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Method for coating a product , the product made of a suspension containing starch, which has been baked in a mould , heated such that the starch is at least gelatinized such that cross linking of at least natural polymers in the material is obtained, the product having a wall formed by at least a portion having at least partly a cell structure, at least one portion having an at least partly open cell structure, wherein the wall part has a core with relatively large cells, enclosed between skin parts with relatively small cells , wherein a foil or foil laminate is pressure formed over at least a part of at least one side of said wall , said foil or at least one layer of said laminate forming a coating of said part of the wall .
A surge suppressor comprising: a pressure control member ; a boost member disposed within an air housing ; a shaft extending between and connecting the boost member and the pressure control member ; a first pressure control valve mounted in the air housing and disposed on a first side of the boost member ; a second pressure control valve mounted in the air housing and disposed on a second side of the boost member ; wherein the first pressure control valve is configured to be actuated by the boost member between an open state, where the first pressure control valve fluidly connects an upper chamber and a working fluid source , and a closed state, where the first pressure control valve fluidly isolates the upper chamber and the working fluid source ; wherein the second pressure control valve is configured to be actuated by the boost member between an open state, where the second pressure control valve opens a fluid path from the upper chamber to vent working fluid from the upper chamber , and a closed state, where the second pressure control valve closes the fluid path; and wherein the boost member at least partially defines the upper chamber within the air housing , the upper chamber configured to be pressurized with a working fluid to bias the pressure control member , via the boost member and the shaft , in a first direction. a pressure control member ; a boost member disposed within an air housing ; a shaft extending between and connecting the boost member and the pressure control member ; a first pressure control valve mounted in the air housing and disposed on a first side of the boost member ; a second pressure control valve mounted in the air housing and disposed on a second side of the boost member ; wherein the first pressure control valve is configured to be actuated by the boost member between an open state, where the first pressure control valve fluidly connects an upper chamber and a working fluid source , and a closed state, where the first pressure control valve fluidly isolates the upper chamber and the working fluid source ; wherein the second pressure control valve is configured to be actuated by the boost member between an open state, where the second pressure control valve opens a fluid path from the upper chamber to vent working fluid from the upper chamber , and a closed state, where the second pressure control valve closes the fluid path; and wherein the boost member at least partially defines the upper chamber within the air housing , the upper chamber configured to be pressurized with a working fluid to bias the pressure control member , via the boost member and the shaft , in a first direction.
Electric power supply system for a vehicle fleet, comprising a first base station that can be attached to a first fleet vehicle , and a second base station that can be attached to a second fleet vehicle , there being spanned between the two base stations a carrier rope that is variable in length and on which an electric power transmission cable is run in loops , of fixed length in each case, by means of holding elements (26-1,...,26-6) that are displaceable along the carrier rope , characterized in that , for the purpose of altering the length of the carrier rope , the first base station comprises a winding drum that can be driven in rotation by means of a motor drive , the electric power supply system further having a control unit and a rotary position transducer , assigned to the winding drum , for acquiring a drum rotation executed by means of the motor drive , the control unit extrapolating, from the number of acquired drum rotations, a current distance between the two base stations .
Food processing plant with several enclosed rooms (2 to 5), between which a container conveyor is arranged, wherein the container conveyor comprises several container carrier elements with a flat surface and therein moulds for containers , such that the containers do not overlap at all or less than 5 mm, preferably less than 3 mm to the flat surface, characterized in that a container cover covers the flat surface during the transport of an container carrier element from one room to the adjacent room .
A multistage expander or compressor comprising at least one set of stages (10, 20. 30, 40), an output flow from a first member of said set flowing into a second member of said set, each member of said set sending its output flow into its successor until the last in the succession, at least one stage of said set having the majority of flow travelling within it spiralling inward from nearer a periphery to nearer an axis of rotation of a rotor of said set, at least one other stage of said set having the majority of flow travelling within it spiralling outward from nearer the axis of rotation of the rotor to nearer the periphery of this rotor, characterised in that the at least one stage has means to cause angular velocity around said axis of rotation of substantially all of said flow entering from outside a space swept by said rotor to be in the same direction for the expander and in the opposite direction for the compressor, the two directions being clockwise and counter-clockwise, with respect to the angular velocity of its rotor vanes, the two angular velocities being each of substantial magnitude; said at least one other stage of said set has means to cause angular velocity of most of said flow around said axis of rotation in the vicinity of but barely outside the space swept by said rotor to be in the opposite direction for the expander and in the same direction for the compressor, with respect to the angular velocity of its rotor vanes, the two directions being clockwise and counter-clockwise, the two angular velocities for flow and for rotor vanes respectively each being of substantial magnitude and each being around said axis of rotation.
An automatic tuning circuit for matching an antenna to a radio receiver, the automatic tuning circuit comprising: a tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) adapted for coupling the receiver and the antenna; and sensing and feedback circuits adapted for sensing the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna and adapted for tuning the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) to automatically minimize the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna ; characterized in that the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) comprises an otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) with a variable capacitance (Cvar) added across a negative impedance (-Cm) output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) to thereby render the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit tunable; wherein the variable capacitance (-Cm) is supplied by reverse biased varactor diodes (D1, D2) coupled in parallel with the negative impedance output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2), a junction point between the series coupled varactor diodes providing a control input to the tunable non-Foster circuit. a tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) adapted for coupling the receiver and the antenna; and sensing and feedback circuits adapted for sensing the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna and adapted for tuning the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) to automatically minimize the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna ; characterized in that the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) comprises an otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) with a variable capacitance (Cvar) added across a negative impedance (-Cm) output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) to thereby render the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit tunable; wherein the variable capacitance (-Cm) is supplied by reverse biased varactor diodes (D1, D2) coupled in parallel with the negative impedance output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2), a junction point between the series coupled varactor diodes providing a control input to the tunable non-Foster circuit.
A wireless communication device , WCD, comprising: a receiver to generate a received signal , the received signal including at least a first signal transmitted to the WCD by a network station operating in a full-duplex mode while the WCD operates in a half-duplex mode; and characterized by : a module to generate an interference cancellation signal for the received signal based on interference information obtained from at least the received signal, the interference information associated with a second signal transmitted to the network station by an additional device , wherein the first signal by the network station is transmitted to the WCD in the same time interval as the second signal by the additional device is transmitted, and the first and second signals include a same radio-frequency, RF, carrier; and a subtractor to subtract the interference cancellation signal from the received signal before the received signal is applied to the module. a module to generate an interference cancellation signal for the received signal based on interference information obtained from at least the received signal, the interference information associated with a second signal transmitted to the network station by an additional device , wherein the first signal by the network station is transmitted to the WCD in the same time interval as the second signal by the additional device is transmitted, and the first and second signals include a same radio-frequency, RF, carrier; and a subtractor to subtract the interference cancellation signal from the received signal before the received signal is applied to the module.
A medical instrument tracking system , comprising: a medical instrument including a handle and different rigid interchangeable heads for individual insertion into the handle, the handle having a handle position-tracking transducer disposed thereon, different respective ones of the interchangeable heads having differently positioned respective head position-tracking transducers disposed thereon so as when the different respective ones of the interchangeable heads are inserted into the handle, the different respective head position-tracking transducers define different respective positions relative to the handle position-tracking transducer; and processing circuitry configured to: receive signals generated by the handle position-tracking transducer and the respective head position-tracking transducer of a respective one of the interchangeable heads inserted into the handle; compute a relative position between the handle position-tracking transducer and the head position-tracking transducer of the inserted interchangeable head responsively to the received signals; and identify which one of the interchangeable heads is inserted into the handle responsively to the computed relative position. a medical instrument including a handle and different rigid interchangeable heads for individual insertion into the handle, the handle having a handle position-tracking transducer disposed thereon, different respective ones of the interchangeable heads having differently positioned respective head position-tracking transducers disposed thereon so as when the different respective ones of the interchangeable heads are inserted into the handle, the different respective head position-tracking transducers define different respective positions relative to the handle position-tracking transducer; and processing circuitry configured to: receive signals generated by the handle position-tracking transducer and the respective head position-tracking transducer of a respective one of the interchangeable heads inserted into the handle; compute a relative position between the handle position-tracking transducer and the head position-tracking transducer of the inserted interchangeable head responsively to the received signals; and identify which one of the interchangeable heads is inserted into the handle responsively to the computed relative position. receive signals generated by the handle position-tracking transducer and the respective head position-tracking transducer of a respective one of the interchangeable heads inserted into the handle; compute a relative position between the handle position-tracking transducer and the head position-tracking transducer of the inserted interchangeable head responsively to the received signals; and identify which one of the interchangeable heads is inserted into the handle responsively to the computed relative position.
A patient support device including a patient positioning system, the patient support device having a base portion and a patient support deck which may support a mattress with a sheet thereon, the patient positioning system including a bar fixed to the head end of the patient support device and which may be deployed to a position above or adjacent the patient support deck, the bar allowing a sheet on the said mattress to pass thereunder, the system also including means for pulling the sheet on the mattress under the bar and then upwards and away from the head end of the mattress and towards the head end of the patient support device, wherein the patient support deck is movable upwardly and downwardly relative to the base portion and wherein the means for pulling the sheet on the mattress under the bar and then upwards and away from the head end of the mattress and towards the head end of the patient support device includes a sheet gripper element fixed to the head end of the base portion at a location above the patient support deck , and wherein the head end is movable relative to the patient support deck as the patient support deck moves upwards and downwards.
A device configured for being aligned with respect to a medical system by means of a light source, characterized in that the device comprises at least one optical fiber, wherein the at least one optical fiber extends from an alignment position to an indicator position and wherein the at least one optical fiber is configured to guide light provided by the light source from the alignment position to the indicator position in case the device is correctly aligned with respect to the medical system and light source.
A method of operating a wind turbine generator (WTG) comprising a pitch control system, the method comprising: a) operating the WTG in a normal mode while the WTG is connected to an external grid; b) controlling the pitch angle of the blades using a normal pitch control mode while the WTG is operating in the normal mode; c) detecting a grid loss; d) operating the WTG in a standby mode during the grid loss, wherein during the standby mode, the WTG is operated to generate backup power to power one or more sub-systems of the WTG and/or to charge an energy storage system associated with the WTG; and characterized by e) controlling the pitch angle of the blades in dependence on a monitored speed parameter of the WTG using a standby pitch control mode different to the normal pitch control mode while the WTG is operating in the standby mode, wherein the standby pitch control mode is less responsive than the normal pitch control mode such that the power consumption of the pitch control system is reduced when the WTG is operating in the standby mode. a) operating the WTG in a normal mode while the WTG is connected to an external grid; b) controlling the pitch angle of the blades using a normal pitch control mode while the WTG is operating in the normal mode; c) detecting a grid loss; d) operating the WTG in a standby mode during the grid loss, wherein during the standby mode, the WTG is operated to generate backup power to power one or more sub-systems of the WTG and/or to charge an energy storage system associated with the WTG; and characterized by e) controlling the pitch angle of the blades in dependence on a monitored speed parameter of the WTG using a standby pitch control mode different to the normal pitch control mode while the WTG is operating in the standby mode, wherein the standby pitch control mode is less responsive than the normal pitch control mode such that the power consumption of the pitch control system is reduced when the WTG is operating in the standby mode.
A fluidfoil comprising a main body and a fence which is either dihedral or anhedral, wherein the fence has different lean angles with respect to the main body at different chordwise positions, the lean angle of the fence at a given chordwise position being defined as 90° plus the angle included between (i) a normal to a surface of the main body towards which surface the fence leans at a point on the surface, the point being at the tip of the main body of the fluidfoil at the given chordwise position, and (ii) a straight line between the tip and the point defined in (i); the fence having along its chordwise extent at least three portions, a first portion nearest a leading edge of the fence having the same lean angle as a second portion immediately adjacent the first portion, the second portion being shorter spanwise than the first portion, and a third portion adjacent the second portion on a chordwise side thereof remote from the first portion, the third portion having a greater lean angle than that of the first and second portions, characterised in that each portion has a constant spanwise length as a function of chordwise position and the spanwise lengths of the first and third portions are substantially equal. (i) a normal to a surface of the main body towards which surface the fence leans at a point on the surface, the point being at the tip of the main body of the fluidfoil at the given chordwise position, and (ii) a straight line between the tip and the point defined in (i);
A dimeric pentadentate chelator having the following general formula wherein wherein Q is a solid phase, Sc is a scaffold or a connecting structure that contains at least two functional groups enabling coupling of two pentadentate chelators (PD), wherein Sc is diethylentriamine, Sp 1 is optional, wherein Sp1 has the following formula U-SP-NH 2 before coupling to PD and Sc in which U is selected from -OH, -SH or -OCH 2 CH=CH 2 , -CO 2 H, NH 2 , -NH-, -N 3 , -CN, -OTs, -OMs, -CI, -Br, -CHO, -C≡CH or epoxide groups and SP is a straight or branched configuration of 2-100 atoms comprising C, N, O, S and H, PD is a pentadentate chelator having the formula: wherein Q is a solid phase, Sc is a scaffold or a connecting structure that contains at least two functional groups enabling coupling of two pentadentate chelators (PD), wherein Sc is diethylentriamine, Sp 1 is optional, wherein Sp1 has the following formula U-SP-NH 2 before coupling to PD and Sc in which U is selected from -OH, -SH or -OCH 2 CH=CH 2 , -CO 2 H, NH 2 , -NH-, -N 3 , -CN, -OTs, -OMs, -CI, -Br, -CHO, -C≡CH or epoxide groups and SP is a straight or branched configuration of 2-100 atoms comprising C, N, O, S and H, PD is a pentadentate chelator having the formula:
An elongate tape element for forming a helically wound layer of windings in flexible pipe body of an unbonded flexible pipe for transporting fluids from a deep water subsea location, the elongate tape element being configured for alternate winding with a collapse resistant tape (1001 1 , 1001 2 ) in a helical manner to form a collapse resistant layer , wherein the elongate tape element has a cross-sectional profile comprising: a body portion for being positioned between collapse resistant tape windings (1001 1 , 1001 2 ) such that the body portion lies at least partially in a gap between adjacent collapse resistant tape windings; and at least one wing portion extending from an end region of the body portion; wherein the body portion is configured to lie in a gap abutting with a side wall of a collapse resistant tape winding; said at least one wing portion consists of a wing portion configured to span a gap and abut with a radially inner surface of said collapse resistant tape winding when the body portion lies in a gap abutting with a side wall of said collapse resistant winding; characterised in that the elongate tape element has a substantially uniform thickness across the cross-sectional profile. a body portion for being positioned between collapse resistant tape windings (1001 1 , 1001 2 ) such that the body portion lies at least partially in a gap between adjacent collapse resistant tape windings; and at least one wing portion extending from an end region of the body portion; wherein the body portion is configured to lie in a gap abutting with a side wall of a collapse resistant tape winding; said at least one wing portion consists of a wing portion configured to span a gap and abut with a radially inner surface of said collapse resistant tape winding when the body portion lies in a gap abutting with a side wall of said collapse resistant winding; characterised in that the elongate tape element has a substantially uniform thickness across the cross-sectional profile.
Spiral staircase including steps held by a central core and an external stairwell, characterized in that the spiral staircase is printed in sections , each section including a flight of steps and an external stairwell which are produced by 3D printing from a material, and these sections being assembled with one another, the sections being of complete section around the longitudinal axis of the staircase.
An optical device comprising: a display oriented toward an eye-side of the optical device and configured to emit light toward the eye-side of the optical device based on an input signal; a lightguide having: an incoupler surface at a top side of the lightguide ; a curved first surface at the eye-side of the optical device ; and a curved second surface for reflecting the light through the curved first surface to a user eye; a reflector having a reflective surface positioned at the eye-side relative to the display above the incoupler surface and at least one of the curved first surface and the curved second surface of the lightguide , wherein the reflector is positioned to reflect light from the display into the lightguide ; and a head mountable frame supporting the display , the reflective surface , and the lightguide , wherein the display is positioned at a top of the head mountable frame . a display oriented toward an eye-side of the optical device and configured to emit light toward the eye-side of the optical device based on an input signal; a lightguide having: an incoupler surface at a top side of the lightguide ; a curved first surface at the eye-side of the optical device ; and a curved second surface for reflecting the light through the curved first surface to a user eye; a curved first surface at the eye-side of the optical device ; and a curved second surface for reflecting the light through the curved first surface to a user eye; a reflector having a reflective surface positioned at the eye-side relative to the display above the incoupler surface and at least one of the curved first surface and the curved second surface of the lightguide , wherein the reflector is positioned to reflect light from the display into the lightguide ; and a head mountable frame supporting the display , the reflective surface , and the lightguide , wherein the display is positioned at a top of the head mountable frame .