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An implantable hearing system comprising an inductive coil arrangement for an ear canal of a recipient patient, the ear canal having an outer wall defining a generally cylindrical shape around a central axis, the inductive coil arrangement comprising: an inner transmitter coil for insertion into the ear canal, and an outer receiver coil for implantation under the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal, characterised in that the transmitter coil has a plurality of transmission wire loops lying substantially in a common plane that curves around the central axis conformal to the outer wall of the ear canal for transmitting a communication signal through the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal; and in that the receiver coil has a plurality of receiver wire loops lying substantially in a common plane that curves around the central axis substantially parallel to the transmitter coil for receiving the communication signal from the transmitter coil. an inner transmitter coil for insertion into the ear canal, and an outer receiver coil for implantation under the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal, characterised in that the transmitter coil has a plurality of transmission wire loops lying substantially in a common plane that curves around the central axis conformal to the outer wall of the ear canal for transmitting a communication signal through the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal; and in that the receiver coil has a plurality of receiver wire loops lying substantially in a common plane that curves around the central axis substantially parallel to the transmitter coil for receiving the communication signal from the transmitter coil.
A flow control valve (1, 1', 1 ") adapted for use as a flow-dividing and flow-combining valve in hydraulic devices, comprising: - a valve body (2, 2', 2") having a first longitudinally extending bore therethrough, - an outer spool slidably positioned within said bore, said outer spool having an axially extending passageway therethrough, - return means which tend permanently to position said outer spool centrally in the longitudinal direction of said bore, - a pair of axially extending inner spools slidably positioned within the passageway provided in said outer spool, each inner spool having an axially extending passageway therethrough, said valve body (2, 2', 2") having a first port therethrough and a pair of second ports therethrough, said first port and second ports communicating with the first bore, said outer spool having at least a first opening communicating at one end with the first port of said valve body (2, 2', 2") and at its other end with a central zone of said outer spool, the outer spool also having at least two pairs of second openings (35a, 35b) therethrough, one pair on each side of said first opening, with the two second openings (35a, 35b) of each pair being offset from one another in the longitudinal direction, so that for each pair at least one of said second openings (35a, 35b) is in communication with one of said second ports, depending on the axial position of the outer spool, in the first bore, each inner spool having at least one opening therein arranged to be in register with one of the two second openings (35a, 35b) of said outer spool, depending on the axial position of said inner spool, for affording a flow path from the passageway within said inner spool to the second port in said valve body (2, 2', 2"), characterized in that at least one second opening of each pair of two second openings (35a, 35b) of the outer spool comprises a central drill and at least one peripheral blind drill (352, 354) which opens out only on the outer face of the outer spool and which either partially overlaps said central drill, or is spaced apart from said central drill and joined to it by a channel, the channel opening out on the outer face of the outer spool, so that this blind drill (352, 354) offers an obstacle where a part of the fluid flow entering said second opening from the second port crashes before it comes into an axially extending passageway of the inner spool. - a valve body (2, 2', 2") having a first longitudinally extending bore therethrough, - an outer spool slidably positioned within said bore, said outer spool having an axially extending passageway therethrough, - return means which tend permanently to position said outer spool centrally in the longitudinal direction of said bore, - a pair of axially extending inner spools slidably positioned within the passageway provided in said outer spool, each inner spool having an axially extending passageway therethrough,
An assembly for detecting electromagnetic radiation, comprising: a semiconductor device with a main surface, an active-pixel array at the main surface, the semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor wafer and the active-pixel array being integrated in the wafer, a readout circuit chip or plurality of readout circuit chips mounted on the wafer, on the main surface on the periphery of the semiconductor device outside the area of the active-pixel array, the readout circuit chip or plurality of readout circuit chips being configured such as to read out voltages or currents provided by the active-pixel array, and electric connections (8, 10) between the active-pixel array and the readout circuit chip or plurality of readout circuit chips. a semiconductor device with a main surface, an active-pixel array at the main surface, the semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor wafer and the active-pixel array being integrated in the wafer, a readout circuit chip or plurality of readout circuit chips mounted on the wafer, on the main surface on the periphery of the semiconductor device outside the area of the active-pixel array, the readout circuit chip or plurality of readout circuit chips being configured such as to read out voltages or currents provided by the active-pixel array, and electric connections (8, 10) between the active-pixel array and the readout circuit chip or plurality of readout circuit chips.
A process for producing epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters, said process comprising: (a) epoxidizing a natural oil by contacting said natural oil with an acid and a peroxide to thereby produce an epoxidized reaction mixture comprising epoxidized natural oil, residual acid, residual peroxide, and water; (b) removing a portion of said residual acid, at least a portion of said residual peroxide, and at least a portion of said water from said epoxidized reaction mixture to thereby produce an intermediate reaction mixture; and (c) esterifying at least a portion of said epoxidized natural oil in said intermediate reaction mixture, thereby forming said epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein said removing of step (b) comprises subjecting said epoxidized reaction mixture to layer separation, thereby forming an organic phase and an aqueous phase, and further comprising subjecting at least a portion of said organic phase to vacuum distillation, thereby forming said intermediate reaction mixture. wherein said residual acid is not neutralized prior to said esterifying of step (c) and wherein said removing of step (b) does not comprise washing said epoxidized reaction mixture with water. (a) epoxidizing a natural oil by contacting said natural oil with an acid and a peroxide to thereby produce an epoxidized reaction mixture comprising epoxidized natural oil, residual acid, residual peroxide, and water; (b) removing a portion of said residual acid, at least a portion of said residual peroxide, and at least a portion of said water from said epoxidized reaction mixture to thereby produce an intermediate reaction mixture; and (c) esterifying at least a portion of said epoxidized natural oil in said intermediate reaction mixture, thereby forming said epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters,
A method operated in conjunction with one or more processors to update network devices, comprising: selecting a first member within a plurality of members in a first cluster; bifurcating the first cluster, wherein the bifurcation comprises: creating a second cluster, wherein the second cluster includes the selected first member; activating the first member within the second cluster, wherein the first member is activated with a defined configuration upgrade; and determining if a defined failover criteria is satisfied, and if the defined failover criteria is satisfied, failing over connectivity from the first cluster to the second cluster such that the second cluster becomes an active cluster for managing connections; removing at least one other member from the first cluster; upgrading the at least one other member with the defined upgrade; and joining the at least one other member as a member to the second cluster. selecting a first member within a plurality of members in a first cluster; bifurcating the first cluster, wherein the bifurcation comprises: creating a second cluster, wherein the second cluster includes the selected first member; activating the first member within the second cluster, wherein the first member is activated with a defined configuration upgrade; and creating a second cluster, wherein the second cluster includes the selected first member; activating the first member within the second cluster, wherein the first member is activated with a defined configuration upgrade; and determining if a defined failover criteria is satisfied, and if the defined failover criteria is satisfied, failing over connectivity from the first cluster to the second cluster such that the second cluster becomes an active cluster for managing connections; removing at least one other member from the first cluster; upgrading the at least one other member with the defined upgrade; and joining the at least one other member as a member to the second cluster.
A manufacturing method for an absorptive article having a waistband member, comprising: transporting a continuum including waistband regions (1A, 1 B) corresponding to the waistband member, characterized in that in the transporting, the continuum is asymmetric with respect to a center line of the continuum in a moving direction of the continuum, and is transported while being held on at least a first belt conveyor and a second belt conveyor, and in the transporting, one of the waistband regions disposed on one side of the center line is transported by the first belt conveyor, while the other one of the waistband regions (1 B) disposed on other side of the center line is transported by the second belt conveyor characterized in that the first belt conveyor includes a first belt including a plurality of first suction holes for sucking the continuum, the second belt conveyor includes a second belt including a plurality of second suction holes for sucking the continuum, and in the transporting, the continuum is transported while being held by a suction force through the first suction holes and the second suction holes, wherein a suction force for sucking the continuum through the plurality of first suction holes is different from a suction force for sucking the continuum through the plurality of second suction holes. transporting a continuum including waistband regions (1A, 1 B) corresponding to the waistband member, characterized in that in the transporting, the continuum is asymmetric with respect to a center line of the continuum in a moving direction of the continuum, and is transported while being held on at least a first belt conveyor and a second belt conveyor, and in the transporting, one of the waistband regions disposed on one side of the center line is transported by the first belt conveyor, while the other one of the waistband regions (1 B) disposed on other side of the center line is transported by the second belt conveyor characterized in that the first belt conveyor includes a first belt including a plurality of first suction holes for sucking the continuum, the second belt conveyor includes a second belt including a plurality of second suction holes for sucking the continuum, and in the transporting, the continuum is transported while being held by a suction force through the first suction holes and the second suction holes, wherein a suction force for sucking the continuum through the plurality of first suction holes is different from a suction force for sucking the continuum through the plurality of second suction holes.
A tubing grab assembly to retain and lift tubing, which assembly comprises: a) a pair of opposed jaws (30, 32) to mate with the outer circumference of tubing); b) a housing having a cavity receiving a portion of one of said opposed jaws (30, 32); c) one of said opposed jaws (30, 32) having a shaft therethrough to permit rotation of said one jaw (30, 32) with respect to said housing between a normally closed position and an open position; d) one coil jaw spring which extends to force said one of said jaws (30, 32) toward said normally closed position; and e) a retractable spring trigger mechanism to lock said pair of opposed jaws (30, 32) in said closed position characterized in that said one of said opposed jaws (30, 32) includes a void portion so that said pair of jaws (30, 32) form a recess for receipt of said trigger mechanism. a) a pair of opposed jaws (30, 32) to mate with the outer circumference of tubing); b) a housing having a cavity receiving a portion of one of said opposed jaws (30, 32); c) one of said opposed jaws (30, 32) having a shaft therethrough to permit rotation of said one jaw (30, 32) with respect to said housing between a normally closed position and an open position; d) one coil jaw spring which extends to force said one of said jaws (30, 32) toward said normally closed position; and e) a retractable spring trigger mechanism to lock said pair of opposed jaws (30, 32) in said closed position
A production method for an aqueous emulsion of modified polytetrafluoroethylene, which is a method to obtain an aqueous emulsion of non-melt-moldable modified polytetrafluoroethylene particles having an average primary particle diameter of from 0.10 to 0.30 μm, by subjecting tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroalkyl ethylene represented by the following formula to emulsion polymerization in an aqueous medium, using a polymerization initiator, in the presence of a fluorinated anionic surfactant having a LogPOW of from 2.4 to 3.4, and which is characterized in that the amount of the perfluoroalkyl ethylene to be used, is from 120 to 3,000 ppm (by mass) to the final production amount of the modified polytetrafluoroethylene, at the initiation of the emulsion polymerization, the entire amount of the perfluoroalkyl ethylene is permitted to be present, and as the polymerization initiator, either one or both of a combination of a bromate and a bisulfite or sulfite, and a combination of a permanganate and oxalic acid, are used: CH 2 =CH-Rf (Rf is a C 1-6 perfluoroalkyl group), wherein the average primary particle diameter is measured by means of a laser scattering particle size distribution analyzer as described in the description, and wherein the LogPOW is a distribution coefficient in 1-octanol and water as stipulated in OECD Test Guideline 107, 117 and Japanese Industrial Standard Z7260-107. the amount of the perfluoroalkyl ethylene to be used, is from 120 to 3,000 ppm (by mass) to the final production amount of the modified polytetrafluoroethylene, at the initiation of the emulsion polymerization, the entire amount of the perfluoroalkyl ethylene is permitted to be present, and as the polymerization initiator, either one or both of a combination of a bromate and a bisulfite or sulfite, and a combination of a permanganate and oxalic acid, are used: CH 2 =CH-Rf wherein the average primary particle diameter is measured by means of a laser scattering particle size distribution analyzer as described in the description, and wherein the LogPOW is a distribution coefficient in 1-octanol and water as stipulated in OECD Test Guideline 107, 117 and Japanese Industrial Standard Z7260-107.
A foamable formulation, said formulation comprising: (i) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), wherein DMSO is present in an amount ranging from 12-48% w/w, 15-50% w/w, 20-60% w/w, 25-70% w/w, or 30-80% w/w; (ii) an active agent; (iii) a polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether; (iv) from 1 to 25% w/w of C 1 -C 6 alkanol. (i) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), wherein DMSO is present in an amount ranging from 12-48% w/w, 15-50% w/w, 20-60% w/w, 25-70% w/w, or 30-80% w/w; (ii) an active agent; (iii) a polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether; (iv) from 1 to 25% w/w of C 1 -C 6 alkanol.
Method for producing an extrusion product, in particular film tube or film web, the extrusion product made of thermoplastic being continuously output from an extruder arranged outside a clean room and having at least one extruder head, the extrusion product being cooled by clean air emitted as cooling air of a required temperature in its direction of movement by an annular nozzle arrangement surrounding an outlet area of the extruder, and the cooled extrusion product being further processed, the extrusion product being extruded into the clean room, wherein the clean air emitted by the nozzle arrangement for cooling the extrusion product is extracted from the clean room using a fan arranged outside the clean room and fed without additional filtering to the annular nozzle arrangement arranged inside the clean room or in a wall limiting the clean room or extending therefrom and arranged inside the clean room, and the extrusion product is drawn off and wound on inside the clean room.
A cooking apparatus which comprises an external carcass enclosing a casing to define a cooking chamber and within the said cooking chamber a revolving grill comprising a lower grill and an upper grill each with at least one grill bar, fitted with a bearing and capable of revolving on its own axis, wherein, in order to permit the lower grill and the upper grill to be connected in a detachable fashion, it contains a connecting element which is adapted to fit at least one grill bar each located on the lower grill and the upper grill, characterised by the connecting element including at least one notch which at least partly encircles the grill bar and the notches being at least three in number.
A cooking apparatus comprising: a plurality of induction heating coils including a first heating coil and a second heating coil that are concentric and form a high power burner, and at least one of a third heating coil and a fourth heating coil forming a low power burner; a first power supply unit; a second power supply unit different from the first power supply unit; characterized by a switching unit that performs a switching so that one of power supplied by the first power supply unit and power supplied by the second power supply unit is selectively provided to the first heating coil and the other one is selectively provided to the second heating coil, the third heating coil and the fourth heating coil. a plurality of induction heating coils including a first heating coil and a second heating coil that are concentric and form a high power burner, and at least one of a third heating coil and a fourth heating coil forming a low power burner; a first power supply unit; a second power supply unit different from the first power supply unit; characterized by a switching unit that performs a switching so that one of power supplied by the first power supply unit and power supplied by the second power supply unit is selectively provided to the first heating coil and the other one is selectively provided to the second heating coil, the third heating coil and the fourth heating coil.
A high-strength welded steel pipe obtained by welding a seam weld portion of a steel plate that are formed in a pipe shape, wherein a base metal of the steel plate consists of, by mass%, C: 0.010% to 0.080%, Si: 0.01% to 0.50%, Mn: 0.50% to 2.00%, S: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Ti: 0.003% to 0.030%, Mo: 0.05% to 1.00%, B: 0.0003% to 0.0100%, O: 0.0001% to 0.0080%, N: 0.006% to 0.0118%, P: limited to 0.050% or less, Al: limited to 0.008% or less, and optionally one or more selected from the group of: Cu: 0.05% to 1.5%, Ni: 0.05% to 5.00%, Cr: 0.02% to 1.50%, W: 0.01% to 0.50%, V: 0.010% to 0.100%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.200%, Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0500%, Ta: 0.0001% to 0.0500%, Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, REM: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Y: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Hf: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, and Re: 0.0001% to 0.0050%; and a balance of iron and inevitable impurities, in a case in which, [Si], [Mn], [Ni], [Cu], [Cr], [Mo],,,, and [Ti] are defined as the amounts of C, Si, Mn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Mo, V, B, N, and Ti by mass%, respectively, a Ceq that is obtained from a following equation <7> is 0.30 to 0.53, a Pcm that is obtained from a following equation <8> is 0.10 to 0.20, the and the [Ti] satisfy a following equation <9>, an average grain size of prior γ grains in a heat affected zone in the steel plate is 250 μm or less, and the prior γ grains include bainite and intragranular bainite, and wherein a plate thickness of the base metal is 20 mm to 40 mm: Ceq = C + Mn / 6 + Ni + Cu / 15 + Cr + Mo + V / 5 Pcm = C + Si / 30 + Mn + Cu + Cr / 20 + Ni / 60 + Mo / 15 + V / 10 + 5 B N − Ti / 3.4 < 0.003 C: 0.010% to 0.080%, Si: 0.01% to 0.50%, Mn: 0.50% to 2.00%, S: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Ti: 0.003% to 0.030%, Mo: 0.05% to 1.00%, B: 0.0003% to 0.0100%, O: 0.0001% to 0.0080%, N: 0.006% to 0.0118%, P: limited to 0.050% or less, Al: limited to 0.008% or less, and optionally one or more selected from the group of: Cu: 0.05% to 1.5%, Ni: 0.05% to 5.00%, Cr: 0.02% to 1.50%, W: 0.01% to 0.50%, V: 0.010% to 0.100%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.200%, Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0500%, Ta: 0.0001% to 0.0500%, Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, REM: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Y: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Hf: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, and Re: 0.0001% to 0.0050%; and a balance of iron and inevitable impurities, Cu: 0.05% to 1.5%, Ni: 0.05% to 5.00%, Cr: 0.02% to 1.50%, W: 0.01% to 0.50%, V: 0.010% to 0.100%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.200%, Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0500%, Ta: 0.0001% to 0.0500%, Mg: 0.0001% to 0.0100%, Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, REM: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Y: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, Hf: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, and Re: 0.0001% to 0.0050%; and a balance of iron and inevitable impurities,