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An article of footwear including a sole structure fixedly attached to an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the upper comprising: a skin layer forming at least a portion of an external surface of the upper; a reinforcing material selectively located internal and adjacent to portions of the skin layer, thereby defining reinforced portions of the skin layer and unreinforced portions (311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318) of the skin layer; wherein the reinforcing material is selectively joined with the skin layer at a bonded area by welding, the bonded area having an externally exposed surface that defines a portion of the external surface of the upper and includes compressed reinforcing material deformed by heat and pressure during the welding; wherein the skin layer has a first color and the reinforcing material has a second color that is different from the first color, and wherein the skin layer is formed of a mesh material having openings extending therethrough, and wherein at the bonded area, the mesh material is embedded in the reinforcing material; and wherein the externally exposed surface of the bonded area includes portions of the reinforcing material, thus providing the externally exposed surface of the bonded area with substantially the same color as the reinforcing material. a skin layer forming at least a portion of an external surface of the upper; a reinforcing material selectively located internal and adjacent to portions of the skin layer, thereby defining reinforced portions of the skin layer and unreinforced portions (311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318) of the skin layer; wherein the reinforcing material is selectively joined with the skin layer at a bonded area by welding, the bonded area having an externally exposed surface that defines a portion of the external surface of the upper and includes compressed reinforcing material deformed by heat and pressure during the welding; wherein the skin layer has a first color and the reinforcing material has a second color that is different from the first color, and wherein the skin layer is formed of a mesh material having openings extending therethrough, and wherein at the bonded area, the mesh material is embedded in the reinforcing material; and wherein the externally exposed surface of the bonded area includes portions of the reinforcing material, thus providing the externally exposed surface of the bonded area with substantially the same color as the reinforcing material.
A method for preparing a cross-sectional view sample (104, 200, 302) for imaging, the sample being extracted from a work piece (202, 300, 722) and thinned by directing an ion beam (204, 718) to the sample from the backside of the sample, comprising: attaching a probe (216, 608, 750) to the sample; separating (456, 458) the sample from the work piece; rotating the probe; pre-tilting a tiltable sample holder (100, 606, 724) to a first angle with respect to a stage that can tilt and rotate; attaching the sample to the sample holder; detaching the probe from the sample; returning the sample holder to zero degree tilt between the sample holder and the stage; rotating and tilting the stage to a second angle to present the back side of the sample to the ion beam for milling; milling one side of the sample from the back side of the sample to thin the sample; and milling the other side of the sample from the back side of the sample to thin the sample, wherein from the time that the sample is extracted from the work piece, it is attached to the probe only a single time and to the sample holder only a single time. attaching a probe (216, 608, 750) to the sample; separating (456, 458) the sample from the work piece; rotating the probe; pre-tilting a tiltable sample holder (100, 606, 724) to a first angle with respect to a stage that can tilt and rotate; attaching the sample to the sample holder; detaching the probe from the sample; returning the sample holder to zero degree tilt between the sample holder and the stage; rotating and tilting the stage to a second angle to present the back side of the sample to the ion beam for milling; milling one side of the sample from the back side of the sample to thin the sample; and milling the other side of the sample from the back side of the sample to thin the sample, wherein from the time that the sample is extracted from the work piece, it is attached to the probe only a single time and to the sample holder only a single time.
An automobile side structure comprising: a first impact absorbing member extending in a vehicle height direction inside an automobile door; a second impact absorbing member inside the automobile door; a door inner panel inside the automobile door; and a side sill, wherein the first impact absorbing member, the second impact absorbing member, the door inner panel, and the side sill are on a straight line in a vehicle width direction, and the second impact absorbing member is disposed between the first impact absorbing member and the door inner panel, characterized in that the second impact absorbing member is joined to the door inner panel; and the second impact absorbing member and the door inner panel form a pipe shape having an axis in the vehicle width direction. a first impact absorbing member extending in a vehicle height direction inside an automobile door; a second impact absorbing member inside the automobile door; a door inner panel inside the automobile door; and a side sill, wherein the first impact absorbing member, the second impact absorbing member, the door inner panel, and the side sill are on a straight line in a vehicle width direction, and the second impact absorbing member is disposed between the first impact absorbing member and the door inner panel, characterized in that the second impact absorbing member is joined to the door inner panel; and the second impact absorbing member and the door inner panel form a pipe shape having an axis in the vehicle width direction.
The use of a composite material comprising: a) a carrier, said carrier being selected from the group of wooden materials, papers, cork, cardboards and/or mineral plates, b) at least one textile surface structure laminated on at least one of the two sides of the carrier, which textile surface structure having at least one finally hardened B-stage binder and can be optionally provided with at least one functional material, said textile surface structure being a non-woven fabric, said textile surface being formed from fibers of synthesized polymers, ceramic fibers, mineral fibers or glass fibers, wherein these can also be used in the form of mixtures, c) the side(s) of the composite material equipped with the textile surface structure being not subjected to any mechanical working prior to the printing, for the direct printing of the side of the textile surface structure facing away from the carrier by inkjet, silk screen and/or digital printing. a) a carrier, said carrier being selected from the group of wooden materials, papers, cork, cardboards and/or mineral plates, b) at least one textile surface structure laminated on at least one of the two sides of the carrier, which textile surface structure having at least one finally hardened B-stage binder and can be optionally provided with at least one functional material, said textile surface structure being a non-woven fabric, said textile surface being formed from fibers of synthesized polymers, ceramic fibers, mineral fibers or glass fibers, wherein these can also be used in the form of mixtures, c) the side(s) of the composite material equipped with the textile surface structure being not subjected to any mechanical working prior to the printing, for the direct printing of the side of the textile surface structure facing away from the carrier by inkjet, silk screen and/or digital printing.
An implantable article for regulating blood flow direction in a human patient, comprising: a leaflet comprising more than one layer of a composite material having at least one fluoropolymer layer having a plurality of pores and an elastomer present in substantially all of the pores of the fluoropolymer layers, the composite material comprising less than about 80% fluoropolymer by weight; and further comprising an additional layer of the elastomer between the layers of the composite material. a leaflet comprising more than one layer of a composite material having at least one fluoropolymer layer having a plurality of pores and an elastomer present in substantially all of the pores of the fluoropolymer layers, the composite material comprising less than about 80% fluoropolymer by weight; and further comprising an additional layer of the elastomer between the layers of the composite material.
A derivative between hyaluronic acid and at least one heterocyclic compound derived from purine and/or from pyrimidine being provided with at least one bond of an ionic type between said acid and said at least one heterocyclic compound, characterized in that: - said heterocyclic compound is chosen between: adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine - it is associated to at least one different organic compound chosen from between natural amino acids, their oligomers and polymers (peptides). - said heterocyclic compound is chosen between: adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine - it is associated to at least one different organic compound chosen from between natural amino acids, their oligomers and polymers (peptides).
A refillable capsule for a preparation machine, comprising a cup-shaped base body which can be filled with a product through which a liquid can flow and is provided at the base end with supply openings for the supply of liquid from the beverage preparation machine, further comprising a cover (10, 20, 30) which is formed to be detachable from the base body for filling with the dry product and comprises a pattern of outflow openings (13, 22, 32) through which the supplied liquid can exit from the capsule again after having flowed through the product, characterized in that a control element (15, 21, 31, 40, 45) for the liquid flow flowing through the capsule in operation is provided on the cover (10, 20, 30), by means of which a predetermined selection of outflow openings (13, 22, 32) can be constricted or sealed in the cross-section.
A watchdog system comprising: a main control unit of a battery management system including: a software area including a bootloader area and an application area, wherein the bootloader area includes a timer, and the application area includes a timer, wherein the timers (211, 221) each count a passage of time; wherein the passage of time defines a time window (W1-W5) comprising a window open time, in which a watchdog refresh service is performed and a window close time in which the watchdog refresh service is unable to be performed, and a shared memory area storing the last watchdog refresh timing; and an external watchdog module comprising a watchdog, the external watchdog module being configured to refresh the watchdog and start a new window time synchronized with a timing in which the watchdog is refreshed when the transmitted refresh request timing corresponds to a window open time in response to a refresh request transmitted from either the bootloader area or the application area and based on a last watchdog refresh timing transmitted from the shared memory area and the transmitted refresh request timing, and wherein the transmitted refresh request timing equals to the timing when the refresh request was generated, and store the timing of the refreshing of the watchdog in the shared memory area as the last watchdog refresh timing. a main control unit of a battery management system including: a software area including a bootloader area and an application area, wherein the bootloader area includes a timer, and the application area includes a timer, wherein the timers (211, 221) each count a passage of time; wherein the passage of time defines a time window (W1-W5) comprising a window open time, in which a watchdog refresh service is performed and a window close time in which the watchdog refresh service is unable to be performed, and a shared memory area storing the last watchdog refresh timing; and a software area including a bootloader area and an application area, wherein the bootloader area includes a timer, and the application area includes a timer, wherein the timers (211, 221) each count a passage of time; wherein the passage of time defines a time window (W1-W5) comprising a window open time, in which a watchdog refresh service is performed and a window close time in which the watchdog refresh service is unable to be performed, and a shared memory area storing the last watchdog refresh timing; and an external watchdog module comprising a watchdog, the external watchdog module being configured to refresh the watchdog and start a new window time synchronized with a timing in which the watchdog is refreshed when the transmitted refresh request timing corresponds to a window open time in response to a refresh request transmitted from either the bootloader area or the application area and based on a last watchdog refresh timing transmitted from the shared memory area and the transmitted refresh request timing, and wherein the transmitted refresh request timing equals to the timing when the refresh request was generated, and
Pneumatic vehicle tyre having at least one acoustic element, wherein the pneumatic vehicle tyre, fitted on a wheel rim, encloses with the wheel rim a space inside the tyre, • wherein the acoustic element comprising a body and a layer is arranged on an inner tyre surface involved in delimiting the space inside the tyre, • wherein the body is arranged on the inner tyre surface, • wherein the layer is arranged on a surface region of the body that is facing the space inside the tyre, • wherein the layer is arranged on at least 15%, preferably on at least 20%, particularly preferably on at least 30%, of the surface of the body that is facing the space inside the tyre, • wherein the layer has a first surface region arranged at a distance from the inner tyre surface, • wherein the first surface region can be connected pneumatically to a surface region of the layer lying opposite it, whereby there is a connection through which air can pass between the first surface region and a surface region of the layer lying opposite it, whereby air can pass from the first surface region to the surface region lying opposite it, characterized in that • the layer has a sound reflectance of at least 80% for a sound wave striking the first surface region, measured at a reference frequency f of f = c / ((R + r) · π), where R is the nominal tyre diameter and r is the nominal rim diameter and c = 343 m/s. • wherein the acoustic element comprising a body and a layer is arranged on an inner tyre surface involved in delimiting the space inside the tyre, • wherein the body is arranged on the inner tyre surface, • wherein the layer is arranged on a surface region of the body that is facing the space inside the tyre, • wherein the layer is arranged on at least 15%, preferably on at least 20%, particularly preferably on at least 30%, of the surface of the body that is facing the space inside the tyre, • wherein the layer has a first surface region arranged at a distance from the inner tyre surface, • wherein the first surface region can be connected pneumatically to a surface region of the layer lying opposite it, whereby there is a connection through which air can pass between the first surface region and a surface region of the layer lying opposite it, whereby air can pass from the first surface region to the surface region lying opposite it, characterized in that • the layer has a sound reflectance of at least 80% for a sound wave striking the first surface region, measured at a reference frequency f of f = c / ((R + r) · π), where R is the nominal tyre diameter and r is the nominal rim diameter and c = 343 m/s.
Closed microfluidic system comprising a carrier plate (10, 63, 82) and a cover plate (14, 71, 99) as well as wall regions (15, 83, 25) arranged therebetween, which form a system (18, 89) of channels (16, 17, 76-81) and/or cavities with an inner surface, characterized in that selected regions (47, 48, 61, 90-93) of the inner surface are selectively functionalized by acid groups formed in the functionalized regions (47, 48, 61, 90-93) on account of selective irradiation with short-wavelength light such that the functionalized regions (47, 48, 61, 90-93) are hydrophilized.
A method for increasing user capacity of a physical sector, comprising: determining a correspondence between a current user terminal in a physical sector and a belonging beam area or an intersection area, wherein more than one beam in different directions is comprised in the physical sector, and the intersection area is an overlapping coverage area of adjacent beams in a same physical sector, wherein the belonging beam area is an area that is in a coverage area of each beam and is not in an intersection area; sending, jointly by all beams in the physical sector, common pilot data; sending, jointly by all beams that are corresponding to an intersection area in which the user terminal is located, communication data to the user terminal; multiplexing a same block of time-frequency resource for user terminals located in different belonging beam areas; and performing switching between beams when the user terminal switches between the belonging beam area and the intersection area. determining a correspondence between a current user terminal in a physical sector and a belonging beam area or an intersection area, wherein more than one beam in different directions is comprised in the physical sector, and the intersection area is an overlapping coverage area of adjacent beams in a same physical sector, wherein the belonging beam area is an area that is in a coverage area of each beam and is not in an intersection area; sending, jointly by all beams in the physical sector, common pilot data; sending, jointly by all beams that are corresponding to an intersection area in which the user terminal is located, communication data to the user terminal; multiplexing a same block of time-frequency resource for user terminals located in different belonging beam areas; and performing switching between beams when the user terminal switches between the belonging beam area and the intersection area.
A method of treating an article suspected of being infested with bed bugs comprising: a. placing the article in an enclosure, wherein the enclosure is a sealable bag or tote that is larger than the article being treated and made from a material selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene, nylon, vinyl, canvas, paper, and a combination of two or more thereof; b. sealing the enclosure; c. adding CO 2 to the sealed enclosure from a tank through a hose; characterized by d. leaving the article inside of the sealed enclosure with the CO 2 for up to 48 hours, wherein the concentration of CO 2 is from 499 g (1.1 pounds) up to 998 g (2.2 pounds) per cubic meter of air inside of the enclosure. a. placing the article in an enclosure, wherein the enclosure is a sealable bag or tote that is larger than the article being treated and made from a material selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene, nylon, vinyl, canvas, paper, and a combination of two or more thereof; b. sealing the enclosure; c. adding CO 2 to the sealed enclosure from a tank through a hose; characterized by d. leaving the article inside of the sealed enclosure with the CO 2 for up to 48 hours, wherein the concentration of CO 2 is from 499 g (1.1 pounds) up to 998 g (2.2 pounds) per cubic meter of air inside of the enclosure.
Method for the operation of a hybrid vehicle that comprises an internal combustion engine, an electrical machine, an electrical storage device and a control system, characterized in that the power currently available from the electrical storage device is determined by the control system on fulfilment of a first starting condition and if the power currently available from the electrical storage device exceeds a first power threshold the internal combustion engine is started, and if the power currently available from the electrical storage device is less than the first power threshold the power currently available from the electrical storage device is determined again.
A method of detecting the presence or absence of a mutation in the PIK3CA gene comprising the steps of: a) mixing a nucleic acid sample comprising at least a fragment of the PIK3CA gene with a first primer and a second primer and carrying out PCR on the mixture; and b) detecting hybridization of the first primer to the nucleic acid sample wherein hybridization indicates the presence of a mutation, wherein the first primer is capable of hybridizing to the H1047R mutant sequence of the PIK3CA gene but is not complementary to the wild type sequence and wherein the final six nucleotides at the 3' end of the first primer are identical with the final six nucleotides at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO. 21, wherein the primer hybridises to the mutant sequence more readily than to the wild type sequence, and wherein the second primer corresponds to a region of the fragment of the PIK3CA sequence downstream of the region to which the first primer is complementary. a) mixing a nucleic acid sample comprising at least a fragment of the PIK3CA gene with a first primer and a second primer and carrying out PCR on the mixture; and b) detecting hybridization of the first primer to the nucleic acid sample wherein hybridization indicates the presence of a mutation, wherein the first primer is capable of hybridizing to the H1047R mutant sequence of the PIK3CA gene but is not complementary to the wild type sequence and wherein the final six nucleotides at the 3' end of the first primer are identical with the final six nucleotides at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO. 21, wherein the primer hybridises to the mutant sequence more readily than to the wild type sequence, and wherein the second primer corresponds to a region of the fragment of the PIK3CA sequence downstream of the region to which the first primer is complementary.
A gripper for gripping for lifting vertical material web rolls, such as paper or paperboard rolls, the gripper comprises contact members substantially at a gripping height for compressing the roll and a binder surrounding the contact members, as well as means for providing a tensile stress in the binder and means for converting the tensile stress into a compression force between the contact members and the material web roll; and wherein the gripper further comprises support arms and that the binder at least partially consists of intersecting scissor levers fitted between the support arms and adapted to be moved at their ends by tensioning members so that the binder is opened by moving the ends of the intersecting scissor levers in one direction in relation to the support arm, and tensioned by moving them in the other direction; characterized in that the tensioning members comprise a screw thread and a nut fitted to the screw thread, and that each of said scissor levers is fastened at one end to a nut moving in a screw of a lifting member and at its other end to a fastener of an adjacent lifting member.