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A cartridge for a diverter valve, for use in domestic combination boilers, and for use with a rod comprising a bung for selectively sealing orifices in a diverter valve for controlling the flow of water heated by the boiler, the cartridge comprising a hollow body , having an upper part and a base , configured such that through the upper part and base the rod is movable in use, the cartridge further comprising a replaceable closure in the upper part including a fir bore configured such that the rod is moveable in use through the first bore, the closure including a first sealing member configured for sealing the bore with the rod when being present, to thereby prevent water leakage, the cartridge also comprising a second bore through which a rod is movably arranged in use, and a second sealing member , characterized in that the second sealing member having a first state whereby it is compressed between the upper part and base for sealing the second bore with the rod when being present, to prevent water leakage when the closure is removed when replacing the first sealing member , and a second state whereby the second sealing member is uncompressed, wherein the second sealing member resides in a gap between the upper part and base when in the second uncompressed state during use with the rod moving reciprocatively; wherein the upper part is movable axially relative to the body for compressing the second sealing member against the base to achieve the first state; and wherein the base is fixed relative to the body.
Porous mineral-based material comprising closed pores, wherein the material is selected from the group of expanded perlite, expanded vermiculite, expanded shale and mixtures thereof, characterized in that the closed pores are filled completely with a thermally insulating gas, wherein the gas is selected from the group of noble gases and carbon dioxide and mixtures thereof.
A method for allocating a flight corridor for use by an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, for traveling from a starting point to a destination point, wherein the UAV is connected to a cellular network and associated with a UAV-Application Server, UAV-AS, being responsible for an own geographical service area where the UAV is located, the UAV-AS maintaining a set of predetermined flight corridor segments in the geographical service area , the method being performed by the UAV-AS and comprising: • receiving a request for allocation of a flight corridor for use by the UAV , the request comprising a starting point and a destination point; • allocating a flight corridor allowing a seamless control of the UAV by the UAV-AS , the flight corridor comprising a concatenation of three-dimensional flight corridor segments and bridging the starting point and the destination point, wherein the allocation takes into account flight corridor segment candidates that comprise a seamless radio coverage and a load in the flight corridor segments for determination of the flight corridor, the load being related to a number of UAV located in the flight corridor segment candidates, and • sending a response comprising an identifier of the allocated flight corridor. • receiving a request for allocation of a flight corridor for use by the UAV , the request comprising a starting point and a destination point; • allocating a flight corridor allowing a seamless control of the UAV by the UAV-AS , the flight corridor comprising a concatenation of three-dimensional flight corridor segments and bridging the starting point and the destination point, wherein the allocation takes into account flight corridor segment candidates that comprise a seamless radio coverage and a load in the flight corridor segments for determination of the flight corridor, the load being related to a number of UAV located in the flight corridor segment candidates, and • sending a response comprising an identifier of the allocated flight corridor.
A method of operating an electronic device , wherein the electronic device implements a messaging security policy having at least two security policy levels, wherein the security policy levels provide a gradient of cryptographic security according to the applied policy level, the method comprising: receiving a policy downgrade instruction from a policy authority; determining that the messaging security policy for the electronic device has been downgraded from a higher security level to a lower security level; notifying a messaging infrastructure of the downgrade to enable the messaging infrastructure to notify at least one contact, at least one group, or both to be notified of the downgrade; removing protected content from a messaging application on the electronic device that was subjected to the higher security level of the messaging security policy and further deleting cryptographic keys used under the policy being downgraded. receiving a policy downgrade instruction from a policy authority; determining that the messaging security policy for the electronic device has been downgraded from a higher security level to a lower security level; notifying a messaging infrastructure of the downgrade to enable the messaging infrastructure to notify at least one contact, at least one group, or both to be notified of the downgrade; removing protected content from a messaging application on the electronic device that was subjected to the higher security level of the messaging security policy and further deleting cryptographic keys used under the policy being downgraded.
Method for monitoring the combustion in a combustion chamber of a power plant, in particular a coal-fired power plant, comprising the steps of: - determination of a real, two-dimensional concentration distribution of a first substance and a two-dimensional temperature distribution in at least one plane in the combustion chamber by means of a combination of absorption spectroscopy and CAT measurement technology and - determination of the two-dimensional concentration distribution of a second substance in at least one plane in the combustion chamber based on -- the determined real, two-dimensional concentration distribution of the first substance and the two-dimensional temperature distribution in the at least one plane in the combustion chamber and -- at least one physical model equation of the combustion in the combustion chamber, which maps the kinetics and/or the diffusion in the combustion chamber . - determination of a real, two-dimensional concentration distribution of a first substance and a two-dimensional temperature distribution in at least one plane in the combustion chamber by means of a combination of absorption spectroscopy and CAT measurement technology and - determination of the two-dimensional concentration distribution of a second substance in at least one plane in the combustion chamber based on -- the determined real, two-dimensional concentration distribution of the first substance and the two-dimensional temperature distribution in the at least one plane in the combustion chamber and -- at least one physical model equation of the combustion in the combustion chamber, which maps the kinetics and/or the diffusion in the combustion chamber . -- the determined real, two-dimensional concentration distribution of the first substance and the two-dimensional temperature distribution in the at least one plane in the combustion chamber and -- at least one physical model equation of the combustion in the combustion chamber, which maps the kinetics and/or the diffusion in the combustion chamber .
A fiber optic cable used for distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), comprising: one or more DAS regions along a length of the cable; and one or more segments comprising a standard optical fiber, functioning as a transmission line and connecting the one or more DAS regions , wherein the DAS regions have a greater acoustic sensitivity than the one or more segments , and wherein the DAS regions have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of about 80 μm and the one or more segments have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of 125 μm. one or more DAS regions along a length of the cable; and one or more segments comprising a standard optical fiber, functioning as a transmission line and connecting the one or more DAS regions , wherein the DAS regions have a greater acoustic sensitivity than the one or more segments , and wherein the DAS regions have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of about 80 μm and the one or more segments have a nominal optical fiber cladding diameter of 125 μm.
A method for printing an image, the method comprising: preparing an image mask based on the image wherein preparing comprises: obtaining halftone image data of a first nominal resolution corresponding to the image; increasing the resolution of the halftone image data in at least one pixel dimension; applying a fixed pattern to substantially all image feature sizes of the halftone data; processing the image mask based on the processed halftone data; affixing the image mask to a relief medium precursor; exposing the relief medium precursor to radiation through the image mask; producing the relief medium from the relief medium precursor; and printing the image using relief features of the relief medium; wherein applying the pattern is designed to provide a constant reduction in transparency in corresponding image areas of the image mask; wherein producing the relief medium comprises producing a relief medium that resolves the pattern in corresponding relief features; wherein printing the image comprises printing solid image features with an increased ink density when solid relief features resolve the pattern; and wherein applying the pattern to substantially all image feature sizes of the halftone data comprises applying the pattern to a halftone image feature with a size at least as large as 30 μm in diameter. preparing an image mask based on the image wherein preparing comprises: obtaining halftone image data of a first nominal resolution corresponding to the image; increasing the resolution of the halftone image data in at least one pixel dimension; applying a fixed pattern to substantially all image feature sizes of the halftone data; processing the image mask based on the processed halftone data; affixing the image mask to a relief medium precursor; exposing the relief medium precursor to radiation through the image mask; producing the relief medium from the relief medium precursor; and printing the image using relief features of the relief medium; obtaining halftone image data of a first nominal resolution corresponding to the image; increasing the resolution of the halftone image data in at least one pixel dimension; applying a fixed pattern to substantially all image feature sizes of the halftone data; processing the image mask based on the processed halftone data; affixing the image mask to a relief medium precursor; exposing the relief medium precursor to radiation through the image mask; producing the relief medium from the relief medium precursor; and printing the image using relief features of the relief medium; wherein applying the pattern is designed to provide a constant reduction in transparency in corresponding image areas of the image mask; wherein producing the relief medium comprises producing a relief medium that resolves the pattern in corresponding relief features; wherein printing the image comprises printing solid image features with an increased ink density when solid relief features resolve the pattern; and wherein applying the pattern to substantially all image feature sizes of the halftone data comprises applying the pattern to a halftone image feature with a size at least as large as 30 μm in diameter.
A method for producing a vehicular structure in which a transparent substrate and an adherend are bonded together by an adhesive , the method comprising: pasting a protective film on, so as to cover, an adhesive arrangement area in a peripheral part of a vehicle-inner-side surface of the transparent substrate; arranging an adhesive in the adhesive arrangement area after removing the protective film, and bonding together the transparent substrate and the adherend with the adhesive; and wherein after the transparent substrate is produced and before the transparent substrate and the adherend are bonded by the adhesive , processing for cleaning the transparent substrate is not performed. pasting a protective film on, so as to cover, an adhesive arrangement area in a peripheral part of a vehicle-inner-side surface of the transparent substrate; arranging an adhesive in the adhesive arrangement area after removing the protective film, and bonding together the transparent substrate and the adherend with the adhesive; and wherein after the transparent substrate is produced and before the transparent substrate and the adherend are bonded by the adhesive , processing for cleaning the transparent substrate is not performed.
A radio frequency transceiver device comprising: a control register unit comprising one or more registers; a central processing unit arranged to access the one or more registers of the control register unit via a memory bus; a sequencer module comprising: one or more configuration registers connected to the central processing unit via a control bus; and one or more trigger inputs ; and a sequencer memory module connected to the sequencer module , the sequencer memory module being arranged to store one or more read/write commands comprising instructions to read from and/or write to the registers within the control register unit ; wherein the sequencer module is arranged such that upon receiving a trigger event via at least one of the one or more trigger inputs , it executes one or more sequences of read/write commands; characterised in that : the sequencer module further comprises one or more trigger configuration inputs arranged to allow characteristics of the one or more sequences to be tuned without requiring reconfiguration of the sequencer itself. a control register unit comprising one or more registers; a central processing unit arranged to access the one or more registers of the control register unit via a memory bus; a sequencer module comprising: one or more configuration registers connected to the central processing unit via a control bus; and one or more trigger inputs ; and a sequencer memory module connected to the sequencer module , the sequencer memory module being arranged to store one or more read/write commands comprising instructions to read from and/or write to the registers within the control register unit ; wherein the sequencer module is arranged such that upon receiving a trigger event via at least one of the one or more trigger inputs , it executes one or more sequences of read/write commands; characterised in that : the sequencer module further comprises one or more trigger configuration inputs arranged to allow characteristics of the one or more sequences to be tuned without requiring reconfiguration of the sequencer itself.
A vinylidene fluoride resin film comprising a film composition comprising a vinylidene fluoride resin and inorganic particles, wherein the vinylidene fluoride resin film comprises a plurality of protrusions on at least one surface thereof; among the plurality of protrusions, the number of protrusions greater than 0.10 μm in height from a flat surface at which the protrusions are not present is from 7.0 to 50 per 0.10 mm 2 of the vinylidene fluoride resin film; the vinylidene fluoride resin is a vinylidene fluoride homopolymer; average protrusion height and number of protrusions are determined as described in the description. the vinylidene fluoride resin film comprises a plurality of protrusions on at least one surface thereof; among the plurality of protrusions, the number of protrusions greater than 0.10 μm in height from a flat surface at which the protrusions are not present is from 7.0 to 50 per 0.10 mm 2 of the vinylidene fluoride resin film; the vinylidene fluoride resin is a vinylidene fluoride homopolymer; average protrusion height and number of protrusions are determined as described in the description.
Gasification apparatus for the separation of an inert material from mixtures comprising said material and one or more polymeric/organic substances, said apparatus comprising: a) a casing body , which extends in a tubular manner along a longitudinal axis (L) between a proximal portion and a distal portion (2"); b) a treatment body , contained at least in part in the casing body and which delimits a primary chamber for gasifying - in the absence of oxygen - the polymeric/organic material in synthesis gas; the treatment body being rotatable about an axis of rotation (R1) and comprising first auger means projecting into the primary chamber to move a first mixture and the inert material in a distal direction (S1); c) a burner , arranged proximally to the casing body , in thermal contact with the primary chamber ; d) a flame propagation body , which extends distally from the burner , inside the treatment body to isolate the flame from the primary chamber ; e) adduction means, fluidically connected to draw (S2) the synthesis gas from the primary chamber and to supply the flame of the burner with said gas, characterized in that the adduction means comprise at least one suction device connected on its inlet side (I) to the primary chamber and connected on its delivery side (M) to a fuel supply line of the burner , wherein the fuel supply line is connected to the burner upstream of the area wherein the burner generates its own flame. a) a casing body , which extends in a tubular manner along a longitudinal axis (L) between a proximal portion and a distal portion (2"); b) a treatment body , contained at least in part in the casing body and which delimits a primary chamber for gasifying - in the absence of oxygen - the polymeric/organic material in synthesis gas; the treatment body being rotatable about an axis of rotation (R1) and comprising first auger means projecting into the primary chamber to move a first mixture and the inert material in a distal direction (S1); c) a burner , arranged proximally to the casing body , in thermal contact with the primary chamber ; d) a flame propagation body , which extends distally from the burner , inside the treatment body to isolate the flame from the primary chamber ; e) adduction means, fluidically connected to draw (S2) the synthesis gas from the primary chamber and to supply the flame of the burner with said gas, characterized in that the adduction means comprise at least one suction device connected on its inlet side (I) to the primary chamber and connected on its delivery side (M) to a fuel supply line of the burner , wherein the fuel supply line is connected to the burner upstream of the area wherein the burner generates its own flame.
A system comprising: a first controller configured in each of a predetermined plurality of states to generate a torque request signal in order to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, the system being configured, to: in dependence on a signal (sfc_mu) having a value indicative of a surface coefficient of friction between each wheel and a driving surface, estimate an amount of tractive force that may be developed between each wheel and a driving surface, and when the first controller is one of said plurality of states to generate a gear shift limit signal to cause a change in an engine speed at which a transmission controller is permitted to cause a gear downshift, the gear shift limit signal being generated in dependence on the estimated amount of tractive force, wherein the gear shift limit signal is further configured to suspend a gear downshift if the estimated tractive force between the vehicle and a driving surface is below a first threshold. a first controller configured in each of a predetermined plurality of states to generate a torque request signal in order to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, the system being configured, to: in dependence on a signal (sfc_mu) having a value indicative of a surface coefficient of friction between each wheel and a driving surface, estimate an amount of tractive force that may be developed between each wheel and a driving surface, and when the first controller is one of said plurality of states to generate a gear shift limit signal to cause a change in an engine speed at which a transmission controller is permitted to cause a gear downshift, the gear shift limit signal being generated in dependence on the estimated amount of tractive force, in dependence on a signal (sfc_mu) having a value indicative of a surface coefficient of friction between each wheel and a driving surface, estimate an amount of tractive force that may be developed between each wheel and a driving surface, and when the first controller is one of said plurality of states to generate a gear shift limit signal to cause a change in an engine speed at which a transmission controller is permitted to cause a gear downshift, the gear shift limit signal being generated in dependence on the estimated amount of tractive force, wherein the gear shift limit signal is further configured to suspend a gear downshift if the estimated tractive force between the vehicle and a driving surface is below a first threshold.
A machine comprising a frother with an outlet channel for milk foam, and supply channels for milk, steam, and air respectively, and provided with a nonreturn valve to prevent a fluid in one of the channels from flowing in an undesirable direction, wherein the machine is further provided with a clean water supply channel that connects to the milk supply channel with a T-junction distant from the frother , wherein the T-junction further connects to a source channel for the milk, characterized in that the clean water supply channel and the milk supply channel are embodied as a tube in tube construction.
A prosthesis for controlling flow through a bodily lumen, the prosthesis comprising: a body having a proximal portion , a distal portion and a body lumen extending therethrough, wherein said body is adapted for positioning in the bodily lumen; a first valve for controlling flow through the body lumen in a first direction, the first valve forming a first opening in the prosthesis; and a second valve for controlling flow through the body lumen in a second direction, an outer wall of the second valve being sized and shaped to fit against an inner wall of the body , wherein the second valve is positioned within the body , having a portion that contacts the body in a closed configuration , and said portion is spaced apart from the body in an open configuration to form a second opening ; wherein the first opening is positioned apart from the second opening ; and the second opening opens in response to a higher pressure than the first opening . a body having a proximal portion , a distal portion and a body lumen extending therethrough, wherein said body is adapted for positioning in the bodily lumen; a first valve for controlling flow through the body lumen in a first direction, the first valve forming a first opening in the prosthesis; and a second valve for controlling flow through the body lumen in a second direction, an outer wall of the second valve being sized and shaped to fit against an inner wall of the body , wherein the second valve is positioned within the body , having a portion that contacts the body in a closed configuration , and said portion is spaced apart from the body in an open configuration to form a second opening ; wherein the first opening is positioned apart from the second opening ; and the second opening opens in response to a higher pressure than the first opening .