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A belt tracking system for adjusting misalignment of a movable belt in an axial direction of a plurality of rollers about which the movable belt is entrained, the belt tracking system comprising: a roller shaft which includes a cylindrical body with a diameter smaller than that of the at least one of the plurality of rollers , wherein the roller shaft is disposed at both ends of the at least one of the plurality of rollers in order to integrally rotate with the at least one of the plurality of rollers ; a contact member ; a slope member disposed at both ends of at least one of the plurality of rollers in the axial direction, to tilt the roller as the belt moves in the axial direction; and a stationary shaft guide to contact the slope member , wherein a distance (L3) between a contact point of the slope member that contacts the stationary shaft guide and an end portion of the slope member in the axial direction is longer than a maximum traveling distance (L1) that the slope member travels in the axial direction, characterized in that the slope member is disposed outside and in contact with the contact member in the axial direction of the at least one of the plurality of rollers , wherein the contact member has a flat surface which is contactable with an end portion of the movable belt , wherein the contact member is supported on the roller shaft loosely, such that the contact member and the slope member can move freely in the axial direction of the at least one of the plurality of rollers . a roller shaft which includes a cylindrical body with a diameter smaller than that of the at least one of the plurality of rollers , wherein the roller shaft is disposed at both ends of the at least one of the plurality of rollers in order to integrally rotate with the at least one of the plurality of rollers ; a contact member ; a slope member disposed at both ends of at least one of the plurality of rollers in the axial direction, to tilt the roller as the belt moves in the axial direction; and a stationary shaft guide to contact the slope member , wherein a distance (L3) between a contact point of the slope member that contacts the stationary shaft guide and an end portion of the slope member in the axial direction is longer than a maximum traveling distance (L1) that the slope member travels in the axial direction, characterized in that the slope member is disposed outside and in contact with the contact member in the axial direction of the at least one of the plurality of rollers , wherein the contact member has a flat surface which is contactable with an end portion of the movable belt , wherein the contact member is supported on the roller shaft loosely, such that the contact member and the slope member can move freely in the axial direction of the at least one of the plurality of rollers .
A method for wireless communications over a carrier, comprising: performing, by a device , baseband processing on a first data stream to generate a first baseband signal, the first baseband signal being assigned to be transmitted over a first group of contiguous subcarriers in the carrier that corresponds to a first virtual carrier resource block, VCRB, within a transmission time interval, TTI ; performing, by the device , baseband processing on a second data stream, independently from the first data stream, to generate a second baseband signal, the second baseband signal being assigned to be transmitted over a second group of contiguous subcarriers in the carrier that corresponds to a second VCRB within the TTI , the second group of contiguous subcarriers different from the first group of contiguous subcarriers; and transmitting the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal over the carrier within the TTI. performing, by a device , baseband processing on a first data stream to generate a first baseband signal, the first baseband signal being assigned to be transmitted over a first group of contiguous subcarriers in the carrier that corresponds to a first virtual carrier resource block, VCRB, within a transmission time interval, TTI ; performing, by the device , baseband processing on a second data stream, independently from the first data stream, to generate a second baseband signal, the second baseband signal being assigned to be transmitted over a second group of contiguous subcarriers in the carrier that corresponds to a second VCRB within the TTI , the second group of contiguous subcarriers different from the first group of contiguous subcarriers; and transmitting the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal over the carrier within the TTI.
Method for feeding a solid material, in particular bulk material such as, for example, powder, to a mixing apparatus with the use of a solid material feeding apparatus , the solid material feeding apparatus having a hopper for receiving solid material and a solid material outlet which is connected to a solid material inlet of the mixing apparatus , the solid material outlet and the hopper being connected to one another via a conveying connection , the solid material being fed to the mixing apparatus via the conveying connection , the solid material feeding apparatus having a slide which can be moved through the conveying connection between a first end position and a second end position, and the slide being configured to detach adherences of solid material within the conveying connection , characterized in that the slide is activated and is moved through the conveying connection in order to clear the conveying connection as soon as the conveying connection between the solid material outlet and the hopper is blocked, a blockage of the conveying connection being detected by way of a monitoring apparatus , and the monitoring apparatus activating the slide at least indirectly as soon as a blockage of the conveying connection is detected.
An oral care system , comprising: a container defining an interior portion and comprising: an oral fluid bottle including a receptacle and an internal chamber defined within an interior portion of the oral fluid bottle ; a solution cup provided within the interior portion and configured to hold an oral fluid ; a spittoon straw configured to slide into the interior portion of the container , the spittoon straw comprising a funnel portion and a tube connected to a base of the funnel portion ; and a barrier positioned over an opening in the solution cup and configured to maintain the oral fluid separate from the interior portion, a toothbrush configured for use with the container; wherein the barrier is configured to be breached to expose the interior portion to the fluid . a container defining an interior portion and comprising: an oral fluid bottle including a receptacle and an internal chamber defined within an interior portion of the oral fluid bottle ; a solution cup provided within the interior portion and configured to hold an oral fluid ; a spittoon straw configured to slide into the interior portion of the container , the spittoon straw comprising a funnel portion and a tube connected to a base of the funnel portion ; and a barrier positioned over an opening in the solution cup and configured to maintain the oral fluid separate from the interior portion, an oral fluid bottle including a receptacle and an internal chamber defined within an interior portion of the oral fluid bottle ; a solution cup provided within the interior portion and configured to hold an oral fluid ; a spittoon straw configured to slide into the interior portion of the container , the spittoon straw comprising a funnel portion and a tube connected to a base of the funnel portion ; and a barrier positioned over an opening in the solution cup and configured to maintain the oral fluid separate from the interior portion, a toothbrush configured for use with the container; wherein the barrier is configured to be breached to expose the interior portion to the fluid .
A contactless electric power supply device configured to supply electric power to a moving body in a movement direction by supplying electric power from a supply coil to the moving body provided with a receiving coil in a contactless manner, the contactless electric power supply device comprises: at least two power supply modules configured to be connected to each other and each provided with one supply coil , a semiconductor switch and a detecting section ; the moving body provided with two receiving coils ; an AC module that supplies alternating current; and a detecting section ; wherein when the detecting section detects that at least one of the receiving coils is positioned to be able to receive power from at least one of the supply coils , the contactless electric power supply device performs communication from the power supply module to the AC module and performs communication from the AC module to the power supply module, and causes the semiconductor switch provided on the power supply module to conduct electricity; wherein the contactless electric power supply device is characterized in that: LR ≤ DT ≤ DR, and (2 x LR + DR) ≤ LT, wherein LR is the length of the receiving coils in the movement direction, DT is the separation distance between supply coils in the movement direction, DR is the separation distance between receiving coils in the movement direction and LT is the length of supply coils in the movement direction. at least two power supply modules configured to be connected to each other and each provided with one supply coil , a semiconductor switch and a detecting section ; the moving body provided with two receiving coils ; an AC module that supplies alternating current; and a detecting section ; wherein when the detecting section detects that at least one of the receiving coils is positioned to be able to receive power from at least one of the supply coils , the contactless electric power supply device performs communication from the power supply module to the AC module and performs communication from the AC module to the power supply module, and causes the semiconductor switch provided on the power supply module to conduct electricity; wherein the contactless electric power supply device is characterized in that: LR ≤ DT ≤ DR, and (2 x LR + DR) ≤ LT, wherein LR is the length of the receiving coils in the movement direction, DT is the separation distance between supply coils in the movement direction, DR is the separation distance between receiving coils in the movement direction and LT is the length of supply coils in the movement direction.
Downhole apparatus comprising: a tubular having a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, the tubular comprising: a base pipe ; a plurality of inflatable chambers mounted to the base pipe ; a drainage layer located externally to the plurality of inflatable chambers ; and a weave filter media supported by the drainage layer ; and a shroud disposed around the weave , the shroud comprising a slotted sheet including a plurality of slots defining a axial webs and circumferential webs between the slots , wherein, in the retracted configuration of the tubular , an outer surface of the shroud is substantially smooth; characterized in that the slots are sized and spaced such that the axial webs are thinner and weaker than the circumferential webs , further wherein the axial webs and circumferential webs are wider than they are deep; and in the extended configuration of the tubular , an outer surface of the shroud is jagged. a tubular having a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, the tubular comprising: a base pipe ; a plurality of inflatable chambers mounted to the base pipe ; a drainage layer located externally to the plurality of inflatable chambers ; and a weave filter media supported by the drainage layer ; and a base pipe ; a plurality of inflatable chambers mounted to the base pipe ; a drainage layer located externally to the plurality of inflatable chambers ; and a weave filter media supported by the drainage layer ; and a shroud disposed around the weave , the shroud comprising a slotted sheet including a plurality of slots defining a axial webs and circumferential webs between the slots , wherein, in the retracted configuration of the tubular , an outer surface of the shroud is substantially smooth; characterized in that the slots are sized and spaced such that the axial webs are thinner and weaker than the circumferential webs , further wherein the axial webs and circumferential webs are wider than they are deep; and in the extended configuration of the tubular , an outer surface of the shroud is jagged.
A power system for an aircraft comprising: a plurality of power consumers including first and second power consumers each operable to consume power in a range from zero to maximum power demand and collectively capable of consuming a combined maximum power demand; a power source operable to output power to the power consumers; a power allocation system operable to allocate power from the power source to the power consumers based on an operational parameter of the aircraft; a maneuver detection module operable to detect a maneuver of the aircraft, the operational parameter further comprising the maneuver; and a power allocator operable to allocate power from the power source to the power consumers based on the maneuver, wherein, the power allocated by the power allocation system is less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers, thereby allowing the power source to have a maximum power output less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers, wherein the power consumers receive power solely from the power source, wherein the power allocator allocates increased power output to the first power consumer and decreased power output to the second power consumer in response to the maneuver detection module detecting the maneuver of the aircraft, and wherein the power source consists of an electrical generator or a hydraulic pump. a plurality of power consumers including first and second power consumers each operable to consume power in a range from zero to maximum power demand and collectively capable of consuming a combined maximum power demand; a power source operable to output power to the power consumers; a power allocation system operable to allocate power from the power source to the power consumers based on an operational parameter of the aircraft; a maneuver detection module operable to detect a maneuver of the aircraft, the operational parameter further comprising the maneuver; and a power allocator operable to allocate power from the power source to the power consumers based on the maneuver, wherein, the power allocated by the power allocation system is less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers, thereby allowing the power source to have a maximum power output less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers, wherein the power consumers receive power solely from the power source, wherein the power allocator allocates increased power output to the first power consumer and decreased power output to the second power consumer in response to the maneuver detection module detecting the maneuver of the aircraft, and wherein the power source consists of an electrical generator or a hydraulic pump.
A blood sampling device , comprising; a housing forming an inlet port configured to be fluidically coupled to a patient and an outlet port , the housing defining at least a portion of a first fluid flow path and at least a portion of a second fluid flow path; and a seal member coupled to the housing and disposed at an end of the first fluid flow path, the blood sampling device having a first configuration in which blood is allowed to flow via the first fluid flow path from the inlet port toward the seal member, the blood sampling device having a second configuration in which blood is allowed to flow via the second fluid flow path from the inlet port toward the outlet port while bypassing at least a portion of the first fluid flow path and the blood contained therein. a housing forming an inlet port configured to be fluidically coupled to a patient and an outlet port , the housing defining at least a portion of a first fluid flow path and at least a portion of a second fluid flow path; and a seal member coupled to the housing and disposed at an end of the first fluid flow path, the blood sampling device having a first configuration in which blood is allowed to flow via the first fluid flow path from the inlet port toward the seal member, the blood sampling device having a second configuration in which blood is allowed to flow via the second fluid flow path from the inlet port toward the outlet port while bypassing at least a portion of the first fluid flow path and the blood contained therein.
A medical device having a slippery surface, comprising: a smooth substrate comprising a monomolecular fluorous anchoring layer; the anchoring layer comprising; a head group covalently attached to the substrate and a functional group directly or indirectly attached to the head group; and a lubricating layer comprising a perfluorocarbon oil having an affinity for the functional group and disposed over the anchoring layer, wherein the anchoring layer and the lubricating layer are held together by non-covalent attractive forces, wherein the anchoring layer and the lubricating layer form a surface configured and arranged for contact with a material that is substantially immiscible with the perfluorocarbon oil, wherein the surface repels the material that is substantially immiscible with the perfluorocarbon oil; wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of catheters, shunts, blood dialysis instruments, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines, heart lung machines, ventilator associated ventilator tubing, artificial organs, organ implants, knee and hip replacement implants, cochlear implants, dental implants, endoscopes, and combinations thereof. a smooth substrate comprising a monomolecular fluorous anchoring layer; the anchoring layer comprising; a head group covalently attached to the substrate and a functional group directly or indirectly attached to the head group; and a lubricating layer comprising a perfluorocarbon oil having an affinity for the functional group and disposed over the anchoring layer, wherein the anchoring layer and the lubricating layer are held together by non-covalent attractive forces, wherein the anchoring layer and the lubricating layer form a surface configured and arranged for contact with a material that is substantially immiscible with the perfluorocarbon oil, wherein the surface repels the material that is substantially immiscible with the perfluorocarbon oil; wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of catheters, shunts, blood dialysis instruments, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines, heart lung machines, ventilator associated ventilator tubing, artificial organs, organ implants, knee and hip replacement implants, cochlear implants, dental implants, endoscopes, and combinations thereof.
A method of harvesting textile hemp , which method comprises mowing the hemp , wherein cut hemp stem parts are rotated about 90° from vertical to horizontal , characterized in that the hemp is mowed on at least two levels, to form lower and upper stem parts and in which the hemp stem parts are deposited mainly transversely and mutually parallel in at least one swath .
A computer-implemented method of updating network knowledge of a network topology, the network comprising a plurality of nodes connected by a plurality of links, the method including: a) detecting, by a second node in the network, an event in the network, wherein the event is the cessation of a message sent periodically by another node in the network to the second node; b) receiving, by a first node the network, a received topology data set incorporating a change in the topology of the network sent by the second node, the received topology data set being associated with a time indication, wherein the first node has a topology data set associated with a time indication; c) wherein, if the time indication associated with the received topology data set is more recent than the time indication associated with the topology data set of the first node, the topology data set of the first node is updated by the received topology data set, wherein the topology data set of the first node is only updated if one or more conditions are met, wherein a condition is that the topology data set of the first node is only updated to add a new link if the new link is within a given adjacency measure or a given neighbour measure of the first node. a) detecting, by a second node in the network, an event in the network, wherein the event is the cessation of a message sent periodically by another node in the network to the second node; b) receiving, by a first node the network, a received topology data set incorporating a change in the topology of the network sent by the second node, the received topology data set being associated with a time indication, wherein the first node has a topology data set associated with a time indication; c) wherein, if the time indication associated with the received topology data set is more recent than the time indication associated with the topology data set of the first node, the topology data set of the first node is updated by the received topology data set, wherein the topology data set of the first node is only updated if one or more conditions are met, wherein a condition is that the topology data set of the first node is only updated to add a new link if the new link is within a given adjacency measure or a given neighbour measure of the first node.
A method for predicting congenital heart defects in a fetus, the method comprising measuring metabolite levels of acylcarnitine in a biologic sample from the mother, wherein the acylcarnitine is one or more of C3-OH (hydroxypropionylcarnitine), C5-OH, C10, C5:1-DC (glutaconylcarnitine), C14:1-OH (hydroxytetradecenoylcarnitine) and C14:2-OH, and wherein the acylcarnitine levels are measured using nuclear magnetic resonance and direct flow injection mass spectrometry. wherein the acylcarnitine is one or more of C3-OH (hydroxypropionylcarnitine), C5-OH, C10, C5:1-DC (glutaconylcarnitine), C14:1-OH (hydroxytetradecenoylcarnitine) and C14:2-OH, and wherein the acylcarnitine levels are measured using nuclear magnetic resonance and direct flow injection mass spectrometry.