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A method for making an epoxidation catalyst comprising (i) a support, (ii) at least one catalytic species which comprises silver, (iii) manganese and (iv) a promoter which comprises sodium, comprising the process steps of (A), (B) or (C), wherein: (A) comprises first separately depositing the catalytic species on the support; followed by impregnating the support with manganese alone; and followed by sequentially impregnating the support with the promoter; or (B) comprises depositing an amount of the catalytic species and an amount of the manganese in one impregnation of the support and then depositing a further amount of the catalytic species and manganese in a further impregnation of the support along with the promoter; or (C) comprises impregnating the support with an amount of the manganese; followed by an impregnation of the catalytic species and the promoter, wherein if two or more impregnations are employed, the impregnated support is dried, or calcined and/or roasted between each successive impregnation to ensure deposition of the metals onto the support. (A) comprises first separately depositing the catalytic species on the support; followed by impregnating the support with manganese alone; and followed by sequentially impregnating the support with the promoter; or (B) comprises depositing an amount of the catalytic species and an amount of the manganese in one impregnation of the support and then depositing a further amount of the catalytic species and manganese in a further impregnation of the support along with the promoter; or (C) comprises impregnating the support with an amount of the manganese; followed by an impregnation of the catalytic species and the promoter, wherein if two or more impregnations are employed, the impregnated support is dried, or calcined and/or roasted between each successive impregnation to ensure deposition of the metals onto the support.
Acoustic vehicle alerting system comprising a loudspeaker and a casing in which the loudspeaker is received, wherein the loudspeaker comprises a frame , a cone and a first flexible connection member connecting a top end of the cone to the frame , and wherein the casing comprises a front part and a rear part connected to each other, said front part having an opening facing the cone of the loudspeaker , characterized in that the front part of the casing and the frame of the loudspeaker are made integrally with each other to form one single piece, and in that the frame of the loudspeaker comprises an upper portion lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to a geometric axis (z) of the cone of the loudspeaker , wherein said upper portion provides a mounting surface to which said first flexible connection member is attached, and wherein said upper portion integrally joins a cylindrical inner wall of the front part of the casing surrounding the opening . wherein the loudspeaker comprises a frame , a cone and a first flexible connection member connecting a top end of the cone to the frame , and wherein the casing comprises a front part and a rear part connected to each other, said front part having an opening facing the cone of the loudspeaker , characterized in that the front part of the casing and the frame of the loudspeaker are made integrally with each other to form one single piece, and in that the frame of the loudspeaker comprises an upper portion lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to a geometric axis (z) of the cone of the loudspeaker , wherein said upper portion provides a mounting surface to which said first flexible connection member is attached, and wherein said upper portion integrally joins a cylindrical inner wall of the front part of the casing surrounding the opening .
An apparatus comprising: a multi-protocol multiplexer to receive at least one of first information of a first interconnect protocol or second information of a second interconnect protocol, the multi-protocol multiplexer to direct the at least one of the first information or the second information to a physical layer ; and the physical layer coupled to the multi-protocol multiplexer , wherein the physical layer is to receive the first information of the first interconnect protocol and transmit a packet on a plurality of lanes of a serial interconnect, the packet comprising a protocol ID and payload information comprising a plurality of flits, wherein the physical layer is to: send the protocol ID in 8-bit chunks on two consecutive lanes of the plurality of lanes; send the plurality of flits on the plurality of lanes; characterized in that the physical layer further is to: send an ordered set after every predetermined number of data blocks, during a mode in which sync headers are suppressed. a multi-protocol multiplexer to receive at least one of first information of a first interconnect protocol or second information of a second interconnect protocol, the multi-protocol multiplexer to direct the at least one of the first information or the second information to a physical layer ; and the physical layer coupled to the multi-protocol multiplexer , wherein the physical layer is to receive the first information of the first interconnect protocol and transmit a packet on a plurality of lanes of a serial interconnect, the packet comprising a protocol ID and payload information comprising a plurality of flits, wherein the physical layer is to: send the protocol ID in 8-bit chunks on two consecutive lanes of the plurality of lanes; send the plurality of flits on the plurality of lanes; characterized in that the physical layer further is to: send an ordered set after every predetermined number of data blocks, during a mode in which sync headers are suppressed. send the protocol ID in 8-bit chunks on two consecutive lanes of the plurality of lanes; send the plurality of flits on the plurality of lanes; characterized in that the physical layer further is to: send an ordered set after every predetermined number of data blocks, during a mode in which sync headers are suppressed.
A processor comprising: a first physical cache coupled to a first core ; a second physical cache coupled to a second core ; and a control unit ; wherein the control unit is configured to: partition the first physical cache into a first logical cache and a first portion of a second logical cache; partition the second physical cache into a third logical cache and a second portion of the second logical cache, wherein the first and the third logical caches represent a first level of a cache hierarchy, and wherein the second logical cache represents a second level of the cache hierarchy; reallocate a first portion of the second logical cache to the first logical cache; identify a first cacheline stored in the first portion of the second logical cache; and invalidate the first cacheline responsive to reallocating the first portion from the second logical cache to the first logical cache. a first physical cache coupled to a first core ; a second physical cache coupled to a second core ; and a control unit ; wherein the control unit is configured to: partition the first physical cache into a first logical cache and a first portion of a second logical cache; partition the second physical cache into a third logical cache and a second portion of the second logical cache, wherein the first and the third logical caches represent a first level of a cache hierarchy, and wherein the second logical cache represents a second level of the cache hierarchy; reallocate a first portion of the second logical cache to the first logical cache; identify a first cacheline stored in the first portion of the second logical cache; and invalidate the first cacheline responsive to reallocating the first portion from the second logical cache to the first logical cache. partition the first physical cache into a first logical cache and a first portion of a second logical cache; partition the second physical cache into a third logical cache and a second portion of the second logical cache, wherein the first and the third logical caches represent a first level of a cache hierarchy, and wherein the second logical cache represents a second level of the cache hierarchy; reallocate a first portion of the second logical cache to the first logical cache; identify a first cacheline stored in the first portion of the second logical cache; and invalidate the first cacheline responsive to reallocating the first portion from the second logical cache to the first logical cache.
A method for processing a signal generated by a coherent lidar comprising a coherent source (L) that is periodically modulated in frequency, - a beat signal (Sb) being generated by a photodetector (D) from the interference between an optical signal referred to as the local oscillator, having a local-oscillator frequency (f OL (t)), and an optical signal backscattered by a target (T) illuminated by the lidar, said beat signal being digitized, - the local-oscillator frequency (f OL (t)) consisting of the sum of an average value (f0) and of a modulation frequency (f mod (t)) that is generated by modulating the source, the modulation frequency being periodic with a modulation period (T FO ), each period comprising n linear portions having n frequency slopes (αi), respectively, n being higher than or equal to 2, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of: - modulating in a complex way the beat signal (Sb) with the modulation frequency (f mod ) in order to obtain a modulated signal (S mod ), - demodulating in a complex way the modulated signal (S mod ) with n demodulation frequencies (f demod (i)) each having a single slope equal to the respective frequency slope (αi) of the modulation frequency (f mod ), in order to obtain n demodulated signals (S demod (i)), - determining n spectral densities (SP(i)) of the n demodulated signals (S demod (i)), - determining n characteristic frequencies (v αi ) corresponding to the maximum of the n spectral densities (SP(i)), respectively, - determining information on the velocity (v) and information on the distance (d) of the target (T) from said n characteristic frequencies (v αi ). - a beat signal (Sb) being generated by a photodetector (D) from the interference between an optical signal referred to as the local oscillator, having a local-oscillator frequency (f OL (t)), and an optical signal backscattered by a target (T) illuminated by the lidar, said beat signal being digitized, - the local-oscillator frequency (f OL (t)) consisting of the sum of an average value (f0) and of a modulation frequency (f mod (t)) that is generated by modulating the source, the modulation frequency being periodic with a modulation period (T FO ), each period comprising n linear portions having n frequency slopes (αi), respectively, n being higher than or equal to 2, - modulating in a complex way the beat signal (Sb) with the modulation frequency (f mod ) in order to obtain a modulated signal (S mod ), - demodulating in a complex way the modulated signal (S mod ) with n demodulation frequencies (f demod (i)) each having a single slope equal to the respective frequency slope (αi) of the modulation frequency (f mod ), in order to obtain n demodulated signals (S demod (i)), - determining n spectral densities (SP(i)) of the n demodulated signals (S demod (i)), - determining n characteristic frequencies (v αi ) corresponding to the maximum of the n spectral densities (SP(i)), respectively, - determining information on the velocity (v) and information on the distance (d) of the target (T) from said n characteristic frequencies (v αi ).
Apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thereby successive, selective layer-by-layer compacting of building material layers, consisting of building material compactable by means of an energy beam in a process chamber on the apparatus side, having a defined process chamber height (H), comprising a flow unit , which is configured to generate a gas flow , in particular an inert gas flow, flowing through the process chamber between an inflow area and an outflow area , wherein the flow unit comprises a flow generating device for generating the gas flow , wherein the gas flow flows through the process chamber through the entire process chamber height (H), characterized in that the gas flow is divided into several partial gas flows (11a-11c), flowing through the process chamber in parallel on top of each other, which differ from each other in at least one flow parameter relating to the flow characteristics of the respective partial flows (11a-11c), wherein the flow unit , for generating the partial flows (11a-11c), which differ from each other in at least one of the flow parameters relating to the flow characteristics of the respective partial gas flows (hall), comprises at least two different inflow elements (9a-9c) or at least two groups of different inflow elements (9a-9c), wherein a first inflow element or a group of first inflow elements is arranged to generate a first partial gas flow and at least one further inflow element or at least one group of further inflow elements to generate at least one further partial gas flow ; and/or comprising at least two different flow guide element assemblies , which comprise two different, whereas at least one flow guide element , wherein a first flow guide element assembly is provided to generate a first partial gas flow and another flow guide element assembly is provided to generate a further partial gas flow .
A bioreactor comprising a CO 2 distribution system, an H 2 distribution system, a water collection system, and a CH 4 collection system, wherein the bioreactor is loaded with a porous solid support in which at least 10% of the pore volumes have a size resulting in a water suction of about 0.01 to about 1.0 bar as compared to free water, wherein said water suction level for said at least 10% of the pore volumes is obtained by loading the bioreactor with a solid support which comprises (i) particles having a diameter of 0.1 mm to 10 mm for at least 20% of the particles; or (ii) a spongy material having a pore size of 0.1 mm to 10 mm for at least 10% of its pores; or (iii) a filamentous material, wherein the diameter of inter-filamentous spaces is from 0.1 mm to 10 mm for at least 10% of its inter-filamentous spaces; or (iv) any mixture of (i) to (iii); with the proviso that the solid support is not inactive in terms of its cation exchange capacity; and wherein the solid support is inoculated with methanogens; and the bioreactor comprises a solid phase, a liquid phase and a gaseous phase, wherein the volume of the gaseous phase is 20% to 80% of the volume of the bioreactor. (i) particles having a diameter of 0.1 mm to 10 mm for at least 20% of the particles; or (ii) a spongy material having a pore size of 0.1 mm to 10 mm for at least 10% of its pores; or (iii) a filamentous material, wherein the diameter of inter-filamentous spaces is from 0.1 mm to 10 mm for at least 10% of its inter-filamentous spaces; or (iv) any mixture of (i) to (iii); with the proviso that the solid support is not inactive in terms of its cation exchange capacity; and wherein the solid support is inoculated with methanogens; and the bioreactor comprises a solid phase, a liquid phase and a gaseous phase, wherein the volume of the gaseous phase is 20% to 80% of the volume of the bioreactor.
Distance sensor module , the distance sensor module having a housing with at least one distance sensor , the housing having at least one swivel joint with an axis of rotation and having two connecting points arranged opposite one another on the housing , each connection point having a connection element for connection to an adjacent distance sensor module , characterized in that a longitudinally adjustable holding arm is arranged on the housing and the longitudinally adjustable holding arm is attached to the swivel joint .
A counterbalance apparatus for supporting a load having a load vector applied in a direction of the vector of gravity, comprising: a base ; a load bearing arm with a plurality of pivot points forming a parallelogram linkage, the load bearing arm projecting from the base at an attachment point at a proximal end and adapted to support the load at a distal end; a toggle linkage pivotally connected to the base and moveable between a non-load bearing position and a load bearing position and having an adjustment member , the adjustment member positioned to define a distance relative to the attachment point ; a first resilient member for applying a force to the load bearing arm having a first end connected to a first portion of the parallelogram linkage and a second end connected to the adjustment member ; and a second resilient member for applying a force to the load bearing arm having a first end connected to a second portion of the parallelogram linkage and a second end connected to the adjustment member ; and wherein movement of the toggle linkage from the non-load bearing position to the load bearing position engages the forces of the first and second resilient members (150a,b) and movement of the adjustment member varies the distance to adjust a support vector to counterbalance the load vector . a base ; a load bearing arm with a plurality of pivot points forming a parallelogram linkage, the load bearing arm projecting from the base at an attachment point at a proximal end and adapted to support the load at a distal end; a toggle linkage pivotally connected to the base and moveable between a non-load bearing position and a load bearing position and having an adjustment member , the adjustment member positioned to define a distance relative to the attachment point ; a first resilient member for applying a force to the load bearing arm having a first end connected to a first portion of the parallelogram linkage and a second end connected to the adjustment member ; and a second resilient member for applying a force to the load bearing arm having a first end connected to a second portion of the parallelogram linkage and a second end connected to the adjustment member ; and wherein movement of the toggle linkage from the non-load bearing position to the load bearing position engages the forces of the first and second resilient members (150a,b) and movement of the adjustment member varies the distance to adjust a support vector to counterbalance the load vector .
Coupling block element for a Kenter shackle for anchor chains that has two half-elements that are able to be coupled together, between which the coupling block is able to be inserted, wherein: - the coupling block element has a main body with at least one transverse bore (26.1) into which at least two securing pins for engaging in cutouts (14.1, 15.1) in the inner flanks of the half-elements are able to be inserted, - two securing pins are provided, which are mounted in at least one transverse bore (26.1) in the main body and are able to be displaced outwardly by means of at least one expansion element ; - the two securing pins are arranged in an axially aligned manner in a common transverse bore (26.1) passing through the main body ; - the two securing pins are able to be displaced outwardly by means of a common expansion element engaging between the securing pins ; - the main body has, on its side faces that face the half-elements , protrusions and/or recesses for form-fitting guidance on the half-elements ; - the ends (22.2), emerging outwardly to the sides, of the securing pins are formed in a spherical or conical manner, characterized in that - the expansion element is a screw-like element which has a screw head that is accommodated in a countersink in the main body and contains a drive and has a threaded shoulder that is received in a threaded bore (26.2) in the main body , said threaded bore being perpendicular to the transverse bore (26.1), and - in that the expansion element has a point (21.1) at its end remote from the screw head. - the coupling block element has a main body with at least one transverse bore (26.1) into which at least two securing pins for engaging in cutouts (14.1, 15.1) in the inner flanks of the half-elements are able to be inserted, - two securing pins are provided, which are mounted in at least one transverse bore (26.1) in the main body and are able to be displaced outwardly by means of at least one expansion element ; - the two securing pins are arranged in an axially aligned manner in a common transverse bore (26.1) passing through the main body ; - the two securing pins are able to be displaced outwardly by means of a common expansion element engaging between the securing pins ; - the main body has, on its side faces that face the half-elements , protrusions and/or recesses for form-fitting guidance on the half-elements ; - the ends (22.2), emerging outwardly to the sides, of the securing pins are formed in a spherical or conical manner, - the expansion element is a screw-like element which has a screw head that is accommodated in a countersink in the main body and contains a drive and has a threaded shoulder that is received in a threaded bore (26.2) in the main body , said threaded bore being perpendicular to the transverse bore (26.1), and - in that the expansion element has a point (21.1) at its end remote from the screw head.
A dispersion polymerisation process for the preparation of polymer particles with optical anisotropy and shape anisotropy comprising a) forming a solution comprising at least one reactive mesogen having a molecular structure comprising at least one diphenylacetylene group, at least one solvent, at least one initiator, optionally at least one surfactant, and optionally at least one co-monomer b) polymerising the solution, and optionally c) separating, washing and/or drying the polymer particles. a) forming a solution comprising at least one reactive mesogen having a molecular structure comprising at least one diphenylacetylene group, at least one solvent, at least one initiator, optionally at least one surfactant, and optionally at least one co-monomer b) polymerising the solution, and optionally c) separating, washing and/or drying the polymer particles.
A method for shaping the magnetic poles and profiling the teeth of a variable effort steering actuator for a power assist steering system to achieve the desired cogging shape, wherein the actuator comprises a number of inner and outer teeth and a number of magnet poles disposed between the inner and outer teeth and spaced apart from the inner and outer teeth by an airgap, and wherein the magnet poles form a ring magnet and wherein an interpolar zone is formed between each magnet pole , wherein the method comprises providing a number k of the inner and outer teeth for the actuator where k=n/2 and n represents an even number of the magnet poles ; characterized in that the method further comprises providing a ratio (Ratio_Ang) between 0.4 and 0.72 for providing a desired torque function for the steering system, wherein the ratio is defined between i. an angle (θ tp ) representative of both an inner tooth tip of the inner teeth and an outer tooth tip of the outer teeth , and ii. an angle (θ mp ) made by a magnet pole width of the magnet poles . i. an angle (θ tp ) representative of both an inner tooth tip of the inner teeth and an outer tooth tip of the outer teeth , and ii. an angle (θ mp ) made by a magnet pole width of the magnet poles .