Abstract: A method for operating a multi-beam particle microscope which operates using a plurality of individual charged particle beams, wherein the method includes the following steps: measuring the beam current; determining a deviation of the measured beam current from a nominal beam current; decomposing the determined deviation into a drift component and into a high-frequency component; and controlling the high-frequency component of the beam current via a first closed-loop beam current control mechanism and/or compensating an effect of the high-frequency component on a recording quality of the multi-beam particle microscope using different mechanism than a closed-loop beam current control mechanism. An electrostatic control lens arranged in the beam generating system between extractor and anode can be used as first closed-loop beam current control mechanism. Adapting an extractor voltage of the beam generating system can be avoided.

Abstract: A plate or check valve, for diaphragm pumps, including a valve chamber in which at least one valve seat is provided that interacts with a valve plate that is elastically pretensioned via outer edge mountings such that a closing body of the valve plate can be moved from a closed position, in which it sealingly lies on the valve seat, into an open position against the elasticity of the valve plate. The outer edge mountings have webs and connecting brackets which are connected to the web ends facing away from the closing body. The outer edge mountings are disconnected from one another and only engage on the closing body, each of the outer edge mountings has at least two webs that are connected together via a connecting bracket, and each connecting bracket engages behind at least one paired holding base of the valve housing.

Abstract: A particle discharge device for a filter assembly has a housing with a valve seat, wherein the valve seat surrounds at least partially a symmetry axis of the housing. One or more particle discharge flaps embodied as one piece together with the housing are provided. The one or more particle discharge flaps are moveable from a closed state into an open state for discharging particles from the filter assembly. The one or more particle discharge flaps are resting against the valve seat in the closed state. A filter assembly is provided with a filter housing having a particle discharge socket in which the particle discharge device is arranged.

Abstract: Parallel training of a machine learning model on a computerized system may be provided. Computing tasks can be assigned to multiple workers of a system. A method may include accessing training data. A parallel training of the machine learning model can be started based on the accessed training data, so as for the training to be distributed through a first number K of workers, K>1. Responsive to detecting a change in a temporal evolution of a quantity indicative of a convergence rate of the parallel training (e.g., where said change reflects a deterioration of the convergence rate), the parallel training of the machine learning model is scaled-in, so as for the parallel training to be subsequently distributed through a second number K? of workers, where K>K??1. Related computerized systems and computer program products may be provided.

Abstract: A fluid filter has a filter housing with inlet opening for fluid to be cleaned and outlet opening for cleaned fluid. A filter element arranged in an element receptacle of the filter housing separates inlet opening from outlet opening. The filter housing has a housing body with an installation opening to the element receptacle, through which the filter element in an installation direction is introduced into the element receptacle. The filter housing has a housing cover for closing the installation opening. The installation opening is arranged in a transverse side of the housing body that is lateral relative to the housing axis. The filter housing has a sealing surface, surrounding the housing axis at least partially circumferentially, for contacting a seal of the filter element. The filter element has a seal support device for the seal and the filter housing has a pressing device for the seal support device.

Abstract: A secondary filter element for a filter arrangement is provided with a filter medium and a circumferentially extending sealing device that seals the secondary filter element in respect to a filter receptacle of the filter arrangement. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an oval geometry with a long side and a short side. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an outer surface projecting, in a radial direction of the secondary filter element, farther past the filter medium when viewed along the short side compared to when viewed along the long side. A filter arrangement has a filter receptacle. A main filter element is received in the filter receptacle, and a secondary filter element is received in the main filter element. The circumferentially extending sealing device of the secondary filter element projects in a radial direction of the secondary filter element outwardly past an interior of the main filter element.

Abstract: A filter cartridge for a filter for filtration of a fluid has a prismatic basic shape with a base face and a top face arranged parallel to each other and each having a polygonal basic shape. The prismatic basic shape is provided with a first lateral face and a second lateral face neighboring the first lateral face, wherein the first lateral face is an inflow surface and is substantially positioned perpendicular to the neighboring second lateral face. The prismatic basic shape has a third lateral face that is an outflow surface and is positioned at an angle relative to the first lateral face, wherein the angle is greater than 10° and smaller than 80°. A filter with such a filter cartridge is disclosed.

Abstract: A muffler for a filter system has a base body with an inlet opening. A fluid guiding rib is externally arranged on the base body so as to guide a fluid to be filtered by the filter system toward the inlet opening of the base body. The fluid guiding rib extends along a first flow direction, wherein the fluid to be filtered passes through the base body along the first flow direction. A filter system with a filter housing and a filter element removably received in the filter housing is provided with such a muffler. The muffler is attached to the filter housing.

Abstract: A fluid filter has a filter housing with inlet opening for fluid to be cleaned and outlet opening for cleaned fluid. A filter element arranged in an element receptacle of the filter housing separates inlet opening from outlet opening. The filter housing has a housing body with an installation opening to the element receptacle, through which the filter element in an installation direction is introduced into the element receptacle. The filter housing has a housing cover for closing the installation opening. The installation opening is arranged in a transverse side of the housing body that is lateral relative to the housing axis. The filter housing has a sealing surface, surrounding the housing axis at least partially circumferentially, for contacting a seal of the filter element. The filter element has a seal support device for the seal and the filter housing has a pressing device for the seal support device.

Abstract: A filter system has a filter housing with a fluid inlet for inflow of a fluid into the filter housing. A filter element is removably received in the filter housing. The filter element has a folded filter medium and a stabilization ring attached to the filter medium and stabilizing the filter medium. The stabilization ring is arranged on the filter medium such that the stabilization ring, at least in sections, is arranged within an inflow cross section of the fluid inlet. The fluid directly flows against the filter medium in operation of the filter system.

Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium arranged between first and second end disks. The first end disk has a positioning and sealing section having external positioning recesses for engaging disturbance geometries of a filter housing with form fit to position the filter element circumferentially in the filter housing. The positioning and sealing section has an inner interface for radially sealing and axially positioning the filter element relative to the filter housing. The interface, viewed along a longitudinal direction from first toward second end disk, extends farther into the positioning and sealing section than the positioning recesses. The interface has an annular seal groove surrounding a symmetry axis of the filter element and configured to engage a seal rib of the filter housing with form fit for axial positioning relative to the filter housing. A filter system is provided with such a filter element in its filter housing.

Abstract: A filter element may include first and second pairs of opposing walls extending along a longitudinal axis of the filter element. The first and second pairs of opposing walls may create a flow passage between an inlet end and an outlet end of the filter element. The filter element may further include filter media configured to separate particulates from air flowing through the flow passage, and a wedge element associated with an exterior surface of at least one of the first pair of opposing walls. The wedge element may be configured to cooperate with an interior surface of a filter housing configured to receive the filter element.

Abstract: A filter element may include first and second pairs of opposing walls extending along a longitudinal axis of the filter element. The first and second pairs of opposing walls may create a flow passage between an inlet end and an outlet end of the filter element. The filter element may further include filter media configured to separate particulates from air flowing through the flow passage, and a wedge element associated with an exterior surface of at least one of the first pair of opposing walls. The wedge element may be configured to cooperate with an interior surface of a filter housing configured to receive the filter element. Outlet edges of the opposing walls of the first pair of opposing walls may extend at a first oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the wedge element may extend at a second oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide computer-implemented methods, computer program products and systems. Embodiments of the present invention can run preemptable tasks distributed according to a distributed environment, wherein each task of a plurality of preemptable tasks has been assigned two or more of the training data samples to process during each iteration. Embodiments of the present invention can, upon verifying that a preemption condition for each iteration is satisfied: preempt any task of the preemptable tasks that have started processing training data samples assigned to it, and update the cognitive model based on outputs obtained from completed tasks, including outputs obtained from both the preempted tasks and completed tasks that have finished processing all training data samples as assigned to it.

Abstract: The present invention relates to filter housing (12) of a filter (10) for a fluid and a filter (10). The filter housing (12) comprises a housing body (24), which is comprising at least one openable installation opening and at least one housing cover (26), which is configured to close off the at least one openable installation opening, and at least one fastening and/or locking device (186), which is configured to secure the at least one housing cover (26) in its closed position in the housing body (24). The housing body (24) comprises an element receptacle configured to receive, through the at least one openable installation opening at least one filter element. At least one fastening and/or locking device (186) has at least one U-shaped bracket element (188), whose arm sections (206) are connected to a cross beam (192), and at least one eccentric element (187) which is mounted rotatable with respect to a rotation axis (190) on the cross beam (192).

Abstract: A fluid filter has a filter housing with inlet opening for fluid to be cleaned and outlet opening for cleaned fluid. A filter element arranged in an element receptacle of the filter housing separates inlet opening from outlet opening. The filter housing has a housing body with an installation opening to the element receptacle, through which the filter element in an installation direction is introduced into the element receptacle. The filter housing has a housing cover for closing the installation opening. The installation opening is arranged in a transverse side of the housing body that is lateral relative to the housing axis. The filter housing has a sealing surface, surrounding the housing axis at least partially circumferentially, for contacting a seal of the filter element. The filter element has a seal support device for the seal and the filter housing has a pressing device for the seal support device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel alloy with high energy absorption capacity and good formability, comprising beside inevitable impurities due to smelting and iron the following components in weight percent: C 0.05-0.6% Sum of Cr+2*Ti+3*(Mo+V+Nb)+4*W=2-7%, wherein the structure of the steel alloy comprises beside martensite portions of 10-40 Vol.-% retained austenite, wherein the energy absorption capacity expressed by the product of tensile strength (Rm) and uniform strain (Ag) is higher than 12,000 MPa % and the steel alloy has a minimal tensile strength of 1000 MPa. In addition, the invention relates to a steel tube product with high energy absorption capacity and good formability, which is characterized in that it at least partially consists of such a steel alloy.

Abstract: A filter device has a housing plate with a sleeve extending along a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the housing plate. The sleeve guides fluid containing particles along an inner sleeve surface to separate particles from the fluid and discharge the particles via a discharge window of the sleeve. An immersion tube plate opposite the housing plate has an immersion tube projecting coaxially into the sleeve for outflow of the fluid. The immersion tube has a sealing and centering section about an outer circumference of the immersion tube that forms a sealing surface parallel to the longitudinal axis and radially seals with an inner surface of the sleeve. The sealing and centering section extends about the immersion tube to provide coaxial alignment with the sleeve. A radial and/or axial expansion of the sealing and centering section is reduced in a predetermined region of the immersion tube opposite the discharge window.

Abstract: A multi-cyclone separator of a multi-stage fluid filter for cleaning gaseous fluid is provided with a plurality of cyclone cells for separating particles and/or liquid from the gaseous fluid. The cyclone cells each have an inlet for the gaseous fluid to be purified, an outlet for the gaseous fluid freed of particles and liquid, and at least one discharge window discharging the separated particles and liquid. At least one discharge chamber is provided, and the discharge windows of the cyclone cells open into the at least one discharge chamber. At least one discharge opening leads out of the at least one discharge chamber. The at least one discharge chamber tapers in a funnel shape toward the at least one discharge opening. A multi-stage fluid filter is provided with the multi-cyclone separator that is arranged upstream of a main filter of the multi-stage fluid filter.

Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid has a frame and a filter bellows provided with a filter medium folded in a zigzag shape to folds. The filter bellows has an inflow face at a raw side of the filter bellows and an outflow face at a clean side of the filter bellows. The filter bellows is arranged in the frame. A seal is arranged circumferentially at least partially continuously at least in sections at an outer circumferential side of the filter medium at the inflow face of the filter bellows or at the outflow face of the filter bellows. Elongate adhesive sections are arranged along at least two adhesive tracks on the filter medium at the inflow face of the filter bellows and/or at the outflow face of the filter bellows. Strain-relief devices for compensating a length change of the at least two adhesive tracks in relation to the filter medium and/or to the seal are provided. A filter system is provided with such a filter element.