Author: claimsbot

1. A method for heating a roller used in at least one of a production and finishing of a web of material, comprising heating the roller from the outside by a heated gas mixture,
wherein a mixture of fuel and air is fed to at least one mixing element upstream or downstream of at least one burner; and
wherein said burner is arranged in an air-moving chamber.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a fuel gas is generated by at least one burner arranged near a surface of the roller for the heating of the roller.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the fuel gas emerging from the at least one burner acts on the surface of the roller for the heating of the roller.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the roller is heatable on a zone basis viewed in a direction of a roller axis, with various zones being heatable independently of each other at least in part for the heating of the roller.
5. The method according to claim 2, wherein several burners are distributed over the length of the roller for the heating of the roller.
6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one burner is a catalytic burner for generating heated gas through combustion of a fuel with one of air or oxygen for the heating of the roller.
7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one burner comprises a carrier with catalytic coating for the heating of the roller.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a fuel gas is utilized as fuel for the heating of the roller.
9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one burner is fed with a particular adjustable fuel gas and air mixture for the heating of the roller.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the fuel and air are fed to a mixing element installed upstream from the at least one burner for the heating of the roller.
11. The method according to claim 6, wherein a supplied air is distributed by an air distributor among several burners for the heating of the roller.
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein a reaction or roller temperature is one of adjusted or controlled by a fuel and air mass flow ratio for one of adjusting or controlling the heating of the roller.
13. The method according to claim 1, wherein a fuel gas mass flow is controlled for one of adjusting or controlling the heating of the roller.
14. The method according to claim 1, wherein a fuel gas concentration in air is controlled for one of adjusting or controlling the heating of the roller.
15. The method according to claim 1, wherein a respective control is performed on a zone basis for one of adjusting or controlling the heating of the roller.
16. The method according to claim 1, wherein one of hydrogen or hydrogen-rich gas is utilized as fuel for the heating of the roller.
17. The method according to claim 1, wherein natural gas is utilized as fuel for the heating of the roller.
18. The method according to claim 1, wherein air flowing over the burner is mixed with burner waste gas for the heating of the roller.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the air flowing over the burner is mixed with the waste gas from the burner by a mixing element in a region of the end of the air-moving chamber facing the roller for the heating of the roller.
20. The method according to claim 1, wherein hot gas generated by a burner is mixed with supplied cold air in at least the one mixing element in order to generate heated gas for acting on the roller for the heating of the roller.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the mass flow of the cold air fed to the at least one mixing element is one of adjustable or controllable for one of adjusting or controlling the heating of the roller.
22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the burner is fed with air and fuel for the heating of the roller.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the fuel is natural gas for the heating of the roller.
24. The method according to claim 20, wherein hot gas generated by the burner is distributed by a gas distributor among several mixing elements that are distributed over the length of the roller for the heating of the roller.
25. The method according to claim 24, wherein mass flows of cold air fed to the several mixing elements are one of separately adjustable or controllable at least in part, for one of adjusting or controlling the heating of the roller.
26. A method for heating a roller, the method comprising:
heating a first gas in a first axial zone;
directing the first gas toward the roller to achieve a first surface temperature;
heating a second gas in a second axial zone; and
directing the second gas toward the roller to achieve a second surface temperature,
wherein the first axial zone and the second axial zone are located exterior to the roller and along distinct axial locations adjacent the roller and at least one of the first gas and the second gas is mixed with air in at least one mixing element.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first gas is produced by a fuel supplied to a burner.
28. The method of claim 26, wherein the first surface temperature is distinct from the second surface temperature.
29. The method of claim 26 further comprising:
heating a third gas in a third axial zone; and
directing the third gas toward the roller to achieve a third surface temperature.
30. The method of claim 27, wherein the burner comprises one of a catalytic burner or a carrier having a catalytic coating.
31. The method of claim 27, wherein the fuel is a fuel gas.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein the fuel gas to air ratio is adjustable.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the fuel gas and air enter a mixing element prior to entering the burner.
34. The method of claim 32, wherein an air distributor supplies air for at least the first and second axial zones.
35. The method of claim 31, wherein the fuel gas has a variable mass flow rate.
36. The method of claim 31, wherein the fuel gas comprises one of hydrogen or natural gas.
37. The method of claim 27, wherein the first gas comprises output from the burner and burner waste gas.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein the output from the burner is combined in a mixing element with the burner waste gas.
39. The method of claim 27, wherein the first gas is mixed in a mixing element with a first air input to produce a first heat gas.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the first air input is variable.
41. The method of claim 39, wherein a gas distributor directs the first heat gas through a first axial mixing element.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein the first air input is variable.
43. An apparatus for heating a roller, the apparatus comprising:
a first axial zone for heating a first gas;
a first exit zone defining a portion of the first axial zone;
a second axial zone for heating a second gas;
a second exit zone defining a portion of the second axial zone; and
at least one mixing element for at least one of the first gas and the second gas, and air,
wherein the first and second exit zones are located exterior to the roller and define distinct axial locations along the roller.
44. The apparatus of claim 43 further comprising:
a first burner for producing the first gas, whereby fuel is input to the first burner.
45. The apparatus of claim 43 further comprising:
an adjustable fuel to air ratio.
46. The apparatus of claim 45 further comprising:
a mixing element for the fuel and air.
47. The apparatus of claim 46 further comprising:
an air distributor for supplying air to the burner.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An apparatus for artificial insemination of a bovine comprising:
a bellows-like container having an opening associated with one end portion for receiving a solution therewithin;
a nozzle member having a proximal end portion, a terminal end portion, and a passageway extending therebetween, said proximal end portion being configured for engagement with the opening associated with said bellows-like container, said passageway being sized and dimensioned so as to receive at least a portion of a semen straw inserted therewithin from the terminal end portion thereof;
a hollow, elongate metal pipette having a proximal end portion, a closed terminal end portion, a passageway extending therebetween, and at least one transverse outlet port; and
a flexible tube member having a passageway extending therethrough, one end portion of said flexible tube member being engageable with the terminal end portion of said nozzle member, and the opposite end portion of said flexible tube member being engageable with the proximal end portion of said metal pipette.
2. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said bellows-like container is fabricated from a low density polyethylene material.
3. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said nozzle member includes a stop member located near the proximal end portion thereof, said stop member being positioned and located so as to engage one end portion of a semen straw when the semen straw is inserted within said nozzle member so as to prevent the semen straw from contacting a solution contained within said bellows-like container.
4. The apparatus defined in claim 3 wherein said stop member includes at least one opening for allowing the semen contained within a semen straw to flow therethrough.
5. The apparatus defined in claim 1 including a cap member for engagement with the terminal end portion of said nozzle member.
6. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said nozzle member is made from a polyethylene material.
7. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said metal pipette is made from stainless steel.
8. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said flexible tube member is made of silicone.
9. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the proximal end portion of said metal pipette includes a collet, the opposite end portion of said flexible tube member extending over said collet when the opposite end portion of said tube member is engaged with the proximal end portion of said metal pipette.
10. The apparatus defined in claim wherein said flexible tube member is sufficiently flexible so as to allow the bellows-like container to be rotated to a substantially vertical position during the artificial insemination process.
11. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the outer diameter of said metal pipette is about 0.135 inches and the inner diameter of said metal pipette is about 0.1 inches.
12. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said nozzle member is formed integral with said bellows-like container.
13. The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the closed terminal end portion of said pipette is smooth and rounded.
14. A kit for holding the components of an apparatus for artificially inseminating bovine, said kit comprising:
a bellows-like container having an opening associated with one end portion thereof for allowing a solution to be deposited within said container,
a nozzle member having a proximal end portion, a terminal end portion, and a passageway extending therethrough, the proximal end portion of said nozzle member being engageable with the opening associated with said bellows-like container, the terminal end portion of said nozzle member being configured so as to accept a semen straw when inserted therewithin;
a metal pipette having a proximal end portion, a closed terminal end portion, a passageway extending therebetween, and at least one transverse outlet port; and
a flexible tube member having one end portion engageable with the terminal end portion of said nozzle member and having its opposite end portion engageable with the proximal end portion of said metal pipette.
15. The kit defined in claim 14 including a cap member configured for engagement with the terminal end portion of said nozzle member.
16. A kit for holding the components forming an apparatus for artificially inseminating bovine, said kit comprising:
a bellows-like container having an opening associated with one end portion thereof for receiving a diluent;
a nozzle member having a proximal end portion, a terminal end portion, and a passageway extending therebetween, the proximal end portion of said nozzle member being engaged with the opening associated with said bellows-like container,
a pre-determined amount of diluent stored within the bellows-like container;
a cap member engageable with the terminal end portion of said nozzle member for containing said diluent within said bellows-like container and preventing spillage and contamination during storage andor shipment;
a metal pipette having a proximal end portion, a closed terminal end portion, a passageway extending therebetween, and at least one transverse outlet port; and
a flexible tube member having a passageway extending therethrough, one end portion of said tube member being engageable with the terminal end portion of said nozzle member when said cap member is removed therefrom, and the opposite end portion of said tube member being engageable with the proximal end portion of said metal pipette.
17. The kit defined in claim 16 wherein said nozzle member is formed integral with said bellows-like container.
18. The kit defined in claim 16 including a collet located near the proximal end portion of said metal pipette, the opposite end portion of said flexible tube member being positionable over said collet.
19. The kit defined in claim 16 wherein the opposite end portion of said tube member is engaged with the proximal end portion of said metal pipette and said metal pipette attached to said tube member are autoclaved before being placed in said kit.
20. The kit defined in claim 16 including a stop member extending across the passageway associated with the proximal end portion of said nozzle member, said stop member having at least one opening associated therewith for allowing the semen contained within a semen straw to flow therethrough, said stop member further functioning to stop the end portion of a semen straw inserted within said nozzle member such that the semen straw does not make contact with the diluent contained within the bellows-like container.
21. The kit defined in claim 16 including a stop member positioned and located within the opening associated with said bellows-like container, said stop member including at least one passageway for allowing the semen contained within a semen straw to flow therethrough, said stop member further functioning to stop the end portion of a semen straw inserted within said nozzle member such that the semen straw does not make contact with the diluent contained within the bellows-like container.
22. A method for the artificial insemination of a female bovine comprising the following steps:
providing a bellows-like container having an opening associated with one end portion thereof for receiving a diluent and bovine semen therewithin;
filling the bellows-like container with a pre-determined amount of diluent appropriate for artificially inseminating a female bovine;
providing a nozzle member having a proximal end portion, a terminal end portion and a passageway extending therebetween;
attaching the proximal end portion of said nozzle member to the opening associated with said bellows-like container,
thawing bovine semen associated with a particular semen straw for mixing with the diluent contained within said bellows-like container;
inserting the thawed semen straw within the terminal end portion of said nozzle member and evacuating the thawed semen from the semen straw into the diluent housed within the bellows-like container,
withdrawing the semen straw from the nozzle member once the semen is evacuated into the bellows-like container;
mixing the semen with the diluent within the bellows-like container,
providing a metal pipette having a proximal end portion, a closed terminal end portion, a passageway extending therebetween, and at least one transverse outlet port;
providing a flexible tube member;
attaching one end portion of said flexible tube member to the proximal end portion of said metal pipette;
attaching the opposite end portion of said flexible tube member to the terminal end portion of said nozzle member;
inserting the metal pipette into the reproductive organs of a female bovine;
rotating the bellows-like container to a vertical position; and
evacuating the semendiluent solution contained within said bellows-like container through the nozzle member, said flexible tube member and said metal pipette into the reproductive organs of said female bovine by depressing said bellows-like containert.
23. The method of claim 22 further comprising:
continuing to hold the bellows-like container depressed until the metal pipette is pulled out of the female bovine’s reproductive organs.
24. The method disclosed in claim 22 wherein the proximal end portion of said nozzle member includes a stop member for stopping one end portion of a thawed semen straw when the semen straw is inserted into the nozzle member.
25. The method defined in claim 22 wherein the opening associated with the bellows-like container includes a stop member for stopping one end portion of a thawed semen straw when the semen straw is inserted into the nozzle member.
26. The method defined in claim 22 wherein the metal pipette has an outside diameter of about 0.135 inches and an inside diameter of about 0.1 inches.
27. The method defined in claim 22 wherein the proximal end portion of the metal pipette includes a collet, the opposite end portion of said flexible tube member being positioned over the proximal end portion of said pipette and over said collet.
28. The method defined in claim 22 wherein said nozzle member is formed integral with said bellows-like container.

1. A method for automated detection of a real IT system problem, the method comprising:
obtaining monitor measurements of metrics associated with activities of a plurality of configuration items of the IT system;
detecting anomalies in the monitor measurements;
identifying at least two anomalies as concurrent anomalies that occur within a predetermined period of time;
determining that the concurrent anomalies correspond to configuration items, of the plurality of configuration items, wherein the configuration items are topologically linked;
grouping the concurrent anomalies to be regarded as a single system anomaly;
calculating a significance score for the system anomaly; and
determining that the system anomaly relates to a real system problem based on the calculated significance score.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection of anomalies in the monitor measurements is based on an established baseline for each of the metrics.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising saving information on real system anomalies in an anomaly knowledgebase for future reference.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising searching the anomaly knowledgebase to find past similar significant anomalies.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising alerting a user of the determining of the real system problem.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising referring to a threshold in the calculation of the significance score of the grouped anomalies.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined period of time is a fully overlapping period of time.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined period of time is a partially overlapping period of time.
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor will cause the processor to perform the method of:
obtaining monitor measurements of metrics associated with activities of a plurality of configuration items of the IT system and establishing a baseline for each of the metrics;
detecting anomalies in the monitor measurements by referring to the baseline for each of the metrics;
identifying at least two anomalies as concurrent anomalies that occur within a predetermined period of time;
determining that the concurrent anomalies correspond to configuration items, of the plurality of configuration items, wherein the configuration items are topologically linked;
grouping the concurrent anomalies to be regarded as a single system anomaly;
calculating a significance score for the system anomaly; and
determining that the system anomaly relates to a real system problem based on the calculated significance score.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the baseline is determined over time.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the calculation of the significance score includes using one or more of the parameters selected from the group consisting of a minimal number of configuration items of the plurality of configuration items expected in a significant system anomaly, a minimal number of metrics expected in a significant system anomaly, abnormality measure, and weight of an anomaly in relation to normal metric events.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the abnormality measure represents a probability of the concurrent anomalies relating to a real system problem.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein instructions further comprise saving information on real system anomalies in an anomaly knowledgebase for future reference.
14. An system for automated detection of a real IT system problem, the system comprising:
a plurality of monitors to obtain monitor measurements of metrics associated with activities of a plurality of configuration items of the IT system;
a processor for detecting anomalies in the monitor measurements, identifying at least two anomalies as concurrent anomalies that occur within a predetermined period of time, determining that the concurrent anomalies correspond to configuration items, of the plurality of configuration items, wherein the configuration items are topologically linked; grouping the concurrent anomalies to be regarded as a single system anomaly, calculating a significance score for the system anomaly; and determining that the system anomaly relates to a real system problem based on the calculated significance score.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the detection of anomalies in the monitor measurements is based on an established baseline for each of the metrics.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is designed to save information on real system anomalies in an anomaly knowledgebase for future reference.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is designed to search the anomaly knowledgebase to find past similar significant anomalies.
18. The system of claim 14, further comprising alerting a user of the detection of the system anomaly.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
a first housing having an operation unit and an operation detection unit that detects pressing on the operation unit;
a second housing coupled to the first housing and movable between an opened state exposing the operation unit and a closed state covering the operation unit forming a gap with the first housing linking to the outside;
a control unit that implements a first control that corresponds to pressure when pressure is detected by the operation detection unit in the opened state, and a second control when pressing is detected by the operation detection unit in the closed state;
a plurality of operation detection units, wherein the control unit implements the second control when an even pressure is detected simultaneously by the plurality of operation detection units;
an alarm unit, wherein the control unit issues an alarm as the second control, using the alarm unit; and
a recording unit that records information that associates pressure and water depth, wherein the control unit deduces water depth based on pressure of pressing and the corresponding information recorded in the recording unit, and issues an alarm of the deduced water depth result using the alarm unit as the second control, when pressure is detected by the operation detection unit when the apparatus is in the closed state.
2. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit implements the second control when an even pressure is detected simultaneously by the plurality of operation detection units for a given amount of time.
3. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit varies the second control according to a length of time an even pressure is detected simultaneously by the plurality of operation detection units.
4. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit varies the second control according to a value of pressure detected by the operation detection unit.
5. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of pressure detection units disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of operation detection units to detect varied pressures of each, wherein the control unit varies the second control according to a pressure detected by the plurality of operation detection units, or to a pressure detected by the pressure detection units.
6. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function execution unit that executes a predetermined function, wherein the control unit restrains execution of the function as the second control when a pressure is detected by the operation detection units when a predetermined function is being executed by the function execution unit, when the apparatus is in the closed state.
7. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs a power restraining operation as the second control.