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A pipeline coupling , for use in a fluid conduit, comprising: a pair of shut-off valve housings releasably coupled to each other, the shut-off valve housings defining a hollow bore along which flowable material may flow, the shut-off valve housings configured to be decoupleable from each other; a distance monitoring device configured to monitor a separation distance between the shut-off valve housings when they are coupled to each other; and an indication device configured to provide an indication when the distance monitoring device detects that the separation distance between the shut-off valve housings reaches or exceeds a reference threshold value, wherein the distance monitoring device includes a direct contact sensing device configured to monitor the separation distance between the shut-off valve housings when they are coupled to each other, wherein the direct contact sensing device includes a plunger coupled to a first of the shut-off valve housings, the plunger is arranged to be in contact with a second of the shut-off valve housings, and the direct contact sensing device is configured to detect a displacement of the plunger when the shut-off valve housings are coupled to each other. a pair of shut-off valve housings releasably coupled to each other, the shut-off valve housings defining a hollow bore along which flowable material may flow, the shut-off valve housings configured to be decoupleable from each other; a distance monitoring device configured to monitor a separation distance between the shut-off valve housings when they are coupled to each other; and an indication device configured to provide an indication when the distance monitoring device detects that the separation distance between the shut-off valve housings reaches or exceeds a reference threshold value, wherein the distance monitoring device includes a direct contact sensing device configured to monitor the separation distance between the shut-off valve housings when they are coupled to each other, wherein the direct contact sensing device includes a plunger coupled to a first of the shut-off valve housings, the plunger is arranged to be in contact with a second of the shut-off valve housings, and the direct contact sensing device is configured to detect a displacement of the plunger when the shut-off valve housings are coupled to each other.
A cabin management control device, comprising: a computing device comprising a touchscreen, the computing device including at least one processor and in communication with at least one of an aircraft network and a cabin controller, the computing device configured to display via the touchscreen at least one graphical user interface, GUI, including a graphical representation of an aircraft cabin , the GUI comprising: at least one active touch area, ATA, corresponding to a portion of the graphical representation and to a visible cabin feature visible within the graphical representation, the computing device configured to display a first textless control interface when contact is made with the ATA by a user via the touchscreen, the first textless control interface capable of controlling at least one parameter associated with the visible cabin feature based on control input provided by the user via the touchscreen; and at least one direct access control, DAC, (120-130) corresponding to a nonvisible cabin feature not visible within the graphical representation, the computing device configured to display a second textless control interface when the DAC is selected by a user via the touchscreen, the second textless control interface capable of controlling at least one parameter associated with the nonvisible cabin feature based on control input provided by the user via the touchscreen. at least one active touch area, ATA, corresponding to a portion of the graphical representation and to a visible cabin feature visible within the graphical representation, the computing device configured to display a first textless control interface when contact is made with the ATA by a user via the touchscreen, the first textless control interface capable of controlling at least one parameter associated with the visible cabin feature based on control input provided by the user via the touchscreen; and at least one direct access control, DAC, (120-130) corresponding to a nonvisible cabin feature not visible within the graphical representation, the computing device configured to display a second textless control interface when the DAC is selected by a user via the touchscreen, the second textless control interface capable of controlling at least one parameter associated with the nonvisible cabin feature based on control input provided by the user via the touchscreen.
An infrastructure for protecting the shore, such as a fixed or floating quay, jetty, mooring or pier comprising a platform in the lower part of which are positioned vertical walls equipped with openings or windows for the passage of the wave motion towards inner chambers , wherein the walls (12, 13 and 14) which are substantially vertical comprise openings or windows which can be crossed by the waves, and at least one intermediate wall , and in that the openings or windows are positioned in an offset manner in the transversal direction of the quay depending on their position on the vertical walls (12, 13 and 14), in such a way that the wave motion can pass through the infrastructure breaking up subsequently during the passage from one windowed wall to the other, characterised in that , the infrastructure being associated with a plurality of units for recovering energy from the wave motion, comprising floats connected by kinematic means all connected to at least one rotation shaft which is in turn associated with at least one unit which transforms the mechanical energy into directly usable or storable electricity, the kinematic means being capable of converting the sussultatory motion of the floats into rotary motion of the shaft and the relative unit for converting the mechanical energy to electricity, the floats being placed in one of the inners chambers and connected by the kinematic mechanism to various respective free wheels crossed by one of the at least one rotation shaft connected in turn to a handwheel and in succession to a unit suitable for transforming the mechanical energy of the shaft and of the handwheel into electricity, wherein the thrust and the consequent energy supply of the free wheels over the shaft derives from the various floats , irrespective of the relative offset to each other.
Automatic coffee machine comprising a control circuit and a coffee bean container provided with a bottom wall arranged above a coffee bean grinder , said automatic coffee machine comprising a device for detecting a low coffee bean level in the coffee bean container which generates and transmits to the control circuit , a signal of lack of beans when the low level is reached, the control circuit prohibiting the starting of making a coffee, when the signal of lack of beans has been generated, characterized in that the detection device generates and transmits to the control circuit , a coffee bean replenishment signal when an intermediate level, greater than the low level, is reached, the control circuit comprising an alert device configured to emit the coffee bean replenishment signal and the signal of lack of coffee beans to the user, and in that the control signal enables the starting of making a coffee, although the coffee bean replenishment signal has been generated.
A nucleic acid detection method, comprising the following steps to : amplifying a target nucleic acid by a nucleic acid amplification reaction using a primer containing a tag region that is not made double stranded by the nucleic acid amplification reaction, to obtain an amplified double-stranded DNA fragment having a single-stranded region which comprises natural nucleotides, placing the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment in a zone on a chromatographic detection device which is different from a zone where a oligonucleotide probe is immobilized, without a treatment for making the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment single-stranded, diffusing the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment with a solvent on the device towards the zone where the oligonucleotide probe is immobilized, and hybridizing the oligonucleotide probe immobilized on the device with the single-stranded region of the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment. amplifying a target nucleic acid by a nucleic acid amplification reaction using a primer containing a tag region that is not made double stranded by the nucleic acid amplification reaction, to obtain an amplified double-stranded DNA fragment having a single-stranded region which comprises natural nucleotides, placing the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment in a zone on a chromatographic detection device which is different from a zone where a oligonucleotide probe is immobilized, without a treatment for making the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment single-stranded, diffusing the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment with a solvent on the device towards the zone where the oligonucleotide probe is immobilized, and hybridizing the oligonucleotide probe immobilized on the device with the single-stranded region of the amplified double-stranded DNA fragment.
A thermoplastic resin composition in which a polyamide resin is dispersed in a polyolefin resin, characterized in that said thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by molten blending the polyolefin resin and a mixed resin which is obtained by molten blending said polyamide resin and a compatibilizer, and the thermoplastic resin composition may contain components other than the polyolefin resin, the polyamide resin, and the compatibilizer, wherein: the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer in which a reactive group which reacts with said polyamide resin is substituted to an elastomer, wherein said elastomer is an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene 1-butene copolymer (EBR), an ethylene 1-pentene copolymer, an ethylene 1-octene copolymer (EOR), a propylene 1-butene copolymer (PBR), a propylene 1-pentene copolymer, and a propylene 1-octene copolymer (POR), and with respect to 100% by mass of a total of said polyolefin resin, said polyamide resin, and said compatibilizer a content ratio of a component derived from said polyolefin resin is in a range from 40% to 70% by mass, a content ratio of a component derived from said polyamide resin is in a range from 10% to 50% by mass, and a content ratio of a component derived from said compatibilizer is in a range from 3% to 40% by mass. the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer in which a reactive group which reacts with said polyamide resin is substituted to an elastomer, wherein said elastomer is an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene 1-butene copolymer (EBR), an ethylene 1-pentene copolymer, an ethylene 1-octene copolymer (EOR), a propylene 1-butene copolymer (PBR), a propylene 1-pentene copolymer, and a propylene 1-octene copolymer (POR), and with respect to 100% by mass of a total of said polyolefin resin, said polyamide resin, and said compatibilizer a content ratio of a component derived from said polyolefin resin is in a range from 40% to 70% by mass, a content ratio of a component derived from said polyamide resin is in a range from 10% to 50% by mass, and a content ratio of a component derived from said compatibilizer is in a range from 3% to 40% by mass.
Inositol for use in a method of treating or preventing reactive muscle fibrosis in a subject.
A surgical cutting tool for keyhole surgery, the tool comprising: a handle at a proximal end of the tool; an elongate member extending from the handle to a distal end of the tool; and a saw at the distal end of the tool, the saw being supported by the elongate member ; wherein the saw includes an oscillating saw blade that is oscillated by energy transferred along the elongate member via a rotating shaft , with the oscillating movement of the saw blade being generated via an offset pin at the end of the shaft ; wherein the tool is arranged for insertion of the saw into the body during keyhole surgery; and wherein the saw is able to cut bone when pressed against the bone. a handle at a proximal end of the tool; an elongate member extending from the handle to a distal end of the tool; and a saw at the distal end of the tool, the saw being supported by the elongate member ; wherein the saw includes an oscillating saw blade that is oscillated by energy transferred along the elongate member via a rotating shaft , with the oscillating movement of the saw blade being generated via an offset pin at the end of the shaft ; wherein the tool is arranged for insertion of the saw into the body during keyhole surgery; and wherein the saw is able to cut bone when pressed against the bone.
A conformal antenna, comprising: a non-planar substrate ; a first conductive region disposed on a first side of the substrate ; a second conductive region disposed on a second side of the substrate ; and a coaxial transmission line , an inner conductor of the coaxial transmission line electrically coupled to the first conductive region and an outer conductor of the coaxial transmission line electrically coupled to the second conductive region , wherein the first conductive region includes one or more first slots , wherein the second conductive region includes at least one structural feature configured to function as a choke when the first and second conductive regions are operated together as an antenna and wherein the at least one structural feature comprises one or more second slots configured to inhibit current flow on an exterior of the outer conductor of the coaxial transmission line . a non-planar substrate ; a first conductive region disposed on a first side of the substrate ; a second conductive region disposed on a second side of the substrate ; and a coaxial transmission line , an inner conductor of the coaxial transmission line electrically coupled to the first conductive region and an outer conductor of the coaxial transmission line electrically coupled to the second conductive region , wherein the first conductive region includes one or more first slots , wherein the second conductive region includes at least one structural feature configured to function as a choke when the first and second conductive regions are operated together as an antenna and wherein the at least one structural feature comprises one or more second slots configured to inhibit current flow on an exterior of the outer conductor of the coaxial transmission line .
A surface combustion burner comprising a first and at least one further burner zone which have each an feeder tube for supplying a fuel-air mixture to a combustion zone and which comprise, for each burner zone , a fabric diaphragm adjoining the combustion zone and a flashback barrier which is disposed upstream of the fabric diaphragm at a given distance thereof, wherein each burner zone has a separate feeder tube for the fuel-air mixture and wherein the respective fabric diaphragms of the burner zones are oriented either on the same plane or with some parallel offset with respect to each other, such that the burner zones have a flame matrix which is oriented in the same direction within the combustion zone , and wherein for each burner zone , a respective blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided or one shared blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided for the burner zones , with a control valve being provided in at least one of the feeder tubes leading to the burner zones . wherein each burner zone has a separate feeder tube for the fuel-air mixture and wherein the respective fabric diaphragms of the burner zones are oriented either on the same plane or with some parallel offset with respect to each other, such that the burner zones have a flame matrix which is oriented in the same direction within the combustion zone , and wherein for each burner zone , a respective blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided or one shared blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided for the burner zones , with a control valve being provided in at least one of the feeder tubes leading to the burner zones .
Method for actuating a hoist , in particular for a shaft hoisting system comprising a drive having an associated control device , a cable carrier , at least one hoisting cable and at least one hoist container arranged on the hoisting cable for the vertical transport of material to be conveyed, wherein, during loading or unloading of the at least one hoist container , the drive remains activated and, to compensate for a change to the hoisting cable length, a rotation angle (α) of the cable carrier is continuously adjusted based on a predetermined rotation angle progression, characterised in that the rotation angle progression is determined in that , first, a brake device for the hoist is actuated and, during loading or unloading of the at least one hoist container , a change to the hoisting cable length is measured and the rotation angle progression for the cable carrier is calculated therefrom.
A method of detecting commissioning errors in a commissioned sensor system, wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensor devices installed so as to cover an area , the method comprising the following steps: capturing, by the sensor devices, sensor data from the area whilst at least one entity moves through the area ; processing, by a computer system of the sensor system the sensor data to generate a set of location data, which identifies locations traversed by the at least one moving entity; and detecting in the set of location data a discrepancy caused by at least one of the sensor devices having been incorrectly commissioned. capturing, by the sensor devices, sensor data from the area whilst at least one entity moves through the area ; processing, by a computer system of the sensor system the sensor data to generate a set of location data, which identifies locations traversed by the at least one moving entity; and detecting in the set of location data a discrepancy caused by at least one of the sensor devices having been incorrectly commissioned.
Edge bander machine (M) for working a workpiece (P) made of wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, glass, fiberglass, comprising working groups of said workpiece (P), means for moving said workpiece (P) configured for carrying said workpiece (P) in said machine (M), and a logic control unit (U) provided with a program for moving said working groups , said machine (M) comprises at least one measuring device , operationally connected to said logic control unit (U), capable of measuring the displacement of said workpiece (P) from a reference position and capable of sending said measurement to said logic control unit (U), so that said logic control unit (U) is capable of adjusting the position of said working groups with respect to said workpiece (P) during the working of said workpiece (P) so as to compensate said displacement, a frame (T), a supporting plane , extending along a development axis (X), on which said workpiece (P) to be worked is placed in a reference position, comprising a face (P3) to be worked, at least one first working group and one second working group , slidably coupled to said frame (T) along said development axis (X), for working said face (P3), and one of said working groups is an edge bander group to apply an edge bander to said workpiece (P). working groups of said workpiece (P), means for moving said workpiece (P) configured for carrying said workpiece (P) in said machine (M), and a logic control unit (U) provided with a program for moving said working groups , said machine (M) comprises at least one measuring device , operationally connected to said logic control unit (U), capable of measuring the displacement of said workpiece (P) from a reference position and capable of sending said measurement to said logic control unit (U), so that said logic control unit (U) is capable of adjusting the position of said working groups with respect to said workpiece (P) during the working of said workpiece (P) so as to compensate said displacement, a frame (T), a supporting plane , extending along a development axis (X), on which said workpiece (P) to be worked is placed in a reference position, comprising a face (P3) to be worked, at least one first working group and one second working group , slidably coupled to said frame (T) along said development axis (X), for working said face (P3), and one of said working groups is an edge bander group to apply an edge bander to said workpiece (P).
A method of configuring an apparatus comprising a plurality of antenna units physically separated and communicatively coupled to at least one base unit , the method comprises: configuring the at least one base unit to dynamically allocate physical layer resources to the plurality of antenna units, wherein the dynamic allocation of the physical layer resources comprises dividing the physical layer resources among the plurality of antenna units to mitigate potential interference associated with signals from the plurality of antenna units; and configuring the plurality of antenna units to use a common physical layer identifier on a common carrier frequency and to provide mobility management, wherein providing mobility management includes: • determining that an access terminal served by a first one of the plurality of antenna units is in the coverage of a second one of the plurality of antenna units; and • invoking handover of the access terminal from the first one of the plurality of antenna units to the second one of the plurality of antenna units in response to the determining. configuring the at least one base unit to dynamically allocate physical layer resources to the plurality of antenna units, wherein the dynamic allocation of the physical layer resources comprises dividing the physical layer resources among the plurality of antenna units to mitigate potential interference associated with signals from the plurality of antenna units; and configuring the plurality of antenna units to use a common physical layer identifier on a common carrier frequency and to provide mobility management, wherein providing mobility management includes: • determining that an access terminal served by a first one of the plurality of antenna units is in the coverage of a second one of the plurality of antenna units; and • invoking handover of the access terminal from the first one of the plurality of antenna units to the second one of the plurality of antenna units in response to the determining. • determining that an access terminal served by a first one of the plurality of antenna units is in the coverage of a second one of the plurality of antenna units; and • invoking handover of the access terminal from the first one of the plurality of antenna units to the second one of the plurality of antenna units in response to the determining.