enriched gas a methane-containing gas, wherein step comprises providing a hydrogen gas and combining the hydrogen gas with the synthesis gas, wherein: (i) at least some of the hydrogen gas is produced by the decomposition of ammonia and/or (ii) at least some of the hydrogen gas is produced by steam reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock. providing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; forming a hydrogen-enriched synthesis gas; subjecting the hydrogen-enriched synthesis gas to a methanation reaction to convert at least a portion of the gas into methane thereby forming a methane-enriched gas; and recovering from the methane-enriched gas a methane-containing gas, (i) at least some of the hydrogen gas is produced by the decomposition of ammonia and/or (ii) at least some of the hydrogen gas is produced by steam reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock.
A method for selective catalytic reduction of NOx comprising: providing an exhaust stream from a combustion operation, the exhaust stream containing an amount of NOx (step 110); introducing at least a portion of the exhaust stream and a reductant stream including a low molecular weight hydrocarbon to a first catalytic reactor comprising a first catalyst, the reductant stream and the at least a portion of the exhaust stream being introduced to the first catalytic reactor at suitable operating conditions to reduce the amount of NOx in the exhaust stream (step 120, step 130); and directing the NOx-reduced exhaust stream from the first catalyst to a second catalyst, characterized in that the low molecular weight hydrocarbon is propylene, the first catalyst includes alumina loaded with silver and the second catalyst includes zirconia loaded with at least one metal. providing an exhaust stream from a combustion operation, the exhaust stream containing an amount of NOx (step 110); introducing at least a portion of the exhaust stream and a reductant stream including a low molecular weight hydrocarbon to a first catalytic reactor comprising a first catalyst, the reductant stream and the at least a portion of the exhaust stream being introduced to the first catalytic reactor at suitable operating conditions to reduce the amount of NOx in the exhaust stream (step 120, step 130); and directing the NOx-reduced exhaust stream from the first catalyst to a second catalyst, characterized in that the low molecular weight hydrocarbon is propylene, the first catalyst includes alumina loaded with silver and the second catalyst includes zirconia loaded with at least one metal.
A rigging comprising: a mast having a starboard side and a port side, wherein the mast is controllably rotatable in either direction about a longitudinal axis; a flexible sail comprising a starboard flexible sail portion and a substantially identical port flexible sail portion, each flexible sail portion having a luff and a leech, wherein the luff of each sail portion (60, 62) is connected to a respective side of the mast; a plurality of elongated battens (270, 272), each of which extends substantially between the luff and the leech of one of the respective sail portions (60. 62), each of which is in contact with the respective flexible sail portion (60, 62), and each of which is pivotally connected to a respective outermost part of the starboard or port side of the mast; characterised in that the rotation of the mast causes the battens (270, 272) connected to one of the sail portions to be compressed along their length so as to bend one of the sail portions (60, 62) to increase the camber thereof and causes the battens (270, 272) connected of the other sail portions (60, 62) to be tensioned along their length so as to partly straighten the other sail portion (60, 62) which changes the shape of an aerofoil formed by the sail. a mast having a starboard side and a port side, wherein the mast is controllably rotatable in either direction about a longitudinal axis; a flexible sail comprising a starboard flexible sail portion and a substantially identical port flexible sail portion, each flexible sail portion having a luff and a leech, wherein the luff of each sail portion (60, 62) is connected to a respective side of the mast; a plurality of elongated battens (270, 272), each of which extends substantially between the luff and the leech of one of the respective sail portions (60. 62), each of which is in contact with the respective flexible sail portion (60, 62), and each of which is pivotally connected to a respective outermost part of the starboard or port side of the mast; characterised in that the rotation of the mast causes the battens (270, 272) connected to one of the sail portions to be compressed along their length so as to bend one of the sail portions (60, 62) to increase the camber thereof and causes the battens (270, 272) connected of the other sail portions (60, 62) to be tensioned along their length so as to partly straighten the other sail portion (60, 62) which changes the shape of an aerofoil formed by the sail.
Sensor element for detecting an analyte in a fluid sample by optical probing, the sensor element comprising: - a translucent membrane with a front side defining a sensor surface for contacting a fluid sample, and a back side facing away from the front side; - at the front side of the translucent membrane, a reflective layer; - an optical input port connected to the back side of the translucent membrane for feeding probing light to the translucent membrane through the back side; - an optical output port connected to the back side of the translucent membrane for collecting an optical response from the translucent membrane through the backside; and - an optical constriction element, the constriction element comprising a screen element arranged between the input port and the output port, thereby optically separating the output port from the input port, the constriction element further comprising a reflective element arranged at the backside of the translucent membrane and facing towards the reflective layer at a vertical distance D from the reflective layer, thereby defining a probing region, whereby light travelling from the input port to the output port is confined to pass through the probing region, wherein at least the probing region comprises pores extending from respective openings at the sensor surface into the translucent membrane. - a translucent membrane with a front side defining a sensor surface for contacting a fluid sample, and a back side facing away from the front side; - at the front side of the translucent membrane, a reflective layer; - an optical input port connected to the back side of the translucent membrane for feeding probing light to the translucent membrane through the back side; - an optical output port connected to the back side of the translucent membrane for collecting an optical response from the translucent membrane through the backside; and - an optical constriction element, the constriction element comprising a screen element arranged between the input port and the output port, thereby optically separating the output port from the input port, the constriction element further comprising a reflective element arranged at the backside of the translucent membrane and facing towards the reflective layer at a vertical distance D from the reflective layer, thereby defining a probing region, whereby light travelling from the input port to the output port is confined to pass through the probing region, wherein at least the probing region comprises pores extending from respective openings at the sensor surface into the translucent membrane.
One-piece profiled strip for encapsulating electronic devices, comprising: a. a base comprising a receiving zone for the electronic device, b. at least one flap that protrudes with respect to said base and that can be plastically deformed by application of an application force in a predetermined direction so as to encapsulate an electronic device between said base and said at least one flap, said strip being made of an elastomeric material that exhibits a Mooney plasticity in the raw state of between 30 and 90 Mooney Units. a. a base comprising a receiving zone for the electronic device, b. at least one flap that protrudes with respect to said base and that can be plastically deformed by application of an application force in a predetermined direction so as to encapsulate an electronic device between said base and said at least one flap,
A packaging method for fabricating a sensor module for measuring multiple measurands including bi-directional flow, comprising: arranging at least three sensors (106, 110, 114) apart from one another on a circuit board of the sensor module, wherein the sensor module includes a housing that defines a flow channel and a sensing channel; disposing a flow restriction mechanism within said flow channel, wherein said flow restriction mechanism, in use, creates a pressure difference over the flow restriction mechanism in said flow channel, and said sensing channel extends from a sample port in the flow channel on a first side of said restriction mechanism to the flow channel on a second side of the restriction mechanism; disposing a flow sensor of the at least three sensors (106, 110, 114) in said sensing channel; characterized by; disposing an even number of the plurality of other sensors (106, 110) of the at least three sensors in the housing, wherein the even number of the plurality of other sensors are compartmentalized from the flow sensor and one another by the housing, and providing a sample port (302, 304) for each sensor of the even number of the plurality of other sensors in the flow channel to thereby provide said sensor module with an ability to measure multiple measurands including bi-directional flow, wherein the sample ports (302, 304) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the flow restriction mechanism within the flow channel. arranging at least three sensors (106, 110, 114) apart from one another on a circuit board of the sensor module, wherein the sensor module includes a housing that defines a flow channel and a sensing channel; disposing a flow restriction mechanism within said flow channel, wherein said flow restriction mechanism, in use, creates a pressure difference over the flow restriction mechanism in said flow channel, and said sensing channel extends from a sample port in the flow channel on a first side of said restriction mechanism to the flow channel on a second side of the restriction mechanism; disposing a flow sensor of the at least three sensors (106, 110, 114) in said sensing channel; characterized by; disposing an even number of the plurality of other sensors (106, 110) of the at least three sensors in the housing, wherein the even number of the plurality of other sensors are compartmentalized from the flow sensor and one another by the housing, and providing a sample port (302, 304) for each sensor of the even number of the plurality of other sensors in the flow channel to thereby provide said sensor module with an ability to measure multiple measurands including bi-directional flow, wherein the sample ports (302, 304) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the flow restriction mechanism within the flow channel.
A movable charging connector, comprising a movable socket device and a plug device, wherein the movable socket device is provided on a base plate and comprises a socket module and at least one guiding cylinder, the socket module and the at least one guiding cylinder are fixedly provided on a movable mounting plate, and a tension spring is provided between the movable mounting plate and the base plate; four corners of the movable mounting plate are riveted to four corners of the base plate via four said tension springs, respectively; and wherein when the plug device and the movable socket device are connected with each other, the movable mounting plate and the tension spring are cooperated with each other, such that the movable socket device is able to be moved in any direction.