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A system comprising a storage container and a manifold assembly to accommodate the flow of process media to and from a storage container, said manifold assembly comprising: a manifold body having a plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A); a plurality of pathways disposed within said body, each of said pathways associated with at least one of said orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A); a primary pressure relief valve assembly mounted within a first of said plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A), said primary pressure relief valve assembly associated with a first one of said pathways within said manifold body; a solenoid valve mounted in a second of said plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A) associated with a second one of said pathways within said manifold body, said solenoid valve controlling the flow of media to said storage container; and a secondary pressure relief valve assembly mounted within a third of said plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A), said secondary pressure relief valve assembly associated with a third one of said pathways within said manifold body; characterised in that the secondary pressure relief valve assembly is connectable to both the solenoid valve and the input to said storage container, whereby the secondary pressure relief valve assembly provides relief of pressure in said process media flowing to said storage container; and wherein the primary pressure relief valve assembly provides relief of pressure vented externally from said storage container. a manifold body having a plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A); a plurality of pathways disposed within said body, each of said pathways associated with at least one of said orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A); a primary pressure relief valve assembly mounted within a first of said plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A), said primary pressure relief valve assembly associated with a first one of said pathways within said manifold body; a solenoid valve mounted in a second of said plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A) associated with a second one of said pathways within said manifold body, said solenoid valve controlling the flow of media to said storage container; and a secondary pressure relief valve assembly mounted within a third of said plurality of orifices (25A, 40A, 50A, 70A, 73A), said secondary pressure relief valve assembly associated with a third one of said pathways within said manifold body; characterised in that the secondary pressure relief valve assembly is connectable to both the solenoid valve and the input to said storage container, whereby the secondary pressure relief valve assembly provides relief of pressure in said process media flowing to said storage container; and wherein the primary pressure relief valve assembly provides relief of pressure vented externally from said storage container.
A method of evaluating excrement from group-housed companion animals in an excrement elimination event, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a primary enclosure; b. providing at least two companion animals within said primary enclosure; c. providing at least one automated collection system within said primary enclosure, said automated collection system comprising: i. a collection system detection means for detecting an companion animal; ii. an excrement sample collection area; iii. at least two storage containers; d. associating an identifier with each of said companion animals; e. detecting one of said identifiers within said excrement sample collection area with said collection system detection means in an excrement elimination event; f. collecting said detected companion animal's excrement from said excrement sample collection area; g. obtaining excrement elimination event data. a. providing a primary enclosure; b. providing at least two companion animals within said primary enclosure; c. providing at least one automated collection system within said primary enclosure, said automated collection system comprising: i. a collection system detection means for detecting an companion animal; ii. an excrement sample collection area; iii. at least two storage containers; i. a collection system detection means for detecting an companion animal; ii. an excrement sample collection area; iii. at least two storage containers; d. associating an identifier with each of said companion animals; e. detecting one of said identifiers within said excrement sample collection area with said collection system detection means in an excrement elimination event; f. collecting said detected companion animal's excrement from said excrement sample collection area; g. obtaining excrement elimination event data.
A process for the production of polymer product in a slurry polymerisation process, which slurry polymerisation process comprises a slurry heater for heating a stream of polymer product slurry withdrawn from a slurry reactor, wherein said process comprises reconfiguring the slurry heater from an initial slurry heater configuration to a subsequent slurry heater configuration, wherein the terms "initial" and "subsequent" refer to the slurry heater before and after reconfiguration respectively, and wherein the slurry heater is reconfigured to form a subsequent slurry heater having a different total length and/or a different average internal diameter than the initial slurry heater, and further wherein: a) reconfiguring the slurry heater comprises reconfiguring a slurry heater apparatus to form the subsequent slurry heater, b) the slurry heater apparatus comprising between 5 and 50 heating sections connected in fluid communication in series to form the initial slurry heater, c) the subsequent slurry heater also comprising between 5 and 50 heating sections connected in fluid communication in series, d) at least one of the heating sections which forms the initial slurry heater also forms a heating section of the subsequent slurry heater, and e) reconfiguration takes place by means of a by-pass line with valves that allow certain heating sections to be either utilised or by-passed depending on the configuration, wherein the initial slurry heater and subsequent slurry heater each provide a continuous flow path from the slurry polymerisation reactor to a separations vessel, the total length of each slurry heater being the length from the start of the first heating section to the end of the last heating section, including all connectors between heating sections and wherein each slurry heater increases in diameter along its length. a) reconfiguring the slurry heater comprises reconfiguring a slurry heater apparatus to form the subsequent slurry heater, b) the slurry heater apparatus comprising between 5 and 50 heating sections connected in fluid communication in series to form the initial slurry heater, c) the subsequent slurry heater also comprising between 5 and 50 heating sections connected in fluid communication in series, d) at least one of the heating sections which forms the initial slurry heater also forms a heating section of the subsequent slurry heater, and e) reconfiguration takes place by means of a by-pass line with valves that allow certain heating sections to be either utilised or by-passed depending on the configuration,
Machine for working wood panels and the like comprising a working plane, a sacrificial panel arranged on said working plane, and a blocking and releasing device for a workpiece, to be placed on the sacrificial panel, which has at least one opening, wherein said blocking and releasing device comprises a main body, having a supporting surface, on which said workpiece can be placed, and a bearing surface, to be placed on said sacrificial panel, said blocking and releasing device comprising at least one pin arranged on said bearing surface, which can be removably inserted into said at least one opening of said sacrificial panel, so that, when said pin is inserted into said opening, said main body is constrained to said sacrificial panel. a working plane, a sacrificial panel arranged on said working plane, and a blocking and releasing device for a workpiece, to be placed on the sacrificial panel, which has at least one opening, wherein said blocking and releasing device comprises a main body, having a supporting surface, on which said workpiece can be placed, and a bearing surface, to be placed on said sacrificial panel, said blocking and releasing device comprising at least one pin arranged on said bearing surface, which can be removably inserted into said at least one opening of said sacrificial panel, so that, when said pin is inserted into said opening, said main body is constrained to said sacrificial panel.
Latch comprising a locking mechanism consisting of a catch and a pawl for ratcheting the catch in a ratchet position, an electric drive by means of which the pawl can be moved out of its ratchet position, a movable blocking pawl being provided which, in a blocking position, can prevent the electric drive from being able to open the latch, the electric drive being able to move a drive element for opening the locking mechanism and, in its blocking position, the blocking pawl extending into a recess in the drive element and thereby blocking or limiting movement of the drive element in such a way that the locking mechanism cannot be opened by the electric drive, the blocking pawl being rotatable about an axis, characterized in that a stop for the blocking pawl is provided, which stop can limit the movement of the blocking pawl into its blocking position.
Apparatus for generation of electromagnetic radiation, having a pump light source that emits an excitation radiation at a first wavelength, having an optical waveguide that generates frequency-converted radiation (6, 7) at a second and a third wavelength, by means of degenerate wave mixing, from the excitation radiation of the pump light source, and a filter element that attenuates the radiation (6, 7) at the second or third wavelength and which generates a non-equilibrium in the photon count of the radiation components of the frequency-converted radiation (6, 7), characterized in that the filter element has an attenuation > 10 dB/m at the second or third wavelength, so that a re-transfer process is excluded.
A communication apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless local area network, said communication apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to - transmit a request frame indicating a request for transmission of frames to a plurality of other communication apparatuses; - receive a response frame transmitted from one or more of the plurality of other communication apparatuses in response to the request frame; and - transmit a trigger frame to one or more of the other communication apparatuses that transmitted a response frame, the trigger frame including transmission time period information for indicating transmission time period for said other communication apparatuses to perform uplink multiplexing and transmission power information for indicating transmission power for said other communication apparatuses to perform the uplink multiplexing. - transmit a request frame indicating a request for transmission of frames to a plurality of other communication apparatuses; - receive a response frame transmitted from one or more of the plurality of other communication apparatuses in response to the request frame; and - transmit a trigger frame to one or more of the other communication apparatuses that transmitted a response frame, the trigger frame including transmission time period information for indicating transmission time period for said other communication apparatuses to perform uplink multiplexing and transmission power information for indicating transmission power for said other communication apparatuses to perform the uplink multiplexing.
A scaffold structure comprising: at least a pair of adjacent formwork support members, each formwork support member comprising: at least two spaced vertical members; at least one connecting member welded to said vertical members, each vertical member includes a plurality of attachment means at spaced intervals along the vertical member, each of the attachment means comprising; a ring around the vertical member, the ring comprising a plurality of apertures spaced apart around the ring, the scaffold structure being characterised in that each vertical member includes; a pair of latch pins comprising an upper latch pin and a lower latch pin for securing a diagonal brace member; and in that the scaffold structure further comprises: at least a pair of diagonal brace members, each of which extends between and is releasably attached to the lower latch pin on one of the formwork support members, and the upper latch pin on the adjacent formwork support member. at least two spaced vertical members; at least one connecting member welded to said vertical members, each vertical member includes a plurality of attachment means at spaced intervals along the vertical member, each of the attachment means comprising; a ring around the vertical member, the ring comprising a plurality of apertures spaced apart around the ring, the scaffold structure being characterised in that each vertical member includes; a pair of latch pins comprising an upper latch pin and a lower latch pin for securing a diagonal brace member; and in that the scaffold structure further comprises: at least a pair of diagonal brace members, each of which extends between and is releasably attached to the lower latch pin on one of the formwork support members, and the upper latch pin on the adjacent formwork support member.
An RF transceiver apparatus comprising transmitter circuitry arranged to convert signals from a baseband frequency to a range of RF transmission frequencies and receiver circuitry arranged to convert signals from a range of RF reception frequencies to the baseband frequency wherein: the transmitter circuitry comprises a first mixer arranged to convert a signal from the baseband frequency to a first intermediate frequency; a second mixer arranged to convert the signal from the first intermediate frequency to a second intermediate frequency that is higher than the transmission frequencies; and a third mixer arranged to convert the signal from the second intermediate frequency to the transmission frequency; wherein the receiver circuitry comprises a third mixer arranged to convert the RF input from the reception frequency to the second intermediate frequency which is higher than the reception frequency, a second mixer arranged to convert the signal from the second intermediate frequency to a first intermediate frequency which is lower than the reception frequency, and a first mixer arranged to convert the signal from the first intermediate frequency to the baseband frequency; and wherein the second mixer in the receiver and the second mixer in the transmitter are both driven by a common fixed frequency synthesizer. the transmitter circuitry comprises a first mixer arranged to convert a signal from the baseband frequency to a first intermediate frequency; a second mixer arranged to convert the signal from the first intermediate frequency to a second intermediate frequency that is higher than the transmission frequencies; and a third mixer arranged to convert the signal from the second intermediate frequency to the transmission frequency; wherein the receiver circuitry comprises a third mixer arranged to convert the RF input from the reception frequency to the second intermediate frequency which is higher than the reception frequency, a second mixer arranged to convert the signal from the second intermediate frequency to a first intermediate frequency which is lower than the reception frequency, and a first mixer arranged to convert the signal from the first intermediate frequency to the baseband frequency; and wherein the second mixer in the receiver and the second mixer in the transmitter are both driven by a common fixed frequency synthesizer.
An intramedullary lengthening device configured for placement inside bone having a first bone section and a second bone section, comprising: a housing configured for attachment to one of the first and second bone sections, wherein an inner wall of the housing includes a first abutment; a distraction shaft having an internal cavity along a length thereof and configured for attachment to the other of the first and second separate bone sections; a permanent magnet configured for rotation relative to the housing, the permanent magnet operatively coupled to a lead screw in the internal cavity of the distraction shaft; and a thrust bearing disposed in the housing, the thrust bearing configured to protect the permanent magnet from one or more of compressive and tensile stresses; characterized in that the inner wall of the housing comprises a second abutment with the thrust bearing interposed between the lead screw and the permanent magnet, the thrust bearing being sandwiched between the first abutment and the second abutment; and a plurality of intervening gears is disposed between the permanent magnet and the lead screw. a housing configured for attachment to one of the first and second bone sections, wherein an inner wall of the housing includes a first abutment; a distraction shaft having an internal cavity along a length thereof and configured for attachment to the other of the first and second separate bone sections; a permanent magnet configured for rotation relative to the housing, the permanent magnet operatively coupled to a lead screw in the internal cavity of the distraction shaft; and a thrust bearing disposed in the housing, the thrust bearing configured to protect the permanent magnet from one or more of compressive and tensile stresses; characterized in that the inner wall of the housing comprises a second abutment with the thrust bearing interposed between the lead screw and the permanent magnet, the thrust bearing being sandwiched between the first abutment and the second abutment; and a plurality of intervening gears is disposed between the permanent magnet and the lead screw.
A security system comprising: a first sensor of a first type that is mounted in a first location to detect (210, 310) first data indicating a side from which a door or window is being opened while the security system is in a first operating mode; a second sensor that is a second type that is mounted in a second location to detect (210, 310) second data indicating the side from which the door or window is being opened while the security system is in a first operating mode; and a controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor to determine (220, 320) that the door or window is opening and the side from which the door or window is being opened based on aggregation of the first and second data before and after the opening is detected, wherein the first data from the first type of sensor is different from the second data from the second type of sensor, and to generate (230, 340) a security exception based on a time of day and based on the determination of the side from which the door or window is being opened from the aggregated first and second data while the security system is in the first operating mode. a first sensor of a first type that is mounted in a first location to detect (210, 310) first data indicating a side from which a door or window is being opened while the security system is in a first operating mode; a second sensor that is a second type that is mounted in a second location to detect (210, 310) second data indicating the side from which the door or window is being opened while the security system is in a first operating mode; and a controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor to determine (220, 320) that the door or window is opening and the side from which the door or window is being opened based on aggregation of the first and second data before and after the opening is detected, wherein the first data from the first type of sensor is different from the second data from the second type of sensor, and to generate (230, 340) a security exception based on a time of day and based on the determination of the side from which the door or window is being opened from the aggregated first and second data while the security system is in the first operating mode.
A method of cleaning, sterilising and drying bulk quantities of small parts in a container, characterised in that the small parts are subjected, at least, to the steps of ultrasonic cleaning in a bath of water as well as a subsequent sterilisation and drying by application of microwaves.
A nonaqueous electrolytic solution prepared by dissolving an electrolyte salt in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes at least one kind of a compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a halogen atom; and R 3 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom or -CR 1 R 2 -OS(=O) 2 -R 3, characterized that the nonaqueous electrolytic solution additionally includes LiPF 2 (-OC(=O)-C (=O)O-) 2 and LiPO 2 F 2.
Powertrain, in particular for a hybrid or electric vehicle, comprising: - an engine-transmission unit (3; 103) with an outer wall (7; 107), and - at least two ports slinging (5; 105) on the motor-transmission unit (3; 103), for attachment to a lifting sling (1 B; 101 B) of the drive train, - at least one of the sling holes being formed in part by a portion of the wall exterior of unity motor-transmission and, in another part, a complementary insert on said wall, characterized in that the slinging orifice has an outline with an opening corresponding to an air gap formed by the insert and the portion of the outer wall of the engine-transmission unit. - an engine-transmission unit (3; 103) with an outer wall (7; 107), and - at least two ports slinging (5; 105) on the motor-transmission unit (3; 103), for attachment to a lifting sling (1 B; 101 B) of the drive train, - at least one of the sling holes being formed in part by a portion of the wall exterior of unity motor-transmission and, in another part, a complementary insert on said wall,
Audio decoder for decoding a data stream so as to reconstruct therefrom an audio signal, the data stream comprising at least an active phase followed by an inactive phase, the audio decoder comprising a background noise estimator configured to continuously update a parametric background noise estimate from the data stream during the active phase; a decoder configured to reconstruct the audio signal from the data stream during the active phase; a parametric random generator; a background noise generator configured to synthesize the audio signal during the inactive phase by controlling the parametric random generator during the inactive phase depending on the parametric background noise estimate; wherein the decoder is configured to, in reconstructing the audio signal from the data stream, shape an excitation signal transform coded into the data stream, according to linear prediction coefficients also coded into the data stream; and wherein the background noise estimator is configured to update the parametric background noise estimate using the excitation signal.