The present invention relates to a method of cleaning a particle filter, method of cleaning a particle filter, in particular for combustion engines, which particle filter comprises a casing and a particle filter core in the casing, comprising the steps of opening the casing in order to remove the particle filter core, to process the interior of the particle filter core during a certain time period...

The invention relates to a plastic enclosure (1), which comprises a base section (3) and a lid section (4) which form, the enclosure being closed, a base (33) and a lid (43) of the enclosure, and walls (45, 35) remaining between said lid (43) and base (33), whereby on an inner surface (33a, 43a) of the enclosure base (33) or lid (43) or an inner surface of a joining section (7) used for the mutual...

A plurality of sipes extending in a tire width direction are provided in a tread surface of a block. In the sipes, protrusions are formed on a first sipe wall surface of mutually opposing sipe wall surfaces and recesses that engage with the protrusions are formed on a second sipe wall surface. Collapse of portions of the block sandwiched by the sipes is suppressed due to engagement of the protrusi...

The present invention relates to a device for separating solid materials on the basis of a mutual difference in density, wherein the materials to be separated are brought into contact with a magnetic fluid across which fluid a density gradient is generated by means of a magnetic field such that fractions of solid materials of different densities are obtained, said device being provided with a magn...

A phase control apparatus is provided with a first transistor 31, 31' whose source or emitter is connected to one end of an alternating current power supply 1 and whose drain or collector is connected to one end of a load 2, a second transistor 32, 32' whose source or emitter is connected to the other end of the alternating current power supply 1 and whose drain or collector is connected to the ot...

Wind turbine (1) for power generation having a power generating ing unit and a rotor having a number of blades (3), whereby to control power output of the wind turbine (1) the blades (3) are capable of being pitched by means of a blade pitch adjusting means (7), and a pitch control unit (9) for controlling the blade pitch adjusting means (7), wherein a load determining means (10) for determining t...

It is described an arrangement for receiving an electrical converter module (150) for converting a first frequency of an electrical input signal into a second frequency of an electrical output signal. The arrangement comprises (a) a rack (110) comprising input terminals (121) for receiving the electrical input signal and output terminals (125) for providing the electrical output signal, (b) a slot...

The present invention relates to a circuit for controlling at least one LED and to a light- and/or signal element including said circuit, wherein the circuit facilitates an optimum utilization of any input voltage provided by an energy source and provides constant light intensity of the LEDs independent from an input voltage. For this purpose, the circuit contains a step-up converter arranged in t...

A method for producing a component of a titanium-aluminum base alloy comprising hot isostatically pressing the alloy to form a blank, subjecting the blank to a hot forming by a rapid solid-blank deformation, followed by a cooling of the component to form a deformation microstructure with high recrystallization energy potential, thereafter subjecting the component to a heat treatment in the range o...

It is described a system for de-icing and/or for avoiding an icing of a component (114, 214, 414) of a wind turbine (100). The system (260) comprises a vibrator (280, 380), which comprises a piezoelectric material (384) and which is adapted to be mounted to at least to a portion of the component (114, 214, 414), and an electric generator (270), which is adapted to supply an electric signal to the ...

The present invention relates to a method for demodulating time-multiplexed signals able to mutually collide, in particular in the case of an AIS (Automatic Identification System), being a communications system between ships which allows collisions between these ships to be limited and which allows the maritime traffic in view from the coasts to be monitored thanks to coastal stations that listen ...

A recombinant melusin fusion protein having an improved stability and a capability to reach intracellular compartments as compared to recombinant melusin in vivo, wherein said protein comprises i) a human melusin protein having the amino acid sequence as defined in SEQ ID No.:1, or a homologue thereof having at least 60%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90% sequence identity to S...

A contact assembly that comprises an outer body and an insert assembly receivable in the outer body. The insert assembly includes a housing and a conductive barrier received in the housing. The conductive barrier defines first and second receiving areas in the housing. At least a first contact member is receivable in the first receiving area and at least a second contact member is receivable in th...

In a sealed recessed lighting fixture having a housing forming a ceiling-alignment plane and a light-emitting opening, at least one elongate lamp mounted to and within the housing and defining a fixture direction, at least one reflector surface parallel to the fixture direction, and a lens, the improvement wherein the at least one reflector surface is/are part(s) of a unibody-reflector assembly wh...

Methods and apparatus for performing sonic well logging within a wellbore based on optical Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) are provided. A sonic well logging system based on DAS may be capable of producing the functional equivalent of tens, hundreds, or even thousands of acoustic sensors. In this manner, the emplacement of the sonic well logging system based on DAS may not be nearly as complex ...

The present invention is directed to connectors for lighting strips. More particularly, the present invention relates to modular lighting systems, which provide for physical and electrical interconnection of multiple lighting strip devices to form lighting systems. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a connector assembly for modular lighting strips comprising, two or more integrally-f...

A sunvisor of thermoplastic polymer (such as polycarbonate) compositition for motor vehicles, that attaches to the exterior, above and/or ahead of the motor vehicle's windshield (s). T he sunvisor extends forward of the cab, and has top and bottom surfaces, a leading and trailing edge and right and left edges. The sunvisor allows for VLT (visible light transmission). T he sunvisor attaches to the ...