Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing small quantities of particles, the apparatus comprises a hopper provided with a sieve at a bottom portion thereof, the hopper in use containing powder to be dispensed therefrom through the sieve, a support for the hopper, the support holding a portion of the hopper so that the hopper can in use be held above a container into which the dispensed powder is to be received, and at least one actuator for delivering impact energy to the hopper for causing powder to be dispensed through the sieve when the hopper receives the impact energy, wherein the at least one actuator is arranged to deliver impact energy to the hopper from different directions and/or at different locations on the hopper. There is also provided a method of dispensing small quantities of particles.

Abstract: A disposable holder for food that includes a separable component for grasping a food item previously contained within the holder during consumption by a user. The holder has separable upper and lower portions that include corresponding tabs for keeping the holder closed. One of the upper or lower portions includes a series of fold lines, such that the upper or lower portion may be folded around a food item after separated from the other portion.

Abstract: In a food processing line, the equipment which is likely to fragment on breakage contains magnetically susceptible particles which are separated from the food by a magnetic separation stage. When the equipment is a starch carrying tray, the moulding mix contains 5-50% of magnetic filler, such as magnetite. Reinforcement with glass fibre and jute fibre modifies the compositions for moulding the trays. Moulding mixes based on polypropylene and thermosetting resins are described. A processing line using starch trays has a conveyor for food items and a conveyor for the starch in which the food items are moulded. Both have magnetic separators.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing small quantities of particles, the apparatus comprises a hopper (20) provided with a sieve (21) at a bottom portion thereof, the hoper defining a powder-containing zone (42) above the sieve which in use contains powder to be dispensed therefrom trough the sieve (21), a support for the hopper, the support holding a portion of the hopper so that the hopper can in use be held above a container into which the dispensed powder is to be received, at least one actuator for delivering impact energy to the hopper for causing powder to be dispensed through the sieve when the hopper receives the impact energy, and a deagglomeration device (58) disposed in the powder-containing zone (42).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of continuous casting of aluminum-killed steel, using a refractory martial containing 20 mass % or more of CaO.MgO-based clinker. 60% or more of MgO grains included in the grains of the CaO.MgO-based clinker have a diameter of 50 ?m or less. The refractory martial is used at least at a portion to be in contact with molten steel. The present invention can reduce the diameter of MgO grains as inclusions in slabs to suppress the occurrence of flaws in a milled sheet metal.

Abstract: In a food processing line, the equipment which is likely to fragment on breakage contains magnetically susceptible particles which are separated from the food by a magnetic separation stage. When the equipment is a starch carrying tray, the molding mix contains 5-50% of magnetic filler, such as magnetite. Reinforcement with glass fiber and jute fiber modifies the compositions for moulding the trays. Molding mixes based on polypropylene and thermosetting resins are described. A processing line using starch trays has a conveyor for food items and a conveyor for the starch in which the food items are molded. Both have magnetic separators.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean cultivar 05KL115639 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean cultivar 05KL115639 and its progeny, and methods of making 05KL115639.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing input power between a passenger bridge and a battery charger includes a power distributor, a current monitor and a controller. The power distributor receives input power and outputs power to the passenger bridge and the battery charger. The current monitor measures current drawn by the passenger bridge and the battery charger to provide a signal to the controller indicative of the power consumption of the passenger bridge and the battery charger. The controller adjusts the output power setting of the battery charger in response to the power consumption of the passenger bridge and the battery charger by reading the output power of the battery charger, comparing the power consumption of the passenger bridge and the battery charger to a predetermined operating threshold to determine whether an overthreshold condition exists, and modulating the battery charger output power setting in response to the overthreshold condition.

Abstract: A frequency and/or phase locked loop architecture that eliminates the loop filter generally required in conventional phase locked loops, and which may be implemented in digital logic, for example, as a field programmable gate array. In one example, a frequency/phase locked loop includes both a frequency comparison component and a phase comparison component to allow locking of an output clock signal to both the frequency and phase of a reference signal.

Abstract: A method of producing an immersion nozzle for continuous casting, which includes integrally molding a first zirconia-graphite compound applied to a powder-line portion of the nozzle, and a second compound applied to at least an inner hole portion of the nozzle. The second compound includes 10 mass % or more of clinker particles each containing CaO as a mineral phase, and the surface of at least a part of the clinker particles is subjected to an anti-hydration treatment, such as a heat treatment to be performed under a CO2 atmosphere to convert CaO to CaCO3. The method can suppress volume expansion caused by the reaction between CaO and water released from resin added as binder, so as to prevent the occurrence of cracks during a burning process of the molded piece.

Abstract: A frequency and/or phase locked loop architecture that eliminates the loop filter generally required in conventional phase locked loops, and which may be implemented in digital logic, for example, as a field programmable gate array. In one example, a frequency/phase locked loop includes both a frequency comparison component and a phase comparison component to allow locking of an output clock signal to both the frequency and phase of a reference signal.

Abstract: A microphone sleeve for a handheld microphone can be used to alter the overall appearance of a microphone and/or to make a microphone easier to hold, handle, and/or grip. A sleeve encloses at least a portion of a microphone's body, without interfering with the microphone's audio receiving end, controls, wires, or antennas.

Abstract: A removal assembly and method for removing a submaster from a master is described. A curved tooling surface is arranged within a housing of the assembly. A first array of vacuum cups is attached to the housing adjacent a first end of the curved tooling surface, where the first array of vacuum cups are configured to provide a vacuum grip on a first portion of the submaster. A second array of vacuum cups is attached to the housing adjacent a second end of the curved tooling surface, where the second end opposes the first end, the second array of vacuum cups is configured to provide a vacuum grip on a second portion of the submaster. A rotation mechanism is configured to rotationally support the master as the master is rolled along the curved tooling surface to remove the submaster.

Abstract: A device and method for locking a firearm are provided, the device having a locking round, elongate locking rod, protective cylinder, and locking tool. The locking round has a radial flange, an internal thread, and a plurality of prongs associated therewith, wherein the prongs are disposed about a circumference of the locking round. The locking rod has a conical cam, an external thread, and a first engagement member, wherein the cam is operable to radially expand the prongs through engagement between the internal and external threads. A removable tool having a second engagement member is operable to be inserted into the protective cylinder that is rotatably coupled to the locking rod, wherein a rotation of the tool is operable to operable to engage the shoulder, prongs, and protective cylinder with the firearm, thus providing first, second, and third friction regions for locking the locking device in the firearm.

Abstract: A weighing apparatus comprising a weighing pan for supporting on an upper surface thereof an object to be weighed, a support for the weighing pan, the support contacting a lower surface of the weighing pan and comprising an elongate member extending downwardly from the weighing pan, the elongate member extending through a hole provided in a floor, located beneath the weighing pan, of a weighing pan region of the apparatus, a weighing mechanism located beneath the floor of the weighing pan region in a weighing mechanism region of the apparatus, the elongate member connecting with the weighing mechanism, and a drive means for selectively moving the weighing pan between an upper position, at which the weighing pan is spaced from the floor, and a lower position, at which the weighing pan contacts the floor in a sealing relationship for preventing material in the weighing pan region from passing through the hole into the weighing mechanism region.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing redundant network connectivity across a network using a tunneling protocol by dynamically moving a TLS tunnel between master and slave switches based on relative connectivity provided by the switches are disclosed. A standby routing protocol executes on the master and slave switches to monitor the relative connectivity. In response to detecting that the relative connectivity of the slave switch exceeds that of the master switch, the standby routing protocol reverses the roles of the master and slave switches, thus moving the TLS tunnel to the new master switch.

Abstract: A system for raising and lowering a sectional overhead door between an open position and a closed position including, a counterbalance system adapted to be connected to the door, an operator motor assembly mounted proximate to the sectional overhead door in the closed position of the sectional overhead door, at least a portion of the operator motor assembly movable between a door operating position and a door locking position, and a locking assembly (370) having an engaged position to hold the motor assembly in the operating position and a disengaged position to release the motor assembly allowing it to move to the door locking position. The system may be provided with a remote light assembly having a switchable light source in sensing communication with the operator motor such that operation of the motor activates the light source.

Abstract: A system for raising and lowering a sectional overhead door between an open position and a closed position including, a counterbalance system adapted to be connected to the door, an operator motor assembly mounted proximate to the sectional overhead door in the closed position of the sectional overhead door, at least a portion of the operator motor assembly movable between a door operating position and a door locking position, and a locking assembly (370) having an engaged position to hold the motor assembly in the operating position and a disengaged position to release the motor assembly allowing it to move to the door locking position. The system may be provided with a remote light assembly having a switchable light source in sensing communication with the operator motor such that operation of the motor activates the light source.

Abstract: A duplex expansion apparatus for expanding a wellbore tubular to two different diameters from an initial diameter is provided. The duplex expansion apparatus includes: a first diameter expansion cone that is, in a relaxed state, of a diameter less than the internal diameter and in an expanded state of a diameter greater than the internal diameter; a second diameter expansion cone that is, in a relaxed state, of a diameter less than the internal diameter and in an expanded state of a diameter greater than the diameter of the first diameter expansion cone in the expanded state; and an assembly mandrel that is capable of transferring both the first diameter expansion cone and the second diameter expansion cone into their expanded states.

Abstract: A method is provided for providing a casing in a wellbore including placing a casing within the wellbore wherein the casing has a smaller outside diameter than a final inside diameter of the casing, placing an expandable mandrel within the casing, the expandable mandrel suspended from a drill string, converting the expandable mandrel to a first expansion diameter while the expandable mandrel is within the casing wherein the first expansion diameter is about the final inside diameter plus twice the thickness of the final casing; forcing the expanded mandrel through a lower portion of the casing while the expandable mandrel is of the first expansion diameter; converting the expandable mandrel to a second expansion diameter, wherein the second expansion diameter is about the final inside diameter, and forcing the expanded mandrel through an upper portion of the casing while the expandable mandrel is of the second expansion diameter.