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A ratcheting strut comprising: a ratchet box including a through passage, the through passage having an inner wall including a pair of diametrically opposed fins (110,112); a first tube sized to extend at least partially into the passage yet inhibited by the pair of diametrically opposed fins (110,112) from axially rotating within the passage, the first tube including a first set of ratchet teeth; a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in a co-axial manner with the first tube; a lever of the ratchet box being repositionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a second set of ratchet teeth on the lever engage the first set of ratchet teeth on the first tube in the engaged position, and the second set of ratchet teeth on the lever do not engage the first set of ratchet teeth on the first tube in the disengaged position; and, a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube; wherein the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube. a ratchet box including a through passage, the through passage having an inner wall including a pair of diametrically opposed fins (110,112); a first tube sized to extend at least partially into the passage yet inhibited by the pair of diametrically opposed fins (110,112) from axially rotating within the passage, the first tube including a first set of ratchet teeth; a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in a co-axial manner with the first tube; a lever of the ratchet box being repositionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a second set of ratchet teeth on the lever engage the first set of ratchet teeth on the first tube in the engaged position, and the second set of ratchet teeth on the lever do not engage the first set of ratchet teeth on the first tube in the disengaged position; and, a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube; wherein the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube.
A wood preservative composition comprising a) a dispersed and/or emulsified phase including a wood preservative component; and b) a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers; wherein the stabilizer is present in an amount effective to stabilize the dispersed and/or emulsified phase of the preservative composition which will allow the wood preservative component to effectively penetrate a wood substrate intended to be protected by the wood preservative composition, wherein the composition contains between 0.001 and 10% by weight of the cationic polymer, wherein the dispersed and/or emulsified phase comprises a biocidal agent, wherein the biocidal agent comprises dispersed zinc and/or dispersed copper, and wherein the dispersed zinc or copper comprises micronized zinc or micronized copper dispersed in a solvent. a) a dispersed and/or emulsified phase including a wood preservative component; and b) a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers; wherein the stabilizer is present in an amount effective to stabilize the dispersed and/or emulsified phase of the preservative composition which will allow the wood preservative component to effectively penetrate a wood substrate intended to be protected by the wood preservative composition, wherein the composition contains between 0.001 and 10% by weight of the cationic polymer, wherein the dispersed and/or emulsified phase comprises a biocidal agent, wherein the biocidal agent comprises dispersed zinc and/or dispersed copper, and wherein the dispersed zinc or copper comprises micronized zinc or micronized copper dispersed in a solvent.
A removable attachment device comprising a plurality of cells, wherein each cell comprises a contact fixing comprising at least one magnet for attaching the cell to a substrate, and wherein each cell is attached to at least one neighbouring cell by an articulation means therebetween, wherein the device comprises attachment means for attaching an associated article to the cells, the attachment means being located on each cell, and further wherein the articulation allows, when not locked, a degree of rotational movement of a cell about the articulation means to allow removal of the device in stages, such as one cell at a time, whilst providing an attachment strength for supporting objects equal to the sum of the individual cell attachment strengths, characterised in that the device comprises means for mechanically locking a cell to the next to disable the articulation therebetween.
Pallet base (2, 2a to 2e) for a transport container having a bottom plate which is made of a synthetic material suitable for deep drawing in a twin sheet thermoforming process and composed of at least two shells including an inner shell and an outer shell, and having an insert component provided for reinforcement of the bottom plate and having multiple base components which are fastened to an underside of the bottom plate, wherein the multiple base components are each in the form of a skid component manufactured from synthetic material, which skid has a support surface extending over a length of the underside and at least one fork arm opening for inserting a fork arm, characterized in that the multiple base components are fastened releasably, wherein the skid components each include multiple plug-in elements (12, 13) which are plugged in a form fitting manner into plug recesses (14, 15) disposed on the bottom plate, wherein the plug recesses (14, 15) are each shaped in the underside of the bottom plate, and in that the insert component is fixed in a form fitting manner on the bottom plate by means of the plug recesses (14, 15).
A method of audio source separation from audio content, the method comprising: determining a spatial parameter of an audio source based on a linear combination characteristic of the audio source and an orthogonality characteristic of two or more audio sources to be separated in the audio content; and separating the audio source from the audio content based on the spatial parameter. determining a spatial parameter of an audio source based on a linear combination characteristic of the audio source and an orthogonality characteristic of two or more audio sources to be separated in the audio content; and separating the audio source from the audio content based on the spatial parameter.
Linear lighting device, of the type that comprises a general U-shaped section support profile, which houses an elongated luminous element in an inner recess; and a transparent or translucent light output diffuser, arranged on the open portion of the profile, with its rear face leaning on front surfaces of said profile, on both sides of the recess, characterized in that the diffuser has in its rear face two longitudinal nerves provided with a plurality of longitudinal teeth in their lateral surfaces, being defined in the front surfaces of the profile, on both sides of the inner recess, some longitudinal grooves for the coupling of the respective nerves of the diffuser; being said longitudinal grooves provided, on their sides, with longitudinal teeth complementary to the longitudinal teeth of the nerves of the diffuser.
A method of contacting a sample with at least two reagents, the method comprising: providing a sampling and assay device comprising at least three chamber portions (1, 3, 4) connected together in a row and each defining a chamber (11, 13, 27), adjacent chambers (11, 13, 27) along the row being separated by respective partitions (14, 15), at least one of the chambers being capable of receiving a sample and at least a further two of the chambers (11, 13) containing reagent, wherein adjacent chamber portions (11, 13, 27) along the row are relatively movable towards each another and, in respect of each pair of adjacent chamber portions (1, 3; 3, 4), one of the adjacent chamber portions (1, 3) has the respective partition (14, 15) fixed thereto and the other of the adjacent chamber portions (3, 4) has a rupture member (17, 18a) arranged to rupture the respective partition (14,15) on relative movement of the adjacent chamber portions, whereby the sampling and assay device is capable of rupturing all the partitions (14, 15) simultaneously on relative movement of the chamber portions (1, 4) at the ends of the row towards each other; and relatively moving the chamber portions (1, 4) at the ends of the row towards each other such that all the partitions (14, 15) are ruptured simultaneously. providing a sampling and assay device comprising at least three chamber portions (1, 3, 4) connected together in a row and each defining a chamber (11, 13, 27), adjacent chambers (11, 13, 27) along the row being separated by respective partitions (14, 15), at least one of the chambers being capable of receiving a sample and at least a further two of the chambers (11, 13) containing reagent, wherein adjacent chamber portions (11, 13, 27) along the row are relatively movable towards each another and, in respect of each pair of adjacent chamber portions (1, 3; 3, 4), one of the adjacent chamber portions (1, 3) has the respective partition (14, 15) fixed thereto and the other of the adjacent chamber portions (3, 4) has a rupture member (17, 18a) arranged to rupture the respective partition (14,15) on relative movement of the adjacent chamber portions, whereby the sampling and assay device is capable of rupturing all the partitions (14, 15) simultaneously on relative movement of the chamber portions (1, 4) at the ends of the row towards each other; and relatively moving the chamber portions (1, 4) at the ends of the row towards each other such that all the partitions (14, 15) are ruptured simultaneously.
A pressure balancing device for a transducer, the pressure balancing device comprising: a housing, a piston provided in the housing, and sealed against an inside surface of the housing by a seal, the piston having a cross-sectional area and arranged, in use, to be exposed to a fluid; and a fluid chamber having a hollow shaft, the fluid chamber being arranged to be acted on by the piston, and the fluid chamber being fluidly coupled with the piston and a load sensor such that movement or deformation of the piston directs internal fluid through the hollow shaft into or out of the sealed chamber; wherein the cross-sectional area of the hollow shaft is less than the cross-sectional area of the piston. a housing, a piston provided in the housing, and sealed against an inside surface of the housing by a seal, the piston having a cross-sectional area and arranged, in use, to be exposed to a fluid; and a fluid chamber having a hollow shaft, the fluid chamber being arranged to be acted on by the piston, and the fluid chamber being fluidly coupled with the piston and a load sensor such that movement or deformation of the piston directs internal fluid through the hollow shaft into or out of the sealed chamber; wherein the cross-sectional area of the hollow shaft is less than the cross-sectional area of the piston.
An oil mist separator for separating off oil contained in a carrier gas, in particular crankcase venting gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one filter device for separating off liquid suspended particles from a carrier gas, in particular for separating off oil from an oil mist, wherein the filter device comprises: a housing having at least one inlet opening for introduction of the carrier gas and at least one outlet opening for discharge of the filtered carrier gas, wherein arranged in the housing is at least one filter insert through which the carrier gas can flow along a flow direction, wherein to achieve a prolonged, labyrinth-like flow path for the carrier gas through the at least one filter insert there is provided at least one guide device by which the flow path can be deflected, wherein the at least one guide device has at least one opening forming a cross-sectional area through which the carrier gas can flow, wherein the at least one filter device can be arranged releasably in the oil mist separator and wherein a - preferably substantially peripherally extending - seal is provided preferably between a first fixing surface of the oil mist separator and a second fixing surface, to be fixed thereto, of the filter device, characterised in that a plurality of filter inserts is arranged in succession along the flow direction and wherein to achieve a prolonged, labyrinth-like flow path for the carrier gas through the plurality of filter inserts between all of the successively arranged filter inserts, at least one guide device is arranged by which the flow path can be deflected, and wherein openings delimited by the guide devices are arranged in mutually displaced relationship considered in the flow direction, wherein the cross-sectional areas formed by the openings and through which the carrier gas can flow are of substantially equal size to achieve that a carrier gas flow speed through the individual filter inserts remains the same.
Hand-operated power tool having a planetary gearing which is arranged in a housing interior formed by a gearing housing, characterized in that at least one transverse pin (292, 294) is fastened in the housing interior for axially supporting the planetary gearing in the gearing housing.
A Si-containing thin film forming precursor having the following formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, a C1 to C6 alkyl group, a C3-C20 aryl or heterocycle group and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, a C1 to C6 alkyl group, a C3-C20 aryl or heterocycle group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, a halogen.
A liquid/moisture resistant polymeric film or coating for packaging comprising hemicellulose and at least one component to improve film-formability selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, cellulose and an oligomer or polymer, said polymeric film or coating further comprising at least one additive/reactant increasing the liquid/moisture resistance of the film, wherein the additive/reactant comprises nanoparticulate platelets of a 2:1 layered phyllosilicate in the hemicellulose as a matrix.
A monitoring assembly (10; 50; 70; 80; 90), for a gas tube switching device operable in a plurality of different conducting modes, the monitoring assembly (10; 50; 70; 80; 90) characterized by including a monitoring module connectable in parallel with respective anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) of the gas tube switching device to distinguish in real time at least one conducting mode from four different conducting modes which may be characterised as follows: (i) a magnetron mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 200V to 300V; (ii) a low voltage mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 70V to 120V (iii) a very low voltage mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 40V to 60V; and (iv) a metal mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 6V to 30V; wherein the monitoring module in use distinguishes the at least one conducting mode by considering, while the switching device is conducting, one or more of: - an electromagnetic emission from the switching device; and - an operating temperature of the switching device. (i) a magnetron mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 200V to 300V; (ii) a low voltage mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 70V to 120V (iii) a very low voltage mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 40V to 60V; and (iv) a metal mode with an on-state voltage across the anode and cathode connection terminals (16, 18) thereof of approximately 6V to 30V; wherein the monitoring module in use distinguishes the at least one conducting mode by considering, while the switching device is conducting, one or more of: - an electromagnetic emission from the switching device; and - an operating temperature of the switching device. - an electromagnetic emission from the switching device; and - an operating temperature of the switching device.
A computer-implemented method comprising: training, during autonomous driving of a vehicle (108, 500), a reinforcement learning controller for autonomous driving of the vehicle utilizing a vision model, the vision model being trained via images and/or videos acquired using one or more vehicle cameras (100, 502) of the vehicle, and the vision model being usable to detect, recognize and classify objects within captured images; and deploying the reinforcement learning controller for autonomous driving utilizing the vision model, the reinforcement learning controller being implemented by one or more computing devices mounted on the vehicle; wherein training the reinforcement learning controller for autonomous driving utilizes a first aspect to provide guidance regarding options to explore when making a decision and a second aspect to learn how to react based on vision information from the vision model; and wherein the first aspect implements a guided policy search which iteratively optimizes a set of local policies for specific instances of a task and uses the local policies to train a general global policy usable across task instances and limits a search space, wherein the task instances comprise determining, by the reinforcement learning controller, what to do when approaching an object and sending, by the reinforcement learning controller, a signal to the vehicle to trigger the vehicle to perform an action in response to approaching the object. training, during autonomous driving of a vehicle (108, 500), a reinforcement learning controller for autonomous driving of the vehicle utilizing a vision model, the vision model being trained via images and/or videos acquired using one or more vehicle cameras (100, 502) of the vehicle, and the vision model being usable to detect, recognize and classify objects within captured images; and deploying the reinforcement learning controller for autonomous driving utilizing the vision model, the reinforcement learning controller being implemented by one or more computing devices mounted on the vehicle; wherein training the reinforcement learning controller for autonomous driving utilizes a first aspect to provide guidance regarding options to explore when making a decision and a second aspect to learn how to react based on vision information from the vision model; and wherein the first aspect implements a guided policy search which iteratively optimizes a set of local policies for specific instances of a task and uses the local policies to train a general global policy usable across task instances and limits a search space, wherein the task instances comprise determining, by the reinforcement learning controller, what to do when approaching an object and sending, by the reinforcement learning controller, a signal to the vehicle to trigger the vehicle to perform an action in response to approaching the object.
A welding method for materially cohesively bonding at least two components using at least one additive material, wherein a welding seam consisting of the additive material is produced with a specified seam course between a seam start and a seam end, wherein the process of producing the welding seam is controlled by least one control unit, wherein at least one detectable external physical welding seam property of the welding seam is influenced by at least one control parameter of the control unit, characterized in that an information is included in the at least one control parameter, said information being stored in the welding seam between an information start point and an information end point in the seam course during the process of producing the welding seam using the at least one detectable external physical welding seam property, so that the information can be read, preferably optically and/or haptically, from a sequence of the at least one detectable external physical welding seam property along the seam course in the region between the information start point and the information end point, wherein during the process of producing the welding seam, the at least one control parameter is varied to change the at least one detectable external physical welding seam property in the seam course between the information start point and the information end point, wherein different forms of the at least one external physical welding seam property are assigned to code letters of a code alphabet and the information is stored as a combination of the code letters of the code alphabet.
Method for forming a double recess (12, 14) in a fibrous substrate, the double recess (12, 14) comprising a first recess and a second recess, the double recess being shaped to receive a module formed of at least one antenna and a chip, the method comprising the following steps: • Forming a first recess by way of a first device, the first recess, defined by a border C1 and by a depth p1, being shaped to receive the antenna of the module, the first device being a compression device comprising a presser foot, • Forming a second recess by way of a second device, the second recess, defined by a border C2 and by a depth p2, being shaped to receive the chip of the module, the second recess being formed inside the border C1 of the first recess. • Forming a first recess by way of a first device, the first recess, defined by a border C1 and by a depth p1, being shaped to receive the antenna of the module, the first device being a compression device comprising a presser foot, • Forming a second recess by way of a second device, the second recess, defined by a border C2 and by a depth p2, being shaped to receive the chip of the module, the second recess being formed inside the border C1 of the first recess.
A reconfigurable structure using dual-matrix composite material, comprising: a carbon fiber layer; an epoxy resin layer (100, 1000) laminated on a portion of the carbon fiber layer; and a shape memory polymer resin layer (200, 2000), characterized in that the epoxy resin layer (100, 1000) is laminated on a fixed portion of the carbon fiber layer, the shape memory polymer resin layer (200, 2000) is laminated on a deformable portion of the carbon fiber layer, and the fixed portion of the carbon fiber layer consists of a plurality of fixed portions with a deformable portion arranged between the fixed portions, so that the reconfigurable structure has a foldable structure. a carbon fiber layer; an epoxy resin layer (100, 1000) laminated on a portion of the carbon fiber layer; and a shape memory polymer resin layer (200, 2000), characterized in that the epoxy resin layer (100, 1000) is laminated on a fixed portion of the carbon fiber layer, the shape memory polymer resin layer (200, 2000) is laminated on a deformable portion of the carbon fiber layer, and the fixed portion of the carbon fiber layer consists of a plurality of fixed portions with a deformable portion arranged between the fixed portions, so that the reconfigurable structure has a foldable structure.