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A swimming machine for generating a directed water flow in a swimming pool, comprising: a housing; a water driver at least partially enclosed within the housing, the water driver adapted for generating the directed water flow; an adjusting assembly located above and coupled to the housing, wherein the adjusting assembly is adapted to hang on an upper edge of the pool; an adjustable connector that couples the adjusting assembly to the housing and that is adjustable to permit moving the housing to any one of a plurality of different depths; and a supporting assembly coupled to and movable with the housing to provide a surface for contacting an inner wall of the pool to support the housing; characterized in that the adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting body and the adjustable connector includes a first connector coupled to the adjusting body and a second connector coupled to the housing; wherein the first connector and the second connector are housed in the adjusting assembly; and wherein the second connector is coupled to the first connector and configured to move upward and downward relative to the first connector to adjust distance between the adjusting body and the housing. a housing; a water driver at least partially enclosed within the housing, the water driver adapted for generating the directed water flow; an adjusting assembly located above and coupled to the housing, wherein the adjusting assembly is adapted to hang on an upper edge of the pool; an adjustable connector that couples the adjusting assembly to the housing and that is adjustable to permit moving the housing to any one of a plurality of different depths; and a supporting assembly coupled to and movable with the housing to provide a surface for contacting an inner wall of the pool to support the housing; characterized in that the adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting body and the adjustable connector includes a first connector coupled to the adjusting body and a second connector coupled to the housing; wherein the first connector and the second connector are housed in the adjusting assembly; and wherein the second connector is coupled to the first connector and configured to move upward and downward relative to the first connector to adjust distance between the adjusting body and the housing.
A method of applying a sealant, the method comprising (a) providing a viscous material dispenser having the form of a packet having at least two opposing sidewalls (12, 14) made of plastic or foil film; a first closure end; and a second closure end; the sidewalls (12, 14) and closure ends (20, 22) defining an enclosure including a sealant, and at least one closure end comprising a nozzle formed from corresponding tapering ends of the opposing sidewalls (12, 14) and at least one sidewall comprising a crease running from the nozzle to the other closure end to permit folding the packet at the crease to express a content from an interior of the packet through the nozzle to an exterior, and (b) folding the packet at the crease to express the sealant from the packet through the nozzle to an exterior. (a) providing a viscous material dispenser having the form of a packet having at least two opposing sidewalls (12, 14) made of plastic or foil film; a first closure end; and a second closure end; the sidewalls (12, 14) and closure ends (20, 22) defining an enclosure including a sealant, and at least one closure end comprising a nozzle formed from corresponding tapering ends of the opposing sidewalls (12, 14) and at least one sidewall comprising a crease running from the nozzle to the other closure end to permit folding the packet at the crease to express a content from an interior of the packet through the nozzle to an exterior, and (b) folding the packet at the crease to express the sealant from the packet through the nozzle to an exterior.
A superconducting magnet device for a single crystal pulling apparatus (11; 30) that is arranged outside a pulling furnace containing therein a crucible for melting a single crystal material so as to apply a magnetic field to the melted single crystal material, the superconductive magnet device comprising: a cryostat that has an upper end face, a lower end face and an outer surface extending in an axial direction of the superconducting magnet device between the upper end face and the lower end face, the cryostat enclosing a pair of superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) arranged so as to face each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to the axial direction; a refrigerator port arranged on the outer surface of the cryostat; and a cryogenic refrigerator mounted on the refrigerator port and configured to cool the superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) inside the cryostat, wherein the refrigerator port and the cryogenic refrigerator are arranged within an area between the upper end face and the lower end face of the cryostat, characterized in that the cryogenic refrigerator is provided in a region of the outer surface of the cryostat at which, in the use of the superconducting magnet device in a plane (29A-29E) perpendicular to the axial direction of the superconducting magnet device, an intensity of a magnetic field generated by the superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) is weaker than in the other regions of the outer surface of the cryostat, said region being between the pair of superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) in the transverse direction. a cryostat that has an upper end face, a lower end face and an outer surface extending in an axial direction of the superconducting magnet device between the upper end face and the lower end face, the cryostat enclosing a pair of superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) arranged so as to face each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to the axial direction; a refrigerator port arranged on the outer surface of the cryostat; and a cryogenic refrigerator mounted on the refrigerator port and configured to cool the superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) inside the cryostat, wherein the refrigerator port and the cryogenic refrigerator are arranged within an area between the upper end face and the lower end face of the cryostat, characterized in that the cryogenic refrigerator is provided in a region of the outer surface of the cryostat at which, in the use of the superconducting magnet device in a plane (29A-29E) perpendicular to the axial direction of the superconducting magnet device, an intensity of a magnetic field generated by the superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) is weaker than in the other regions of the outer surface of the cryostat, said region being between the pair of superconducting coils (15; 27; 28A, 28B) in the transverse direction.
A brake assembly comprising: a brake caliper; a tappet that is moveable along an axis with respect to the brake caliper and that is adapted to engage a brake pad assembly, wherein the tappet has an inner thread; a piston that is rotatable about the axis and is at least partially received in the tappet, wherein the piston has an outer thread that mates with the inner thread; and a wear adjuster mechanism that is at least partially received inside the piston, wherein the wear adjuster mechanism includes: a shaft that is rotatable about the axis; and a wrap spring that is received inside the piston and that encircles the shaft, wherein the wrap spring engages the piston and the shaft, the wrap spring is configured to slip with respect to the piston but not slip with respect to the shaft when the wrap spring is rotated about the axis in a first rotational direction, and the wrap spring is configured to slip with respect to the shaft but not slip with respect to the piston when the wrap spring is rotated about the axis in a second rotational direction that is disposed opposite the first rotational direction. a brake caliper; a tappet that is moveable along an axis with respect to the brake caliper and that is adapted to engage a brake pad assembly, wherein the tappet has an inner thread; a piston that is rotatable about the axis and is at least partially received in the tappet, wherein the piston has an outer thread that mates with the inner thread; and a wear adjuster mechanism that is at least partially received inside the piston, wherein the wear adjuster mechanism includes: a shaft that is rotatable about the axis; and a wrap spring that is received inside the piston and that encircles the shaft, wherein the wrap spring engages the piston and the shaft, the wrap spring is configured to slip with respect to the piston but not slip with respect to the shaft when the wrap spring is rotated about the axis in a first rotational direction, and the wrap spring is configured to slip with respect to the shaft but not slip with respect to the piston when the wrap spring is rotated about the axis in a second rotational direction that is disposed opposite the first rotational direction. a shaft that is rotatable about the axis; and a wrap spring that is received inside the piston and that encircles the shaft, wherein the wrap spring engages the piston and the shaft, the wrap spring is configured to slip with respect to the piston but not slip with respect to the shaft when the wrap spring is rotated about the axis in a first rotational direction, and the wrap spring is configured to slip with respect to the shaft but not slip with respect to the piston when the wrap spring is rotated about the axis in a second rotational direction that is disposed opposite the first rotational direction.
A method for metallizing a plastic surface of a plastic article, the plastic article having at least a part thereof made from a support comprising a supporting material and an electroless plating promoter including one or more members selected from a group consisting of CuSiO 3, NiSiO 3, CoSiO 3, CuB 2 O 4, Cu 3 B 2 O 6, NiB 2 O 4, Ni 3 B 2 O 6, NiC 2 O 4, CoC 2 O 4, and CuC 2 O 4, the method comprising the steps of: 1) gasifying the plastic surface by laser to expose the electroless plating promoter; and 2) electroless plating a layer of copper or nickel on the plastic surface, followed by electroplating or a second electroless plating to form a metallized layer on the plastic surface. 1) gasifying the plastic surface by laser to expose the electroless plating promoter; and 2) electroless plating a layer of copper or nickel on the plastic surface, followed by electroplating or a second electroless plating to form a metallized layer on the plastic surface.
Process for manufacturing a lithiated transition metal oxide, said process comprising the steps of (a) mixing at least one lithium salt and a precursor selected from transition metal oxides, transition metal oxyhydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and transition metal carbonates, (b) pre-calcining the mixture obtained in step (a) at a temperature in the range of from 300 to 700°C, and (c) calcining the pre-calcined mixture according to step (b) in a multi-stage fluidized bed reactor at a temperature in the range of from 550°C to 950°C, wherein the temperatures in step (b) and (c) are selected in a way that step (c) is being performed at a temperature higher than that of step (b). (a) mixing at least one lithium salt and a precursor selected from transition metal oxides, transition metal oxyhydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and transition metal carbonates, (b) pre-calcining the mixture obtained in step (a) at a temperature in the range of from 300 to 700°C, and (c) calcining the pre-calcined mixture according to step (b) in a multi-stage fluidized bed reactor at a temperature in the range of from 550°C to 950°C,
Method for producing a composite component, wherein at least one shaft and at least one sintered part, preferably in the form of a rotor or a cam, having at least one outer periphery, are joined to form the composite component, characterized in that for joining of the composite component at least the following steps are conducted: - introducing the shaft into a continuous bore of the sintered part, - calibrating the sintered part at least by means of a calibrating die, furthermore preferably with the simultaneous application of axial pressure onto the sintered part by means of at least one upper punch and at least one lower punch, wherein the shaft is located in the bore of the sintered part at least temporarily during the calibration process, and the sintered part is hereby joined with the shaft to form the composite component. - introducing the shaft into a continuous bore of the sintered part, - calibrating the sintered part at least by means of a calibrating die, furthermore preferably with the simultaneous application of axial pressure onto the sintered part by means of at least one upper punch and at least one lower punch, wherein the shaft is located in the bore of the sintered part at least temporarily during the calibration process, and the sintered part is hereby joined with the shaft to form the composite component.
A method for producing a bitumen suitable for the manufacturing of a waterproofing membrane, the method comprising the mixing of a first oil pitch, originating from a distillation of waste engine lubricant and comprising particles of soot and saturated oils, with a second oil pitch comprising Heavy Pyrolysis Oil, aromatic oils and resins, and being a vacuum residue of crude oil, characterized in that: - Said vacuum residue results from cracking, by combustion, carried out on the crude oil into several fractions into a vacuum distillation, from which a bottom fraction forms said vacuum residue, - Said first oil pitch comprises saturated oils at a content of at least 10 % in wet weight and wherein said second oil pitch comprises aromatic oils in an amount of at least 10 % in wet weight, the combination of said first and second oil pitches forming a bitumen with a crystalline structure having the properties of a sol structure, and the method further comprising an addition of an amount of polymer to said bitumen until a phase inversion occurs, while forming a polymeric matrix, wherein the bitumen is retained. - Said vacuum residue results from cracking, by combustion, carried out on the crude oil into several fractions into a vacuum distillation, from which a bottom fraction forms said vacuum residue, - Said first oil pitch comprises saturated oils at a content of at least 10 % in wet weight and wherein said second oil pitch comprises aromatic oils in an amount of at least 10 % in wet weight,
A neuromodulation device (100,1911,2013,2115) comprising: an implantable unit comprising: a chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A) configured to receive a nerve, the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A) having a cross-sectional chamber inner dimension; a non-linear channel (102,1909,2011,2113,2207) in fluid communication with the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A), wherein a first end of the non-linear channel is in fluid communication with an exterior of the implantable unit and a second end of the non-linear channel is in fluid communication with the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A), the channel having a cross-sectional channel inner dimension, wherein the cross-sectional channel inner dimension is less than the cross-sectional chamber inner dimension; at least one electrode (104,1905,2007,2109,2203A) disposed in the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A); and an external unit (1901,2001,2101) coupled to the implantable unit, the external unit (1901,2001,2101) configured to control the operation of the implantable unit, characterized in that the non-linear channel comprises an "L" shape, such that the channel depth measurement comprises a 90-degree turn and each end of the"L" corresponds to the distal and proximal openings of the channel. a chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A) configured to receive a nerve, the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A) having a cross-sectional chamber inner dimension; a non-linear channel (102,1909,2011,2113,2207) in fluid communication with the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A), wherein a first end of the non-linear channel is in fluid communication with an exterior of the implantable unit and a second end of the non-linear channel is in fluid communication with the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A), the channel having a cross-sectional channel inner dimension, wherein the cross-sectional channel inner dimension is less than the cross-sectional chamber inner dimension; at least one electrode (104,1905,2007,2109,2203A) disposed in the chamber (101,1907,2009,2111,2205A); and an external unit (1901,2001,2101) coupled to the implantable unit, the external unit (1901,2001,2101) configured to control the operation of the implantable unit, characterized in that the non-linear channel comprises an "L" shape, such that the channel depth measurement comprises a 90-degree turn and each end of the"L" corresponds to the distal and proximal openings of the channel.
A stereo camera device, comprising: a stereo matching circuit configured to calculate parallax between a standard image and a reference image, wherein the stereo matching circuit includes a one-dimensional converting unit configured to read out a two-dimensional image in block line units, and the stereo matching circuit searches a plurality of the block lines for the reference image, and detects vertical displacement of the reference image relative to the standard image, characterised in that a process of calculating parallax and a process of detecting the vertical displacement are alternately performed by the stereo matching circuit for one frame, wherein the vertical displacement calculation of an image is started while an imaging unit is capturing the image, and wherein, after the process of detecting the vertical displacement is finished, the vertical displacement of the image used in the vertical displacement detection is adjusted, and, using the adjusted image, the process of calculating parallax is performed. a stereo matching circuit configured to calculate parallax between a standard image and a reference image, wherein the stereo matching circuit includes a one-dimensional converting unit configured to read out a two-dimensional image in block line units, and the stereo matching circuit searches a plurality of the block lines for the reference image, and detects vertical displacement of the reference image relative to the standard image, characterised in that a process of calculating parallax and a process of detecting the vertical displacement are alternately performed by the stereo matching circuit for one frame, wherein the vertical displacement calculation of an image is started while an imaging unit is capturing the image, and wherein, after the process of detecting the vertical displacement is finished, the vertical displacement of the image used in the vertical displacement detection is adjusted, and, using the adjusted image, the process of calculating parallax is performed.
An injection unit (10, 110), comprising: a cylinder (11, 111) supplied with a molding material; and an induction heating part configured to cause the cylinder (11, 111) to be heated by induction heating, characterized in that a slit provided to cause an eddy current to loop is formed through the cylinder (11, 111) from an outer circumferential surface to an inner circumferential surface thereof in a part of the cylinder (11, 111) subjected to the induction heating. a cylinder (11, 111) supplied with a molding material; and an induction heating part configured to cause the cylinder (11, 111) to be heated by induction heating, characterized in that a slit provided to cause an eddy current to loop is formed through the cylinder (11, 111) from an outer circumferential surface to an inner circumferential surface thereof in a part of the cylinder (11, 111) subjected to the induction heating.
A flat panel antenna comprising: an antenna feed configured to input a cylindrical feed wave; and a physical antenna aperture coupled to the antenna feed and comprising a plurality of segments (1501, 1502, 1503, 1504) having antenna elements, wherein each of the antenna elements is operable to radiate radio frequency, RF, energy, and wherein each of the plurality of segments is physically distinct from other segments in the plurality of segments and the plurality of segments are coupled together to form an array with a plurality of closed concentric rings (711, 712, 713) of antenna elements, the plurality of concentric rings (711, 712, 713) being concentric with respect to the antenna feed. an antenna feed configured to input a cylindrical feed wave; and a physical antenna aperture coupled to the antenna feed and comprising a plurality of segments (1501, 1502, 1503, 1504) having antenna elements, wherein each of the antenna elements is operable to radiate radio frequency, RF, energy, and wherein each of the plurality of segments is physically distinct from other segments in the plurality of segments and the plurality of segments are coupled together to form an array with a plurality of closed concentric rings (711, 712, 713) of antenna elements, the plurality of concentric rings (711, 712, 713) being concentric with respect to the antenna feed.
A process for scoring the expression of a programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein in a tumor sample removed from an animal, comprising: (a) obtaining a tissue section from the tumor sample that has been stained in an immunohistochemical assay with an antibody that specifically binds to the PD-L1 protein (anti-PD-L1 Ab), wherein the tumor sample is from a human and the PD-L1 protein is human PD-L1, and; wherein the anti-PD-Ll Ab is selected from the group consisting of, a monoclonal antibody which comprises a light chain mature variable region of SEQ ID NO:6 and a heavy mature chain variable region of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a monoclonal antibody which comprises a light chain mature variable region of SEQ ID NO: 21 and a heavy chain mature variable region of SEQ ID NO: 29; (b) examining each tumor nest in the tissue section for staining; and (c) assigning to the tissue section either a modified H score or both a MHS and a modified proportion score, wherein assigning the MHS comprises (i) estimating, across all of the viable tumor cells and stained mononuclear inflammatory cells in all of the examined tumor nests, four separate percentages for cells that have no staining, weak staining (+1), moderate staining (+2) and strong staining (+3), wherein a cell must have at least partial membrane staining to be included in the weak, moderate or strong staining percentages, and wherein the sum of all four percentages equals 100; and (ii) inputting the estimated percentages into the formula of 1 x (percent of weak staining cells) + 2 x (percent of moderate staining cells) + 3 x (percent of strong staining cells), and assigning the result of the formula to the tissue section as the MHS; wherein assigning the MPS comprises estimating, across all of the viable tumor cells and mononuclear inflammatory cells in all of the examined tumor nests, the percentage of cells that have at least partial membrane staining of any intensity, and assigning the resulting percentage to the tissue section as the MPS; wherein if both the MHS and MPS are assigned, the assignments may be made in either order or simultaneously, and; wherein the tumor sample is selected from non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). (a) obtaining a tissue section from the tumor sample that has been stained in an immunohistochemical assay with an antibody that specifically binds to the PD-L1 protein (anti-PD-L1 Ab), wherein the tumor sample is from a human and the PD-L1 protein is human PD-L1, and; wherein the anti-PD-Ll Ab is selected from the group consisting of, a monoclonal antibody which comprises a light chain mature variable region of SEQ ID NO:6 and a heavy mature chain variable region of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a monoclonal antibody which comprises a light chain mature variable region of SEQ ID NO: 21 and a heavy chain mature variable region of SEQ ID NO: 29; (b) examining each tumor nest in the tissue section for staining; and (c) assigning to the tissue section either a modified H score or both a MHS and a modified proportion score,