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A gate valve comprising: a valve body capable of closing a flow passage by being inserted between a pair of fluid pipes (W); a valve cage configured to be disposed between the pair of fluid pipes and accommodating the valve body ; and a sealing band configured to cover between the pair of fluid pipes (W) and the valve cage under a sealed state; the valve cage including a pair of protruding tubular portions protruding from a body of the valve cage in a pipe axis direction (X) of the fluid pipes (W); and the sealing band including a pair of main body portions (B1) and a connecting portion (B3) connecting the pair of main body portions (B1) and formed unitarily therewith, the sealing band being constituted of a plurality of split members (Ba) split in a circumferential direction of the fluid pipes (W), the pair of main body portions (B1) being configured to cover the respective fluid pipes (W) and the protruding tubular portions under a sealed state, the connecting portion (B3) being opposed to a lateral face of the valve cage body extending along the pipe axis direction (X). a valve body capable of closing a flow passage by being inserted between a pair of fluid pipes (W); a valve cage configured to be disposed between the pair of fluid pipes and accommodating the valve body ; and a sealing band configured to cover between the pair of fluid pipes (W) and the valve cage under a sealed state; the valve cage including a pair of protruding tubular portions protruding from a body of the valve cage in a pipe axis direction (X) of the fluid pipes (W); and the sealing band including a pair of main body portions (B1) and a connecting portion (B3) connecting the pair of main body portions (B1) and formed unitarily therewith, the sealing band being constituted of a plurality of split members (Ba) split in a circumferential direction of the fluid pipes (W), the pair of main body portions (B1) being configured to cover the respective fluid pipes (W) and the protruding tubular portions under a sealed state, the connecting portion (B3) being opposed to a lateral face of the valve cage body extending along the pipe axis direction (X).
A multi-core cable terminating housing comprising: an upper case having a first plurality of grooves ; and a lower case having a second plurality of grooves , and shaped to mate with the upper case , wherein the mating of the upper case with the lower case defines a cable plenum , wherein the mating of the upper case with the lower case further defines a cable egress , and joins the first plurality of grooves with the second plurality of grooves , wherein the first end face and the second end face are substantially coplanar when the upper case is mated with the lower case and define the front side of the housing, and characterized in that the mating of the upper case with the lower case further define a plurality of collars that open in parallel alignment from the cable plenum toward a front side of the housing opposite the cable egress, for receiving cable terminating connectors , the plurality of collars are shaped to grip cable terminating connectors . an upper case having a first plurality of grooves ; and a lower case having a second plurality of grooves , and shaped to mate with the upper case , wherein the mating of the upper case with the lower case defines a cable plenum , wherein the mating of the upper case with the lower case further defines a cable egress , and joins the first plurality of grooves with the second plurality of grooves , wherein the first end face and the second end face are substantially coplanar when the upper case is mated with the lower case and define the front side of the housing, and characterized in that the mating of the upper case with the lower case further define a plurality of collars that open in parallel alignment from the cable plenum toward a front side of the housing opposite the cable egress, for receiving cable terminating connectors , the plurality of collars are shaped to grip cable terminating connectors .
Torque transmission assembly for a drive system of a vehicle, comprising a housing , on which a pump impeller is provided, and in the interior of which housing a turbine impeller is provided, a drive-side friction face arrangement which is coupled to the housing for joint rotation about a rotational axis (A), an output-side friction face arrangement which is coupled to an output member for joint rotation about the rotational axis (A) and can be brought into frictional engagement with the drive-side friction face arrangement, and a deflection mass arrangement with a deflection mass carrier and at least one deflection mass which is supported on the deflection mass carrier and can be deflected out of a basic relative position with regard to the deflection mass carrier , the deflection mass carrier being connected fixedly to the housing for conjoint rotation about the rotational axis (A), characterized in that the deflection mass arrangement is arranged in the interior of the housing .
Apparatus for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging, comprising: - injection means for injecting a contrast agent within a region of interest, - an ultrasound system for propagating ultrasound waves within said region of interest and detecting ultrasound waves backscattered within said region of interest, - imaging means for producing a temporal succession of images according to said backscattered ultrasound waves, each image being representative of a spatial configuration of said contrast agent within said region of interest, characterised in that it comprises transport calculating means arranged to determine a spatial transport of the contrast agent from successive images, in which the transport calculating means comprises numerical resolution means for numerical resolution of the following transport equation: I t + V → . ∇ → I = 0 where I is a grey level intensity on said images, I t is a partial temporal derivative of I between successive images, ∇ is a spatial gradient operator, ∇ I is the spatial gradient of I , and V corresponds to said spatial transport between those successive images. - injection means for injecting a contrast agent within a region of interest, - an ultrasound system for propagating ultrasound waves within said region of interest and detecting ultrasound waves backscattered within said region of interest, - imaging means for producing a temporal succession of images according to said backscattered ultrasound waves, each image being representative of a spatial configuration of said contrast agent within said region of interest,
A proximity sensor for a portable connected wireless device, the sensor being arranged to determine whether a user is in proximity with its body to the portable connected wireless device, the sensor comprising a processing circuit generating an immediate proximity status flag that becomes active when a part of a user's body is close to the proximity sensor, characterized by an averaging unit configured to average repeated values of the immediate proximity status flag in a predetermined time window spanning over more than one minute, and by a decision unit generating a time-averaged proximity status flag based on an averaged or accumulated value of the immediate proximity status flag in the time window.
A method for determining a flow speed of a fluid in a fluid conduit with a travel time flow meter comprising: - providing the fluid conduit with a fluid that has a predetermined velocity with respect to the fluid conduit , - applying an impulse signal to one of a first ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic transducer , the second ultrasonic transducer being provided upstream or downstream of the first ultrasonic transducer , - receiving a response signal to the impulse signal at the other one of the first and the second ultrasonic transducer , - deriving a measuring signal from the response signal, the derivation of the measuring signal comprising selecting a signal portion of the response signal or of a signal derived therefrom and reversing the signal portion with respect to time, thereby obtaining an inverted version of the response signal with respect to time, - storing the measuring signal for later use, - applying the measuring signal to one of the first ultrasonic transducer and the second ultrasonic transducer , the measuring signal comprising a reversed signal portion with respect to time of the response signal of the impulse signal or of a signal derived therefrom and, - measuring a first response signal of the measuring signal at the other one of the first ultrasonic transducer and the second ultrasonic transducer , - deriving a time of flight from the first response signal, - deriving a flow speed of the fluid from the time of flight. - providing the fluid conduit with a fluid that has a predetermined velocity with respect to the fluid conduit , - applying an impulse signal to one of a first ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic transducer , the second ultrasonic transducer being provided upstream or downstream of the first ultrasonic transducer , - receiving a response signal to the impulse signal at the other one of the first and the second ultrasonic transducer , - deriving a measuring signal from the response signal, the derivation of the measuring signal comprising selecting a signal portion of the response signal or of a signal derived therefrom and reversing the signal portion with respect to time, thereby obtaining an inverted version of the response signal with respect to time, - storing the measuring signal for later use, - applying the measuring signal to one of the first ultrasonic transducer and the second ultrasonic transducer , the measuring signal comprising a reversed signal portion with respect to time of the response signal of the impulse signal or of a signal derived therefrom and, - measuring a first response signal of the measuring signal at the other one of the first ultrasonic transducer and the second ultrasonic transducer , - deriving a time of flight from the first response signal, - deriving a flow speed of the fluid from the time of flight.
A method of producing an information code by an information code producing apparatus , cells being arranged inside a predetermined code region (REG) of a medium (R), each of the cells functioning as a unit of information, characterized in that : the method comprising: arranging, in the code region, i) a specification pattern region in which predetermined-shape specification patterns are arranged, the specification patterns including patterns indicating a position of the code area, and ii) a data recording region in which data to be decoded are recorded using a plurality of types of the cells; arranging, inside the code region, a canvas area at a position located outside both the specification pattern region and the data recording region, the canvas area having a size larger in area than a single cell of the cells, the canvas area having no data being interpreted based on the cells, configuring, in the canvas area which is present in the code region, an image region to which a predetermined image recognition process is applied by an image information code reader, the image region being indicated by identification indication located in the canvas area; and recording, into the data recording region, identification information showing, at least, presence of the image region in the canvas area, the image region being recognized as an image by the information code reader. arranging, in the code region, i) a specification pattern region in which predetermined-shape specification patterns are arranged, the specification patterns including patterns indicating a position of the code area, and ii) a data recording region in which data to be decoded are recorded using a plurality of types of the cells; arranging, inside the code region, a canvas area at a position located outside both the specification pattern region and the data recording region, the canvas area having a size larger in area than a single cell of the cells, the canvas area having no data being interpreted based on the cells, configuring, in the canvas area which is present in the code region, an image region to which a predetermined image recognition process is applied by an image information code reader, the image region being indicated by identification indication located in the canvas area; and recording, into the data recording region, identification information showing, at least, presence of the image region in the canvas area, the image region being recognized as an image by the information code reader.
A housing having a tapered surface to be engaged with a correspondingly tapered portion of a ferrule in which a fibre is arranged to be mounted, wherein, in use, the tapered surface of the ferrule is forced into contact with the corresponding tapered surface of the housing to generate a compressive pressure seal at the mating tapered surfaces ; characterized by the housing having a sealed cavity containing an optical sensor device and having a surface arranged to be exposed to a fluid to be tested to be able to measure a property of the fluid, wherein the sealed cavity is provided with a fluid which is transparent to a wavelength of electromagnetic radiation provided to/from the optical device provided in the cavity .
Method for producing a locally limited diffusion layer on a metal component, comprising the following steps: arranging the component and at least one dispenser package , which contains the material to be diffused, in a reactor , providing at least one protective gas stream which flows around the at least one region of the component that is not to be provided with a diffusion layer, heating the component and the dispenser package to a temperature at which diffusion processes can take place in order to form the diffusion layer, and maintaining the temperature until the diffusion layer is completed, characterized in that the component is covered by at least one cover in the region of the component that is not to be provided with a diffusion layer, with at least one channel through which the protective gas stream is conducted being formed between the cover and the component . arranging the component and at least one dispenser package , which contains the material to be diffused, in a reactor , providing at least one protective gas stream which flows around the at least one region of the component that is not to be provided with a diffusion layer, heating the component and the dispenser package to a temperature at which diffusion processes can take place in order to form the diffusion layer, and maintaining the temperature until the diffusion layer is completed, characterized in that the component is covered by at least one cover in the region of the component that is not to be provided with a diffusion layer, with at least one channel through which the protective gas stream is conducted being formed between the cover and the component .
Method for preparing a baked food product comprising starch of which the preparation comprises a heating step wherein at least part of the starch is gelatinised, comprising - providing a dough or batter comprising at least 10 wt. % starch based on total dry matter, water and at least a first bulk-carbohydrate other than sucrose and a second bulk-carbohydrate other than sucrose (bulk-carbohydrates being carbohydrates that are at least substantially soluble in water and typically being molecules having a degree of polymerisation in the range of 1-15), the first bulk-carbohydrate having a lower molecular weight than sucrose ( the molecular weight of sucrose being 342.30 g / mol) and which first bulk carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of glycerol (E422), erythritol (E 968), xylitol (E 967), sorbitol (E 420) and mannitol (E 421), the second bulk-carbohydrate having a higher molecular weight than sucrose and which second bulk carbohydrate is an oligosaccharide selected from the group consisting of polydextrose and fructooligosacharide (FOS), wherein the total of bulk-carbohydrates in the dough or batter has a number average molecular weight in the range of 250-400 g/mol, and wherein the sugar content is 0-90 wt. % based on total bulk-carbohydrates; and - subjecting the starch in the dough or batter to a gelatinization treatment in the presence of the bulk-carbohydrates, by heating the dough or batter to a temperature at or above the gelatinization temperature of the starch and allowing at least part of the starch to gelatinise. - providing a dough or batter comprising at least 10 wt. % starch based on total dry matter, water and at least a first bulk-carbohydrate other than sucrose and a second bulk-carbohydrate other than sucrose (bulk-carbohydrates being carbohydrates that are at least substantially soluble in water and typically being molecules having a degree of polymerisation in the range of 1-15), the first bulk-carbohydrate having a lower molecular weight than sucrose ( the molecular weight of sucrose being 342.30 g / mol) and which first bulk carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of glycerol (E422), erythritol (E 968), xylitol (E 967), sorbitol (E 420) and mannitol (E 421), the second bulk-carbohydrate having a higher molecular weight than sucrose and which second bulk carbohydrate is an oligosaccharide selected from the group consisting of polydextrose and fructooligosacharide (FOS), wherein the total of bulk-carbohydrates in the dough or batter has a number average molecular weight in the range of 250-400 g/mol, and wherein the sugar content is 0-90 wt. % based on total bulk-carbohydrates; and - subjecting the starch in the dough or batter to a gelatinization treatment in the presence of the bulk-carbohydrates, by heating the dough or batter to a temperature at or above the gelatinization temperature of the starch and allowing at least part of the starch to gelatinise.
A method of authenticating a user to access a computer resource via a mobile device comprising: storing an encrypted resource authorization; transmitting the encrypted resource authorization to at least one separate portable security token device; on the at least one separate portable security token device, decrypting the encrypted resource authorization and generating at least partially therefrom an unlock response; securely transmitting the generated unlock response to the mobile device; and providing access via the mobile device to the computer resource if the required unlock response is valid; wherein a user is required to authenticate on the mobile device or on the at least one separate portable security token device, and the user authentication is validated on the at least one separate portable security token device before the unlock response is sent. storing an encrypted resource authorization; transmitting the encrypted resource authorization to at least one separate portable security token device; on the at least one separate portable security token device, decrypting the encrypted resource authorization and generating at least partially therefrom an unlock response; securely transmitting the generated unlock response to the mobile device; and providing access via the mobile device to the computer resource if the required unlock response is valid; wherein a user is required to authenticate on the mobile device or on the at least one separate portable security token device, and the user authentication is validated on the at least one separate portable security token device before the unlock response is sent.
A set of parts for a radial fan, having a first fan wheel , a main housing part , and a complementary housing part , which can be assembled to form a wheel chamber surrounding the fan wheel and comprising an inlet opening and an outlet , wherein at least one second fan wheel (2', 2",...) is provided, the shape of which differs from that of the first fan wheel and which can be mounted rotatably about an axis into the wheel chamber instead of the first fan wheel , characterized in that the complementary housing part comprises a structure (43-45) concentrically extending about the axis on the wall defining the wheel chamber , in that the fan wheels (2, 2', 2", ...) have contours on their free edges of their vane blades , which contours form a labyrinth seal with the concentric structure (43-45), and in that the first and the second fan wheels (2, 2', 2", ...) differ in the number and/or length of the vane blades .
A system comprising: at least one processor and memory configured to: use a computational model of at least one neuron to determine one or more non-regular temporal patterns among a plurality of non-regular temporal patterns that results in a neuronal output and stimulation activity providing a lowest neuronal output for efficacy optimization and a lowest stimulation activity for efficiency optimization among the plurality of non-regular temporal patterns; and control a pulse generator and one or more electrodes to administer to a subject spinal cord stimulation based on the determined one or more of the non-regular temporal patterns. at least one processor and memory configured to: use a computational model of at least one neuron to determine one or more non-regular temporal patterns among a plurality of non-regular temporal patterns that results in a neuronal output and stimulation activity providing a lowest neuronal output for efficacy optimization and a lowest stimulation activity for efficiency optimization among the plurality of non-regular temporal patterns; and control a pulse generator and one or more electrodes to administer to a subject spinal cord stimulation based on the determined one or more of the non-regular temporal patterns. use a computational model of at least one neuron to determine one or more non-regular temporal patterns among a plurality of non-regular temporal patterns that results in a neuronal output and stimulation activity providing a lowest neuronal output for efficacy optimization and a lowest stimulation activity for efficiency optimization among the plurality of non-regular temporal patterns; and control a pulse generator and one or more electrodes to administer to a subject spinal cord stimulation based on the determined one or more of the non-regular temporal patterns.
A steel sheet having a tensile strength of 950 MPa or more and a composition containing C: 0.07% to 0.20%, Si: 0.01% to 2.0%, Mn: 1.8% to 3.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% to 2.0%, N: 0.0060% or less, and Si + Al: 0.7% or more, optionally one or two or more of V: 0.001% to 1%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.3%, and Nb: 0.001% to 0.3%, optionally one or two or more of Cr: 0.001% to 1.0%, Mo: 0.001% to 1.0%, Ni: 0.001% to 1.0%, B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, and Sb: 0.001% to 0.050% and optionally one or two or more of REM, Mg, and Ca of 0.0001% to 0.1% in total, on a mass basis, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and a metallographic structure containing: a ferrite area fraction of 30% or less and including 0%, a tempered martensite area fraction of 70% or more and including 100%, and a retained austenite area fraction of 4.5% or less and including 0%, wherein the sum of the area fractions of the phases other than ferrite, tempered martensite and retained austenite is 5% or less, wherein the average aspect ratio of an iron based carbide, precipitated in tempered martensite grains, having a grain size in the largest 10% is 3.5 or more, which is measured according to the method provided in the description.
A compressor , in particular a semi-hermetic or hermetic displacement compressor, for compressing NH 3 , comprising an at least partially NH 3 -cooled electric motor with motor windings , characterized in that the motor windings comprise a conductor made of copper and an ammonia-resistant coating , wherein the conductor and the ammonia-resistant coating are formed in two immediately successive extrusion steps. characterized in that the motor windings comprise a conductor made of copper and an ammonia-resistant coating , wherein the conductor and the ammonia-resistant coating are formed in two immediately successive extrusion steps.