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A vertical take-off or landing aircraft comprising: a wing support extending from an inboard region of the aircraft; and a wing mounted on the wing support and positioned to rotate about an axis between a horizontal flight configuration in which the wing is generally aligned with the wing support and a vertical flight configuration in which the wing is oriented at an angle relative to the wing support, wherein the axis is oriented transverse to a span of the wing and along a direction between a leading edge of the wing and a trailing edge of the wing; characterized in that when the aircraft is in the horizontal flight configuration, the wing has an inboard portion positioned proximate to the inboard region and a tip portion positioned distal to the inboard region, and wherein when the aircraft is in the vertical flight configuration, the inboard portion and the tip portion are positioned on opposing sides of the wing support. a wing support extending from an inboard region of the aircraft; and a wing mounted on the wing support and positioned to rotate about an axis between a horizontal flight configuration in which the wing is generally aligned with the wing support and a vertical flight configuration in which the wing is oriented at an angle relative to the wing support, wherein the axis is oriented transverse to a span of the wing and along a direction between a leading edge of the wing and a trailing edge of the wing; characterized in that when the aircraft is in the horizontal flight configuration, the wing has an inboard portion positioned proximate to the inboard region and a tip portion positioned distal to the inboard region, and wherein when the aircraft is in the vertical flight configuration, the inboard portion and the tip portion are positioned on opposing sides of the wing support.
A method of sexing embryonic chicks, the method comprising the steps of: a. exposing a chicken egg to, or contacting the chicken egg with, electromagnetic radiation emitted from an electromagnetic radiation source, wherein the chicken egg is obtained from a breed of chicken that produces feather color differentiation in chicks based upon the sex of the chick; b. determining the amount of absorption, diffusion, refraction, reflection, or a combination of any of the forgoing, of the electromagnetic radiation by the chicken egg, wherein the amount of absorption, diffusion, refraction, reflection, or a combination of any of the forgoing, of the electromagnetic radiation by the chicken egg is at least in part determined by the visible color of the contents of the chicken egg; c. comparing the absorption, diffusion, refraction, reflection or a combination of any of the forgoing of the electromagnetic radiation by the chicken egg to a database; and d. determining the sex of the chick embryo in the chicken egg, at least in part, as a result of the comparing step, wherein determining the sex of the embryo is based at least in part on the feather color or the color of feather precursors. a. exposing a chicken egg to, or contacting the chicken egg with, electromagnetic radiation emitted from an electromagnetic radiation source, wherein the chicken egg is obtained from a breed of chicken that produces feather color differentiation in chicks based upon the sex of the chick; b. determining the amount of absorption, diffusion, refraction, reflection, or a combination of any of the forgoing, of the electromagnetic radiation by the chicken egg, wherein the amount of absorption, diffusion, refraction, reflection, or a combination of any of the forgoing, of the electromagnetic radiation by the chicken egg is at least in part determined by the visible color of the contents of the chicken egg; c. comparing the absorption, diffusion, refraction, reflection or a combination of any of the forgoing of the electromagnetic radiation by the chicken egg to a database; and d. determining the sex of the chick embryo in the chicken egg, at least in part, as a result of the comparing step, wherein determining the sex of the embryo is based at least in part on the feather color or the color of feather precursors.
A method comprising: receiving by an emergency call server an indication of an emergency condition at a device and establishing an emergency call session with said device; determining whether the device is to be tracked based, at least in part, on the indication of the emergency condition; and transmitting a triggering message from the emergency call server, in response to a determination that the device is to be tracked, to trigger at the device a tracking session to cause the device to periodically collect and send tracking session data to one or more servers, wherein the tracking session, established between the device and the one or more servers, is separate from said emergency call session established between the device and the emergency call server. receiving by an emergency call server an indication of an emergency condition at a device and establishing an emergency call session with said device; determining whether the device is to be tracked based, at least in part, on the indication of the emergency condition; and transmitting a triggering message from the emergency call server, in response to a determination that the device is to be tracked, to trigger at the device a tracking session to cause the device to periodically collect and send tracking session data to one or more servers, wherein the tracking session, established between the device and the one or more servers, is separate from said emergency call session established between the device and the emergency call server.
A foaming composition comprising: (a) at least one ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer; (b) at least one foaming agent; (c) at least one peroxide compound; (d) at least one polyamine; (e) at least one crosslinking enhancer; (f) at least one primary antioxidant, the primary antioxidant being a phenolic antioxidant; and (g) at least one secondary antioxidant, the auxiliary antioxidant being selected from phosphorus-containing antioxidants, sulfur-containing antioxidants, and any combination thereof; wherein the content of the crosslinking enhancer is from 0.1 to 3% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. (a) at least one ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer; (b) at least one foaming agent; (c) at least one peroxide compound; (d) at least one polyamine; (e) at least one crosslinking enhancer; (f) at least one primary antioxidant, the primary antioxidant being a phenolic antioxidant; and (g) at least one secondary antioxidant, the auxiliary antioxidant being selected from phosphorus-containing antioxidants, sulfur-containing antioxidants, and any combination thereof;
A computer implemented method for code distribution by a base station to a target device via a network, the distribution being made via one or more distribution servers arranged between the base station and the target device on the network, the method comprising: the base station maintaining a blockchain data structure storing one or more blocks and having a state determined by a most recently committed block in the blockchain; the base station generating a new transaction for storage in the blockchain corresponding to code for distribution by the base station to a defined list of network connected devices including the target device, the new transaction including a hash value for the code and the list of network connected devices, wherein the new transaction is stored and committed as a new block in the blockchain such that the blockchain has a new current state, the new block having associated a hash value based on the contents of the new transaction and a hash value evaluated for a block corresponding to a preceding state in the blockchain; sending the code, the defined list of devices and the hash value for the code and the defined list of devices to the target device via the one or more distribution servers; and broadcasting the current state of the blockchain for receipt by target device such that the target device is able to verify the code and the suitability of the code for the target device. the base station maintaining a blockchain data structure storing one or more blocks and having a state determined by a most recently committed block in the blockchain; the base station generating a new transaction for storage in the blockchain corresponding to code for distribution by the base station to a defined list of network connected devices including the target device, the new transaction including a hash value for the code and the list of network connected devices, wherein the new transaction is stored and committed as a new block in the blockchain such that the blockchain has a new current state, the new block having associated a hash value based on the contents of the new transaction and a hash value evaluated for a block corresponding to a preceding state in the blockchain; sending the code, the defined list of devices and the hash value for the code and the defined list of devices to the target device via the one or more distribution servers; and broadcasting the current state of the blockchain for receipt by target device such that the target device is able to verify the code and the suitability of the code for the target device.
A feeding device for feeding fluff and granules into an extruder • having a feed device with an outlet-side pipe section for the granules, with which the granules can be supplied, forming a granule column, wherein the pipe section is connected to an inlet opening of the extruder , • having a funnel with a funnel outlet for feeding fluff, wherein a screw conveyor for conveying fluff is provided within the funnel , which screw conveyor projects through the funnel outlet and projects into the pipe section , wherein the fluff can be conveyed within the granule column, wherein the screw conveyor is configured to also convey some of the granules and/or compact the fluff with a compacting device, characterized in that the screw conveyor is designed so as to be at least double-threaded. • having a feed device with an outlet-side pipe section for the granules, with which the granules can be supplied, forming a granule column, wherein the pipe section is connected to an inlet opening of the extruder , • having a funnel with a funnel outlet for feeding fluff, wherein a screw conveyor for conveying fluff is provided within the funnel , which screw conveyor projects through the funnel outlet and projects into the pipe section , wherein the fluff can be conveyed within the granule column, wherein the screw conveyor is configured to also convey some of the granules and/or compact the fluff with a compacting device,
A sensor for determining a distance according to a pulse-based time-of-flight method, having a transmitter for transmitting a signal pulse triggered by a transmission pulse, a receiver for generating a reception pulse from the remitted signal pulse , and a time of flight measuring unit for determining a time of flight from the transmission pulse and the reception pulse, which time of flight measuring unit comprises a delay line with a plurality of delay elements connected in series and nodes between the delay elements , characterized in that the time of flight measuring unit is configured to feed the transmission pulse into the delay line at one end and to feed the reception pulse into the delay line at the other end and to determine the time of flight from the at least one node having an amplitude corresponding to a superposition of the transmission pulse and the reception pulse.
An electrode connecting device for connecting an end of a preceding sheet to an end of a succeeding sheet, the electrode connecting device comprising: an arrangement member provided with an arrangement part on which the end of the preceding sheet is located adjacent to or overlapping with the end of the succeeding sheet; and a guide member comprising a guide bar which is provided movable between a support position to support a side portion of the preceding sheet and a side portion of the succeeding sheet during connecting of the end of the preceding sheet to the end of the succeeding sheet and a retreat position not to interfere with movements of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet. an arrangement member provided with an arrangement part on which the end of the preceding sheet is located adjacent to or overlapping with the end of the succeeding sheet; and a guide member comprising a guide bar which is provided movable between a support position to support a side portion of the preceding sheet and a side portion of the succeeding sheet during connecting of the end of the preceding sheet to the end of the succeeding sheet and a retreat position not to interfere with movements of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet.
A head of a remotely controlled central heating radiator valve, the head having a body mounted on the valve , whereas the body contains an electric micro-motor with a reduction gear of high ratio, characterised in that, the inside of the body contains shaped guides between which the electric micro-motor is mounted in a manner allowing it to slide together with the reduction gear and its output shaft is finished with a shift screw screwed freely into the front wall of the body and this shift screw comes into indirect contact with the control needle of the radiator valve through an intermediate element made of plastic with a low friction coefficient.
A sensor device comprising: a shaft ; a pair of electrical wires running along the shaft; a sensing head at a distal end of the shaft connected to the pair of electrical wires, wherein the sensing head comprises: a first sensor configured to be driven with sensor driving signals and/or generate sensor sensing signals carried by the pair of electrical wires in a first frequency range and a first voltage range; a second sensor configured to be driven with sensor driving signals and/or generate sensor sensing signals carried by the pair of electrical wires in a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range and a second voltage range different to the first voltage range; and a shorting circuit comprising a shorting switch and a frequency-dependent filter circuit for controlling the switching of the shorting switch , wherein the shorting circuit is adapted to short the first sensor based on frequency by closing the shorting switch when signals in the second frequency range are present on the pair of electrical wires, thereby to prevent the first sensor being exposed to signals associated with the second sensor . a shaft ; a pair of electrical wires running along the shaft; a sensing head at a distal end of the shaft connected to the pair of electrical wires, wherein the sensing head comprises: a first sensor configured to be driven with sensor driving signals and/or generate sensor sensing signals carried by the pair of electrical wires in a first frequency range and a first voltage range; a second sensor configured to be driven with sensor driving signals and/or generate sensor sensing signals carried by the pair of electrical wires in a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range and a second voltage range different to the first voltage range; and a first sensor configured to be driven with sensor driving signals and/or generate sensor sensing signals carried by the pair of electrical wires in a first frequency range and a first voltage range; a second sensor configured to be driven with sensor driving signals and/or generate sensor sensing signals carried by the pair of electrical wires in a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range and a second voltage range different to the first voltage range; and a shorting circuit comprising a shorting switch and a frequency-dependent filter circuit for controlling the switching of the shorting switch , wherein the shorting circuit is adapted to short the first sensor based on frequency by closing the shorting switch when signals in the second frequency range are present on the pair of electrical wires, thereby to prevent the first sensor being exposed to signals associated with the second sensor .
A food product processing system comprising: a dust collection device for filtering powder from powder-filled air that is drawn from a food product processing system , the dust collection device comprising a venturi mixer that has an inlet for receiving the powder-filled air , a liquid inlet for receiving a liquid , a nozzle , and a housing that defines a mixing zone , wherein the nozzle is arranged to eject the liquid into the mixing zone and to create a vacuum when the liquid passes though the nozzle , such that the powder-filled air is drawn into the mixing zone where the powder-filled air and the liquid meet to form a liquid mixture of the liquid and the powder from the powder-filled air , and a chamber arranged to receive the liquid mixture from the mixing zone , wherein the dust collection device comprises a recirculation line arranged to draw the liquid mixture from the chamber and feed the liquid mixture to the liquid inlet of the venturi mixer , and an air outlet arranged to discharge air from the chamber , a powder handling unit connected to the dust collection device , for allowing powder-filled air to be conveyed from the powder handling unit to the dust collection device , characterized by an ingredient feeding unit configured to receive and feed an ingredient; and a mixing unit fluidly connected to the ingredient feeding unit and configured to mix the ingredient with a liquid, wherein a fluid line is connected between the chamber of the dust collection device and the mixing unit , for allowing transportation of the liquid mixture from the chamber to the mixing unit . a dust collection device for filtering powder from powder-filled air that is drawn from a food product processing system , the dust collection device comprising a venturi mixer that has an inlet for receiving the powder-filled air , a liquid inlet for receiving a liquid , a nozzle , and a housing that defines a mixing zone , wherein the nozzle is arranged to eject the liquid into the mixing zone and to create a vacuum when the liquid passes though the nozzle , such that the powder-filled air is drawn into the mixing zone where the powder-filled air and the liquid meet to form a liquid mixture of the liquid and the powder from the powder-filled air , and a chamber arranged to receive the liquid mixture from the mixing zone , wherein the dust collection device comprises a recirculation line arranged to draw the liquid mixture from the chamber and feed the liquid mixture to the liquid inlet of the venturi mixer , and an air outlet arranged to discharge air from the chamber , a powder handling unit connected to the dust collection device , for allowing powder-filled air to be conveyed from the powder handling unit to the dust collection device , characterized by an ingredient feeding unit configured to receive and feed an ingredient; and a mixing unit fluidly connected to the ingredient feeding unit and configured to mix the ingredient with a liquid, wherein a fluid line is connected between the chamber of the dust collection device and the mixing unit , for allowing transportation of the liquid mixture from the chamber to the mixing unit .
A pole attachment for a skimming tool , comprising a clamp, which comprises a pair of jaws for gripping the skimming tool and a clamping mechanism for applying a clamping force to the jaws , characterised in that the clamping mechanism comprises a pair of wings , which extend out beyond opposed transverse edges of the jaws in a width direction of the jaws.
A method to relieve stress in a hard capsule shell formed of a cap portion and a body portion that fit together as telescoping parts and comprising a locking mechanism for locking the cap portion and the body portion, to reduce propensity to break, comprising a step (326 or 218) of: heating an area of both the cap and body portions of the hard capsule shell that overlap to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the capsule shell but below a melt temperature of the area of the cap and body portions of the hard capsule shell that overlap for a duration sufficient to reduce internal stress in the hard capsule shell, wherein the hard capsule shell has a ratio of plasticizer to polymer of from 0 to 0.25. heating an area of both the cap and body portions of the hard capsule shell that overlap to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the capsule shell but below a melt temperature of the area of the cap and body portions of the hard capsule shell that overlap for a duration sufficient to reduce internal stress in the hard capsule shell, wherein the hard capsule shell has a ratio of plasticizer to polymer of from 0 to 0.25.
Assembly of a turbomachine having an axis (X) of revolution and comprising, from upstream to downstream in the direction of flow of the gases in the turbomachine, a fan and a part , - the part extending immediately downstream of the fan and comprising an upstream edge separated from the fan by a cavity the fan comprising : - a series of blades comprising an airfoil comprising a trailing edge and a shield attached and fixed to the trailing edge of the airfoil , - a fan disc having a radial face configured to receive the blades a downstream face extending opposite the upstream edge of the part and - a series of inter-blade platforms , each platform being attached and fixed to the radial face , each platform being configured to overlie the radial face and extend beyond the downstream face of the fan disc towards the upstream edge of the part so as to at least partially overlie the cavity , the assembly being characterised in that the shield attached and fixed to the trailing edge of the airfoil is an extension piece of each fan blade of the fan and this extension piece extends beyond the downstream face of the disc of the fan in the direction of the upstream edge of the part and at least partially covers the cavity . - the part extending immediately downstream of the fan and comprising an upstream edge separated from the fan by a cavity - a series of blades comprising an airfoil comprising a trailing edge and a shield attached and fixed to the trailing edge of the airfoil , - a fan disc having a radial face configured to receive the blades a downstream face extending opposite the upstream edge of the part and - a series of inter-blade platforms , each platform being attached and fixed to the radial face , each platform being configured to overlie the radial face and extend beyond the downstream face of the fan disc towards the upstream edge of the part so as to at least partially overlie the cavity ,