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Device for measuring a level of milk in a container , comprising - a tube having an end immersed in the container and arranged to reach the bottom of the container; - a sensor arranged to sense a pressure of the milk in the tube , the sensor being positioned at a predetermined height from the bottom of the container ; - a control unit ; - a pump arranged to pump milk from the container through the tube ; - a valve arranged to impede back flow of milk into the container through the sensor when the pump stops pumping milk; wherein the tube , the sensor , the pump and the valve are arranged along a suction line, wherein the sensor is placed in the suction line before the valve and the pump , the valve and the pump being arranged along the suction line in a position farther than the sensor from the end of the tube immersed in the container , wherein the control unit is arranged for controlling, in use, activation/deactivation of the pump and opening/closing of the valve , respectively, and wherein the control unit is further arranged, in use, to stop to measure the pressure signal at the pressure sensor when the pump starts to work and to detect and calculate the pressure signal at the pressure sensor as soon as the pump stops to work, whereby the sensor , being in contact with the milk, is arranged to measure a hydrostatic pressure of the milk in the tube after each stop of the pump and the device is arranged to measure the level of the milk in the container on the basis of the hydrostatic pressure measured by the sensor after each stop of the pump . - a tube having an end immersed in the container and arranged to reach the bottom of the container; - a sensor arranged to sense a pressure of the milk in the tube , the sensor being positioned at a predetermined height from the bottom of the container ; - a control unit ; - a pump arranged to pump milk from the container through the tube ; - a valve arranged to impede back flow of milk into the container through the sensor when the pump stops pumping milk; wherein the tube , the sensor , the pump and the valve are arranged along a suction line, wherein the sensor is placed in the suction line before the valve and the pump , the valve and the pump being arranged along the suction line in a position farther than the sensor from the end of the tube immersed in the container , wherein the control unit is arranged for controlling, in use, activation/deactivation of the pump and opening/closing of the valve , respectively, and wherein the control unit is further arranged, in use, to stop to measure the pressure signal at the pressure sensor when the pump starts to work and to detect and calculate the pressure signal at the pressure sensor as soon as the pump stops to work, whereby the sensor , being in contact with the milk, is arranged to measure a hydrostatic pressure of the milk in the tube after each stop of the pump and the device is arranged to measure the level of the milk in the container on the basis of the hydrostatic pressure measured by the sensor after each stop of the pump .
A tape (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D; 10E; 10F; 10G; 10H) having a strip shape extending in a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction orthogonal to the lengthwise direction, the tape (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D; 10E; 10F; 10G; 10H) comprising: a subject surface located on the tape (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D; 10E; 10F; 10G; 10H) and exposed in a thickness direction orthogonal to each of the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction; a first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) provided on the subject surface ; and a second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) provided on the subject surface and being less than the subject surface in a reflectivity to light with a particular wavelength, wherein at least a portion of the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) and at least a portion of the second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) are identical to each other in position in the widthwise direction, and wherein at least a portion of one of the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) and the second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) and at least a portion of another of the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) and the second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) are different from each other in position in the lengthwise direction, and characterized in that the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) is greater than the subject surface in the reflectivity. a subject surface located on the tape (10A; 10B; 10C; 10D; 10E; 10F; 10G; 10H) and exposed in a thickness direction orthogonal to each of the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction; a first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) provided on the subject surface ; and a second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) provided on the subject surface and being less than the subject surface in a reflectivity to light with a particular wavelength, wherein at least a portion of the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) and at least a portion of the second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) are identical to each other in position in the widthwise direction, and wherein at least a portion of one of the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) and the second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) and at least a portion of another of the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) and the second marker (43; 44B; 45A; 46B; 47B) are different from each other in position in the lengthwise direction, and characterized in that the first marker (42; 44A; 46A; 47A) is greater than the subject surface in the reflectivity.
Method for completely detecting a plurality of objects provided with transponders, having the following steps of: • reading individual identifiers of transponders, with which the objects in a bundle are provided, individually or in groups by means of a capture reading device , • storing the individual identifiers and their affiliation with the bundle in a database , • supplying the bundle to a bundle reading device , • reading any desired number 0 < i < n of the individual identifiers of the transponders, where i is the number of reading operations and n is the total number of individual identifiers, by means of the bundle reading device , • comparing the i individual identifiers that have been read with n individual identifiers stored in the database , • classifying all n objects in the bundle which are with transponders as detected if one of the i individual identifiers that have been read corresponds to one of the n individual identifiers stored in the database . • reading individual identifiers of transponders, with which the objects in a bundle are provided, individually or in groups by means of a capture reading device , • storing the individual identifiers and their affiliation with the bundle in a database , • supplying the bundle to a bundle reading device , • reading any desired number 0 < i < n of the individual identifiers of the transponders, where i is the number of reading operations and n is the total number of individual identifiers, by means of the bundle reading device , • comparing the i individual identifiers that have been read with n individual identifiers stored in the database , • classifying all n objects in the bundle which are with transponders as detected if one of the i individual identifiers that have been read corresponds to one of the n individual identifiers stored in the database .
A glass panel unit comprising: a first glass panel ; a second glass panel placed opposite the first glass panel ; a seal with a frame shape hermetically bonding the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other; an evacuated space enclosed by the first glass panel , the second glass panel , and the seal ; and at least one spacer placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel , and characterized in that : the at least one spacer including a stack of two or more films including at least one or two resin films. a first glass panel ; a second glass panel placed opposite the first glass panel ; a seal with a frame shape hermetically bonding the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other; an evacuated space enclosed by the first glass panel , the second glass panel , and the seal ; and at least one spacer placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel , and characterized in that : the at least one spacer including a stack of two or more films including at least one or two resin films.
A driving direction indicator module for an outside rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, in the form of a indicator light module, having a light source , a first light guide comprising a plurality of light coupling-out points and a second light guide , wherein a radiation region is disposed in a region of the second end (3") of the first light guide which is arranged opposite the first end of the first light guide , characterized in that the one light source couples in a first radiation part at a first end into the first light guide and a second radiation part at a first end into the second light guide , wherein the second light guide runs at least partially parallel to the first light guide , and its second end (5") terminates in a single light coupling-out region of the second light guide , wherein the second light guide approaches the second end (3") of the first light guide at its second end (5") only in order to introduce light rays into the radiation region via a gap , wherein the two light guides run in parallel from their respective first ends over a majority of the driving direction indicator module .
A fan device comprising a base unit , a cover unit , a preheat inner tube , a fan unit and a heating unit , characterized by : said base unit having at least one air inlet and including an outer tube that defines an accommodation space fluidly communicating with said at least one air inlet ; said cover unit being disposed on said base unit and having a receiving chamber fluidly communicating with said accommodation space , and an air outlet fluidly communicating with said receiving chamber , said cover unit including a lower seat disposed in said accommodation space , said lower seat including an inner annular wall , an outer annular wall spaced apart from said inner annular wall , and a connecting wall interconnecting said inner and outer annular walls ; said preheat inner tube being disposed in and dividing said accommodation space into a heating chamber defined by said preheat inner tube and a preheat circulation channel that is defined cooperatively by said preheat inner tube , said connecting wall and said outer tube and that fluidly communicates with said heating chamber , said preheat inner tube having a top portion disposed in said inner annular wall of said lower seat ; said fan unit being disposed in said receiving chamber ; said heating unit including at least one heating component disposed in said heating chamber ; wherein, when said fan unit is activated, air flows from said air inlet into said preheat circulation channel , and from said preheat circulation channel , the air flows consecutively through said heating chamber and said receiving chamber and out into an external environment through said air outlet . said base unit having at least one air inlet and including an outer tube that defines an accommodation space fluidly communicating with said at least one air inlet ; said cover unit being disposed on said base unit and having a receiving chamber fluidly communicating with said accommodation space , and an air outlet fluidly communicating with said receiving chamber , said cover unit including a lower seat disposed in said accommodation space , said lower seat including an inner annular wall , an outer annular wall spaced apart from said inner annular wall , and a connecting wall interconnecting said inner and outer annular walls ; said preheat inner tube being disposed in and dividing said accommodation space into a heating chamber defined by said preheat inner tube and a preheat circulation channel that is defined cooperatively by said preheat inner tube , said connecting wall and said outer tube and that fluidly communicates with said heating chamber , said preheat inner tube having a top portion disposed in said inner annular wall of said lower seat ; said fan unit being disposed in said receiving chamber ; said heating unit including at least one heating component disposed in said heating chamber ; wherein, when said fan unit is activated, air flows from said air inlet into said preheat circulation channel , and from said preheat circulation channel , the air flows consecutively through said heating chamber and said receiving chamber and out into an external environment through said air outlet .
An apparatus for charged hadron therapy verification by detecting prompt gammas produced when irradiating a target with a charged hadron beam, the beam being directed along a beam line , said apparatus comprising: • a collimator comprising a plurality of collimator slabs of thickness t, spaced apart so as to form an array of slit-shaped openings , configured to be placed at a right angle to the beam line, so as to allow the passage of prompt gamma emission from the target, the collimator being defined at least by three geometrical parameters being : the width (s) and depth (D) of the slit-shaped openings and the fill factor (f), with f equal to t/(t+s), • a detection means suitable for detecting said prompt gamma emission, comprising at least a portion of scintillator material aligned with each of said slit-shaped openings, characterized in that the width s of the openings , the depth D of the openings and the fill factor f are chosen such that : • s is 3 mm or higher • D is between 50 mm and 200 mm • f is lower than 0.5. • a collimator comprising a plurality of collimator slabs of thickness t, spaced apart so as to form an array of slit-shaped openings , configured to be placed at a right angle to the beam line, so as to allow the passage of prompt gamma emission from the target, the collimator being defined at least by three geometrical parameters being : the width (s) and depth (D) of the slit-shaped openings and the fill factor (f), with f equal to t/(t+s), • a detection means suitable for detecting said prompt gamma emission, comprising at least a portion of scintillator material aligned with each of said slit-shaped openings, • s is 3 mm or higher • D is between 50 mm and 200 mm • f is lower than 0.5.
A transmitter for a chaos communications system , said transmitter comprising: a symbol mapper that converts a series of information bits to a series of bit symbols; and at least one chaos generator providing a chaotic sequence for each bit symbol, wherein the chaotic sequence comprises a chaos sequence output from a RAM/ROM that provides auto-indexing, wherein the auto-indexing comprises a feed back of the chaos sequence output to an input of the RAM/ROM from which the RAM/ROM indexes to a next address to output a chaos sequence at that address as a next chaotic sequence. a symbol mapper that converts a series of information bits to a series of bit symbols; and
An anchor platform assembly for anchoring an object to a structure , comprising: an anchor baseplate including a first sidewall and a second sidewall disposed at an angle to each other, each of said sidewalls having a first surface and second surface on opposite sides thereof and a pair of opposite ends and wherein one of said ends of said first and second sidewalls are joined together; and an elongated post coupled to said anchor baseplate first sidewall and projecting outwardly from said second surface thereof, said post having a first end secured to said first sidewall of said anchor baseplate and a second free end , and an at least partially threaded, cylindrical internal blind bore extending from said first surface of said anchor baseplate first sidewall into said post , with said second surface of said first sidewall of said anchor baseplate being configured to allow the structure to lie generally flush against said second surface of said first sidewall , except for the area of said second surface covered by said post ; wherein said first sidewall comprises a plurality of first spaced-apart through holes ; wherein said second sidewall comprises a plurality of second spaced-apart through holes ; wherein said plurality of second spaced-apart through holes are oriented at an angle to said plurality of first spaced-apart through holes . an anchor baseplate including a first sidewall and a second sidewall disposed at an angle to each other, each of said sidewalls having a first surface and second surface on opposite sides thereof and a pair of opposite ends and wherein one of said ends of said first and second sidewalls are joined together; and an elongated post coupled to said anchor baseplate first sidewall and projecting outwardly from said second surface thereof, said post having a first end secured to said first sidewall of said anchor baseplate and a second free end , and an at least partially threaded, cylindrical internal blind bore extending from said first surface of said anchor baseplate first sidewall into said post , with said second surface of said first sidewall of said anchor baseplate being configured to allow the structure to lie generally flush against said second surface of said first sidewall , except for the area of said second surface covered by said post ; wherein said first sidewall comprises a plurality of first spaced-apart through holes ; wherein said second sidewall comprises a plurality of second spaced-apart through holes ; wherein said plurality of second spaced-apart through holes are oriented at an angle to said plurality of first spaced-apart through holes .
A vision system for a motor vehicle, comprising an imaging means with a plurality of imaging devices (12.1, 12.2) for acquiring images from a surrounding of a motor vehicle, and a processing means adapted to perform image processing on images from said imaging devices (12.1, 12.2), said processing means comprising an object detection means adapted to detect objects in the surrounding of the motor vehicle based on image data from said imaging means , and a calibration means adapted to estimate the extrinsic calibration of at least one of said imaging devices (12.1, 12.2), wherein said calibration means is adapted to perform said estimation using the position of detected objects provided by said object detection means , wherein said processing means comprises an accumulation means adapted to track and store the position of a plurality of objects detected by said object detection means over time, wherein said calibration means is adapted to evaluate the position of a plurality of detected objects tracked over time for systematic deviations, wherein said calibration means is adapted to at least one of - estimate a lateral calibration deviation if the positions of detected objects show a systematic lateral deviation in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2) ; - estimate a vertical calibration deviation if the positions of detected objects show a systematic vertical deviation in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2); - estimate a rotational calibration deviation if the positions of detected objects show a systematic rotational deviation in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2); and/or - estimate a focal length and/or an axial calibration deviation if the positions of objects show a systematic radial displacement in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2) . - estimate a lateral calibration deviation if the positions of detected objects show a systematic lateral deviation in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2) ; - estimate a vertical calibration deviation if the positions of detected objects show a systematic vertical deviation in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2); - estimate a rotational calibration deviation if the positions of detected objects show a systematic rotational deviation in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2); and/or - estimate a focal length and/or an axial calibration deviation if the positions of objects show a systematic radial displacement in images from different imaging devices (12.1, 12.2) .
A combination of Bromocriptine and Topiramate, and optionally Cromolyn for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
A sealing unit for a turbocharger for sealing a transition from a bearing housing into a compressor housing, comprising a sealing bush , wherein the sealing bush is designed for common rotation with a shaft of the turbocharger; a slide ring ; first and second groove rings , wherein the two groove rings are designed for common rotation with the sealing bush and are arranged on the sealing bush ; characterized in that the slide ring is arranged between the two groove rings in the axial direction such that radially extending air gaps are formed on both sides of the slide ring between the slide ring and the respective groove ring . a sealing bush , wherein the sealing bush is designed for common rotation with a shaft of the turbocharger; a slide ring ; first and second groove rings , wherein the two groove rings are designed for common rotation with the sealing bush and are arranged on the sealing bush ; characterized in that the slide ring is arranged between the two groove rings in the axial direction such that radially extending air gaps are formed on both sides of the slide ring between the slide ring and the respective groove ring .
A pneumatic tire comprising a radially outer circumferential rubber tread disposed on a supporting carcass, an inner liner rubber layer radially inwardly disposed on the supporting carcass, and a sealant layer adhered to and disposed inwardly of the rubber inner liner layer as a radially inner surface of the tire , wherein the sealant layer comprises 100 parts by weight of elastomer comprising 5 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr) of butyl rubber, 10 to 25 phr of bromobutyl rubber, and 65 to 90 phr of polybutene; and from 0.05 to 2 phr of a polymeric amine.
A method of automatically monitoring a hydraulic fracturing operation using a distributed optical fibre sensor , comprising: using the distributed optical fibre sensor to detect an acoustic signal from the wellbore, characterised in that the method further comprises: carrying out automatic recognition, from the acoustic signal , of an acoustic signature of washout of cement surrounding a casing of the wellbore, the automatic recognition comprising analysing the acoustic signal to identify a central region of the acoustic signature which is proximal to an egress point in the casing , and to identify one or more branch regions of the acoustic signature and their movement away from the egress point over time in association with related cement washout activity progressing along the wellbore.