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An apparatus for positioning an orifice plate in an orifice flowmeter , the apparatus comprising: an insert having a through-passage extending from a first end to a second end , the second end having extensions (121-125) configured to secure the apparatus to an internal portion of the orifice flowmeter ; characterized by a first side of the insert having a first cutout to allow access to the through-passage ; and a second side of the insert having a second cutout to allow access to the through-passage ; wherein the through-passage is configured to allow the orifice plate installed on an orifice plate carrier to pass therethrough; and wherein the first and second cutouts are configured to allow a gear to pass therethrough, the gear configured to engage the orifice plate carrier . an insert having a through-passage extending from a first end to a second end , the second end having extensions (121-125) configured to secure the apparatus to an internal portion of the orifice flowmeter ; characterized by a first side of the insert having a first cutout to allow access to the through-passage ; and a second side of the insert having a second cutout to allow access to the through-passage ; wherein the through-passage is configured to allow the orifice plate installed on an orifice plate carrier to pass therethrough; and wherein the first and second cutouts are configured to allow a gear to pass therethrough, the gear configured to engage the orifice plate carrier .
A method of making a piezoelectric film comprising the steps of: preparing a solution containing a solvent and a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene in which vinylidene fluoride is contained at a proportion in a range from not less than 82 mol % to not more than 86 mol %, wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight of not less than Mw 600,000 (/mol); coating and drying the solution on a substrate to form a film of the copolymer thereon subjecting the film to a heat treatment at a temperature below the Curie point in a range of not less than 140°C and not more than 150°C for crystallization of the copolymer, thereby developing a piezoelectric property thereof; wherein heat treatment of the film starts at room temperature, then the film is subsequently treated at 100°C for 30 minutes, at 120°C for 30 minutes, at 130°C for 30 minutes, at 140°C for 30 minutes, and at 145°C for 120 minutes before finally being gradually cooled down to room temperature, while the film is retained on the substrate. preparing a solution containing a solvent and a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene in which vinylidene fluoride is contained at a proportion in a range from not less than 82 mol % to not more than 86 mol %, wherein the copolymer has a molecular weight of not less than Mw 600,000 (/mol); coating and drying the solution on a substrate to form a film of the copolymer thereon subjecting the film to a heat treatment at a temperature below the Curie point in a range of not less than 140°C and not more than 150°C for crystallization of the copolymer, thereby developing a piezoelectric property thereof; wherein heat treatment of the film starts at room temperature, then the film is subsequently treated at 100°C for 30 minutes, at 120°C for 30 minutes, at 130°C for 30 minutes, at 140°C for 30 minutes, and at 145°C for 120 minutes before finally being gradually cooled down to room temperature, while the film is retained on the substrate.
Smart plug which is designed to electrically connect a household appliance to electrical power lines (L) and is configured to determine the operating cycle performed by said household appliance, said smart plug comprising electronic control means configured to: - measure current and voltage of the electric power supplied to said household appliance , via said smart plug , - determine electric quantities indicative of at least current harmonics and/or voltage harmonics, based on said measured current and voltage, - recognize the electric loads of said household appliance which have been activated during an operating cycle based on one or more of said determined electric quantities; - determine the operating cycle performed by the household appliance based on said recognized electric loads and their sequence of activation during said operating cycle, - communicate said determined operating cycle to a network system , - store electric signatures of the loads which contains information indicative of one or more of said electric quantities associated to activation of electric loads of said household appliance , - when the household appliance is performing an operating cycle, determine electric signatures based on one or more electric quantities, - recognize said electric loads being activated during said operating cycle based on said electric signatures determined when the operating cycle was performed, and said stored electric signatures. - measure current and voltage of the electric power supplied to said household appliance , via said smart plug , - determine electric quantities indicative of at least current harmonics and/or voltage harmonics, based on said measured current and voltage, - recognize the electric loads of said household appliance which have been activated during an operating cycle based on one or more of said determined electric quantities; - determine the operating cycle performed by the household appliance based on said recognized electric loads and their sequence of activation during said operating cycle, - communicate said determined operating cycle to a network system , - store electric signatures of the loads which contains information indicative of one or more of said electric quantities associated to activation of electric loads of said household appliance , - when the household appliance is performing an operating cycle, determine electric signatures based on one or more electric quantities, - recognize said electric loads being activated during said operating cycle based on said electric signatures determined when the operating cycle was performed, and said stored electric signatures.
A device comprising: a fluidic control system; a first portion , the first portion comprising: at least one fluid channel and a sample introduction pathway, wherein the at least one fluid channel is in fluid communication with the sample introduction pathway, the sample introduction pathway comprising a sample introduction chamber; a fluid actuator in fluidic communication with the at least one fluid channel and the fluidic control system; an introducer ; and a sensor within the fluid channel ; a second portion , the second portion comprising: at least one well , the well containing at least one material, wherein one of the first or second portion is moveable with respect to the other such that the introducer becomes in fluid communication with at least a portion of the material from the at least one well wherein the fluidic control system is configured to control the introducer to obtain at least a portion of the material from the at least one well and deliver it to the fluidic channel and the fluidic actuator is configured to move at least a portion of the material in the fluidic channel so that the fluid reaches the sensor . a fluidic control system; a first portion , the first portion comprising: at least one fluid channel and a sample introduction pathway, wherein the at least one fluid channel is in fluid communication with the sample introduction pathway, the sample introduction pathway comprising a sample introduction chamber; a fluid actuator in fluidic communication with the at least one fluid channel and the fluidic control system; an introducer ; and a sensor within the fluid channel ; at least one fluid channel and a sample introduction pathway, wherein the at least one fluid channel is in fluid communication with the sample introduction pathway, the sample introduction pathway comprising a sample introduction chamber; a fluid actuator in fluidic communication with the at least one fluid channel and the fluidic control system; an introducer ; and a sensor within the fluid channel ; a second portion , the second portion comprising: at least one well , the well containing at least one material, wherein one of the first or second portion is moveable with respect to the other such that the introducer becomes in fluid communication with at least a portion of the material from the at least one well wherein the fluidic control system is configured to control the introducer to obtain at least a portion of the material from the at least one well and deliver it to the fluidic channel and the fluidic actuator is configured to move at least a portion of the material in the fluidic channel so that the fluid reaches the sensor .
Thermoplastic composition comprising A) aromatic polycarbonate, B) 0.1 to 5 wt.-% one or more polyether polyol(s) and C) one or more thermal stabilizer(s) selected from the group consisting of sulfur-containing compounds different from the following component D, characterized in that the composition additionally comprises D) 3,3'-thiodipropionic acid, wherein the total amount of components C plus D is 0.01 to 1.0 wt.-%. A) aromatic polycarbonate, B) 0.1 to 5 wt.-% one or more polyether polyol(s) and C) one or more thermal stabilizer(s) selected from the group consisting of sulfur-containing compounds different from the following component D, characterized in that the composition additionally comprises D) 3,3'-thiodipropionic acid,
A thermally decomposable binder comprising an aliphatic polycarbonate resin comprising a constituent unit represented by formula : wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are identical or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is 1 or 2. R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are identical or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is 1 or 2.
A method of enabling a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP, DASH, player to fetch media segments from a network, wherein said method comprises the steps of: - receiving , by a DASH Aware Network Element, DANE, middleware , from said network: - a manifest, wherein said manifest comprises a representation base Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, for indicating a location to said DASH player for fetching said media segments; - a default representation base URI which is available in a default mode for fetching said media segments from a default content delivery network, CDN ; - a secondary representation base URI which is available in a secondary mode for fetching said media segments from a secondary CDN ; - transmitting , by said DANE middleware , said manifest to said DASH player ; - transmitting , by said DANE middleware , to said DASH player , a ManifestModificationCommand message, wherein said ManifestModificationCommand message comprises one or more representation base URI's of any of said default representation base URI and said secondary representation base URI that are to modify a representation base URI in said manifest. - receiving , by a DASH Aware Network Element, DANE, middleware , from said network: - a manifest, wherein said manifest comprises a representation base Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, for indicating a location to said DASH player for fetching said media segments; - a default representation base URI which is available in a default mode for fetching said media segments from a default content delivery network, CDN ; - a secondary representation base URI which is available in a secondary mode for fetching said media segments from a secondary CDN ; - a manifest, wherein said manifest comprises a representation base Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, for indicating a location to said DASH player for fetching said media segments; - a default representation base URI which is available in a default mode for fetching said media segments from a default content delivery network, CDN ; - a secondary representation base URI which is available in a secondary mode for fetching said media segments from a secondary CDN ; - transmitting , by said DANE middleware , said manifest to said DASH player ; - transmitting , by said DANE middleware , to said DASH player , a ManifestModificationCommand message, wherein said ManifestModificationCommand message comprises one or more representation base URI's of any of said default representation base URI and said secondary representation base URI that are to modify a representation base URI in said manifest.
An apparatus for providing at least one joint outgoing IP data stream , the apparatus comprising: a. at least one receiver adapted to receive a stream of digital TV data , the stream simultaneously containing digital data of a plurality of TV channels; b. at least one transceiver adapted to receive a downlink stream of IP data and to transmit an uplink stream of IP data via a satellite link; c. at least one processing unit adapted: to receive a first incoming IP data stream requesting digital data of a selected TV channel and, in response to the request, to generate from the digital TV data received from the receiver a first outgoing IP data stream comprising digital data of the selected TV channel, or to receive the first incoming IP data stream requesting digital data of a further selected TV channel and, in response to the request, to modify an existing first outgoing IP data stream by digital data of the further selected TV channel, and to convert the IP data received from the transceiver into a second outgoing IP data stream ; d. at least one switching unit adapted to combine the first outgoing IP data stream and the second outgoing IP data stream in at least one joint outgoing IP data stream ; and e. a distribution unit adapted to transmit the at least one joint outgoing IP data stream and to receive at least one joint incoming IP data stream by means of a wired link and/or by a wireless link. a. at least one receiver adapted to receive a stream of digital TV data , the stream simultaneously containing digital data of a plurality of TV channels; b. at least one transceiver adapted to receive a downlink stream of IP data and to transmit an uplink stream of IP data via a satellite link; c. at least one processing unit adapted: to receive a first incoming IP data stream requesting digital data of a selected TV channel and, in response to the request, to generate from the digital TV data received from the receiver a first outgoing IP data stream comprising digital data of the selected TV channel, or to receive the first incoming IP data stream requesting digital data of a further selected TV channel and, in response to the request, to modify an existing first outgoing IP data stream by digital data of the further selected TV channel, and to convert the IP data received from the transceiver into a second outgoing IP data stream ; d. at least one switching unit adapted to combine the first outgoing IP data stream and the second outgoing IP data stream in at least one joint outgoing IP data stream ; and e. a distribution unit adapted to transmit the at least one joint outgoing IP data stream and to receive at least one joint incoming IP data stream by means of a wired link and/or by a wireless link.
A method for clearing a biotissue, the method comprising a step of clearing a fixed biotissue by contacting the fixed biotissue with a composition for clearing a biotissue; wherein the composition comprises an amino acid represented by the following Formula 1, or a salt thereof: in Formula 1, R 1 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 2 alkyl, R 2 is hydrogen or a straight-chained or branched C 8 -C 20 alkylcarbonyl or C 8 -C 20 alkenylcarbonyl, and R 3 represents a side chain of an essential amino acid; and wherein the fixed biotissue is a biotissue fixed using one or more selected from the group consisting of paraformaldehyde, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, dipropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, glycerol polyglycidyl ether, glutaraldehyde, and polyacrylamide. wherein the composition comprises an amino acid represented by the following Formula 1, or a salt thereof: in Formula 1, R 1 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 2 alkyl, R 2 is hydrogen or a straight-chained or branched C 8 -C 20 alkylcarbonyl or C 8 -C 20 alkenylcarbonyl, and R 1 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 2 alkyl, R 2 is hydrogen or a straight-chained or branched C 8 -C 20 alkylcarbonyl or C 8 -C 20 alkenylcarbonyl, and
A method of manufacturing a radio frequency identification, RFID, tag adapted for a non-planar object comprising: depositing a separator on the non-planar object ; forming an antenna on the separator after the separator has been deposited on the non-planar object ; and positioning a reactive RFID strap on the separator , so that, when in use, the reactive RFID strap couples to the antenna to induce a far field antenna response. depositing a separator on the non-planar object ; forming an antenna on the separator after the separator has been deposited on the non-planar object ; and positioning a reactive RFID strap on the separator , so that, when in use, the reactive RFID strap couples to the antenna to induce a far field antenna response.
A method performed by a radio device , the method comprising: receiving (S1) a plurality of Protocol Data Units, PDUs, of a PDU sequence over a radio interface; detecting (S2) that a PDU of the sequence of the received (S1) PDUs is missing; for each of the received (S1) PDUs, identifying (S3) which Service Data Unit(s), SDU, it relates to; based on said identifying (S3), determining (S4) that a complete SDU is obtainable from one or several PDUs of the received (S1) PDUs, which one or several PDUs are later in the sequence of the received PDUs than the missing PDU ; obtaining (S5) the complete SDU from said one or several PDUs ; performing (S6) a packet inspection of the obtained (S5) complete SDU to determine the type of data it carries; based on the performed (S6) packet inspection, determining (S7) that the complete SDU fulfils a predetermined criterion, wherein the predefined criterion is that the complete SDU contains data which is insensitive to out-of-sequence delivery; and delivering (S8) the complete SDU which fulfils the predetermined criterion to a higher layer in the radio device , before receiving a retransmission of the PDU which is missing. receiving (S1) a plurality of Protocol Data Units, PDUs, of a PDU sequence over a radio interface; detecting (S2) that a PDU of the sequence of the received (S1) PDUs is missing; for each of the received (S1) PDUs, identifying (S3) which Service Data Unit(s), SDU, it relates to; based on said identifying (S3), determining (S4) that a complete SDU is obtainable from one or several PDUs of the received (S1) PDUs, which one or several PDUs are later in the sequence of the received PDUs than the missing PDU ; obtaining (S5) the complete SDU from said one or several PDUs ; performing (S6) a packet inspection of the obtained (S5) complete SDU to determine the type of data it carries; based on the performed (S6) packet inspection, determining (S7) that the complete SDU fulfils a predetermined criterion, wherein the predefined criterion is that the complete SDU contains data which is insensitive to out-of-sequence delivery; and delivering (S8) the complete SDU which fulfils the predetermined criterion to a higher layer in the radio device , before receiving a retransmission of the PDU which is missing.
MEMS transducer for interacting with a volume flow of a fluid, comprising: a substrate comprising a cavity ; an electromechanical transducer (18; 18a-f) connected to the substrate in the cavity and comprising an element (22; 22a-f; 30; 40; 150; 160) deformable along a lateral movement direction , wherein a deformation of the deformable element (22; 22a-f; 30; 40; 150; 160) along the lateral movement direction and the volume flow of the fluid are causally related; wherein the deformation of the deformable element (22; 22a-f; 30; 40; 150; 160) is a curvature of the deformable element in-plane with respect to the substrate ; wherein the cavity comprises an opening in the substrate , characterized in that a valve structure (85a-f) is arranged in a region of the opening , configured to reduce a passage of the volume flow through the opening along at least one direction out of the cavity or into the cavity . a substrate comprising a cavity ; an electromechanical transducer (18; 18a-f) connected to the substrate in the cavity and comprising an element (22; 22a-f; 30; 40; 150; 160) deformable along a lateral movement direction , wherein a deformation of the deformable element (22; 22a-f; 30; 40; 150; 160) along the lateral movement direction and the volume flow of the fluid are causally related; wherein the deformation of the deformable element (22; 22a-f; 30; 40; 150; 160) is a curvature of the deformable element in-plane with respect to the substrate ; wherein the cavity comprises an opening in the substrate , characterized in that a valve structure (85a-f) is arranged in a region of the opening , configured to reduce a passage of the volume flow through the opening along at least one direction out of the cavity or into the cavity .
A light sheet optical system comprising a light sheet generating element (LSG) and a modulating element (MK1), wherein the light sheet generating element (LSG) and the modulating element (MK1) are configured to create a non-diffractive or quasi non-diffractive and/or propagation invariant light sheet with an asymmetric intensity profile in a direction which is transverse to both a direction of propagation of the light sheet and a direction in which a beam is expanded to form the light sheet, and wherein the modulating element (MK1) is positioned in an illumination path of the light sheet optical system before or after the light sheet generating element (LSG), or wherein the modulating element (MK1) is integrated with the light sheet generating element (LSG).
A method for producing a filling material comprising: - feeding vegetable kapok fibre to a mixing chamber ; - separating elementary kapok filaments unbound from each other from the vegetable kapok fibre in said mixing chamber by directing jets and/or blades of a pressurized fluid against said vegetable kapok fibre; - feeding goose and/or duck down to said mixing chamber ; - incorporating elementary kapok filaments unbound from each other into flakes of goose and/or duck down by mixing said elementary kapok filaments and said goose and/or duck down in said mixing chamber by means of said jets and/or blades of pressurised fluid; wherein directing jets and/or blades of a pressurized fluid against said vegetable kapok fibre comprises feeding said pressurized fluid into said mixing chamber at a pressure equal to or greater than 0.1 MPa. - feeding vegetable kapok fibre to a mixing chamber ; - separating elementary kapok filaments unbound from each other from the vegetable kapok fibre in said mixing chamber by directing jets and/or blades of a pressurized fluid against said vegetable kapok fibre; - feeding goose and/or duck down to said mixing chamber ; - incorporating elementary kapok filaments unbound from each other into flakes of goose and/or duck down by mixing said elementary kapok filaments and said goose and/or duck down in said mixing chamber by means of said jets and/or blades of pressurised fluid;