Abstract: A cryogenic liquid sampler is provided. The sampler includes an inner volume and a useful internal length, a cryogenic liquid inlet conduit in fluid connection with an inlet valve, a weir tube in fluid connection with the inlet valve, wherein the weir tube comprises at least one weir hole, wherein the weir tube extends a predetermined distance into the inner volume, a cryogenic liquid outlet conduit in fluid connection with inner volume and in fluid connection with an outlet valve, and a purge tube in fluid connection with the outlet valve.

Abstract: One embodiment of the method includes: closing both the inlet valve and the outlet valve, connecting a cryogenic liquid source to the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit, and introducing cryogenic liquid into the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; opening both the inlet valve and outlet valve, thereby introducing cryogenic liquid into the sampler vessel inner volume, the cryogenic liquid has a free surface; closing both the inlet valve and the outlet valve after cryogenic liquid flows from the purge tube; disconnecting the cryogenic liquid source from the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; opening the inlet valve, thereby allowing cryogenic liquid to flow from the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; and closing the inlet valve after the free surface in the sampler vessel inner volume drops below the top of the first cryogenic liquid level, and the cryogenic liquid flow stops.

Abstract: A cryogenic liquid sampler is provided. The sampler includes an inner volume and a useful internal length, a cryogenic liquid inlet conduit in fluid connection with an inlet valve, a weir tube in fluid connection with the inlet valve, wherein the weir tube comprises at least one weir hole, wherein the weir tube extends a predetermined distance into the inner volume, a cryogenic liquid outlet conduit in fluid connection with inner volume and in fluid connection with an outlet valve, and a purge tube in fluid connection with the outlet valve.

Abstract: One embodiment of the method includes: closing both the inlet valve and the outlet valve, connecting a cryogenic liquid source to the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit, and introducing cryogenic liquid into the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; opening both the inlet valve and outlet valve, thereby introducing cryogenic liquid into the sampler vessel inner volume, the cryogenic liquid has a free surface; closing both the inlet valve and the outlet valve after cryogenic liquid flows from the purge tube; disconnecting the cryogenic liquid source from the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; opening the inlet valve, thereby allowing cryogenic liquid to flow from the cryogenic liquid inlet conduit; and closing the inlet valve after the free surface in the sampler vessel inner volume drops below the top of the first cryogenic liquid level, and the cryogenic liquid flow stops.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary cutting apparatus for cutting a web of material, including a cutting unit rotatably mounted on a support, a rotary cutter rotatably disposed in the cutting unit, the rotary cutter having a longitudinal axis, and at least one cutting edge disposed on the rotary cutter, wherein the at least one cutting edge is orientated at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cutter. The cutting unit being counter orientated to the feed direction of the web by an adjustable angle equal to the cutting edge angle, less than the cutting edge angle or greater than the cutting edge angle.

Abstract: A rotary cutting apparatus including a frame, a die roll rotatably attached to the frame including a cutting member, wherein the cutting member includes at least one tensioning device and the tensioning device includes a body and a tip portion adjacent to the body, the tensioning device having an unsymmetrical profile.

Abstract: An anvil for a rotary cutting unit includes a shaft having an outside surface and at least one cladded layer applied to at least one portion of the outside surface of the shaft. A method of producing the anvil includes the steps of applying a wear resistant powder material to at least one portion of the outer surface and heating the wear resistant powder material with, for example a laser, to melt the powder and to fuse it into at least one layer on the shaft.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary cutting apparatus for cutting a web of material, including a cutting unit rotatably mounted on a support, a rotary cutter rotatably disposed in the cutting unit, the rotary cutter having a longitudinal axis, and at least one cutting edge disposed on the rotary cutter, wherein the at least one cutting edge is orientated at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cutter. The cutting unit being counter orientated to the feed direction of the web by an adjustable angle equal to the cutting edge angle, less than the cutting edge angle or greater than the cutting edge angle.

Abstract: A rotary cutting apparatus including a frame, a die roll rotatably attached to the frame including a cutting member, wherein the cutting member includes at least one tensioning device and the tensioning device includes a body and a tip portion adjacent to the body, the tensioning device having an unsymmetrical profile.

Abstract: A multiprocessor system having a total number of available CPUs partitioned into one or more smaller pools of CPUs called servers where the number of CPUs available to a server is reduced below the total number of available CPUs. Software licensing costs are thereby reduced because the number of CPUs available to run the operating system or ISV software has been reduced to the number of CPUs in the pool of the server rather than the total number of available CPUs in the multiprocessor system. In order to enforce the isolation of CPUs required by software licensing, separate identification codes, CPUIDs, that contain unique system serial numbers are assigned to each server in the multiprocessing system. The multiprocessor system has multiple CPUIDs, one for each server (each pool of CPUs that can execute operating systems and ISV software).

Abstract: The invention relates to a contact set for connecting a multi-pair communication cable having wire pairs, in particular individually shielded four wire pairs. The set comprises a male connector provided to be plugged into a female connector, the male connector comprising a first (1), a second (2), a third (3) and a fourth (4) pair of connection pins provided for being connected to corresponding wires of the wire pairs. According to the invention, the male connector further comprises a central (5) and a further (6) pairs of connection pins forming an aligned series of pins with the third and fourth pairs of pins, wherein the central pair is located in the middle of the series and the two pins of the further pair of pins are located on both sides of the central pair of pins, the third and fourth pairs of pins being each located at a respective extremity of the series.

Abstract: Shock absorber (31) for a hydropneumatic vehicle suspension element, comprising a disk (32) fastened in an outer casing having ports (30, 38) for the passage of the hydraulic fluid, first elements (48, 49, 37a, 37b) allowing this passage in only one direction for some ports (30) and in the opposite direction for the other ports (38), and second elements (53, 54, 55) for fastening the first elements to the disk; the abovementioned first elements comprise, mounted on the two opposite faces of the disk (32), stacks (46, 47) of elastically flexible metal washers (46a-46c; 47a-47c) arranged in rigid annular deflectors (48, 49) located opposite the hydraulic-fluid passage ports (30, 38). The deflectors protect the flexible washers against any damage caused by the very high peaks of hydraulic pressure which occur on uneven ground.

Abstract: The hydropneumatic jack comprises a tubular body (14) closed at one end and open at the other end. A hollow rod (9) is slidably mounted in the body (14) in a sealed manner and in the rod is formed a first chamber (18) containing a freely slidable piston (19) which divides the chamber into two compartments (18a, 18 b) which are sealed off from each other, a second chamber (23) being defined between a transverse end wall (21) constituting the end of the hollow rod (9) and the inner wall of the body (14). The transverse end wall (21) is provided with a nozzle (22) putting the second chamber (23) in communication with the neighbouring compartment (18b) of hollow rod (9). The compartment (18b) and the second chamber (23) are filled with a hydraulic liquid under pressure and the second compartment (18a) is filled with a pressurized gas. This jack automatically and instantaneously corrects the decreases in tension of the track (1) in the static state, subsequent to wear or expansion of the track and rollers.

Abstract: A shock absorber having a hollow slide slidably mounted in a fixed member disposed in a sleeve inside the body, separated from the latter by an annular gap and having an opening which communicates with a conduit opening into an a hydraulic chamber. The fixed member is mounted with clearance in the sleeve and is provided with radial ports communicating with the interior of the slide which is biased against the fixed member by an elastic return member bearing on the body. The slide is arranged in such manner as to be capable of occupying alternately a first position, in which it closes any communication between the annular gap and the interior of the slide when the suspension element is subjected to a low frequency oscillation less than .sqroot.