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A surgical stapling and cutting instrument comprising: a displacement member configured to translate within the surgical instrument over a plurality of predefined zones; a motor coupled to the displacement member to translate the displacement member; a control circuit coupled to the motor; a position sensor coupled to the control circuit, the position sensor configured to measure the position of the displacement member; and a timer circuit coupled to the control circuit, the timer circuit configured to measure elapsed time, characterised in that the control circuit configured to: determine in which of the plurality of predefined zones the displacement member is located, and for the determined zone the control circuit is configured to: set a directed velocity of the displacement member; determine an actual velocity of the displacement member; determine an error between the directed velocity of the displacement member and the actual velocity of the displacement member; and control the actual velocity of the displacement member based on the magnitude of the error. a displacement member configured to translate within the surgical instrument over a plurality of predefined zones; a motor coupled to the displacement member to translate the displacement member; a control circuit coupled to the motor; a position sensor coupled to the control circuit, the position sensor configured to measure the position of the displacement member; and a timer circuit coupled to the control circuit, the timer circuit configured to measure elapsed time, characterised in that the control circuit configured to: determine in which of the plurality of predefined zones the displacement member is located, and for the determined zone the control circuit is configured to: set a directed velocity of the displacement member; determine an actual velocity of the displacement member; determine an error between the directed velocity of the displacement member and the actual velocity of the displacement member; and control the actual velocity of the displacement member based on the magnitude of the error. set a directed velocity of the displacement member; determine an actual velocity of the displacement member; determine an error between the directed velocity of the displacement member and the actual velocity of the displacement member; and control the actual velocity of the displacement member based on the magnitude of the error.
A method for producing a coffee extract, comprising the steps: a. providing roast and ground coffee beans; b. optionally performing one or more first extractions of said coffee beans; c. adding to said coffee beans, which have optionally been subjected to one or more first extractions, water and an enzyme having mannanase activity; d. incubating to make an aqueous coffee extract; and e. separating the coffee extract from the extracted coffee beans, wherein the enzyme having mannanase activity has at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3. a. providing roast and ground coffee beans; b. optionally performing one or more first extractions of said coffee beans; c. adding to said coffee beans, which have optionally been subjected to one or more first extractions, water and an enzyme having mannanase activity; d. incubating to make an aqueous coffee extract; and e. separating the coffee extract from the extracted coffee beans,
A grain popping system comprising: a housing defining a chamber , wherein the chamber is at least partially enclosed to define an interior space, and wherein the chamber comprises a top and a bottom; a heating element positioned in the interior space of the chamber ; a receiver , which is arranged below the housing; a grain pod comprising at least one cell , wherein the cell is defined by cell walls having a top edge and a bottom edge, the cell having a first width between the top edge of the cell walls and a second width between the bottom edge of the cell walls , each cell containing flavoring, a cooking medium, and one or more grains, wherein the grain pod comprises a top cover and a bottom cover , wherein the cell walls extend between the top cover of the grain pod and the bottom cover of the grain pod , and wherein the top cover of the grain pod is attached to the top edge of the cell walls ; a pod dock configured to receive the grain pod , wherein the pod dock is positioned inside the interior space of the chamber adjacent to the heating element , and wherein the pod dock is positioned closer to the bottom of the upper chamber than the heating element ; wherein the bottom cover of the grain pod faces the bottom of the chamber when the grain pod is positioned in the pod dock; wherein heating the grain pod heats the cooking medium and the one or more grains in the cell , thereby causing the one or more grains to exit the grain pod by piercing the bottom cover of the grain pod and causing the exited grains to directly fall into the receiver . a housing defining a chamber , wherein the chamber is at least partially enclosed to define an interior space, and wherein the chamber comprises a top and a bottom; a heating element positioned in the interior space of the chamber ; a receiver , which is arranged below the housing; a grain pod comprising at least one cell , wherein the cell is defined by cell walls having a top edge and a bottom edge, the cell having a first width between the top edge of the cell walls and a second width between the bottom edge of the cell walls , each cell containing flavoring, a cooking medium, and one or more grains, wherein the grain pod comprises a top cover and a bottom cover , wherein the cell walls extend between the top cover of the grain pod and the bottom cover of the grain pod , and wherein the top cover of the grain pod is attached to the top edge of the cell walls ; a pod dock configured to receive the grain pod , wherein the pod dock is positioned inside the interior space of the chamber adjacent to the heating element , and wherein the pod dock is positioned closer to the bottom of the upper chamber than the heating element ; wherein the bottom cover of the grain pod faces the bottom of the chamber when the grain pod is positioned in the pod dock; wherein heating the grain pod heats the cooking medium and the one or more grains in the cell , thereby causing the one or more grains to exit the grain pod by piercing the bottom cover of the grain pod and causing the exited grains to directly fall into the receiver .
Control unit for a battery system , the control unit comprising: an input node configured for receiving a sensor signal indicative of a state of at least one of a plurality of battery cells of the battery system ; a microcontroller connected to the input node and configured for generating a first control signal based on the sensor signal ; and a switch control circuit configured for controlling a power switch of the battery system by: receiving the sensor signal , the first control signal , and a fault signal indicative of an operation state of the microcontroller , generating a second control signal based on the sensor signal , transmitting the first control signal to the output node if the fault signal is indicative of an operability of the microcontroller , and transmitting the second control signal to the output node if the fault signal is indicative of a malfunction of the microcontroller . an input node configured for receiving a sensor signal indicative of a state of at least one of a plurality of battery cells of the battery system ; a microcontroller connected to the input node and configured for generating a first control signal based on the sensor signal ; and a switch control circuit configured for controlling a power switch of the battery system by: receiving the sensor signal , the first control signal , and a fault signal indicative of an operation state of the microcontroller , generating a second control signal based on the sensor signal , transmitting the first control signal to the output node if the fault signal is indicative of an operability of the microcontroller , and transmitting the second control signal to the output node if the fault signal is indicative of a malfunction of the microcontroller . receiving the sensor signal , the first control signal , and a fault signal indicative of an operation state of the microcontroller , generating a second control signal based on the sensor signal , transmitting the first control signal to the output node if the fault signal is indicative of an operability of the microcontroller , and transmitting the second control signal to the output node if the fault signal is indicative of a malfunction of the microcontroller .
A pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a tread base layer and a tread cap layer disposed radially outward of the base layer ; the tread cap layer comprising an axially central zone and two lateral zones , namely a first lateral zone and a second lateral zone , each being disposed axially adjacent to the central zone ; the central zone comprising a central zone rubber composition, the first lateral zone comprising a first lateral zone rubber composition and the second lateral zone comprising a second lateral zone rubber composition; the central zone rubber composition, the first lateral zone rubber composition and the second lateral zone rubber composition each comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr): from 50 to 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of from -65 °C to -55 °C and functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of primary amines and thiols; from 50 to 10 phr of a polybutadiene having a cis 1,4-content greater than 90 percent, preferably greater than 95 percent, and a Tg in a range of from -80 to -110 °C; from 100 to 180 phr of silica; and from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30 °C and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of the amount of silica to the total amount of resin and oil is less than 3; the weight ratio of resin to oil in at least one of the central zone rubber composition, the first lateral zone rubber composition and the second lateral zone rubber composition being greater than 2, and the weight ratio of resin to oil in at least one of the central zone rubber composition, the first lateral zone rubber composition and the second lateral zone rubber composition being less than 2. from 50 to 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of from -65 °C to -55 °C and functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of primary amines and thiols; from 50 to 10 phr of a polybutadiene having a cis 1,4-content greater than 90 percent, preferably greater than 95 percent, and a Tg in a range of from -80 to -110 °C; from 100 to 180 phr of silica; and from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30 °C and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of the amount of silica to the total amount of resin and oil is less than 3; the weight ratio of resin to oil in at least one of the central zone rubber composition, the first lateral zone rubber composition and the second lateral zone rubber composition being greater than 2, and the weight ratio of resin to oil in at least one of the central zone rubber composition, the first lateral zone rubber composition and the second lateral zone rubber composition being less than 2.
A pressure-operated brake system , preferably a pneumatic-pressure-operated brake system for an agricultural work machine, in which a trailer brake valve is provided for the brake-force-dependent specification of an actuating force of brake cylinders assigned to at least two wheels of a machine axle, characterised in that an input control variable is manually specifiable for the load-dependent variation and/or throttling of a control pressure of the wheel brake cylinders by means of an adjustable automatic load-dependent brake pressure regulator (ALB 22) based on a current weight or a current axle load and/or on an equipment state of the agricultural work machine, and in that a manually adjustable automatic load-dependent brake pressure regulator is provided upstream of the, in particular, pneumatically actuated trailer brake valve , with the brake pressure regulator enabling a manually adjustable variation, in particular, a staged or variable limitation of the control pressure provided as input control variable to the trailer brake valve .
A cot fastening system for an emergency vehicle having a vehicle based power supply and a transmitting coil , said cot fastening system comprising: a rechargeable power supply ; a receiving circuit electrically coupled to said rechargeable power supply , the receiving circuit having a receiving coil , the receiving coil capable of being located in a predefined position in the emergency vehicle to align with said transmitting coil when the cot fastening system is in a predetermined configuration in the vehicle such that the transmitting coil wirelessly transmits power to the receiving coil to thereby recharge the rechargeable power supply of the cot fastening system . a rechargeable power supply ; a receiving circuit electrically coupled to said rechargeable power supply , the receiving circuit having a receiving coil , the receiving coil capable of being located in a predefined position in the emergency vehicle to align with said transmitting coil when the cot fastening system is in a predetermined configuration in the vehicle such that the transmitting coil wirelessly transmits power to the receiving coil to thereby recharge the rechargeable power supply of the cot fastening system .
An autonomous motor drive module for a trolley for moving a load (M) on the ground (S), the trolley comprising a chassis to which a plurality of rolling wheels are mounted configured to contact the ground (S), the motor drive module comprising: - A main body configured to be integrally attached to the chassis of the trolley , - at least one drive wheel , rotatably mounted in the main body about a shaft integral with the main body , configured to contact the ground (S), - at least one electric motor configured to rotatably drive the drive wheel at a drive speed (Ve), - at least one electric battery configured to supply the electric motor , - at least one measurement system , said autonomous motor drive module being characterised in that said at least one measurement system is configured to measure the force (F) applied by the drive wheel to the shaft , and in that it comprises - at least one calculator configured to automatically determine the drive speed (Ve) as a function of the force (F) measured. - A main body configured to be integrally attached to the chassis of the trolley , - at least one drive wheel , rotatably mounted in the main body about a shaft integral with the main body , configured to contact the ground (S), - at least one electric motor configured to rotatably drive the drive wheel at a drive speed (Ve), - at least one electric battery configured to supply the electric motor , - at least one measurement system , said autonomous motor drive module being characterised in that said at least one measurement system is configured to measure the force (F) applied by the drive wheel to the shaft , and in that it comprises - at least one calculator configured to automatically determine the drive speed (Ve) as a function of the force (F) measured.
An agrochemical spray solution comprising a spreading agent for agrochemicals, an active agrichemical component, and water, wherein the spreading agent for agrochemicals comprises a carboxy-modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a carboxy-containing monomer unit content of 0.1 mol% to 10 mol%, a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 200 to 5,000, and a degree of saponification of 65 mol% to 99.9 mol%.
A welding and cutting device for continuous packaging of food products inserted into a continuous tubular casing advancing along a conveying path, comprising: - a welding and cutting station through which the tubular casing slides; - a welding and cutting member that is movable towards and away from the welding and cutting station so as to weld and cut said tubular casing at predefined welding and cutting zones ; - at least one pair of sheets that are movable at least between a wedge position, wherein two corresponding ends of said sheets are at a minimum distance from one another, and a spread apart position, wherein said two ends are at a maximum distance from one another, characterised in that said welding and cutting device comprises a cam rotating around a rotation axis, said cam being operationally active on said sheets to take the sheets from the wedge position to the spread apart position and vice versa. - a welding and cutting station through which the tubular casing slides; - a welding and cutting member that is movable towards and away from the welding and cutting station so as to weld and cut said tubular casing at predefined welding and cutting zones ; - at least one pair of sheets that are movable at least between a wedge position, wherein two corresponding ends of said sheets are at a minimum distance from one another, and a spread apart position, wherein said two ends are at a maximum distance from one another,
A method for manufacturing a rear cover , comprising, providing a housing , having a contour of rounded rectangle, the housing having a metal layer and a plastic layer , the metal layer having a first surface and a second surface , the plastic layer formed on the first surface ; defining a slot in the metal layer at an end of the housing, the slot passing through the first surface and the second surface ; characterized by the slot extending along the contour of the housing and having a first extending portion , a second extending portion , and a third extending portion ; wherein the second extending portion and the third extending portion are coupled to two opposite ends of the first extending portion ; the first extending portion , the second extending portion and the third extending portion corporately form a C-shaped structure of the slot ; and forming an unshielded portion in the slot . providing a housing , having a contour of rounded rectangle, the housing having a metal layer and a plastic layer , the metal layer having a first surface and a second surface , the plastic layer formed on the first surface ; defining a slot in the metal layer at an end of the housing, the slot passing through the first surface and the second surface ; characterized by the slot extending along the contour of the housing and having a first extending portion , a second extending portion , and a third extending portion ; wherein the second extending portion and the third extending portion are coupled to two opposite ends of the first extending portion ; the first extending portion , the second extending portion and the third extending portion corporately form a C-shaped structure of the slot ; and forming an unshielded portion in the slot .
A semiconductor laser, comprising: a substrate ; a first semiconductor layer provided on the substrate ; an active layer provided on the first semiconductor layer , multiple periods of pairs of a light-emitting multi-quantum well region and an injection multi-quantum well region being stacked in the active layer , the light-emitting multi-quantum well region being made of a first compound semiconductor and a second compound semiconductor, the injection multi-quantum well region being made of the first compound semiconductor and the second compound semiconductor; a second semiconductor layer provided on the active layer ; and a composition evaluation layer provided above the active layer , the composition evaluation layer including a first film and a second film and being provided above the active layer , the first film being made of the first compound semiconductor and having a first thickness, the second film being made of the second compound semiconductor and having a second thickness; wherein: the first compound semiconductor and the second compound semiconductor each are ternary crystals; the first thickness is not less than 5 nm and not more than 30 nm, and the second thickness is not less than 5 nm and not more than 30 nm. a substrate ; a first semiconductor layer provided on the substrate ; an active layer provided on the first semiconductor layer , multiple periods of pairs of a light-emitting multi-quantum well region and an injection multi-quantum well region being stacked in the active layer , the light-emitting multi-quantum well region being made of a first compound semiconductor and a second compound semiconductor, the injection multi-quantum well region being made of the first compound semiconductor and the second compound semiconductor; a second semiconductor layer provided on the active layer ; and a composition evaluation layer provided above the active layer , the composition evaluation layer including a first film and a second film and being provided above the active layer , the first film being made of the first compound semiconductor and having a first thickness, the second film being made of the second compound semiconductor and having a second thickness; wherein: the first compound semiconductor and the second compound semiconductor each are ternary crystals; the first thickness is not less than 5 nm and not more than 30 nm, and the second thickness is not less than 5 nm and not more than 30 nm. the first compound semiconductor and the second compound semiconductor each are ternary crystals; the first thickness is not less than 5 nm and not more than 30 nm, and the second thickness is not less than 5 nm and not more than 30 nm.
A composition for delivering microorganisms in a dry mode, the composition comprising: precipitated silica granules having a porous structure; microorganisms loaded throughout the pores of the precipitated silica granules; and nutrients loaded throughout the pores of the precipitated silica granules to provide a food source for the microorganisms; wherein the composition is operable to allow for propagation of the microorganisms within the pores of the precipitated silica granules. precipitated silica granules having a porous structure; microorganisms loaded throughout the pores of the precipitated silica granules; and nutrients loaded throughout the pores of the precipitated silica granules to provide a food source for the microorganisms;
A nacelle structure for a gas turbine engine comprising: a core engine nacelle disposed about an engine axis (A); an outer nacelle disposed about the core engine nacelle ; and at least one bifurcation extending between the outer nacelle and the core engine nacelle about a bifurcation axis extending perpendicular to the engine axis (A) between the core engine nacelle and the outer nacelle , the at least one bifurcation including a mounting surface , wherein the bifurcation includes walls spaced apart from each other defining an interior space with the mounting surface disposed within the bifurcation between the walls ; characterised in that : the mounting surface is disposed at a non-normal angle relative to the bifurcation axis . a core engine nacelle disposed about an engine axis (A); an outer nacelle disposed about the core engine nacelle ; and at least one bifurcation extending between the outer nacelle and the core engine nacelle about a bifurcation axis extending perpendicular to the engine axis (A) between the core engine nacelle and the outer nacelle , the at least one bifurcation including a mounting surface , wherein the bifurcation includes walls spaced apart from each other defining an interior space with the mounting surface disposed within the bifurcation between the walls ; characterised in that : the mounting surface is disposed at a non-normal angle relative to the bifurcation axis .