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A pulse density modulated (PDM) digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with slope compensation for a switch mode power supply, for generating reference voltages to analog comparators, comprising: a pulse density modulated (PDM) accumulator circuit configured to generate a PDM pulse stream with a pulse density proportional to an input data value, a low pass filter coupled with the PDM accumulator circuit when converting the PDM pulse stream into an analog voltage, wherein the PDM accumulator circuit operates at very high speeds to minimize output low pass filter requirements of the low pass filter ; a slope generator circuit configured to provide a slope compensation function, a multiplexer coupled between the PDM accumulator circuit and the slope generator circuit configured to select as data input to the PDM accumulator circuit either the slope generator circuit output or an increment value register , wherein in a normal mode, the slope generator circuit is configured to be disabled and the multiplexer selects the increment value register as source for the PDM accumulator circuit , wherein in a slope mode, the multiplexer selects the slope generator circuit as source for the PDM accumulator circuit , such that the slope generator circuit modifies the input data value to the PDM accumulator circuit so as to create a controlled change in a PDM pulse density wherein the low pass filter has selectable time constant characteristics, said characteristics being selected depending on whether the normal mode or the slope mode is selected such as to provide a faster response during the slope mode. a pulse density modulated (PDM) accumulator circuit configured to generate a PDM pulse stream with a pulse density proportional to an input data value, a low pass filter coupled with the PDM accumulator circuit when converting the PDM pulse stream into an analog voltage, wherein the PDM accumulator circuit operates at very high speeds to minimize output low pass filter requirements of the low pass filter ; a slope generator circuit configured to provide a slope compensation function, a multiplexer coupled between the PDM accumulator circuit and the slope generator circuit configured to select as data input to the PDM accumulator circuit either the slope generator circuit output or an increment value register , wherein in a normal mode, the slope generator circuit is configured to be disabled and the multiplexer selects the increment value register as source for the PDM accumulator circuit , wherein in a slope mode, the multiplexer selects the slope generator circuit as source for the PDM accumulator circuit , such that the slope generator circuit modifies the input data value to the PDM accumulator circuit so as to create a controlled change in a PDM pulse density wherein the low pass filter has selectable time constant characteristics, said characteristics being selected depending on whether the normal mode or the slope mode is selected such as to provide a faster response during the slope mode.
A methacrylic resin composition comprising a methacrylic resin (A) and a methacrylic resin (B), and satisfying the following requirements to : each of the methacrylic resin (A) and the methacrylic resin (B) has a structural unit derived from a methacrylic acid ester, and a content of the structural unit derived from the methacrylic acid ester contained in the methacrylic resin composition is 98.0% by mass or more with respect to a total content of 100% by mass of all structural units contained in the methacrylic resin composition; W1 is 10 to 25, in which W1 is a ratio (%) of a peak area from a starting point to a molecular weight of 30,000 to a peak area from the starting point to an end point in a differential molecular weight distribution curve of the methacrylic resin composition; W2 is 3 to 15, in which W2 is a ratio (%) of a peak area from a molecular weight of 300,000 to the end point to a peak area from the starting point to the end point in the differential molecular weight distribution curve of the methacrylic resin composition; and a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a mass average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition to a number average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition is 2.0 to 3.2, wherein W1 and W2 as well as the ratio (Mw/Mn) are measured by the methods as specified in the description. each of the methacrylic resin (A) and the methacrylic resin (B) has a structural unit derived from a methacrylic acid ester, and a content of the structural unit derived from the methacrylic acid ester contained in the methacrylic resin composition is 98.0% by mass or more with respect to a total content of 100% by mass of all structural units contained in the methacrylic resin composition; W1 is 10 to 25, in which W1 is a ratio (%) of a peak area from a starting point to a molecular weight of 30,000 to a peak area from the starting point to an end point in a differential molecular weight distribution curve of the methacrylic resin composition; W2 is 3 to 15, in which W2 is a ratio (%) of a peak area from a molecular weight of 300,000 to the end point to a peak area from the starting point to the end point in the differential molecular weight distribution curve of the methacrylic resin composition; and a ratio (Mw/Mn) of a mass average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition to a number average molecular weight of the methacrylic resin composition is 2.0 to 3.2,
Apparatus for preparing feed for animals, comprising: - means for storing at least one liquid, - means for storing at least one dehydrated feed, - a mixing chamber , - means for dosing and transferring a first predetermined amount of said at least one liquid to the mixing chamber , - means for dosing and transferring a second predetermined amount of said at least one dehydrated feed to the mixing chamber , - mixing means , for stirring and mixing said at least one liquid with said at least one dehydrated feed during a mixing phase, to form a feed ration in paste form of paste but not liquid consistency, said mixing means comprising at least one mobile portion in rotation with respect to the mixing chamber , and arranged to be rotated according to a mixing movement during the mixing phase of the feed ration, - dispensing means , arranged to dispense the feed ration in paste form of paste but not liquid consistency, from the mixing chamber in a container , during a dispensing phase, said at least one mobile portion being arranged to be rotated according to a backflow movement in the opposite direction to the mixing movement, during the dispensing phase of the feed ration. - means for storing at least one liquid, - means for storing at least one dehydrated feed, - a mixing chamber , - means for dosing and transferring a first predetermined amount of said at least one liquid to the mixing chamber , - means for dosing and transferring a second predetermined amount of said at least one dehydrated feed to the mixing chamber , - mixing means , for stirring and mixing said at least one liquid with said at least one dehydrated feed during a mixing phase, to form a feed ration in paste form of paste but not liquid consistency, said mixing means comprising at least one mobile portion in rotation with respect to the mixing chamber , and arranged to be rotated according to a mixing movement during the mixing phase of the feed ration, - dispensing means , arranged to dispense the feed ration in paste form of paste but not liquid consistency, from the mixing chamber in a container , during a dispensing phase, said at least one mobile portion being arranged to be rotated according to a backflow movement in the opposite direction to the mixing movement, during the dispensing phase of the feed ration.
A device, comprising: a bone conduction prosthesis including an external BTE component configured to output a signal in response to an external stimulus; and a percutaneous vibration conductor configured to communicatively transfer the signal beneath the skin of a recipient, wherein the percutaneous vibration conductor is configured to extend into skin of the recipient, characterized in that the percutaneous vibration conductor is configured to substantially entirely lay above a surface of bone of the recipient in abutting contact thereto and wherein no part of the percutaneous vibration conductor extends below a local surface of the bone. a bone conduction prosthesis including an external BTE component configured to output a signal in response to an external stimulus; and a percutaneous vibration conductor configured to communicatively transfer the signal beneath the skin of a recipient, wherein the percutaneous vibration conductor is configured to extend into skin of the recipient, characterized in that the percutaneous vibration conductor is configured to substantially entirely lay above a surface of bone of the recipient in abutting contact thereto and wherein no part of the percutaneous vibration conductor extends below a local surface of the bone.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a bactericidal concentration of amikacin and fosfomycin combined in a hypertonic solution at a ratio of amikacin: fosfomycin greater than 1:1 and having at least about 30 mEq/L of permeant anion, for use in the treatment or prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis caused by drug resistance bacteria, wherein said treatment comprises placing the composition in a reservoir in the in-line nebulizer located within the airway of a mechanical ventilator wherein the composition is used to create an aerosol mist having a mean particle size less than five microns and an osmolality less than a 1000 milliosm/L, and wherein the mist is mixed with humidified air to create a humidified aerosol mist. a bactericidal concentration of amikacin and fosfomycin combined in a hypertonic solution at a ratio of amikacin: fosfomycin greater than 1:1 and having at least about 30 mEq/L of permeant anion, for use in the treatment or prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated tracheal (VAT) bronchitis caused by drug resistance bacteria, wherein said treatment comprises placing the composition in a reservoir in the in-line nebulizer located within the airway of a mechanical ventilator wherein the composition is used to create an aerosol mist having a mean particle size less than five microns and an osmolality less than a 1000 milliosm/L, and wherein the mist is mixed with humidified air to create a humidified aerosol mist.
A method of preparing a sorbitol liquid and a liquid polyol using a maltitol raffinate, comprising: at step 1, obtaining a saccharification liquid by adding glucoamylase to the maltitol raffinate for saccharification; at step 2, obtaining a fermentation liquid by adding a dry yeast to the above saccharification liquid for fermentation; at step 3, obtaining the sorbitol liquid and the liquid polyol by performing decolorization filtration and membrane separation for the above fermentation liquid. at step 1, obtaining a saccharification liquid by adding glucoamylase to the maltitol raffinate for saccharification; at step 2, obtaining a fermentation liquid by adding a dry yeast to the above saccharification liquid for fermentation; at step 3, obtaining the sorbitol liquid and the liquid polyol by performing decolorization filtration and membrane separation for the above fermentation liquid.
An ink composition, comprising: (a) polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight that is comprised between 20000 (20 K) and 50000 (50 K), at a weight/volume concentration comprised between 0.5 and 15 %; (B) a non-ionic surfactant of general formula (I) where n is comprised between 5 and 40 said surfactant being at a volume/volume concentration comprised between 0.1 % and 2.0 %; and (c) one or more ingredients selected from a liquid carrier, a binder and an additive suitable for printing. (a) polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight that is comprised between 20000 (20 K) and 50000 (50 K), at a weight/volume concentration comprised between 0.5 and 15 %; (B) a non-ionic surfactant of general formula (I) where n is comprised between 5 and 40 said surfactant being at a volume/volume concentration comprised between 0.1 % and 2.0 %; and (c) one or more ingredients selected from a liquid carrier, a binder and an additive suitable for printing.
A method comprising: receiving sounds emanating from one or more motors included in an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, during operation of the one or more motors, wherein the one or more motors comprises a vertical or horizontal propulsion motor of the UAV; characterised by : predicting a number of operational cycles remaining before the one or more motors is to fail based on analysis of the sounds; and based on the determination of the number of operational cycles remaining, restricting the UAV from normal use; wherein predicting the number of operational cycles remaining before the one or more motors is to fail comprises: converting the sounds to audio data in a frequency domain; detecting an increase in amplitude at a pre-determined frequency range of the audio data in the frequency domain; and calculating a maximum to minimum amplitude ratio at the pre-determined frequency range. receiving sounds emanating from one or more motors included in an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, during operation of the one or more motors, wherein the one or more motors comprises a vertical or horizontal propulsion motor of the UAV; characterised by : predicting a number of operational cycles remaining before the one or more motors is to fail based on analysis of the sounds; and based on the determination of the number of operational cycles remaining, restricting the UAV from normal use; wherein predicting the number of operational cycles remaining before the one or more motors is to fail comprises: converting the sounds to audio data in a frequency domain; detecting an increase in amplitude at a pre-determined frequency range of the audio data in the frequency domain; and calculating a maximum to minimum amplitude ratio at the pre-determined frequency range. converting the sounds to audio data in a frequency domain; detecting an increase in amplitude at a pre-determined frequency range of the audio data in the frequency domain; and calculating a maximum to minimum amplitude ratio at the pre-determined frequency range.
A retainer operable to secure a plurality of blades in a shaving blade unit, the retainer comprising: an upper end portion and a lower end portion connected via an intermediate portion , the end portions extending substantially parallel to each other, the intermediate portion extending substantially perpendicular to the end portions; a face formed (i) on each of the end portions, and (ii) between edges of the end portions, the edges being defined by the end portions and the intermediate portion; and a surface pattern including a plurality of ridges formed on the upper end portion , the surface pattern (i) extending downwardly and toward the lower end portion , and (ii) defining a blade-abutment surface , characterized in that the retainer further comprises a protrusion formed between the plurality of ridges of the upper end portion and the intermediate portion , the protrusion extending downwardly and toward the lower end portion . an upper end portion and a lower end portion connected via an intermediate portion , the end portions extending substantially parallel to each other, the intermediate portion extending substantially perpendicular to the end portions; a face formed (i) on each of the end portions, and (ii) between edges of the end portions, the edges being defined by the end portions and the intermediate portion; and a surface pattern including a plurality of ridges formed on the upper end portion , the surface pattern (i) extending downwardly and toward the lower end portion , and (ii) defining a blade-abutment surface , characterized in that the retainer further comprises a protrusion formed between the plurality of ridges of the upper end portion and the intermediate portion , the protrusion extending downwardly and toward the lower end portion .
A switch comprising: a hermetically sealed container including a container wall formed of a non-magnetic body and separating an inside of the hermetically sealed container from an outside of the hermetically sealed container ; a magnetic sensor arranged in the hermetically sealed container and configured to be turned ON/OFF by a magnetic field of a magnet acting from the outside of the hermetically sealed container through the container wall of the hermetically sealed container ; and a first magnetic body provided at the container wall of the hermetically sealed container and serving as a path of the magnetic field acting on the magnetic sensor from the magnet, characterized in that the switch further comprises: a substrate provided with the magnetic sensor ; a substrate holding member provided in the hermetically sealed container to hold the substrate to cause a surface of the substrate provided with the magnetic sensor to face the container wall of the hermetically sealed container , and to cover a space above the magnetic sensor provided on the substrate ; and a second magnetic body provided at the substrate holding member and facing the first magnetic body and the magnetic sensor , wherein a gap is provided between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body . a hermetically sealed container including a container wall formed of a non-magnetic body and separating an inside of the hermetically sealed container from an outside of the hermetically sealed container ; a magnetic sensor arranged in the hermetically sealed container and configured to be turned ON/OFF by a magnetic field of a magnet acting from the outside of the hermetically sealed container through the container wall of the hermetically sealed container ; and a first magnetic body provided at the container wall of the hermetically sealed container and serving as a path of the magnetic field acting on the magnetic sensor from the magnet, characterized in that the switch further comprises: a substrate provided with the magnetic sensor ; a substrate holding member provided in the hermetically sealed container to hold the substrate to cause a surface of the substrate provided with the magnetic sensor to face the container wall of the hermetically sealed container , and to cover a space above the magnetic sensor provided on the substrate ; and a second magnetic body provided at the substrate holding member and facing the first magnetic body and the magnetic sensor , wherein a gap is provided between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body . a substrate provided with the magnetic sensor ; a substrate holding member provided in the hermetically sealed container to hold the substrate to cause a surface of the substrate provided with the magnetic sensor to face the container wall of the hermetically sealed container , and to cover a space above the magnetic sensor provided on the substrate ; and a second magnetic body provided at the substrate holding member and facing the first magnetic body and the magnetic sensor , wherein a gap is provided between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body .
Circuit breaker device comprising an instantaneous electric power measurement unit , a processing unit , and a relay unit , wherein the instantaneous electric power measurement unit is configured to measure an instantaneous electric power corresponding to an AC voltage between the phase conductor and the neutral conductor and to an AC current flowing through the phase conductor or the neutral conductor, the instantaneous electric power measurement unit being configured to provide the processing unit with a digital signal indicating an instantaneous electric power measured by the instantaneous electric power measurement unit , characterised in that the relay unit is connected in a series connection to an unbalancing resistor , wherein the ends of said series connection are configured to be connected to a phase conductor and to a neutral conductor of a single phase power line , and in that the processing unit is configured to activate the relay unit when said measured instantaneous electric power is higher than a tolerance threshold P TOL for a delay time period T DLY , the activation of the relay unit being such that, when the ends of said series connection are connected to the phase conductor and to the neutral conductor, respectively, and an end is connected upstream of and the other end is connected downstream of a residual current circuit breaker the two branches of which are connected to the phase conductor and to the neutral conductor, it causes a current to flow through the unbalancing resistor and through only one of the two branches of the residual current circuit breaker resulting into an interruption of the residual current circuit breaker .
An energy system (1, 1', 1") comprising a mechanical vapor compression (MVC/MVR) subsystem arranged to receive a liquid supplied to an evaporator of the MVC/MVR-subsystem through a liquid supply line and arranged to produce compressed vapor from said liquid and to heat the liquid being received, wherein the MVC/MVR-subsystem is arranged as a closed loop vapor MVC/MVR-subsystem comprising a compressed vapor line and being arranged to reuse the produced compressed vapor being produced in a compressor of the MVC/MVR-subsystem and being provided back through the compressed vapor line to evaporate the liquid and to condense to form a condensed liquid being transported through a heated liquid line , wherein the energy system (1, 1', 1") comprises an energy subsystem (5, 5', 5") connected to said MVC/MVR-subsystem and being arranged to receive a portion of said compressed vapor provided to the energy subsystem (5, 5', 5") through a compressed vapor portion line connected to the compressed vapor line and/or being arranged to use at least a portion of said liquid being heated and being transported through the heated liquid line or through a further heated liquid line 6', characterized in that the energy subsystem (5, 5', 5") is arranged to convert energy in said portion of the compressed vapor and/or in at least said portion of the liquid being heated into cooling by a cooling apparatus comprised by the energy subsystem (5, 5', 5"), wherein said cooling apparatus is an absorption chiller or an adsorption chiller. the energy system (1, 1', 1") comprises an energy subsystem (5, 5', 5") connected to said MVC/MVR-subsystem and being arranged to receive a portion of said compressed vapor provided to the energy subsystem (5, 5', 5") through a compressed vapor portion line connected to the compressed vapor line and/or being arranged to use at least a portion of said liquid being heated and being transported through the heated liquid line or through a further heated liquid line 6', characterized in that the energy subsystem (5, 5', 5") is arranged to convert energy in said portion of the compressed vapor and/or in at least said portion of the liquid being heated into cooling by a cooling apparatus comprised by the energy subsystem (5, 5', 5"), wherein said cooling apparatus is an absorption chiller or an adsorption chiller.