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A computer-implemented method comprising: joining , by a node, a group through transfer of tokens to a public group address to become a group member, the group being associated with a threshold signature scheme for which the node controls a private key share, the transfer of tokens being made on a proof-of-work blockchain network; and cooperating, by the node, with other nodes of the group to achieve a distributed consensus as to the correctness of a work product of a proposer in response to a challenge, by a challenger, of that work product, the challenge responsive to a request made by a requester, wherein achieving the distributed consensus includes: deploying a ghost chain to achieve the distributed consensus resolving the challenge, the ghost chain being a proof-of-stake blockchain in which miners of the ghost chain are members of the group; and terminating the ghost chain upon resolution of the challenge. joining , by a node, a group through transfer of tokens to a public group address to become a group member, the group being associated with a threshold signature scheme for which the node controls a private key share, the transfer of tokens being made on a proof-of-work blockchain network; and cooperating, by the node, with other nodes of the group to achieve a distributed consensus as to the correctness of a work product of a proposer in response to a challenge, by a challenger, of that work product, the challenge responsive to a request made by a requester, wherein achieving the distributed consensus includes: deploying a ghost chain to achieve the distributed consensus resolving the challenge, the ghost chain being a proof-of-stake blockchain in which miners of the ghost chain are members of the group; and terminating the ghost chain upon resolution of the challenge. deploying a ghost chain to achieve the distributed consensus resolving the challenge, the ghost chain being a proof-of-stake blockchain in which miners of the ghost chain are members of the group; and terminating the ghost chain upon resolution of the challenge.
A water purification agent, comprising: a granulated product, wherein the granulated product comprises a mixture of a plant powder and a polymer coagulant, characterized by a bulk specific gravity of the water purification agent of 0.4 g/cm 3 or greater, wherein the water purification agent is produced by a producing method that comprises: grinding a dried plant to obtain the plant powder having a number average particle diameter of 250 μm or less; and mixing the plant powder with the polymer coagulant, adding water to the plant powder and the polymer coagulant, kneading the plant powder and the polymer coagulant, and subjecting a resultant to extrusion granulation to obtain the granulated product. a granulated product, wherein the granulated product comprises a mixture of a plant powder and a polymer coagulant, characterized by a bulk specific gravity of the water purification agent of 0.4 g/cm 3 or greater, wherein the water purification agent is produced by a producing method that comprises: grinding a dried plant to obtain the plant powder having a number average particle diameter of 250 μm or less; and mixing the plant powder with the polymer coagulant, adding water to the plant powder and the polymer coagulant, kneading the plant powder and the polymer coagulant, and subjecting a resultant to extrusion granulation to obtain the granulated product. grinding a dried plant to obtain the plant powder having a number average particle diameter of 250 μm or less; and mixing the plant powder with the polymer coagulant, adding water to the plant powder and the polymer coagulant, kneading the plant powder and the polymer coagulant, and subjecting a resultant to extrusion granulation to obtain the granulated product.
A cable transport system comprising: a guide cable ; a transfer mechanism , wherein the guide cable is fixedly attached to the transfer mechanism ; and a trolley , wherein the trolley comprises a trolley frame , and one or more grooved wheels mounted to the trolley frame , the grooves of which engage and roll freely upon the guide cable and the transfer mechanism , and wherein the guide cable comprises two or more guide cable segments, each guide cable segment having a first support and a second support , and wherein each support is coupled respectively to a corresponding earth-based support structure, and wherein each support is located at a junction of two guide cable segments or at a terminus, and wherein the transfer mechanism supports two guide cable segments or is supported by two guide cable segments at a point near the junction of the two guide cable segments; and characterised by : a derailment safeguard mechanism mounted to the trolley frame which, when positioned to an engaged position, holds a protective pad so as to prevent the guide cable from escaping the grooves of the wheels, wherein the derailment safeguard mechanism is automatically repositioned to a disengaged position as the trolley approaches any transfer mechanism . a guide cable ; a transfer mechanism , wherein the guide cable is fixedly attached to the transfer mechanism ; and a trolley , wherein the trolley comprises a trolley frame , and one or more grooved wheels mounted to the trolley frame , the grooves of which engage and roll freely upon the guide cable and the transfer mechanism , and wherein the guide cable comprises two or more guide cable segments, each guide cable segment having a first support and a second support , and wherein each support is coupled respectively to a corresponding earth-based support structure, and wherein each support is located at a junction of two guide cable segments or at a terminus, and wherein the transfer mechanism supports two guide cable segments or is supported by two guide cable segments at a point near the junction of the two guide cable segments; and characterised by : a derailment safeguard mechanism mounted to the trolley frame which, when positioned to an engaged position, holds a protective pad so as to prevent the guide cable from escaping the grooves of the wheels, wherein the derailment safeguard mechanism is automatically repositioned to a disengaged position as the trolley approaches any transfer mechanism .
A pipe joint comprising a male joint and a female joint into which a leading end of the male joint is inserted, wherein the male joint has: a male joint main body having a base end and a leading end; characterised in that the male joint further has: a cap that is fixed at the base end of the male joint main body , with a male joint O-ring interposed between the cap and the male joint main body , wherein a cross-sectional diameter of the male joint O-ring is 3 to 10 mm, and wherein a clearance (L1) between the male joint main body and the cap is 3 to 13% of the cross-sectional diameter of the male joint O-ring . a male joint main body having a base end and a leading end; characterised in that the male joint further has: a cap that is fixed at the base end of the male joint main body , with a male joint O-ring interposed between the cap and the male joint main body , wherein a cross-sectional diameter of the male joint O-ring is 3 to 10 mm, and wherein a clearance (L1) between the male joint main body and the cap is 3 to 13% of the cross-sectional diameter of the male joint O-ring . a cap that is fixed at the base end of the male joint main body , with a male joint O-ring interposed between the cap and the male joint main body , wherein a cross-sectional diameter of the male joint O-ring is 3 to 10 mm, and wherein a clearance (L1) between the male joint main body and the cap is 3 to 13% of the cross-sectional diameter of the male joint O-ring .
A method for determining the thickness of a plurality of coating layers, the method comprising: performing an analysis on calibration data to determine initial values and search limits of optical parameters of said plurality of coating layers (S103), irradiating the said plurality of layers with a pulse of THz radiation, said pulse comprising a plurality of frequencies in the range from 0.01 THz to 10 THz; detecting the reflected radiation to produce a sample response said sample response being derived from the reflected radiation (S101); producing a synthesised waveform using the optical parameters and predetermined initial thicknesses of said layers (S107); and varying said thicknesses and varying said optical parameters within the said search limits to minimise the error measured between the sample response and the synthesised waveform; and outputting the thicknesses of the layers (S115). performing an analysis on calibration data to determine initial values and search limits of optical parameters of said plurality of coating layers (S103), irradiating the said plurality of layers with a pulse of THz radiation, said pulse comprising a plurality of frequencies in the range from 0.01 THz to 10 THz; detecting the reflected radiation to produce a sample response said sample response being derived from the reflected radiation (S101); producing a synthesised waveform using the optical parameters and predetermined initial thicknesses of said layers (S107); and varying said thicknesses and varying said optical parameters within the said search limits to minimise the error measured between the sample response and the synthesised waveform; and outputting the thicknesses of the layers (S115).
A method of making a linear a, ω-nonadecanediester derivative comprising: reacting a linear α, ω-nonadecanediester or a linear α, ω- nonadecanedicarboxylic acid with a reactant optionally in the presence of at least one of a solvent and a catalyst to form the α, ω-nonadecanediester derivative; wherein the reactant is a poly alkoxy alcohol which is selected from a poly(alkyleneglycol) and a mono-methyl ether of poly(alkyleneglycol), wherein the poly(alkyleneglycol) is a poly(ethylene glycol) having a number average molecular weight (MW) in a range of 200 to 20000, and the α, ω-nonadecanediester derivative is an α, ω-nonadecane di-poly alkoxy alcohol.
A shell removal device comprising: a body comprising one or more sidewalls that enclose an interior of the body ; a platform disposed within the interior of the body , wherein the platform is configured to secure a mold that has an untrimmed shell formed over the mold , and wherein one or more portions of the untrimmed shell are to extend over the one or more sidewalls of the body ; a cover configured to secure the untrimmed shell to an upper surface of the one or more sidewalls of the body and provide a seal between a lower surface of the untrimmed shell and the upper surface of the one or more sidewalls of the body ; a media inlet in the body to permit pressurized media into the interior of the body to cause a pressure differential between an upper surface of the untrimmed shell and the lower surface of the untrimmed shell , wherein the pressure differential causes the untrimmed shell to expand and release from the mold ; a drive mechanism to move the platform away from the mold during the pressure differential to cause the mold to separate from the untrimmed shell ; and a sensor to detect when the untrimmed shell has begun to separate from the mold and to trigger the drive mechanism after detecting that the untrimmed shell has begun to separate from the mold . a body comprising one or more sidewalls that enclose an interior of the body ; a platform disposed within the interior of the body , wherein the platform is configured to secure a mold that has an untrimmed shell formed over the mold , and wherein one or more portions of the untrimmed shell are to extend over the one or more sidewalls of the body ; a cover configured to secure the untrimmed shell to an upper surface of the one or more sidewalls of the body and provide a seal between a lower surface of the untrimmed shell and the upper surface of the one or more sidewalls of the body ; a media inlet in the body to permit pressurized media into the interior of the body to cause a pressure differential between an upper surface of the untrimmed shell and the lower surface of the untrimmed shell , wherein the pressure differential causes the untrimmed shell to expand and release from the mold ; a drive mechanism to move the platform away from the mold during the pressure differential to cause the mold to separate from the untrimmed shell ; and a sensor to detect when the untrimmed shell has begun to separate from the mold and to trigger the drive mechanism after detecting that the untrimmed shell has begun to separate from the mold .
A method for transmitting data in a computer network, comprising, at a first node of the network: receiving a nonce used as a parameter of a computing puzzle from a puzzle server node of the network distinct from the first node; determining at least one solution to the puzzle using the nonce for transmitting a message to a second node of the network distinct from the puzzle server node;and transmitting data to the second node, wherein the transmitted data comprises a message and the determined solution to the puzzle, wherein the nonce comprises a nonce value, wherein the nonce value is based on a transmission time of the puzzle, wherein the nonce value is based on timestamp information included in a time synchronization message. receiving a nonce used as a parameter of a computing puzzle from a puzzle server node of the network distinct from the first node; determining at least one solution to the puzzle using the nonce for transmitting a message to a second node of the network distinct from the puzzle server node;and transmitting data to the second node, wherein the transmitted data comprises a message and the determined solution to the puzzle, wherein the nonce comprises a nonce value, wherein the nonce value is based on a transmission time of the puzzle, wherein the nonce value is based on timestamp information included in a time synchronization message.
An anti-counterfeiting medium comprising: a recording medium ; a polarizer layer arranged on a part of the recording medium and configured to irreversibly vary an efficiency of changing light irradiated to the polarizer layer into polarized light, by means of a specific external stimulation which is irradiation by a laser ; and an image continuously formed across the recording medium and the polarizer layer , wherein: the image includes a first portion formed in the recording medium and a second portion formed in the polarizer layer ; the first portion has a color different from that of a portion where the first portion is not formed in the recording medium ; and the second portion has a lower efficiency of changing the light irradiated to the polarizer layer into polarized light than in a portion where the second portion is not formed in the polarizer layer , characterized in that the polarizer layer is provided thereon with a shieling layer that partially shields the laser . a recording medium ; a polarizer layer arranged on a part of the recording medium and configured to irreversibly vary an efficiency of changing light irradiated to the polarizer layer into polarized light, by means of a specific external stimulation which is irradiation by a laser ; and an image continuously formed across the recording medium and the polarizer layer , wherein: the image includes a first portion formed in the recording medium and a second portion formed in the polarizer layer ; the first portion has a color different from that of a portion where the first portion is not formed in the recording medium ; and the second portion has a lower efficiency of changing the light irradiated to the polarizer layer into polarized light than in a portion where the second portion is not formed in the polarizer layer , characterized in that the polarizer layer is provided thereon with a shieling layer that partially shields the laser . the image includes a first portion formed in the recording medium and a second portion formed in the polarizer layer ; the first portion has a color different from that of a portion where the first portion is not formed in the recording medium ; and the second portion has a lower efficiency of changing the light irradiated to the polarizer layer into polarized light than in a portion where the second portion is not formed in the polarizer layer , characterized in that the polarizer layer is provided thereon with a shieling layer that partially shields the laser .
A vehicle lighting unit comprising at least one optical module comprising a first light source having a first semiconductor light emitting element; a second light source having a second semiconductor light emitting element; a first optical member configured to control light from the first light source ; and a second optical member configured to control light from the second light source ; characterized in that the first optical member comprises a first optical member main body and an outer peripheral optical member configured to surround the first optical member main body at an outer periphery of the first optical member so that the first optical member main body and the outer peripheral optical member are integrally injection-molded with each other, the first optical member main body includes an incident surface , a front surface , and a rear surface and is configured to receive light from the first light source through the incident surface and reflect the light by at least part of the front surface and then by at least part of the rear surface to project the reflected light through at least part of the front surface , the outer peripheral optical member includes a front surface and a rear surface that includes an incident surface on which light emitted from the second light source and having been guided through the second optical member is incident; the second optical member is configured to guide the light from the second light source to the incident surface of the outer peripheral optical member configured to surround the first optical member main body so as to allow the light to exit through the outer peripheral optical member , and the optical module further comprises a support member configured to support the first light source , the second light source , the first optical member , and the second optical member , and the second light source and the second optical member are disposed between the first optical member and the support member behind the first optical member . a first light source having a first semiconductor light emitting element; a second light source having a second semiconductor light emitting element; a first optical member configured to control light from the first light source ; and a second optical member configured to control light from the second light source ;
A grounding circuit of a submarine branching device , the grounding circuit comprising: a contact of a first relay connected to a grounded device ; a resistance being connected between the contact of the first relay and an earth , and suppressing current that flows through the contact of the first relay when the contact of the first relay is closed; and a contact of a second relay being connected in parallel with the resistance , and closed before the contact of the first relay is opened when the grounded device is un-grounded. a contact of a first relay connected to a grounded device ; a resistance being connected between the contact of the first relay and an earth , and suppressing current that flows through the contact of the first relay when the contact of the first relay is closed; and a contact of a second relay being connected in parallel with the resistance , and closed before the contact of the first relay is opened when the grounded device is un-grounded.
Fire resistance device designed to be placed between an upstream end of a mounting strut of an aircraft twin-spool turbomachine , and a connection cowling installed on this turbomachine, said connection cowling being designed to connect an upstream ring delimiting part of an inter-flow compartment radially outwards, to an arm passing radially through a fan flow stream of the turbomachine, characterised in that the device comprises: - a contact structure comprising a first contact lip with a C-shaped section, the contact structure also comprising a beaded segment at one on the longitudinal ends of the first contact lip , one of the axial ends of the beaded section is open and is continuous with the first lip , and the other axial end is closed off, the first lip and the beaded segment together defining a first contact end extending along a first curved line ; - a support portion ; and - a second contact lip supported by the support portion through a junction zone that supports the beaded segment of the contact structure , the second contact lip having a second contact end extending along a second line distinct from the first line , and in that the fire resistance device is a single-piece. - a contact structure comprising a first contact lip with a C-shaped section, the contact structure also comprising a beaded segment at one on the longitudinal ends of the first contact lip , one of the axial ends of the beaded section is open and is continuous with the first lip , and the other axial end is closed off, the first lip and the beaded segment together defining a first contact end extending along a first curved line ; - a support portion ; and - a second contact lip supported by the support portion through a junction zone that supports the beaded segment of the contact structure , the second contact lip having a second contact end extending along a second line distinct from the first line , and in that the fire resistance device is a single-piece.
Method of controlling the remaining life time of a stud holder comprising the step of: - providing a stud holder extending along a longitudinal axis (X) and comprising a plurality of tongues distributed around the longitudinal axis (X) and forming a recess adapted to receive a stud for its welding to a workpiece; the method being further characterised by the following steps: - providing a testing device comprising a testing tool and a sensor adapted to measure a testing force of the testing tool , - arranging the stud holder and the testing tool relative to each other such that a deflection of at least one tongue is performed by the testing tool ; - measuring the testing force for deviating the tongue; and - determining the condition of the stud holder . - providing a stud holder extending along a longitudinal axis (X) and comprising a plurality of tongues distributed around the longitudinal axis (X) and forming a recess adapted to receive a stud for its welding to a workpiece; - providing a testing device comprising a testing tool and a sensor adapted to measure a testing force of the testing tool , - arranging the stud holder and the testing tool relative to each other such that a deflection of at least one tongue is performed by the testing tool ; - measuring the testing force for deviating the tongue; and - determining the condition of the stud holder .