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An apparatus for facilitating the alignment of non-synchronous input data streams received in the apparatus, the apparatus comprising an analogue to digital converter arrangement for digitising the plurality of input data streams into a plurality of sequences of samples; characterized by a synchronisation processing arrangement for generating alignment pulses for each sequence of the plurality of sequences of samples, for arranging each sequence of samples with respect to the alignment pulses for the sequence and for synchronising the delivery of said plurality of sequences of samples to a common processor with respect to the respective alignment pulses wherein the synchronisation processing arrangement comprises a processing chain for each data stream and each processing chain comprises an alignment pulse generator for generating the alignment pulses for the sequence of samples corresponding to the processing chain; the apparatus further comprising a reference alignment pulse generator configured to generate and transmit reference alignment pulses to said processing chains , the synchronisation processing arrangement configured to output the sequence of samples in a output stream to the common processor such that frame delineator data in the output stream coincides with the receipt of the reference alignment pulses by the processing chains.
An elevator system comprising: a plurality of hoistways (22A-22E), each having at least one rail ; at least one car moveable along and between the plurality of hoistways (22A-22E) and having: a drive assembly operably connected to the car and including two or more wheels (42A-42D) engageable to opposing surfaces of the rail of a hoistway (22A-22E) along which the car may move, the drive assembly configured to apply an engagement force to the rail to both support the car at the rail and drive the car along the rail ; and at least one shuttle moveable transverse to the plurality of hoistways (22A-22E) for transferring the car between the hoistways (22A-22E); wherein at least one of the at least one shuttle comprises at least one rail positionable in registry with the rail of one of the hoistways (22A-22E) to receive a car from or transfer a car to that hoistway (22A-22E); characterized in that the drive assembly comprises: for at least a first wheel (42A-42D) and a second wheel (42A-42D) of said two or more wheels (42A-42D), a wheel hub motor . a plurality of hoistways (22A-22E), each having at least one rail ; at least one car moveable along and between the plurality of hoistways (22A-22E) and having: a drive assembly operably connected to the car and including two or more wheels (42A-42D) engageable to opposing surfaces of the rail of a hoistway (22A-22E) along which the car may move, the drive assembly configured to apply an engagement force to the rail to both support the car at the rail and drive the car along the rail ; and at least one shuttle moveable transverse to the plurality of hoistways (22A-22E) for transferring the car between the hoistways (22A-22E); wherein at least one of the at least one shuttle comprises at least one rail positionable in registry with the rail of one of the hoistways (22A-22E) to receive a car from or transfer a car to that hoistway (22A-22E); characterized in that the drive assembly comprises: for at least a first wheel (42A-42D) and a second wheel (42A-42D) of said two or more wheels (42A-42D), a wheel hub motor .
A method of handling items, at a first picking station , in at least a semi-automated order fulfillment system comprising a holding facility , wherein at least a portion of the holding facility is configured to move dynamically, said first picking station comprising a robot configured to pick items from a source container to the holding facility and to pick items from the holding facility to a destination container the method comprising at least the steps of: - picking by the robot of said first picking station of at least one item from at least one source container to the holding facility, wherein the at least one item is picked from the at least one source container to the holding facility from which it is subsequently picked into a destination container , the source container being configured for holding a plurality of items and for storage in a storage-and-retrieval system ; and - picking the at least one item from the holding facility to a destination container ; said method being characterised in that at least a portion of the holding facility is shared between multiple pick stations and in that said step of picking the at least one item from the holding facility to a destination container is performed by a robot from a second adjacent picking station that has access to said portion of the holding facility. - picking by the robot of said first picking station of at least one item from at least one source container to the holding facility, wherein the at least one item is picked from the at least one source container to the holding facility from which it is subsequently picked into a destination container , the source container being configured for holding a plurality of items and for storage in a storage-and-retrieval system ; and - picking the at least one item from the holding facility to a destination container ; said method being characterised in that at least a portion of the holding facility is shared between multiple pick stations and in that said step of picking the at least one item from the holding facility to a destination container is performed by a robot from a second adjacent picking station that has access to said portion of the holding facility.
A self-moving device adapted to automatically recognize an object in front, wherein the self-moving device comprises a signal transmission module, a gradient determination module, a width determination module and a control module , wherein: the signal transmission module being adapted to transmit recognition signals propagated along at least two different forward paths; the gradient determination module being adapted to obtain, according to reflected recognition signals received at the self-moving device, a first determination result indicating whether an object in front is a slope; the width determination module being adapted to obtain a width of the object in front according to the recognition signals, and to obtain, according to the width of the object in front, a further determination result indicating whether the self-moving device can pass the object in front; and the control module being adapted to control a traveling path of the self-moving device according to the first determination result and the further determination result. the signal transmission module being adapted to transmit recognition signals propagated along at least two different forward paths; the gradient determination module being adapted to obtain, according to reflected recognition signals received at the self-moving device, a first determination result indicating whether an object in front is a slope; the width determination module being adapted to obtain a width of the object in front according to the recognition signals, and to obtain, according to the width of the object in front, a further determination result indicating whether the self-moving device can pass the object in front; and the control module being adapted to control a traveling path of the self-moving device according to the first determination result and the further determination result.
A kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer cement for dental use, the kit comprising a Part A and a Part B Part A being a powder and comprising - an acid-reactive inorganic filler in an amount from above 60 to 95 wt.%, the acid-reactive filler having a mean particle size in the range of 3.5 to 10 μm, - an non acid-reactive inorganic filler in an amount above 5 to 30 wt.%, the non acid-reactive filler having a mean particle size in the range of 1.0 to 3.5 μm, - Part A not comprising a polyacid in an amount above 1 wt.%, wt.% with respect to the weight of Part A, Part B being a liquid and comprising - a polyacid in an amount above 35 to 60 wt.%, - water, - a complexing agent, wt.% with respect to the weight of Part B, the weight ratio of Part A to Part B being from 2 : 1 to 4 :1, wherein the mean particle size is determined by laser diffraction as the arithmetic average of the measured grain size or the respective powder. Part A being a powder and comprising - an acid-reactive inorganic filler in an amount from above 60 to 95 wt.%, the acid-reactive filler having a mean particle size in the range of 3.5 to 10 μm, - an non acid-reactive inorganic filler in an amount above 5 to 30 wt.%, the non acid-reactive filler having a mean particle size in the range of 1.0 to 3.5 μm, - Part A not comprising a polyacid in an amount above 1 wt.%, wt.% with respect to the weight of Part A, - an acid-reactive inorganic filler in an amount from above 60 to 95 wt.%, the acid-reactive filler having a mean particle size in the range of 3.5 to 10 μm, - an non acid-reactive inorganic filler in an amount above 5 to 30 wt.%, the non acid-reactive filler having a mean particle size in the range of 1.0 to 3.5 μm, - Part A not comprising a polyacid in an amount above 1 wt.%, Part B being a liquid and comprising - a polyacid in an amount above 35 to 60 wt.%, - water, - a complexing agent, wt.% with respect to the weight of Part B, the weight ratio of Part A to Part B being from 2 : 1 to 4 :1, wherein the mean particle size is determined by laser diffraction as the arithmetic average of the measured grain size or the respective powder. - a polyacid in an amount above 35 to 60 wt.%, - water, - a complexing agent,
Liquid dispenser , in particular for delivering a pharmaceutical fluid or a fluid containing nicotine or cannabis, having the following features: a. the liquid dispenser has a liquid reservoir for storing the liquid prior to delivery; and b. the liquid dispenser has a nozzle unit by way of which the liquid is able to be delivered in a delivery direction , and c. the liquid dispenser has an activation handle which is able to be activated in a direction deviating from the delivery direction in order to convey fluid from the liquid reservoir to the nozzle unit , characterized by the following further features: d. the liquid dispenser has an inner housing to which the activation handle is pivotably articulated, and e. the liquid dispenser has an outer housing , which is displaceable in a translatory manner between a first end position and a second end position relative to the inner housing , wherein the end positions delimit the mobility of the outer housing relative to the inner housing , and f. the activation handle and the outer housing have interacting blocking portions , which prevent activation of the activation handle in the first end position, and which enable activation of the activation handle in the second end position. a. the liquid dispenser has a liquid reservoir for storing the liquid prior to delivery; and b. the liquid dispenser has a nozzle unit by way of which the liquid is able to be delivered in a delivery direction , and c. the liquid dispenser has an activation handle which is able to be activated in a direction deviating from the delivery direction in order to convey fluid from the liquid reservoir to the nozzle unit , d. the liquid dispenser has an inner housing to which the activation handle is pivotably articulated, and e. the liquid dispenser has an outer housing , which is displaceable in a translatory manner between a first end position and a second end position relative to the inner housing , wherein the end positions delimit the mobility of the outer housing relative to the inner housing , and f. the activation handle and the outer housing have interacting blocking portions , which prevent activation of the activation handle in the first end position, and which enable activation of the activation handle in the second end position.
An electric machine with a stator and a rotor mounted movable relative to said stator, wherein: - the stator comprises a plurality of slots for receiving a stator winding, - exactly one conductor portion of the stator winding is inserted per slot, - the conductor portions on a first side of the stator are short-circuited with one another in a short-circuiting element, wherein the short-circuiting element and the conductor portions are integrally formed, - the conductor portions on a second side of the stator opposite the first side are each connected to a terminal of a power supply unit , wherein - the number of phases is at least 4, characterized in that the short-circuiting element is designed as a short-circuit ring and has cooling fins . - the stator comprises a plurality of slots for receiving a stator winding, - exactly one conductor portion of the stator winding is inserted per slot, - the conductor portions on a first side of the stator are short-circuited with one another in a short-circuiting element, wherein the short-circuiting element and the conductor portions are integrally formed, - the conductor portions on a second side of the stator opposite the first side are each connected to a terminal of a power supply unit , wherein - the number of phases is at least 4,
A user equipment, UE, handover method, comprising: obtaining , by a target base station, an identifier of a source control plane and a context identifier of a UE from a source base station; and sending , by the target base station, the identifier of the source control plane and the context identifier of the UE to a target control plane device, wherein the identifier of the source control plane and the context identifier of the UE are used to obtain a context of the UE; wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the target base station based on the identifier of the source control plane, whether the target base station is connected to the source control plane; and if the target base station is not connected to the source control plane, selecting, by the target base station, a control plane as a target control plane. obtaining , by a target base station, an identifier of a source control plane and a context identifier of a UE from a source base station; and sending , by the target base station, the identifier of the source control plane and the context identifier of the UE to a target control plane device, wherein the identifier of the source control plane and the context identifier of the UE are used to obtain a context of the UE; wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the target base station based on the identifier of the source control plane, whether the target base station is connected to the source control plane; and if the target base station is not connected to the source control plane, selecting, by the target base station, a control plane as a target control plane.
An electrosurgical ablation probe comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an energy applicator disposed near the distal end of the shaft , wherein the applicator includes a thin, elastic dielectric wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface and surrounding at least a portion of an interior chamber ; a gas flow passage within the shaft coupled, in use, to an electrically non-conductive gas source and configured, in use, to deliver the electrically non-conductive gas to the interior chamber of the dielectric wall of the applicator; a first electrode structure which is exposed to gas within the gas flow passage; and a second electrode structure on an exterior surface of the shaft ; configured such that application of a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes will initiate a plasma in an electrically non-conductive gas in the flow passage and the interior chamber when the exterior surface of the dielectric wall engages tissue which also contacts the second electrode structure; and wherein the dielectric wall is arranged for capacitive coupling of current across the dielectric wall . a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an energy applicator disposed near the distal end of the shaft , wherein the applicator includes a thin, elastic dielectric wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface and surrounding at least a portion of an interior chamber ; a gas flow passage within the shaft coupled, in use, to an electrically non-conductive gas source and configured, in use, to deliver the electrically non-conductive gas to the interior chamber of the dielectric wall of the applicator; a first electrode structure which is exposed to gas within the gas flow passage; and a second electrode structure on an exterior surface of the shaft ; configured such that application of a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes will initiate a plasma in an electrically non-conductive gas in the flow passage and the interior chamber when the exterior surface of the dielectric wall engages tissue which also contacts the second electrode structure; and wherein the dielectric wall is arranged for capacitive coupling of current across the dielectric wall .
Massage device comprising: - a belt system provided as a supporting structure, wherein the belt system - comprises a first and a second vertical belt , wherein the first and second vertical belts are spaced apart from each other and each have a first and a second end (E1, E2), and wherein the belt system - comprises at least one horizontal belt , wherein the horizontal belt is connected to the first vertical belt at a first connection point (P1) and is connected to the second vertical belt at a second connection point (P2), so that the horizontal belt connects the first and second vertical belts, and wherein the belt system - comprises first and second fastening means for mounting the belts to a mounting object, the first fastening means being located at the respective first ends (E1) of the first and second vertical belts and the second fastening means being located at the respective second ends (E2) of the first and second vertical belts ; and - at least one massage means for trigger massage, wherein the massage means has a belt receptacle for flat and detachable reception of a belt of the belt system, wherein the at least one massage means is detachably fastened to the at least one horizontal belt by means of the belt receptacle. - a belt system provided as a supporting structure, wherein the belt system - comprises a first and a second vertical belt , wherein the first and second vertical belts are spaced apart from each other and each have a first and a second end (E1, E2), and wherein the belt system - comprises at least one horizontal belt , wherein the horizontal belt is connected to the first vertical belt at a first connection point (P1) and is connected to the second vertical belt at a second connection point (P2), so that the horizontal belt connects the first and second vertical belts, and wherein the belt system - comprises first and second fastening means for mounting the belts to a mounting object, the first fastening means being located at the respective first ends (E1) of the first and second vertical belts and the second fastening means being located at the respective second ends (E2) of the first and second vertical belts ; and - at least one massage means for trigger massage, wherein the massage means has a belt receptacle for flat and detachable reception of a belt of the belt system, wherein the at least one massage means is detachably fastened to the at least one horizontal belt by means of the belt receptacle.
A light emitting diode chip comprising: a light emitting structure comprising an active layer emitting light having a first wavelength; and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed at one side of the light emitting structure so as to reflect light emitted from the light emitting structure , wherein the DBR comprises first material layers having a low index of refraction and second material layers having a high index of refraction, the first and second material layers being alternately stacked one above another, characterized in that with respect to a second wavelength (λ) longer than the first wavelength by 75 nm to 125 nm, the DBR comprises: a first region in which a first group of first material layers having an optical thickness greater than 0.25λ+10% and a second group of first material layers having an optical thickness greater than 0.25λ-10% and less than 0.25λ+10% are alternately arranged; a second region including a third group of first material layers having an optical thickness less than 0.25A-10% and consecutively arranged; and a third region disposed between the first region and the second region and including a first material layer having an optical thickness less than 0.25λ-10% and a first material layer having an optical thickness greater than 0.25λ, the first region being placed closer to the light emitting structure than the second region. a light emitting structure comprising an active layer emitting light having a first wavelength; and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed at one side of the light emitting structure so as to reflect light emitted from the light emitting structure , wherein the DBR comprises first material layers having a low index of refraction and second material layers having a high index of refraction, the first and second material layers being alternately stacked one above another, characterized in that with respect to a second wavelength (λ) longer than the first wavelength by 75 nm to 125 nm, the DBR comprises: a first region in which a first group of first material layers having an optical thickness greater than 0.25λ+10% and a second group of first material layers having an optical thickness greater than 0.25λ-10% and less than 0.25λ+10% are alternately arranged; a second region including a third group of first material layers having an optical thickness less than 0.25A-10% and consecutively arranged; and a third region disposed between the first region and the second region and including a first material layer having an optical thickness less than 0.25λ-10% and a first material layer having an optical thickness greater than 0.25λ, the first region being placed closer to the light emitting structure than the second region.
An apparatus for travelling over a ground surface, said apparatus including: a) detection means for detecting an area of the ground surface (or sub-ground surface) which has had a deposition of excreta, b) treatment means for treating the area with at least one substance, wherein said detection means being adapted to detect the presence of excreta on the ground surface (or sub-ground surface) by measuring an electrical current flow at a plurality of electrodes which are in contact with the ground surface, characterised in that said electrodes are in the form of substantially circular and rotatable metal discs , wherein the ground surface is pasture and the excreta being detected and treated is cattle urine, and wherein the at least one substance includes a nitrate inhibitor and/or a urease inhibitor. a) detection means for detecting an area of the ground surface (or sub-ground surface) which has had a deposition of excreta, b) treatment means for treating the area with at least one substance, wherein said detection means being adapted to detect the presence of excreta on the ground surface (or sub-ground surface) by measuring an electrical current flow at a plurality of electrodes which are in contact with the ground surface, characterised in that said electrodes are in the form of substantially circular and rotatable metal discs , wherein the ground surface is pasture and the excreta being detected and treated is cattle urine, and wherein the at least one substance includes a nitrate inhibitor and/or a urease inhibitor.