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An apparatus for dispensing a volatile substance includes an electromechanical dispenser attached to a pivot arm, and a cartridge for holding a plurality of reservoirs each containing a volatile substance. The cartridge is rotatable such that any one of the reservoirs can be positioned in an engagement position, in which the volatile substance can be dispensed. The cartridge has a cam feature consisting of a contoured circumferential surface that alternately rises and falls. The pivot arm operates in tandem with the cam feature such that, when the cartridge is rotated, the dispenser alternately engages and disengages from successive reservoirs, and remains out of the path of motion traversed by the reservoirs as the cartridge rotates from one engagement position to a subsequent engagement position. The electromechanical dispenser may be a piezoelectrically actuated vibratory type liquid atomization apparatus, and the volatile substance may be a fragrance.

A pager or other wireless communication device is used to keep participants of a queue informed of remaining wait time. An estimate of wait time is generated by a host management application using information concerning availability of a resource, for example, restaurant tables. The wait time is transmitted to each respective pager within the transmitting range of a base station. For positions high in the queue, a chit bearing an estimated return time may be issued in lieu of a pager. The chit may be returned in exchange for a pager after the return time has passed. Advertising messages may also be transmitted to the pagers, and one or more games may be played using the pagers. Pagers may be at least partially disabled when out of range of a transmitter base station.

A wiper system using two wipers and two wiper motors, which drive the wipers and of which at least one first wiper motor forms a sub-assembly with an electronic control unit. The second wiper motor is a rotary motor having only one sensory system for detecting the absolute and relative rotational position of its driven shaft, which generates corresponding signals for the control unit of the first wiper motor, and the first wiper motor, in the rotational speed and the rotational position of its driven shaft, is regulated by the control unit as a function of the rotational position and the rotational speed of the driven shaft of the second wiper motor.

A CABAC decoding system includes at least a decoding unit group. Each decoding unit group includes N decoding units connected with each other. The Mth decoding unit receives parameter information for decoding bins and bit streams to be decoded, decodes the bins of the bit streams to be decoded, obtains the decoding result of the current decoding unit bin, and sends the updated parameter information to the (M+1)th decoding unit and an output unit. The CABAC decoding system achieves high decoding rate and keeps a reasonable cost of hardware resource, and thereby provides a high efficient and reasonable decoding solution.

Herein, a picking system and method for picking articles into order containers is disclosed, the system having a picking station which includes in at least one picking bucket, wherein first conveying means are arranged such that articles to be picked, which are picked via the picking buckets directly onto the first conveying means, can be conveyed into an order container associated with a picking order.

Umbrella assemblies described herein are configured to retract and extend, tilt side to side, and open and close. In some embodiments, the umbrella assembly can include a cantilevered beam. The umbrella assembly can further include a tilt mechanism operable to rotate the canopy frame. The umbrella assembly can include a clutch mechanism fixed to the cantilevered beam.

The invention belongs to the technical field of ginseng medicinal materials and provides an additive-free freeze-dried ginseng medicinal material. The additive-free freeze-dried ginseng medicinal material provided by the invention is prepared through the following steps: (1) ginseng selecting and washing: selecting ginseng medicinal materials in line with quality-grade requirements, and rinsing out the ginseng medicinal materials with sterile water; (2) pre-freezing: pre-freezing the ginseng medicinal materials obtained in the step (1); (3) vacuum freeze drying: carrying out freeze drying on the ginseng medicinal materials pre-frozen in the step (2); (4) sealing and vacuum packaging. The additive-free freeze-dried ginseng medicinal material provided by the invention is free of any additive, and effective nutritional ingredients in the ginseng medicinal materials are kept; through controlling pre-freezing time, the pre-freezing effect can be guaranteed, and time is saved; through controlling a pre-freezing process, moisture in the ginseng medicinal materials is thoroughly removed below an eutectic temperature, and thus, the freeze-dried ginseng medicinal material with high quality is obtained.

A hybrid method for processing papermaking fibers to remove high density stickies typically includes utilizing a multistage array of forward cleaners coupled with a flotation cell which increases overall efficiency of the system. In a preferred embodiment, a first rejects aqueous stream from a first stage bank of centrifugal cleaners is treated in a flotation cell before being fed to a second stage bank of centrifugal cleaners. With the improved technique, the accepts from the first stage bank of centrifugal cleaners may be combined with the accepts from the second stage bank of centrifugal cleaners and fed forward to a thickening device, for example. The technique is also suitably employed for removing stickies from material which has already been screened with a fine screen.

A bracket has outwardly projecting support arms for use in installing a panel of sheet material, such as drywall or sheet rock, on a wall frame. The bracket has a base with one or more through-holes for temporarily attaching the bracket to a vertical stud of the wall frame. The support arms of the bracket extend horizontally from the bracket to support the lower edge of a panel of sheet material. By using a pair of brackets, an installer can position and support a large panel of sheet material at an elevated pre-assembly location on the wall frame without the help of an assistant. After the brackets have been attached to the wall frame, a panel of sheet material is installed by first resting the sheet on the support arms of the brackets and then positioning and fastening the panel to the wall. The brackets can then be removed and be reused to install a new panel of sheet material over another area of the wall frame. The bracket includes a flange that can be easily grasped by either hand while installing or removing the bracket.

A bracket has outwardly projecting L-shaped support arms for use in installing sheet material, such as drywall or sheetrock, on a wall. The bracket includes a base having holes for temporarily fastening the bracket to a stud of the wall. The support arms of the bracket extend horizontally from the bracket to support the edge of sheet material. When a pair of brackets is installed on the studs of a wall to be covered with sheet material, a single person can install the sheet material on a wall by first resting the sheet on the support arms of the brackets and then easily positioning and fastening the sheet to the wall. The brackets can then be removed and be reused to install sheet material on another section of wall. The bracket further includes a flange that is easily grasped by either hand when installing or removing the bracket.

A shaped charge casing 1 designed to be nested to reduce overall volume, which benefits storage or carriage. A lid portion 5 is connected at 8 to a body portion 9 by means of a screw thread. A shaped charge liner 12 can be positioned onto lip 11. The lid portion 5 and body portion 9 can be separated to allow filling or unpacking of explosive material.

A system comprising an autonomous mobile device and a base station connected to a boundary wire is configured to transmit information from the base station to the autonomous mobile device. The base station is configured to generate a radio signal to be emitted by the boundary wire, wherein the autonomous mobile device is configured to autonomously drive within a working area based on the signal emitted by the boundary wire. The base station on the other hand is configured to encode data and / or commands into the radio signal which is then emitted by the boundary wire. The autonomous mobile device receive the emitted radio signal and is configured to decode the encoded data and / or commands in order to retrieve the original information.

The invention discloses a freeze-dried fruit processing system. The freeze-dried fruit processing system comprises a vacuum freeze drying machine, a near-infrared spectral detector and a controller, wherein the near-infrared spectral detector is used for acquiring a near-infrared spectrum of a to-be-detected fruit in a vacuum freeze drying machine; the controller stores a control instruction and is used for controlling the vacuum freeze drying machine to work; and the controller also stores a water content quantitative analysis model of different freeze-dried phases of a standard fruit sample,the controller determines the water content of the to-be-detected fruit near-infrared spectrum according to the water content quantitative analysis model of different freeze-dried phases, the controller judges whether the water content of the to-be-detected fruit reaches the water content of the standard fruit sample of the current freeze-dried phase, and if yes, the controller controls the vacuum freeze drying machine to adjust the freeze-drying control data or to stop working. By adopting the near-infrared spectrometer to detect the water content of the fruit in the freeze-dried processingprocess, the freeze-dried control data is automatically adjusted according to a detection result, so that not only can the energy be saved, but also the quality of the freeze-dried fruit can be ensured.