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A method of merging postal articles with a stack of mailpieces that have already been machine-sorted into a certain sorting order, said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: • inserting the postal articles in sequence into a sorting frame having slots so that the postal articles are in said certain sorting order, the frame being designed to enable said postal articles to be taken manually in handfuls; • placing said stack of mailpieces on a merge table in the vicinity of said frame ; • displaying an indication on a display screen of a monitoring and control unit that keeps in a memory sorting data for the sequence of postal articles and sorting data for the stack of mailpieces , which indication is representative both of an insertion position at which the postal articles should be inserted into the stack of mailpieces , and also of a number of postal articles to be taken from the frame and to be merged with said stack of mailpieces at said insertion position; • manually taking from said frame said number of postal articles indicated on the screen , and inserting said postal articles into the stack of mailpieces at said insertion position indicated on the screen ; and • having said monitoring and control unit measure first and second distances (D1, D2) relative to the first postal article in the sorting frame at the head of the sequence respectively before and after said number of postal articles indicated on the screen are taken, and, on the basis of these two distance measurements, if the monitoring and control unit detects an error in the taking of the postal articles from the frame, having said unit generate an error signal. • inserting the postal articles in sequence into a sorting frame having slots so that the postal articles are in said certain sorting order, the frame being designed to enable said postal articles to be taken manually in handfuls; • placing said stack of mailpieces on a merge table in the vicinity of said frame ; • displaying an indication on a display screen of a monitoring and control unit that keeps in a memory sorting data for the sequence of postal articles and sorting data for the stack of mailpieces , which indication is representative both of an insertion position at which the postal articles should be inserted into the stack of mailpieces , and also of a number of postal articles to be taken from the frame and to be merged with said stack of mailpieces at said insertion position; • manually taking from said frame said number of postal articles indicated on the screen , and inserting said postal articles into the stack of mailpieces at said insertion position indicated on the screen ; and • having said monitoring and control unit measure first and second distances (D1, D2) relative to the first postal article in the sorting frame at the head of the sequence respectively before and after said number of postal articles indicated on the screen are taken, and, on the basis of these two distance measurements, if the monitoring and control unit detects an error in the taking of the postal articles from the frame, having said unit generate an error signal.
A circuit suitable for capacitive liquid level measurement of a liquid in a container , the circuit adapted for use with a capacitive sensor disposed adjacent the container , including first and second symmetrical capacitor electrodes , each corresponding in height to a range of liquid level measurement, the circuit comprising: a first drive circuitry coupled to the first electrode , and configured to drive the first electrode through a first channel with a first drive signal; a second drive circuitry coupled to the second electrode , and configured to drive the second electrode through the second channel with a second drive signal that is substantially 180 degrees out-of-phase with the first drive signal; and capacitance measurement circuitry configured to measure capacitance associated with the liquid level of the liquid in the container , including: acquiring capacitance measurements through the first channel; and converting the capacitance measurements to an analog voltage corresponding to the capacitance associated with the liquid level. a first drive circuitry coupled to the first electrode , and configured to drive the first electrode through a first channel with a first drive signal; a second drive circuitry coupled to the second electrode , and configured to drive the second electrode through the second channel with a second drive signal that is substantially 180 degrees out-of-phase with the first drive signal; and capacitance measurement circuitry configured to measure capacitance associated with the liquid level of the liquid in the container , including: acquiring capacitance measurements through the first channel; and converting the capacitance measurements to an analog voltage corresponding to the capacitance associated with the liquid level.
Non-therapeutic use of a compound comprising the following structure: for providing a cooling sensation.
A conveyor system with a knife adapted to cut food items into smaller food items , comprising: • a first rotatable knife device comprising a knife blade , • a conveying system for conveying food items to be cut, wherein the rotatable knife device is positioned above a carrying surface of the conveying system with the knife plane of the rotatable knife device extending through a first gap, the rotatable knife device being adapted for cutting a food item into smaller food items while the food item passes the first gap, wherein the conveyor system comprises a first and a second conveyor means , where a second end of the first conveyor is positioned adjacent to a first end of the second conveyor means and where the gap is defined by a distance between the second and the first ends, and characterised in that the shape of the carrying surface around the first gap is concave and essentially follows the knife path of the rotatable knife blade, and • the cross-sectional shape of the carrying surface extending across the conveyor system and perpendicular to the conveying direction is an arc having a center of a circle substantially at the rotational axis of the rotatable knife device, or • the cross-sectional shape of the carrying surface extending across the conveyor system and seen in the direction of the conveyor forms a vertically oriented elliptical section shape such that the shape of the first gap when the first gap forms an angle to the axis perpendicular to the conveying direction can be an arc having a center of a circle substantially at the rotational axis of the rotatable knife device. • a first rotatable knife device comprising a knife blade , • a conveying system for conveying food items to be cut, • the cross-sectional shape of the carrying surface extending across the conveyor system and perpendicular to the conveying direction is an arc having a center of a circle substantially at the rotational axis of the rotatable knife device, or • the cross-sectional shape of the carrying surface extending across the conveyor system and seen in the direction of the conveyor forms a vertically oriented elliptical section shape such that the shape of the first gap when the first gap forms an angle to the axis perpendicular to the conveying direction can be an arc having a center of a circle substantially at the rotational axis of the rotatable knife device.
(Currently amended) A quaternary ammonium etidronate compound, comprising a quaternary ammonium cation and an etidronate anion, having the Formula I, wherein in the quaternary ammonium cation in the Formula I, R1 or R2, is a H or a Ci-Cs alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic heterocyclyl, or non-aromatic heterocyclyl, or alkoxy; R3 or R4 is a C 6 -C 30 alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic heterocyclyl, or non-aromatic heterocyclyl, alkenyl, phenyl, alkyl-substituted phenyl, benzyl, naphthylmethyl, or ethylbenzyl group; wherein two or more of R1, R2, R3 and R4 may together with a nitrogen atom form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring; and wherein the total number of carbon atoms in the groups R1, R2, R3 and R4 must be at least 12; wherein the quaternary ammonium cation, comprises a C 8 -C 30 dialkyldimethyl ammonium, C 8 -C 30 dialkylmethylpoly(oxyethyl) ammonium, C 8 -C 30 alkylbenzyldimethyl ammonium, C 8 -C 30 alkyltrimethylammonium, C 8 -C 30 dialkyldihydroxyethyl ammonium, C 8 -C 30 dialkylmethylhydroxyethyl ammonium, or C 8 -C 30 alkylmethyldihydroxyethyl ammonium; wherein the etidronate anion, having the Formula I, is an etidrnoic acid or etidronic salt thereof wherein R5 and R6 is PO 3 2- or PO 3 X y ; wherein each X is a H, M, H - , HM, M - or M + ; wherein y is 0-2; and M is lithium, sodium, potassium or any combinations thereof, and wherein R7 group is a H or a Ci-Cs alkyl; wherein m is 1-4 and n is 1; and wherein the quaternary ammonium etidronate compound does not comprise a chloride ion. wherein in the quaternary ammonium cation in the Formula I, R1 or R2, is a H or a Ci-Cs alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic heterocyclyl, or non-aromatic heterocyclyl, or alkoxy; R3 or R4 is a C 6 -C 30 alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, aromatic heterocyclyl, or non-aromatic heterocyclyl, alkenyl, phenyl, alkyl-substituted phenyl, benzyl, naphthylmethyl, or ethylbenzyl group; wherein two or more of R1, R2, R3 and R4 may together with a nitrogen atom form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring; and wherein the total number of carbon atoms in the groups R1, R2, R3 and R4 must be at least 12; wherein the quaternary ammonium cation, comprises a C 8 -C 30 dialkyldimethyl ammonium, C 8 -C 30 dialkylmethylpoly(oxyethyl) ammonium, C 8 -C 30 alkylbenzyldimethyl ammonium, C 8 -C 30 alkyltrimethylammonium, C 8 -C 30 dialkyldihydroxyethyl ammonium, C 8 -C 30 dialkylmethylhydroxyethyl ammonium, or C 8 -C 30 alkylmethyldihydroxyethyl ammonium; wherein the etidronate anion, having the Formula I, is an etidrnoic acid or etidronic salt thereof wherein R5 and R6 is PO 3 2- or PO 3 X y ; wherein each X is a H, M, H - , HM, M - or M + ; wherein y is 0-2; and M is lithium, sodium, potassium or any combinations thereof, and wherein R7 group is a H or a Ci-Cs alkyl; wherein m is 1-4 and n is 1; and wherein the quaternary ammonium etidronate compound does not comprise a chloride ion.
A needle-suture combination , comprising: a surgical needle having two ends and a suture connection location arranged between the two ends; a suture ; and a connection part , wherein a first end of said connection part is connected to the needle at the suture connection location and an opposite second end of the connection part is connected to the suture, wherein the connection part comprises a connection part cross section area and the suture comprises a suture cross section area, characterized in that the connection part cross section area is smaller than the suture cross section area, and in that the connection part has a length which is larger than a longest distance from the suture connection location to each of the two ends of the needle. a surgical needle having two ends and a suture connection location arranged between the two ends; a suture ; and a connection part , wherein a first end of said connection part is connected to the needle at the suture connection location and an opposite second end of the connection part is connected to the suture, wherein the connection part comprises a connection part cross section area and the suture comprises a suture cross section area,
Method for calculating the weight of a load moving over a scale , a load signal of the scale being averaged over a period of time with the aid of the speed of the load, characterized in that two partial load signals (TL 1 , TL 2 ) are used, wherein a first partial load signal (TL 1 ) indicates by a maximum as soon as the load is completely on a measuring section of the scale and a second partial load signal (TL 2 ) indicates by a minimum value, as soon as the load has completely left the measuring section of the scale , or a first partial load signal (TL 1 ) indicates by its first minimum value as soon as the load begins to move onto it and a second partial load signal TL2 indicates by a maximum as soon as the load begins to move away from it, and that the speed of movement of the load is determined from these partial load signals (TL 1 , TL ). 2
A color conversion film comprising: a substrate film; a color conversion layer provided on the substrate film; and a phase transformation adhesive layer provided on the color conversion layer, wherein the color conversion layer includes an organic fluorescent dye, and the organic fluorescent dye includes any one or more of boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based, acridine-based, xanthene-based, arylmethane-based, coumarin-based, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-based, polycyclic hetero aromatic-based, perylene-based, pyrrole-based and pyrene-based derivatives, wherein the phase transformation adhesive layer includes an adhesive resin matrix and a phase change material, the adhesive resin matrix is a cation polymerizable adhesive component, a radical curable adhesive component, or a mixture thereof, the phase change material has a solid-liquid phase transition occurring at 30°C to 80°C and is at least one material selected from an organic monomer, a polymer and an inorganic salt hydrate, the organic monomer is at least one selected from a paraffin-based compound, a fatty acid-based compound, an alcohol-based compound and a carbonate-based compound, the polymer is at least one selected from poly(ethylene glycol), poly(propylene oxide (PPO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF), and the inorganic salt hydrate is at least one selected from LiNO 3 ·3H 2 O, Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O, NaCH 3 COO·3H 2 O, CaBr 2 ·6H 2 O, Na 2 HPO 4 ·12H 2 O, Zn(NO 3 ) 2 ·nH 2 O, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ·5H 2 O and Cd(NO 3 ) 2 ·4H 2 O. a substrate film; a color conversion layer provided on the substrate film; and a phase transformation adhesive layer provided on the color conversion layer, wherein the color conversion layer includes an organic fluorescent dye, and the organic fluorescent dye includes any one or more of boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based, acridine-based, xanthene-based, arylmethane-based, coumarin-based, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-based, polycyclic hetero aromatic-based, perylene-based, pyrrole-based and pyrene-based derivatives, wherein the phase transformation adhesive layer includes an adhesive resin matrix and a phase change material, the adhesive resin matrix is a cation polymerizable adhesive component, a radical curable adhesive component, or a mixture thereof, the phase change material has a solid-liquid phase transition occurring at 30°C to 80°C and is at least one material selected from an organic monomer, a polymer and an inorganic salt hydrate, the organic monomer is at least one selected from a paraffin-based compound, a fatty acid-based compound, an alcohol-based compound and a carbonate-based compound, the polymer is at least one selected from poly(ethylene glycol), poly(propylene oxide (PPO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF), and the inorganic salt hydrate is at least one selected from LiNO 3 ·3H 2 O, Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O, NaCH 3 COO·3H 2 O, CaBr 2 ·6H 2 O, Na 2 HPO 4 ·12H 2 O, Zn(NO 3 ) 2 ·nH 2 O, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ·5H 2 O and Cd(NO 3 ) 2 ·4H 2 O.
A method, comprising: establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection by a user equipment, UE, with a base station in a mobile communication network; detecting a radio link problem of the RRC connection and thereby starting a first timer associated with the radio link problem, wherein the first timer is a T310 timer; initiating an RRC reestablishment procedure with a target cell before the first timer expires; and performing the RRC connection reestablishment procedure with the target cell; characterized by starting a second timer when the UE transmits a measurement report to the base station, wherein the RRC reestablishment procedure is initiated when the second timer expires. establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection by a user equipment, UE, with a base station in a mobile communication network; detecting a radio link problem of the RRC connection and thereby starting a first timer associated with the radio link problem, wherein the first timer is a T310 timer; initiating an RRC reestablishment procedure with a target cell before the first timer expires; and performing the RRC connection reestablishment procedure with the target cell; characterized by starting a second timer when the UE transmits a measurement report to the base station, wherein the RRC reestablishment procedure is initiated when the second timer expires.
Household appliance with an appliance housing , an operating apparatus with a capacitive touchscreen , comprising sensor electrodes , wherein the capacitive touchscreen is shielded from electromagnetic radiation by an electrically conductive, three-dimensional shielding structure that extends into the appliance interior and connects to the capacitive touchscreen , wherein the electrically conductive, three-dimensional shielding structure contains a plurality of shielding elements , which connect to the capacitive touchscreen , so that they are guided peripherally around the capacitive touchscreen over the edge thereof, which is embodied as a folding edge, so that a shielding structure that extends into the appliance interior can be formed.
A system for monitoring hemodynamics of a subject , comprising: a signal generating system configured for providing at least an output electric signal and transmitting said output signal to an organ of the subject ; a demodulation system configured for receiving an input electrical signal sensed from the organ responsively to said output electric signal , and for modulating said input signal using said output signal to provide an in-phase component and a quadrature component of said input signal ; the system further comprising: a processing system configured for combining said in-phase component with said quadrature component thereby to generate a hybrid signal, and for monitoring the hemodynamics based on said hybrid signal, wherein said hybrid signal is a linear combination of said components, and wherein said monitoring comprises calculating based on said hybrid signal at least one property selected from the group consisting of stroke volume, SV, cardiac output, CO, ventricular ejection time, VET, cardiac index, CI, thoracic fluid content, TFC, total peripheral resistance index, TPRI, and blood vessel compliance. a signal generating system configured for providing at least an output electric signal and transmitting said output signal to an organ of the subject ; a demodulation system configured for receiving an input electrical signal sensed from the organ responsively to said output electric signal , and for modulating said input signal using said output signal to provide an in-phase component and a quadrature component of said input signal ; the system further comprising: a processing system configured for combining said in-phase component with said quadrature component thereby to generate a hybrid signal, and for monitoring the hemodynamics based on said hybrid signal, wherein said hybrid signal is a linear combination of said components, and wherein said monitoring comprises calculating based on said hybrid signal at least one property selected from the group consisting of stroke volume, SV, cardiac output, CO, ventricular ejection time, VET, cardiac index, CI, thoracic fluid content, TFC, total peripheral resistance index, TPRI, and blood vessel compliance. a processing system configured for combining said in-phase component with said quadrature component thereby to generate a hybrid signal, and for monitoring the hemodynamics based on said hybrid signal, wherein said hybrid signal is a linear combination of said components, and wherein said monitoring comprises calculating based on said hybrid signal at least one property selected from the group consisting of stroke volume, SV, cardiac output, CO, ventricular ejection time, VET, cardiac index, CI, thoracic fluid content, TFC, total peripheral resistance index, TPRI, and blood vessel compliance.
System for monitoring the state of an unmanned aircraft, comprising: - a first communication unit , - a second communication unit that can be integrated into the aircraft , - a state transmission unit that can be integrated into the aircraft for transmitting state data of the aircraft , - a computing unit assigned to the aircraft for validating the state of the aircraft and - an external control and monitoring unit connected to the computing unit with input means, wherein the computing unit is set up to - execute a simulation model of the aircraft in question, wherein the simulation model is based on numerical integration of a system of equations with a simulation state vector, - repeatedly track the simulation state vector of at least one subset of previously measured flight status data by stepwise adjustment of at least one functional element of the simulation model by at least one model error correction term, wherein the model error correction term is determined from a determined difference between a measured state variable and a simulated state variable, and - monitor the variation of the at least one model error correction term and send a warning signal to the control and monitoring unit if the model error correction term exceeds predetermined interval limits once or multiple times, wherein the control and monitoring unit is set up to output a warning message directly to a user on receiving a warning signal, to continuously display flight status data of the aircraft received from the state transmission unit and to change a control mode of the aircraft to direct control by the user by sending a corresponding switching command to the aircraft . - a first communication unit , - a second communication unit that can be integrated into the aircraft , - a state transmission unit that can be integrated into the aircraft for transmitting state data of the aircraft , - a computing unit assigned to the aircraft for validating the state of the aircraft and - an external control and monitoring unit connected to the computing unit with input means, - execute a simulation model of the aircraft in question, wherein the simulation model is based on numerical integration of a system of equations with a simulation state vector, - repeatedly track the simulation state vector of at least one subset of previously measured flight status data by stepwise adjustment of at least one functional element of the simulation model by at least one model error correction term, wherein the model error correction term is determined from a determined difference between a measured state variable and a simulated state variable, and - monitor the variation of the at least one model error correction term and send a warning signal to the control and monitoring unit if the model error correction term exceeds predetermined interval limits once or multiple times,