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A method of printing a print area having one or more bar codes using a thermal printhead having heater elements arranged in groups and strobe lines for adjusting the energy of a group of heating elements, the method comprising: segmenting the print area into a plurality of region-of-interest sections; selecting print quality settings for each ROI section of the plurality of ROI sections; analyzing one or more print quality requirements of at least one ROI section of the plurality of ROI sections; adjusting printing parameters of the heating elements arranged in groups based on the selected printed quality settings and the requirements analysis of the at least one ROI; and providing a plurality of individual strobe signals to the strobe lines to adjust the printing parameters for the heater elements arranged in groups for the at least one ROI. segmenting the print area into a plurality of region-of-interest sections; selecting print quality settings for each ROI section of the plurality of ROI sections; analyzing one or more print quality requirements of at least one ROI section of the plurality of ROI sections; adjusting printing parameters of the heating elements arranged in groups based on the selected printed quality settings and the requirements analysis of the at least one ROI; and providing a plurality of individual strobe signals to the strobe lines to adjust the printing parameters for the heater elements arranged in groups for the at least one ROI.
A transparent ink-jet recording film comprising: a transparent support; an under-layer comprising a water soluble or water dispersible cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, a borate, and optionally a surfactant; and an image-receiving layer coated over the under-layer comprising, a water soluble or water dispersible cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, inorganic particles, and optionally a surfactant, wherein at least one of the under-layer or image-receiving layer includes a surfactant in an amount of at least 0.5 wt% when in the under-layer and at least 0.2 wt% when in the image-receiving layer, and further wherein the surfactant is a fluoroaliphatic polyacrylate fluoropolymer. a transparent support; an under-layer comprising a water soluble or water dispersible cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, a borate, and optionally a surfactant; and an image-receiving layer coated over the under-layer comprising, a water soluble or water dispersible cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, inorganic particles, and optionally a surfactant, wherein at least one of the under-layer or image-receiving layer includes a surfactant in an amount of at least 0.5 wt% when in the under-layer and at least 0.2 wt% when in the image-receiving layer, and further wherein the surfactant is a fluoroaliphatic polyacrylate fluoropolymer.
A panel heating fabric for heating and/or cooling of rooms, comprising: a variety of flexible heating pipes for a fluid carrier medium, woven in a fabric of thermally conductive fabric fibers being in thermal contact with said heating pipes; at least one flow pipe for supplying said heating pipes with a carrier medium; and at least one return pipe for draining said carrier medium, characterized in that a variety of optical fibers is woven in said panel heating fabric and said panel heating fabric is molded in an elastic filler with good thermal conductivity. a variety of flexible heating pipes for a fluid carrier medium, woven in a fabric of thermally conductive fabric fibers being in thermal contact with said heating pipes; at least one flow pipe for supplying said heating pipes with a carrier medium; and at least one return pipe for draining said carrier medium, characterized in that a variety of optical fibers is woven in said panel heating fabric and said panel heating fabric is molded in an elastic filler with good thermal conductivity.
A prosthetic for repairing a hernia defect, the prosthetic comprising: a patch body having a periphery; a frame attached to the patch body, wherein the frame assists in spreading the patch body from a reduced configuration to an expanded configuration; a primary tether extending away from the patch body; characterised in that the prosthetic further comprises a plurality of tethers, wherein each tether is attached to the primary tether and extends from the primary tether to an attachment location with the patch body located radially outward from the frame, wherein pulling the primary tether in a direction away from the patch body tensions the plurality of tethers, to mitigate curling of the prosthetic a patch body having a periphery; a frame attached to the patch body, wherein the frame assists in spreading the patch body from a reduced configuration to an expanded configuration; a primary tether extending away from the patch body; characterised in that the prosthetic further comprises a plurality of tethers, wherein each tether is attached to the primary tether and extends from the primary tether to an attachment location with the patch body located radially outward from the frame, wherein pulling the primary tether in a direction away from the patch body tensions the plurality of tethers, to mitigate curling of the prosthetic
An internal combustion engine, in particular a stationary Otto gas engine, having at least one cylinder in which a piston is displaceably mounted, wherein the piston compresses a substantially homogeneous fuel-air mixture in a main combustion space in the cylinder, and the main combustion space communicates via at least one overflow opening with at least one prechamber, and associated with the cylinder is at least one spark plug, which is arranged in the prechamber and which can be switched off, characterised in that the prechambers have no fuel supply and that a device for recording at least one engine parameter (N, P z, T) and also an ignition device are provided, wherein the ignition device switches the spark plug(s) on or off, preferably in cylinder-selective manner, in dependency on the engine parameter(s) recorded.
A system for maintaining a high vacuum in a vacuum enclosure comprising: a vacuum enclosure; a vacuum vessel; a high-vacuum pump having an input connected to the vacuum enclosure and an output connected to the vacuum vessel; and a second vacuum pump connectable to the vacuum vessel; wherein the high-vacuum pump is operated to maintain the vacuum enclosure at a high vacuum and the vacuum vessel is maintained below a threshold pressure by periodic operation of the second vacuum pump. a vacuum enclosure; a vacuum vessel; a high-vacuum pump having an input connected to the vacuum enclosure and an output connected to the vacuum vessel; and a second vacuum pump connectable to the vacuum vessel; wherein the high-vacuum pump is operated to maintain the vacuum enclosure at a high vacuum and the vacuum vessel is maintained below a threshold pressure by periodic operation of the second vacuum pump.
Electronic furniture lock comprising a pivotally mounted electronics housing, a pivot bearing arranged in or on the electronics housing and an actuating or locking element, wherein the pivot bearing is provided for stationary fixing to a piece of furniture, in particular a furniture door, and wherein the actuating or locking element is movable by rotation of the electronics housing, wherein the electronics housing has a magnetic locking unit for locking the rotary movement of the electronics housing relative to the pivot bearing, wherein the electronics housing has a printed circuit board with electronic components for generating a control command to the magnetic locking unit after receiving an input signal; and wherein the electronics housing comprises at least one radio antenna for receiving at least a radio signal; characterized in that the printed circuit board comprises at least a first BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) contact having a BLE module as electronic component, wherein the printed circuit board comprises at least a second BLE contact. wherein the electronics housing has a printed circuit board with electronic components for generating a control command to the magnetic locking unit after receiving an input signal; and wherein the electronics housing comprises at least one radio antenna for receiving at least a radio signal; characterized in that the printed circuit board comprises at least a first BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) contact having a BLE module as electronic component, wherein the printed circuit board comprises at least a second BLE contact.
A rotating tool for metal removing machining, comprising: a plurality of elongated rods; and a support for holding the elongated rods relative to an axis of rotation of the tool, wherein a guiding pad extends from at least one of the elongated rods, characterized in that the support comprises a first disk to which first ends of the plurality of elongated rods are attached and a second disk to which second ends of the plurality of elongated rods are attached. a plurality of elongated rods; and a support for holding the elongated rods relative to an axis of rotation of the tool, wherein a guiding pad extends from at least one of the elongated rods, characterized in that the support comprises a first disk to which first ends of the plurality of elongated rods are attached and a second disk to which second ends of the plurality of elongated rods are attached.
Laundry treating device, in particular a washing machine or a laundry dryer, having: - a rotatable drum (14, 114) having a circumferential drum wall for placing the laundry in, - a drive motor for the drum (14, 114), - at least one protrusion (19, 119) on an inside of the circumferential drum wall, wherein - the protrusion (19, 119) is variable and/or movable or flexible in its height over the inside of the circumferential drum wall, and/or the protrusion is variable and/or movable or flexible in its outer shape, - actuation means are provided for effecting a change of height or shape of the protrusion (19, 119), - a power control unit for supplying a drive current to the drive motor, - current sensor means for supervising the drive current supplied to the drive motor, - a device control is provided having a processing means for calculating a rotation position of the drum (14, 114) and/or a drive current from the respective sensor means, characterized by: - rotation position sensor means for supervising a rotation position of the drum (14, 114), - in the processing means a storage is provided in which various groups of diagrams are stored being representative of a dependency of the drive current of the load in the drum (14, 114) as well as of the major fibre portion of the laundry, wherein the diagrams have a variation of the drive current depending on the shape of the protrusion (19, 119) being varied, - the processing means is adapted to calculate the load or weight of laundry in the drum (14, 114), the typical size of pieces of laundry in the drum (14, 114) and/or the major fibre portion of the laundry. - a rotatable drum (14, 114) having a circumferential drum wall for placing the laundry in, - a drive motor for the drum (14, 114), - at least one protrusion (19, 119) on an inside of the circumferential drum wall, - the protrusion (19, 119) is variable and/or movable or flexible in its height over the inside of the circumferential drum wall, and/or the protrusion is variable and/or movable or flexible in its outer shape, - actuation means are provided for effecting a change of height or shape of the protrusion (19, 119), - a power control unit for supplying a drive current to the drive motor, - current sensor means for supervising the drive current supplied to the drive motor, - a device control is provided having a processing means for calculating a rotation position of the drum (14, 114) and/or a drive current from the respective sensor means, - rotation position sensor means for supervising a rotation position of the drum (14, 114), - in the processing means a storage is provided in which various groups of diagrams are stored being representative of a dependency of the drive current of the load in the drum (14, 114) as well as of the major fibre portion of the laundry, wherein the diagrams have a variation of the drive current depending on the shape of the protrusion (19, 119) being varied, - the processing means is adapted to calculate the load or weight of laundry in the drum (14, 114), the typical size of pieces of laundry in the drum (14, 114) and/or the major fibre portion of the laundry.
A plastic spring comprising a lower spring ring and an upper spring ring, which are arranged essentially coaxially to one another, wherein a plane, which is in each case spanned by the spring rings (9, 10), extends essentially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (x) of the plastic spring, and wherein, in addition, the spring rings (9, 10) are connected to one another compressibly by means of spring legs, which extend over more than 90° in the circumferential direction, wherein the spring legs run into the lower and/or upper spring ring (9, 10) in a transition portion, wherein a spring leg further has a central longitudinal axis (z), which follows the curved progression of the spring leg, wherein the transition portion, based on a run-in plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis (z) in the run-in region into the spring ring (9, 10), has a width (b), which is larger by 30 percent or more than in a cross sectional region approximately in the center of the longitudinal extension of the spring leg, characterized in that each spring leg has a reducing portion with respect to a cross section perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis (z), that the reducing portion has a first radial thickness (d'), viewed with respect to the longitudinal axis (y), which corresponds to 0.3- to 0.95-times the thickness (d) of the non-reduced portion of the spring leg, and that with respect to a view radially from the outside, each reducing portion consists of a triangle portion, which has an acute angle and fills a gusset region between the spring leg and the respective spring ring (9, 10), and a branch, which adjoins thereon and extends essentially in the longitudinal extension of the spring leg, wherein the branch has a width (b'), which remains constant at least approximately over the longitudinal extension and which corresponds approximately to 0.1- to 0.5-times the total width (b") of the spring leg, viewed in the same direction, including the reducing portion in this region, wherein, each spring leg moreover also has a first run-in radius, which is assigned to an obtuse angle between the spring leg and the respective spring ring (9, 10), and which, with respect to a second run-in radius, is selected to be dimensionally larger, and corresponds approximately to 1.5- to 5-times the second run-in radius.
System for monitoring a distribution system of an electric power supply chain, wherein distribution system comprises - at least one low voltage distribution bus, divided into low voltage sections, for providing power to end consumers and - at least a further distribution bus (30, 40) of a higher voltage level, divided into higher voltage sections, - wherein a section is defined as a distribution network comprising one or more feeders below a transformer, - preferably at least a distribution bus of a medium voltage level and at least a distribution bus of a high voltage level, - wherein the distribution bus (30, 40) of the higher voltage level is connected to the distribution bus of a lower voltage level by at least one transformer (22, 32), characterized in that, - the low voltage distribution bus is connected to one or a plurality of feeders, - wherein the feeders are assigned to the low voltage sections and every low voltage section comprises at least one local low voltage estimator and - wherein at least one higher voltage section comprises a higher voltage estimator configured to estimate the higher voltage state using a method of artificial neural network, and based on the at least one estimation of a low voltage section and/or measurements of that voltage section. - at least one low voltage distribution bus, divided into low voltage sections, for providing power to end consumers and - at least a further distribution bus (30, 40) of a higher voltage level, divided into higher voltage sections, - wherein a section is defined as a distribution network comprising one or more feeders below a transformer, - preferably at least a distribution bus of a medium voltage level and at least a distribution bus of a high voltage level, - preferably at least a distribution bus of a medium voltage level and at least a distribution bus of a high voltage level, - wherein the distribution bus (30, 40) of the higher voltage level is connected to the distribution bus of a lower voltage level by at least one transformer (22, 32), - the low voltage distribution bus is connected to one or a plurality of feeders, - wherein the feeders are assigned to the low voltage sections and every low voltage section comprises at least one local low voltage estimator and - wherein at least one higher voltage section comprises a higher voltage estimator configured to estimate the higher voltage state using a method of artificial neural network, and based on the at least one estimation of a low voltage section and/or measurements of that voltage section.
A motor vehicle steering wheel with a proximity and contact sensor device, characterised by comprising an extendable band, the length of which is slightly less than the circumference of the steering wheel and of which one surface has fixed to it at least one conductive track (6, 6', 6") covered with a biadhesive layer, said conductive track consisting of a flat metal path obtained by treating a metal sheet applied to said extendable band, said conductive track being connected to a multi-channel capacitive sensor circuit connected by a field bus to the vehicle control unit.
A sensor assembly, comprising: a magnetostrictive stress sensor including a drive element configured to generate a first magnetic field and a corresponding first magnetic flux that travels through a first gap distance between the drive element and a surface of a target and through the target, and at least one detection element (122a,122b,122c,122d) configured to detect a portion of the first magnetic flux; and characterised in that it further includes an attenuation element configured to allow the detected portion of the first magnetic flux to be selectively adjusted without axially translating the sensor relative to the target. a magnetostrictive stress sensor including a drive element configured to generate a first magnetic field and a corresponding first magnetic flux that travels through a first gap distance between the drive element and a surface of a target and through the target, and at least one detection element (122a,122b,122c,122d) configured to detect a portion of the first magnetic flux; and characterised in that it further includes a drive element configured to generate a first magnetic field and a corresponding first magnetic flux that travels through a first gap distance between the drive element and a surface of a target and through the target, and at least one detection element (122a,122b,122c,122d) configured to detect a portion of the first magnetic flux; and characterised in that it further includes an attenuation element configured to allow the detected portion of the first magnetic flux to be selectively adjusted without axially translating the sensor relative to the target.
An arrangement for a steam boiler system comprising a furnace, a following flue gas channel, a number of superheaters (4, 5a, 5b), a number of economizers (6, 7a, 7b) and at least one air preheater located in the flue gas channel downstream of the economizers (6, 7a, 7b), a fabric filter baghouse located in the flue gas channel downstream of the air preheater (9, 9a, 9b), and located downstream of the fabric filter baghouse a selective catalytic reduction system comprising an SCR reactor, a high pressure steam coil heater upstream of the SCR reactor and a gas-gas heat exchanger connected upstream and downstream of the SCR reactor to transfer heat from flue gas after the SCR reactor to the flue gas upstream of the high pressure steam coil heater, at least one heat exchanger located in the flue gas channel after the SCR system, the heat exchanger being configured to transfer heat, when in use, from the flue gas downstream of the SCR system to a fluid medium in a fluid circuit; wherein the fluid circuit comprises at least one pump configured to lead the fluid medium to preliminary air heaters (16, 17) configured to heat inlet air before entering to the flue gas air preheater (9, 9a, 9b).
A method of computerized simulation of a giant subsurface reservoir in a computer system of a plurality of data processors, including at least one central processing unit and at least one graphical processing unit, and an output display, the computerized simulation being an iterative linear solution of equations for reservoir parameters of a giant subsurface reservoir, the giant subsurface reservoir being simulated as a model partitioned into a number of cells arranged in an organized system of cells, the simulation further being based on geological and fluid characterization information for the cells of the reservoir, the method comprising the computer processing steps of: (a) receiving geological and fluid characterization information for the cells and the reservoir in the central processing unit; (b) initializing a postulated system solution matrix in the central processing unit for the equations for parameters of the reservoir cells for transfer to the graphical processing unit; (c) performing a preconditioned conjugate-gradient extrapolation in the graphical processing unit on the initialized postulated system solution matrix received from the central processing unit to determine reservoir parameters; (d) transforming in the central processing unit the results of the preconditioned conjugate-gradient extrapolation of the initialized postulated system containing reservoir parameters to the system solution matrix; and (e) forming an output display of the reservoir parameters of the cells at desired locations in the giant subsurface reservoir to simulate performance and production from the giant reservoir. (a) receiving geological and fluid characterization information for the cells and the reservoir in the central processing unit; (b) initializing a postulated system solution matrix in the central processing unit for the equations for parameters of the reservoir cells for transfer to the graphical processing unit; (c) performing a preconditioned conjugate-gradient extrapolation in the graphical processing unit on the initialized postulated system solution matrix received from the central processing unit to determine reservoir parameters; (d) transforming in the central processing unit the results of the preconditioned conjugate-gradient extrapolation of the initialized postulated system containing reservoir parameters to the system solution matrix; and (e) forming an output display of the reservoir parameters of the cells at desired locations in the giant subsurface reservoir to simulate performance and production from the giant reservoir.
A supply device for supplying at least part of an electronic circuit in a household appliance comprising generating means for generating at least one supply signal (V 1) from a general supply signal (V 0), characterized in that it comprises control means connecting said at least one supply signal (V 1) to said at least part of an electronic circuit when an actuating signal (5V_MEMO) coming from a device for detecting a cut-off of the general supply signal (V 0) presents a first state representing the presence of said general supply signal (V 0), and not connecting said at least one supply signal (V 1) to said at least part of an electronic circuit when said actuating signal (5V_MEMO) coming from a device for detecting a cut-off of the general supply signal (V 0) presents a second state representing the absence of said general supply signal (V 0).