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A target (10; 100) for use in an alignment system, the target comprising a first component (12; 112) having a magnetic or electromagnetic source and a second component (14; 114; 214; 314; 414) being attachable to the first component, the second component being a sacrificial component for securing the first component (12; 112) proximate an object for alignment, characterised in that the second component (14; 114; 214; 314; 414) comprises a region configured to securely hold the second component in a hole.
A component of a gas turbine engine, the component having a leading edge with two air-washed surfaces extending rearwardly therefrom to define opposing sides of the component; the component having a leading edge protector formed as a plurality of protector segments which succeed in a line along the leading edge, each protector segment including a sheath which covers the leading edge and the air-washed surfaces at regions adjacent the leading edge, and which overlaps with the neighbouring sheath of the succeeding segment; characterized in that each protector segment further includes a former which defines the external shape of the component at the leading edge, the sheath of the protector segment wrapping around the former; and in that a clearance gap is provided between the formers of succeeding protector segments.
A tobacco cut filler comprising a first tobacco material cut in accordance with a first cut specification, wherein the first cut specification sets at least predetermined first cut width and first cut length corresponding to a final cut width and a final cut length in the tobacco cut filler when used in a tobacco product, wherein the cut length distribution among the cut strips of the first tobacco material is at least bimodal.
Process for the preparation of a liquid surfactant-containing detergent comprising i) 20 to 80 % by weight surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 % by weight of fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 % by weight salt of a divalent cation; iv) 8 to 35 % by weight of solvent; comprising the steps of: a) Providing a first flowable detergent preparation containing surfactant, fatty acid and solvent; b) Introducing a divalent cation into the liquid composition, wherein the divalent cation is introduced into the liquid composition both in the form of an inorganic salt and in the form of an organic salt to form a salt-containing composition; c) Mixing the salt-containing composition. i) 20 to 80 % by weight surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 % by weight of fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 % by weight salt of a divalent cation; iv) 8 to 35 % by weight of solvent; a) Providing a first flowable detergent preparation containing surfactant, fatty acid and solvent; b) Introducing a divalent cation into the liquid composition, wherein the divalent cation is introduced into the liquid composition both in the form of an inorganic salt and in the form of an organic salt to form a salt-containing composition; c) Mixing the salt-containing composition.
A negative electrode for a lithium ion battery, the negative electrode comprising: a negative electrode current collector; a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector; and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte including an electrolyte containing lithium ions and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and voids, the voids are filled with the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, a proportion of a battery capacity based on a total amount of lithium ions in the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte existing in the negative electrode active material layer with respect to a battery capacity based on a total amount of the negative electrode active material is 5 to 17%, the battery capacity based on a total amount of the negative electrode active material being measured as a discharged capacity at the time of discharging from 0.0 V to 1.5 V and a discharging rate of 1/20 C, the film thickness of the negative electrode active material layer is more than or equal to 150 μm to less than or equal to 1,500 μm, and the content of a binder in the negative electrode active material layer is 1% by weight or less. a negative electrode current collector; a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector; and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte including an electrolyte containing lithium ions and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and voids, the voids are filled with the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, a proportion of a battery capacity based on a total amount of lithium ions in the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte existing in the negative electrode active material layer with respect to a battery capacity based on a total amount of the negative electrode active material is 5 to 17%, the battery capacity based on a total amount of the negative electrode active material being measured as a discharged capacity at the time of discharging from 0.0 V to 1.5 V and a discharging rate of 1/20 C, the film thickness of the negative electrode active material layer is more than or equal to 150 μm to less than or equal to 1,500 μm, and the content of a binder in the negative electrode active material layer is 1% by weight or less.
A method for managing a petri-dish, the method comprising monitoring , by a petri-dish management system , exposure time of the petri-dish using information provided by a tag scanner and a Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, writer and reader , when a first surface of the petri-dish carrying a tracking tag is present on a first holder and the tracking tag is monitored by the tag scanner and a second surface of the petri-dish carrying an RFID tag is present on a second holder and the RFID tag is monitoring by the RFID writer and reader ; and monitoring , by the petri-dish management system , incubation time of the petri-dish in an incubator using information provided by a further RFID reader , wherein the further RFID reader monitors movement of the petri-dish in/out of the incubator using the RFID tag. monitoring , by a petri-dish management system , exposure time of the petri-dish using information provided by a tag scanner and a Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, writer and reader , when a first surface of the petri-dish carrying a tracking tag is present on a first holder and the tracking tag is monitored by the tag scanner and a second surface of the petri-dish carrying an RFID tag is present on a second holder and the RFID tag is monitoring by the RFID writer and reader ; and monitoring , by the petri-dish management system , incubation time of the petri-dish in an incubator using information provided by a further RFID reader , wherein the further RFID reader monitors movement of the petri-dish in/out of the incubator using the RFID tag.
A system, comprising a disinfection chamber having an interior volume, at least one radiation source arranged, when in operation, to emit disinfecting radiation into the interior volume of the disinfection chamber, a target article positioning device, the target article being a medical device, a memory, the memory having stored thereon a computer-generated model of a determined type of medical device, said computer-generated model including data that represents at least one physical property of the determined type of medical device, said computer-generated model including data that represents at least one optical property of the determined type of medical device, and said computer-generated model including data that represents a region of interest on the surface of the determined type of medical device, wherein said region of interest is a first region that is expected to receive a disinfecting radiation dose that is different from a second region, and a control system arranged to direct the operation of the at least one radiation source, wherein directing the operation includes causing delivery of a determined minimum dose of disinfecting radiation to the region of interest of a medical device of the determined type when said medical device of the determined type is coupled to the target article positioning device.
A method of encoding a point cloud into a bitstream of encoded point cloud data representing a physical object, each point of the point cloud being associated with spherical coordinates representing an azimuthal angle responsive to a capture angle of a sensor of a spinning sensor head that captured the point and a radius responsive of a distance of the point from a referential, the method being characterized by - obtaining a scaled elementary azimuthal step (S( φ step , r dec )) associated with a point of the point cloud, said scaled elementary azimuthal step (S(( φ s tep , r dec )) being equal to a first data (D1) greater than an elementary azimuthal step ( φ step ) when a second data (D2) is strictly lower than a threshold, and the scaled elementary azimuthal step (S( φ step , r dec )) being equal to the elementary azimuthal step ( φ step ) otherwise, said elementary azimuthal step ( φ step ) being derived from frequencies and rotation speed at which a spinning sensor head captured the point cloud, and said second data (D2) depending on a decoded radius (r dec ) of the point obtained by encoding and decoding a radius associated with the point; - encoding , in the bitstream, a number (m s ) of scaled elementary azimuthal steps obtained from an azimuthal angle of the point, a prediction of the azimuthal angle and the scaled elementary azimuthal step; and - encoding , in the bitstream, an residual azimuthal angle of the point between the azimuthal angle of the point and a predicted azimuthal angle derived from the number (m s ) of scaled elementary azimuthal steps and the scaled elementary azimuthal step (S( φ step , r dec )) . - obtaining a scaled elementary azimuthal step (S( φ step , r dec )) associated with a point of the point cloud, said scaled elementary azimuthal step (S(( φ s tep , r dec )) being equal to a first data (D1) greater than an elementary azimuthal step ( φ step ) when a second data (D2) is strictly lower than a threshold, and the scaled elementary azimuthal step (S( φ step , r dec )) being equal to the elementary azimuthal step ( φ step ) otherwise, said elementary azimuthal step ( φ step ) being derived from frequencies and rotation speed at which a spinning sensor head captured the point cloud, and said second data (D2) depending on a decoded radius (r dec ) of the point obtained by encoding and decoding a radius associated with the point; - encoding , in the bitstream, a number (m s ) of scaled elementary azimuthal steps obtained from an azimuthal angle of the point, a prediction of the azimuthal angle and the scaled elementary azimuthal step; and - encoding , in the bitstream, an residual azimuthal angle of the point between the azimuthal angle of the point and a predicted azimuthal angle derived from the number (m s ) of scaled elementary azimuthal steps and the scaled elementary azimuthal step (S( φ step , r dec )) .
. A kit for promoting reinnervation of a damaged nerve in a patient, wherein the kit comprises: a device for promoting reinnervation of a damaged nerve in a patient, the device comprising means to electrically stimulating the skin of the patient at a different location from the site of damage to the nerve; and a scaffold which promotes reinnervation, a graft which promotes reinnervation, a population of cells which promotes reinnervation, or a pharmaceutical which promotes reinnervation; wherein the means to electrically stimulate the skin of the patient is configured to electrically stimulate the skin of the patient with a fluctuating frequency cycle of from about 15 Hz to about 351 Hz and wherein the frequency changes between the upper and lower limits of the frequency range within a cycle of from about 1 second to about 20 seconds. a device for promoting reinnervation of a damaged nerve in a patient, the device comprising means to electrically stimulating the skin of the patient at a different location from the site of damage to the nerve; and a scaffold which promotes reinnervation, a graft which promotes reinnervation, a population of cells which promotes reinnervation, or a pharmaceutical which promotes reinnervation; wherein the means to electrically stimulate the skin of the patient is configured to electrically stimulate the skin of the patient with a fluctuating frequency cycle of from about 15 Hz to about 351 Hz and wherein the frequency changes between the upper and lower limits of the frequency range within a cycle of from about 1 second to about 20 seconds.
A method of configuring a video services receiver for operation in a network, wherein the network topology comprises plural member devices of the network that communicate with the video services receiver and possibly with other member devices over respective paired connections over the network, the method comprising: establishing an initial data communication link between a previously deployed video services receiver (STB 1) and a controller device that is a member device of the network ; receiving, at the controller device, network configuration data from the previously deployed video services receiver via the initial data communication link , the configuration data reflecting the current network topology, the number of devices, and the paired connections between devices; storing the network configuration data at the controller device, resulting in stored network configuration data ; removing the previously deployed video services receiver from the network ; thereafter, inserting a second video services receiver (STB2) into the network in place of the previously deployed video services receiver (STB1); thereafter, establishing a data communication link between the second video services receiver and the controller device ; and thereafter, downloading the stored network configuration data from the controller device to the second video services receiver via the data communication link , the network topology information in the stored network configuration data utilized by the video services receiver to support data communication with at least one member device of the network other than the controller device without the user having to re-pair the device with the second video services receiver. establishing an initial data communication link between a previously deployed video services receiver (STB 1) and a controller device that is a member device of the network ; receiving, at the controller device, network configuration data from the previously deployed video services receiver via the initial data communication link , the configuration data reflecting the current network topology, the number of devices, and the paired connections between devices; storing the network configuration data at the controller device, resulting in stored network configuration data ; removing the previously deployed video services receiver from the network ; thereafter, inserting a second video services receiver (STB2) into the network in place of the previously deployed video services receiver (STB1); thereafter, establishing a data communication link between the second video services receiver and the controller device ; and thereafter, downloading the stored network configuration data from the controller device to the second video services receiver via the data communication link , the network topology information in the stored network configuration data utilized by the video services receiver to support data communication with at least one member device of the network other than the controller device without the user having to re-pair the device with the second video services receiver.
A retail merchandise tray , comprising: a pair of opposed load bearing members ; a front stop mounted to the pair of load bearing members ; a wire support structure supported at least in part by the pair of load bearing members ; a pusher mounted to the wire support structure , the pusher movable along the wire support structure toward and away from the front stop along a first axis, the pusher including a locking arm , the locking arm operable to lock the pusher in a locked position, in the locked position, the pusher is prevented from moving toward the front stop along the first axis; at least one divider assembly movable relative to the pair of opposed load bearing members along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; a pair of spacers aligned along the first axis and interposed between the pair of load bearing members and situated below the wire support frame ; a baffle plate movable relative to the pair of load bearing members and relative to the wire support frame , the baffle plate is slidably mounted between the pair of load bearing members and slidable along the first axis, characterized in that the baffle plate including an unlocking tab , wherein sliding the baffle plate along the first axis toward the front stop causes the unlocking tab to engage the locking arm and transition the locking arm from the locked position to an unlocked position wherein the pusher is free to move toward the front stop along the first axis. a pair of opposed load bearing members ; a front stop mounted to the pair of load bearing members ; a wire support structure supported at least in part by the pair of load bearing members ; a pusher mounted to the wire support structure , the pusher movable along the wire support structure toward and away from the front stop along a first axis, the pusher including a locking arm , the locking arm operable to lock the pusher in a locked position, in the locked position, the pusher is prevented from moving toward the front stop along the first axis; at least one divider assembly movable relative to the pair of opposed load bearing members along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; a pair of spacers aligned along the first axis and interposed between the pair of load bearing members and situated below the wire support frame ; a baffle plate movable relative to the pair of load bearing members and relative to the wire support frame , the baffle plate is slidably mounted between the pair of load bearing members and slidable along the first axis, characterized in that the baffle plate including an unlocking tab , wherein sliding the baffle plate along the first axis toward the front stop causes the unlocking tab to engage the locking arm and transition the locking arm from the locked position to an unlocked position wherein the pusher is free to move toward the front stop along the first axis.
A method implemented by a network device for providing software defined protocols, SDP, the method comprising: determining, by the SDP controller , a break-down of data plane process functionality into a plurality of basic process function blocks; determining, by the SDP controller , for one or more network components along a path in a network, a protocol stack comprising basic process function blocks; and configuring by the SDP controller , the one or more network components to implement a sub-set of the basic process function blocks, wherein the determined protocol stack comprises the subset of the determined basic process function blocks in accordance with a quality of service, QoS requirement, characterized in that the SDP controller determines the subset of the basic process function blocks for SDP-configurable network components by considering the impact of data plane process functionality of other non-SDP-configurable network components, wherein the SDP-configurable network components and the non-SDP-configurable network components are indicated by a software defined networking, SDN, controller, and wherein the path is determined by the SDN controller based on the QoS requirement provided by the SDP controller . determining, by the SDP controller , a break-down of data plane process functionality into a plurality of basic process function blocks; determining, by the SDP controller , for one or more network components along a path in a network, a protocol stack comprising basic process function blocks; and configuring by the SDP controller , the one or more network components to implement a sub-set of the basic process function blocks, wherein the determined protocol stack comprises the subset of the determined basic process function blocks in accordance with a quality of service, QoS requirement, characterized in that the SDP controller determines the subset of the basic process function blocks for SDP-configurable network components by considering the impact of data plane process functionality of other non-SDP-configurable network components, wherein the SDP-configurable network components and the non-SDP-configurable network components are indicated by a software defined networking, SDN, controller, and wherein the path is determined by the SDN controller based on the QoS requirement provided by the SDP controller .
Power module for an electric-vehicle motor , said module comprising: - an electric accumulator ; - a reversible switch bridge directly connected to the electric accumulator ; - a device for controlling the switches of the switch bridge having two operating modes: a charger mode in which it is configured to charge the electric accumulator from an electric network; and an inverter mode in which it controls a motor of the electric vehicle; - a set of coils connected to the switch bridge ; - a housing enclosing the components of the power module, this housing being equipped with a set of external disconnectable connections which comprise: a terminal block for supplying the motor equipped with the same number of output connections as the number of coils in the set of coils; and a synchronization output connected to the device for controlling the switches of the switch bridge , this synchronization output being configured to synchronize the delivered voltages and/or currents with the voltages and/or currents of other modules, when the power module is connected to other modules; each coil of the set of coils being connected between the midpoint of one arm of the switch bridge and the corresponding output connection of the terminal block for supplying the motor . - an electric accumulator ; - a reversible switch bridge directly connected to the electric accumulator ; - a device for controlling the switches of the switch bridge having two operating modes: a charger mode in which it is configured to charge the electric accumulator from an electric network; and an inverter mode in which it controls a motor of the electric vehicle; - a set of coils connected to the switch bridge ; - a housing enclosing the components of the power module, this housing being equipped with a set of external disconnectable connections which comprise: a terminal block for supplying the motor equipped with the same number of output connections as the number of coils in the set of coils; and a synchronization output connected to the device for controlling the switches of the switch bridge , this synchronization output being configured to synchronize the delivered voltages and/or currents with the voltages and/or currents of other modules, when the power module is connected to other modules; each coil of the set of coils being connected between the midpoint of one arm of the switch bridge and the corresponding output connection of the terminal block for supplying the motor .