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A method of manufacturing a smoking article that includes a filter segment and a tobacco segment containing a tobacco rod and a cooling segment , comprising (A) preparing a double-length tobacco segment containing a double-length tobacco rod that has a double length of the tobacco rod and that is separable in the central part in the longitudinal direction and two cooling segments in contact with either end of the double-length tobacco rod ; (B) separating the double-length tobacco segment in the central part to prepare a pair of separate tobacco segments and inverting the tobacco segments , thereby placing the tobacco segments via a gap to align the longitudinal axes of the tobacco segments and allow the cooling segments to face each other; (C) preparing a double-length filter segment , which has a double length of the filter segment , and placing the double-length filter segment in the gap such that both ends of the double-length filter segment come into contact with the end on the cooling segment side of either of the tobacco segments , thereby preparing a composite segment ; (D) integrating the composite segment by wrapping in one tipping paper to produce a double-length smoking article , which has a double length of the smoking article ; and (E) cutting the double-length smoking article in the central part in the longitudinal direction to yield smoking articles . (A) preparing a double-length tobacco segment containing a double-length tobacco rod that has a double length of the tobacco rod and that is separable in the central part in the longitudinal direction and two cooling segments in contact with either end of the double-length tobacco rod ; (B) separating the double-length tobacco segment in the central part to prepare a pair of separate tobacco segments and inverting the tobacco segments , thereby placing the tobacco segments via a gap to align the longitudinal axes of the tobacco segments and allow the cooling segments to face each other; (C) preparing a double-length filter segment , which has a double length of the filter segment , and placing the double-length filter segment in the gap such that both ends of the double-length filter segment come into contact with the end on the cooling segment side of either of the tobacco segments , thereby preparing a composite segment ; (D) integrating the composite segment by wrapping in one tipping paper to produce a double-length smoking article , which has a double length of the smoking article ; and (E) cutting the double-length smoking article in the central part in the longitudinal direction to yield smoking articles .
An apparatus for monitoring a performance of an Ethernet data stream, EDS, said apparatus comprising: an evaluation unit adapted to evaluate sync headers and block type fields of line code vectors of the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and a counter unit adapted to increment at least three performance counters in response to the evaluated sync header and the evaluated block type field of each line code vector of the Ethernet data stream, EDS, wherein the at least three performance counters of said counter unit comprise - a n2b-block counter adapted to count the number (BCV) of received line code vectors having an admissible sync header within the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and - a data octet counter adapted to count the number (OCV) of data octets within the line code vectors of the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and - a frame counter adapted to count the number (FCV) of frames within the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and/or - a frame-size counter adapted to count the frame size (SCV) of each frame within the Ethernet data stream, EDS, wherein the apparatus further comprises a performance processing unit adapted to process counter values of the at least three performance counters of said counter unit to calculate performance parameters of the monitored Ethernet data stream, EDS, wherein the performance processing unit is adapted to calculate at least one utilization performance parameter, UP, of the monitored Ethernet data stream, EDS, depending on counter values of performance counters of said counter unit , wherein the utilization performance parameter, UP, of the Ethernet data stream, EDS, is calculated by said performance processing unit of said apparatus as follows: UP = OCV + 12 ∗ FCV BCV ∗ 8 ∗ 100 % , wherein OCV is the octet counter value of the data octet counter of said counter unit, FCV is the frame counter value of the frame counter of said counter unit, and BCV is a block counter value of the n2b-block counter of said counter unit. an evaluation unit adapted to evaluate sync headers and block type fields of line code vectors of the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and a counter unit adapted to increment at least three performance counters in response to the evaluated sync header and the evaluated block type field of each line code vector of the Ethernet data stream, EDS, - a n2b-block counter adapted to count the number (BCV) of received line code vectors having an admissible sync header within the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and - a data octet counter adapted to count the number (OCV) of data octets within the line code vectors of the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and - a frame counter adapted to count the number (FCV) of frames within the Ethernet data stream, EDS; and/or - a frame-size counter adapted to count the frame size (SCV) of each frame within the Ethernet data stream, EDS, OCV is the octet counter value of the data octet counter of said counter unit, FCV is the frame counter value of the frame counter of said counter unit, and BCV is a block counter value of the n2b-block counter of said counter unit.
A xanthene compound of General Formula wherein Y is -OR 17 , R 17 being a hydrogen atom, an active ester-carbonyl group, or an active ester-sulfonyl group, -NHR 18 , R 18 being a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or aralkyl group, an azide, a halogen atom, or a carbonyl oxygen =O; at least one of R 1 to R 8 is represented by Formula ; -O-R 9 -X-A and a residue is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, or a C 1 -C4 alkoxy group, wherein R 9 is a linear or branched C 1 -C 16 alkylene group; X is O or CONR 19 , R 19 being a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; and A is represented by Formula , , , , , , , , , , or wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 , the same or different, are a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or an aryl group optionally including a substituent; R 13 is a single bond or a linear or branched C 1 -C 3 alkylene group; and R 14 , R 15 , and R 16 are a linear or branched C 1 -C 3 alkylene group. wherein Y is -OR 17 , R 17 being a hydrogen atom, an active ester-carbonyl group, or an active ester-sulfonyl group, -NHR 18 , R 18 being a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or aralkyl group, an azide, a halogen atom, or a carbonyl oxygen =O; at least one of R 1 to R 8 is represented by Formula ; -O-R 9 -X-A and a residue is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, or a C 1 -C4 alkoxy group, wherein R 9 is a linear or branched C 1 -C 16 alkylene group; X is O or CONR 19 , R 19 being a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; and A is represented by Formula , , , , , , , , , , or wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 , the same or different, are a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or an aryl group optionally including a substituent; R 13 is a single bond or a linear or branched C 1 -C 3 alkylene group; and R 14 , R 15 , and R 16 are a linear or branched C 1 -C 3 alkylene group. and a residue is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, or a C 1 -C4 alkoxy group, wherein R 9 is a linear or branched C 1 -C 16 alkylene group; X is O or CONR 19 , R 19 being a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; and A is represented by Formula , , , , , , , , , , or wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 , the same or different, are a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or an aryl group optionally including a substituent; R 13 is a single bond or a linear or branched C 1 -C 3 alkylene group; and R 14 , R 15 , and R 16 are a linear or branched C 1 -C 3 alkylene group.
A laser comprising: a semiconductor gain chip ; an external cavity ; and a first thermally conductive baseplate ; wherein a first end of the gain chip has a high reflectivity facet forming a first end of a laser cavity; a second end of the gain chip has a low reflectivity facet , allowing light generated from the gain chip to be coupled with a first end of the external cavity; and a second part of the external cavity comprises a Bragg grating forming a second end of the laser cavity; wherein the external cavity comprising the Bragg grating is supported by the first thermally conductive baseplate; wherein the optical length of the external cavity is at least an order of magnitude greater than the optical length of the gain chip; wherein the physical length of the Bragg grating is greater than 20 mm and occupies at least 75% of the physical length of the external cavity; and wherein the Bragg grating is apodized to control the sidemodes of the grating reflection. a semiconductor gain chip ; an external cavity ; and a first thermally conductive baseplate ; wherein a first end of the gain chip has a high reflectivity facet forming a first end of a laser cavity; a second end of the gain chip has a low reflectivity facet , allowing light generated from the gain chip to be coupled with a first end of the external cavity; and a second part of the external cavity comprises a Bragg grating forming a second end of the laser cavity; wherein the external cavity comprising the Bragg grating is supported by the first thermally conductive baseplate; wherein the optical length of the external cavity is at least an order of magnitude greater than the optical length of the gain chip; wherein the physical length of the Bragg grating is greater than 20 mm and occupies at least 75% of the physical length of the external cavity; and wherein the Bragg grating is apodized to control the sidemodes of the grating reflection.
A method of generating haptic effects comprising: receiving input media comprising at least one of audio data, video data, or sensory data; automatically generating a haptic effect track from the input media; characterized by : applying more than one filter to the automatically generated haptic effect track to generate a tuned haptic effect track, the applying comprising providing a user a selectable choice of filters to be applied to the automatically generated haptic effect track, wherein the selected filters are pipelined and applied in a selectable order. receiving input media comprising at least one of audio data, video data, or sensory data; automatically generating a haptic effect track from the input media; characterized by : applying more than one filter to the automatically generated haptic effect track to generate a tuned haptic effect track, the applying comprising providing a user a selectable choice of filters to be applied to the automatically generated haptic effect track, wherein the selected filters are pipelined and applied in a selectable order. applying more than one filter to the automatically generated haptic effect track to generate a tuned haptic effect track, the applying comprising providing a user a selectable choice of filters to be applied to the automatically generated haptic effect track, wherein the selected filters are pipelined and applied in a selectable order.
Car for lift and similar including walls , a floor , a ceiling and car doors , characterized in that it comprises at least one multimedia display and at least one transparent display , having communication and interactive features in audio and video mode, wherein said multimedia display comprises a screen , a frame for supporting and fixing said screen to the said walls , to the floor or to the ceiling of the car and a glass pane with reflective treatment providing a mirror-like effect when the screen is dark or turned off, while it is transparent when the screen is lit, said car further comprising an automatic pointing system applied either to the surface of the glass pane facing the screen of the multimedia display , or between said glass panes of the transparent display .
A computer-implemented method, comprising: adding, by a first computing device, a first audio watermark to first speech data corresponding to playback of a first utterance including a hotword used to invoke an attention of a second computing device; and outputting, by the first computing device, the playback of the first utterance corresponding to the watermarked first speech data, to the second computing device, which is configured to receive the watermarked first speech data and determine, based on a determination that the watermarked first speech data includes the first audio watermark based on a model (i) that is configured to determine whether a given audio data sample includes an audio watermark and (ii) that was trained using watermarked audio data samples that each include an audio watermark sample and non-watermarked audio data samples that do not each include an audio watermark sample, to cease processing of the watermarked first speech data. adding, by a first computing device, a first audio watermark to first speech data corresponding to playback of a first utterance including a hotword used to invoke an attention of a second computing device; and outputting, by the first computing device, the playback of the first utterance corresponding to the watermarked first speech data, to the second computing device, which is configured to receive the watermarked first speech data and determine, based on a determination that the watermarked first speech data includes the first audio watermark based on a model (i) that is configured to determine whether a given audio data sample includes an audio watermark and (ii) that was trained using watermarked audio data samples that each include an audio watermark sample and non-watermarked audio data samples that do not each include an audio watermark sample, to cease processing of the watermarked first speech data.
Process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon oil employing at least a first reactor and a second reactor , which process comprises: (i) providing a first stream of hydrogen-containing gas; (ii) hydrotreating the hydrocarbon oil in the first reactor with a first hydrotreating catalyst in the presence of the first stream of hydrogen-containing gas as provided in step (i) to obtain a first effluent; (iii) separating the first effluent as obtained in step (ii) into a hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil and used hydrogen-containing gas using a stripping column employing a hydrogen-containing gas as stripping gas, wherein the used hydrogen-containing gas is cleaned to provide a clean hydrogen-containing gas which is used in step(v) and in step (ii); (iv) providing clean hydrogen-containing gas as a second stream of hydrogen-containing gas which is heated within a section of a heating device which is arranged upstream of the first reactor to obtain a stream of heated hydrogen-containing gas; and (v) contacting in the second reactor at least part of the stream of heated hydrogen-containing gas as obtained in step (iv), in the presence of at least part of the hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil as obtained in step (iii), with a second hydrotreating catalyst to obtain a stream of used hydrogen-containing gas, and a second effluent which comprises a further hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil when hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil as obtained in step (iii) is also present. (i) providing a first stream of hydrogen-containing gas; (ii) hydrotreating the hydrocarbon oil in the first reactor with a first hydrotreating catalyst in the presence of the first stream of hydrogen-containing gas as provided in step (i) to obtain a first effluent; (iii) separating the first effluent as obtained in step (ii) into a hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil and used hydrogen-containing gas using a stripping column employing a hydrogen-containing gas as stripping gas, wherein the used hydrogen-containing gas is cleaned to provide a clean hydrogen-containing gas which is used in step(v) and in step (ii); (iv) providing clean hydrogen-containing gas as a second stream of hydrogen-containing gas which is heated within a section of a heating device which is arranged upstream of the first reactor to obtain a stream of heated hydrogen-containing gas; and (v) contacting in the second reactor at least part of the stream of heated hydrogen-containing gas as obtained in step (iv), in the presence of at least part of the hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil as obtained in step (iii), with a second hydrotreating catalyst to obtain a stream of used hydrogen-containing gas, and a second effluent which comprises a further hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil when hydrotreated hydrocarbon oil as obtained in step (iii) is also present.
A method for closed-loop control of a controlled variable of a drive motor to a given reference variable (w), wherein the actual value and/or the measured actual value of the controlled variable is/are influenced by a fluctuating effect with a certain periodicity, wherein the controlled variable is only readjusted, if there is a control difference between the reference variable (w) and an average value of the actual value of the controlled variable averaged over the period duration (T, T 1 , T 2 ) of the periodicity, wherein measurement values (M 1 to M n , M 1 ' to M n ') are determined within the period duration (T, T 1 , T 2 ) of each periodicity at concrete measurement time points (t 1 to t n , t 1 ' to t n ') in a certain controller cycle, these measurement values correlating with the respective actual value of the controlled variable or corresponding to the actual value of the controlled variable, and/or being adapted to determine therefrom the control difference between the reference variable (w) and the average value of the actual value of the controlled variable, characterized in that the control difference is determined at each concrete measurement time point (t 1 to t n , t 1 ' to t n ') and the controlled variable is readjusted, if necessary. wherein the controlled variable is only readjusted, if there is a control difference between the reference variable (w) and an average value of the actual value of the controlled variable averaged over the period duration (T, T 1 , T 2 ) of the periodicity, wherein measurement values (M 1 to M n , M 1 ' to M n ') are determined within the period duration (T, T 1 , T 2 ) of each periodicity at concrete measurement time points (t 1 to t n , t 1 ' to t n ') in a certain controller cycle, these measurement values correlating with the respective actual value of the controlled variable or corresponding to the actual value of the controlled variable, and/or being adapted to determine therefrom the control difference between the reference variable (w) and the average value of the actual value of the controlled variable, characterized in that the control difference is determined at each concrete measurement time point (t 1 to t n , t 1 ' to t n ') and the controlled variable is readjusted, if necessary.
A feeding and flushing assembly for a flush tank of sanitary appliances, comprising a feeding device and a flushing valve ; the feeding device comprising a support body extending substantially along an axis (A); a feeding valve supported by the support body ; and a main float mechanically connected to the feeding valve and movable for selectively opening/closing the feeding valve ; the flushing valve comprising a valve body movable inside a support structure of the feeding and flushing assembly and operated by an operating mechanism of the feeding and flushing assembly ; characterised by comprising a control cable and an unlocking float acting on the cable ; the cable extending between a first end , connected to the operating mechanism of the flushing valve , and a free second end , shaped for selectively engaging and releasing the main float ; and wherein the unlocking float is movable with respect to the support body of the feeding device so as to move the cable with respect to the main float from a releasing position, in which the cable does not engage the main float , to an engaging position, in which the cable engages the main float .
A gas filter medium comprising: a surface loading filter layer comprising fine fibers having an average diameter of less than 1 micron; a depth loading filter layer comprising a glass-containing filter layer comprising glass fibers and multi-component binder fibers; and a support layer; wherein the support layer has a Gurley stiffness of 1000 milligrams or more, measured according to the method described in TAPPI No-T543; wherein the layers are configured and arranged for placement in a gas stream with the surface loading filter layer being the most upstream layer. a surface loading filter layer comprising fine fibers having an average diameter of less than 1 micron; a depth loading filter layer comprising a glass-containing filter layer comprising glass fibers and multi-component binder fibers; and a support layer; wherein the support layer has a Gurley stiffness of 1000 milligrams or more, measured according to the method described in TAPPI No-T543; wherein the layers are configured and arranged for placement in a gas stream with the surface loading filter layer being the most upstream layer.
Hydrodynamic coupling arrangement having a housing which is rotatable about a central axis and which is connected to pressure medium lines (71 to 73) of the hydrodynamic coupling arrangement for the introduction or discharge of pressure medium at least into a pressure chamber of the hydrodynamic coupling arrangement , which pressure chamber is sealed off by means of a piston of a clutch device of the hydrodynamic coupling arrangement with respect to a dead space , which is likewise provided in the housing , of a hydrodynamic circuit of the hydrodynamic coupling arrangement , wherein a receiving region , which is rotatable relative to the housing , of the hydrodynamic coupling arrangement is provided for axially displaceably receiving a radially inner piston hub of the piston of the clutch device , and at least one passage , which is rotatable relative to the housing , in a passage region of the hydrodynamic coupling arrangement is provided for producing at least one flow connection between at least one pressure medium line and the pressure chamber , characterized in that at least one passage mouth of the at least one passage of the passage region projects radially further outwards in relation to the central axis than an inner diameter , surrounding the receiving region , of the radially inner piston hub of the piston , wherein the passage mouth , at least at one position, projects radially further outwards than the inner diameter of the piston hub by a distance X, wherein the distance X at the position is greater than a radial distance between inner diameter of the piston hub and an outer diameter of the piston hub .