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A method of frequency estimation, comprising: receiving a clock output from a frequency synthesizer at an input of a ring encoder which comprises a plurality of series connected flip flops and at least one inverter connected cyclically in a ring format; said ring encoder generating a divided down version of said clock output, i.e. a ring encoder output clock, and an encoded output which represents least significant bits, LSBs, of a clock cycle count of said clock output; running a binary counter using said ring encoder output clock, wherein said binary counter provides an output count which represents most significant bits, MSBs, of said clock cycle count; using a reference clock, sampling said encoded output to provide a sampled encoded output and sampling said output count to provide a sampled output count; error correcting said sampled encoded output to provide a corrected sampled encoded output; combining said corrected sampled encoded output and said sampled output count to provide a combined output, and using said combined output, estimating an instantaneous or average frequency of said clock output to provide an estimated clock frequency. receiving a clock output from a frequency synthesizer at an input of a ring encoder which comprises a plurality of series connected flip flops and at least one inverter connected cyclically in a ring format; said ring encoder generating a divided down version of said clock output, i.e. a ring encoder output clock, and an encoded output which represents least significant bits, LSBs, of a clock cycle count of said clock output; running a binary counter using said ring encoder output clock, wherein said binary counter provides an output count which represents most significant bits, MSBs, of said clock cycle count; using a reference clock, sampling said encoded output to provide a sampled encoded output and sampling said output count to provide a sampled output count; error correcting said sampled encoded output to provide a corrected sampled encoded output; combining said corrected sampled encoded output and said sampled output count to provide a combined output, and using said combined output, estimating an instantaneous or average frequency of said clock output to provide an estimated clock frequency.
Front cap for a medicament delivery device having a proximal end and a distal end , said front cap being configured to be releasably connected to the medicament delivery device and comprising a shield grabber support and a shield grabber , wherein the shield grabber is axially movable between a distal and a proximal end position, and wherein said distal end position is defined by a protruding element provided at the shield grabber and a stop surface provided at the shield grabber support against which said protruding element abuts in said distal end position, characterized in that the shield grabber is for connecting the front cap to an outer surface of a flexible needle shield of a syringe positioned within said medicament delivery device , wherein said shield grabber is made of metal and is coupled to said shield grabber support such that said shield grabber is axially moveable relative to the shield grabber support and wherein the shield grabber has a casing having a generally hollow cylindrical cross-section arranged to fit inside the hollow shield grabber support , and wherein an inside of the shield grabber is provided with a hook element arranged to hook on to an outer surface of a needle shield .
Motor vehicle spoiler intended to be arranged in a region of a rear roof edge above a rear window , said spoiler comprising an upper side substantially aligned with an imaginary extension of an air flow line of the roof , and at least one opening going from one side to the other and opening out above a region of the rear window , said opening being provided with at least one inner wall adapted to channel an air flow from the roof above the region through the opening , characterised in that said wall is movably mounted relative to the spoiler , so as to be able to open towards the rear window to channel the air flow above the region , and so as to be able to block the opening in a closed position.
A method for treating a sludge derived from sewage or wastewater, the method comprising: (a) subjecting the sludge to a treatment step at a pH of 8.9 or greater and a free ammonia (FA) content of from 250 mg to 680 mg NH 3 -N/L, wherein the sludge has a residence time in a reactor where it is contacted with free ammonia of from 2 hours to 1 week; (b) sending the sludge from step (a) to an anaerobic digester, to form methane and an anaerobic digestion liquor in the anaerobic digester; and (c) returning at least part of the anaerobic digestion liquor to step (a). (a) subjecting the sludge to a treatment step at a pH of 8.9 or greater and a free ammonia (FA) content of from 250 mg to 680 mg NH 3 -N/L, wherein the sludge has a residence time in a reactor where it is contacted with free ammonia of from 2 hours to 1 week; (b) sending the sludge from step (a) to an anaerobic digester, to form methane and an anaerobic digestion liquor in the anaerobic digester; and (c) returning at least part of the anaerobic digestion liquor to step (a).
Conveyor unit for transporting goods on a transport level comprising transport rollers , wherein a) the transport rollers can be rotated about their respective axes of rotation at an adjustable speed and in an adjustable direction of rotation; b) the axes of rotation of the transport rollers are adjustable by rotation about their respective pivot axes about their own pivot axis angle ; and c) at least two of the transport rollers can be adjusted differently from one another; d) the axis of rotation is arranged substantially parallel to the transport level and the pivot axis is arranged substantially orthogonal to the transport level ; e) the transport rollers have a spherical surface in an area intended for contact with the goods ; f) the conveyor unit comprises an adjusting device which is designed to adjust the pivot axis angles of two or more transport rollers together; and characterized in that g) the transport rollers comprise their own drive means integrated into the respective transport roller . a) the transport rollers can be rotated about their respective axes of rotation at an adjustable speed and in an adjustable direction of rotation; b) the axes of rotation of the transport rollers are adjustable by rotation about their respective pivot axes about their own pivot axis angle ; and c) at least two of the transport rollers can be adjusted differently from one another; d) the axis of rotation is arranged substantially parallel to the transport level and the pivot axis is arranged substantially orthogonal to the transport level ; e) the transport rollers have a spherical surface in an area intended for contact with the goods ; f) the conveyor unit comprises an adjusting device which is designed to adjust the pivot axis angles of two or more transport rollers together; and characterized in that g) the transport rollers comprise their own drive means integrated into the respective transport roller .
A curing catalyst for a room temperature-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition, said curing catalyst comprising an organic titanium compound represented by an average composition formula (I): Ti(OR 1 ) 4-a (Y 3 Si-A-O-CO-CH=C(O)R) a wherein R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; A represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; Y represents a hydrolyzable group; and a represents a number satisfying 0 < a < 4.
A method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, which method comprises: (i) providing a substrate comprising at least one layer of aluminum, (ii) providing a polishing pad, (iii) providing a polishing composition comprising: (a) α-alumina particles coated with a copolymer comprising a combination of at least one sulfonate monomer and at least one carboxylate monomer, (b) a complexing agent for aluminum comprising an organic carboxylic acid, and (c) water, (iv) contacting a surface of the substrate with the polishing pad and the polishing composition, and (v) abrading at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to remove at least some aluminum from the surface of the substrate and to polish the surface of the substrate, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of 1 to 6, wherein the abrasive is colloidally stable in the polishing composition, and wherein the polishing composition further comprises a surfactant; wherein the surfactant is an alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate surfactant. (i) providing a substrate comprising at least one layer of aluminum, (ii) providing a polishing pad, (iii) providing a polishing composition comprising: (a) α-alumina particles coated with a copolymer comprising a combination of at least one sulfonate monomer and at least one carboxylate monomer, (b) a complexing agent for aluminum comprising an organic carboxylic acid, and (c) water, (a) α-alumina particles coated with a copolymer comprising a combination of at least one sulfonate monomer and at least one carboxylate monomer, (b) a complexing agent for aluminum comprising an organic carboxylic acid, and (c) water, (iv) contacting a surface of the substrate with the polishing pad and the polishing composition, and (v) abrading at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to remove at least some aluminum from the surface of the substrate and to polish the surface of the substrate,
A floor-space saving NBC filtration system for collective protection shelters comprising: an NBC filter unit ; an electric blower ; a manual air exchange backup for operation during electric power failure; and connectible flexible pipes configured for changing the NBC filtration system state between a ventilation mode, effective during normal times or conventional hazard, and an NBC protection mode, effective during NBC hazard, characterized by said NBC filtration system being fixedly contained in a space located higher than an average person height thereby saving usable floor-space, wherein said manual air exchange backup is remotely operated from a location within the comfortable reach of said shelter occupants, at the arm height of an average person, by usage of a human power interface and mechanical or electric linkage for operation of said manual air exchange backup. an NBC filter unit ; an electric blower ; a manual air exchange backup for operation during electric power failure; and connectible flexible pipes configured for changing the NBC filtration system state between a ventilation mode, effective during normal times or conventional hazard, and an NBC protection mode, effective during NBC hazard, characterized by said NBC filtration system being fixedly contained in a space located higher than an average person height thereby saving usable floor-space, wherein said manual air exchange backup is remotely operated from a location within the comfortable reach of said shelter occupants, at the arm height of an average person, by usage of a human power interface and mechanical or electric linkage for operation of said manual air exchange backup.
A method for sending a demodulation reference signal, performed by a transmit end device, wherein the method comprises: generating (S101) a demodulation reference signal corresponding to a fixed port number, wherein a sequence length of the demodulation reference signal is related to an attribute of the demodulation reference signal, wherein the sequence length of the demodulation reference signal is represented as a ∗ N, wherein a is a quantity of resource elements occupied by the demodulation reference signal in one resource unit, and N is a quantity of resource units that carry the demodulation reference signal in full bandwidth; and sending (S102) the demodulation reference signal; wherein a sequence of the demodulation reference signal comprises K same basic sequences, each basic sequence is corresponding to one time-frequency resource that carries the demodulation reference signal, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 2; wherein the method further comprises: obtaining a basic sequence of the demodulation reference signal by selecting (a ∗ N)/K values from a first preset sequence. generating (S101) a demodulation reference signal corresponding to a fixed port number, wherein a sequence length of the demodulation reference signal is related to an attribute of the demodulation reference signal, wherein the sequence length of the demodulation reference signal is represented as a ∗ N, wherein a is a quantity of resource elements occupied by the demodulation reference signal in one resource unit, and N is a quantity of resource units that carry the demodulation reference signal in full bandwidth; and sending (S102) the demodulation reference signal; wherein a sequence of the demodulation reference signal comprises K same basic sequences, each basic sequence is corresponding to one time-frequency resource that carries the demodulation reference signal, and K is an integer greater than or equal to 2; wherein the method further comprises: obtaining a basic sequence of the demodulation reference signal by selecting (a ∗ N)/K values from a first preset sequence.
Floor panels provided with a locking system for vertical and/or horizontal locking of a first edge and a second edge of adjacent floor panels, the adjacent floor panels comprising a plastic wear layer and one or several plastic core layers , wherein one of said one or several plastic core layer comprises several essentially vertical flexing grooves with a vertical extension of at least about one third of a core thickness of the plastic core layer , and wherein the vertical flexing grooves are essentially parallel with long edges of the floor panels characterized in that the vertical flexing grooves have a length that is smaller than a distance between the locking systems on short edges of the floor panels, the two end portions of the vertical flexing grooves being curved along a longitudinal direction of the floor panels. wherein one of said one or several plastic core layer comprises several essentially vertical flexing grooves with a vertical extension of at least about one third of a core thickness of the plastic core layer , and wherein the vertical flexing grooves are essentially parallel with long edges of the floor panels characterized in that the vertical flexing grooves have a length that is smaller than a distance between the locking systems on short edges of the floor panels, the two end portions of the vertical flexing grooves being curved along a longitudinal direction of the floor panels.
A method comprising: receiving, at a service provider computer from a user device, a request to access an account, the request including a device identifier and login credentials; determining, by the service provider computer, whether the account is in a high-risk state or a low-risk state; upon determining that the account is in a low-risk state, and upon determining that the login credentials are valid: generating a verification cookie from the device identifier, wherein the verification cookie is unique to the user device and the account and comprises an obscured version of the device identifier and a creation date of the verification cookie; providing the verification cookie to the user device for storage in a memory of the user device; and providing access to the account via the user device; and upon determining that the account is in a high-risk state, and upon determining that the login credentials are valid: retrieving the verification cookie from the memory of the user device; determining whether the verification cookie is valid based on the obscured version of the device identifier and the creation date; and providing access to the account via the user device only if the verification cookie is valid. receiving, at a service provider computer from a user device, a request to access an account, the request including a device identifier and login credentials; determining, by the service provider computer, whether the account is in a high-risk state or a low-risk state; upon determining that the account is in a low-risk state, and upon determining that the login credentials are valid: generating a verification cookie from the device identifier, wherein the verification cookie is unique to the user device and the account and comprises an obscured version of the device identifier and a creation date of the verification cookie; providing the verification cookie to the user device for storage in a memory of the user device; and providing access to the account via the user device; and generating a verification cookie from the device identifier, wherein the verification cookie is unique to the user device and the account and comprises an obscured version of the device identifier and a creation date of the verification cookie; providing the verification cookie to the user device for storage in a memory of the user device; and providing access to the account via the user device; and upon determining that the account is in a high-risk state, and upon determining that the login credentials are valid: retrieving the verification cookie from the memory of the user device; determining whether the verification cookie is valid based on the obscured version of the device identifier and the creation date; and providing access to the account via the user device only if the verification cookie is valid. retrieving the verification cookie from the memory of the user device; determining whether the verification cookie is valid based on the obscured version of the device identifier and the creation date; and providing access to the account via the user device only if the verification cookie is valid.
A filling apparatus comprising: a storage tank for storing hydrogen fuel; a filling nozzle for filling hydrogen from the storage tank via a fuel filling mechanism and a vehicle side filling port to an in-vehicle hydrogen filling tank; a clutch mechanism for maintaining a condition that the filling nozzle and the vehicle side filling port are connected with each other; and a lever position moving mechanism for moving a lever radially outward an end portion of the clutch mechanism on a vehicle side filling port side when the filling nozzle and the vehicle side filling port are connected with each other, wherein the lever position moving mechanism has a lever movement assisting member including a first member locating in an area between a clutch of the clutch mechanism and the lever and a second member locating radially inward the clutch , and the first member and the second member are integrally formed with each other, and wherein the lever position moving mechanism has a stator ; a channel portion formed on a radially inward surface of the lever , in the channel portion being insertable the stator ; another channel portion formed on a radially outward surface of the first member of the lever movement assisting member , in the channel portion being insertable the stator ; a first elastic member for energizing the lever to the vehicle side filling port side; and a second elastic member for energizing the lever movement assisting member to the vehicle side filling port side. a storage tank for storing hydrogen fuel; a filling nozzle for filling hydrogen from the storage tank via a fuel filling mechanism and a vehicle side filling port to an in-vehicle hydrogen filling tank; a clutch mechanism for maintaining a condition that the filling nozzle and the vehicle side filling port are connected with each other; and a lever position moving mechanism for moving a lever radially outward an end portion of the clutch mechanism on a vehicle side filling port side when the filling nozzle and the vehicle side filling port are connected with each other, wherein the lever position moving mechanism has a lever movement assisting member including a first member locating in an area between a clutch of the clutch mechanism and the lever and a second member locating radially inward the clutch , and the first member and the second member are integrally formed with each other, and wherein the lever position moving mechanism has a stator ; a channel portion formed on a radially inward surface of the lever , in the channel portion being insertable the stator ; another channel portion formed on a radially outward surface of the first member of the lever movement assisting member , in the channel portion being insertable the stator ; a first elastic member for energizing the lever to the vehicle side filling port side; and a second elastic member for energizing the lever movement assisting member to the vehicle side filling port side.
A variable delay circuit comprising: - a Digital To Time Converter, DTC, circuit including a plurality of capacitors (C 1 , ..., C N ), and a plurality of MOS switches (M 1 , ..., M N ) that are turned on and off according to a control code (A_DTC_CODE), the DTC circuit: - receiving an input pulse (REF), - applying a delay (τ DELAY ) corresponding to the control code to an edge (E2) to be delayed of the input pulse, and - outputting a delay pulse (i_dtc_o); and - a controller that: - receives an external code (DTC_CODE) indicating the delay; and - supplies the control code (A_DTC_CODE) to the DTC circuit, characterized in that the controller: - supplies a valid code as the control code during a period (t 1 -t 2 ) from a predetermined time (T CONST ) before the edge to be delayed of the input pulse (t 1 ) to the edge to be delayed (t 2 ), the valid code being the same as the external code, and - supplies a dummy code for turning on all of the plurality of MOS switches inside the DTC circuit as the control code during a further period (t 0 -t 1 ) immediately before said period (t 1 -t 2 ). - a Digital To Time Converter, DTC, circuit including a plurality of capacitors (C 1 , ..., C N ), and a plurality of MOS switches (M 1 , ..., M N ) that are turned on and off according to a control code (A_DTC_CODE), the DTC circuit: - receiving an input pulse (REF), - applying a delay (τ DELAY ) corresponding to the control code to an edge (E2) to be delayed of the input pulse, and - outputting a delay pulse (i_dtc_o); and - receiving an input pulse (REF), - applying a delay (τ DELAY ) corresponding to the control code to an edge (E2) to be delayed of the input pulse, and - outputting a delay pulse (i_dtc_o); and - a controller that: - receives an external code (DTC_CODE) indicating the delay; and - supplies the control code (A_DTC_CODE) to the DTC circuit, characterized in that the controller: - supplies a valid code as the control code during a period (t 1 -t 2 ) from a predetermined time (T CONST ) before the edge to be delayed of the input pulse (t 1 ) to the edge to be delayed (t 2 ), the valid code being the same as the external code, and - supplies a dummy code for turning on all of the plurality of MOS switches inside the DTC circuit as the control code during a further period (t 0 -t 1 ) immediately before said period (t 1 -t 2 ). - receives an external code (DTC_CODE) indicating the delay; and - supplies the control code (A_DTC_CODE) to the DTC circuit, - supplies a valid code as the control code during a period (t 1 -t 2 ) from a predetermined time (T CONST ) before the edge to be delayed of the input pulse (t 1 ) to the edge to be delayed (t 2 ), the valid code being the same as the external code, and - supplies a dummy code for turning on all of the plurality of MOS switches inside the DTC circuit as the control code during a further period (t 0 -t 1 ) immediately before said period (t 1 -t 2 ).