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Apparatus for an in-flight refueling system between a first plane and a second plane , one plane providing fuel to the other, said apparatus comprising: a) a hose having a first end configured to be mounted on the first plane and a second, free end ; b) a drogue connected to said second free end of said hose and having inner and outer surfaces, said drogue configured to be brought into removable engagement with a probe fitted on said second plane while said first and second planes are both in flight; c) an actuator configured to be installed on said first plane , said actuator operable to control an extension and retraction of said hose ; d) one or more signal emitting devices on said drogue , said one or more signal emitting devices switchable between "off" and "on" positions; e) one or more signal receiving devices configured to be positioned on said first plane and operable to control said actuator; and f) one or more trigger devices positioned to be triggered only after fully coupled engagement of a probe , such as said second plane's probe , with said drogue , said one or more trigger devices when triggered operable to switch said one or more signal emitting devices, said one or more signal emitting devices when switched switching from one of said "on" or "off" positions to the opposite "on" or "off" position and thereby emitting a signal which is received by said one or more signal receiving devices on said first plane which thereupon causes said actuator to take up slack in said hose while said drogue and said probe are engaged with one another. a) a hose having a first end configured to be mounted on the first plane and a second, free end ; b) a drogue connected to said second free end of said hose and having inner and outer surfaces, said drogue configured to be brought into removable engagement with a probe fitted on said second plane while said first and second planes are both in flight; c) an actuator configured to be installed on said first plane , said actuator operable to control an extension and retraction of said hose ; d) one or more signal emitting devices on said drogue , said one or more signal emitting devices switchable between "off" and "on" positions; e) one or more signal receiving devices configured to be positioned on said first plane and operable to control said actuator; and f) one or more trigger devices positioned to be triggered only after fully coupled engagement of a probe , such as said second plane's probe , with said drogue , said one or more trigger devices when triggered operable to switch said one or more signal emitting devices, said one or more signal emitting devices when switched switching from one of said "on" or "off" positions to the opposite "on" or "off" position and thereby emitting a signal which is received by said one or more signal receiving devices on said first plane which thereupon causes said actuator to take up slack in said hose while said drogue and said probe are engaged with one another.
A process for producing a composite material based on tungsten carbide furthermore comprising at least one or several noble metals selected from the group of gold, palladium and platinum, wherein the composite material contains 80 weight percent to 98 weight percent of tungsten carbide and 2 weight percent to 20 weight percent of noble metals and preferably less than 3 atomic percent of other atoms by means of sintering using the FAST method, comprising the following steps: - providing a powder or a powder mixture, respectively, comprising at least tungsten carbide and one or several of the noble metals, - exposing the powder or the powder mixture, respectively, to - a voltage below 10 V - a current of 0.5 kA to 10 kA, and - a pressure of 10 MPa to 300 MPa. - providing a powder or a powder mixture, respectively, comprising at least tungsten carbide and one or several of the noble metals, - exposing the powder or the powder mixture, respectively, to - a voltage below 10 V - a current of 0.5 kA to 10 kA, and - a pressure of 10 MPa to 300 MPa. - a voltage below 10 V - a current of 0.5 kA to 10 kA, and - a pressure of 10 MPa to 300 MPa.
An automatic lock with a lock case and a striking plate to be arranged opposite the lock case , with a locking bolt movable between an open position located in the lock case into a closed position protruding out of the lock case and with a probe for detecting the position of a control cam connected to the striking plate , wherein the probe in the position, in which the lock case faces the strike plate , is spaced apart from the striking plate , and with a trigger controllable by the probe for releasing the movement of the locking bolt from the open position into the closed position, characterized in that the control cam is movably mounted and is retracted in a normal position in the striking plate and protrudes in a release position in the direction of movement of the probe and that a magnet is provided for the movement of the control cam into the release position.
A magnet arrangement for use in a magnetic resonance apparatus, having a permanent magnet system for generating a homogeneous magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to a z axis in a measurement volume , the permanent magnet system comprising at least two, in particular at least three, ring-shaped magnet elements made of magnetic material, which are arranged cylindrically symmetrically with respect to the z axis and stacked on one another in the z direction and/or concentrically, the ring-shaped magnet elements being made up of individual magnet segments and arranged in such a way that the magnetization directions of the individual segments in the respective rings extend essentially parallel to a plane that is perpendicular to the z direction and parallel to a x-y plane, the ring-shaped magnet elements respectively having a Halbach magnetization that generates a magnetic dipole field, and the ring-shaped magnet elements being alignable relative to one another in the z direction, characterized in that before final mounting in the magnetic resonance apparatus, the ring-shaped magnet elements are already prefabricated in a fixed fashion and their respective magnet segments are fixed undisplaceably relative to one another, that the ring-shaped magnet elements are arranged in such a manner that they can be displaced relative to one another in parallel with the x-y plane, and that the ring-shaped magnet elements are mounted rotatably and/or tiltably relative to one another.
A radio frequency identification switch tag , characterized in that the radio frequency identification switch tag comprises: a base component including an ultra-high frequency booster ; and a detachable component (220; 300), the detachable component (220; 300) including: at least one ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification module configured to couple with the ultra-high frequency booster , a high frequency radio frequency identification module, and a switching mechanism configured to switch between the at least one ultra-high frequency module and the high frequency module. a base component including an ultra-high frequency booster ; and a detachable component (220; 300), the detachable component (220; 300) including: at least one ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification module configured to couple with the ultra-high frequency booster , a high frequency radio frequency identification module, and a switching mechanism configured to switch between the at least one ultra-high frequency module and the high frequency module. at least one ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification module configured to couple with the ultra-high frequency booster , a high frequency radio frequency identification module, and a switching mechanism configured to switch between the at least one ultra-high frequency module and the high frequency module.
An electronic smoking device comprising two portions wherein one of the portions comprises a cavity configured for at least partly housing a liquid reservoir wherein the portions can be moved with respect to each other, by a movement and a respective counter movement, at least between an insertion configuration in which a liquid reservoir can be inserted into the cavity and a closed cavity configuration in which the cavity is closed by the other portion and a liquid reservoir opening element comprised by said one or the other portion is adapted to open a housed liquid reservoir , wherein the movement comprises a rotational movement around a rotation axis (Y) perpendicular to a longitudinal main axis (X) of the electronic smoking device , characterized in that the electronic smoking device comprises at least one further cavity configured for at least partly housing a further liquid reservoir wherein the cavities are comprised in a rotatable part of the one portion wherein by rotating, in the insertion configuration and with respect to the one portion , the rotatable part , one of the liquid reservoirs can be selected for being pierced in the closed cavity configuration.
Method for controlling, through a mobile device wearable by the user, wrapping operations in a wrapper for wrapping a round bale (B) with a film, the method comprising the following steps, performed by a processor of the mobile device : - coupling (F1) the mobile device to a control unit of the wrapper, by sending a coupling signal to the control unit ; - receiving (F2) control inputs from a user, through an interaction of the user with the mobile device ; - elaborating (F3) the control inputs and generating, based on the control inputs , a command message ; - sending (F4) the command message to the control unit of the wrapper; - receiving (F5), at the processor of the mobile device , operation data from the control unit of the wrapper, the operation data being representative of operations performed by the wrapper, including one or more operations performed by respective actuators, which are controlled by the control unit of the wrapper through command signals. - coupling (F1) the mobile device to a control unit of the wrapper, by sending a coupling signal to the control unit ; - receiving (F2) control inputs from a user, through an interaction of the user with the mobile device ; - elaborating (F3) the control inputs and generating, based on the control inputs , a command message ; - sending (F4) the command message to the control unit of the wrapper; - receiving (F5), at the processor of the mobile device , operation data from the control unit of the wrapper, the operation data being representative of operations performed by the wrapper, including one or more operations performed by respective actuators, which are controlled by the control unit of the wrapper through command signals.
A shoe fitting aid for a shoe of the type having a closure flap which folds across an instep of the shoe and is releasably secured by a fastener to retain the shoe on a wearer's foot, the shoe fitting aid comprising an elongate shaft having a handle and a shoe engaging head mounted on the shaft spaced-apart from the handle , the shoe engaging head having means to engage the closure flap on the shoe for folding the closure flap between open and closed positions, the shoe engaging head having a body forming an extension of the shaft with a laterally projecting hook spaced inwardly from an outer tip of the body , characterised in that it comprises a lever element projecting laterally outwardly of the body at an opposite side of the body to the hook .
A closure, reclosure or zipper , comprising: a first profile including a first upper interlocking element and a first lower interlocking element ; a second profile including a second upper interlocking element and a second lower interlocking element configured and arranged to interlock with the respective first upper and lower interlocking elements; the first upper interlocking element and the first lower interlocking element being located on a first base element ; the second upper interlocking element being located on a second base element , characterised in that the second lower interlocking element is located on a third base element , the third base element including an upper flange element and a lower flange element , the upper flange extending to the second base element and being free of sealing to the second base element . a first profile including a first upper interlocking element and a first lower interlocking element ; a second profile including a second upper interlocking element and a second lower interlocking element configured and arranged to interlock with the respective first upper and lower interlocking elements; the first upper interlocking element and the first lower interlocking element being located on a first base element ; the second upper interlocking element being located on a second base element , characterised in that the second lower interlocking element is located on a third base element , the third base element including an upper flange element and a lower flange element , the upper flange extending to the second base element and being free of sealing to the second base element .
A chassis for a mobility aid , which can be used for at least two of the possible drive types: front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or mid-wheel drive, consisting of at least two side walls and at least one connecting element connecting the two side walls , having the following features: a) each side wall comprises multiple positioning aids, b) a bracket which is connectable to each respective side wall in at least two different arrangements, c) a drive unit which is connected to the bracket , wherein d) the arrangement of the bracket on the side wall determines the type of drive of the mobility aid . a) each side wall comprises multiple positioning aids, b) a bracket which is connectable to each respective side wall in at least two different arrangements, c) a drive unit which is connected to the bracket , wherein d) the arrangement of the bracket on the side wall determines the type of drive of the mobility aid .
A spring (10; 20; 30; 50) for a horological mechanism, the spring comprising a body (11; 21; 31; 51) extending between a first end (12; 22; 32; 52) of the spring and a second end (13; 23; 33; 53) of the spring, the spring being intended to be connected mechanically to a frame at each of the first and second ends, the spring comprising, between the first and the second end, at least one member (17; 27; 37; 57) intended to act by contact on an element of the horological mechanism, the spring comprising a first element (15; 25; 35; 55) for mechanical connection to the frame at the first end and a second element (16; 26; 36; 56) for mechanical connection to the frame at the second end, and the spring being intended to be connected via a pivot connection to the frame at the first end and the spring being intended to be connected via a pivot connection to the frame at the second end and the spring being caracterized in that the distance between the first and the second ends, once the spring has been mounted on the frame, is less than 8 times the thickness of the first and second ends (12; 22; 32; 52; 13; 23; 33; 53) of the spring, and more preferably is less than 6 times the thickness of the first and second ends (12; 22; 32; 52; 13; 23; 33; 53) of the spring.
Rubber composition based on at least one elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and an optionally hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based resin, predominantly composed of units selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadiene, dicyclopentadiene, methylcyclopentadiene and mixtures thereof, said hydrocarbon-based resin having an average molecular weight Mz of less than 2000 g/mol and a glass transition temperature Tg, expressed in °C, such that: Tg ≥ 80 − 2 * % HA wherein %HA represents the content of aromatic protons of said resin, the content of said hydrocarbon-based resin is within a range extending from 15 to 150 phr, the method for measuring by size exclusion chromatography being disclosed in the description.
A touch panel, comprising a glass substrate and a conductive film ; arranged on the glass substrate, the conductive film comprising a base material and a conductive layer arranged on the base material, wherein the conductive layer comprises first conductive patterns ; and second conductive patterns , each of which comprises a plurality of meshes formed by conductive wires crossing each other; the first conductive patterns are each of an X-shaped structure and arranged in an array form, and the second conductive patterns are each formed at a region surrounding by the adjacent first conductive patterns, arranged adjacent to and insulated from the first conductive pattern, and arranged in an array form; characterized in that the first conductive pattern comprises a first conductive segment and a second conductive segment extending in opposite directions, and a third conductive segment and a fourth conductive segment extending in opposite directions, the first conductive segment, the second conductive segment, the third conductive segment and the fourth conductive segment are connected to each other, and the first conductive segment and the second conductive segment are perpendicular to the third conductive segment and the fourth conductive segment, respectively; a total length of the first conductive segment and the second conductive segment is of a first value, and a total length of the third conductive segment and the fourth conductive segment is of a second value equal to the first value; and the first value and the second value are greater than or equal to 3mm, and less than or equal to 7mm.
A method of detecting a presence, location, quality, thickness or cure extent of an organopolysiloxane , the method comprising: applying an organopolysiloxane on a component , wherein the organopolysiloxane includes a hydrochromic pigment; characterized by exciting the hydrochromic pigment with a UV light source, forming an excited hydrochromic pigment; measuring emissions of the excited hydrochromic pigment and determining the presence, location, quality, thickness or cure extent of the organopolysiloxane based on the measured emissions of the excited hydrochromic pigment. applying an organopolysiloxane on a component , wherein the organopolysiloxane includes a hydrochromic pigment; characterized by exciting the hydrochromic pigment with a UV light source, forming an excited hydrochromic pigment; measuring emissions of the excited hydrochromic pigment and determining the presence, location, quality, thickness or cure extent of the organopolysiloxane based on the measured emissions of the excited hydrochromic pigment.
A method of forming features in a surface of a bicycle component, the method comprising: depositing a substance onto a substrate in a geometric pattern to form a transfer medium (602A-C); positioning the transfer medium (602A-C) relative to an unformed bicycle component ; and forming a negative of the geometric pattern in the bicycle component through an application of heat and/or pressure to the transfer medium (602A-C) and the unformed bicycle component . depositing a substance onto a substrate in a geometric pattern to form a transfer medium (602A-C); positioning the transfer medium (602A-C) relative to an unformed bicycle component ; and forming a negative of the geometric pattern in the bicycle component through an application of heat and/or pressure to the transfer medium (602A-C) and the unformed bicycle component .
An immunoassay method for the detection of Chromogranin A or a fragment thereof comprising the steps of: a) contacting a sample suspected of comprising Chromogranin A with (i) a first antibody or an antigen-binding fragment or derivative thereof specific for Chromogranin A, wherein the first antibody or antigen-binding fragment or derivate thereof is specific for an epitope comprised in the sequence spanning amino acid residues 124 to 144 according to SEQ ID NO:1 and (ii) a second antibody or an antigen-binding fragment or derivative thereof specific for Chromogranin A, wherein the second antibody or antigen-binding fragment or derivate thereof is specific for an epitope comprised in the sequence spanning amino acid residues 280 to 301 according to SEQ ID NO:1, under conditions allowing for the formation of a ternary complex between Chromogranin A and the two antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or derivates thereof, and b) detecting the binding of the two antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or derivates thereof to Chromogranin A. a) contacting a sample suspected of comprising Chromogranin A with (i) a first antibody or an antigen-binding fragment or derivative thereof specific for Chromogranin A, wherein the first antibody or antigen-binding fragment or derivate thereof is specific for an epitope comprised in the sequence spanning amino acid residues 124 to 144 according to SEQ ID NO:1 and (ii) a second antibody or an antigen-binding fragment or derivative thereof specific for Chromogranin A, wherein the second antibody or antigen-binding fragment or derivate thereof is specific for an epitope comprised in the sequence spanning amino acid residues 280 to 301 according to SEQ ID NO:1, under conditions allowing for the formation of a ternary complex between Chromogranin A and the two antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or derivates thereof, and (i) a first antibody or an antigen-binding fragment or derivative thereof specific for Chromogranin A, wherein the first antibody or antigen-binding fragment or derivate thereof is specific for an epitope comprised in the sequence spanning amino acid residues 124 to 144 according to SEQ ID NO:1 and (ii) a second antibody or an antigen-binding fragment or derivative thereof specific for Chromogranin A, wherein the second antibody or antigen-binding fragment or derivate thereof is specific for an epitope comprised in the sequence spanning amino acid residues 280 to 301 according to SEQ ID NO:1, b) detecting the binding of the two antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or derivates thereof to Chromogranin A.
A control switch mechanism comprising: an optical sensor that includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element ; and a mechanical structure configured to increase or decrease an amount of light received by the light receiving element , wherein an increase and a decrease in output of an operation device are controlled along with an increase and decrease in amount of light received by the light receiving element due to relative movement between the optical sensor and the mechanical structure , wherein the optical sensor is made of a reflection type optical sensor, and the mechanical structure is made of a reflector provided at a position facing the light emitting element , characterized in that the reflector is inclined with respect to a plane vertical to an optical axis of light emitted from the light emitting element , and an inclination angle of the reflector varies in accordance with a region of the reflector , corresponding to a relative moving amount between the optical sensor and the mechanical structure . an optical sensor that includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element ; and a mechanical structure configured to increase or decrease an amount of light received by the light receiving element , wherein an increase and a decrease in output of an operation device are controlled along with an increase and decrease in amount of light received by the light receiving element due to relative movement between the optical sensor and the mechanical structure , wherein the optical sensor is made of a reflection type optical sensor, and the mechanical structure is made of a reflector provided at a position facing the light emitting element , characterized in that the reflector is inclined with respect to a plane vertical to an optical axis of light emitted from the light emitting element , and an inclination angle of the reflector varies in accordance with a region of the reflector , corresponding to a relative moving amount between the optical sensor and the mechanical structure .