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A method of electronically determining a uniformity parameter for a tire based on measured crown thickness variation, said method comprising: measuring on a tire measurement apparatus the crown thickness variation for the tire; identifying-tire parameters associated with the tire; and electronically calculating one or more uniformity parameters for the tire from the measured crown thickness variation and the-tire parameters, wherein said one or more uniformity parameters comprise one or more of uneven mass distribution of the tire and radial run out of the tire and wherein said tire parameters associated with the tire comprise tire density, width and radius for electronically calculating uneven mass distribution of the tire, and wherein said tire parameters associated with the tire comprise tire density, width, radius and a stiffness coefficient, for electronically calculating radial run out of the tire, characterized in that said step of measuring on a tire measurement apparatus the crown thickness variation for the tire comprises obtaining a surface measurement for the tire carcass and obtaining a surface measurement for the carcass plus crown and determining the crown thickness variation by subtracting the obtained measurements. measuring on a tire measurement apparatus the crown thickness variation for the tire; identifying-tire parameters associated with the tire; and electronically calculating one or more uniformity parameters for the tire from the measured crown thickness variation and the-tire parameters, wherein said one or more uniformity parameters comprise one or more of uneven mass distribution of the tire and radial run out of the tire and wherein said tire parameters associated with the tire comprise tire density, width and radius for electronically calculating uneven mass distribution of the tire, and wherein said tire parameters associated with the tire comprise tire density, width, radius and a stiffness coefficient, for electronically calculating radial run out of the tire, characterized in that said step of measuring on a tire measurement apparatus the crown thickness variation for the tire comprises obtaining a surface measurement for the tire carcass and obtaining a surface measurement for the carcass plus crown and determining the crown thickness variation by subtracting the obtained measurements.
A pneumatic tire having, in a tread surface, at least one circumferential groove extending along a tire circumferential direction and a plurality of widthwise grooves opening to the circumferential groove, the widthwise grooves having a groove width wider than a groove width of the circumferential groove at least in a portion opening to the circumferential groove, and the widthwise grooves extending in a direction inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, wherein a recess is formed on a groove wall surface of the circumferential groove opposite to the widthwise groove, and the recess has an asymmetric planar shape when viewed from the tread surface.
The method of machining wood-like longitudinal components where a wood-like blank that is initially in the form of a regular prism is turned at a rotational speed not lower than 1000 rpm and not higher than 6000 rpm, by using a machining tool containing at least one blade provided with a hardened cutting edge, characterized in that each cutting blade,, of the machining tool is individually cooled during turning with cold air stream at a temperature not exceeding 15° C; and the machined blank is inserted into a clamping holder that is connected to the suction cup hood covering top of the blank and all the cutting blades,,, the holder and the suction cup are moving along the blank, covering the blank at least over half of its perimeter, and at the same time the dust extraction system is running during turning creating vacuum in the space between the blank and the throat of the suction cup in the range of 11-35 m/s.
An integral one part tip rack comprising a top surface, two opposing short and two opposing long side walls, said rack comprising vessels (74, 75) comprising an open top and a closed bottom, wherein each vessel (74, 75) can hold one tip (3, 4), wherein said vessels (74, 75) are independent chambers for accommodating at least a first type of pipette tips or a second type of pipette tips, wherein said second type of pipette tip is shorter that the first type of pipette tip, and is used to pipette smaller amounts of liquid than is pipetted by the first type of pipette tip, wherein the first type of pipette tips and the second type of pipette tips are stored in said rack in alternate rows, characterized in that when stored in the rack, the tips (3,4) sit on a seating area of the open top of a vessel (74, 75), wherein the seating area of the second type of pipette tips is elevated compared to the seating area of the first type of pipette tip.
An interlocking apparatus of a transfer switch, wherein the transfer switch comprises a primary side operation mechanism and a backup side operation mechanism, the interlocking apparatus comprising: a primary side driving rod connected to a main shaft of the primary side operation mechanism, wherein the primary side driving rod moves following a movement of the main shaft; a primary side driven rod connected to the primary side driving rod; a primary side executing rod connected to the primary side driven rod, wherein the primary side executing rod is installed on a side plate of the backup side operation mechanism, the primary side executing rod rotates around a second fulcrum on the side plate of the backup side operation mechanism; a backup side driving rod connected to a main shaft of the backup side operation mechanism, wherein the backup side driving rod moves following a movement of the main shaft; a backup side driven rod connected to the backup side driving rod; a backup side executing rod connected to the backup side driven rod, wherein the backup side executing rod is installed on a side plate of the primary side operation mechanism, the backup side executing rod rotates around a first fulcrum on the side plate of the primary side operation mechanism; characterized in that the primary side driving rod is curved and the primary side executing rod is forked; wherein the backup side driving rod is curved and the backup side executing rod is forked. a primary side driving rod connected to a main shaft of the primary side operation mechanism, wherein the primary side driving rod moves following a movement of the main shaft; a primary side driven rod connected to the primary side driving rod; a primary side executing rod connected to the primary side driven rod, wherein the primary side executing rod is installed on a side plate of the backup side operation mechanism, the primary side executing rod rotates around a second fulcrum on the side plate of the backup side operation mechanism; a backup side driving rod connected to a main shaft of the backup side operation mechanism, wherein the backup side driving rod moves following a movement of the main shaft; a backup side driven rod connected to the backup side driving rod; a backup side executing rod connected to the backup side driven rod, wherein the backup side executing rod is installed on a side plate of the primary side operation mechanism, the backup side executing rod rotates around a first fulcrum on the side plate of the primary side operation mechanism; characterized in that the primary side driving rod is curved and the primary side executing rod is forked; wherein the backup side driving rod is curved and the backup side executing rod is forked.
A process of washing a fabric, comprising the steps of; a. obtaining a fabric comprising a sebum deposited thereon; b. treating the fabric in a wash step, wherein the wash step comprises contacting the fabric with a wash liquor; wherein the wash liquor is prepared by diluting a water-soluble unit dose in water by between 300 and 800 fold; wherein the wash liquor consists of a pH greater than or equal to 8; and wherein the water-soluble unit dose comprises: from 10wt% to 80% of an alkylalkoxylated sulfate, one or more Base pH adjusting agents, and one or more protease enzymes, wherein the water-soluble unit dose comprises a fibrous structure, and wherein the Base pH adjusting agent is selected from the group comprising of sulfate ions, dihydrogen phosphate ions, fluoride ions, nitrite ions, acetate ions, hydrogen carbonate ions, hydrogen sulfide ions, ammonia, carbonate ions, hydroxide ions, and combinations thereof. a. obtaining a fabric comprising a sebum deposited thereon; b. treating the fabric in a wash step, wherein the wash step comprises contacting the fabric with a wash liquor; wherein the wash liquor is prepared by diluting a water-soluble unit dose in water by between 300 and 800 fold; wherein the wash liquor consists of a pH greater than or equal to 8; and wherein the water-soluble unit dose comprises: from 10wt% to 80% of an alkylalkoxylated sulfate, one or more Base pH adjusting agents, and one or more protease enzymes, from 10wt% to 80% of an alkylalkoxylated sulfate, one or more Base pH adjusting agents, and one or more protease enzymes, wherein the water-soluble unit dose comprises a fibrous structure, and wherein the Base pH adjusting agent is selected from the group comprising of sulfate ions, dihydrogen phosphate ions, fluoride ions, nitrite ions, acetate ions, hydrogen carbonate ions, hydrogen sulfide ions, ammonia, carbonate ions, hydroxide ions, and combinations thereof.
A method for bonding a first surface provided with at least one copper area surrounded by a silicon oxide area to a second surface, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: - providing the first and second surfaces (1, 1') having complementary shapes before they are placed into contact, - submitting the first surface to a plasma treatment operation, said plasma being formed from a gas source containing a silicon oxide nitriding agent and a copper oxide reducing agent containing hydrogen, - placing into contact the first and second surfaces (1, 1') to have the direct bonding of the first surface to the second surface at the interface between the copper area and the second substrate and at the interface between the silicon oxide area and the second substrate. - providing the first and second surfaces (1, 1') having complementary shapes before they are placed into contact, - submitting the first surface to a plasma treatment operation, said plasma being formed from a gas source containing a silicon oxide nitriding agent and a copper oxide reducing agent containing hydrogen, - placing into contact the first and second surfaces (1, 1') to have the direct bonding of the first surface to the second surface at the interface between the copper area and the second substrate and at the interface between the silicon oxide area and the second substrate.
An integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate (1,50) and a metallization stack, the metallization stack comprising a plurality of metallization layers, each metallization layer comprising a layer of intermetal dielectric with metal areas embedded therein, the IC further comprising a metal-insulator-metal capacitor (MIMCAP) comprising a bottom electrode, a top electrode (32,33) and a metal-insulator-metal stack comprising a lower conductive layer, an upper conductive layer and an insulator layer sandwiched between the lower and upper conductive layers, characterized in that: • the bottom electrode (5,15) comprises at least a planar metal area of a lower metallization layer, the metal area being provided with perforations, • the IC comprises cavities, each cavity extending through one of the perforations and into the semiconductor substrate, each cavity being separated from the edges of the corresponding perforation by intermetal dielectric material of the lower metallization layer, • the MIM stack (26,27,28) comprises a planar portion on at least part of an upper surface of the bottom electrode and a plurality of non planar portions extending downward into the cavities, lining the sidewalls and bottoms of the cavities, • the top electrode comprises: • a planar portion formed by a planar metal area of an upper metallization layer directly adjacent to the lower metallization layer, the planar portion of the top electrode being formed on at least part of an upper surface of the planar portion of the MIM stack and • non-planar portions extending downward from the planar portion of the top electrode into the cavities. • the bottom electrode (5,15) comprises at least a planar metal area of a lower metallization layer, the metal area being provided with perforations, • the IC comprises cavities, each cavity extending through one of the perforations and into the semiconductor substrate, each cavity being separated from the edges of the corresponding perforation by intermetal dielectric material of the lower metallization layer, • the MIM stack (26,27,28) comprises a planar portion on at least part of an upper surface of the bottom electrode and a plurality of non planar portions extending downward into the cavities, lining the sidewalls and bottoms of the cavities, • the top electrode comprises: • a planar portion formed by a planar metal area of an upper metallization layer directly adjacent to the lower metallization layer, the planar portion of the top electrode being formed on at least part of an upper surface of the planar portion of the MIM stack and • non-planar portions extending downward from the planar portion of the top electrode into the cavities. • a planar portion formed by a planar metal area of an upper metallization layer directly adjacent to the lower metallization layer, the planar portion of the top electrode being formed on at least part of an upper surface of the planar portion of the MIM stack and • non-planar portions extending downward from the planar portion of the top electrode into the cavities.
A grease composition for a clean environment, comprising a base oil, a thickener, and an extreme-pressure agent, wherein a kinematic viscosity of the base oil at 40°C is 100 to 300 mm 2 /s, a lithium complex soap is incorporated as the thickener, the thickener content is 17 to 40 mass% with respect to the total amount of the composition, a hydrocarbon-type synthetic oil is incorporated in the grease composition at least 50 mass% with respect to the total amount of the base oil, at least 50 mass% of a fatty acid component constituting the lithium complex soap is a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and the extreme-pressure agent comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of molybdenum dithiocarbamates, molybdenum dithiophosphates and zinc dithiophosphates.
A hinge system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) for bistable motion, the hinge system comprising: a first body (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702); a second body (104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 806); a link (110, 210, 410, 510, 610, 710), where the link is rotatable relative to the first body around a first pivot point (106, 206, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) and rotatable relative to the second body around a second pivot point (108, 208, 308, 408, 508, 608), where the first pivot point has a first rotational resistance and the second pivot point has a second rotational resistance that is different from the first rotational resistance; characterised in that it comprises a third body (544, 744) selectively positionable relative to the first body in a first configuration, the third body limiting a first rotational range of motion around the first pivot point (506, 606) when positioned in the first configuration; wherein in the first configuration, the first body functions as a stand supporting the third body.
A mass spectrometer, comprising: a quadrupole configured so that a ramped oscillatory voltage amplitude and a ramped direct current voltage amplitude can be applied to a set of electrodes of the device, thus enabling said quadrupole to selectively transmit to its distal end an abundance of ions within a range of mass-to-charge values ( m / z 's) determined by the amplitudes of said applied oscillatory and DC voltages; a detector configured adjacent to the distal end of said quadrupole to acquire a series of said abundance of ions during the progression of said applied ramping of the oscillatory and DC voltages; and a processor coupled to said detector and configured to subject said acquired series of said abundance of ions to deconvolution as a function of the applied ramped oscillatory and/or DC voltages so as to provide a mass spectrum, characterized in that the mass spectrometer is configured so that said oscillatory and DC voltage amplitudes are applied exponentially versus time. a quadrupole configured so that a ramped oscillatory voltage amplitude and a ramped direct current voltage amplitude can be applied to a set of electrodes of the device, thus enabling said quadrupole to selectively transmit to its distal end an abundance of ions within a range of mass-to-charge values ( m / z 's) determined by the amplitudes of said applied oscillatory and DC voltages; a detector configured adjacent to the distal end of said quadrupole to acquire a series of said abundance of ions during the progression of said applied ramping of the oscillatory and DC voltages; and a processor coupled to said detector and configured to subject said acquired series of said abundance of ions to deconvolution as a function of the applied ramped oscillatory and/or DC voltages so as to provide a mass spectrum, characterized in that the mass spectrometer is configured so that said oscillatory and DC voltage amplitudes are applied exponentially versus time.
A hinge device for a lying or sitting furniture, comprising two panels (10a, 10b), a hinge member hinging the two panels relative to each other along a hinge axis, wherein it includes a cover with a fastener, and the hinge member includes an orifice in the direction of the hinge axis able to receive the fastener of the cover, the hinge member including a first fastener portion fastened to one end of one of the two panels, a second fastener portion fastened to one end of the other of the two panels (10a, 10b), and a flexible portion disposed between the first and second fastener portions (20a, 20b), the flexible portion including the orifice, the device being characterized in that the flexible portion including at least one flexible tab that can deform elastically, one end of the tab being connected to the first fastener portion, the other end of the tab being connected to the second fastener portion.
An aircraft turbofan engine having a fan portion providing three streams of air flow to the engine, comprising: a primary nozzle, wherein combustion fluid is exhausted after core air flow from the fan portion is combined with fuel and combusted to form the combustion fluid, the primary nozzle including a plurality of outer flaps and seals; a bypass duct wherein bypass air flow is exhausted through the primary nozzle; and a third duct, wherein third stream air flow is exhausted through a secondary nozzle that is concentric with the primary nozzle, the secondary nozzle exhausting the third stream air to a location having a pressure that is lower than a pressure of the third stream air in the secondary nozzle, wherein the third stream air has a pressure that is above ambient; characterized in that: wherein the third stream air is exhausted through the secondary nozzle over a leading edge of the plurality of outer flaps, the leading edge of the plurality of outer flaps having a pressure that is at ambient or lower. a primary nozzle, wherein combustion fluid is exhausted after core air flow from the fan portion is combined with fuel and combusted to form the combustion fluid, the primary nozzle including a plurality of outer flaps and seals; a bypass duct wherein bypass air flow is exhausted through the primary nozzle; and a third duct, wherein third stream air flow is exhausted through a secondary nozzle that is concentric with the primary nozzle, the secondary nozzle exhausting the third stream air to a location having a pressure that is lower than a pressure of the third stream air in the secondary nozzle, wherein the third stream air has a pressure that is above ambient;
A process for the preparation of cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol comprising: treatment of at least one monomer selected from 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-dione, 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanone, and 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol said diol having a starting cis:trans molar ratio of 0:1 to 2:1, or mixtures thereof by contacting said monomer(s) with hydrogen in the presence of a reaction solvent in which the resulting cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol is partially soluble under the reaction conditions, and further in the presence of a catalyst comprising 0.1 to 10 weight percent ruthenium, based on the total weight of the catalyst, deposited on a support material, under reaction conditions sufficient to produce a 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol having a final cis:trans molar ratio of from 2:1 to 25:1, wherein the thermodynamic cis/trans 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol ratio produced by the reaction is greater than the cis/trans 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol solubility ratio in the reaction solvent(s) and wherein the cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol isomer concentration is greater than the cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol solubility at the reaction temperature. treatment of at least one monomer selected from 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-dione, 3-hydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanone, and 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol said diol having a starting cis:trans molar ratio of 0:1 to 2:1, or mixtures thereof by contacting said monomer(s) with hydrogen in the presence of a reaction solvent in which the resulting cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol is partially soluble under the reaction conditions, and further in the presence of a catalyst comprising 0.1 to 10 weight percent ruthenium, based on the total weight of the catalyst, deposited on a support material, under reaction conditions sufficient to produce a 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol having a final cis:trans molar ratio of from 2:1 to 25:1, wherein the thermodynamic cis/trans 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol ratio produced by the reaction is greater than the cis/trans 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol solubility ratio in the reaction solvent(s) and wherein the cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol isomer concentration is greater than the cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol solubility at the reaction temperature.