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Hob system , comprising 1.1. a cooking surface for heating food and 1.2. an extractor device for extracting cooking fumes downwards, having 1.2.1. at least one inlet opening for cooking fumes to enter the extractor device , and 1.2.2. at least two fans , having mutually oblique axes of rotation , for drawing in the cooking fumes through the at least one inlet opening , 1.3. wherein a front construction height (Hv) of the hob system in a horizontal region between a front edge and a geometric area centre of gravity (SP) of the hob system is at most 100 mm, 1.4. wherein a total construction height (H) of the hob system is at most 250 mm. 1.1. a cooking surface for heating food and 1.2. an extractor device for extracting cooking fumes downwards, having 1.2.1. at least one inlet opening for cooking fumes to enter the extractor device , and 1.2.2. at least two fans , having mutually oblique axes of rotation , for drawing in the cooking fumes through the at least one inlet opening , 1.2.1. at least one inlet opening for cooking fumes to enter the extractor device , and 1.2.2. at least two fans , having mutually oblique axes of rotation , for drawing in the cooking fumes through the at least one inlet opening , 1.3. wherein a front construction height (Hv) of the hob system in a horizontal region between a front edge and a geometric area centre of gravity (SP) of the hob system is at most 100 mm, 1.4. wherein a total construction height (H) of the hob system is at most 250 mm.
A composite fibre comprising polyurethane and a metal particulate, the metal being selected from silver, copper, gold, titanium, zinc, iron, aluminium or combinations thereof wherein the particulate has mean particle diameter in the range 50nm - 50μm.
A bacterial composition for its use for the treatment of colibacillosis on animal farms, in particular poultry farms, characterised in that it comprises - on the one hand at least 10 5 cfu/ml of at least one of the following strains of Bacillus subtilis: NOL01 and NOL03, - and on the other hand at least 10 5 cfu/ml of at least the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis spp lactis 1 strain NOL11, wherein said strains NOL01, NOL03 and NOL11 are the following ones: - the strain NOL 01 is the strain deposited at the Institut Pasteur under the number CNCM I - 4606, - the strain NOL 03 is the strain deposited at the Institut Pasteur under the number CNCM I - 4607, and - the strain NOL 11 is the strain deposited at the Institut Pasteur under the number CNCM I - 4609. - on the one hand at least 10 5 cfu/ml of at least one of the following strains of Bacillus subtilis: NOL01 and NOL03, - and on the other hand at least 10 5 cfu/ml of at least the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis spp lactis 1 strain NOL11, - the strain NOL 01 is the strain deposited at the Institut Pasteur under the number CNCM I - 4606, - the strain NOL 03 is the strain deposited at the Institut Pasteur under the number CNCM I - 4607, and - the strain NOL 11 is the strain deposited at the Institut Pasteur under the number CNCM I - 4609.
A pallet container having a bottom , side walls which extend upwards from the bottom towards a circumferential container rim in a conical and/or stepped manner, and skids each having at least two engagement openings which allow engagement of a fork of a lift truck or another industrial truck under the bottom , wherein the bottom and the side walls are shaped in such a way that the pallet container is nestable in an identically constructed pallet container oriented in the same way and is stackable onto an identically constructed pallet container which is only rotated by 180° with regard to the pallet container with respect to a vertical axis, wherein the outer contour of the skids follows the outer contour of the side walls , characterized in that the two skids each have an outer edge with at least one s-shaped portion (S) each, wherein each of the outer edges of the skids has two mutually parallel, offset rectilinear portions and a curved transition portion connecting the mutually parallel, offset portions, wherein the shape of the s-shaped portion of a respective skid corresponds to the shape of a cross-section, parallel to the bottom, of a part of the adjacent side wall, and wherein the two rectilinear portions of a respective skid are parallel to a rim of the bottom and one of the rectilinear portions extends closer to the container interior than the other rectilinear portion. a bottom , side walls which extend upwards from the bottom towards a circumferential container rim in a conical and/or stepped manner, and skids each having at least two engagement openings which allow engagement of a fork of a lift truck or another industrial truck under the bottom , wherein the bottom and the side walls are shaped in such a way that the pallet container is nestable in an identically constructed pallet container oriented in the same way and is stackable onto an identically constructed pallet container which is only rotated by 180° with regard to the pallet container with respect to a vertical axis, wherein the outer contour of the skids follows the outer contour of the side walls , characterized in that the two skids each have an outer edge with at least one s-shaped portion (S) each, wherein each of the outer edges of the skids has two mutually parallel, offset rectilinear portions and a curved transition portion connecting the mutually parallel, offset portions, wherein the shape of the s-shaped portion of a respective skid corresponds to the shape of a cross-section, parallel to the bottom, of a part of the adjacent side wall, and wherein the two rectilinear portions of a respective skid are parallel to a rim of the bottom and one of the rectilinear portions extends closer to the container interior than the other rectilinear portion.
A hydraulic actuator comprising: an actuator main portion formed by a tube having a cylindrical shape which is expanded and contracted by pressure of fluid, and a sleeve formed as a structural body in which cords oriented in a predetermined direction are braided, the sleeve being configured to cover an outer periphery of the tube ; and a sealing mechanism which seals an end portion of the actuator main portion in an axial direction, wherein: the sealing mechanism comprises: a sealing member having a body portion and a flange portion ; a caulking member which caulks the actuator main portion in conjunction with the sealing member ; and a first locking element which locks the sleeve ; the body portion inserted into the tube ; the flange portion is continued to the body portion and an outer diameter of the flange portion along a radial direction of the actuator main portion is larger than an outer diameter (R3) of the body portion ; the first locking element locks the sleeve at an outer side of the body portion in the radial direction; characterised in that the first locking element is a first locking ring and the sleeve comprises a first folded portion folded via the first locking ring ; and the caulking member caulks the tube into which the body portion is inserted, the sleeve located at the outer side of the tube in the radial direction, and the first folded portion in conjunction with the sealing member . an actuator main portion formed by a tube having a cylindrical shape which is expanded and contracted by pressure of fluid, and a sleeve formed as a structural body in which cords oriented in a predetermined direction are braided, the sleeve being configured to cover an outer periphery of the tube ; and a sealing mechanism which seals an end portion of the actuator main portion in an axial direction, wherein: the sealing mechanism comprises: a sealing member having a body portion and a flange portion ; a caulking member which caulks the actuator main portion in conjunction with the sealing member ; and a first locking element which locks the sleeve ; a sealing member having a body portion and a flange portion ; a caulking member which caulks the actuator main portion in conjunction with the sealing member ; and a first locking element which locks the sleeve ; the body portion inserted into the tube ; the flange portion is continued to the body portion and an outer diameter of the flange portion along a radial direction of the actuator main portion is larger than an outer diameter (R3) of the body portion ; the first locking element locks the sleeve at an outer side of the body portion in the radial direction; the sleeve comprises a first folded portion folded via the first locking ring ; and the caulking member caulks the tube into which the body portion is inserted, the sleeve located at the outer side of the tube in the radial direction, and the first folded portion in conjunction with the sealing member .
A position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) for determining the position of an object, the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) comprising: - a sensing element (201; 202) adapted to transduce a time-varying external signal into a first electrical signal, - a comparator circuit (33; 34) adapted to perform a thresholding operation on the first electrical signal being characterized by a hysteresis curve having a high threshold and a low threshold, - wherein the position sensor is adapted to provide information relating to the last crossed threshold of the comparator circuit (33; 34) such that it can be stored at least while the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) is in an inactive mode and wherein the position sensor is adapted to restore the information relating to the last crossed threshold to obtain a selected threshold for the comparator circuit (33; 34) when the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) is switched from the inactive mode to an active mode, - wherein the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) is configured such that a transition in one or more position sensor output signals (381; 382) is generated by the thresholding operation if the selected threshold is crossed by the first electrical signal and wherein the position sensor is configured to change the selected threshold after it was crossed by the first electrical signal. - a sensing element (201; 202) adapted to transduce a time-varying external signal into a first electrical signal, - a comparator circuit (33; 34) adapted to perform a thresholding operation on the first electrical signal being characterized by a hysteresis curve having a high threshold and a low threshold, - wherein the position sensor is adapted to provide information relating to the last crossed threshold of the comparator circuit (33; 34) such that it can be stored at least while the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) is in an inactive mode and wherein the position sensor is adapted to restore the information relating to the last crossed threshold to obtain a selected threshold for the comparator circuit (33; 34) when the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) is switched from the inactive mode to an active mode, - wherein the position sensor (1; 301; 401; 501) is configured such that a transition in one or more position sensor output signals (381; 382) is generated by the thresholding operation if the selected threshold is crossed by the first electrical signal and wherein the position sensor is configured to change the selected threshold after it was crossed by the first electrical signal.
A stable reverse transcriptase mixture consisting of: (i) a reverse transcriptase; and (ii) one or more colored dyes including xylene cyanol and/or tartrazine; and optionally one or more of: (iii) inert high-density material; (iv) storage buffer; or (v) one or more dNTPs, nucleic acid primers, RNase inhibitors, DNA adaptors, detergents, reducing agents, or oxidizing agents; wherein the xylene cyanol or tartrazine is present in the stable reverse transcriptase mixture at a concentration of 0.006% to 1% (w/v). (i) a reverse transcriptase; and (ii) one or more colored dyes including xylene cyanol and/or tartrazine; (iii) inert high-density material; (iv) storage buffer; or (v) one or more dNTPs, nucleic acid primers, RNase inhibitors, DNA adaptors, detergents, reducing agents, or oxidizing agents;
A first avionics unit , the first avionics unit comprising: a communications interface arranged to interface with one or more other avionics units , the communication interface being arranged to transmit a discrete signal having a first signal state to the one or more other avionics units, wherein, if the discrete signal has the first signal state for a predetermined time, the discrete signal indicates a fault condition of the first avionics unit to the one or more other avionics units; and a processor arranged, when the fault condition of the first avionics unit is not present, to modulate an output at the communication interface to provide a modulated signal such that a characteristic of the modulated signal indicates a characteristic of a present state of the first avionics unit with respect to the fault condition, the modulated signal comprising the first signal state and a second signal state, different from the first signal state, wherein, in the modulated signal, the first signal state has a duration less than the predetermined time. a communications interface arranged to interface with one or more other avionics units , the communication interface being arranged to transmit a discrete signal having a first signal state to the one or more other avionics units, wherein, if the discrete signal has the first signal state for a predetermined time, the discrete signal indicates a fault condition of the first avionics unit to the one or more other avionics units; and a processor arranged, when the fault condition of the first avionics unit is not present, to modulate an output at the communication interface to provide a modulated signal such that a characteristic of the modulated signal indicates a characteristic of a present state of the first avionics unit with respect to the fault condition, the modulated signal comprising the first signal state and a second signal state, different from the first signal state, wherein, in the modulated signal, the first signal state has a duration less than the predetermined time.
A radar wave guiding arrangement for a vehicle radar system, comprising: a horn-shaped housing , the housing comprising first walls enclosing a cavity; and a dielectric insert , the dielectric insert comprising second walls and being positioned inside the cavity; wherein the first walls and the second walls form at least one waveguide channel for guiding radar waves through the horn-shaped housing, and wherein the insert and the at least one waveguide channel have different wave distribution characteristics, wherein the radar wave guiding arrangement has a width and a length, and wherein the width is larger than the length, which length extends along a longitudinal axis of the arrangement, while the width extends along a cross-sectional axis of the arrangement, wherein the second walls at least partly are covered with metallic sheets , and the space between the metallic sheets is smaller than half of the wavelength of the radar waves of the radar system so that the metallic sheets act as cut-off guides. a horn-shaped housing , the housing comprising first walls enclosing a cavity; and a dielectric insert , the dielectric insert comprising second walls and being positioned inside the cavity; wherein the first walls and the second walls form at least one waveguide channel for guiding radar waves through the horn-shaped housing, and wherein the insert and the at least one waveguide channel have different wave distribution characteristics, wherein the radar wave guiding arrangement has a width and a length, and wherein the width is larger than the length, which length extends along a longitudinal axis of the arrangement, while the width extends along a cross-sectional axis of the arrangement, wherein the second walls at least partly are covered with metallic sheets , and the space between the metallic sheets is smaller than half of the wavelength of the radar waves of the radar system so that the metallic sheets act as cut-off guides.
A surgical instrument comprising: a handle ; and an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the handle , the elongated shaft assembly comprising: a first tubular member including a first flexible portion with a first preferential bending direction ; a second tubular member including a second flexible portion with a second preferential bending direction ; and characterised by a third tubular member including a third flexible portion with a third preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance, wherein the first tubular member , the second tubular member , and the third tubular member are coaxially located, and wherein the third tubular member is moveable relative to the first tubular member and the second tubular member , wherein the third tubular member prevents articulation of the first tubular member and the second tubular member when movement of the third tubular member aligns the direction of bending resistance with at least one of the first preferential bending direction and the second preferential bending direction . a handle ; and an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the handle , the elongated shaft assembly comprising: a first tubular member including a first flexible portion with a first preferential bending direction ; a second tubular member including a second flexible portion with a second preferential bending direction ; and characterised by a third tubular member including a third flexible portion with a third preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance, wherein the first tubular member , the second tubular member , and the third tubular member are coaxially located, and wherein the third tubular member is moveable relative to the first tubular member and the second tubular member , wherein the third tubular member prevents articulation of the first tubular member and the second tubular member when movement of the third tubular member aligns the direction of bending resistance with at least one of the first preferential bending direction and the second preferential bending direction . a first tubular member including a first flexible portion with a first preferential bending direction ; a second tubular member including a second flexible portion with a second preferential bending direction ; and characterised by a third tubular member including a third flexible portion with a third preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance, wherein the first tubular member , the second tubular member , and the third tubular member are coaxially located, and wherein the third tubular member is moveable relative to the first tubular member and the second tubular member , wherein the third tubular member prevents articulation of the first tubular member and the second tubular member when movement of the third tubular member aligns the direction of bending resistance with at least one of the first preferential bending direction and the second preferential bending direction .
An oil removal apparatus configured in use to remove oil particles contained in blow-by gas flowing through a blow-by gas passage of an internal combustion engine , the oil removal apparatus comprising: a bipolar electrode having an anode and a cathode that extend in a flow direction of said blow-by gas; a filter formed from a dielectric and disposed between said anode and said cathode of said bipolar electrode ; and a control unit that is configured to control application of a voltage to said bipolar electrode , wherein said control unit is configured to control application of said voltage to said bipolar electrode such that while said internal combustion engine is operative, a voltage application period in which said voltage is applied to said bipolar electrode and a voltage application stoppage period in which application of said voltage to said bipolar electrode is stopped are repeated alternately at predetermined periodic intervals, wherein the time period of the predetermined periodic intervals is shorter than a time period in which the oil particles flow out of said filter after flowing into said filter . a bipolar electrode having an anode and a cathode that extend in a flow direction of said blow-by gas; a filter formed from a dielectric and disposed between said anode and said cathode of said bipolar electrode ; and a control unit that is configured to control application of a voltage to said bipolar electrode , wherein said control unit is configured to control application of said voltage to said bipolar electrode such that while said internal combustion engine is operative, a voltage application period in which said voltage is applied to said bipolar electrode and a voltage application stoppage period in which application of said voltage to said bipolar electrode is stopped are repeated alternately at predetermined periodic intervals, wherein the time period of the predetermined periodic intervals is shorter than a time period in which the oil particles flow out of said filter after flowing into said filter .
A pet food composition comprising: a Camellia sinensis extract in an amount of from 0.043% to 0.15% w/v, wherein the Camellia sinensis extract is obtained from the tissue of a tea which is greater than 40% oxidized, and wherein the Camellia sinensis extract comprises black tea; and a fiber component, wherein the fiber component comprises beet pulp and citrus pulp, wherein the beet pulp is present in an amount of from 0.5% to 1.5% w/v, and wherein the citrus pulp and the beet pulp are present in a ratio of from 1.5:1 to 2:1. a Camellia sinensis extract in an amount of from 0.043% to 0.15% w/v, wherein the Camellia sinensis extract is obtained from the tissue of a tea which is greater than 40% oxidized, and wherein the Camellia sinensis extract comprises black tea; and a fiber component, wherein the fiber component comprises beet pulp and citrus pulp, wherein the beet pulp is present in an amount of from 0.5% to 1.5% w/v, and wherein the citrus pulp and the beet pulp are present in a ratio of from 1.5:1 to 2:1.
An anti-reflective film comprising: a hard coating layer; and a low refractive index layer, wherein a particle-mixed layer containing both hollow inorganic nanoparticles and solid inorganic nanoparticles and having a thickness of 1.5 nm to 22 nm exists in the low refractive index layer, and wherein the anti-reflective film has an absolute value of b* value in a CIE Lab color space of 4 or less. a hard coating layer; and a low refractive index layer, wherein a particle-mixed layer containing both hollow inorganic nanoparticles and solid inorganic nanoparticles and having a thickness of 1.5 nm to 22 nm exists in the low refractive index layer, and wherein the anti-reflective film has an absolute value of b* value in a CIE Lab color space of 4 or less.