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Apparatus for packaging packets of smoking articles, wherein said packets have at least a first format (F1) and a second format (F2), and wherein said apparatus comprises: - first feed means configured to take one or several organized groups of said smoking articles from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2); - packaging means of the rotating type, disposed downstream of said first feed means and having a plurality of peripheral seatings which are configured to each accommodate at least one of said organized groups of said smoking articles and capable of assuming a plurality of operating positions angularly offset with respect to each other, wherein a first operating position (PO1) is aligned with said second position (P2) of said first feed means ; and - collection means disposed downstream of said packaging means and configured to take said packets toward an exit zone (ZU); - second feed means configured to feed a plurality of external sheaths of said packets of said second format (F2) toward said packaging means , wherein said first feed means and said collection means are disposed on a first work plane (PL1), and wherein said second feed means are disposed on a second work plane (PL2), said apparatus being characterized in that said packaging means can be positioned, or are mobile, to selectively assume a first work position coplanar with said first work plane (PL1), in order to package packets of said first format (F1), or a second work position coplanar with said second work plane (PL2), in order to package packets of said second format (F2). - first feed means configured to take one or several organized groups of said smoking articles from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2); - packaging means of the rotating type, disposed downstream of said first feed means and having a plurality of peripheral seatings which are configured to each accommodate at least one of said organized groups of said smoking articles and capable of assuming a plurality of operating positions angularly offset with respect to each other, wherein a first operating position (PO1) is aligned with said second position (P2) of said first feed means ; and - collection means disposed downstream of said packaging means and configured to take said packets toward an exit zone (ZU); - second feed means configured to feed a plurality of external sheaths of said packets of said second format (F2) toward said packaging means , wherein said first feed means and said collection means are disposed on a first work plane (PL1), and wherein said second feed means are disposed on a second work plane (PL2), said apparatus being characterized in that said packaging means can be positioned, or are mobile, to selectively assume a first work position coplanar with said first work plane (PL1), in order to package packets of said first format (F1), or a second work position coplanar with said second work plane (PL2), in order to package packets of said second format (F2).
A food processor , comprising: a vessel for receiving food to be steamed and blended; a steaming system for delivering steam to the vessel for steaming the food; a support for retaining the food above a base of the vessel during steaming; a blender blade at the base of the vessel; characterized in that it further comprises a drive arrangement for rotating the blender blade and the support about a common axis , for rotating the support to release the retained food and for rotating the blender blade to blend the released food, wherein said food processor is configured to rotate the support about said common rotation axis to release the received food so that it falls to the base of the vessel. a vessel for receiving food to be steamed and blended; a steaming system for delivering steam to the vessel for steaming the food; a support for retaining the food above a base of the vessel during steaming; a blender blade at the base of the vessel; characterized in that it further comprises a drive arrangement for rotating the blender blade and the support about a common axis , for rotating the support to release the retained food and for rotating the blender blade to blend the released food, wherein said food processor is configured to rotate the support about said common rotation axis to release the received food so that it falls to the base of the vessel.
A power supply circuit that outputs an electric power that is input from a vibration-driven energy harvesting element to an external load, characterized in that it comprises a negative half-wave rectifying circuit that half-wave rectifies an alternating current power that is input from the vibration-driven energy harvesting element, into a negative voltage output; an inverting chopper circuit that inverts and outputs the negative voltage output which is output from the negative half-wave rectifying circuit, into a positive voltage output. a negative half-wave rectifying circuit that half-wave rectifies an alternating current power that is input from the vibration-driven energy harvesting element, into a negative voltage output; an inverting chopper circuit that inverts and outputs the negative voltage output which is output from the negative half-wave rectifying circuit, into a positive voltage output.
A dressing for application to human or animal skin and/or to medical devices, comprising a fixing web provided with an adhesive on a fixing surface, covering means removably attached to the fixing surface, and support means connected to the covering means and removably attached to an outer surface of the fixing web facing away from the fixing surface, wherein the outer surface has an exposed shaping surface which is at least partially surrounded by the support means, characterised in that the covering means has two, three or more foil or paper-like covering strips wherein at least one covering strip has an edge that is folded back over itself to form a gripping aid and an edge of one of the covering strips overlaps the edge that is folded back over itself of a neighbouring covering strip and in that at least one covering strip is formed integrally with the support means or at least one covering strip is connected to the support means, by a film hinge running around an edge of the fixing surface.
An apparatus comprising: a low coherence imaging light source that produces an imaging beam that is applied to a material processing system, wherein the material processing system implements a material modification process using a material processing energy source that produces a material processing beam that is applied to the material , wherein the material processing beam creates a phase change region (PCR) in a material ; at least one directing element that is adapted to direct the imaging beam at a plurality of imaging beam positions (20a-20f, 20i, 20h) within the PCR; at least one input-output port that outputs the imaging beam to the material processing system and that receives at least one reflection component of the imaging light reflected from the PCR; an optical combiner that combines the reflection component of the imaging light and at least another component of the imaging light to produce an interferometry output, the interferometry output based on an optical path length taken by the imaging beam and the reflection component compared to an optical path length taken by the at least another component of the imaging light; and an interferometry output processor that processes the interferometry output to determine at least one characteristic of the PCR; wherein the directing element directs the imaging beam to a selected imaging beam position that is behind relative to the processing beam in the PCR in order to obtain a stronger signal from the bottom of the keyhole. a low coherence imaging light source that produces an imaging beam that is applied to a material processing system, wherein the material processing system implements a material modification process using a material processing energy source that produces a material processing beam that is applied to the material , wherein the material processing beam creates a phase change region (PCR) in a material ; at least one directing element that is adapted to direct the imaging beam at a plurality of imaging beam positions (20a-20f, 20i, 20h) within the PCR; at least one input-output port that outputs the imaging beam to the material processing system and that receives at least one reflection component of the imaging light reflected from the PCR; an optical combiner that combines the reflection component of the imaging light and at least another component of the imaging light to produce an interferometry output, the interferometry output based on an optical path length taken by the imaging beam and the reflection component compared to an optical path length taken by the at least another component of the imaging light; and an interferometry output processor that processes the interferometry output to determine at least one characteristic of the PCR; wherein the directing element directs the imaging beam to a selected imaging beam position that is behind relative to the processing beam in the PCR in order to obtain a stronger signal from the bottom of the keyhole.
A pet door , comprising: a frame unit defining an opening therein, said frame unit having a bottom frame member ; a flap unit sized to pivot within said opening, said flap unit having an upper end pivotally coupled to said frame unit and a lower end comprising a first magnetic member ; said bottom frame member including a second magnetic member magnetically attracting said first magnetic member, whereby the first and second magnetic members attract each other to aid in maintaining the flap unit in its closed position; wherein the lower end of the flap unit comprises a first latch member, and the bottom frame member comprises a second latch member configured to engage said first latch member; characterized in that either (i) said second latch member is a frusto-conical shaped tab and said first latch member is a recess configured to receive said frusto-conical shaped tab for relative pivotal movement therebetween; or (ii) said first latch member is a frusto-conical shaped tab and said second latch member is a recess configured to receive said frusto-conical shaped tab for relative pivotal movement therebetween. a frame unit defining an opening therein, said frame unit having a bottom frame member ; a flap unit sized to pivot within said opening, said flap unit having an upper end pivotally coupled to said frame unit and a lower end comprising a first magnetic member ; said bottom frame member including a second magnetic member magnetically attracting said first magnetic member, whereby the first and second magnetic members attract each other to aid in maintaining the flap unit in its closed position; wherein the lower end of the flap unit comprises a first latch member, and the bottom frame member comprises a second latch member configured to engage said first latch member; characterized in that either (i) said second latch member is a frusto-conical shaped tab and said first latch member is a recess configured to receive said frusto-conical shaped tab for relative pivotal movement therebetween; or (ii) said first latch member is a frusto-conical shaped tab and said second latch member is a recess configured to receive said frusto-conical shaped tab for relative pivotal movement therebetween. (i) said second latch member is a frusto-conical shaped tab and said first latch member is a recess configured to receive said frusto-conical shaped tab for relative pivotal movement therebetween; or (ii) said first latch member is a frusto-conical shaped tab and said second latch member is a recess configured to receive said frusto-conical shaped tab for relative pivotal movement therebetween.
A method for implementing heterogeneous frequencies of a CPU comprising a plurality of cores, each core having a plurality of different preset operating frequencies, each preset operating frequency defining an operating frequency of the associated core, the method comprising: determining the plurality of preset operating frequencies of the plurality of cores after the CPU starts; determining, from the plurality of different preset operating frequencies associated with each core, a core having a preset operating frequency corresponding to an operating frequency required by a received task, setting the operating frequency of the determined core at the preset operating frequency required by the received task; and maintaining the operating frequency of the determined core at the required operating frequency while performing the task on the determined core. determining the plurality of preset operating frequencies of the plurality of cores after the CPU starts; determining, from the plurality of different preset operating frequencies associated with each core, a core having a preset operating frequency corresponding to an operating frequency required by a received task, setting the operating frequency of the determined core at the preset operating frequency required by the received task; and maintaining the operating frequency of the determined core at the required operating frequency while performing the task on the determined core.
A sensor system , comprising: a plurality of range finders (24RF-28RF), each of the range finders (24RF-28RF) including at least one emitter that is configured to emit selected radiation and at least one detector configured to detect the selected radiation, the range finders (24RF-28RF) being configured to provide an indication of a distance between the range finders (24RF-28RF) and an object based on the selected radiation reflected from the object and detected by the detectors; at least three cameras (24C-28C) that are configured to generate respective images of an object based on detecting the selected radiation from the object ; and a processor that is configured to determine a range basis from the indication from the range finders (24RF-28RF), wherein the object is at a distance from the cameras (24C-28C) within the determined range basis; select a combination of two of the cameras (24C-28C) from which to obtain an image of the object dependent on the determined range basis; and determine a distance between the sensor system and the object based on at least two of the images of the object from respective ones of the cameras (24C-28C). a plurality of range finders (24RF-28RF), each of the range finders (24RF-28RF) including at least one emitter that is configured to emit selected radiation and at least one detector configured to detect the selected radiation, the range finders (24RF-28RF) being configured to provide an indication of a distance between the range finders (24RF-28RF) and an object based on the selected radiation reflected from the object and detected by the detectors; at least three cameras (24C-28C) that are configured to generate respective images of an object based on detecting the selected radiation from the object ; and a processor that is configured to determine a range basis from the indication from the range finders (24RF-28RF), wherein the object is at a distance from the cameras (24C-28C) within the determined range basis; select a combination of two of the cameras (24C-28C) from which to obtain an image of the object dependent on the determined range basis; and determine a distance between the sensor system and the object based on at least two of the images of the object from respective ones of the cameras (24C-28C).
A data transmission tunnel address coordination method, comprising: in a handover process of a terminal from a source base station side to a target base station side, determining a protocol data unit, PDU, session to be split by a target master base station, and determining, by the target master base station, a target secondary base station for carrying the PDU session with the target master base station; acquiring, by the target master base station, a first downlink address allocated to the PDU session by the target secondary base station; sending, by the target master base station, the first downlink address allocated by the target secondary base station and a second downlink address allocated by the target master base station to a session management function, SMF, network element in a core network, and acquiring, by the target master base station, a first uplink address allocated to the target master base station and a second uplink address allocated to the target secondary base station, from the SMF network element; and sending, by the target master base station, the second uplink address to the target secondary base station for the target secondary base station to establish a data transmission tunnel with a user plane function, UPF, network element, wherein the data transmission tunnel is used for transmitting the PDU session. in a handover process of a terminal from a source base station side to a target base station side, determining a protocol data unit, PDU, session to be split by a target master base station, and determining, by the target master base station, a target secondary base station for carrying the PDU session with the target master base station; acquiring, by the target master base station, a first downlink address allocated to the PDU session by the target secondary base station; sending, by the target master base station, the first downlink address allocated by the target secondary base station and a second downlink address allocated by the target master base station to a session management function, SMF, network element in a core network, and acquiring, by the target master base station, a first uplink address allocated to the target master base station and a second uplink address allocated to the target secondary base station, from the SMF network element; and sending, by the target master base station, the second uplink address to the target secondary base station for the target secondary base station to establish a data transmission tunnel with a user plane function, UPF, network element, wherein the data transmission tunnel is used for transmitting the PDU session.
A method of fracturing an earth formation , comprising: isolating a section of a borehole in the earth formation ; introducing a fluid into the isolated section ; increasing fluid pressure in the isolated section by means of a pumping unit , and maintaining the isolated section at a substantially constant first pressure, the first pressure being a leak-off pressure; pressurizing the isolated section from the first pressure to a second pressure by means of the pumping unit , the second pressure being greater than the first pressure and the second pressure being of at least a magnitude sufficient to cause a fracture to form in the earth formation; introducing a stress concentration to a borehole wall at at least one location in the isolated section when the fluid is at the second pressure or during the pressurization, wherein introducing the stress concentration to the borehole wall includes perforating the borehole wall at the at least one location; and initiating a hydraulic fracture in the earth formation at the at least one location. isolating a section of a borehole in the earth formation ; introducing a fluid into the isolated section ; increasing fluid pressure in the isolated section by means of a pumping unit , and maintaining the isolated section at a substantially constant first pressure, the first pressure being a leak-off pressure; pressurizing the isolated section from the first pressure to a second pressure by means of the pumping unit , the second pressure being greater than the first pressure and the second pressure being of at least a magnitude sufficient to cause a fracture to form in the earth formation; introducing a stress concentration to a borehole wall at at least one location in the isolated section when the fluid is at the second pressure or during the pressurization, wherein introducing the stress concentration to the borehole wall includes perforating the borehole wall at the at least one location; and initiating a hydraulic fracture in the earth formation at the at least one location.
A method of operating a fuel delivery system of an aircraft engine (10, 10', 10") of an aircraft , comprising, when the aircraft is in flight, operating the aircraft engine (10, 10', 10") in a standby mode by maintaining combustion in a combustor of the aircraft engine (10, 10', 10") by supplying fuel to the combustor at a first flow rate via a first set of fuel nozzles of a first fuel manifold while providing a trickle flow of fuel via a second set of fuel nozzles of a second fuel manifold into the combustor during engine operation, the trickle flow having a trickle fuel flow rate different than the first fuel rate and selected to prevent flame-out of the combustion while providing one of: substantially no motive power to the aircraft, and no motive power to the aircraft, via the combustion of the trickle flow of fuel, wherein the trickle fuel flow rate is between 0% and 5% of a full throttle flowrate of the second fuel manifold .
A process for preparing a solid carbon product by separating an electrolyte from a solid carbon/molten electrolyte mixed product removed from a cathode of a carbonate electrolysis, the process comprising steps of: (i) applying a force to compress the solid carbon/molten electrolyte mixed product to remove the electrolyte; (ii) removing the force; and (iii) isolating the solid carbon product. (i) applying a force to compress the solid carbon/molten electrolyte mixed product to remove the electrolyte; (ii) removing the force; and (iii) isolating the solid carbon product.
A method for controlling audio output, the method comprising: determining, using an audio input device of a computing device to capture a portion of audio being played back by a sound system connected to the computing device, whether audio content that has been transmitted to the connected sound system is being played back by the connected sound system; and inhibiting the audio content from being provided to the connected sound system and beginning playing the audio content to be presented using an audio output device of the computing device based on the determination that the audio content that has been transmitted to the connected sound system is not being played back by the connected sound system. determining, using an audio input device of a computing device to capture a portion of audio being played back by a sound system connected to the computing device, whether audio content that has been transmitted to the connected sound system is being played back by the connected sound system; and inhibiting the audio content from being provided to the connected sound system and beginning playing the audio content to be presented using an audio output device of the computing device based on the determination that the audio content that has been transmitted to the connected sound system is not being played back by the connected sound system.