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Hair treatment apparatus , having: - first and second arms which are movable with respect to each other and which adopt a spaced-apart configuration, for introduction of a lock of hair between them, and a closed configuration for treatment of the lock of hair, first and second contact surfaces carried respectively by the first and second arms and arranged opposite each other, at least one of said contact surfaces providing heat, - at least one steam outlet carried by the second arm at a distance from the contact surface situated on the same arm, in order to expose the hairs engaged between the arms to the steam, - at least the first arm having at least one first part supporting the first contact surface and at least one second part distinct from the first part and separated from the latter, characterised in that the apparatus comprises an elastically deformable sealing element present on the only first arm , comprising a proximal portion extending at least partially around the first contact surface between the latter and the first support part and a distal portion extending in contact with the second part , the proximal portion and the distal portion being connected by an intermediate portion which extends between the first and second parts and is configured to form a screen to the steam, said intermediate portion having at least one bend in the transverse cross-section, the intermediate portion being preferably curved concave to the opposite arm, in particular with a U-shaped bottom in the transverse cross-section. - first and second arms which are movable with respect to each other and which adopt a spaced-apart configuration, for introduction of a lock of hair between them, and a closed configuration for treatment of the lock of hair, first and second contact surfaces carried respectively by the first and second arms and arranged opposite each other, at least one of said contact surfaces providing heat, - at least one steam outlet carried by the second arm at a distance from the contact surface situated on the same arm, in order to expose the hairs engaged between the arms to the steam, - at least the first arm having at least one first part supporting the first contact surface and at least one second part distinct from the first part and separated from the latter,
Dual-polarized antenna comprising a dipole radiator , a resonant cavity radiator and a reflector comprising a slot , wherein the resonant cavity radiator is arranged below the reflector and is designed to radiate through the slot in the reflector and wherein the dipole radiator is arranged above the reflector and wherein a signal line of the dipole radiator and preferably a carrier of the dipole radiator extend through the slot .
A liquid drop ejection state detection device , comprising: a plurality of nozzle sequences configured to have a plurality of nozzles; a light-emitting element configured to emit a light beam along a light axis (L) and incident on a liquid drop from each nozzle of each nozzle sequence; a light-receiving element provided at a position outside a beam diameter of the light beam and configured to receive scattered light from the liquid drop and detect an ejection state of the liquid drop based on an amount of the scattered light; an adjustment part configured to adjust an amount of light of the light beam emitted from the light-emitting element , and characterised by : a light-emitting element movement part configured to move the light-emitting element in a direction intersecting with the light axis of the light beam , such that for the liquid drop from each nozzle, the light axis of the light beam is moved to a position at which an intensity of the light beam incident on the liquid drop is increased compared to the intensity of the light beam incident on the liquid drop before the light axis is moved, wherein the position depends on the distance from the light emitting element to the liquid drop along the light axis (L). a plurality of nozzle sequences configured to have a plurality of nozzles; a light-emitting element configured to emit a light beam along a light axis (L) and incident on a liquid drop from each nozzle of each nozzle sequence; a light-receiving element provided at a position outside a beam diameter of the light beam and configured to receive scattered light from the liquid drop and detect an ejection state of the liquid drop based on an amount of the scattered light; an adjustment part configured to adjust an amount of light of the light beam emitted from the light-emitting element , and characterised by : a light-emitting element movement part configured to move the light-emitting element in a direction intersecting with the light axis of the light beam , such that for the liquid drop from each nozzle, the light axis of the light beam is moved to a position at which an intensity of the light beam incident on the liquid drop is increased compared to the intensity of the light beam incident on the liquid drop before the light axis is moved, wherein the position depends on the distance from the light emitting element to the liquid drop along the light axis (L).
A multi-panel privacy screen assembly for use in a passenger seat arrangement comprising laterally-adjacent passenger seats , the multi-panel privacy screen assembly comprising: an elongated overhead beam having a plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48); a plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58); a plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80); coupling members suspending each of the plurality of hanging 10 panels (28; 54, 56, 58) from the elongated overhead beam , each coupling member having a first end coupled near a top edge of one of the plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58), a second end coupled to one of the plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80), and rollers rollable along at least one of the plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48); wherein when fully stowed the plurality of hanging panels are in a stacked arrangement on separate ones of the plurality of tracks, and when fully deployed the plurality of hanging panels are inline along one of the plurality of tracks; wherein the multi-panel privacy screen assembly comprises a drive mechanism operable for driving the plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80) to move the plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58) along at least one of the plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48); and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an intermittent gear assembly operable for driving the plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80) to move the plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58) along at least one of the plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48) according to a predetermined deployment sequence. an elongated overhead beam having a plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48); a plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58); a plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80); coupling members suspending each of the plurality of hanging 10 panels (28; 54, 56, 58) from the elongated overhead beam , each coupling member having a first end coupled near a top edge of one of the plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58), a second end coupled to one of the plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80), and rollers rollable along at least one of the plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48); wherein when fully stowed the plurality of hanging panels are in a stacked arrangement on separate ones of the plurality of tracks, and when fully deployed the plurality of hanging panels are inline along one of the plurality of tracks; wherein the multi-panel privacy screen assembly comprises a drive mechanism operable for driving the plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80) to move the plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58) along at least one of the plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48); and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an intermittent gear assembly operable for driving the plurality of driven cables (42; 76, 78, 80) to move the plurality of hanging panels (28; 54, 56, 58) along at least one of the plurality of tracks (38; 44, 46, 48) according to a predetermined deployment sequence.
A method of calibrating an enzymatic amperometric device for measuring the concentration of creatinine and/or creatine in a sample including one or more enzyme modulators, the method comprising the following steps: Measuring device output for two or more calibration solutions; Determining sensitivities of the device for each of the two or more calibration solutions by calculating a ratio between the output of the device in the calibration solution and the known concentration of creatinine and/or creatine in the calibration solution, wherein each calibration solution has a different amount of the enzyme modulators (step 410); Determining a degree of modulation for each of the two or more calibration solutions by estimating enzyme modulation based on the amounts of enzyme modulators in the calibration solutions (step 420); Determining a degree of modulation for a sample to be measured based on the amounts of enzyme modulators in the sample (step 430); Calculating the sensitivity of the device for the sample, wherein the calculating comprises adjusting the sensitivity of the device for one of the two or more calibration solutions by a factor, wherein the factor is a function of the determined degrees of modulation of the sample and the calibration solution, and wherein the sensitivity for the calibration solution with a degree of enzyme modulation closest to the degree of enzyme modulation of the sample is the sensitivity that is adjusted (step 440). Measuring device output for two or more calibration solutions; Determining sensitivities of the device for each of the two or more calibration solutions by calculating a ratio between the output of the device in the calibration solution and the known concentration of creatinine and/or creatine in the calibration solution, wherein each calibration solution has a different amount of the enzyme modulators (step 410); Determining a degree of modulation for each of the two or more calibration solutions by estimating enzyme modulation based on the amounts of enzyme modulators in the calibration solutions (step 420); Determining a degree of modulation for a sample to be measured based on the amounts of enzyme modulators in the sample (step 430); Calculating the sensitivity of the device for the sample, wherein the calculating comprises adjusting the sensitivity of the device for one of the two or more calibration solutions by a factor, wherein the factor is a function of the determined degrees of modulation of the sample and the calibration solution, and wherein the sensitivity for the calibration solution with a degree of enzyme modulation closest to the degree of enzyme modulation of the sample is the sensitivity that is adjusted (step 440).
Application unit for a packaging machine for the attachment, in particular for attachment such as to form a multipack, of a material blank to containers combined to form a container group , with - at least one pressing element , comprising a tool plate , for connecting the material blank to the containers of the container group which are to be conveyed along a transport plane, and - a drive unit which is configured such as to move the pressing element in such a way that the tool plate can be moved between an out-of-engagement position and a position of engagement with the containers , characterised in that - the drive unit comprises a first drive disk which can be rotated about a first axis of rotation , and a second drive disk , arranged parallel to the first drive disk and at a distance from it, which can be rotated about a second axis of rotation , wherein the first and second axes of rotation are oriented horizontally and at the same height and not coaxially with one another, and - the pressing element comprises a first and a second joint axis , wherein the pressing element is connected by way of its first joint axis in an articulated manner to the first drive disk , and by means of its second joint axis in an articulated manner to the second drive disk , in such a way that, at a rotation of the two drive disks , the tool plate is oriented horizontally about the respective axes of rotation . - at least one pressing element , comprising a tool plate , for connecting the material blank to the containers of the container group which are to be conveyed along a transport plane, and - a drive unit which is configured such as to move the pressing element in such a way that the tool plate can be moved between an out-of-engagement position and a position of engagement with the containers , characterised in that - the drive unit comprises a first drive disk which can be rotated about a first axis of rotation , and a second drive disk , arranged parallel to the first drive disk and at a distance from it, which can be rotated about a second axis of rotation , wherein the first and second axes of rotation are oriented horizontally and at the same height and not coaxially with one another, and - the pressing element comprises a first and a second joint axis , wherein the pressing element is connected by way of its first joint axis in an articulated manner to the first drive disk , and by means of its second joint axis in an articulated manner to the second drive disk , in such a way that, at a rotation of the two drive disks , the tool plate is oriented horizontally about the respective axes of rotation .
An electrode test system of a defibrillator comprising electrodes in a face-to-face test arrangement forming a capacitor, an impedance measurement signal generator connected to the electrodes and configured to send an ac signal to the electrodes, an impedance measurement signal processor connected to the electrodes which comprises a memory unit and a signal conditioning module and is placeable in an electrode test state and is configured to receive an electrode test ac signal from the electrodes and process the electrode test ac signal to obtain a processed electrode test ac signal, a defibrillator processor connected to the impedance measurement signal generator and the impedance measurement signal processor , configured to send at least one control signal to the impedance measurement signal processor to adjust one or more control characteristics stored in the memory unit thereof to adjust one or more conditioning function characteristics of the signal conditioning module to place the impedance measurement signal processor in the electrode test state, and configured to receive the processed electrode test ac signal, analyse the processed electrode test ac signal to obtain an electrode test impedance signal and analyse the electrode test impedance signal to determine a pass condition or a fail condition of the electrodes. electrodes in a face-to-face test arrangement forming a capacitor, an impedance measurement signal generator connected to the electrodes and configured to send an ac signal to the electrodes, an impedance measurement signal processor connected to the electrodes which comprises a memory unit and a signal conditioning module and is placeable in an electrode test state and is configured to receive an electrode test ac signal from the electrodes and process the electrode test ac signal to obtain a processed electrode test ac signal, a defibrillator processor connected to the impedance measurement signal generator and the impedance measurement signal processor , configured to send at least one control signal to the impedance measurement signal processor to adjust one or more control characteristics stored in the memory unit thereof to adjust one or more conditioning function characteristics of the signal conditioning module to place the impedance measurement signal processor in the electrode test state, and configured to receive the processed electrode test ac signal, analyse the processed electrode test ac signal to obtain an electrode test impedance signal and analyse the electrode test impedance signal to determine a pass condition or a fail condition of the electrodes.
A treatment device for drying and/or roasting a food, in particular cocoa beans and/or cocoa kernel parts , wherein the treatment device comprises a housing , a treatment chamber arranged within the housing , the treatment chamber being designed in particular as a drum, and at least one heating device for heating a gas, characterized in that at least one sensor, in particular a moisture sensor, is arranged on and/or in the treatment chamber for determining a control variable, in particular the moisture of the food in the treatment chamber , during drying and/or roasting, such that drying and/or roasting can be regulated depending on the determined control variable, in particular the moisture, and the treatment device comprises a guide device, in particular an adjustable guide device, by means of which the heated gas can be guided through the housing via different paths, wherein the guide device comprises guide elements which are located on the outside of the treatment chamber , wherein the guide elements can in particular be guide plates or fins which are provided on the outside of the treatment chamber , or gas ducts which lead around the treatment chamber , wherein heated gas flows around the treatment chamber through the guide elements. a housing , a treatment chamber arranged within the housing , the treatment chamber being designed in particular as a drum, and at least one heating device for heating a gas, characterized in that at least one sensor, in particular a moisture sensor, is arranged on and/or in the treatment chamber for determining a control variable, in particular the moisture of the food in the treatment chamber , during drying and/or roasting, such that drying and/or roasting can be regulated depending on the determined control variable, in particular the moisture, and the treatment device comprises a guide device, in particular an adjustable guide device, by means of which the heated gas can be guided through the housing via different paths, wherein the guide device comprises guide elements which are located on the outside of the treatment chamber , wherein the guide elements can in particular be guide plates or fins which are provided on the outside of the treatment chamber , or gas ducts which lead around the treatment chamber , wherein heated gas flows around the treatment chamber through the guide elements.
A container for receiving, in particular for storing and/or transporting, goods to be kept at a certain temperature or in a certain temperature range or to be cooled, comprising an upwardly open receiving portion for receiving the goods , wherein it further comprises a flexible and essentially two-dimensional separating means in the form of a flexible film having a peripheral edge and being attached to the receiving portion by means of only a partial edge portion of its peripheral edge , wherein the separating means can be moved away by a user in order to provide access to the receiving portion and can be moved back over the goods such that the separating means at least essentially covers the goods , wherein the receiving portion comprises a bottom wall and at least a side wall (16a-d), characterized in that the receiving portion further comprises a groove being formed in an interior surface of the bottom wall adjacent an intersection of the bottom wall with the side wall (16a-d).
Method of controlling a converter , in particular of a wind turbine , the converter comprising a first converter portion connected to a generator , a DC-link , and a second converter portion connected to a utility grid, the method comprising: controlling the first converter portion and the second converter portion by a first control signal and a second control signal , respectively, both being derived based on a requested power signal , in particular requested active power signal, and a generator rotational speed , characterized in that the variation of the generator rotational speed comprises variations at different frequencies, wherein the generator rotational speed varies over time having different frequency components of variations, and wherein the first control signal indicates substantially constant generator torque for rotational speed variations of the generator rotational speed above a frequency threshold. controlling the first converter portion and the second converter portion by a first control signal and a second control signal , respectively, both being derived based on a requested power signal , in particular requested active power signal, and a generator rotational speed , characterized in that the variation of the generator rotational speed comprises variations at different frequencies, wherein the generator rotational speed varies over time having different frequency components of variations, and wherein the first control signal indicates substantially constant generator torque for rotational speed variations of the generator rotational speed above a frequency threshold.
A method for reducing the kinetic energy of ions in an ion-confinement apparatus , the method comprising the steps of: (a) moving the ions into the ion-confinement apparatus at a steady state background pressure less than about 5 x 10 -5 Torr and trapping and retaining the ions in the ion-confinement apparatus at the steady state background pressure; (b) after step (a), delivering a cooling gas into the ion-confinement apparatus to raise the pressure above a cooling-gas pressure of about 8 x 10 -5 Torr in at least a portion of the ion confinement apparatus for a predetermined duration that is less than an ion retention time, the ion retention time being the time during which the ions are retained in the ion-confinement apparatus ; and (c) ejecting the ions from the ion-confinement apparatus at the end of the retention time. (a) moving the ions into the ion-confinement apparatus at a steady state background pressure less than about 5 x 10 -5 Torr and trapping and retaining the ions in the ion-confinement apparatus at the steady state background pressure; (b) after step (a), delivering a cooling gas into the ion-confinement apparatus to raise the pressure above a cooling-gas pressure of about 8 x 10 -5 Torr in at least a portion of the ion confinement apparatus for a predetermined duration that is less than an ion retention time, the ion retention time being the time during which the ions are retained in the ion-confinement apparatus ; and (c) ejecting the ions from the ion-confinement apparatus at the end of the retention time.
A method for reducing mercury in the flue gases resulting from combustion of coal in a coal burning system, comprising applying sorbent components into the coal burning system, wherein the components comprise a halogen compound and at least one aluminosilicate mineral; combusting the coal to produce ash and combustion gases; measuring a mercury level in the combustion gases; and adjusting the amount of halogen compound applied based on the value of the mercury level, wherein the halogen compound is a bromine compound or an iodine compound, wherein applying the sorbent components into the coal burning system comprises adding the sorbent components pre-combustion onto the coal before combustion. applying sorbent components into the coal burning system, wherein the components comprise a halogen compound and at least one aluminosilicate mineral; combusting the coal to produce ash and combustion gases; measuring a mercury level in the combustion gases; and adjusting the amount of halogen compound applied based on the value of the mercury level, wherein the halogen compound is a bromine compound or an iodine compound, wherein applying the sorbent components into the coal burning system comprises adding the sorbent components pre-combustion onto the coal before combustion.