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A solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel section that has a plurality of pixels ; a comparator that compares a pixel signal (VSL) outputted from the pixels with a reference signal (Vslop, RAMP); and a counter that counts a time of comparison made by the comparator , wherein the comparator includes a first amplifier that compares the pixel signal (VSL) with the reference signal (Vslop, RAMP), a second amplifier that has a first transistor (PT121, NT221) and amplifies an output signal of the first amplifier , and a second transistor (PT150, NT230) that has the same polarity as the first transistor (PT121, NT221), a gate of the second transistor (PT150, NT230) is connected to an output node (ND112) of the first amplifier , and a source and a drain of the second transistor (PT150, NT230) are connected to the same potential (VDD, GND) as a source of the first transistor (PT121, NT221), wherein a gate of the first transistor (PT121, NT221) is connected to the output node (ND112) of the first amplifier . a pixel section that has a plurality of pixels ; a comparator that compares a pixel signal (VSL) outputted from the pixels with a reference signal (Vslop, RAMP); and a counter that counts a time of comparison made by the comparator , wherein the comparator includes a first amplifier that compares the pixel signal (VSL) with the reference signal (Vslop, RAMP), a second amplifier that has a first transistor (PT121, NT221) and amplifies an output signal of the first amplifier , and a second transistor (PT150, NT230) that has the same polarity as the first transistor (PT121, NT221), a gate of the second transistor (PT150, NT230) is connected to an output node (ND112) of the first amplifier , and a source and a drain of the second transistor (PT150, NT230) are connected to the same potential (VDD, GND) as a source of the first transistor (PT121, NT221), wherein a gate of the first transistor (PT121, NT221) is connected to the output node (ND112) of the first amplifier .
A fluid filter assembly having a housing and filter cartridge disposed therein, wherein said filter cartridge filters fluid within said housing , said fluid filter assembly comprising: said housing having a boss formed therein, and said boss having a first diameter bore ; a substantially cylindrical interface connected to and extending from said filter cartridge , and said substantially cylindrical interface matingly received by said first diameter bore for securing and locating said filter cartridge in said housing , characterized in that a longitudinal axis of said substantially cylindrical interface is not coaxially aligned with a longitudinal axis of said filter cartridge , and said substantially cylindrical interface has a throughbore that is coaxially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said filter cartridge ; and means for identifying at least one characteristic of said filter cartridge to indicate whether said filter cartridge is proper for said fluid filter assembly , said means for identifying at least one characteristic of said filter cartridge further characterized by : said boss having a stepped diameter bore wherein said stepped diameter bore has said first diameter bore and a second diameter bore , said second diameter bore extending from said first diameter bore and being in fluid communication with said first diameter bore , said second diameter bore being smaller than said first diameter bore , characterized in that said first diameter bore and said second diameter bore are not coaxially aligned. said housing having a boss formed therein, and said boss having a first diameter bore ; a substantially cylindrical interface connected to and extending from said filter cartridge , and said substantially cylindrical interface matingly received by said first diameter bore for securing and locating said filter cartridge in said housing , characterized in that a longitudinal axis of said substantially cylindrical interface is not coaxially aligned with a longitudinal axis of said filter cartridge , and said substantially cylindrical interface has a throughbore that is coaxially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said filter cartridge ; and means for identifying at least one characteristic of said filter cartridge to indicate whether said filter cartridge is proper for said fluid filter assembly , said means for identifying at least one characteristic of said filter cartridge further characterized by : said boss having a stepped diameter bore wherein said stepped diameter bore has said first diameter bore and a second diameter bore , said second diameter bore extending from said first diameter bore and being in fluid communication with said first diameter bore , said second diameter bore being smaller than said first diameter bore , characterized in that said first diameter bore and said second diameter bore are not coaxially aligned.
Use of a lubricating grease composition as a lubricant for wire ropes, in which the lubricating grease composition is (i) a calcium sulfonate complex hybrid lubricating grease composition comprising a base oil, at least one overbased calcium salt of an organic sulfonic acid, at least one complexing agent and calcium carbonate having a calcitic structure, or (ii) a calcium complex hybrid lubricating grease composition comprising a base oil, at least one calcium soap of at least one fatty acid including a hydroxy fatty acid and at least one complexing agent, or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii), wherein the lubricating grease composition according to (i), (ii) and (iii) comprises in each case 10 to 50 weight percent wax and the wax has in each case a congealing point above 70°C measured according to DIN ISO 2207, wherein as a complexing agent at least acetic acid, dicarboxylic acids or phosphoric acid are used. (i) a calcium sulfonate complex hybrid lubricating grease composition comprising a base oil, at least one overbased calcium salt of an organic sulfonic acid, at least one complexing agent and calcium carbonate having a calcitic structure, or (ii) a calcium complex hybrid lubricating grease composition comprising a base oil, at least one calcium soap of at least one fatty acid including a hydroxy fatty acid and at least one complexing agent, or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii),
A printer comprising a print head carriage and further comprising two guidance rails (10; 20) arranged in parallel, wherein at least one runner block is movably mounted on each guidance rail (10; 20), and the print head carriage is mounted on the at least two runner blocks , the two guidance rails (10; 20) being mounted to the printer by mounting elements attached at mounting sites (12-i) of the guidance rail (10; 20), the mounting sites (12-i) being arranged essentially in a row and configured for applying mounting elements for mounting the guidance rail (10; 20) to the printer , characterized in that at least two distances (d12, d23, d34) between any adjacent mounting sites (12-i, 12-(i+1)) are non-equal.
A method in a network node, the method comprising: determining a first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern for a first plurality of consecutive subframes comprising a single set of consecutive downlink subframes and either zero uplink subframes or a single set of consecutive uplink subframes, wherein the first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern comprises: a first value representing the number of subframes in the single set of consecutive downlink subframes; and a second value representing either zero uplink subframes or the number of subframes in the single set of consecutive uplink subframes; transmitting the first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern to a wireless device; transmitting at least one sub frame to the wireless device according to the first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern; determining a second uplink/downlink scheduling pattern for a second plurality of consecutive subframes, wherein the first plurality of consecutive subframes and the second plurality of consecutive subframes share at least one subframe; and transmitting the second uplink/downlink scheduling pattern to the wireless device. determining a first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern for a first plurality of consecutive subframes comprising a single set of consecutive downlink subframes and either zero uplink subframes or a single set of consecutive uplink subframes, wherein the first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern comprises: a first value representing the number of subframes in the single set of consecutive downlink subframes; and a second value representing either zero uplink subframes or the number of subframes in the single set of consecutive uplink subframes; transmitting the first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern to a wireless device; transmitting at least one sub frame to the wireless device according to the first uplink/downlink scheduling pattern; determining a second uplink/downlink scheduling pattern for a second plurality of consecutive subframes, wherein the first plurality of consecutive subframes and the second plurality of consecutive subframes share at least one subframe; and transmitting the second uplink/downlink scheduling pattern to the wireless device.
A process for the treatment of industrial alkaline streams comprising sulfide and carbonate, comprising the steps of: a) providing an industrial alkaline stream comprising sulfide and carbonate, b) supplying the industrial alkaline stream to a bioreactor comprising sulfide oxidizing bacteria and removing sulfide from the industrial alkaline stream by subjecting said stream to sulfide oxidizing bacteria in the presence of oxygen, and supplying a pH adjustment agent to the bioreactor to maintain a pH in the range 8 to 11, to oxidize the sulfide to elemental sulfur, c) withdrawing from the bioreactor a treated industrial alkaline stream comprising elemental sulfur, wherein a portion of the sulfide oxidizing bacteria is removed from the bioreactor and mixed with the industrial alkaline stream prior to supplying the industrial alkaline stream to the bioreactor in step b), and wherein the pH adjustment agent is selected from carbon dioxide, sour gas, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and phosphoric acid. a) providing an industrial alkaline stream comprising sulfide and carbonate, b) supplying the industrial alkaline stream to a bioreactor comprising sulfide oxidizing bacteria and removing sulfide from the industrial alkaline stream by subjecting said stream to sulfide oxidizing bacteria in the presence of oxygen, and supplying a pH adjustment agent to the bioreactor to maintain a pH in the range 8 to 11, to oxidize the sulfide to elemental sulfur, c) withdrawing from the bioreactor a treated industrial alkaline stream comprising elemental sulfur,
A stackable container comprising a floor and side walls that extend perpendicularly upward from the floor , wherein the upper ends of the side walls are formed with stepped edges, wherein the mentioned container has a plurality of continuous openings on at least two opposing side walls , which are distributed over the lower ends of the side walls abutting the floor , characterized in that the openings empty into a collecting channel (3b, c) on the exterior side of the mentioned side walls , which is integrally formed with the floor , and runs along the exterior sides of the floor , wherein an outer wall of the collecting channel extends over the plane of the upper ends of the openings , and wherein the at least two opposing side walls each have an outwardly directed projection on their exterior side, which extends over the collecting channel (3b, c) and has a horizontally running end surface at its lower end, and wherein an outer vertical surface of the stepped edge runs upwardly at the upper end of each side wall outside of the respective lateral expansion of the collecting channel , and the stepped edge of each side wall has an uppermost, horizontal end surface ,and wherein the position and lateral expansion of the horizonal end surface of the projection on the side walls , when stacked one on top of the other with an additional mentioned container, at least overlap the position and lateral expansion of the uppermost, horizontal end surface of the stepped edges of the side walls of the container standing thereunder.
An inhaler comprising: a reservoir of an inhalable composition; an outlet at one end through which the inhalable composition is discharged; and a non-metered breath-activated valve between the one end and the reservoir, the breath-activated valve comprising a flow path extending from the reservoir to the outlet end; characterised by at least a portion of the flow path being a deformable tube , and a clamping member which pinches the deformable tube closed when no suction force is applied to the inhaler and releases the tube to open the flow path when suction is applied at the outlet, to provide uninterrupted flow from the reservoir to the outlet. a reservoir of an inhalable composition; an outlet at one end through which the inhalable composition is discharged; and a non-metered breath-activated valve between the one end and the reservoir, the breath-activated valve comprising a flow path extending from the reservoir to the outlet end; characterised by at least a portion of the flow path being a deformable tube , and a clamping member which pinches the deformable tube closed when no suction force is applied to the inhaler and releases the tube to open the flow path when suction is applied at the outlet, to provide uninterrupted flow from the reservoir to the outlet.
A can body printing system comprising: a detection section configured to, when printing is performed on a can body by a user, detect whether a predetermined condition for the printing is satisfied, wherein the predetermined condition is set by a third party that is not the user based on an assumption that printing is performed on regular can bodies by the user; and characterised in that the system further comprises a control section configured to control a stoppage of the printing on the can body in response to detection of the satisfaction of the predetermined condition. a detection section configured to, when printing is performed on a can body by a user, detect whether a predetermined condition for the printing is satisfied, wherein the predetermined condition is set by a third party that is not the user based on an assumption that printing is performed on regular can bodies by the user; and characterised in that the system further comprises a control section configured to control a stoppage of the printing on the can body in response to detection of the satisfaction of the predetermined condition.
A multi-tenant computing system, comprising: a delta identifier component , configured to detect a tenant input to access a given solution and to identify a hierarchical set of customization deltas, arranged according to a customization hierarchy, that represent customizations to a base system, corresponding to the given solution; and a delta application component , configured to apply the identified set of hierarchical customization deltas to the base system, in an order identified by the hierarchy, to generate the given solution for a runtime system running the given solution and provide the tenant with runtime access to the given solution; characterized by : wherein the delta application component applies the identified set of hierarchical customization deltas for a given solution on-the-fly to those components of the given solution which are needed as tenants access the given solution, during runtime. a delta identifier component , configured to detect a tenant input to access a given solution and to identify a hierarchical set of customization deltas, arranged according to a customization hierarchy, that represent customizations to a base system, corresponding to the given solution; and a delta application component , configured to apply the identified set of hierarchical customization deltas to the base system, in an order identified by the hierarchy, to generate the given solution for a runtime system running the given solution and provide the tenant with runtime access to the given solution; characterized by : wherein the delta application component applies the identified set of hierarchical customization deltas for a given solution on-the-fly to those components of the given solution which are needed as tenants access the given solution, during runtime.
An autopilot system for a helicopter , said autopilot system comprising: an inner control loop that includes a full control authority over the helicopter stick, said full control authority being limited only by the natural response of the autopilot system, and is configured at least for providing an actual attitude estimate for the flight of the helicopter including a given level of redundancy applied to the inner loop; and an outer control, autopilot loop that includes less than the full control authority and is configured for providing at least one navigation function with respect to the flight of the helicopter including a different level of redundancy than the inner loop; wherein said different level of redundancy for the inner loop is greater than the given level of redundancy for the outer loop. an inner control loop that includes a full control authority over the helicopter stick, said full control authority being limited only by the natural response of the autopilot system, and is configured at least for providing an actual attitude estimate for the flight of the helicopter including a given level of redundancy applied to the inner loop; and an outer control, autopilot loop that includes less than the full control authority and is configured for providing at least one navigation function with respect to the flight of the helicopter including a different level of redundancy than the inner loop; wherein said different level of redundancy for the inner loop is greater than the given level of redundancy for the outer loop.
A system for saving battery power in a battery powered Wi-Fi device , the system comprising: a battery powered Wi-Fi device configured to transmit a customized beacon frame from the battery powered Wi-Fi device to a Wi-Fi enabled device over a wireless network (N), wherein the customized beacon frame includes battery status information, BSI, indicating a battery level and a timestamp; and a remote server that forms at least part of the wireless network (N) with the battery powered Wi-Fi device , wherein the battery powered Wi-Fi device is configured to transmit the customized beacon frame to the remote server , and characterised in that the remote server is configured to use the battery status information, BSI, to predict a remaining battery life by comparing a battery level at a first time with a battery level at a second time to obtain a rate of battery usage and extrapolating the rate of battery usage, and to reduce communication to the device to extend the time frame to accomplish a specific activity. a battery powered Wi-Fi device configured to transmit a customized beacon frame from the battery powered Wi-Fi device to a Wi-Fi enabled device over a wireless network (N), wherein the customized beacon frame includes battery status information, BSI, indicating a battery level and a timestamp; and a remote server that forms at least part of the wireless network (N) with the battery powered Wi-Fi device , wherein the battery powered Wi-Fi device is configured to transmit the customized beacon frame to the remote server , and characterised in that the remote server is configured to use the battery status information, BSI, to predict a remaining battery life by comparing a battery level at a first time with a battery level at a second time to obtain a rate of battery usage and extrapolating the rate of battery usage, and to reduce communication to the device to extend the time frame to accomplish a specific activity.
A power battery pack, comprising: an accommodating device and a plurality of cells disposed in the accommodating device , wherein the accommodating device comprises a plurality of accommodating regions, each accommodating region has a first side edge and a second side edge disposed opposite to each other along a first direction (A1) and cells disposed between the first side edge and the second side edge , a distance between the first side edge and the second side edge along the first direction (A1) varies with different accommodating regions, each cell comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, characterized in that a distance between the first end and the second end of at least one cell matches a distance between a corresponding first side edge and a corresponding second side edge .
Method to determine and/or monitor the level (L) of a medium in a vessel of a process system with a level transmitter that operates according to the transit time principle, wherein, in the measuring mode (MB), said transmitter emits transmission signals (S) to the vessel in the direction of the medium and, on the basis of signal parts reflected in the vessel , determines an echo curve (EK) which represents the amplitudes (A) of the reflected signal parts as a function on the transit time (t), wherein the echo curve (EK) is transmitted to a master control unit of the process system, and/or an envelope curve (HK) enveloping the echo curve (EK) is created and is transmitted to a master control unit of the process system, wherein the echo curve (EK) and/or the envelope curve (HK) is/are evaluated by the master control unit , and the level is determined in the master control unit, wherein, during the evaluation of the echo curve (EK) and/or the envelope curve (HK), a useful echo signal (NE) of the echo curve (EK) and/or envelope curve (HK) is identified whose transit time (t) serves as the basis for determining the level (L) currently present, wherein the medium and/or the vessel is/are subjected to at least one current process (P1, ...) during the determination and/or monitoring of the level (L), wherein known information about the at least one current process (P1, ...) is saved in the master control unit , and wherein the plausibility of the useful echo signal (NE) is checked on the basis of the information about the current process (P1, ...) and the evaluation, particularly the identification of the useful echo signal (NE), is dynamically adapted to the respective current process (P1, ...).
A method for producing a sound-absorbing and thermal-insulating muffler insert , which is formed of fibers and is shaped so as to be arranged inside an internal chamber of a muffler of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a motor-vehicle, said method being characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - arranging at least one soft and flexible layer formed of fibers made of sound-absorbing and thermal-insulating material wound in spirals ; said layer is without binding materials designed to impregnate the fibers in order to fix/join them together, - at least partially rolling and/or folding said layer so as to produce a shaped body having a shape corresponding approximately to the internal chamber of said muffler , - performing one or more seams on the shaped body formed by said at least one layer through at least one thread so as to maintain the shape of the shaped body and prevent it from unravelling. - arranging at least one soft and flexible layer formed of fibers made of sound-absorbing and thermal-insulating material wound in spirals ; said layer is without binding materials designed to impregnate the fibers in order to fix/join them together, - at least partially rolling and/or folding said layer so as to produce a shaped body having a shape corresponding approximately to the internal chamber of said muffler , - performing one or more seams on the shaped body formed by said at least one layer through at least one thread so as to maintain the shape of the shaped body and prevent it from unravelling.