Abstract: A guide wire is provided with radial play for use as reinforcement in a soft probe tube, and has behind an insertion aid first a more flexible portion, before it is adjoined by the conventional guide wire. In that portion, the insertion aid and the guide wire grip coaxially into oppositely located ends of a tubular annular spring, in particular a flat wire coil spring wound on a block.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal packing apparatus of the flow wrapper type accepts individuated items via in-feed conveyor. Items are moved through horizontal open lower-sided forming tube 10 by resting indirectly on an underneath transit conveyor, through the underside part of a continuous film bag forming from a supply of film around the forming tube, using a forming shoulder. The bag is longitudinally sealed beside the forming tube. Data may be printed on an upper film surface over a platen including an upper part of the forming tube. An outfeed conveyor carries transversely sealed wrapped items on to a vacuum sealer.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal packing apparatus of the flow wrapper type accepts individuated items via in-feed conveyor. Items are moved through horizontal open lower-sided forming tube 10 by resting indirectly on an underneath transit conveyor, through the underside part of a continuous film bag forming from a supply of film around the forming tube, using a forming shoulder. The bag is longitudinally sealed beside the forming tube. Data may be printed on an upper film surface over a platen including an upper part of the forming tube. An outfeed conveyor carries transversely sealed wrapped items on to a vacuum sealer.

Abstract: A method of creating an IT-network representation including automatically discoverable active elements and not automatically discoverable, passive elements. A logical discoverable-elements representation of the IT network is produced, by running a network auto-discovery tool. The representation includes the automatically discoverable active elements and a discoverable-elements network topology. Representations of not automatically discoverable elements are manually inserted, by a user by means of a network-element editor, between automatically discovered elements into said discoverable-elements representation. Thereby a combined logical representation is created which models the IT network with its automatically discoverable elements and non automatically discoverable elements.

Abstract: A network node in a computer network is discovered in response to a network node being reconnected to the network. The discovery procedure is initiated by an access request of the network node, such as a log on request or an IP address request.

Abstract: This invention describes a method to limit the number of concurrent discovery processes into networks based upon the network traffic volume and discovery duration per device.

Abstract: A sampler (1) for extracting sample volumes of substantially single-phase fluid or gas from a fluid-flow system containing multi-phase fluids (3), said sampler (1) including; a collection recess (4) adapted to separate substantially single-phase fluid from said multi-phase fluid (3); an extraction outlet (8) in said collection recess (4); at least one fluid sensor system (5) capable of sensing the presence and/or state of said single-phase fluid or gas in the collection recess (4), a fluid controller (6) capable of controlling fluid or gas flow from the collection recess (4) via said extraction outlet (8), characterised in that said fluid sensor system (5) includes at least two distinct sensors respectively capable of utilising distinct properties of the fluid or gas to determine the presence and/or state of the sample volume present in the collection recess (4).

Abstract: This invention describes a method to limit the number of concurrent discovery processes into networks based upon the network traffic volume and discovery duration per device.

Abstract: A method is provided of determining total electric power consumption of a managed IT network including network devices having a management-addressable address. An autodiscovery tool is run to discover the network devices of the managed IT network. Management requests are directed to the management-addressable addresses of the network devices to obtain the electric power consumption values of the network devices. The electric power consumption values returned by the network devices are centrally collected, and the total electric power consumption of the managed IT network is calculated by adding the electric power consumption values of the network devices.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of carrying out fault diagnosis of a monitored device in an IT network. The IT network has a monitoring station arranged for monitoring the monitored device. A routing path between the monitoring station and the monitored device is traced and stored. In response to an apparent fault of the monitored device at least one request to a device or devices along the stored routing path is sent. The fault is located to within a subnetwork of the IT network based on whether or what sort of a reply to the request is received from the requested device or devices.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of consolidating an existing arrangement of servers into a consolidated arrangement of servers, taking into account electric power consumption of the servers. An autodiscovery tool is run on the existing arrangement which discovers optimization-relevant data about the existing arrangement and obtains optimization-relevant data about the discovered servers, including their electric power consumption. A consolidated arrangement of servers is determined by means of a computer system by optimizing the existing arrangement of servers according to the one or more optimization criteria, taking into account the electric power consumption of the servers.

Abstract: A method of creating an IT-network representation including automatically discoverable active elements and not automatically discoverable, passive elements. A logical discoverable-elements representation of the IT network is produced, by running a network auto-discovery tool. The representation includes the automatically discoverable active elements and a discoverable-elements network topology. Representations of not automatically discoverable elements are manually inserted, by a user by means of a network-element editor, between automatically discovered elements into said discoverable-elements representation. Thereby a combined logical representation is created which models the IT network with its automatically discoverable elements and non automatically discoverable elements.

Abstract: A method is provided of determining total electric power consumption of a managed IT network including network devices having a management-addressable address. An autodiscovery tool is run to discover the network devices of the managed IT network. Management requests are directed to the management-addressable addresses of the network devices to obtain the electric power consumption values of the network devices. The electric power consumption values returned by the network devices are centrally collected, and the total electric power consumption of the managed IT network is calculated by adding the electric power consumption values of the network devices.

Abstract: A network node in a computer network is discovered in response to a network node being reconnected to the network. The discovery procedure is initiated by an access request of the network node, such as a log on request or an IP address request.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of carrying out fault diagnosis of a monitored device in an IT network. The IT network has a monitoring station arranged for monitoring the monitored device. A routing path between the monitoring station and the monitored device is traced and stored. In response to an apparent fault of the monitored device at least one request to a device or devices along the stored routing path is sent. The fault is located to within a subnetwork of the IT network based on whether or what sort of a reply to the request is received from the requested device or devices.

Abstract: The pressure of hydraulic fluid which is supplied to the continuously variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is regulated by an apparatus wherein an adjustable pilot valve can receive fluid from a pilot conduit leading to a pressure reducing valve. The pilot conduit normally receives fluid from a further conduit, wherein the pressure of fluid is at least substantially constant, by way of a flow restrictor. A branch conduit serves to evacuate fluid from the pilot conduit into the pilot valve when the latter is at least partially open. The fluid-discharging end of the flow restrictor confronts the inlet of the branch conduit, and such inlet is narrowed to reduce the likelihood of turbulence developing in the fluid stream flowing from the pilot conduit, across the further conduit and into the inlet of the pilot valve.

Abstract: The pressure of hydraulic fluid which is supplied to the continuously variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is regulated by an apparatus wherein an adjustable pilot valve can receive fluid from a pilot conduit leading to a pressure reducing valve. The pilot conduit normally receives fluid from a further conduit, wherein the pressure of fluid is at least substantially constant, by way of a flow restrictor. A branch conduit serves to evacuate fluid from the pilot conduit into the pilot valve when the latter is at least partially open. The fluid-discharging end of the flow restrictor confronts the inlet of the branch conduit, and such inlet is narrowed to reduce the likelihood of turbulence developing in the fluid stream flowing from the pilot conduit, across the further conduit and into the inlet of the pilot valve.

Abstract: The pressure of hydraulic fluid which is supplied to the continuously variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is regulated by an apparatus wherein an adjustable pilot valve can receive fluid from a pilot conduit leading to a pressure reducing valve. The pilot conduit normally receives fluid from a further conduit, wherein the pressure of fluid is at least substantially constant, by way of a flow restrictor. A branch conduit serves to evacuate fluid from the pilot conduit into the pilot valve when the latter is at least partially open. The fluid-discharging end of the flow restrictor confronts the inlet of the branch conduit, and such inlet is narrowed to reduce the likelihood of turbulence developing in the fluid stream flowing from the pilot conduit, across the further conduit and into the inlet of the pilot valve.