Abstract: The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein isolates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of extracting proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by fractionation, concentration and further purification using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

Abstract: The invention relates to technical means of protecting respiratory organs, said means supporting human vital functions in an unbreathable atmosphere, and concerns a self-contained breathing apparatus having a closed breathing system using chemically bound oxygen. The essence of the invention consists in increasing the reliability of self-contained self-rescuers by using means of monitoring parameters that define the serviceability thereof.

Abstract: A system for data routing includes a set of beacons, an object, and a data routing system. A method for data routing can include: generating a routing table, determining a data routing path based on the routing table, and routing data to an endpoint based on the data routing path.

Abstract: A heat exchanging module (1) comprising a heat exchanger (2), a frame (4) and a bottle (6), the heat exchanger (2) being attached to the frame (4), the bottle (6) being attached to the heat exchanger (2) by a first attachment mean (8) at a first portion (60) of the bottle (6), the bottle (6) being attached to the frame (4) with a second attachment mean (10) located at a second portion (62) of the bottle (6).

Abstract: Provided are a microwave range, which uniformly radiates microwaves from an upper part of a cooking chamber in order to cook food, and a radiation module thereof. The microwave range includes a cooking chamber, a magnetron that radiates microwaves through an antenna, and a radiation module including a waveguide that introduces the microwaves into an upper part of a rectangular upper surface of a cooking chamber from the antenna and provides a propagation path along which the introduced microwaves are horizontally guided along sides of the upper part of the upper surface of the cooking chamber, and radiating the microwaves to the cooking chamber through two or more paired slot antennas formed on a bottom surface of the waveguide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a movement transmission device (1?) for a vehicle wiper device (17) comprising a pivot shaft housing (3?) receiving a pivot shaft (5), a crank (7?) having a first end (8b?) and a second end (9b?). The first end of the crank is fixed to the pivot shaft and the second end of the crank is able to be linked to a link rod (11) transmitting a movement to the crank. The pivot shaft housing comprises limiting means (14) for limiting the movement of the crank.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, comprising: a core (2) comprising a tube bundle of open ends stacked tubes (3) and comprising a top and a bottom extreme tubes (3a,3b); headers (4,5), each having a shaped flange (4a,5a) with corners (4b,5b) and being connected with open ends of the tubes (3,3a,3b); and side housing parts (6, 7) situated on opposite sides of the core (2) and extending at least partly between the extreme tubes (3a,3b) and between the header (4,5).

Abstract: A gearbox assembly includes a housing, an output shaft, a wheel gear, an input shaft, a torsion bar, an electric motor, a worm gear and a key lock. The wheel gear may be fixed to the output shaft for engagement with a wheel gear. The torsion bar may connect the input shaft to the output shaft. The worm gear may be rotationally fixed to the rotor and engages the wheel gear to transfer torque from the motor to the output shaft. The key lock may include an adapter, an annular outer part, a web, and a locking collar. The key lock may be fixed to the housing and is movable between an extended position in which a part of the key lock engages the locking collar and a retracted position in which the part is held clear of the locking collar.

Abstract: A gearbox assembly including a housing, an output shaft, a wheel gear that is fixed to the output shaft, and an input shaft. A torsion bar that connects the input shaft to the output shaft, an electric motor, a worm gear that is rotationally fixed to the rotor and engages the wheel gear to transfer torque from the motor to the output shaft, and a key lock assembly.

Abstract: An assembly system comprises a fixing device configured to fix a housing and a pressing mechanism adapted to assemble a contact into the housing. The pressing mechanism includes a fixing block having a contact guiding slot adapted to receive the contact therein and a movable block movably mounted on the fixing block and adapted to press the contact downward. The movable block is moved downward to press the contact received in the contact guiding slot into a contact installation slot of the housing in a condition in which the contact guiding slot of the fixing block is aligned with the contact installation slot of the housing.

Abstract: A machine for manufacturing tobacco industry filter rods, the filter rods comprising single-length longitudinal objects, wherein the machine comprises: a preparation unit for preparing a strand of filtering fibers; a forming unit for forming a continuous filter rod from the strand of the filtering fibers; a feeding unit for feeding multiple-length longitudinal objects; a cutting unit for cutting the multiple-length longitudinal objects into the single-length longitudinal objects; a transferring unit for transferring the single-length longitudinal objects; a positioning unit for placing the single-length longitudinal objects in the continuous filter rod while it is being formed; a cutting head for cutting the formed continuous filter rod that comprises the filtering fibers and the single-length longitudinal objects, into individual filter rods. The cutting unit for cutting the multiple-length longitudinal objects into the single-length longitudinal objects comprises a multi-flute drum conveyor.

Abstract: A telescopic steering column assembly comprises a telescopic shroud having an inner shroud portion and an outer shroud portion, and a telescopic steering shaft that passes through the shroud, comprising an inner shaft portion and an outer shaft portion. The telescopic steering shaft is supported by the shroud through a support assembly interposed between the outer shaft portion and the inner shroud portion, which in use, limits or removes free play between the telescopic steering shaft and the shroud that would otherwise occur in at least one direction orthogonal to the telescopic movement.

Abstract: A system including a fluid manifold and an article; the manifold having a length and a width and a plurality of inlet or outlet ports and the article comprising an element disposed within the manifold adapted for adjustable lengthwise movement within the manifold; and is suitably employed to adjust shelf temperature in for example a freeze-drying apparatus.

Abstract: A geo-localization purchase incentive system employs product label with imbedded NFC tags. The label is adhered to a product package and seal the package opening. Prior to purchase the tag is accessed with an NFC enabled device to retrieve product specific information. Upon opening the product package after purchase, a circuit loop in the tag is broken and the purchaser's NFC enabled device receives an invitation to a social event wherein brand loyalty is promoted. The event, social media interaction with other loyalty purchasers is enabled through geo-localization.

Abstract: A collapsible steering column assembly comprising a telescopic steering shaft that is supported within a steering column shroud, the telescopic steering shaft comprising a first shaft having a hollow end and a second shaft that has an end that is located within the hollow end of the first shaft. A plurality of radially-adjustable pins and a resilient contact member are axially separated along a longitudinal axis of the steering column assembly, each being adjustable for the elimination of free play between the first shaft and the second shaft. The pins transmit torque by rotationally interlocking the first shaft and the second shaft.

Abstract: A power converter is capable to convert an electrical input power into a bipolar output power and to deliver the bipolar output power to at least two independent plasma processing chambers. The power converter includes: a power input port for connection to an electrical power delivering grid, at least two power output ports each for connection to one of the plasma processing chambers, and a controller configured to control delivering the bipolar output power to the power output ports, using at least one control parameter. The controller is configured to obtain a full set of desired values for the control parameter for the power output ports, calculate whether the power converter is capable of delivering every desired value to every output port, and if so, calculate a sequence of pulses of power delivery to the output ports to supply the power to plasma processes in the plasma processing chambers.

Abstract: An audio signal encoding method is provided that comprises collecting audio signal samples, determining sinusoidal components in subsequent frames, estimating amplitudes and frequencies of the components for each frame, merging the obtained pairs into sinusoidal trajectories, splitting particular trajectories into segments, transforming particular trajectories to the frequency domain by way of a digital transform performed on segments longer than the frame duration, quantization and selection of transform coefficients in the segments, entropy encoding, outputting the quantized coefficients as output data, wherein segments of different trajectories starting within a particular time are grouped into Groups of Segments, and the partitioning of trajectories into segments is synchronized with the endpoints of a Group of Segments.

Abstract: A method for optimising an energy-absorbing strap includes the steps of: (1) producing a single metal sheet, including a first connecting portion, for connecting to one of a support bracket and a fixed part of a vehicle, and a second connecting portion, for connecting to the other of the support bracket and the fixed part of the vehicle; and (2) producing a weakening in the single metal sheet to separate the first connecting portion from a tearable portion; bending a portion of the single metal sheet to produce a bent portion that interconnects the second connecting portion and the tearable portion, the second portion being bent back around in relation to the tearable portion; wherein the steps are selected to produce a desired energy-absorbance profile.

Abstract: An electrically conductive yarn or film and method of manufacturing thereof in which a SP1/nanoparticle complex bound to the yarn or film serves as a platform for adhesion of a metallic coating.

Abstract: Embodiments include computer-implemented methods and systems for detecting undesirable and potentially harmful online behavior. The embodiments described and claimed could also be applied to detecting any other type of online behavior to be detected, but the descriptions focuses on detecting online violence. More particularly, the embodiments disclosed relate to detecting online violence using symbolic methods of natural language processing (NLP) that utilize and govern the usage of: 1) syntactic parser for analyzing grammatical context of the input text data, 2) unsupervised learning methods for improving selected aspects of the system and adjusting the system to new data sources and guidelines, and 3) statistical classifiers for resolving specific well-defined sub-tasks, in which statistical approaches surpass the symbolic methods.