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Method for stabilizing a vehicle combination comprising a towing vehicle and at least one trailer vehicle , whereby the method comprises at least the following steps: determining wheel revolution rates (n_HA) of at least one driven axle (HA) of the towing vehicle and a vehicle speed (v) of the towing vehicle (St1), checking at least a first criterion (K1) as to whether there is braking wheel slip (s_HA) at the driven axle (HA) of the towing vehicle without the operation of a wheel brake of the driven axle (HA) (St2), and if the first criterion (K1) is met, actuating at least one wheel brake of the trailer vehicle (St5), wherein an exclusion criterion (K2) with one or more exclusion conditions (K2a, K2b) is checked, whereby the wheel brakes of the trailer vehicle are not actuated if at least one exclusion condition (K2a, K2b) is present, characterized in that as a first exclusion condition (Ka2) a check is made as to whether driving uphill is taking place, whereby the wheel brakes of the trailer vehicle are not actuated if driving uphill is taking place, and/or in that as a second exclusion condition (K2b) a check is made as to whether driving stability control is active on the towing vehicle , and the wheel brakes of the trailer vehicle are not actuated if driving stability control is present on the towing vehicle . determining wheel revolution rates (n_HA) of at least one driven axle (HA) of the towing vehicle and a vehicle speed (v) of the towing vehicle (St1), checking at least a first criterion (K1) as to whether there is braking wheel slip (s_HA) at the driven axle (HA) of the towing vehicle without the operation of a wheel brake of the driven axle (HA) (St2), and if the first criterion (K1) is met, actuating at least one wheel brake of the trailer vehicle (St5), wherein an exclusion criterion (K2) with one or more exclusion conditions (K2a, K2b) is checked, whereby the wheel brakes of the trailer vehicle are not actuated if at least one exclusion condition (K2a, K2b) is present, characterized in that as a first exclusion condition (Ka2) a check is made as to whether driving uphill is taking place, whereby the wheel brakes of the trailer vehicle are not actuated if driving uphill is taking place, and/or in that as a second exclusion condition (K2b) a check is made as to whether driving stability control is active on the towing vehicle , and the wheel brakes of the trailer vehicle are not actuated if driving stability control is present on the towing vehicle .
A guide bar for guiding a chain of a chainsaw , the guide bar comprising: a first side plate and a second side plate facing each other and extending toward a nose of the guide bar ; a sprocket wheel provided at the nose of the guide bar between the first side plate and the second side plate ; a first shim disposed between the first side plate and a first side of the sprocket wheel ; a second shim disposed between the second side plate and a second side of the sprocket wheel ; a first sealing member disposed between the first shim and the first side of the sprocket wheel ; a second sealing member disposed between the second shim and the second side of the sprocket wheel ; a bearing assembly including a hub having a lubrication reservoir formed therein, the hub further including rolling elements , wherein the guide bar is characterized in comprising a channel formed in at least one shim among the first and second shims (240 and 242), the channel providing a passage for lubricant between the reservoir and the rolling elements . a first side plate and a second side plate facing each other and extending toward a nose of the guide bar ; a sprocket wheel provided at the nose of the guide bar between the first side plate and the second side plate ; a first shim disposed between the first side plate and a first side of the sprocket wheel ; a second shim disposed between the second side plate and a second side of the sprocket wheel ; a first sealing member disposed between the first shim and the first side of the sprocket wheel ; a second sealing member disposed between the second shim and the second side of the sprocket wheel ; a bearing assembly including a hub having a lubrication reservoir formed therein, the hub further including rolling elements , wherein the guide bar is characterized in comprising a channel formed in at least one shim among the first and second shims (240 and 242), the channel providing a passage for lubricant between the reservoir and the rolling elements .
Fire extinguishing system having a plurality of sprinklers , having a trigger sensor which emits a trigger signal when a first sprinkler is triggered, and having a control unit which process the trigger signal so as to generate control commands by way of which a plurality of second sprinklers are triggered in such a way that the spray cones of the second sprinklers overlap one another and that the spray cones of the second sprinklers form an extinguishing agent curtain which is disposed between the first sprinkler and a region to be protected, wherein a control command, by way of which the second sprinklers forming the extinguishing agent curtain are triggered, is transmitted from the control unit to the second sprinklers by way of a wired connection or a wireless connection.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor , cause the processor to: analyze a plurality of signals generated by a sensor of a computing system , the plurality of signals corresponding to a series of training touch inputs received on a surface of the computing system, each of the plurality of signals comprising for each of a plurality of consecutive time periods a corresponding signal strength; and generate a touch input signature for discrete cursor movement based on the analysis of the plurality of signals corresponding to the series of training touch inputs, characterized in that the touch input signature represents a tolerance band having an outer bound and an inner bound , wherein a geometry of the touch input signature captures for each of the plurality of time periods a range of the corresponding signal strengths of the training touch inputs provided by a user in a personalized manner so that future touch inputs that fall within the tolerance band are recognized and accepted resulting in a discrete cursor movement, while touch inputs that fall outside the tolerance band are rejected resulting in no discrete cursor movement. analyze a plurality of signals generated by a sensor of a computing system , the plurality of signals corresponding to a series of training touch inputs received on a surface of the computing system, each of the plurality of signals comprising for each of a plurality of consecutive time periods a corresponding signal strength; and generate a touch input signature for discrete cursor movement based on the analysis of the plurality of signals corresponding to the series of training touch inputs, characterized in that the touch input signature represents a tolerance band having an outer bound and an inner bound , wherein a geometry of the touch input signature captures for each of the plurality of time periods a range of the corresponding signal strengths of the training touch inputs provided by a user in a personalized manner so that future touch inputs that fall within the tolerance band are recognized and accepted resulting in a discrete cursor movement, while touch inputs that fall outside the tolerance band are rejected resulting in no discrete cursor movement.
A composite structure having a Shore A hardness according to DIN 53505 of 20 to 45 as a coating for an airbag cover, wherein the composite structure contains a foam layer, a cover layer and a lacquer layer in this order, the foam layer has a density according to ISO 845 of 40 to 100 kg/m 3 and a gel content according to ASTM D2765-16 of 20 to 80 % and comprises a polyolefin and the cover layer has a gel content according to ASTM D2765-16 of 0 to 20 %, is thermoplastic and comprises at least two compact sublayers each comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer selected from polyolefin and polyvinyl chloride.
A catalyst support for use in steam reforming, the support comprising at least 35 wt% hibonite of the formula CaAl 12 O 19 and 10-35 wt% potassium beta-alumina upon sintering, as measured ex-situ by X-ray powder Diffraction (XRPD) technique using Cu Kα radiation and Bragg-Brentano geometry (PANalytical Xpert Pro) with quantitative phase analysis performed by Rietveld refinement using TOPAS (version 4.2) software.
Apparatus for testing a plurality of prosthetic heart valve leaflets, the apparatus comprising: a vertical mount ; characterized by a plurality of horizontal bars movably coupled to the mount, each bar extending away from the mount along a respective bar-axis (D26) that lies on a respective vertical bar-plane (D28), and each bar configured to support a respective leaflet along the respective bar-axis such that the respective leaflet drapes over the respective bar; and an image sensor , positioned opposite the mount, facing the plurality of bars and the mount so as to be oriented to acquire an image that includes the plurality of leaflets draped over the plurality of bars. a vertical mount ; characterized by a plurality of horizontal bars movably coupled to the mount, each bar extending away from the mount along a respective bar-axis (D26) that lies on a respective vertical bar-plane (D28), and each bar configured to support a respective leaflet along the respective bar-axis such that the respective leaflet drapes over the respective bar; and an image sensor , positioned opposite the mount, facing the plurality of bars and the mount so as to be oriented to acquire an image that includes the plurality of leaflets draped over the plurality of bars.
Arm having at least one joint for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, wherein the at least one joint arranged on the arm has two joint parts (12, 26; 19) movably connected to each other, a first joint part having a spherical joint body and a second joint part rotatably and pivotably holding the joint body , wherein a sensor device for determining the relative position of the two joint parts (12, 26; 19) relative to each other is arranged on the joint , wherein the sensor device comprises at least one sensor element , which is integrated in a joint housing , wherein the joint housing forms the second joint part , in which the joint body is directly supported, and the joint body of the first joint part is positioned relative to the arm in at least one holding section of the arm , characterized in that the joint housing is produced in an assembly injection-moulding process, wherein at least the joint body of the first joint part is over-moulded, wherein the joint housing is produced by the over-moulding, wherein the at least one holding section is formed by wall segments of the arm which extend parallel to each other in some sections, and which have substantially coaxially arranged eyes , in which at least the first joint part is positioned before the over-moulding, wherein the joint housing encloses the two wall segments , at least in some sections.
A method for enabling at least one node of a communication network including a plurality of nodes, the at least one node acting as a client, to maintain or initiate communication with a process of another node acting as server, although a present socket address of the process is changing, the method comprising at least the steps of: a) defining at least one shared event as a coordinated activity between the client and the server on the occurence of which the client and the server select and hop to a new socket address different from the present socket address, b) providing to both, the server and the client, an address bank of available socket addresses, and arranging the address bank in an array spanning a 2D-address space, wherein a first dimension represents an available number m of IP addresses and a second dimension represents an available number n of port numbers on the server, wherein m, n are integers, thus forming an address space of m x n socket addresses, c) defining information shared between the client and the server as at least one shared secret, d) on the occurence of the at least one shared event, selecting, based on the shared secret, a new socket address from the address bank, wherein the at least one shared event, the at least one shared secret and the address bank are changed individually or collectively by the server when such a change is triggered from a network element in the communication network warning of a potential attack. a) defining at least one shared event as a coordinated activity between the client and the server on the occurence of which the client and the server select and hop to a new socket address different from the present socket address, b) providing to both, the server and the client, an address bank of available socket addresses, and arranging the address bank in an array spanning a 2D-address space, wherein a first dimension represents an available number m of IP addresses and a second dimension represents an available number n of port numbers on the server, wherein m, n are integers, thus forming an address space of m x n socket addresses, c) defining information shared between the client and the server as at least one shared secret, d) on the occurence of the at least one shared event, selecting, based on the shared secret, a new socket address from the address bank, wherein the at least one shared event, the at least one shared secret and the address bank are changed individually or collectively by the server when such a change is triggered from a network element in the communication network warning of a potential attack.
A reactive metal powder in-flight heat treatment process comprising: contacting a reactive metal powder with an in-flight heat treatment process gas mixture comprising (i) at least one inert in-flight heat treatment process gas and (ii) at least one additive gas while carrying out said in-flight heat treatment process to obtain a raw reactive metal powder, wherein contacting the reactive metal powder with the in-flight heat treatment process gas mixture comprises contacting the reactive metal powder with the in-flight heat treatment process gas mixture within a hot zone of a reactor; and forming, with said at least one additive gas, a surface layer on said raw reactive metal powder, said raw reactive metal powder with said surface layer thereon, comprises less than 1000 ppm of at least one element from said at least one additive gas, wherein a particle size distribution of 10 to 53 μm of said raw reactive metal powder with said surface layer thereon has a flowability less than 40 s, measured according to ASTM B213, wherein the at least one additive gas is chosen from one of an oxygen containing gas, a hydrogen containing gas, a halogen containing gas, a sulfur containing gas, a gas including carbon-based compounds, or a nitrogen containing gas; wherein the process is carried out by means of at least one plasma torch or by means of a gas heater . contacting a reactive metal powder with an in-flight heat treatment process gas mixture comprising (i) at least one inert in-flight heat treatment process gas and (ii) at least one additive gas while carrying out said in-flight heat treatment process to obtain a raw reactive metal powder, wherein contacting the reactive metal powder with the in-flight heat treatment process gas mixture comprises contacting the reactive metal powder with the in-flight heat treatment process gas mixture within a hot zone of a reactor; and forming, with said at least one additive gas, a surface layer on said raw reactive metal powder, said raw reactive metal powder with said surface layer thereon, comprises less than 1000 ppm of at least one element from said at least one additive gas, wherein a particle size distribution of 10 to 53 μm of said raw reactive metal powder with said surface layer thereon has a flowability less than 40 s, measured according to ASTM B213, wherein the at least one additive gas is chosen from one of an oxygen containing gas, a hydrogen containing gas, a halogen containing gas, a sulfur containing gas, a gas including carbon-based compounds, or a nitrogen containing gas; wherein the process is carried out by means of at least one plasma torch or by means of a gas heater .
A DC-to-DC converter , comprising: a power transformer having a primary side (102-P) and a secondary side (102-S); a first switch (M1) coupled to the primary side of the transformer; a second switch (M3) coupled to the secondary side of the transformer; an output voltage node (V O ); an inductor having an inductor node (V L ) and connected through said inductor node (VL) to the secondary side of the power transformer, the inductor is further connected to the output voltage node (V O ); a voltage-second, VS, controller coupled to the inductor and configured to control, if a first duty cycle for the first switch is less than a threshold, a second duty cycle for the second switch so as to cause an integral of a voltage drop between the inductor node and the output voltage node to equal zero over a period of time; and an output voltage control loop coupled to the VS controller and configured to generate a first signal associated with the first duty cycle; wherein while the VS controller controls the second duty cycle, a voltage level at the output voltage (V O ) is maintained at a non-zero value, wherein the period of time is a period of the first signal , and wherein the threshold is a ratio of voltage levels between the output voltage node (V O ) and the inductor node (V L ); the DC-to-DC converter is configured, if the first duty cycle is greater than the threshold, to control, by the output voltage loop , the second duty cycle based on the first duty cycle, and to monotonically increase the voltage level at the output voltage node (V O ) from the non-zero value to a predetermined value. a power transformer having a primary side (102-P) and a secondary side (102-S); a first switch (M1) coupled to the primary side of the transformer; a second switch (M3) coupled to the secondary side of the transformer; an output voltage node (V O ); an inductor having an inductor node (V L ) and connected through said inductor node (VL) to the secondary side of the power transformer, the inductor is further connected to the output voltage node (V O ); a voltage-second, VS, controller coupled to the inductor and configured to control, if a first duty cycle for the first switch is less than a threshold, a second duty cycle for the second switch so as to cause an integral of a voltage drop between the inductor node and the output voltage node to equal zero over a period of time; and an output voltage control loop coupled to the VS controller and configured to generate a first signal associated with the first duty cycle; wherein while the VS controller controls the second duty cycle, a voltage level at the output voltage (V O ) is maintained at a non-zero value, wherein the period of time is a period of the first signal , and wherein the threshold is a ratio of voltage levels between the output voltage node (V O ) and the inductor node (V L ); the DC-to-DC converter is configured, if the first duty cycle is greater than the threshold, to control, by the output voltage loop , the second duty cycle based on the first duty cycle, and to monotonically increase the voltage level at the output voltage node (V O ) from the non-zero value to a predetermined value.
An end seal for an electrophotographic image forming device , comprising: an elastomeric body having a blade seal portion shaped to seal against a planar rear surface of a doctor blade and a curved rotary seal portion that extends from a bottom end of the blade seal portion and is shaped to seal against an outer surface of a rotatable developer roll ; and a cutout through the body at an inner axial side of the body , characterized by that the cutout is positioned in a bottommost portion of the blade seal portion and a topmost portion of the rotary seal portion such that the bottommost portion of the blade seal portion and the topmost portion of the rotary seal portion have a smaller width in an axial dimension of the developer roll across a sealing face of the end seal than a portion of the blade seal portion directly above the cutout and a portion of the rotary seal portion directly below the cutout . an elastomeric body having a blade seal portion shaped to seal against a planar rear surface of a doctor blade and a curved rotary seal portion that extends from a bottom end of the blade seal portion and is shaped to seal against an outer surface of a rotatable developer roll ; and a cutout through the body at an inner axial side of the body , characterized by that the cutout is positioned in a bottommost portion of the blade seal portion and a topmost portion of the rotary seal portion such that the bottommost portion of the blade seal portion and the topmost portion of the rotary seal portion have a smaller width in an axial dimension of the developer roll across a sealing face of the end seal than a portion of the blade seal portion directly above the cutout and a portion of the rotary seal portion directly below the cutout .
A ceramic heater (1; 51) comprising: a cylindrical heater body (3; 53) made of a ceramic material; and an annular flange (5; 55) made of a metal material and fitted around the heater body (3; 53), characterized in that : one side of the flange (5; 55) with respect to an axial direction of the heater body (3; 53) is concave in the axial direction to define a concave part (6; 56); the concave part (6; 56) includes a glass accumulation region (25; 58) filled with a glass material (23; 67); and the glass material (23; 67) in the glass accumulation region (25; 58) is fused to the flange (5; 55) and to the heater body (3; 53). a cylindrical heater body (3; 53) made of a ceramic material; and an annular flange (5; 55) made of a metal material and fitted around the heater body (3; 53), characterized in that : one side of the flange (5; 55) with respect to an axial direction of the heater body (3; 53) is concave in the axial direction to define a concave part (6; 56); the concave part (6; 56) includes a glass accumulation region (25; 58) filled with a glass material (23; 67); and the glass material (23; 67) in the glass accumulation region (25; 58) is fused to the flange (5; 55) and to the heater body (3; 53). one side of the flange (5; 55) with respect to an axial direction of the heater body (3; 53) is concave in the axial direction to define a concave part (6; 56); the concave part (6; 56) includes a glass accumulation region (25; 58) filled with a glass material (23; 67); and the glass material (23; 67) in the glass accumulation region (25; 58) is fused to the flange (5; 55) and to the heater body (3; 53).