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A method of making a polymer encased smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute product comprising: forming a compressed body including smokeless tobacco, a tobacco substitute, or a combination thereof; placing the compressed body in a first tubular member having a first side wall defining a plurality of fenestrations; reducing a diameter of the first tubular member to secure the first tubular member to the compressed body to form a partially covered body having uncovered ends; placing the partially covered body in a second tubular member having a second side wall defining a plurality of fenestrations, the uncovered ends being positioned against the second side wall; reducing a diameter of the second tubular member to secure the second tubular member to the partially covered body to form a fully covered body; and heating the fully covered body to melt bond the first and second tubular members around the compressed body to form an encased body. forming a compressed body including smokeless tobacco, a tobacco substitute, or a combination thereof; placing the compressed body in a first tubular member having a first side wall defining a plurality of fenestrations; reducing a diameter of the first tubular member to secure the first tubular member to the compressed body to form a partially covered body having uncovered ends; placing the partially covered body in a second tubular member having a second side wall defining a plurality of fenestrations, the uncovered ends being positioned against the second side wall; reducing a diameter of the second tubular member to secure the second tubular member to the partially covered body to form a fully covered body; and heating the fully covered body to melt bond the first and second tubular members around the compressed body to form an encased body.
Hook apparatus for centering and clamping workpieces, particularly metal sheets, comprising a main body that defines a support zone for supporting a workpiece to be clamped, a hooking member movable between a resting position spaced from said support zone and at least one clamping position close to said support zone , and control means for controlling the movement of the hooking member between the said positions, adapted to allow workpieces of different thickness to be clamped, which control means include: - a control rod axially slidable with respect to the main body between a lowered position and at least one raised position, said positions corresponding to said resting and clamping positions of the hooking member , respectively, - at least one L-shaped member swingably mounted with respect to the main body , which comprises a first arm articulated to a part connected to said rod , and a second arm articulated to the hooking member , and - guide means for keeping a predetermined orientation of the hooking member with respect to the main body , characterized in that said part connected to the control rod includes an auxiliary shaped body fixed to the rod at its side facing the hooking member , and having a slit in which a first transverse pin is slidably engaged, which pin also engages a hole of the first arm of said at least one L-shaped member . - a control rod axially slidable with respect to the main body between a lowered position and at least one raised position, said positions corresponding to said resting and clamping positions of the hooking member , respectively, - at least one L-shaped member swingably mounted with respect to the main body , which comprises a first arm articulated to a part connected to said rod , and a second arm articulated to the hooking member , and - guide means for keeping a predetermined orientation of the hooking member with respect to the main body ,
An alerting apparatus comprising: an obtainer that obtains a group of images of a group of objects imaged by a stereo camera mounted on a head-mounted display, the stereo camera providing a right image and a left image; a detector that detects pairs of imaged objects approaching each other, in accordance with positions and parallaxes of each pair of the plurality of imaged objects, based on the obtained group of images, when a distance between the objects in a pair in the right image has been shortened over time, a distance between the objects in the pair in the left image has been shortened over time and a difference between the parallaxes of the objects in the pair has become smaller over time; and an outputter that outputs an alert relating to the degree of approach of the pair of objects detected by the detector . an obtainer that obtains a group of images of a group of objects imaged by a stereo camera mounted on a head-mounted display, the stereo camera providing a right image and a left image; a detector that detects pairs of imaged objects approaching each other, in accordance with positions and parallaxes of each pair of the plurality of imaged objects, based on the obtained group of images, when a distance between the objects in a pair in the right image has been shortened over time, a distance between the objects in the pair in the left image has been shortened over time and a difference between the parallaxes of the objects in the pair has become smaller over time; and an outputter that outputs an alert relating to the degree of approach of the pair of objects detected by the detector .
Method for transmitting position data of an environment of a motor vehicle , wherein an image sequence of the environment is generated by means of an environment sensor system of the motor vehicle , a gesture of a person in the environment is recognized by means of a computing unit of the motor vehicle based on the image sequence , a point or a region in the environment is identified by means of the computing unit based on the gesture and position data of the point or the region are generated, the position data are provided by means of a communication interface of the motor vehicle for transmission to a receiving device , wherein the provision of the position data for transmission to the receiving device includes the generation of a transmission signal to be transmitted based on the position data, the position data are transmitted wirelessly to the receiving device by means of the communication interface by sending out the transmission signal, wherein the receiving device contains a receiving device of a further motor vehicle or is part of a server computer or is part of a mobile electronic device, and - processed image data are generated by means of the computing unit based on the image sequence , in which data the point or the region is visually highlighted, wherein the position data contain the processed image data; and/or - a representation of the environment and of the point or the region in the environment is visually displayed by means of a user interface of the motor vehicle based on the image sequence , a correction command by a user is detected by means of the user interface , and the position data are generated by means of the computing unit on the basis of the correction command. - processed image data are generated by means of the computing unit based on the image sequence , in which data the point or the region is visually highlighted, wherein the position data contain the processed image data; and/or - a representation of the environment and of the point or the region in the environment is visually displayed by means of a user interface of the motor vehicle based on the image sequence , a correction command by a user is detected by means of the user interface , and the position data are generated by means of the computing unit on the basis of the correction command.
An integrated circuit (IC) including: an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns, each pixel of the array of pixels configured to generate event signals, the array of pixels including a subset of pixels; a routing bus coupled to the subset of pixels, the routing bus including J routing lines, where J is a positive integer greater than 1, where each routing line of the J routing lines is coupled to more than 1 pixels of the subset of pixels; a plurality of time-capture circuits coupled to the routing bus; and characterized by a controller configured to: when the subset of pixels is in integration mode, route event signals from a first pixel of the subset of pixels to a first time-capture circuit of the plurality of time-capture circuits via a first routing line of the routing bus, and when the subset of pixels is in readout mode, route data from the first time-capture circuit to a reading circuit via the first routing line. an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns, each pixel of the array of pixels configured to generate event signals, the array of pixels including a subset of pixels; a routing bus coupled to the subset of pixels, the routing bus including J routing lines, where J is a positive integer greater than 1, where each routing line of the J routing lines is coupled to more than 1 pixels of the subset of pixels; a plurality of time-capture circuits coupled to the routing bus; and characterized by a controller configured to: when the subset of pixels is in integration mode, route event signals from a first pixel of the subset of pixels to a first time-capture circuit of the plurality of time-capture circuits via a first routing line of the routing bus, and when the subset of pixels is in readout mode, route data from the first time-capture circuit to a reading circuit via the first routing line.
An illuminated textile , comprising: a textile portion ; a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) secured to, and integral with, the textile portion ; one or more sensors configured to detect a deformation of the textile portion from a nominal shape of the textile portion or an orientation of the textile portion ; and a controller configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of LEDs integral with the textile portion based on one or more signals provided by the one or more sensors to emit light having a selected lighting property that is proportional to the sensed deformation of the textile portion or based on the sensed orientation. a textile portion ; a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) secured to, and integral with, the textile portion ; one or more sensors configured to detect a deformation of the textile portion from a nominal shape of the textile portion or an orientation of the textile portion ; and a controller configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of LEDs integral with the textile portion based on one or more signals provided by the one or more sensors to emit light having a selected lighting property that is proportional to the sensed deformation of the textile portion or based on the sensed orientation.
A method for cloud application redundancy, comprising: • acquiring first description information of a cloud application needing redundancy, wherein the first description information comprises information about a source network used at a production site by the cloud application needing redundancy and information about a source instance running the cloud application needing redundancy at the production site; • generating second description information of the cloud application needing redundancy according to the first description information, wherein the second description information comprises information about a backup network used at a redundancy site by the cloud application needing redundancy and information about a backup instance running the cloud application needing redundancy at the redundancy site; and • providing the second description information for the redundancy site, so that the redundancy site recovers the cloud application needing redundancy according to the second description information, wherein recovering the cloud application by the redundancy site comprises: • creating the backup network according to the information about the backup network in the second description information; • creating the backup instance according to the information about the backup instance in the second description information; and • associating the backup instance with the backup network according to the information about the backup instance in the second description information. • acquiring first description information of a cloud application needing redundancy, wherein the first description information comprises information about a source network used at a production site by the cloud application needing redundancy and information about a source instance running the cloud application needing redundancy at the production site; • generating second description information of the cloud application needing redundancy according to the first description information, wherein the second description information comprises information about a backup network used at a redundancy site by the cloud application needing redundancy and information about a backup instance running the cloud application needing redundancy at the redundancy site; and • providing the second description information for the redundancy site, so that the redundancy site recovers the cloud application needing redundancy according to the second description information, wherein recovering the cloud application by the redundancy site comprises: • creating the backup network according to the information about the backup network in the second description information; • creating the backup instance according to the information about the backup instance in the second description information; and • associating the backup instance with the backup network according to the information about the backup instance in the second description information.
A coupling device for coupling a rod to a bone anchor including a receiving part , the receiving part comprising a head receiving portion comprising an interior seat for pivotably receiving a head of the bone anchor, the head receiving portion being expandable to permit insertion of the head and compressible to lock an inserted head in the seat; a rod receiving portion comprising a recess forming two open legs and a bottom , the recess defining a channel for receiving the rod, the rod receiving portion including a first engagement structure for engagement with an instrument ; and a locking ring configured to be arranged around the head receiving portion , the locking ring including a second engagement structure for the instrument ; wherein when the locking ring is around the head receiving portion , the locking ring can assume an insertion position in which the head of the bone anchor can be inserted into the head receiving portion and a pre-locking position in which an inserted head is prevented from being removed from the head receiving portion, characterized in that when the locking ring is in the insertion position and the first engagement structure is engaged with the instrument, the coupling device is configured to be placed onto the head of the bone anchor . a receiving part , the receiving part comprising a head receiving portion comprising an interior seat for pivotably receiving a head of the bone anchor, the head receiving portion being expandable to permit insertion of the head and compressible to lock an inserted head in the seat; a rod receiving portion comprising a recess forming two open legs and a bottom , the recess defining a channel for receiving the rod, the rod receiving portion including a first engagement structure for engagement with an instrument ; and a locking ring configured to be arranged around the head receiving portion , the locking ring including a second engagement structure for the instrument ; wherein when the locking ring is around the head receiving portion , the locking ring can assume an insertion position in which the head of the bone anchor can be inserted into the head receiving portion and a pre-locking position in which an inserted head is prevented from being removed from the head receiving portion, characterized in that when the locking ring is in the insertion position and the first engagement structure is engaged with the instrument, the coupling device is configured to be placed onto the head of the bone anchor .
Numerical controller with integrated user administration that is configured for cross-controller administration of user rights on at least two controllers (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N) connected via a network (N), wherein the controller is configured as a server (NC-A) and/or as a client (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N), the rights of all users being stored on the server (NC-A) and able to be requested by the clients (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N), characterized • in that the controller (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N) has a first software component (S1) installed on it that allows the setup of a database (DB) containing user rights, and the creation of a configuration file (F) that includes all the information required for accessing the database (DB) via the network (N), and in that the first software component (S1) is additionally configured to copy this configuration file (F) to a means of transport (T), • and in that the controller (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N) additionally has a second software component (S2) installed on it that is configured to read in the configuration file (F) from the means of transport (T) and to process the configuration file (F) in order to allow access to the database (DB) via the network (N), • and in that the controllers that are configured exclusively as a client (NC-B, NC-N) include a copy (DB') of the database (DB) from the controller configured as a server (NC-A), wherein the copy (DB') stores at least the last requests from users (U) and the rights thereof, so that even if the database (DB) is temporarily unavailable in the network (N) there is still the possibility of requests for user rights of a user (U) on the controller configured exclusively as a client (NC-B, NC-N), the validity of the copy (DB') having a time limit. • in that the controller (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N) has a first software component (S1) installed on it that allows the setup of a database (DB) containing user rights, and the creation of a configuration file (F) that includes all the information required for accessing the database (DB) via the network (N), and in that the first software component (S1) is additionally configured to copy this configuration file (F) to a means of transport (T), • and in that the controller (NC-A, NC-B, NC-N) additionally has a second software component (S2) installed on it that is configured to read in the configuration file (F) from the means of transport (T) and to process the configuration file (F) in order to allow access to the database (DB) via the network (N), • and in that the controllers that are configured exclusively as a client (NC-B, NC-N) include a copy (DB') of the database (DB) from the controller configured as a server (NC-A), wherein the copy (DB') stores at least the last requests from users (U) and the rights thereof, so that even if the database (DB) is temporarily unavailable in the network (N) there is still the possibility of requests for user rights of a user (U) on the controller configured exclusively as a client (NC-B, NC-N), the validity of the copy (DB') having a time limit.
A fluorinated copolymer dispersion, which comprises an aqueous medium and a fluorinated copolymer dispersed in the aqueous medium, and which is characterized in that the fluorinated copolymer has units based on the following monomer (a) and units based on the following monomer (b), the proportion of units based on the monomer (a) calculated by 1 H-NMR is from 20 to 60 mol% to all units constituting the fluorinated copolymer, and the number average molecular weight of the fluorinated copolymer measured by GPC in accordance with the method given in the experimental section of the description is from 10,000 to 100,000: monomer (a): a compound represented by the following formula : CH 2 =CH-R f , wherein R f is a C 1-8 perfluoroalkyl group, monomer (b): a monomer copolymerizable with the monomer (a). the fluorinated copolymer has units based on the following monomer (a) and units based on the following monomer (b), the proportion of units based on the monomer (a) calculated by 1 H-NMR is from 20 to 60 mol% to all units constituting the fluorinated copolymer, and the number average molecular weight of the fluorinated copolymer measured by GPC in accordance with the method given in the experimental section of the description is from 10,000 to 100,000: monomer (a): a compound represented by the following formula : CH 2 =CH-R f , wherein R f is a C 1-8 perfluoroalkyl group, monomer (b): a monomer copolymerizable with the monomer (a).
Covering element for a floor covering comprising an upper surface having a relief structure , wherein the covering element comprises a support and a covering that covers an upper surface of the support , wherein the relief structure is provided in the support , wherein the covering comprises a glaze covering, wherein said relief structure comprises excavations having bottoms showing a deepness (P) decreasing inclination towards at least an edge of the covering element , wherein the relief structure represents a wood pattern, a stone pattern or a cement pattern, characterized in that the covering element is at least partially made of a ceramic material.
Process for the biological reduction of the nitrate nitrogen concentration in nitrate-containing water with microbial nitrate elimination, wherein the nitrate elimination is carried out lithotrophically and with the use of biomass or colonization of biomass or both, wherein the nitrate-containing water is passed through a reaction chamber and wherein the biomass contains microorganisms, involved in the nitrogen cycle, methane cycle, iron cycle and sulphur cycle, in particular bacteria or archaea or both, wherein activated sludge obtained from a heterotrophic, anaerobic activated sludge process for the treatment of wastewater containing COD is used as biomass, wherein the nitrate-containing water has a nitrate concentration in the range from 5 to 500 mg/l and a chemical oxygen demand COD [mg O 2 /l] in the range from 0 to 50 mg/l, in each case based on the nitrate-containing water at the time of feeding into the reaction chamber, wherein the process is carried out under anoxic conditions, wherein the process is carried out under continuous boundary layer renewal on the surface of the biomass wherein the process is carried out as a one-step process and the process is carried out at a pH value in the range from 6 to 8. wherein activated sludge obtained from a heterotrophic, anaerobic activated sludge process for the treatment of wastewater containing COD is used as biomass, wherein the nitrate-containing water has a nitrate concentration in the range from 5 to 500 mg/l and a chemical oxygen demand COD [mg O 2 /l] in the range from 0 to 50 mg/l, in each case based on the nitrate-containing water at the time of feeding into the reaction chamber, wherein the process is carried out under anoxic conditions, wherein the process is carried out under continuous boundary layer renewal on the surface of the biomass wherein the process is carried out as a one-step process and the process is carried out at a pH value in the range from 6 to 8.