Abstract: The object of the invention is an apparatus for filling transport containers (1) with rod-like articles of the tobacco industry, provided with an area (2) receiving the rod-like articles in the form of a mass flow, a rod-like article storage area (3) comprising at least two sidewalls, a filling unit (4) constituting the bottom wall of the storage area for transferring the rod-like articles from the storage area to the transport container, a lowering conveyor (5) working together with the filling unit (4), adapted to lower the transport container while filling with the rod-like articles. The apparatus is characterised by being further provided with a counting module (6) designed to count the rod-like articles in the transport containers, adapted so that the individual rod-like articles being in the transport container are counted.

Abstract: An audio signal encoding method is provided. The method comprises: collecting audio signal samples, determining sinusoidal components in subsequent frames, estimation of amplitudes and frequencies of the components for each frame, merging thus obtained pairs into sinusoidal trajectories, splitting particular trajectories into segments, transforming particular trajectories to the frequency domain by means 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 (GOS), and the partitioning of trajectories into segments is synchronized with the endpoints of a Group of Segments).

Abstract: A system and method involving actor nodes within a building that is being controlled, to be subscribed to a set of addresses, including one or more addresses that are representative of one or more respective spaces within the building being controlled. Such addresses are referred to as “space addresses.” Each of the actor nodes acts upon received data packets only if a space address is received along with the data packets and the actor node has been subscribed to the space address. Concurrently, one or more sensor nodes in the system are configurable to transmit the one or more space addresses and the data packets. A user device in the system receives commands from a user via a user interface and transmits a set of signals such that the actor nodes are subscribed to the appropriate space addresses and the sensor nodes are configured to transmit the space addresses.

Abstract: A casing protecting a wheel rim being painted from scratching against elements of an automatic painting line, prior to painting, including a monolithic round shield (1) made of polyamide reinforced with glass fibres with a ring-like shoulder located vertically on its outer perimeter (2), and an outer hollowed profile shoulder (3) within the symmetry axis, created from a ring-like part (4) turning into a section of a truncated taper (5) closed in its upper end, and this ring-like shoulder (2), in its lower face (10), comes with at least three shoulders directed to the inside of this ring-like part of the shoulder (11) or (11?) which operate as latches evenly distributed on the circumference of the ring-like shoulder (2); and three cylindrical metal bars (12) protruding over its both surfaces will be sealed in this casing shield (1) to create an equilateral triangle profile with truncated vertices encompassing the profile shoulder (3).

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a bearing assembly including a frame, an inner race circumscribing a shaft for a turbine engine, a bearing movable about the inner ring, an outer race circumscribing the at least one rolling element, a spring assembly comprising an inner ring circumscribing the at least one cage, and an outer ring mounted to the frame, and a set of circumferentially arranged spring fingers extending between the inner ring and the outer ring.

Abstract: A support bracket assembly, for fixing a shroud of a steering column assembly to a vehicle, includes: a support bracket fixable to the shroud; and a capsule assembly for interconnecting the support bracket with a fixed part of the vehicle. The capsule assembly further includes a capsule body; and an energy-absorbing strap; wherein the capsule body and energy-absorbing strap are configured to be fixed to the fixed part of the vehicle. Prior to an application of a predetermined force to the support bracket, the capsule body, energy-absorbing strap, and support bracket are interconnected by a connector and further wherein, upon application of the predetermined force to the support bracket, the connector is configured to separate from the capsule body whilst continuing to interconnect the energy-absorbing strap and support bracket.

Abstract: A steering column assembly includes a shroud; a steering shaft, which is supported by the shroud; a support bracket, a clamp, and a clamp mechanism. The support bracket is configured to be secured to a fixed part of the vehicle and includes two arms that depend from a base portion to embrace the shroud. The clamp pin extends through an opening in each of the arms of the support bracket and in a slot in the shroud. The clamp mechanism is movable between an unclamped position in which the shroud can move relative to the support bracket and a clamped position in which the shroud is fixed relative to the support bracket.

Abstract: A distributed control system featuring the coordination of functionality among peer controller nodes. The controller nodes are luminaires that are capable of controlling the ambient lighting within a building area. Within the control system, there are one or more ambient light sensors for reporting the ambient light level by publishing data packets containing sensor values. The controller luminaire nodes are members of a defined group of nodes that behave according to the same set of rules. Each controller node is capable of generating a control signal in response to detecting the data packets containing a group address to which the controller node is subscribed. In particular, a first controller node generates a first control signal for controlling a lamp if a subscribed-to group address is detected, wherein the control signal is determined by an aggregate function whose input values include the sensor values in the data packets.

Abstract: A method has been disclosed of obtaining high purity, colourless monochloroacetic acid encompassing the chlorination of acetic acid with chlorine in the presence of a catalyst, followed by the recovery of the catalyst through vacuum distillation and purification of the obtained liquid raw product by its hydrodehalogenation by hydrogen in the presence of a palladium catalyst and then vacuum distillation.

Abstract: A composition for application to a base material, rendering the base material able to shield alternating electromagnetic fields in the range from low frequencies up to radio frequencies, includes an aqueous solution of a hydratable salt; a modifier selected from the group consisting of acrylic dispersions, styrene-acrylic dispersions, silicone emulsions and combinations thereof; and an enhancing additive selected from the group consisting of surface active agents, aluminosilicates, silicates, soluble calcium compounds, insoluble calcium compounds, metal oxides, metalloid oxides and combinations thereof. The alternating field is shielded at least in the range from 10?2 Hz to 106 Hz. The composition may be used to coat/impregnate fibrous and/or porous matrices.

Abstract: A motorized system that allows for calibration by a user, and that features circuit protection and detection of motor stoppage. A motorized window-blind system is an example of such a system and is disclosed herein. In particular, a circuit is featured that comprises a TRIAC, or “triode for alternating current,” and TVS diodes, or “transient-voltage-suppression diodes,” providing voltage protection to various types of motor-related electronic components. A controller is disclosed that features measurement of voltage that is induced on a secondary winding of a motor, in order to detect certain events that occur during the operation of the motor. A calibration method is also disclosed that can account for one or both of the protection circuit and event-detecting controller. The calibration method accounts for human interaction and, in doing so, is intended toward making a calibration process of a motorized household system less prone to human error.

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 method for verifying a proximity of a user device to a beacon, including broadcasting a frame comprising an encrypted payload, receiving the frame, extracting information from the frame, and verifying the proximity of the user device to the beacon based on the extracted information.

Abstract: A communication network (1) comprising an optical transport domain network (2) having optical transport nodes connected to each other via physical optical links, packet switched networks (3) each having a boundary router (4) connected to an optical transport node of said optical transport domain network (2) via an access link (5); and a network management apparatus (6) adapted to perform an automatic bandwidth management of said communication network (1), wherein said network management apparatus (6) is adapted to activate or deactivate virtual links (VL), tributary ports and cross-connections between virtual and access links in the optical transport domain (2) in response to data traffic statistics of data transmitted on said access links (5).

Abstract: A securing clip for installation of flooring elements on a supporting element having a guiding groove for engagement with the securing clip, the securing clip having a cross section of a double-flange T type with an upper flange, a web and a lower flange, the upper flange being adapted to be engaged on its both sides with neighboring flooring elements, wherein the upper flange (2, 2?) comprises at least two parts (2a, 2b; 2a?, 2b?) located on the opposite sides of the web (3, 3?) and the lower flange (4, 4?) comprises lips (5, 5?) extending beyond each end the web (3, 3?) in the direction along the web (5, 5?), the lips (5, 5?) being adapted to be blocked in the guiding groove (6), and in that at least the upper flange (2, 2?) is made of elastic material. A system for installation of flooring elements, the system comprising at least one securing clip (1, 1?) according to the invention and at least one supporting element (7).

Abstract: The invention comprises a method for registration of data in a blockchain database, in which database transactions are constructed of standard data containers which may have a fixed size, in a system comprising one or more storage nodes for storing at least part of the blockchain database, one or more approval nodes for approving transactions in said blockchain database and a first computer for generating transactions in said blockchain database, said computer having access to said blockchain database and having access to a first private key. The invention further comprises a method for verifying data based on the aforementioned method for registration and an application of these methods to handle a selected type of document. The invention also comprises a computer program product comprising program code stored on a computer readable medium, said program code comprising computer instructions for performing these methods.

Abstract: The invention comprises a method for registration of data in a blockchain database, in which database transactions are constructed of standard data containers which may have a fixed size, in a system comprising one or more storage nodes for storing at least part of the blockchain database, one or more approval nodes for approving transactions in said blockchain database and a first computer for generating transactions in said blockchain database, said computer having access to said blockchain database and having access to a first private key. The invention further comprises a method for verifying data based on the aforementioned method for registration and a computer program product comprising program code stored on a computer readable medium, said program code comprising computer instructions for performing the method.

Abstract: A distributed control system, comprising a data network with a plurality of controller nodes that maintain and share their internal states with one another. The controller nodes can be luminaires that are capable of controlling the ambient lighting within a building area. There are one or more ambient light sensors within the data network for sensing and reporting the ambient light level. The controller luminaire nodes are members of a defined group of nodes that share, with one another, information for synchronizing their internal states, based in part on the ambient light levels that the one or more sensors are reporting. Meanwhile, each luminaire node also continually updates its own internal state based on the synchronization data received from the other nodes.