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A safety device brakes an elevator car with a guide rail exhibiting an oblong guide flange. The safety device includes a base carrying a retaining element and an abutment with the guide flange positioned therebetween. A mechanism squeezes, when braking, a braking element blocking roller between the guide flange and the abutment. The mechanism, co-operating with an electromagnet, moves the braking element in a controlled way between different positions associated with different operating conditions of the safety device.

A user ID and password are transmitted from a mobile telephone to a web server and whether the mobile telephone has the right to access the web server is authenticated. If the mobile telephone has the right to access the web server, a user ID and password for a first external server stored in a database are transmitted from the web server to the first external server. Authentication processing is executed in the first external server. If it is verified that the mobile telephone has the right to access the first external server, then the first external server generates authentication information and transmits this authentication information to the web server. In a case where the mobile telephone accesses the first external server, the generated authentication information is erased and then the first external server executes authentication processing.

The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer placed between the pair of substrates and an alignment film placed on the side of at least one of the pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a first region in which the pretilt direction of liquid crystal molecules of which the alignment is regulated with alignment regulating force of a surface of the alignment film is a first direction and a second region in which the pretilt direction is a second direction different from the first direction. Display is performed using bend alignment of the first region of the liquid crystal layer.

In a method for stabilising a motor vehicle which is decelerated into a rest position and in a corresponding motor vehicle brake system which is provided with a service brake and a parking brake which can be actuated independently of the driver, when activation of the parking brake is initiated, the service brake changes from a first braking-force distribution of a service brake mode to a mode simulating a second braking-force distribution of the parking brake, and a switch-back to the first braking-force distribution of the service brake mode is enabled at least during the transition.

The method of determining systolic and diastolic blood pressure where the set of received data of each curve of the plethysmographic curve gained from the unit for monitoring the life functions in a shape of the ring and / or the earring is divided into individual segments that respond to one heartbeat of the measured subject and after processing there are selected and recalculated segments meeting the defined criteria. The unit for monitoring and measuring the life functions comprises a supporting construction in a shape of a ring (29) and / or an earring (39).

An information handling system manages operation of an infrared time of flight sensor to provide accurate and timely user presence and absence detection through monitoring of the time of flight distance detection for indications of object velocity that validates or invalidates a transition between the user presence and user absence states. An integrated sensor hub in a central processing unit stores distances received from the infrared time of flight sensor in a distance table in association with a time stamp of the distance measurement. During monitoring of distances received from the infrared time of flight sensor, if the integrated sensor hub detects a user absence or presence, validation of the transition is performed by analyzing the stored distances to determine a vector of velocity at the state transition.

In a method for stabilising a motor vehicle which is decelerated into a rest position and in a corresponding motor vehicle brake system which is provided with a service brake and a parking brake which can be actuated independently of the driver, when activation of the parking brake is initiated, the service brake changes from a first braking-force distribution of a service brake mode to a mode simulating a second braking-force distribution of the parking brake, and a switch-back to the first braking-force distribution of the service brake mode is enabled at least during the transition.

An electric current supply control apparatus for a glow plug, and glow plug and the electric current supply control apparatus connected to the glow plug. In a transition state in which the load acting on an engine increases such as at the time of acceleration (S14: YES), an instruction signal which instructs increasing of an EGR amount is transmitted to an ECU (S18). Further, electric current is supplied to a heat generation resistor of a glow plug through resistance PI control (S20), whereby the temperature of the heat generation resistor is stably maintained at a target temperature, and stability of combustion is enhanced. Thus, even at the time of acceleration, generation of NOX can be suppressed effectively by increasing the EGR amount without lowering the engine output.

A user ID and password are transmitted from a mobile telephone to a web server and whether the mobile telephone has the right to access the web server is authenticated. If the mobile telephone has the right to access the web server, a user ID and password for a first external server stored in a database are transmitted from the web server to the first external server. Authentication processing is executed in the first external server. If it is verified that the mobile telephone has the right to access the first external server, then the first external server generates authentication information and transmits this authentication information to the web server. In a case where the mobile telephone accesses the first external server, the generated authentication information is erased and then the first external server executes authentication processing.

A magazine for a hand-held setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a guide housing (21), a spring-biased displacement element (24) for displacing fastening element (40), and an elongate guide member (26) having a guide region (27) that in a closing position (33) of the guide member (26) projects into the guide chamber (22), which is formed in the guide housing (21) for retaining the fastening elements in the guide channel (22), and that in a release position (34) of the guide member (26) is withdrawn from the guide chamber (22) to provide for displacement of at least one fastening element (40), with the guide member (26) having two support sections (28, 29) spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the guide member (26) and cooperating, respectively, with two control cams (30, 31) fixedly secured on the guide housing (21) for displacing the guide region (27) from the locking position (33) to the release position (34) and from release position (34) to the locking position.

A method for transitioning from a first to a second catalyst system for the olefin polymerization reaction in one reactor, wherein the first catalyst system is incompatible with the second catalyst system, is described. The method comprises the steps of a) discontinuing a first olefin polymerization reaction performed in the presence of the first catalyst system; and b) performing a second olefin polymerization reaction in the presence of the second catalyst system comprising catalyst components (A) and (B) producing, respectively, a first and a second polyolefin fraction, wherein the Mw of the first polyolefin fraction is less than the Mw of the second polyolefin fraction and the initial activity of catalyst component (A) exceeds the initial activity of catalyst component (B). Thanks to this method, there is no need to empty the reactor after the first olefin polymerization reaction, and the transitioning time needed to attain the desired quality of the polyolefin obtained in the second olefin polymerization reaction is sufficiently short to permit a quick and reliable change of production.

The invention relates to a switch, in particular a vehicle switch, comprising a switching part which can be coupled to an actuation element, is rotationally mounted about a rotational axis and can adopt defined switch positions. The switching part comprises at least one permanent magnet comprising several south pole and / or north pole sections, and at least two magnetic field sensors which are arranged in a fixed manner in relation to the switching part. The output signals of said sensors, according to the switch position of the contact piece, is dependent upon whether a south or north pole section of the at least one permanent magnet is in the detection range of the respective magnetic field sensor and said output signals form an easy to determine binary switch code in the respective switch position. The invention also relates to an evaluation device for said type of switch, a switch unit comprising said type of switch and an evaluation unit.

The invention relates to a method for producing a scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) target body for pulsed laser deposition (PLD), which includes the steps of: providing a scandium aluminum alloy body; pulverizing the scandium aluminum alloy body into scandium aluminum particles; nitridizing the scandium aluminum particles into scandium aluminium nitride particles; and hot pressing the scandium aluminum nitride particles into a scandium aluminum nitride target body.

System and method for driving one or more cold-cathode fluorescent lamps. For example, the method includes generating at least one drive signal associated with a signal frequency, the signal frequency being equal to a first predetermined frequency, receiving a current-sensing signal, the current-sensing signal being associated with a lamp current for the one or more cold-cathode fluorescent lamps in response to at least the first predetermined frequency, and determining whether the current-sensing signal is larger than a first threshold in magnitude, the current-sensing signal being related to the first predetermined frequency. Additionally, the method includes, if the current-sensing signal related to the first predetermined frequency is determined to be larger than the first threshold in magnitude at anytime during a first period of time, changing the signal frequency from the first predetermined frequency to a second predetermined frequency, the second predetermined frequency being different from the first predetermined frequency.

The present invention is to provide an optical receiver that prohibits the miss-detection of the recovery from the LOS (Loss-Of-Signal) state. The optical receiver includes an light-receiver device for converting an optical input signal to a photo-current, a pre-amplifier for converting this photo-current into a voltage signal, and a LOS detector to detect the LOS state based on the output from the pre-amplifier. The LOS detector includes a bottom hold that detects and keeps the bottom level of the output from the pre-amplifier and the comparator that sets the output thereof when the output from the bottom hold exceeds the threshold VTH(−).

The present invention relates to a method for operating an electric drive system (10), comprising an electric motor (70) and a battery (110) having a plurality of battery banks (120). Each battery bank (120) has a plurality of battery modules (130, 140), each of which can be selectively connected with a positive or negative polarity with respect to the output terminals of a respective battery bank, or can be bypassed in the respective battery bank, so that each battery bank (120) supplies an adjustable output voltage. Furthermore, during operation of the traction drive system (10), the battery modules (130, 140) are monitored to ensure correct functioning thereof. If a technical fault of at least one connected battery module (130, 140) is detected, the at least one battery module (130, 140) is bypassed and the traction drive system (10) is transferred to a transition state, in which the electric motor (70) continues to be supplied and driven by the remaining connected battery modules (130, 140) of the battery banks (120) such that the electric motor does not generate any torque.

Apparatus and methods for repairing a cardiac valve, e.g., a tricuspid valve, are provided. The apparatus may include a prosthetic device coupled to an elongated support to suspend and maintain the prosthetic device within the cardiac valve. The support may include a proximal elongated shaft detachably coupled, in a delivery state, to a distal elongated shaft coupled to the prosthetic device. The proximal elongated shaft may detach from the distal elongated shaft at a detachment area within the patient responsive to actuation and components of the distal elongated shaft may lock to implant the prosthetic device and the distal elongated shaft within the patient. The prosthetic device may be formed of biocompatible material coupled to a frame, and may have prosthetic leaflets that allows blood to flow through in one direction during a phase of the cardiac cycle (e.g., diastole) but prevent blood regurgitation during the other phase (e.g., systole).

Apparatus and methods for repairing a cardiac valve, e.g., a tricuspid valve, are provided. The apparatus may include a prosthetic device coupled to an elongated support to suspend and maintain the prosthetic device within the cardiac valve. The support may include a proximal elongated shaft detachably coupled, in a delivery state, to a distal elongated shaft coupled to the prosthetic device. The proximal elongated shaft may detach from the distal elongated shaft at a detachment area within the patient responsive to actuation and components of the distal elongated shaft may lock to implant the prosthetic device and the distal elongated shaft within the patient. The prosthetic device may be formed of biocompatible material coupled to a frame, and may have prosthetic leaflets that allows blood to flow through in one direction during a phase of the cardiac cycle (e.g., diastole) but prevent blood regurgitation during the other phase (e.g., systole).

A gas turbine combustor comprising a fuel nozzle for injecting mixed gas of fuel and air, a cylindrical liner for burning and reacting the mixed gas of fuel and air in a combustion chamber, a transition piece which is a flow path for leading combustion gas generated in the liner to turbine blades, and a transition piece flow sleeve for wrapping an outside surface of the transition piece,wherein a plurality of air introduction holes for introducing air into the transition piece flow sleeve are formed in regions of the transition piece flow sleeve excluding regions which are corner portions of the transition piece flow sleeve in a sectional direction thereof.

The invention proposes a phase isolated bus contact structure, and relates to the field of power transmission equipment. The structure comprises a maintenance cover 3, a maintenance seat 6, a bus shell 5, a contact cylinder 1 and a contact sheet 2. With the adoption of the contact cylinder 1 being of a round top structure, the contact sheet 2 for maintenance grounding is welded with the top of thecontact cylinder 1 on the premise that the application of a short-circuit test contact is not affected, so that a short-circuit maintenance interface and a maintenance grounding interface are combined in one, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the space occupied by the structure is relatively small, and the structure can be applicable to narrow space arrangement of a project and is high in applicability.

The invention belongs to the technical field of communication, and in particular relates to a non-reciprocal ferrite phase shifter. A non-reciprocal ferrite phase shifter based on an artificial surface plasmon transmission line, comprising: a dielectric substrate, an upper metal copper clad layer, a lower metal copper clad layer and a ferrite block; wherein the upper metal copper clad layer is clad On the upper surface of the dielectric substrate, the lower metal copper-clad layer covers the lower surface of the dielectric substrate; the ferrite block is placed on the upper metal copper-clad layer, and the center of the ferrite block coincides with the center of the dielectric substrate. The non-reciprocal ferrite phase shifter of the present invention has the advantages of miniaturization, easy integration with traditional microstrip circuits, and adjustable phase shift, and realizes non-reciprocal ferrite phase shifters with different phase shifts when microwave signals are input forward and backward. Easy to phase shift.

The invention relates to a station and a yarn guide of a rotor spinning machine, the rotor spinning machine is provided with a rotor spinning device used for spinning fed fiber slivers and a yarn guide unit arranged at the downstream of the rotor spinning device, the yarn guiding unit is provided with an inlet hole used for receiving the yarn coming out of the outlet hole of the air-jet spinning device, a yarn guiding channel used for guiding at least the air-jet spinning yarn coming out of the air-jet spinning device, and a yarn guiding piece used for being arranged between the outlet hole of the air-jet spinning device and the inlet hole of the yarn guiding unit. In order to provide a rotor spinning machine station which ensures that a yarn end is reliably fed back into a spinning device and a yarn guide piece used on the rotor spinning machine station, the yarn guide piece is provided with a channel body, the yarn guide unit is provided with a through channel which is provided with a connecting part and an end part, wherein the connecting part is used for being connected with the spinning device and arranging a first opening end of the through channel in an outlet hole area of the spinning device, the end part is opposite to the inlet hole, and the end part is matched with a contour of the yarn guide unit surrounding the inlet hole in order to receive the yarn coming out of the inlet hole.

Disclosed is a rotation / revolution type vapor phase growth apparatus that allows for automatic meshing between an external gear and an internal gear. In the apparatus, on tooth side surfaces of at least one kind of a plurality of external gear members provided rotatably in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of a disk-shaped susceptor and a ring-shaped fixed internal gear member having an internal gear to mesh with the external gear members, there is provided a guide slope that abuts against a tooth side surface of the other kind of the gear member(s) to guide both kinds of the gear members into a meshed state when both kinds of the gear members move from a non-meshed state to the meshed state.

The invention belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a nonreciprocal ferrite phase shifter. The nonreciprocal ferrite phase shifter comprises a dielectric substrate, an upper metal copper-clad layer, a lower metal copper-clad layer and a ferrite block, wherein the upper metal copper-clad layer covers the upper surface of the dielectric substrate, and the lower metal copper-clad layer covers the lower surface of the dielectric substrate; and the ferrite block is placed on the upper metal copper-clad layer, and the center of the ferrite block coincides with the center of the dielectric substrate. The non-reciprocal ferrite phase shifter has the advantages of miniaturization, easy integration with a traditional microstrip circuit and adjustable phase shift, and realizes non-reciprocal phase shift with different phase shift amounts when microwave signals are input forward and backward.

The invention relates to a contact disc system comprising a rotatable contact disc (10) and a plurality of contact elements (12, 14, 16, 18), wherein the contact disc (10) has a plurality of contact rails (20, 22), and each contact piece (12, 14, 16, 18) corresponds to a contact rail (20, 22), wherein the contact plate (10) has two contact rails (20, 22), and the Two selected contact pieces (12, 14) of the plurality of contact pieces (12, 14, 16, 18) are always at the same potential and slide on the same rail (20). The invention also relates to a windshield wiper motor and a method for controlling the windshield wiper motor.

An information handling system manages operation of an infrared time of flight sensor to provide accurate and timely user presence and absence detection through modulation in the frequency domain of infrared light, such as by hopping or multiplexing through plural infrared frequencies sensed by the time of flight sensor. An application of the information handling system retrieves calibration information from the infrared time of flight sensor and applies the calibration information to select the plural infrared frequencies. If one or more predetermined conditions, such as a change in ambient light characteristics, the application commands an update of the calibration information to enhance user presence and absence detection.

An information handling system manages operation of an infrared time of flight sensor to provide accurate and timely user presence and absence detection through modulation in the frequency domain of infrared light, such as by hopping or multiplexing through plural infrared frequencies sensed by the time of flight sensor. An application of the information handling system retrieves calibration information from the infrared time of flight sensor and applies the calibration information to select the plural infrared frequencies. If one or more predetermined conditions, such as a change in ambient light characteristics, the application commands an update of the calibration information to enhance user presence and absence detection.

An electric current supply control apparatus for a glow plug, and glow plug and the electric current supply control apparatus connected to the glow plug. In a transition state in which the load acting on an engine increases such as at the time of acceleration (S14: YES), an instruction signal which instructs increasing of an EGR amount is transmitted to an ECU (S18). Further, electric current is supplied to a heat generation resistor of a glow plug through resistance PI control (S20), whereby the temperature of the heat generation resistor is stably maintained at a target temperature, and stability of combustion is enhanced. Thus, even at the time of acceleration, generation of NOX can be suppressed effectively by increasing the EGR amount without lowering the engine output.

A method for transitioning from a first to a second catalyst system for the olefin polymerization reaction in one reactor, wherein the first catalyst system is incompatible with the second catalyst system, is described. The method comprises the steps of a) discontinuing a first olefin polymerization reaction performed in the presence of the first catalyst system; and b) performing a second olefin polymerization reaction in the presence of the second catalyst system comprising catalyst components (A) and (B) producing, respectively, a first and a second polyolefin fraction, wherein the Mw of the first polyolefin fraction is less than the Mw of the second polyolefin fraction and the initial activity of catalyst component (A) exceeds the initial activity of catalyst component (B). Thanks to this method, there is no need to empty the reactor after the first olefin polymerization reaction, and the transitioning time needed to attain the desired quality of the polyolefin obtained in the second olefin polymerization reaction is sufficiently short to permit a quick and reliable change of production.