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A communication device for participating in an ambient backscatter communication as a transmit communication device , the communication device comprising an antenna arrangement configured for scattering electromagnetic radiation, which has been emitted by a radio radiation source , towards a receive communication device ; an electronic circuit having a modulator unit coupled with the antenna arrangement and configured for modulating an impedance of the antenna arrangement in accordance with pieces of information to be transferred from the transmit communication device to the receive communication device ; and a component carrier ; wherein at least a part of the antenna arrangement and/or at least a part of the electronic circuit is embedded within the component carrier , wherein the antenna arrangement comprises at least a first antenna element and a second antenna element, whereby the electronic circuit is operatively connected both with the first antenna element and with the second antenna element and the electronic circuit is configured for (a) introducing a first phase shift for signals traveling between the electronic circuit and the first antenna element and/or for (b) introducing a second phase shift for signals traveling between the electronic circuit and the second antenna element . an antenna arrangement configured for scattering electromagnetic radiation, which has been emitted by a radio radiation source , towards a receive communication device ; an electronic circuit having a modulator unit coupled with the antenna arrangement and configured for modulating an impedance of the antenna arrangement in accordance with pieces of information to be transferred from the transmit communication device to the receive communication device ; and a component carrier ; wherein the electronic circuit is operatively connected both with the first antenna element and with the second antenna element and the electronic circuit is configured for (a) introducing a first phase shift for signals traveling between the electronic circuit and the first antenna element and/or for (b) introducing a second phase shift for signals traveling between the electronic circuit and the second antenna element .
A light-emitting device , comprising: at least one first semiconductor layer of one conductivity type; a plurality of first active layers laminated on the at least one first semiconductor layer, the plurality of first active layers being aligned in a first direction (D1); a plurality of second active layers , each being arranged adjacent to corresponding one of the plurality of first active layers in a second direction (D2) which is perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of second semiconductor layers of another conductivity type, the plurality of second semiconductor layers being laminated on the plurality of first active layers; and a plurality of electrodes connected to the at least one first semiconductor layer and the plurality of second semiconductor layers, the plurality of electrodes comprising at least one first electrode disposed on the at least one first semiconductor layer so as to lie between the plurality of first active layers, and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the plurality of second semiconductor layers, some electrodes of the plurality of electrodes being opposed to each other, with the plurality of first active layers lying in between, the other electrodes of the plurality of electrodes being located in a region between the some electrodes of the plurality of electrodes, characterised in that a distance between the plurality of first active layers is longer than a distance between each of the plurality of first active layers and a corresponding one of the plurality of second active layers. at least one first semiconductor layer of one conductivity type; a plurality of first active layers laminated on the at least one first semiconductor layer, the plurality of first active layers being aligned in a first direction (D1); a plurality of second active layers , each being arranged adjacent to corresponding one of the plurality of first active layers in a second direction (D2) which is perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of second semiconductor layers of another conductivity type, the plurality of second semiconductor layers being laminated on the plurality of first active layers; and a plurality of electrodes connected to the at least one first semiconductor layer and the plurality of second semiconductor layers, the plurality of electrodes comprising at least one first electrode disposed on the at least one first semiconductor layer so as to lie between the plurality of first active layers, and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the plurality of second semiconductor layers, some electrodes of the plurality of electrodes being opposed to each other, with the plurality of first active layers lying in between, the other electrodes of the plurality of electrodes being located in a region between the some electrodes of the plurality of electrodes, characterised in that a distance between the plurality of first active layers is longer than a distance between each of the plurality of first active layers and a corresponding one of the plurality of second active layers.
Method of managing information exchange between a main element (ME), for example a contactless element such as a Near Field Communication or NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SE1, SE2), comprising: providing each auxiliary element (SEi) with a slave Single Wire Protocol, abbrev. SWP, interface (SLINTi), connecting each slave SWP interface (SLINTi) to a same master SWP interface (MINT) of said main element through a SWP link (LK) and activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link, said activating comprises: allowing each slave SWP interface to listen said SWP link (LK), characterized by : sending from said master SWP interface a selection frame (CFR4) on said SWP link including an identification of said slave SWP interface to be activated and allowing only said slave SWP interface to be activated to respond to said selection frame , each other slave SWP interface remaining silent . allowing each slave SWP interface to listen said SWP link (LK), characterized by : sending from said master SWP interface a selection frame (CFR4) on said SWP link including an identification of said slave SWP interface to be activated and allowing only said slave SWP interface to be activated to respond to said selection frame , each other slave SWP interface remaining silent .
A method for the desulfurization of methane-containing gases comprising contacting activated carbon with methane-containing gas, wherein the activated carbon is an activated carbon based on bamboo, wherein the methane-containing gas contains at least 10% methane.
A method, comprising: generating , at a metrology unit of a utility meter , flow rate data according to a static gas flow sensor; processing, at the metrology unit of the utility meter , the flow rate data to produce gas-volume data; wherein processing the flow rate data to produce the gas-volume data comprises: processing the flow rate data to produce raw gas-volume data; and processing the raw gas-volume data, based at least in part on measured gas temperature data, to produce the gas-volume data; accumulating , at the metrology unit of the utility meter , the gas-volume data to thereby create accumulated gas-volume data; and sending the accumulated gas-volume data from the metrology unit to an index unit of the utility meter , characterised in that sending the accumulated gas-volume data to the index unit is delayed based on workload at the index unit . generating , at a metrology unit of a utility meter , flow rate data according to a static gas flow sensor; processing, at the metrology unit of the utility meter , the flow rate data to produce gas-volume data; wherein processing the flow rate data to produce the gas-volume data comprises: processing the flow rate data to produce raw gas-volume data; and processing the raw gas-volume data, based at least in part on measured gas temperature data, to produce the gas-volume data; accumulating , at the metrology unit of the utility meter , the gas-volume data to thereby create accumulated gas-volume data; and sending the accumulated gas-volume data from the metrology unit to an index unit of the utility meter , characterised in that sending the accumulated gas-volume data to the index unit is delayed based on workload at the index unit . processing the flow rate data to produce raw gas-volume data; and processing the raw gas-volume data, based at least in part on measured gas temperature data, to produce the gas-volume data; accumulating , at the metrology unit of the utility meter , the gas-volume data to thereby create accumulated gas-volume data; and sending the accumulated gas-volume data from the metrology unit to an index unit of the utility meter , characterised in that sending the accumulated gas-volume data to the index unit is delayed based on workload at the index unit .
A receiver front-end , comprising: a first variable-gain amplifier that performs attenuation and does not perform amplification; a continuous time linear equalizer coupled to an input or output of the first variable gain amplifier, wherein a combination of the first variable-gain amplifier and the continuous time linear equalizer produces a processed signal; and a plurality of track-and-hold circuits that sample the processed signal in an interleaved manner; and a plurality of second gain amplifiers receiving input signals from the plurality of track-and-hold circuits respectively; characterized in that the second gain amplifiers are variable-gain amplifiers ; wherein the first variable-gain amplifier has a programmable NMOS load to control a degree of the attenuation, and the programmable NMOS load is in parallel with a source-follower transistor of the first variable-gain amplifier . a first variable-gain amplifier that performs attenuation and does not perform amplification; a continuous time linear equalizer coupled to an input or output of the first variable gain amplifier, wherein a combination of the first variable-gain amplifier and the continuous time linear equalizer produces a processed signal; and a plurality of track-and-hold circuits that sample the processed signal in an interleaved manner; and a plurality of second gain amplifiers receiving input signals from the plurality of track-and-hold circuits respectively; characterized in that the second gain amplifiers are variable-gain amplifiers ; wherein the first variable-gain amplifier has a programmable NMOS load to control a degree of the attenuation, and the programmable NMOS load is in parallel with a source-follower transistor of the first variable-gain amplifier .
A method of detecting variations in copy number of a target nucleic acid, the method comprising: a. contacting a sample comprising a plurality of polynucleotides with one or more restriction enzymes; b. cleaving a specifically-selected target site between copies of the target nucleic acid located on the same polynucleotide using the one or more restriction enzymes, thereby separating the copies; c. separating the sample contacted with the one or more restriction enzymes into a plurality of spatially isolated partitions; d. enumerating the number of spatially isolated partitions comprising the target nucleic acid; and e. determining a copy number of the target nucleic acid based on said enumerating. a. contacting a sample comprising a plurality of polynucleotides with one or more restriction enzymes; b. cleaving a specifically-selected target site between copies of the target nucleic acid located on the same polynucleotide using the one or more restriction enzymes, thereby separating the copies; c. separating the sample contacted with the one or more restriction enzymes into a plurality of spatially isolated partitions; d. enumerating the number of spatially isolated partitions comprising the target nucleic acid; and e. determining a copy number of the target nucleic acid based on said enumerating.
A patient trolley configured for transporting a patient to a target modality and facilitating transfer of the patient from the trolley to a support surface of the target modality, the patient trolley comprising: a top portion having a top width and a top surface extending across the top width, a bottom portion supporting the top portion, the bottom portion having a lateral wheel base width narrower than the top width; a side rail coupled to the top portion for movement between a deployed position in which a top of the side rail extends above the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and a stowed position in which the top of the side rail is below the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and inward from the overhang area of the top portion of the patient trolley ; and wherein the top portion is laterally fixed relative to the bottom portion, characterized in that the top portion includes a frame having a lateral width that is much less than the lateral width of the top surface resulting in an overhang area that enables the patient trolley to be docked adjacent to a target modality , such that the overhang area and the associated top surface are adjacent to the patient support surface of the target modality while maintaining the structural integrity of the trolley top. a top portion having a top width and a top surface extending across the top width, a bottom portion supporting the top portion, the bottom portion having a lateral wheel base width narrower than the top width; a side rail coupled to the top portion for movement between a deployed position in which a top of the side rail extends above the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and a stowed position in which the top of the side rail is below the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and inward from the overhang area of the top portion of the patient trolley ; and wherein the top portion is laterally fixed relative to the bottom portion, characterized in that the top portion includes a frame having a lateral width that is much less than the lateral width of the top surface resulting in an overhang area that enables the patient trolley to be docked adjacent to a target modality , such that the overhang area and the associated top surface are adjacent to the patient support surface of the target modality while maintaining the structural integrity of the trolley top.
A flexible hose having at least one elastic and flexible internal tubular layer , a reinforcement chain-knitted tubular mesh stocking which is made of the lines (k) of stitches arranged helically, and the lines (m) of warp rows arranged in a transverse direction, and an outer elastic and flexible tubular layer securing the mesh stocking from the outside, characterized in that pitches and angles ( α , β ) of inclination of the helical coils of the lines (m) of warp rows and/or helical coils of the lines ( k ) of stitches of the mesh stocking relative to the longitudinal hose axis (X) change periodically over the hose's length.
An activator-support comprising at least one silica-coated alumina treated with at least one electron-withdrawing anion, wherein: the at least one silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica in a range from 1:1 to 15:1, and the at least one electron-withdrawing anion comprises fluoride, chloride, bromide, phosphate, triflate, bisulfate, sulfate, fluoride and phosphate, fluoride and sulfate, chloride and phosphate, chloride and sulfate, triflate and sulfate, triflate and phosphate, or a combination thereof. the at least one silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica in a range from 1:1 to 15:1, and the at least one electron-withdrawing anion comprises fluoride, chloride, bromide, phosphate, triflate, bisulfate, sulfate, fluoride and phosphate, fluoride and sulfate, chloride and phosphate, chloride and sulfate, triflate and sulfate, triflate and phosphate, or a combination thereof.
A cross flow fan, comprising: a fixing member ; and a plurality of blades fixed on a surface of the fixing member and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction, the blades having an inner edge and an outer edge , wherein one or more of the blades have, at an outer edge portion thereof, a protrusion protruding in a downward direction from a surface of the blade and a plurality of projections protruding in an outward direction of the cross flow fan, wherein the protrusion extends in a length direction of the blade , and wherein the plurality of projections are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance in the length direction of the blade and have a width that decreases in a direction toward an end portion thereof, characterized in that the thickness of the projection at its attachment end being attached to the blade is greater than or equal to that of the outer edge , and less than or equal to a sum of the thickness of the outer edge and a protruding thickness of the protrusion . a fixing member ; and a plurality of blades fixed on a surface of the fixing member and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction, the blades having an inner edge and an outer edge , wherein one or more of the blades have, at an outer edge portion thereof, a protrusion protruding in a downward direction from a surface of the blade and a plurality of projections protruding in an outward direction of the cross flow fan, wherein the protrusion extends in a length direction of the blade , and wherein the plurality of projections are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance in the length direction of the blade and have a width that decreases in a direction toward an end portion thereof, characterized in that the thickness of the projection at its attachment end being attached to the blade is greater than or equal to that of the outer edge , and less than or equal to a sum of the thickness of the outer edge and a protruding thickness of the protrusion .
An ice making assembly comprising: an ice mold defining a mold cavity; a refrigeration loop comprising a condenser and an expansion device in serial flow communication with each other and with a evaporator assembly ; and a compressor operably coupled to the refrigeration loop and being configured for circulating a flow of refrigerant through the refrigerant loop ; a bypass conduit that is fluidly coupled to the refrigeration loop for routing a portion of the flow of refrigerant around the condenser ; the evaporator assembly in thermal communication with the ice mold, the evaporator assembly comprising: a primary evaporator tube formed into a non-circular cross section and placed in direct contact with the ice mold ; and a thermal enhancement structure positioned within the primary evaporator tube , the thermal enhancement structure is intended to increase the refrigerant side surface area within the primary evaporator tube ; characterized in that the thermal enhancement structure comprises copper foam or a plurality of internal tubes , in particular greater than 10 tubes, in particular 15 tubes. an ice mold defining a mold cavity; a refrigeration loop comprising a condenser and an expansion device in serial flow communication with each other and with a evaporator assembly ; and a compressor operably coupled to the refrigeration loop and being configured for circulating a flow of refrigerant through the refrigerant loop ; a bypass conduit that is fluidly coupled to the refrigeration loop for routing a portion of the flow of refrigerant around the condenser ; the evaporator assembly in thermal communication with the ice mold, the evaporator assembly comprising: a primary evaporator tube formed into a non-circular cross section and placed in direct contact with the ice mold ; and a thermal enhancement structure positioned within the primary evaporator tube , the thermal enhancement structure is intended to increase the refrigerant side surface area within the primary evaporator tube ; characterized in that the thermal enhancement structure comprises copper foam or a plurality of internal tubes , in particular greater than 10 tubes, in particular 15 tubes. a primary evaporator tube formed into a non-circular cross section and placed in direct contact with the ice mold ; and a thermal enhancement structure positioned within the primary evaporator tube , the thermal enhancement structure is intended to increase the refrigerant side surface area within the primary evaporator tube ; characterized in that the thermal enhancement structure comprises copper foam or a plurality of internal tubes , in particular greater than 10 tubes, in particular 15 tubes.
A conveyor for pieces intended to receive a distribution of glue, the conveyor comprising a continuous loop conveyor belt developing on a frame with an advancement run segment moving in an advancement direction (X), said segment defining, via an outer face of the belt , a piece transportation plane over which the pieces are adapted to receive the distribution of glue at a glue distribution station, and with a return run segment , the conveyor further comprising cleaning means for cleaning the said outer face of the belt from glue residues, associated with said return run segment and comprising at least one cleaning roller supported with its rotation axis in a crosswise fashion with respect to said advancement direction (X) and provided with a roller outer face adapted to come into tangential contact with the belt outer face , characterized in that said cleaning roller is an idle roller, mounted in a replaceable fashion on said support frame via a support and brought into rotation by the belt through tangential friction, and by the fact that said cleaning means further comprise pressure means in turn supported by said support and acting on a belt inner face and adapted to force the belt outer face against said at least one cleaning roller , the conveyor further comprising glue residue heating means arranged downstream of said glue distribution station and upstream of said cleaning means to assist the transfer of the same residues from the belt to said cleaning roller outer face , said support of said at least one cleaning roller and of said pressure means being adapted to allow a variation of the mutual displacement thereof to assist the increase of width of the cleaning roller occurring due to accumulation of the glue residues over said roller outer surface .
A pumping apparatus for use in an underwater trenching apparatus, comprising a first pump having an inlet for fluid connection with a source of liquid and an outlet for fluid connection to the first section of a jetting tool characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a second pump having an inlet for fluid connection with a source of liquid and an outlet for fluid connection to the second section of a jetting tool , whereby the outlet of the first pump is fluidly connected to the inlet of the second pump by valve means that is operable to divert at least a portion of an outlet flow of the first pump from the first section of the jetting tool to the inlet of the second pump.