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A flexible damper for turbine blades comprising: a plurality of segments positioned together in a substantially linear pattern, each segment comprising a first side , a second side generally opposite the first side , a top side , a bottom side , a length , a width , and a thickness , wherein each segment comprises an inter-segment linkage mechanism on at least one of the first side and the second side , wherein the inter-segment linkage mechanism is constructed to provide a contact surface to an adjacent segment and a clearance gap between adjacent segments for operational blade movement; wherein the flexibility of the damper is provided by the plurality of segments being strung together piece-wise by the inter-segment linkage mechanism in substantially linear segments; characterised in that each segment comprises an extended portion and a cutout portion along one side, wherein the extended portion of one segment overlaps the cutout portion of a next proximate segment . a plurality of segments positioned together in a substantially linear pattern, each segment comprising a first side , a second side generally opposite the first side , a top side , a bottom side , a length , a width , and a thickness , wherein each segment comprises an inter-segment linkage mechanism on at least one of the first side and the second side , wherein the inter-segment linkage mechanism is constructed to provide a contact surface to an adjacent segment and a clearance gap between adjacent segments for operational blade movement; wherein the flexibility of the damper is provided by the plurality of segments being strung together piece-wise by the inter-segment linkage mechanism in substantially linear segments; characterised in that each segment comprises an extended portion and a cutout portion along one side, wherein the extended portion of one segment overlaps the cutout portion of a next proximate segment .
A memory apparatus, comprising: a memory comprising an array of non-volatile memory cells (Figure 3); and a controller operable to check a portion of the memory for errors, and reprogram corrected data to the memory cells if errors are found, characterized in that the controller being operable to check the portion of the memory for errors in response to at least a portion of the apparatus being powered on, and wherein a different portion of the memory is checked for errors in response to each power on; the controller being further operable to determine whether a portion of the memory is marked for refresh by determining that a number of read errors found in the portion of memory exceeded an error threshold prior to a power off of at least a portion of the apparatus; and the controller being further operable in response to at least a portion of the apparatus being powered on to refresh the portion of memory if the controller determines that the portion is marked for refresh. a memory comprising an array of non-volatile memory cells (Figure 3); and a controller operable to check a portion of the memory for errors, and reprogram corrected data to the memory cells if errors are found, characterized in that the controller being operable to check the portion of the memory for errors in response to at least a portion of the apparatus being powered on, and wherein a different portion of the memory is checked for errors in response to each power on; the controller being further operable to determine whether a portion of the memory is marked for refresh by determining that a number of read errors found in the portion of memory exceeded an error threshold prior to a power off of at least a portion of the apparatus; and the controller being further operable in response to at least a portion of the apparatus being powered on to refresh the portion of memory if the controller determines that the portion is marked for refresh.
An apparatus for making a mineral melt comprising a cyclone furnace and a separating cyclone, said apparatus further comprising a device for supplying pre-heated particulate mineral material from a bottom of the separating cyclone to an inlet of the cyclone furnace , said device comprising: a material receiving conduit adapted for receiving the pre-heated particulate mineral material from the bottom outlet of the separating cyclone, in which material receiving conduit there is a first pressure (P 1 ), and an outlet conduit supplying the particulate mineral material to the inlet of the cyclone furnace , wherein there is a second pressure (P 2 ), wherein said second pressure (P 2 ) is higher than said first pressure (P 1 ), and a gas-lock valve provided between said material receiving conduit and said outlet conduit , characterised in that the gas-lock valve comprises an elongated housing , which is inclined upwards from said material receiving conduit at a lowermost section of the housing to said outlet conduit at an uppermost section of the housing , such that the constant presence of the pre-heated particulate mineral material in the gas-lock valve prevents a back-flow as the first pressure (P 1 ) and the second pressure (P 2 ) are prevented from equalising each other, and that the gas-lock valve is provided with fluidisation means, so that fluidised particulate mineral material can flow due to gravity from the material receiving conduit into the lowermost section of the housing and from the uppermost section of the housing into the outlet conduit , wherein the fluidisation means comprises stirring means provided in the gas-lock valve and wherein one or more air inlets are provided in the gas-lock valve for fluidisation of the particulate material . a material receiving conduit adapted for receiving the pre-heated particulate mineral material from the bottom outlet of the separating cyclone, in which material receiving conduit there is a first pressure (P 1 ), and an outlet conduit supplying the particulate mineral material to the inlet of the cyclone furnace , wherein there is a second pressure (P 2 ), that the gas-lock valve comprises an elongated housing , which is inclined upwards from said material receiving conduit at a lowermost section of the housing to said outlet conduit at an uppermost section of the housing , such that the constant presence of the pre-heated particulate mineral material in the gas-lock valve prevents a back-flow as the first pressure (P 1 ) and the second pressure (P 2 ) are prevented from equalising each other, and that the gas-lock valve is provided with fluidisation means, so that fluidised particulate mineral material can flow due to gravity from the material receiving conduit into the lowermost section of the housing and from the uppermost section of the housing into the outlet conduit , wherein the fluidisation means comprises stirring means provided in the gas-lock valve and wherein one or more air inlets are provided in the gas-lock valve for fluidisation of the particulate material .
A door control system for an elevator installation , the door control system comprising: - a motor control unit for generating an output voltage suitable for supplying power to a door drive motor on the basis of provided control commands, wherein the control commands can be made available by an elevator control of the elevator installation and the door drive motor is suitable for opening or closing door leaves (6.1, 6.2) of the elevator installation , and - a motor adaptation unit for adapting the motor control unit to the elevator control , wherein the motor adaptation unit has a memory unit which is adapted to store at least one configuration instruction that can be assigned to a motor which is suitable for use as a door drive motor , wherein the configuration instructions of a plurality of motors which are suitable for use as door drive motors can be stored by means of the memory unit and the motor adaptation unit has a switching unit , wherein the switching unit is adapted to activate the at least one configuration instruction that can be assigned to the motor which is suitable for use as a door drive motor , wherein the at least one configuration instruction that can be assigned to the motor which is suitable for use as a door drive motor is formed by an information configuration instruction for reporting back the status of the elevator door to the elevator control , characterized in that the switching unit is formed by at least one rotary coding switch. - a motor control unit for generating an output voltage suitable for supplying power to a door drive motor on the basis of provided control commands, wherein the control commands can be made available by an elevator control of the elevator installation and the door drive motor is suitable for opening or closing door leaves (6.1, 6.2) of the elevator installation , and - a motor adaptation unit for adapting the motor control unit to the elevator control , wherein the motor adaptation unit has a memory unit which is adapted to store at least one configuration instruction that can be assigned to a motor which is suitable for use as a door drive motor , wherein the configuration instructions of a plurality of motors which are suitable for use as door drive motors can be stored by means of the memory unit and the motor adaptation unit has a switching unit , wherein the switching unit is adapted to activate the at least one configuration instruction that can be assigned to the motor which is suitable for use as a door drive motor , wherein the at least one configuration instruction that can be assigned to the motor which is suitable for use as a door drive motor is formed by an information configuration instruction for reporting back the status of the elevator door to the elevator control , characterized in that the switching unit is formed by at least one rotary coding switch.
A device for adjusting horological functions of a timepiece, the device being equipped with a mechanism for selection and actuation comprising - a drive means , - a driving pinion , said drive means being configured to drive said driving pinion in the clockwise direction and in the anti-clockwise direction, - at least one driven pinion adapted to be driven by said driving pinion when the driving pinion turns in the clockwise direction and when said driving pinion turns in the anti-clockwise direction, said driven pinion being configured to move into a first position under the effect of the driving pinion when this turns in the clockwise direction, in which first position said driven pinion actuates an actuating means (A, A) of a first horological function, and to move into a second position under the effect of the driving pinion when this turns in the anti-clockwise direction, in which second position said driven pinion actuates an actuating means (B, B') of a second horological function, said driven pinion not actuating the actuating means (A, A') of the first horological function when it is in its said second position and, vice versa, said driven pinion not actuating the actuating means (B, B') of the second horological function when it is in its said first position, characterized in that said mechanism for selection and actuation comprises at least two driven pinions , and in that the adjusting device furthermore comprises a control mechanism adapted to selectively bring the driving pinion to mesh with each of said driven pinions . - a drive means , - a driving pinion , said drive means being configured to drive said driving pinion in the clockwise direction and in the anti-clockwise direction, - at least one driven pinion adapted to be driven by said driving pinion when the driving pinion turns in the clockwise direction and when said driving pinion turns in the anti-clockwise direction, said driven pinion being configured to move into a first position under the effect of the driving pinion when this turns in the clockwise direction, in which first position said driven pinion actuates an actuating means (A, A) of a first horological function, and to move into a second position under the effect of the driving pinion when this turns in the anti-clockwise direction, in which second position said driven pinion actuates an actuating means (B, B') of a second horological function, said driven pinion not actuating the actuating means (A, A') of the first horological function when it is in its said second position and, vice versa, said driven pinion not actuating the actuating means (B, B') of the second horological function when it is in its said first position, characterized in that said mechanism for selection and actuation comprises at least two driven pinions , and in that the adjusting device furthermore comprises a control mechanism adapted to selectively bring the driving pinion to mesh with each of said driven pinions .
An impinger for cooling or freezing products , in particular individually quick frozen (IQF) products, for example IQF food products, comprising an impingement plate containing openings for directing impingement jets of a mixture of gas and solid or liquid cryogen toward the products conveyed or transported on a conveyor , said impinger further comprising an at least partially enclosed impingement hood above the conveyor in which impingement hood the mixing of the gas with the solid or liquid cryogen occurs at least partially, the impingement hood comprising a shell supporting the impinger , the shell being adapted to accommodate a gas circulation device for directing the mixture of gas and solid or liquid cryogen to the impinger , characterized by - a cross-sectional area of the openings being within a range of 2.8 cm 2 to 20.5 cm 2 , - the openings in aggregate comprising an open area of seven percent to twelve percent of the total surface area of the impingement plate , and - the impingement plate providing a back pressure restriction in a circulation path of the mixture of 220 Pa to 475 Pa, in particular of 270 Pa to 475 Pa. - a cross-sectional area of the openings being within a range of 2.8 cm 2 to 20.5 cm 2 , - the openings in aggregate comprising an open area of seven percent to twelve percent of the total surface area of the impingement plate , and - the impingement plate providing a back pressure restriction in a circulation path of the mixture of 220 Pa to 475 Pa, in particular of 270 Pa to 475 Pa.
A powder drying system comprising a powder drying component and a CO gas detection system adapted for detection of CO gas from smoldering powders in said powder drying system component, such as a spray dryer chamber , a fluid bed or a bag filter , characterized in that the CO gas detection system comprises: at least one inlet CO gas detector arranged on at least one gas inlet of said powder drying system component such as to provide at least one inlet CO gas content measurement, at least one outlet CO gas detector arranged on at least one gas outlet of said powder drying system component such as to provide at least one outlet CO gas content measurement, and an analyzing unit adapted for receiving the at least one inlet CO gas content measurement from the at least one inlet CO gas detector, receiving the at least one outlet CO gas content measurement from the at least one outlet CO gas detector and comparing the sum of the at least one inlet CO gas content measurement and the sum of the at least one outlet CO gas content measurement while compensating for dilution, mixing, and time delay of the outlet CO gas content measurement such as to provide a differential measurement, ΔC outlet , indicative of the CO gas content from smoldering powders in a powder drying system component, wherein at least the at least one outlet CO gas detector comprises an IR laser transmitter and is adapted for detecting over a measurement volume and is arranged on the at least one gas outlet in such a way that said measurement volume extends directly inside a gas flow in said at least one gas outlet . at least one inlet CO gas detector arranged on at least one gas inlet of said powder drying system component such as to provide at least one inlet CO gas content measurement, at least one outlet CO gas detector arranged on at least one gas outlet of said powder drying system component such as to provide at least one outlet CO gas content measurement, and an analyzing unit adapted for receiving the at least one inlet CO gas content measurement from the at least one inlet CO gas detector, receiving the at least one outlet CO gas content measurement from the at least one outlet CO gas detector and comparing the sum of the at least one inlet CO gas content measurement and the sum of the at least one outlet CO gas content measurement while compensating for dilution, mixing, and time delay of the outlet CO gas content measurement such as to provide a differential measurement, ΔC outlet , indicative of the CO gas content from smoldering powders in a powder drying system component, wherein at least the at least one outlet CO gas detector comprises an IR laser transmitter and is adapted for detecting over a measurement volume and is arranged on the at least one gas outlet in such a way that said measurement volume extends directly inside a gas flow in said at least one gas outlet .
An operating system for use with an architectural-structure covering, the operating system arranged and configured to move a covering portion of the architectural-structure covering between an extended position and a retracted position, the operating system comprising: a housing ; a drive spool ; a driven member operatively coupled to the drive spool; a wrap spring operatively coupled to the drive spool and the driven member, wherein, in use, rotation of the drive spool in a first direction causes the wrap spring to tension against an outer circumference of the drive spool and an outer circumference of the driven member so that rotation of the drive spool rotates the driven member, and rotation of the drive spool in a second, opposite direction causes the wrap spring to un-tension releasing the outer circumference of the drive spool and the driven member so that reverse rotation of the drive spool is not transferred to the driven member; wherein the drive spool, the driven member, and the wrap spring are positioned within the housing, characterised in that the operating system further comprises a collar operatively associated with the wrap spring, the collar being adapted and configured to receive an end portion of the wrap spring so that the end portion of the wrap spring is encased by the collar, and so that, in use, the wrap spring rotates relative to the collar and the housing, with rotation of the drive spool in the first direction; wherein the collar is positioned within the housing. a housing ; a drive spool ; a driven member operatively coupled to the drive spool; a wrap spring operatively coupled to the drive spool and the driven member, wherein, in use, rotation of the drive spool in a first direction causes the wrap spring to tension against an outer circumference of the drive spool and an outer circumference of the driven member so that rotation of the drive spool rotates the driven member, and rotation of the drive spool in a second, opposite direction causes the wrap spring to un-tension releasing the outer circumference of the drive spool and the driven member so that reverse rotation of the drive spool is not transferred to the driven member; wherein the drive spool, the driven member, and the wrap spring are positioned within the housing, characterised in that the operating system further comprises a collar operatively associated with the wrap spring, the collar being adapted and configured to receive an end portion of the wrap spring so that the end portion of the wrap spring is encased by the collar, and so that, in use, the wrap spring rotates relative to the collar and the housing, with rotation of the drive spool in the first direction; wherein the collar is positioned within the housing.
Lens for an LED unit having one or more LEDs for distributing the light generated by the LED, comprising a light incidence side and a light emergence side relative to the LED, characterized in that the light emergence side comprises successively, starting from the optical axis (z) of the lens , a convex central region , a concave intermediate region , and a convex outer region .
A pipe with a sound absorber , comprising: a fluid pipe in which fluid passes; and a sound absorber of a pulp-based fiber material, the sound absorber surrounding an outer circumference of the fluid pipe , the sound absorber being provided to secure space between an outer surface of the fluid pipe and an inner surface (21a1, 21b1) of the sound absorber , the sound absorber having paired edge portions , the sound absorber being bent so that inner surfaces (21a1, 21b1) of the paired edge portions face one another, the paired edge portions being fixed to one another, characterized in that the paired edge portions are stitched together using a nylon thread. a fluid pipe in which fluid passes; and a sound absorber of a pulp-based fiber material, the sound absorber surrounding an outer circumference of the fluid pipe , the sound absorber being provided to secure space between an outer surface of the fluid pipe and an inner surface (21a1, 21b1) of the sound absorber , the sound absorber having paired edge portions , the sound absorber being bent so that inner surfaces (21a1, 21b1) of the paired edge portions face one another, the paired edge portions being fixed to one another, characterized in that the paired edge portions are stitched together using a nylon thread.
A peptide compound having at least 80% sequence identity to a compound of formula (X): GVRAKAGVRN(Nle)FKSESY (X) (SEQ ID NO: 10) wherein at least one protecting group and/or at least one labelling agent is optionally connected to said peptide compound at an N- and/or C-terminal end.
A high-frequency heating apparatus comprising: a heating chamber configured to accommodate a load ; a microwave source configured to generate a microwave, and to adjust a frequency and an output of the microwave; at least one radiator configured to radiate the microwave into the heating chamber ; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature in the heating chamber ; and a controller configured to cause the microwave source to adjust the output of the microwave, the adjustment being based on a temperature profile defining a temperature change in the load , and the temperature in the heating chamber , characterized in that : the controller causes the microwave source to change a cycle of adjusting the output of the microwave, and causes the microwave source to adjust the frequency of the microwave at a cycle shorter than a cycle of adjusting the output of the microwave. a heating chamber configured to accommodate a load ; a microwave source configured to generate a microwave, and to adjust a frequency and an output of the microwave; at least one radiator configured to radiate the microwave into the heating chamber ; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature in the heating chamber ; and a controller configured to cause the microwave source to adjust the output of the microwave, the adjustment being based on a temperature profile defining a temperature change in the load , and the temperature in the heating chamber , characterized in that : the controller causes the microwave source to change a cycle of adjusting the output of the microwave, and causes the microwave source to adjust the frequency of the microwave at a cycle shorter than a cycle of adjusting the output of the microwave.