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Method for managing traffic on a communications network , wherein the method is executed by a network interface of a communicating device when transmitting a message over a physical link of the communications network , wherein the network interface is adapted to implement a protocol stack, and wherein the steps of the method are executed in a data link layer (L2) of the protocol stack, said data link layer receiving different internal states, said message comprising a transmission priority level defined by a priority value (PRIO) whose lowest value indicates a maximum priority and the highest value indicates a minimum priority, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - detecting an internal state of the data link layer (L2), - as long as the internal state of the data link layer (L2) does not allow the message to be sent immediately: - waiting for a waiting period (T) until the internal state of the data link layer (L2) transitions to a priority state lower than or equal to the message transmission priority level, - increasing the message transmission priority level by one unit each time the internal state of the physical link returns to an occupation state meaning that a signal is present on the physical link during this waiting period; - sending the message on the physical link when the internal state of the data link layer (L2) transitions to a priority state lower than or equal to the message transmission priority level. - detecting an internal state of the data link layer (L2), - as long as the internal state of the data link layer (L2) does not allow the message to be sent immediately: - waiting for a waiting period (T) until the internal state of the data link layer (L2) transitions to a priority state lower than or equal to the message transmission priority level, - increasing the message transmission priority level by one unit each time the internal state of the physical link returns to an occupation state meaning that a signal is present on the physical link during this waiting period; - waiting for a waiting period (T) until the internal state of the data link layer (L2) transitions to a priority state lower than or equal to the message transmission priority level, - increasing the message transmission priority level by one unit each time the internal state of the physical link returns to an occupation state meaning that a signal is present on the physical link during this waiting period; - sending the message on the physical link when the internal state of the data link layer (L2) transitions to a priority state lower than or equal to the message transmission priority level.
A connector housing comprising: a housing main body ; and a latch arm having a latch arm main body formed of a first material , extending like a cantilever from the housing main body, and elastically deforming with respect to the housing main body, and a latch portion formed of a second material having a higher rigidity than the first material, protruding from the latch arm main body, and latching a latched member, the connector housing being characterized by having, in a transition region (T) between the first material and the second material, a transition region having a continuously-changing mixing ratio between the first material and the second material. a housing main body ; and a latch arm having a latch arm main body formed of a first material , extending like a cantilever from the housing main body, and elastically deforming with respect to the housing main body, and a latch portion formed of a second material having a higher rigidity than the first material, protruding from the latch arm main body, and latching a latched member, the connector housing being characterized by having, in a transition region (T) between the first material and the second material, a transition region having a continuously-changing mixing ratio between the first material and the second material.
An aircraft airfoil comprising upper and lower covers obtained from a composite material, wherein the trailing edge of the airfoil is formed by said upper and lower covers which are arranged on top of each other at the trailing edge , and wherein the airfoil further comprises upper and lower metallic meshes respectively applied on the upper and lower covers , and wherein at least one metallic wire is electrically in contact with the upper and lower metallic meshes to provide electrical continuity between upper and lower metallic meshes , wherein the metallic wire is embedded within the composite material of the upper and lower covers , characterized in that the upper and lower covers at the trailing edge are stitched to each other with the at least one metallic wire and wherein the metallic wire is stitched forming at least one stitching line running alternatively on the upper and lower metallic meshes , and passing through upper and lower covers , defining a meander pattern, and wherein the stitching lines are applied to provide attachment strength between upper and lower covers , and to obtain the required electric conductivity between upper and lower meshes .
An abrasive particulate material having a body including a first phase having at least about 70 wt% alumina for a total weight of the first phase, and a second phase comprising phosphorus, wherein the second phase has an average grain size of not greater than about 1 micron, wherein the body comprises at least 70 wt% of the first phase for the total weight of the body, and wherein the body comprises at least 0.1 wt% of the second phase for the total weight of the body.
Cable gland consisting of a cylindrical sleeve having a through channel for a wire , - comprising a clamping element at the insertion opening of the through channel and - comprising a spiral compression spring pushed over the outer covering of the sleeve and supported on the sleeve , characterized in that the outer thread of the sleeve is formed by the spiral compression spring, and in that a union nut which can be screwed over the sleeve has an internal contour - comprising at least one thread turn for screwing onto the compression spring, by means of which thread turn the union nut can be screwed over the compression spring , - comprising a spring chamber that connects to the thread turn in the axial direction for receiving the region of the compression spring that has been screwed over and - comprising an internal contour that connects to the spring chamber in the axial direction as an actuator for the clamping element. - comprising a clamping element at the insertion opening of the through channel and - comprising a spiral compression spring pushed over the outer covering of the sleeve and supported on the sleeve , - comprising at least one thread turn for screwing onto the compression spring, by means of which thread turn the union nut can be screwed over the compression spring , - comprising a spring chamber that connects to the thread turn in the axial direction for receiving the region of the compression spring that has been screwed over and - comprising an internal contour that connects to the spring chamber in the axial direction as an actuator for the clamping element.
An indexing mechanism for a counter , comprising a counting component , a locking element for resisting movement of the counting component and a distinct driving element for driving movement of the counting component, the locking and driving elements having an initial position in which the locking element is engaged with the counting component , characterized in that the locking and driving elements being actuated by movement of a common element to move the locking element out of engagement with the counting component and to move the driving element , wherein the driving element applies a motive force to the counting component before the locking element fully disengages from the counting component .
An oligomeric particle reagent comprising a plurality of streptavidin or streptavidin mutein molecules, wherein the oligomeric particle reagent is an oligomer of streptavidin tetramers or streptavidin mutein tetramers, wherein the size of the oligomeric particle reagent comprises (i) a radius of greater than 50 nm, (ii) a molecular weight of at least 5 x 10 6 g/mol, and (iii) between 2,000 and 5,000 streptavidin or streptavidin mutein tetramers, wherein the oligomeric particle reagent is a soluble reagent; and wherein the oligomeric particle reagent is bound to a first receptor-binding agent and a second receptor-binding agent, wherein: the first receptor-binding agent (i) comprises an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, (ii) comprises a binding partner comprising a streptavidin-binding peptide, wherein the binding partner is capable of reversibly binding to one or more binding site on the oligomeric particle reagent, and (iii) binds to or is capable of binding to a first receptor expressed on the surface of a target cell, wherein the first receptor-binding agent provides a primary activation signal to the target cell, thereby activating the cell; and the second receptor-binding agent (i) comprises an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, (ii) comprises a binding partner comprising a streptavidin-binding peptide, wherein the binding partner is capable of reversibly binding to one or more binding site on the oligomeric particle reagent, and (iii) binds to or is capable of binding to a second receptor expressed on the surface of the target cell, wherein the second receptor binding agent binds to a co-stimulatory molecule and/or provides a costimulatory signal. the first receptor-binding agent (i) comprises an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, (ii) comprises a binding partner comprising a streptavidin-binding peptide, wherein the binding partner is capable of reversibly binding to one or more binding site on the oligomeric particle reagent, and (iii) binds to or is capable of binding to a first receptor expressed on the surface of a target cell, wherein the first receptor-binding agent provides a primary activation signal to the target cell, thereby activating the cell; and the second receptor-binding agent (i) comprises an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, (ii) comprises a binding partner comprising a streptavidin-binding peptide, wherein the binding partner is capable of reversibly binding to one or more binding site on the oligomeric particle reagent, and (iii) binds to or is capable of binding to a second receptor expressed on the surface of the target cell, wherein the second receptor binding agent binds to a co-stimulatory molecule and/or provides a costimulatory signal.
A process for the preparation of methyl methacrylate via oxidative esterification, the process comprising contacting methacrolein, methanol, and an oxygen-containing gas in a reaction zone in the presence of a catalyst comprising palladium, bismuth, and antimony under reaction conditions sufficient to produce methyl methacrylate, wherein the catalyst is a supported catalyst and the support comprises alumina.
- A device for extracting a large caliber projectile stuck in a tube of an artillery piece , the device comprising an unblocking mass having a diameter smaller than the caliber of the tube and intended to be introduced into the tube at the mouth of the latter and then to be released in the tube to impact the blocked projectile by inertia, wherein the mass is secured to one end of a rope , wherein the device is characterised in that it comprises a release means able to be secured to the mouth of the tube , the release means comprising a blocking and unblocking means which, in a blocking position, blocks the rope near the end of the rope secured to the mass so as to retain the mass in the vicinity of the mouth of the tube , and which, in an unblocking position, allows release of the rope .
A control method for a fuel cell system including a solid oxide fuel cell , an anode gas and a cathode gas being supplied to the fuel cell , the fuel cell performing electric generation corresponding to a load , the fuel cell system controlling gas supply to the fuel cell and the electric generation, the control method comprising: an electric generating operation step of controlling flow rates of the anode gas and the cathode gas that flow into the fuel cell depending on a magnitude of the load ; and a self-sustained operation step of causing the fuel cell to perform self-sustained operation when the load is equal to or less than a predetermined value, wherein: the self-sustained operation step includes a gas supply step of supplying the anode gas with a predetermined flow rate and the cathode gas with a predetermined flow rate to the fuel cell , the control method supplies the cathode gas to the fuel cell with a flow rate that maintains an electric potential of a cathode electrode of the fuel cell and does not cause a decrease in a voltage output from the fuel cell due to a shortage of the cathode gas, in the gas supply step, and the self-sustained operation step further includes a voltage maintenance step of changing only the flow rate of the anode gas resulting in a corresponding change of a voltage output from the fuel cell . an electric generating operation step of controlling flow rates of the anode gas and the cathode gas that flow into the fuel cell depending on a magnitude of the load ; and a self-sustained operation step of causing the fuel cell to perform self-sustained operation when the load is equal to or less than a predetermined value, wherein: the self-sustained operation step includes a gas supply step of supplying the anode gas with a predetermined flow rate and the cathode gas with a predetermined flow rate to the fuel cell , the control method supplies the cathode gas to the fuel cell with a flow rate that maintains an electric potential of a cathode electrode of the fuel cell and does not cause a decrease in a voltage output from the fuel cell due to a shortage of the cathode gas, in the gas supply step, and the self-sustained operation step further includes a voltage maintenance step of changing only the flow rate of the anode gas resulting in a corresponding change of a voltage output from the fuel cell . the self-sustained operation step includes a gas supply step of supplying the anode gas with a predetermined flow rate and the cathode gas with a predetermined flow rate to the fuel cell , the control method supplies the cathode gas to the fuel cell with a flow rate that maintains an electric potential of a cathode electrode of the fuel cell and does not cause a decrease in a voltage output from the fuel cell due to a shortage of the cathode gas, in the gas supply step, and the self-sustained operation step further includes a voltage maintenance step of changing only the flow rate of the anode gas resulting in a corresponding change of a voltage output from the fuel cell .
A steering gear for a surgical instrument , wherein the steering gear has two motorised drives and is designed to spatially align a swash plate via the adjustment angles of the two drives, which swash plate is designed to control a distal bending mechanism of the surgical instrument , wherein a first of the two drives has a first motor which drives a drive pinion via a drive shaft , which drive pinion meshes with a lateral toothing of a first toothed rack , and a second of the two drives has a second motor which drives a drive pinion via a drive shaft , which drive pinion meshes with a lateral toothing of a second toothed rack , characterised in that the drive pinion drives a first transmission pinion of a first double wheel consisting of the transmission pinion and a bevel gear rim via an end toothing of the toothed rack , and the drive pinion drives a second transmission pinion of a second double wheel consisting of the transmission pinion and a bevel gear rim via an end toothing of the toothed rack , and wherein the swash plate is arranged between the two bevel gear rims , which face each other and lie on a common axis (A). a first of the two drives has a first motor which drives a drive pinion via a drive shaft , which drive pinion meshes with a lateral toothing of a first toothed rack , and a second of the two drives has a second motor which drives a drive pinion via a drive shaft , which drive pinion meshes with a lateral toothing of a second toothed rack , characterised in that the drive pinion drives a first transmission pinion of a first double wheel consisting of the transmission pinion and a bevel gear rim via an end toothing of the toothed rack , and the drive pinion drives a second transmission pinion of a second double wheel consisting of the transmission pinion and a bevel gear rim via an end toothing of the toothed rack , and wherein the swash plate is arranged between the two bevel gear rims , which face each other and lie on a common axis (A).
A unit for the inspection of a group of portions of tobacco industry articles; the inspection unit comprises: a transport device comprising a seat , which is adapted to house the group of portions and feed along a path (P), which extends between an input station (S1) and an output station (S2); and an optical device , which is arranged along the path (P) in the area of an inspection station (S3) so as to capture at least one image of the group of portions ; wherein, in the input station (S1) and in the output station (S2), the group of portions is in a first configuration, in which the portions are axially aligned in end to end contact with one another; and wherein the group of portions has no elements that join the portions to one another and, therefore, the portions can freely move relative to one another; the inspection unit is characterized in that it comprises first moving means , which are coupled to the transport device so as to cause, in the group of portions , a first relative movement between the portions upstream of the inspection station (S3), so that, at the inspection station (S3) the group of portions is in a second configuration, in which at least one portion is misaligned with and/or spaced apart from the other portions . a transport device comprising a seat , which is adapted to house the group of portions and feed along a path (P), which extends between an input station (S1) and an output station (S2); and an optical device , which is arranged along the path (P) in the area of an inspection station (S3) so as to capture at least one image of the group of portions ; wherein, in the input station (S1) and in the output station (S2), the group of portions is in a first configuration, in which the portions are axially aligned in end to end contact with one another; and wherein the group of portions has no elements that join the portions to one another and, therefore, the portions can freely move relative to one another; the inspection unit is characterized in that it comprises first moving means , which are coupled to the transport device so as to cause, in the group of portions , a first relative movement between the portions upstream of the inspection station (S3), so that, at the inspection station (S3) the group of portions is in a second configuration, in which at least one portion is misaligned with and/or spaced apart from the other portions .
A method of forming a core for use in casting a turbine engine component comprising: forming a normal resolution region of the core using a conventional core formation method; and forming a high resolution region of the core using a method effective to produce high resolution features, wherein the method used to form the high resolution region of the core comprises a method that is not a conventional core formation method, wherein the method used to form the high resolution region of the core comprises tomo lithographic molding. forming a normal resolution region of the core using a conventional core formation method; and forming a high resolution region of the core using a method effective to produce high resolution features, wherein the method used to form the high resolution region of the core comprises a method that is not a conventional core formation method, wherein the method used to form the high resolution region of the core comprises tomo lithographic molding.
A balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having an elastically expandable balloon on a side of a distal end and space provided inside and allowing a fluid to flow into and flow out of the balloon ; a heat generating member provided in internal space of the balloon and having a cylindrical shape, wherein the heat generating member is provided inside an in-side tube allowing a fluid to flow into the balloon through the in-side tube , wherein the heat generating member is disposed along an inner wall surface of the in-side tube ; characterized by comprising only two light guide members, including a first light guide member and a second light guide member which are extended up to the internal space of the balloon along the shaft and emit a light beam input into a proximal end to the heat generating member from the distal end, wherein the positions of the distal ends of the first light guide member and the second light guide member are shifted from each other in an extending direction, and are located inside the heat generating member , while being fixed to each other, wherein the distal end of the second light guide member is located on the distal end side of the heat generating member distal to the position (P) where the light beam emitted from the first light guide member reaches the heat generating member first. a shaft having an elastically expandable balloon on a side of a distal end and space provided inside and allowing a fluid to flow into and flow out of the balloon ; a heat generating member provided in internal space of the balloon and having a cylindrical shape, wherein the heat generating member is provided inside an in-side tube allowing a fluid to flow into the balloon through the in-side tube , wherein the heat generating member is disposed along an inner wall surface of the in-side tube ; characterized by comprising only two light guide members, including a first light guide member and a second light guide member which are extended up to the internal space of the balloon along the shaft and emit a light beam input into a proximal end to the heat generating member from the distal end, wherein the positions of the distal ends of the first light guide member and the second light guide member are shifted from each other in an extending direction, and are located inside the heat generating member , while being fixed to each other, wherein the distal end of the second light guide member is located on the distal end side of the heat generating member distal to the position (P) where the light beam emitted from the first light guide member reaches the heat generating member first.