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A method for spreading a tow of textile non-braided filaments, comprising the following steps: - providing a tow (F) of textile non-braided filaments placed side by side and mechanically/structurally unbound to each other extending along its own main direction (A) and having a section transverse to said main direction with a predetermined thickness (s1,s2,s3) and a predetermined width (W1,W2,W3) of at least 1 cm; - feeding the tow (F) along a travel path (P); - spreading the tow (F) in order to increase its width (W1, W2, W3) and reduce its thickness (s1, s1, s2), defining a spread tow (ST1, ST2); wherein said step of spreading the tow (F) comprises: - immersing the tow (F) of textile non-braided filaments in a bath ; - generating in the bath a sequence of transverse waves crossing the tow (F) transversely to the main direction (A) in order to translate and place the individual filaments side by side, thereby permanently spreading the tow (F); - extracting the spread tow (ST1, ST2) from said bath ; wherein the tow (F) entering the bath and/or the spread tow (ST1, ST2) extracted from the bath is/are not fully sized characterized in that said step of generating the sequence of waves comprises feeding the tow (F) along the travel path (P) on a support provided with a plurality of through holes , wherein: the generation of said first waves comprises pumping the liquid exiting said holes along said first direction (D1) and the generation of said second waves comprises sucking up the liquid entering said holes along said second direction. - providing a tow (F) of textile non-braided filaments placed side by side and mechanically/structurally unbound to each other extending along its own main direction (A) and having a section transverse to said main direction with a predetermined thickness (s1,s2,s3) and a predetermined width (W1,W2,W3) of at least 1 cm; - feeding the tow (F) along a travel path (P); - spreading the tow (F) in order to increase its width (W1, W2, W3) and reduce its thickness (s1, s1, s2), defining a spread tow (ST1, ST2); wherein said step of spreading the tow (F) comprises: - immersing the tow (F) of textile non-braided filaments in a bath ; - generating in the bath a sequence of transverse waves crossing the tow (F) transversely to the main direction (A) in order to translate and place the individual filaments side by side, thereby permanently spreading the tow (F); - extracting the spread tow (ST1, ST2) from said bath ;
Microwave switching device comprising: - a switching matrix (COM) with M inputs (E 1 , E 2 , ...E M ) and N outputs (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ) comprising at least one surface-mountable microwave switch (CT) with ohmic contacts with at least one input and at least one output position which is able to perform at least one switch between at least one of the M inputs and at least one of the N outputs of the switching matrix (COM); - a control bus (BC) for the one or more microwave switches (CT) of the switching matrix (COM); - a bias tee (T 1 , T 2 , ...T M ) positioned on each input (E 1 , E 2 , ...E M ) of the switching matrix (COM); - a bias tee (T' 1 , T' 2 , ...T' S ) positioned on each output of the switching matrix; - a remote-control bus (BE) for the M inputs (E 1 , E 2 , ... E M ) configured to control each voltage (VT i , i ∈ 〚 1 ; M 〛 ) applied between ground and a DC input of each bias tee (T 1 , T 2 , ...T M ) positioned on each input (E 1 , E 2 , ... E M ) of the switching matrix; and - a telemetry bus (BS) for the N outputs (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ) configured to mesure each voltage (VT j , j ∈ 〚 1 ; N 〛 ) applied between ground and a DC output of each bias tee (T' 1 , T' 2 , ...T' S ) positioned on each output (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ) of the switching matrix, the device being configured to determine the state of each microwave switch (CT) from said voltage measures (VT j , j ∈ 〚 1 ; N 〛 ) applied between ground and a DC output of each bias tee (T' 1 , T' 2 , ...T' S ) positioned on each output (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ). - a switching matrix (COM) with M inputs (E 1 , E 2 , ...E M ) and N outputs (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ) comprising at least one surface-mountable microwave switch (CT) with ohmic contacts with at least one input and at least one output position which is able to perform at least one switch between at least one of the M inputs and at least one of the N outputs of the switching matrix (COM); - a control bus (BC) for the one or more microwave switches (CT) of the switching matrix (COM); - a bias tee (T 1 , T 2 , ...T M ) positioned on each input (E 1 , E 2 , ...E M ) of the switching matrix (COM); - a bias tee (T' 1 , T' 2 , ...T' S ) positioned on each output of the switching matrix; - a remote-control bus (BE) for the M inputs (E 1 , E 2 , ... E M ) configured to control each voltage (VT i , i ∈ 〚 1 ; M 〛 ) applied between ground and a DC input of each bias tee (T 1 , T 2 , ...T M ) positioned on each input (E 1 , E 2 , ... E M ) of the switching matrix; and - a telemetry bus (BS) for the N outputs (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ) configured to mesure each voltage (VT j , j ∈ 〚 1 ; N 〛 ) applied between ground and a DC output of each bias tee (T' 1 , T' 2 , ...T' S ) positioned on each output (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ) of the switching matrix, the device being configured to determine the state of each microwave switch (CT) from said voltage measures (VT j , j ∈ 〚 1 ; N 〛 ) applied between ground and a DC output of each bias tee (T' 1 , T' 2 , ...T' S ) positioned on each output (S 1 , S 2 , ...S N ).
A system for providing a self-centering reusable anchor location within a wellbore, the system comprising: an extreme range anchor , comprising: a first extending assembly configured to engage the wellbore, the first extending assembly comprising: a first set of arms connected to a first brace ; a second set of arms connected to a second brace ; and a set of footplates , wherein each footplate in the set of footplates is connected at a first side to the first set of arms and connected at a second side to the second set of arms , and wherein each footplate comprises a fixator coupled to a radially external face and configured to securely engage the wellbore; and a pull rod rigidly coupled to the first brace and slidably connected to the second brace , wherein the pull rod is configured to move in an axial direction to shorten a distance between the first brace and the second brace and force the first and second sets of arms to move the set of footplates in a radial direction toward the wellbore. a first extending assembly configured to engage the wellbore, the first extending assembly comprising: a first set of arms connected to a first brace ; a second set of arms connected to a second brace ; and a set of footplates , wherein each footplate in the set of footplates is connected at a first side to the first set of arms and connected at a second side to the second set of arms , and wherein each footplate comprises a fixator coupled to a radially external face and configured to securely engage the wellbore; and a first set of arms connected to a first brace ; a second set of arms connected to a second brace ; and a set of footplates , wherein each footplate in the set of footplates is connected at a first side to the first set of arms and connected at a second side to the second set of arms , and wherein each footplate comprises a fixator coupled to a radially external face and configured to securely engage the wellbore; and a pull rod rigidly coupled to the first brace and slidably connected to the second brace , wherein the pull rod is configured to move in an axial direction to shorten a distance between the first brace and the second brace and force the first and second sets of arms to move the set of footplates in a radial direction toward the wellbore.
An orthodontic treatment tracking method for tracking progress of a tooth alignment treatment, the method comprising: receiving a patient's mouth image (400; 500; 600; 650) from a portable electronic device ; comparing the patient's mouth image (400; 500; 600; 650) with a tooth alignment treatment checkpoint image (420; 520; 610; 660) by determining a current tooth position indicative shape (412; 512; 658) from the patient's mouth image (400; 500; 600; 650), wherein the current tooth position indicative shape comprises a line representing relative positions of teeth of the patient; determining a treatment checkpoint tooth position indicative shape (432; 532; 668) from the tooth alignment treatment checkpoint image (420; 520; 610; 660), wherein the treatment checkpoint tooth position indicative shape comprises a line representing relative positions of teeth at the treatment checkpoint; and comparing the current tooth position indicative shape (412; 512; 658) with the treatment checkpoint tooth position indicative shape (432; 532; 668) to determine if the tooth alignment treatment has reached a treatment checkpoint; and generating an alignment treatment progress indication indicating whether the tooth alignment treatment has reached the treatment checkpoint. receiving a patient's mouth image (400; 500; 600; 650) from a portable electronic device ; comparing the patient's mouth image (400; 500; 600; 650) with a tooth alignment treatment checkpoint image (420; 520; 610; 660) by determining a current tooth position indicative shape (412; 512; 658) from the patient's mouth image (400; 500; 600; 650), wherein the current tooth position indicative shape comprises a line representing relative positions of teeth of the patient; determining a treatment checkpoint tooth position indicative shape (432; 532; 668) from the tooth alignment treatment checkpoint image (420; 520; 610; 660), wherein the treatment checkpoint tooth position indicative shape comprises a line representing relative positions of teeth at the treatment checkpoint; and comparing the current tooth position indicative shape (412; 512; 658) with the treatment checkpoint tooth position indicative shape (432; 532; 668) to determine if the tooth alignment treatment has reached a treatment checkpoint; and generating an alignment treatment progress indication indicating whether the tooth alignment treatment has reached the treatment checkpoint.
A method for isochronous switching of a packetized media stream, the method comprising: receiving at least one packetized media stream by an input port (132a-132n) of an IP packet router ; parsing, by the IP packet router , RTP header information of a frame of the at least one packetized media stream to identify an RTP time stamp; detecting a change in the RTP time stamp; and when a change in the RTP time stamp is detected, rerouting the at least one packetized media stream to an output port of the IP packet router . receiving at least one packetized media stream by an input port (132a-132n) of an IP packet router ; parsing, by the IP packet router , RTP header information of a frame of the at least one packetized media stream to identify an RTP time stamp; detecting a change in the RTP time stamp; and when a change in the RTP time stamp is detected, rerouting the at least one packetized media stream to an output port of the IP packet router .
A hybrid module for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, having an input part , an output part and a friction clutch arranged therebetween and acting in the circumferential direction about an axis of rotation, which friction clutch can be shifted between an open position and a closed position and has at least one inner plate connected to an inner plate carrier of the input part in a manner fixed against rotation and at least one outer plate connected to an outer plate carrier of the output part in a manner fixed against rotation, wherein the inner plate is fastened on the inner plate carrier , wherein the outer plate is fastened to the outer plate carrier via a plurality of fastening portions and an elastic flexibility of the plurality of fastening portions is increased in the axial direction , characterised in that the friction clutch is normally engaged and in that at least one spring device is provided with which the at least one outer plate and the at least one inner plate can be clamped together with a pressing force to form a friction connection between the at least one outer plate and the at least one inner plate in order to normally engage the friction clutch .
Battery submodule carrier, comprising: a monolithic cell tray configured for receiving a plurality of aligned battery cells , each comprising two opposing wide side surfaces, two opposing narrow side surfaces and opposing top and bottom surfaces, that are stacked within the cell tray with their wide surfaces facing each other; cell retaining means configured for retaining the battery cells within the cell tray ; and tray fastening means configured for mounting the cell tray to a battery system carrier , wherein the cell tray comprises a first side wall and an opposite second side wall configured to extend along respective narrow side surfaces of the received plurality of aligned battery cells , wherein the cell tray comprises a first end surface configured to cover a wide side surface of a first outermost battery cell and a second end surface configured to cover a wide side surface of a second outermost battery cell, and wherein the cell tray , the cell retaining means and the tray fastening means are a monolithic unit. a monolithic cell tray configured for receiving a plurality of aligned battery cells , each comprising two opposing wide side surfaces, two opposing narrow side surfaces and opposing top and bottom surfaces, that are stacked within the cell tray with their wide surfaces facing each other; cell retaining means configured for retaining the battery cells within the cell tray ; and tray fastening means configured for mounting the cell tray to a battery system carrier , wherein the cell tray comprises a first side wall and an opposite second side wall configured to extend along respective narrow side surfaces of the received plurality of aligned battery cells , wherein the cell tray comprises a first end surface configured to cover a wide side surface of a first outermost battery cell and a second end surface configured to cover a wide side surface of a second outermost battery cell, and wherein the cell tray , the cell retaining means and the tray fastening means are a monolithic unit.
A vehicle comprising a battery management system including an electronic control unit , a battery system and an electronic battery controller , wherein the battery controller includes an acquisition device for acquiring values of at least one electrical physical parameter of the battery system and a memory storing a battery profile representative of properties of the battery system , the battery controller being programmed to calculate at least one indicator representative of an internal state of the battery system , said computation being performed from the measured values of the at least one electrical physical parameter and from the battery profile , wherein the electronic control unit is connected to the battery controller in order to acquire the at least one indicator calculated by the battery controller , characterised in that the electronic control unit includes: - a storage space including a plurality of additional battery profiles , - a selection interface for selecting a replacement battery profile among the plurality of additional battery profiles , whereby this selection is done at the request of a user, by acquiring a replacement command received from the user, and wherein the electronic control unit is programmed to replace the battery profile stored in the memory of the battery controller with the replacement battery profile selected by the selection interface . wherein the battery controller includes an acquisition device for acquiring values of at least one electrical physical parameter of the battery system and a memory storing a battery profile representative of properties of the battery system , the battery controller being programmed to calculate at least one indicator representative of an internal state of the battery system , said computation being performed from the measured values of the at least one electrical physical parameter and from the battery profile , wherein the electronic control unit is connected to the battery controller in order to acquire the at least one indicator calculated by the battery controller , characterised in that the electronic control unit includes: - a storage space including a plurality of additional battery profiles , - a selection interface for selecting a replacement battery profile among the plurality of additional battery profiles , whereby this selection is done at the request of a user, by acquiring a replacement command received from the user, - a storage space including a plurality of additional battery profiles , - a selection interface for selecting a replacement battery profile among the plurality of additional battery profiles , whereby this selection is done at the request of a user, by acquiring a replacement command received from the user, and wherein the electronic control unit is programmed to replace the battery profile stored in the memory of the battery controller with the replacement battery profile selected by the selection interface .
A pharmaceutical composition suitable for inhalation, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist and at least one excipient, and the neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist is aprepitant and the at least one excipient is olive oil. the pharmaceutical composition comprises a neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist and at least one excipient, and the neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist is aprepitant and the at least one excipient is olive oil.
A method of servicing a shock absorber on a landing gear assembly of an aircraft , the shock absorber comprising at least one chamber containing both hydraulic fluid and a gas in fluid communication with each other, wherein the method comprises the following steps all conducted whilst the weight of the aircraft is at least partially supported by the landing gear assembly: ensuring that one or more set criteria, which depend on the amount of hydraulic fluid in the chamber are met, including if so required adjusting the amount of hydraulic fluid in the chamber, wherein the method comprises: exhausting all gas from the chamber, degassing at least some dissolved gas from the hydraulic fluid, and delivering a pre-set mass of gas predetermined to be all of the gas that is to be contained in the chamber during operation of the aircraft into the chamber. ensuring that one or more set criteria, which depend on the amount of hydraulic fluid in the chamber are met, including if so required adjusting the amount of hydraulic fluid in the chamber, wherein the method comprises: exhausting all gas from the chamber, degassing at least some dissolved gas from the hydraulic fluid, and delivering a pre-set mass of gas predetermined to be all of the gas that is to be contained in the chamber during operation of the aircraft into the chamber. exhausting all gas from the chamber, degassing at least some dissolved gas from the hydraulic fluid, and delivering a pre-set mass of gas predetermined to be all of the gas that is to be contained in the chamber during operation of the aircraft into the chamber.
A turbine bucket , comprising: a shank and a multi-wall blade coupled to and extending radially outward from the shank to a tip area , wherein the multi-wall blade comprises near-wall cooling channels and at least one central plenum , wherein the near-wall cooling channels comprise pressure side near-wall cooling channels, each pressure side near-wall cooling channel being arranged spanwise near a pressure side outside wall of the blade , and suction side near-wall cooling channels, each suction side near-wall cooling channel being arranged spanwise near a suction side outside wall of the blade , wherein the at least one central plenum is arranged between the pressure side near-wall cooling channels and the suction side near-wall cooling channels, the or each central plenum being arranged spanwise and being arranged to be adjacent the near-wall cooling channels but not adjacent an outside wall of the blade ; the multi-wall blade characterized by : a forked passage cooling circuit , the forked passage cooling circuit including a first leg and a second leg ; and an air feed cavity for supplying cooling air to the first leg and the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit ; wherein the first leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers the at least one central plenum of the multi-wall blade, and wherein the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers a first set of the near wall cooling channels in the multi-wall blade . a shank and a multi-wall blade coupled to and extending radially outward from the shank to a tip area , wherein the multi-wall blade comprises near-wall cooling channels and at least one central plenum , wherein the near-wall cooling channels comprise pressure side near-wall cooling channels, each pressure side near-wall cooling channel being arranged spanwise near a pressure side outside wall of the blade , and suction side near-wall cooling channels, each suction side near-wall cooling channel being arranged spanwise near a suction side outside wall of the blade , wherein the at least one central plenum is arranged between the pressure side near-wall cooling channels and the suction side near-wall cooling channels, the or each central plenum being arranged spanwise and being arranged to be adjacent the near-wall cooling channels but not adjacent an outside wall of the blade ; the multi-wall blade characterized by : a forked passage cooling circuit , the forked passage cooling circuit including a first leg and a second leg ; and an air feed cavity for supplying cooling air to the first leg and the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit ; wherein the first leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers the at least one central plenum of the multi-wall blade, and wherein the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers a first set of the near wall cooling channels in the multi-wall blade .
A monitoring system which has multiple applications for natural disaster alarms and in which a telecom network is provided with data processing means arranged to receive warning signals from a plurality of geographically dispersed vibration detecting units and to send alarm messages to a group of receivers, characterized thereby that the vibration detecting units are also arranged to monitor local capacitances between earth and the electrically conductive construction elements of local objects and to send status reports on these monitored capacitances to the data processing means subsequent to the transmission of the warning signals and within a preset time window enabling a post-event analysis of local damages before the transmission of the alarm messages.