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An apparatus for enabling the replacement of culture medium for live cells: - a cell culture vessel ; - a fresh culture medium storage vessel ; - a used culture medium collection vessel ; - a supply conduit adapted to provide fluid communication between the fresh culture medium storage vessel and the cell culture vessel ; - a drainage conduit adapted to provide fluid communication between the cell culture vessel and the used culture medium collection vessel , an inlet of the drainage conduit being disposed within the cell culture vessel such that in use it is it located in the culture medium; and - a pump adapted to pump fresh culture medium from the fresh culture medium storage vessel to the cell culture vessel and to pump used culture medium from the cell culture vessel to the used culture medium collection vessel , wherein: the cell culture vessel is not sealed to ambient, and the apparatus includes a pressure equalization conduit adapted to provide pressure equalization between the used culture medium collection vessel and the fresh culture medium storage vessel and in which the fresh culture medium storage vessel and used culture medium collection vessel are sealed to ambient - a cell culture vessel ; - a fresh culture medium storage vessel ; - a used culture medium collection vessel ; - a supply conduit adapted to provide fluid communication between the fresh culture medium storage vessel and the cell culture vessel ; - a drainage conduit adapted to provide fluid communication between the cell culture vessel and the used culture medium collection vessel , an inlet of the drainage conduit being disposed within the cell culture vessel such that in use it is it located in the culture medium; and - a pump adapted to pump fresh culture medium from the fresh culture medium storage vessel to the cell culture vessel and to pump used culture medium from the cell culture vessel to the used culture medium collection vessel ,
Oven , at least comprising a cooking chamber for heating food, a pre-heating unit for providing heated air for heating the cooking chamber , wherein the air can be heated inside a pre-heating chamber of the pre-heating unit , wherein an air supply is provided for conducting ambient air under pressure into the pre-heating chamber of the pre-heating unit for providing pressurized air inside the pre-heating chamber , wherein the cooking chamber and the pre-heating chamber are fluidly connected, wherein air pre-heated in the pre-heating chamber is conductable by means of a fluid connection from the pre-heating chamber to the cooking chamber , wherein at least one valve means is provided, wherein due to the valve means airflow through the fluid connection can be prevented or enabled, wherein the valve means is coupled with one or more sensor means , wherein the sensor means detects if a predefined pressure within the pre-heating chamber is reached, and/or if the pressurized air within the pre-heating chamber has a predefined temperature characterized in that the compressed air is expanded during that airflow through the fluid connection from a pressure above 1,5 bar to ambient pressure in the cooking chamber .
A pulling-up-type continuous casting apparatus comprising: a holding furnace that holds molten metal (M1); a shape defining member disposed above a molten-metal surface of the molten metal (M1) held in the holding furnace , the shape defining member being configured to define a cross-sectional shape of a cast-metal article (M3) to be cast as the molten metal (M2) passes through the shape defining member ; characterized by an image pickup unit that takes an image of the molten metal (M2) that has been pulled up and passed through the shape defining member ; an image analysis unit that detects a fluctuation on the surface of the molten metal (M2) from the image and determines a boundary between an area where the fluctuation is detected and an area where the fluctuation is not detected as a solidification interface (SIF); and a casting control unit that changes a casting condition only when the solidification interface (SIF) determined by the image analysis unit is not within a predetermined reference range, wherein the casting control unit uses a reference range which differs according to a pulling-up angle of the molten metal (M2) and determines whether or not the solidification interface (SIF) is within that reference range. a holding furnace that holds molten metal (M1); a shape defining member disposed above a molten-metal surface of the molten metal (M1) held in the holding furnace , the shape defining member being configured to define a cross-sectional shape of a cast-metal article (M3) to be cast as the molten metal (M2) passes through the shape defining member ; characterized by an image pickup unit that takes an image of the molten metal (M2) that has been pulled up and passed through the shape defining member ; an image analysis unit that detects a fluctuation on the surface of the molten metal (M2) from the image and determines a boundary between an area where the fluctuation is detected and an area where the fluctuation is not detected as a solidification interface (SIF); and a casting control unit that changes a casting condition only when the solidification interface (SIF) determined by the image analysis unit is not within a predetermined reference range, wherein the casting control unit uses a reference range which differs according to a pulling-up angle of the molten metal (M2) and determines whether or not the solidification interface (SIF) is within that reference range.
Apparatus for cleaning exhaust gases from a fireplace, comprising: - a housing which accommodates functional components of the apparatus; - an inlet section , which is intended to receive exhaust gases from the fireplace; - an outlet section , which is intended to discharge exhaust gases from the apparatus; - a bypass section which is adapted to establish a direct connection between the inlet section and the outlet section and which can be closed by means of a first mechanical flap arrangement ; and - a cleaning section which extends between the inlet section and the outlet section for guiding an exhaust gas flow and is provided with a plurality of functional components, - wherein the functional components comprise at least: ∘ an electrostatic filter unit for separating fine dust particles; ∘ a centrifugal separator unit for removing particulates from the exhaust gas; and ∘ a blower unit for driving a flow of exhaust gas through the cleaning section , characterised in that a controllable draught regulator is assigned to the outlet section , and the apparatus further comprises a control unit which is adapted to control the controllable draught regulator . - a housing which accommodates functional components of the apparatus; - an inlet section , which is intended to receive exhaust gases from the fireplace; - an outlet section , which is intended to discharge exhaust gases from the apparatus; - a bypass section which is adapted to establish a direct connection between the inlet section and the outlet section and which can be closed by means of a first mechanical flap arrangement ; and - a cleaning section which extends between the inlet section and the outlet section for guiding an exhaust gas flow and is provided with a plurality of functional components, - wherein the functional components comprise at least: ∘ an electrostatic filter unit for separating fine dust particles; ∘ a centrifugal separator unit for removing particulates from the exhaust gas; and ∘ a blower unit for driving a flow of exhaust gas through the cleaning section , ∘ an electrostatic filter unit for separating fine dust particles; ∘ a centrifugal separator unit for removing particulates from the exhaust gas; and ∘ a blower unit for driving a flow of exhaust gas through the cleaning section , characterised in that a controllable draught regulator is assigned to the outlet section , and the apparatus further comprises a control unit which is adapted to control the controllable draught regulator .
A method of metering a fluid flow comprising: using a first flow meter to produce a first flow rate reading of the flow to be metered, with an associated first uncertainty; using a second flow meter to produce a second flow rate reading of said flow to be metered, with an associated second uncertainty; and characterised by calculating a flow rate prediction based on the combination of the first flow rate reading, the second flow rate reading, the first uncertainty, the second uncertainty, and applying criteria based on physical laws; wherein the flow rate prediction has an associated uncertainty which is less than each of the first uncertainty and the second uncertainty. using a first flow meter to produce a first flow rate reading of the flow to be metered, with an associated first uncertainty; using a second flow meter to produce a second flow rate reading of said flow to be metered, with an associated second uncertainty; and characterised by calculating a flow rate prediction based on the combination of the first flow rate reading, the second flow rate reading, the first uncertainty, the second uncertainty, and applying criteria based on physical laws; wherein the flow rate prediction has an associated uncertainty which is less than each of the first uncertainty and the second uncertainty.
A liquid pharmaceutical formulation comprising exendin (9-39) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a tonicity modifier in a physiologically acceptable buffer having a pH in the range of 5.5 to 6, wherein the exendin (9-39) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof does not exhibit visible aggregation in the formulation.
A compressor of a cooling appliance, the compressor comprising a crankshaft and a cylinder block which has a main bearing for supporting the crankshaft and a casing which has a lower section for collecting lubricant, the crankshaft comprising a vertically extending shaft which includes an integral bearing section that is adapted for being guided into the main bearing , the shaft comprising an integral lower tip section that is adapted for being directly immersed into the lubricant inside the lower section , wherein shaft comprises an integral crank adapted for converting rotational movement in reciprocating movement and an axially upwardly continuous lubricant channel that is formed so as to extend along and within the shaft and adapted for conveying the lubricant from the lower tip section towards the surface of the crank via an outlet that is provided on the crank upon rotation of the shaft , characterized by a lubricating device that is hollow wherein the lubricating device is placed onto the crank via an inlet pipe and wherein the inlet pipe is inserted inside the outlet and adapted for conveying the lubricant inside the lubricating device and a hole on a surface of the lubricating device .
A method for transmitting a medium access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU, comprising: identifying, by a hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, entity, for an uplink grant, a HARQ process associated with the uplink grant ; and obtaining, by the HARQ entity, a MAC PDU to transmit from a HARQ buffer of the identified HARQ process when a following condition is satisfied : a MAC entity of the HARQ entity is configured with priority based prioritization, the uplink grant is a configured grant, and a previous uplink grant for the HARQ process was de-prioritized and the MAC PDU had already been obtained for the HARQ process; the method further comprising: after obtaining the MAC PDU to transmit, delivering, by the HARQ entity, the MAC PDU and the uplink grant and HARQ information of a transport block, TB, to the identified HARQ process; and instructing, by the HARQ entity, the identified HARQ process to trigger a new transmission; wherein when the HARQ process is configured with a configured grant timer, the configured grant timer is not started or restarted when a following condition is satisfied: the MAC entity is configured with priority based prioritization, the uplink grant is a configured uplink grant and the uplink grant is a deprioritized uplink grant. identifying, by a hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, entity, for an uplink grant, a HARQ process associated with the uplink grant ; and obtaining, by the HARQ entity, a MAC PDU to transmit from a HARQ buffer of the identified HARQ process when a following condition is satisfied : a MAC entity of the HARQ entity is configured with priority based prioritization, the uplink grant is a configured grant, and a previous uplink grant for the HARQ process was de-prioritized and the MAC PDU had already been obtained for the HARQ process; the method further comprising: after obtaining the MAC PDU to transmit, delivering, by the HARQ entity, the MAC PDU and the uplink grant and HARQ information of a transport block, TB, to the identified HARQ process; and instructing, by the HARQ entity, the identified HARQ process to trigger a new transmission; wherein when the HARQ process is configured with a configured grant timer, the configured grant timer is not started or restarted when a following condition is satisfied: the MAC entity is configured with priority based prioritization, the uplink grant is a configured uplink grant and the uplink grant is a deprioritized uplink grant. after obtaining the MAC PDU to transmit, delivering, by the HARQ entity, the MAC PDU and the uplink grant and HARQ information of a transport block, TB, to the identified HARQ process; and instructing, by the HARQ entity, the identified HARQ process to trigger a new transmission; wherein when the HARQ process is configured with a configured grant timer, the configured grant timer is not started or restarted when a following condition is satisfied: the MAC entity is configured with priority based prioritization, the uplink grant is a configured uplink grant and the uplink grant is a deprioritized uplink grant.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre having a sound-absorbing inner absorber which is adhesively attached in the interior of said tyre to the inner surface opposite from the tread , wherein the inner absorber adheres to a self-sealing sealant , which at least immediately after its application has a tackiness required for the purposes of adhesive attachment, wherein a separating layer is arranged between the sealant and the inner absorber , characterized in that the separating layer is made in such a way as to ensure a flowability of the sealant that is sufficient for the purposes of sealing and also a reliable adhesion of the inner absorber , and in that the separating layer is a film which has adhesion-reducing properties at least on the surface that is facing the sealant .
Hoisting apparatus for gripping and lifting a load (L), e.g., an anode, comprising, - an outer housing containing movable gripping jaws at each side, each connected to the outer housing by a parallelogram linkage (Pa, Pb) to allow said clamping jaws to move into a gripping direction (D1), - an inner housing operatively connected to each gripping jaw by a lever mechanism in such a way, that a movement of the inner housing against the outer housing along a lifting direction (D2) causes the gripping jaws to move relative to each other along the gripping direction (D1), and - a locking mechanism configured to allow or to prevent a relative movement of the inner housing against the outer housing in order to allow or to prevent the gripping jaws to move against each other along the gripping direction (D1), characterized in that , the locking mechanism comprises a nut rotatably connected to the inner housing and screwed onto a spindle , wherein the spindle is fixedly connected to the outer housing such that the nut rotates on the spindle when the inner housing is moved against the outer housing along the lifting direction (D2), wherein the nut is further fixedly connected to a brake disc and the brake disc is interacting with a brake unit attached to the inner housing in such a way, that in an activated state of the brake unit a rotation of the brake disc and the nut is prevented in order to also prevent the gripping jaws to move against each other along the gripping direction (D1). - an outer housing containing movable gripping jaws at each side, each connected to the outer housing by a parallelogram linkage (Pa, Pb) to allow said clamping jaws to move into a gripping direction (D1), - an inner housing operatively connected to each gripping jaw by a lever mechanism in such a way, that a movement of the inner housing against the outer housing along a lifting direction (D2) causes the gripping jaws to move relative to each other along the gripping direction (D1), and - a locking mechanism configured to allow or to prevent a relative movement of the inner housing against the outer housing in order to allow or to prevent the gripping jaws to move against each other along the gripping direction (D1), the locking mechanism comprises a nut rotatably connected to the inner housing and screwed onto a spindle , wherein the spindle is fixedly connected to the outer housing such that the nut rotates on the spindle when the inner housing is moved against the outer housing along the lifting direction (D2), wherein the nut is further fixedly connected to a brake disc and the brake disc is interacting with a brake unit attached to the inner housing in such a way, that in an activated state of the brake unit a rotation of the brake disc and the nut is prevented in order to also prevent the gripping jaws to move against each other along the gripping direction (D1).
Process for the production of a fibre-reinforced plastics component in which a preform made of at least one semifinished fibre product is provided, and in which continuous reinforcement filaments are laid and fixed parallel to the conveying direction (F) on a continuous carrier web conveyed continuously in a conveying direction (F), where the continuous reinforcement filaments are laid and fixed on the continuous carrier web in a manner that produces a series of areal structures , the outline of which corresponds to the final outline of the plastics component, characterized in that after the production of the respective areal structure a cutting-to-size procedure takes place in which each areal structure in the form of a cut-to-size semifinished fibre product is cut out of the continuous carrier web , and specifically with removal of a remaining offcut area as waste material, and that the cut-to-size edges of the respective cut-to-size semifinished fibre product run along the periphery of the respective areal structure in accordance with the outline, and therefore the offcut area then comprises exclusively the textile mesh of the continuous carrier web , and not the continuous reinforcement filaments , and that the series of areal structures is stacked to produce a layer package.
An apparatus comprising: an amplifier; a first set of samplers (421a-b, 422) to sample data output from the amplifier according to a clock signal, the set of samplers to generate a binary output; and a modified decision feedback equalizer, DFE, , characterized in that the DFE comprises a binary to 1-hot data converter to convert the output of the first set of samplers (421a-b, 422) to 1-hot encoded data and a speculative DFE , wherein the speculative DFE comprises a single transmission gate multiplexer to propagate 2-bit binary signals. an amplifier; a first set of samplers (421a-b, 422) to sample data output from the amplifier according to a clock signal, the set of samplers to generate a binary output; and a modified decision feedback equalizer, DFE, , characterized in that the DFE comprises a binary to 1-hot data converter to convert the output of the first set of samplers (421a-b, 422) to 1-hot encoded data and a speculative DFE , wherein the speculative DFE comprises a single transmission gate multiplexer to propagate 2-bit binary signals.
A method for tuning at least one parameter of a noise cancellation enabled audio system with an audio processor (PROC) and an ear mountable playback device (HP) comprising a speaker (SP) and a feedforward microphone (FF_MIC), wherein in a regular mode of operation of the audio system, a useful audio signal to be played over the speaker (SP) is received via an audio input of the audio system, the method comprising: - placing the playback device (HP) onto a measurement fixture (MF), wherein the speaker (SP) faces an ear canal representation (EC) of the measurement fixture (MF) and a test microphone (ECM) located within the ear canal representation (EC); - varying the parameter between a plurality of settings while a test sound is played from an ambient sound source (ASS); - receiving and storing a measurement signal from the test microphone (ECM) at least while the parameter is varied; - determining a power minimum in the stored measurement signal; and - determining from the plurality of settings of the varied parameter a tune parameter associated with the power minimum; characterised in that : the above steps of varying the parameter, receiving and storing the measurement signal, determining the power minimum and determining the tune parameter are performed in the audio processor (PROC); playing of the test sound via the ambient sound source (ASS) is independent from the audio system and the measurement fixture at least in terms of control and signals; and in that during a calibration mode of operation of the audio system, the measurement signal is received over the - audio input; - placing the playback device (HP) onto a measurement fixture (MF), wherein the speaker (SP) faces an ear canal representation (EC) of the measurement fixture (MF) and a test microphone (ECM) located within the ear canal representation (EC); - varying the parameter between a plurality of settings while a test sound is played from an ambient sound source (ASS); - receiving and storing a measurement signal from the test microphone (ECM) at least while the parameter is varied; - determining a power minimum in the stored measurement signal; and - determining from the plurality of settings of the varied parameter a tune parameter associated with the power minimum; the above steps of varying the parameter, receiving and storing the measurement signal, determining the power minimum and determining the tune parameter are performed in the audio processor (PROC); playing of the test sound via the ambient sound source (ASS) is independent from the audio system and the measurement fixture at least in terms of control and signals; and in that during a calibration mode of operation of the audio system, the measurement signal is received over the - audio input;