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A thread forming tap including a screw thread formed into a male thread shape with margin portions disposed to project in a radial direction and relief portions having a diameter smaller than the margin portions , the margin portions and the relief portions being alternatively arranged and, the thread forming tap causing the margin portions of the screw thread to cut into a surface layer portion of a prepared hole formed in a work to plastically deform the surface layer portion so as to form a female thread, characterized in that the margin portions are formed into a ridge line shape with a width dimension of zero in a range from a thread bottom of the screw thread to a prescribed position between the thread bottom and an effective diameter position of the screw thread and with a width dimension gradually increased in a range from the prescribed position to a thread top of the screw thread .
A method for activating at least one sensor among a plurality of sensors (102a, 102b... ) embedded in a multi-unit device , said at least one sensor being configured to detect attacks during an execution by said multi-unit device of a software code comprising computer code instructions, wherein : said multi-unit device comprises at least two code execution units (101a, 101b... ) operable to execute at least a computer code instruction of the software code and a sensor activation circuit , and each sensor is associated to one code execution unit, and said method comprising, performed by said sensor activation circuit before execution of a computer code instruction of said software code by one of said code execution units : - determining (S1) the code execution unit configured to execute said instruction, - activating (S2) only the sensors associated with the determined code execution unit; triggered by completion of execution of said computer code instruction, deactivating (S3) said sensors associated with the determined code execution unit. said multi-unit device comprises at least two code execution units (101a, 101b... ) operable to execute at least a computer code instruction of the software code and a sensor activation circuit , and each sensor is associated to one code execution unit, and said method comprising, performed by said sensor activation circuit before execution of a computer code instruction of said software code by one of said code execution units : - determining (S1) the code execution unit configured to execute said instruction, - activating (S2) only the sensors associated with the determined code execution unit; - determining (S1) the code execution unit configured to execute said instruction, - activating (S2) only the sensors associated with the determined code execution unit; triggered by completion of execution of said computer code instruction, deactivating (S3) said sensors associated with the determined code execution unit.
A refrigerator comprising: a storage chamber configured to store food; a cooler configured to supply cold into the storage chamber; an ice maker comprising an ice making cell , which is a space in which water is phase-changed into ice by the cold; a transparent ice heater configured to supply heat into the ice making cell ; and a controller configured to control the transparent ice heater , wherein the controller controls the transparent ice heater to operate in at least partial section while the cooler supplies the cold so that bubbles dissolved in the water within the ice making cell move from a portion, at which the ice is made, toward the water that is in a liquid state to make transparent ice, a process for controlling the transparent ice heater comprises a basic heating process and an additional heating process that is performed after the basic heating process, in the basic heating process, the controller performs control so that a heating amount of the transparent ice heater varies according to a mass per unit height of the water in the ice making cell , and in at least partial section of the additional heating process, the controller controls the transparent ice heater to operate with a heating amount that is equal to or less than a heating amount of the transparent ice heater in the basic heating process. a storage chamber configured to store food; a cooler configured to supply cold into the storage chamber; an ice maker comprising an ice making cell , which is a space in which water is phase-changed into ice by the cold; a transparent ice heater configured to supply heat into the ice making cell ; and a controller configured to control the transparent ice heater , wherein the controller controls the transparent ice heater to operate in at least partial section while the cooler supplies the cold so that bubbles dissolved in the water within the ice making cell move from a portion, at which the ice is made, toward the water that is in a liquid state to make transparent ice, a process for controlling the transparent ice heater comprises a basic heating process and an additional heating process that is performed after the basic heating process, in the basic heating process, the controller performs control so that a heating amount of the transparent ice heater varies according to a mass per unit height of the water in the ice making cell , and in at least partial section of the additional heating process, the controller controls the transparent ice heater to operate with a heating amount that is equal to or less than a heating amount of the transparent ice heater in the basic heating process.
A compressor , comprising: an airfoil configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the airfoil has a span (S) measured radially from a root of the airfoil to a tip of the airfoil; and a compressor case radially adjacent to the airfoil , wherein the airfoil and the compressor case define a cold build clearance between the tip of the airfoil and a radially inner surface of the compressor case , characterised in that : a ratio of the clearance to the span (S) is between 1.5 to 2.5 percent; a mass flow rate of the compressor is 1.36 kilogram per second (3.0 pounds-mass per second) or less; and the span (S) of the airfoil is between 12.7 millimeters and 15.24 millimeters. an airfoil configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the airfoil has a span (S) measured radially from a root of the airfoil to a tip of the airfoil; and a compressor case radially adjacent to the airfoil , wherein the airfoil and the compressor case define a cold build clearance between the tip of the airfoil and a radially inner surface of the compressor case , characterised in that : a ratio of the clearance to the span (S) is between 1.5 to 2.5 percent; a mass flow rate of the compressor is 1.36 kilogram per second (3.0 pounds-mass per second) or less; and the span (S) of the airfoil is between 12.7 millimeters and 15.24 millimeters. a ratio of the clearance to the span (S) is between 1.5 to 2.5 percent; a mass flow rate of the compressor is 1.36 kilogram per second (3.0 pounds-mass per second) or less; and the span (S) of the airfoil is between 12.7 millimeters and 15.24 millimeters.
A self-contained biological indicator comprising: a body adapted to serve as a culture tube, said body having a cylindrical side wall, a bottom wall at one end of the cylindrical side wall closing the body, a collar at the other end of the cylindrical side wall having an open end and having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical side wall and adapted to receive a cap, said collar including a plurality of inwardly extending ribs; a cap adapted to engage said body in an open position and a closed position, said cap including a top wall and a cylindrical side wall adapted to engage said collar of said body, said cylindrical side wall including a plurality of apertures; a rupturable glass ampoule including a growth media in said body; a stainless steel disc inoculated with spores on top of said glass ampoule and adjacent said plurality of ribs; and a filter paper covering said stainless steel disc. a body adapted to serve as a culture tube, said body having a cylindrical side wall, a bottom wall at one end of the cylindrical side wall closing the body, a collar at the other end of the cylindrical side wall having an open end and having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical side wall and adapted to receive a cap, said collar including a plurality of inwardly extending ribs; a cap adapted to engage said body in an open position and a closed position, said cap including a top wall and a cylindrical side wall adapted to engage said collar of said body, said cylindrical side wall including a plurality of apertures; a rupturable glass ampoule including a growth media in said body; a stainless steel disc inoculated with spores on top of said glass ampoule and adjacent said plurality of ribs; and a filter paper covering said stainless steel disc.
A reaction unit comprising: - a reactor for multiphasic reactions comprising: a body manufactured in a single part by Selective Laser Melting, SLM, forming a plurality of parallel tubes containing catalyst particles to increase a reaction rate and intended to contact a reactant that circulates within the tubes during operation of the reactor , an inlet for feeding the reactant into the tubes and an outlet for collecting reaction products, - a housing for receiving the reactor with an inlet and an outlet for the flow of a thermal fluid inside the housing and around the tubes of the reactor , and - a preheater to regulate a reactant temperature before feeding the reactant into the tubes , wherein an internal diameter of the tubes is 1 - 3 mm. - a reactor for multiphasic reactions comprising: a body manufactured in a single part by Selective Laser Melting, SLM, forming a plurality of parallel tubes containing catalyst particles to increase a reaction rate and intended to contact a reactant that circulates within the tubes during operation of the reactor , an inlet for feeding the reactant into the tubes and an outlet for collecting reaction products, a body manufactured in a single part by Selective Laser Melting, SLM, forming a plurality of parallel tubes containing catalyst particles to increase a reaction rate and intended to contact a reactant that circulates within the tubes during operation of the reactor , an inlet for feeding the reactant into the tubes and an outlet for collecting reaction products, - a housing for receiving the reactor with an inlet and an outlet for the flow of a thermal fluid inside the housing and around the tubes of the reactor , and - a preheater to regulate a reactant temperature before feeding the reactant into the tubes ,
A machine for recycling electronic apparatuses comprising: - a user interface making it possible to enter and to visualize data concerning the electronic apparatus , - an opening for inserting the electronic apparatus into the recycling machine, - diagnostic means making it possible in particular to detect the brand, the model, the software version of the electronic apparatus , means for storing said electronic apparatus with a view to its recycling, - means allowing the user to choose between a financial compensation, an exchange of his electronic apparatus or a combination of these two possibilities, - means for packaging the electronic apparatus with a protective packaging , said packaging means comprising a packaging area and a tray for receiving the electronic apparatus placed in the packaging area, conveying means for transferring the electronic apparatus from the opening to the packaging area, and a storage area for storing the packaged electronic apparatus, wherein the storage area is coincident with the packaging area, the electronic apparatuses being stored in the packaging area and stacked on top of each other on the receiving tray, two consecutive electronic apparatuses being separated by a protective packaging layer folded over each electronic apparatus by a protective packaging layer folding device. - a user interface making it possible to enter and to visualize data concerning the electronic apparatus , - an opening for inserting the electronic apparatus into the recycling machine, - diagnostic means making it possible in particular to detect the brand, the model, the software version of the electronic apparatus , means for storing said electronic apparatus with a view to its recycling, - means allowing the user to choose between a financial compensation, an exchange of his electronic apparatus or a combination of these two possibilities, - means for packaging the electronic apparatus with a protective packaging , said packaging means comprising a packaging area and a tray for receiving the electronic apparatus placed in the packaging area, conveying means for transferring the electronic apparatus from the opening to the packaging area, and a storage area for storing the packaged electronic apparatus,
Arrangement having a coaxial resistor , wherein - the coaxial resistor is placed on a housing , and - sensor lines of the coaxial resistor are guided through an interior of the coaxial resistor into the interior of the housing and are connected to an electrical interface in the housing , characterized in that - the housing is electrically conductive, - the coaxial resistor has an outer waveguide and an inner waveguide which is arranged coaxially in the outer waveguide and is separated from the latter by a gap , - the inner waveguide has at least two ring segments, at least one of which is a resistor ring which is connected to the sensor lines or to at least two of the sensor lines . - the coaxial resistor is placed on a housing , and - sensor lines of the coaxial resistor are guided through an interior of the coaxial resistor into the interior of the housing and are connected to an electrical interface in the housing , characterized in that - the housing is electrically conductive, - the coaxial resistor has an outer waveguide and an inner waveguide which is arranged coaxially in the outer waveguide and is separated from the latter by a gap , - the inner waveguide has at least two ring segments, at least one of which is a resistor ring which is connected to the sensor lines or to at least two of the sensor lines .
A non-therapeutic method for inhibiting bacterial attachment to a surface, the method comprising forming the surface from a polymer, or applying a polymer to the surface, wherein the polymer is a homopolymer formed from a (meth) acrylamide monomer or a copolymer formed from one or more (meth) acrylamide monomers, wherein the (meth) acrylamide monomers are of formula (II): [H 2 C=CR'-C(=O)-NH-] n R (II) wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, R' is independently H or CH 3 , R is an organic group having a total of from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the organic group includes an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety and wherein the organic group does not include any hydroxyl groups and wherein the organic group R only includes moieties selected from alkyl, alkenyl, carbonyl, ether, ester, phenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and heterocycloalkyl moieties, each of which may optionally be halogenated. n is 1, 2 or 3, R' is independently H or CH 3 , R is an organic group having a total of from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the organic group includes an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety and wherein the organic group does not include any hydroxyl groups and wherein the organic group R only includes moieties selected from alkyl, alkenyl, carbonyl, ether, ester, phenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and heterocycloalkyl moieties, each of which may optionally be halogenated.
Method for connecting at least two power supply units (10a-10c) in parallel on the output side, comprising the following steps: - detecting in each case an output current (I) of the at least two power supply units (10a-10c); - transmitting the detected output current values via a communication interface of the power supply units (10a-10c); - comparing the detected output current values; characterized by the following further steps: - modifying at least one output voltage (U) of at least one of the power supply units (10a-10c) by a predetermined voltage step, which is a few to a few tens of millivolts, depending on a result of the comparison of the detected output current values, if the comparison indicates an unequal load of the power supply units (10a-10c). - detecting in each case an output current (I) of the at least two power supply units (10a-10c); - transmitting the detected output current values via a communication interface of the power supply units (10a-10c); - comparing the detected output current values; - modifying at least one output voltage (U) of at least one of the power supply units (10a-10c) by a predetermined voltage step, which is a few to a few tens of millivolts, depending on a result of the comparison of the detected output current values, if the comparison indicates an unequal load of the power supply units (10a-10c).
A hydraulic distributor , of the closed-center, load sensing type, comprising a. one or more working sections (E1..En), each of which provides for a slide (C1..Cn) that, if it is actuated, causes a deviation of the flow from a first high-pressure line towards a connecting channel to a respective utility (A1,B1,...An, Bn), b. a second high-pressure line , arranged in parallel to said first high-pressure line ; c. a low-pressure channel ; d. a channel of the load sensing signal (LS); e. a valve device suitable to bring said second high-pressure line into communication with said low-pressure channel ; characterized in that said valve (10;100) defines a connection that is: ∘ normally open by the action of an elastic member and by a counter-pressure (PB) of the low-pressure channel , ∘ closed and driven to the switching position by a high-pressure signal (P) present in the second high-pressure line and by the load sensing signal (LS) in the respective channel . a. one or more working sections (E1..En), each of which provides for a slide (C1..Cn) that, if it is actuated, causes a deviation of the flow from a first high-pressure line towards a connecting channel to a respective utility (A1,B1,...An, Bn), b. a second high-pressure line , arranged in parallel to said first high-pressure line ; c. a low-pressure channel ; d. a channel of the load sensing signal (LS); e. a valve device suitable to bring said second high-pressure line into communication with said low-pressure channel ; characterized in that said valve (10;100) defines a connection that is: ∘ normally open by the action of an elastic member and by a counter-pressure (PB) of the low-pressure channel , ∘ closed and driven to the switching position by a high-pressure signal (P) present in the second high-pressure line and by the load sensing signal (LS) in the respective channel . ∘ normally open by the action of an elastic member and by a counter-pressure (PB) of the low-pressure channel , ∘ closed and driven to the switching position by a high-pressure signal (P) present in the second high-pressure line and by the load sensing signal (LS) in the respective channel .
An electricity distribution system for successively or simultaneously allowing recharging and/or powering of nomadic electrical or electronic devices provided with autonomous power supply means, the system comprising: - a support device that has a substantially flat recharging surface that is basically defined by: ∘ a plurality of conductive contact zones distributed in two directions by forming adjacent rows (R1, R2, R3, R4); ∘ and isolation spaces between the contact zones; - a control module (M) for selectively supplying the contact zones with current; and - at least one adaptor with two electrically conductive input terminals (B1, B2) forming two surface portions (PS1, PS2) spaced apart by a predetermined distance (c) and adapted to engage through direct conduction contact with two contact zones of the recharging surface ; the adaptor comprises a strip (B), which includes the two input terminals (B1, B2) and which has: - a substantially flat outer face (F2) comprising or defining an electrically isolating coating, the two surface portions (PS1, PS2) forming part of the outer face, the outer face being designed and configured so that the predetermined distance (c) is at least three times greater than the greatest extension (DC) of any of the two surface portions (PS1, PS2); - an inner face (F1) opposite the outer face (F2) and adapted to be attached against a face of a nomadic electrical or electronic device , preferably opposite a display screen of the device; and - a curved part offset relative to the inner face (F1) and electrically connected to the two surface portions (PS1, PS2). - a support device that has a substantially flat recharging surface that is basically defined by: ∘ a plurality of conductive contact zones distributed in two directions by forming adjacent rows (R1, R2, R3, R4); ∘ and isolation spaces between the contact zones; ∘ a plurality of conductive contact zones distributed in two directions by forming adjacent rows (R1, R2, R3, R4); ∘ and isolation spaces between the contact zones; - a control module (M) for selectively supplying the contact zones with current; and - at least one adaptor with two electrically conductive input terminals (B1, B2) forming two surface portions (PS1, PS2) spaced apart by a predetermined distance (c) and adapted to engage through direct conduction contact with two contact zones of the recharging surface ; - a substantially flat outer face (F2) comprising or defining an electrically isolating coating, the two surface portions (PS1, PS2) forming part of the outer face, the outer face being designed and configured so that the predetermined distance (c) is at least three times greater than the greatest extension (DC) of any of the two surface portions (PS1, PS2); - an inner face (F1) opposite the outer face (F2) and adapted to be attached against a face of a nomadic electrical or electronic device , preferably opposite a display screen of the device; and - a curved part offset relative to the inner face (F1) and electrically connected to the two surface portions (PS1, PS2).
A hydrant assembly for detecting leaks in a fluid system, the hydrant assembly comprising: a fire hydrant comprising a barrel , the barrel defining a barrel axis extending from a top barrel end of the barrel to a bottom barrel end of the barrel , wherein the fire hydrant is connectable to, to be in fluid communication with, a said fluid system; and a vibration sensor configured to detect leaks in a said fluid system enclosed within the fire hydrant , the vibration sensor defining a sensor axis extending from a first sensor end of the vibration sensor to a second sensor end of the vibration sensor , the sensor axis defining an angle relative to the barrel axis , the angle less than ninety degrees. a fire hydrant comprising a barrel , the barrel defining a barrel axis extending from a top barrel end of the barrel to a bottom barrel end of the barrel , wherein the fire hydrant is connectable to, to be in fluid communication with, a said fluid system; and a vibration sensor configured to detect leaks in a said fluid system enclosed within the fire hydrant , the vibration sensor defining a sensor axis extending from a first sensor end of the vibration sensor to a second sensor end of the vibration sensor , the sensor axis defining an angle relative to the barrel axis , the angle less than ninety degrees.