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An apparatus for use in the treatment of substrates with a solid particulate material, said apparatus comprising: (a) a housing having mounted therein a rotatably mounted drum having an inner surface and an end wall ; and (b) access means for introducing said substrates into said drum , wherein said drum comprises storage means for storage of said solid particulate material and a plurality of flow paths to facilitate flow of said solid particulate material between said storage means and the interior of said drum , wherein said drum comprises a dispensing flow path to facilitate flow of said solid particulate material from said storage means to the interior of said drum , and a collecting flow path to facilitate flow of said particulate material from the interior of said drum to said storage means , wherein said drum has at least one elongate protrusion located on said inner surface of said drum wherein the elongate protrusion extends in a direction away from said end wall ; and wherein the inner surface of said drum comprises perforations which have dimensions smaller than the dimensions of the solid particulate material so as to permit passage of fluids into and out of said drum but to prevent egress of said solid particulate material; characterised in that said dispensing flow path and said collecting flow path are different flow paths. (a) a housing having mounted therein a rotatably mounted drum having an inner surface and an end wall ; and (b) access means for introducing said substrates into said drum , wherein said drum comprises storage means for storage of said solid particulate material and a plurality of flow paths to facilitate flow of said solid particulate material between said storage means and the interior of said drum , wherein said drum comprises a dispensing flow path to facilitate flow of said solid particulate material from said storage means to the interior of said drum , and a collecting flow path to facilitate flow of said particulate material from the interior of said drum to said storage means , wherein said drum has at least one elongate protrusion located on said inner surface of said drum wherein the elongate protrusion extends in a direction away from said end wall ; and wherein the inner surface of said drum comprises perforations which have dimensions smaller than the dimensions of the solid particulate material so as to permit passage of fluids into and out of said drum but to prevent egress of said solid particulate material; characterised in that said dispensing flow path and said collecting flow path are different flow paths.
An antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof which is capable of specifically binding to feline nerve growth factor (NGF) and inhibiting the ability of feline NGF to bind to the p75 and/or TrkA feline NGF receptor, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment comprises a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, and a heavy chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22.
Method for monitoring the functionality of redundantly interconnected contacts within a load current circuit, wherein said n contacts, n = 2, ..., provide an electrical connection between a power supply and a load, wherein said n contacts are switchable by a controller, wherein each of said n contacts is designed and positioned between the power supply and the load for providing the electrical connection between the power supply and the load all alone, characterised in that the power supply and load are electrically or galvanically isolated from the controller, wherein the controller switches on said n contacts during n subsequent activations according to a defined schedule according to which at the first of said n subsequent activations one of said n contacts is switched on first and the remaining n-1 contacts are switched on afterwards, so that a verification regarding the functionality of said one of said n contacts is possible, and according to which at each of the n-1 remaining subsequent activations a further one of said n contacts is switched on first with switching on of the remaining n-1 contacts afterwards, so that after said n subsequent activations each of said n contacts has once been switched on first and a verification regarding the functionality of each of said n contacts is possible.
A cell monitoring device (32-1; 32-24) that is adapted to perform monitoring of a cell module (31-1; 31-24) under control of a battery management device , the cell monitoring device (32-1;32-24) comprising: a communication controller configured to be connected to the battery management device through a communication line; and a control device that is adapted to perform an activation processing of the communication controller at a time of initialization, and adapted to control the cell monitoring device (32-1; 32-24), characterized in that the control device is configured to perform a reboot processing of the communication controller when a first voltage is above a certain operation allowable voltage, the first voltage being a power supply voltage of the control device , and when a second voltage drops below an operation allowable voltage of the communication controller , the second voltage being a power supply voltage of the communication controller , wherein the reboot processing is performed within a period being shorter than a period of detecting an error condition of the communication controller by the battery management device . a communication controller configured to be connected to the battery management device through a communication line; and a control device that is adapted to perform an activation processing of the communication controller at a time of initialization, and adapted to control the cell monitoring device (32-1; 32-24), characterized in that the control device is configured to perform a reboot processing of the communication controller when a first voltage is above a certain operation allowable voltage, the first voltage being a power supply voltage of the control device , and when a second voltage drops below an operation allowable voltage of the communication controller , the second voltage being a power supply voltage of the communication controller , wherein the reboot processing is performed within a period being shorter than a period of detecting an error condition of the communication controller by the battery management device .
A pneumatic structure comprising an elastically deformable body defining at least one network of internal cavities , each internal cavity having a closed contour in at least one section of the internal cavity , each internal cavity being capable of being pressurized so as to cause the elastically deformable body to pass from a rest configuration to at least one pressurized configuration, characterized in that in each pressurized configuration, the elastically deformable body has a macroscopic metric that is distinct from its macroscopic metric in the rest configuration; and in that , in each pressurized configuration, the radius of curvature of an exterior surface of the elastically deformable body , taken opposite each internal cavity adjacent to the exterior surface, is greater than two times the size of the internal cavity adjacent to the exterior surface. each internal cavity being capable of being pressurized so as to cause the elastically deformable body to pass from a rest configuration to at least one pressurized configuration, characterized in that in each pressurized configuration, the elastically deformable body has a macroscopic metric that is distinct from its macroscopic metric in the rest configuration; and in that , in each pressurized configuration, the radius of curvature of an exterior surface of the elastically deformable body , taken opposite each internal cavity adjacent to the exterior surface, is greater than two times the size of the internal cavity adjacent to the exterior surface.
Asymmetric pump impeller for a pump unit for conveying a liquid which in particular contains solids, having at least one cavity in the interior of the material of the impeller, said cavity being closed completely towards the outside or except for an opening for the removal of unhardened material from the cavity , in which the cavity is positioned and formed in such a way that an inertia axis of the pump impeller is displaced with respect to the axis of rotation of the pump impeller so that the pump impeller is largely free of unbalances, characterised by the pump impeller being formed at least to some extent in layers by an additive production method and the cavity being formed during the production in layers.
A welding helmet , comprising: a shell , having a filtered viewing window , configured to be worn by a human welder to protect the human welder as the human welder views a weld environment through the viewing window during a welding operation performed by the human welder using a welding system; a thermal sensing device integrated with the shell ; and a transmitter device integrated with the shell ; characterized by the thermal sensing device being configured to sense thermal energy of the weld environment and generate thermal data based on the thermal energy during the welding operation, wherein the weld environment includes at least one of a workpiece (W), an electrode, and a weld puddle, wherein the thermal data includes spatial thermal gradients and temporal thermal gradients; and further characterized by a thermal analysis module integrated with the shell , operatively connected to the thermal sensing device , and configured to analyze the thermal data to generate control parameters; and further characterized in that the transmitter device is operatively connected to the thermal analysis module , and configured to transmit the control parameters to the welding system , wherein the control parameters control at least one welding parameter of the welding system during the welding operation. a shell , having a filtered viewing window , configured to be worn by a human welder to protect the human welder as the human welder views a weld environment through the viewing window during a welding operation performed by the human welder using a welding system; a thermal sensing device integrated with the shell ; and a transmitter device integrated with the shell ; characterized by the thermal sensing device being configured to sense thermal energy of the weld environment and generate thermal data based on the thermal energy during the welding operation, wherein the weld environment includes at least one of a workpiece (W), an electrode, and a weld puddle, wherein the thermal data includes spatial thermal gradients and temporal thermal gradients; and further characterized by a thermal analysis module integrated with the shell , operatively connected to the thermal sensing device , and configured to analyze the thermal data to generate control parameters; and further characterized in that the transmitter device is operatively connected to the thermal analysis module , and configured to transmit the control parameters to the welding system , wherein the control parameters control at least one welding parameter of the welding system during the welding operation.
A method for power consumption optimization in a wearable camera , the method comprising: monitoring (S202) a bitrate of a video stream captured by the wearable camera; upon the bitrate being above a first bitrate threshold, activating (S204) a movement sensor of the wearable camera and activating (S205) an image stabilization of the video stream based on movement data from the movement sensor; upon activation of the movement sensor and the image stabilization, analyzing (S206) whether activation of the movement sensor and the image stabilization is beneficial for reducing the bitrate; and in case activation of the movement sensor and the image stabilization is beneficial for reducing the bitrate, keeping (S208) the movement sensor active and performing (S210) image stabilization based on movement data from the movement sensor , otherwise, deactivating (S212) the movement sensor . monitoring (S202) a bitrate of a video stream captured by the wearable camera; upon the bitrate being above a first bitrate threshold, activating (S204) a movement sensor of the wearable camera and activating (S205) an image stabilization of the video stream based on movement data from the movement sensor; upon activation of the movement sensor and the image stabilization, analyzing (S206) whether activation of the movement sensor and the image stabilization is beneficial for reducing the bitrate; and in case activation of the movement sensor and the image stabilization is beneficial for reducing the bitrate, keeping (S208) the movement sensor active and performing (S210) image stabilization based on movement data from the movement sensor , otherwise, deactivating (S212) the movement sensor .
An antenna, configured to be used in conjunction with an external remote control unit, RCU , comprising: a phase shifter; a readable and writable storage unit installed inside the antenna and configured to store configuration data of the antenna and antenna information corresponding to the configuration data, wherein the configuration data is configured to enable the RCU to drive a motor to move the phase shifter according to the configuration data when the configuration data is loaded to the RCU , so as to adjust an electrical down-tilt angle of the antenna; the configuration data is for controlling driving and a moving length of the phase shifter. a phase shifter; a readable and writable storage unit installed inside the antenna and configured to store configuration data of the antenna and antenna information corresponding to the configuration data, wherein the configuration data is configured to enable the RCU to drive a motor to move the phase shifter according to the configuration data when the configuration data is loaded to the RCU , so as to adjust an electrical down-tilt angle of the antenna; the configuration data is for controlling driving and a moving length of the phase shifter.
A curable composition for an article made of nonwoven fibers, the curable composition comprising: water; a binder component; and a plurality of low-density fibers selected from the group consisting of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), carbon fibers, mica, micro-clay, micro-HBN, kevlar micropulp, and combinations thereof; wherein the plurality of low-density fibers have an average length of 50 microns to 1 mm and a diameter of 0.1 to 20 microns; wherein the plurality of low-density fibers are present in an amount of 0.01% to 25% by weight of the curable composition, and wherein the binder component is selected from the group consisting of acrylic binders, urea-formaldehyde binders (UF), polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylacetate, carbohydrate-based binders, and combinations thereof. water; a binder component; and a plurality of low-density fibers selected from the group consisting of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), carbon fibers, mica, micro-clay, micro-HBN, kevlar micropulp, and combinations thereof; wherein the plurality of low-density fibers have an average length of 50 microns to 1 mm and a diameter of 0.1 to 20 microns; wherein the plurality of low-density fibers are present in an amount of 0.01% to 25% by weight of the curable composition, and wherein the binder component is selected from the group consisting of acrylic binders, urea-formaldehyde binders (UF), polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylacetate, carbohydrate-based binders, and combinations thereof.
Method for producing a wet-laid non-woven web (V), comprising the following steps: a) feeding a fibrous slurry to a forming fabric to deposit a fibrous web (F) thereon, wherein the fibrous slurry comprises industrially created, inorganic fibres or fibres of synthetically created polymers and the fibrous slurry is substantially free of - preferably chemical - binders, i.e. that the fibrous slurry contains less than 10% by volume of binders, preferably less than 5% by volume of binders and particularly preferably no binders, wherein applicable binders are agents that bond the fibres together; b) entangling the fibrous web (F) to create the non-woven web (V) by water-jet entanglement of the fibrous web (F), wherein, in addition to the fibres, the fibrous slurry also comprises binding fibres, or the latter are fed to the fibrous web (F) before or during the entangling operation, characterized in that the fibres are selected such that their decomposition or melting temperature is at least 300°C, and the material of the fibres has a modulus of elasticity of at least 10 GPa, whereas the binding fibres have a modulus of elasticity which is less than 10 GPa. a) feeding a fibrous slurry to a forming fabric to deposit a fibrous web (F) thereon, wherein the fibrous slurry comprises industrially created, inorganic fibres or fibres of synthetically created polymers and the fibrous slurry is substantially free of - preferably chemical - binders, i.e. that the fibrous slurry contains less than 10% by volume of binders, preferably less than 5% by volume of binders and particularly preferably no binders, wherein applicable binders are agents that bond the fibres together; b) entangling the fibrous web (F) to create the non-woven web (V) by water-jet entanglement of the fibrous web (F), wherein, in addition to the fibres, the fibrous slurry also comprises binding fibres, or the latter are fed to the fibrous web (F) before or during the entangling operation, characterized in that the fibres are selected such that their decomposition or melting temperature is at least 300°C, and the material of the fibres has a modulus of elasticity of at least 10 GPa, whereas the binding fibres have a modulus of elasticity which is less than 10 GPa.
A string trimmer , comprising: a protective shield , a first motor , arranged on one side of the protective shield, a first rotation shaft of the first motor penetrating the protective shield to the other side of the protective shield, a blade , arranged on the other side of the protective shield and connected with the first rotation shaft, and a fan , arranged on the same side as the first motor, and mounted on the protective shield through a second rotation shaft , wherein a rotation speed ratio between the second rotation shaft and the first rotation shaft ranges from 0.5 to 4. a protective shield , a first motor , arranged on one side of the protective shield, a first rotation shaft of the first motor penetrating the protective shield to the other side of the protective shield, a blade , arranged on the other side of the protective shield and connected with the first rotation shaft, and a fan , arranged on the same side as the first motor, and mounted on the protective shield through a second rotation shaft , wherein a rotation speed ratio between the second rotation shaft and the first rotation shaft ranges from 0.5 to 4.
An engineered polypeptide conjugate comprising the formula: polypeptide-T-A, wherein T is an acyl donor glutamine-containing tag engineered at a specific site, wherein A is an amine donor agent, wherein the amine donor agent is site-specifically conjugated to the acyl donor glutamine-containing tag at a carboxyl terminus in the polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide is an Fc-containing polypeptide, Fab-containing polypeptide, or antibody and wherein the acyl donor glutamine-containing tag comprises an amino acid sequence GGLLQGPP (SEQ ID NO:13).
A rearview assembly comprising: a rearview device ; a housing supporting the rearview device ; a cavity defined by the housing and the rearview device ; a first printed circuit board having a processor and disposed within the cavity ; a channel ; and an air moving device disposed within the cavity and configured to draw air from an area exterior to the housing into the cavity ; characterized in that the rearview assembly further comprises: a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface and in communication with the first printed circuit board and disposed within the cavity ; a memory card holder disposed on the first surface of the second printed circuit board ; and at least one rib having an outer edge and extending from the housing into the cavity ; wherein sidewalls of the channel are defined by a portion of the housing , the at least one rib , and a portion of the second surface of the second printed circuit board . a rearview device ; a housing supporting the rearview device ; a cavity defined by the housing and the rearview device ; a first printed circuit board having a processor and disposed within the cavity ; a channel ; and an air moving device disposed within the cavity and configured to draw air from an area exterior to the housing into the cavity ; characterized in that the rearview assembly further comprises: a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface and in communication with the first printed circuit board and disposed within the cavity ; a memory card holder disposed on the first surface of the second printed circuit board ; and at least one rib having an outer edge and extending from the housing into the cavity ; wherein sidewalls of the channel are defined by a portion of the housing , the at least one rib , and a portion of the second surface of the second printed circuit board . a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface and in communication with the first printed circuit board and disposed within the cavity ; a memory card holder disposed on the first surface of the second printed circuit board ; and at least one rib having an outer edge and extending from the housing into the cavity ; wherein sidewalls of the channel are defined by a portion of the housing , the at least one rib , and a portion of the second surface of the second printed circuit board .
1. A positioning system comprising: a local signal generator , configured to provide a local signal; a receiver configured to receive a signal from a remote source in a first direction, which is a line-of-sight direction from the remote source to the receiver; a motion module configured to provide a measured or assumed movement of the receiver; a correlation unit configured to provide a correlation signal by correlating the local signal with the received signal; and a motion compensation unit configured to provide motion compensation of at least one of the local signal, the received signal, and the correlation signal based on the measured or assumed movement in the first direction to provide preferential gain for a signal received in the first direction in comparison with a signal received in a second direction which is not the line-of-sight direction from the remote source to the receiver. a local signal generator , configured to provide a local signal; a receiver configured to receive a signal from a remote source in a first direction, which is a line-of-sight direction from the remote source to the receiver; a motion module configured to provide a measured or assumed movement of the receiver; a correlation unit configured to provide a correlation signal by correlating the local signal with the received signal; and a motion compensation unit configured to provide motion compensation of at least one of the local signal, the received signal, and the correlation signal based on the measured or assumed movement in the first direction to provide preferential gain for a signal received in the first direction in comparison with a signal received in a second direction which is not the line-of-sight direction from the remote source to the receiver.