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An optical communication device for dropping and adding an optical signal from and to wavelength-division multiplexed optical signals that are transmitted on a main path between network terminal stations , the device comprising: first wavelength selecting means and second wavelength selecting means for selecting an optical signal of a predetermined wavelength from inputted optical signals and for outputting the selected optical signal; first branching means for splitting optical signals inputted from a first terminal station on the main path into the first wavelength selecting means and the second wavelength selecting means ; second branching means for splitting optical signals inputted from a branch path in the network into the first wavelength selecting means and the second wavelength selecting means ; and first output means capable of selectively outputting to a second terminal station on the main path either an optical signal outputted by the first wavelength selecting means or an optical signal outputted by the second wavelength selecting means ; and second output means capable of outputting an optical signal to the first terminal station ; characterized in that the second wavelength selecting means is capable of selecting an optical signal of a predetermined wavelength from optical signals inputted from the second terminal station and from the branch path, and of outputting the selected optical signal to the second output means . first wavelength selecting means and second wavelength selecting means for selecting an optical signal of a predetermined wavelength from inputted optical signals and for outputting the selected optical signal; first branching means for splitting optical signals inputted from a first terminal station on the main path into the first wavelength selecting means and the second wavelength selecting means ; second branching means for splitting optical signals inputted from a branch path in the network into the first wavelength selecting means and the second wavelength selecting means ; and first output means capable of selectively outputting to a second terminal station on the main path either an optical signal outputted by the first wavelength selecting means or an optical signal outputted by the second wavelength selecting means ; and second output means capable of outputting an optical signal to the first terminal station ; characterized in that the second wavelength selecting means is capable of selecting an optical signal of a predetermined wavelength from optical signals inputted from the second terminal station and from the branch path, and of outputting the selected optical signal to the second output means .
A stunner for stunning an animal comprising: a housing having a stunning rod therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod ; a handle having a valve and a valve trigger to control flow of pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward; a mount between the handle and the housing , the mount having a first portion connected to the housing , a second portion connected to the handle , the first and second mount portions each having opposite edges, the edges of the first mount portion being spaced from the edges of the second mount portion , the first and second mount portions being secured to each other between the opposite edges; and at least one shock and vibration absorbing cushion disposed between the first and second mount portions , the cushion having opposite sides to seal the space between the first and second mount portions . a housing having a stunning rod therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod ; a handle having a valve and a valve trigger to control flow of pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward; a mount between the handle and the housing , the mount having a first portion connected to the housing , a second portion connected to the handle , the first and second mount portions each having opposite edges, the edges of the first mount portion being spaced from the edges of the second mount portion , the first and second mount portions being secured to each other between the opposite edges; and at least one shock and vibration absorbing cushion disposed between the first and second mount portions , the cushion having opposite sides to seal the space between the first and second mount portions .
An agricultural harvester comprising: a cylindrical threshing rotor ; and, an auger bed positioned directly beneath the cylindrical threshing rotor for receiving grain or other material therefrom, the auger bed comprising a trough , characterised in that at least two augers are mounted in the trough , the trough comprising two side walls and a lower wall directly interconnecting the two side walls, wherein the lower wall is positioned to extend beneath both of the at least two augers , the bed comprising a plurality of troughs and having a curved shape that follows an outer curvature of the threshing rotor , and wherein longitudinal axes of the at least two augers are aligned along a curve , a central axis of the curve being either coincident with or adjacent to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical threshing rotor . a cylindrical threshing rotor ; and, an auger bed positioned directly beneath the cylindrical threshing rotor for receiving grain or other material therefrom, the auger bed comprising a trough , characterised in that at least two augers are mounted in the trough , the trough comprising two side walls and a lower wall directly interconnecting the two side walls, wherein the lower wall is positioned to extend beneath both of the at least two augers , the bed comprising a plurality of troughs and having a curved shape that follows an outer curvature of the threshing rotor , and wherein longitudinal axes of the at least two augers are aligned along a curve , a central axis of the curve being either coincident with or adjacent to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical threshing rotor .
Packaging insert for forming a grid web comprising: - carrier blank which is designed to form parallel partitions which are erected with respect to a base surface of the carrier blank by folding and/or hemming, and - at least one insert blank , the insert blank being designed to form walls which are erected with respect to a base surface of the insert blank by folding and/or hemming, the insert blank having openings which are formed and arranged in such a way that, when the walls of the insert blank are erected, the openings of the insert blank form receiving regions for the partition walls , wherein the insert blank , with the walls erected and aligned perpendicularly to the partition walls , can be placed on the partition walls in such a way that the receiving regions surround the partition walls on both sides and the partition walls form slots which receive the walls , wherein the carrier blank having incisions which, in the case of erected partition walls , form slots which extend from a vertex of the partition wall in the direction of the base surface of the carrier blank essentially perpendicularly to the base surface , characterized in that the erected partitions have a substantially triangular cross section, and in that the carrier blank is provided with cutouts which form openings in the partition when the partitions are erected and the insert blank is fitted. - carrier blank which is designed to form parallel partitions which are erected with respect to a base surface of the carrier blank by folding and/or hemming, and - at least one insert blank , the insert blank being designed to form walls which are erected with respect to a base surface of the insert blank by folding and/or hemming, the insert blank having openings which are formed and arranged in such a way that, when the walls of the insert blank are erected, the openings of the insert blank form receiving regions for the partition walls , wherein the insert blank , with the walls erected and aligned perpendicularly to the partition walls , can be placed on the partition walls in such a way that the receiving regions surround the partition walls on both sides and the partition walls form slots which receive the walls ,
A method of amplifying a segment of a target nucleic acid comprising: contacting a sample comprising a target nucleic acid with forward and reverse primers,; and conducting an amplification reaction wherein an amplified segment of the target nucleic acid is formed by extension of the forward and reverse primers with the target nucleic acid serving as a template; wherein the primers are underrepresented in one or more of the four standard nucleotide types, the underrepresented nucleotide type(s) being the same in the primers, each primer has two or fewer units of the underrepresented nucleotide type(s) at internal positions, and the amplified segment is the predominant amplification product formed from by extension of the forward and/or reverse primers; wherein the method is performed in multiplex with a plurality of pairs of primers, each primer in the multiplex having the same underrepresented nucleotide type(s). contacting a sample comprising a target nucleic acid with forward and reverse primers,; and conducting an amplification reaction wherein an amplified segment of the target nucleic acid is formed by extension of the forward and reverse primers with the target nucleic acid serving as a template; wherein the primers are underrepresented in one or more of the four standard nucleotide types, the underrepresented nucleotide type(s) being the same in the primers, each primer has two or fewer units of the underrepresented nucleotide type(s) at internal positions, and the amplified segment is the predominant amplification product formed from by extension of the forward and/or reverse primers; wherein the method is performed in multiplex with a plurality of pairs of primers, each primer in the multiplex having the same underrepresented nucleotide type(s).
A method of making a product mixture of linear high molecular weight polyamines having four or more N atoms comprising the steps of: (a) providing a reaction composition comprising one or more nitrogen-containing compounds comprising a first component that has more than two non-tertiary amine groups separated from one another by at least a ternary or higher carbon atom spacing (C3 or greater spacing) or comprising a first component that is dipropylenetriamine or 2-(aminomethyl)-2-methyl-1,3-propanediamine, and, optionally, a second component that has at least two nitrogen containing groups separated from one another by a second carbon atom spacing; and (b) subjecting the reaction composition to a transamination reaction in the presence of a hydrogenation/ dehydrogenation catalyst comprising a Ni/Re catalyst, to obtain the linear high molecular weight polyamine-containing mixture. (a) providing a reaction composition comprising one or more nitrogen-containing compounds comprising a first component that has more than two non-tertiary amine groups separated from one another by at least a ternary or higher carbon atom spacing (C3 or greater spacing) or comprising a first component that is dipropylenetriamine or 2-(aminomethyl)-2-methyl-1,3-propanediamine, and, optionally, a second component that has at least two nitrogen containing groups separated from one another by a second carbon atom spacing; and (b) subjecting the reaction composition to a transamination reaction in the presence of a hydrogenation/ dehydrogenation catalyst comprising a Ni/Re catalyst, to obtain the linear high molecular weight polyamine-containing mixture.
A method for producing a heteromultimer composed of more than one type of polypeptide comprising a substitution in an amino acid residue forming an interface between said polypeptides such that heteromultimer association will be regulated, wherein the method comprises: (a) modifying a nucleic acid encoding an amino acid residue forming the interface between polypeptides from the original nucleic acid, such that the association between polypeptides forming one or more multimers will be inhibited in a heteromultimer that may form two or more types of multimers; (b) culturing host cells such that a nucleic acid sequence modified by step (a) is expressed; and (c) recovering said heteromultimer from the host cell culture, wherein the modification of step (a) is modifying the original nucleic acid so that one or more amino acid residues are substituted at the interface such that two or more amino acid residues, including the mutated residue(s), forming the interface will carry the same type of positive or negative charge, wherein the interface of the polypeptide is formed by (i) an antibody heavy chain variable region and light chain variable region; (ii) two or more types of heavy chain variable regions; (iii) an antibody heavy chain constant region and light chain constant region; or (iv) two or more types of heavy chain constant regions, and wherein said heteromultimer has binding specificity towards at least two different types of ligands, antigens, receptors or substrates. (a) modifying a nucleic acid encoding an amino acid residue forming the interface between polypeptides from the original nucleic acid, such that the association between polypeptides forming one or more multimers will be inhibited in a heteromultimer that may form two or more types of multimers; (b) culturing host cells such that a nucleic acid sequence modified by step (a) is expressed; and (c) recovering said heteromultimer from the host cell culture, (i) an antibody heavy chain variable region and light chain variable region; (ii) two or more types of heavy chain variable regions; (iii) an antibody heavy chain constant region and light chain constant region; or (iv) two or more types of heavy chain constant regions, and
A method for cooling an electricity generator for delivering electricity to a first rotor , the first rotor being suitable for being rotated relative to a stationary structure, wherein: the electricity generator is arranged in a chamber (62; 162) arranged inside the first rotor; the electricity generator presents a mode of operation in which it produces electricity by rotation of a second rotor relative to the first rotor , the first and second rotors rotating relative to the structure at respective different speeds of rotation; the second rotor is coaxial with the first rotor and arranged inside it; a portion of the generator forms a portion of the second rotor; and the method comprises the following steps: a) transferring heat produced by the generator to a cooling fluid, thereby vaporizing the fluid in an evaporator (64; 164) fastened to a rotary portion of the generator that is constrained to rotate with the first rotor; b) transporting the vaporized fluid to a condenser; c) condensing the fluid in the condenser, the heat delivered by the fluid being transmitted to the air surrounding the condenser. the electricity generator is arranged in a chamber (62; 162) arranged inside the first rotor; the electricity generator presents a mode of operation in which it produces electricity by rotation of a second rotor relative to the first rotor , the first and second rotors rotating relative to the structure at respective different speeds of rotation; the second rotor is coaxial with the first rotor and arranged inside it; a portion of the generator forms a portion of the second rotor; and the method comprises the following steps: a) transferring heat produced by the generator to a cooling fluid, thereby vaporizing the fluid in an evaporator (64; 164) fastened to a rotary portion of the generator that is constrained to rotate with the first rotor; b) transporting the vaporized fluid to a condenser; c) condensing the fluid in the condenser, the heat delivered by the fluid being transmitted to the air surrounding the condenser. a) transferring heat produced by the generator to a cooling fluid, thereby vaporizing the fluid in an evaporator (64; 164) fastened to a rotary portion of the generator that is constrained to rotate with the first rotor; b) transporting the vaporized fluid to a condenser; c) condensing the fluid in the condenser, the heat delivered by the fluid being transmitted to the air surrounding the condenser.
A service registration method, comprising: Obtaining , by a registration service node, network partition information, and receiving, through a registration interface, a registration request of a service providing node, wherein the registration request carries a distributed characteristic of the service providing node, and the distributed characteristic meets both consistency and partition tolerance, CP, or meets both availability and partition tolerance, AP; and Determining , by the registration service node according to the network partition information and the distributed characteristic of the service providing node, whether registration of a service provided by the service providing node is allowed characterized in that the registration interface comprises a type parameter, a value of the type parameter being AP or CP, wherein the method further comprises using the type parameter of the registration interface for determining the distributed characteristic. Obtaining , by a registration service node, network partition information, and receiving, through a registration interface, a registration request of a service providing node, wherein the registration request carries a distributed characteristic of the service providing node, and the distributed characteristic meets both consistency and partition tolerance, CP, or meets both availability and partition tolerance, AP; and Determining , by the registration service node according to the network partition information and the distributed characteristic of the service providing node, whether registration of a service provided by the service providing node is allowed characterized in that the registration interface comprises a type parameter, a value of the type parameter being AP or CP, wherein the method further comprises using the type parameter of the registration interface for determining the distributed characteristic.
Wire drawing machine for the manufacture of a drawn wire , in particular a drawn aluminium wire, comprising a housing , a plurality of drawing dies being arranged inside the housing , a rinsing nozzle being arranged in the region of a wire outlet opening in the housing beyond all drawing dies as viewed looking in the wire conveyance direction , which rinsing nozzle is designed to produce a jet of a rinsing fluid for rinsing the wire , a blow-off nozzle for producing an air jet for cleaning the wire of remaining rinsing fluid being arranged beyond the rinsing nozzle as viewed looking in the wire conveyance direction , characterised in that the rinsing nozzle is designed to produce a jet of a rinsing fluid that is directed substantially counter to the wire conveyance direction , and in that the blow-off nozzle is designed to produce an air jet that is directed substantially counter to the wire conveyance direction , a drawing die arranged in front of the rinsing nozzle as viewed looking in the wire conveyance direction being arranged so as to be offset from the wire outlet opening inside the housing and in line with the rinsing nozzle and the blow-off nozzle, the rinsing nozzle being an annular nozzle which surrounds the wire , is directed counter to the wire conveyance direction and is designed for contactless support of the wire , the contactless support meaning that, when the annular nozzle is fed with rinsing fluid under pressure, the wire is floatingly supported in the rinsing nozzle on a rinsing fluid cushion formed by the jet.
A method for backing up data to remote storage, the method comprising: generating , by a client-side component, one or more batches of data chunks; causing, by the client-side component, the one or more batches of data chunks to be stored in one or more storage objects of the remote storage, wherein batches having a size that is less than a threshold size are transmitted from the client-side component to the remote storage via a remote computing system that is separate from the remote storage, such that: batches having a size that is greater than or equal to the threshold size are transmitted directly from the client-side component to the remote storage for storage in at least one first storage object of the one or more storage objects, and batches having a size that is less than the threshold size are transmitted to the remote storage, for storage in at least one second storage object of the one or more storage objects, via the remote computing system; and transmitting , from the client-side component to the remote computing system, an indication of said at least one first storage object, wherein the remote computing system is configured to update a tree data structure to refer to said at least one first storage object based on the indication and to refer to said at least one second storage object, and to store the updated tree data structure at the remote storage. generating , by a client-side component, one or more batches of data chunks; causing, by the client-side component, the one or more batches of data chunks to be stored in one or more storage objects of the remote storage, wherein batches having a size that is less than a threshold size are transmitted from the client-side component to the remote storage via a remote computing system that is separate from the remote storage, such that: batches having a size that is greater than or equal to the threshold size are transmitted directly from the client-side component to the remote storage for storage in at least one first storage object of the one or more storage objects, and batches having a size that is less than the threshold size are transmitted to the remote storage, for storage in at least one second storage object of the one or more storage objects, via the remote computing system; and batches having a size that is greater than or equal to the threshold size are transmitted directly from the client-side component to the remote storage for storage in at least one first storage object of the one or more storage objects, and batches having a size that is less than the threshold size are transmitted to the remote storage, for storage in at least one second storage object of the one or more storage objects, via the remote computing system; and transmitting , from the client-side component to the remote computing system, an indication of said at least one first storage object, wherein the remote computing system is configured to update a tree data structure to refer to said at least one first storage object based on the indication and to refer to said at least one second storage object, and to store the updated tree data structure at the remote storage.