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A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus which includes a driving device, wherein said developer supply container is set by a setting operation for setting the developer supply container into its operational position, the setting operation including at least an insertion of said developer supply container in an inserting direction and a rotation of said developer supply container in a setting direction to set said developer supply container into its operational position, said developer supply container comprising: a rotatable developer discharging device for discharging a developer from said developer supply container; a driving force transmitting device (5, 6, 6') for transmitting the driving force from the driving device to said discharging device; a load applying device (9, 14) for applying a load for rotating said developer supply container in the setting direction by a driving force received from the driving device; a releasing device for releasing the application of the load with a relative rotation relative to said developer supply container by the driving force received from the driving device; and a force receiving device for receiving, from a force applying device of a developer receiving apparatus, a force for moving said releasing device into an inactive position, in which said releasing device does not interfere with the force applying device, so as to permit the application of the load by said load applying device (9, 14) such that in case the force receiving device contacts the force applying device during the insertion of the developer supply container into the developer receiving apparatus in the inserting direction, the force receiving device moves the releasing device into said inactive position. a rotatable developer discharging device for discharging a developer from said developer supply container; a driving force transmitting device (5, 6, 6') for transmitting the driving force from the driving device to said discharging device; a load applying device (9, 14) for applying a load for rotating said developer supply container in the setting direction by a driving force received from the driving device; a releasing device for releasing the application of the load with a relative rotation relative to said developer supply container by the driving force received from the driving device; and a force receiving device for receiving, from a force applying device of a developer receiving apparatus, a force for moving said releasing device into an inactive position, in which said releasing device does not interfere with the force applying device, so as to permit the application of the load by said load applying device (9, 14) such that in case the force receiving device contacts the force applying device during the insertion of the developer supply container into the developer receiving apparatus in the inserting direction, the force receiving device moves the releasing device into said inactive position.
A method of forming a bushing comprising casting a first friction reducing layer (106; 208) on a first side of a carrier (202; 402); casting a first intermediate polymer layer adjacent to and in direct contact with the first friction reducing layer (106; 208), the intermediate layer including a filler selected from the group consisting of a friction reducing filler, a pigment, a scent producing filler, a noise producing filler, or any combination thereof; casting a first adhesive layer (108; 210) overlying the first intermediate polymer layer to form a first multilayer cast film (104; 204; 404); laminating the first multilayer cast film (104; 204; 404) to a first load bearing substrate (102; 408) with the first load bearing substrate (102; 408) closer to the first adhesive layer (108; 210) than to the first friction reducing layer (106; 208) to form a first composite wherein the first load bearing substrate (102; 408) is a metallic support layer; and shaping the first composite.
A battery information management device adapted to be connected to a secondary battery module which includes battery information storage means for storing at least one of electrical characteristic information and usage history information on the secondary battery module as battery information, and which has been separated from a battery controller upon disassemblement of a secondary battery system composed of the secondary battery module and a battery controller, configured to read the battery information stored in the battery information storage means, the battery information management device comprising: information processing means including at least a central processing unit and a memory; output means for outputting a result of information processing by the information processing means; and interface means for connecting the secondary battery module to the information processing means, wherein the information processing means are adapted to read the battery information stored in the battery information storage means of the secondary battery module separated from said controller, by use of the interface means, the information processing means are adapted to grade the secondary battery module for reuse based on at least one threshold predetermined with respect to the battery information and the battery information which is read out, and the information processing means are adapted to output grading information obtained as a result of the grading to the output means. information processing means including at least a central processing unit and a memory; output means for outputting a result of information processing by the information processing means; and interface means for connecting the secondary battery module to the information processing means, wherein the information processing means are adapted to read the battery information stored in the battery information storage means of the secondary battery module separated from said controller, by use of the interface means, the information processing means are adapted to grade the secondary battery module for reuse based on at least one threshold predetermined with respect to the battery information and the battery information which is read out, and the information processing means are adapted to output grading information obtained as a result of the grading to the output means.
A transmitter for transmitting to a receiver a signal comprising data symbols and pilot symbols, the transmitter comprising: a mapper operable to map one or more non-deterministic bits ( u) and one or more deterministic bits ( p) to a partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p'), wherein the one or more deterministic bits ( p) are known to the receiver, wherein the one or more non-deterministic bits ( u) are unknown to the receiver, wherein the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p') and the data symbols are modulated according to a digital modulation scheme, wherein the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p') has a pilot symbol phase in a predetermined pilot symbol phase range that is known to the receiver and covers a subset of all possible symbol phase values of the digital modulation scheme used for the data symbols, wherein the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p') is modulated using a pilot symbol alphabet that is a subset of a data symbol alphabet used for the data symbols; and a pilot symbol inserter operable to insert the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol into a stream of data symbols. a mapper operable to map one or more non-deterministic bits ( u) and one or more deterministic bits ( p) to a partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p'), wherein the one or more deterministic bits ( p) are known to the receiver, wherein the one or more non-deterministic bits ( u) are unknown to the receiver, wherein the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p') and the data symbols are modulated according to a digital modulation scheme, wherein the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p') has a pilot symbol phase in a predetermined pilot symbol phase range that is known to the receiver and covers a subset of all possible symbol phase values of the digital modulation scheme used for the data symbols, wherein the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol (p') is modulated using a pilot symbol alphabet that is a subset of a data symbol alphabet used for the data symbols; and a pilot symbol inserter operable to insert the partially non-deterministic partially deterministic pilot symbol into a stream of data symbols.
A medical positioning device, comprising: a first carriage assembly configured for mounting a first pin, wherein the orientation of the first pin is adjustable by means of a first spherical joint with three rotational degrees of freedom with an angular range of at least ±10° each; a second carriage assembly configured for mounting a second pin, wherein the orientation of the second pin is adjustable by means of a second spherical joint with three rotational degrees of freedom with an angular range of at least ±10° each; an extension assembly configured for adjusting a distance between the first pin and the second pin; wherein at least one of the first and second carriage assemblies comprises a support member configured for mounting the respective pin at two mounting sites; wherein the at least one of the first and second carriage assemblies is configured for rotating the respective pin about a first axis (X, Z) crossing the pin and a second axis crossing the pin; wherein the rotation about the first axis (X, Z) is independent from the rotation about the second axis (Z, X). a first carriage assembly configured for mounting a first pin, wherein the orientation of the first pin is adjustable by means of a first spherical joint with three rotational degrees of freedom with an angular range of at least ±10° each; a second carriage assembly configured for mounting a second pin, wherein the orientation of the second pin is adjustable by means of a second spherical joint with three rotational degrees of freedom with an angular range of at least ±10° each; an extension assembly configured for adjusting a distance between the first pin and the second pin; wherein at least one of the first and second carriage assemblies comprises a support member configured for mounting the respective pin at two mounting sites; wherein the at least one of the first and second carriage assemblies is configured for rotating the respective pin about a first axis (X, Z) crossing the pin and a second axis crossing the pin; wherein the rotation about the first axis (X, Z) is independent from the rotation about the second axis (Z, X).
An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising: a carriage which is equipped with: an emission unit (32A, 32B,34A, 34B) which emits an active light beam; and an image forming unit which forms an image by inkjet ejection of ink that is cured by the active light beam, wherein the carriage has a scanning device which bi-directionally scans a recording medium in a scanning direction perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, and the emission unit includes provisional curing devices (32A, 32B) which are provided on both sides of the image forming unit in the scanning direction, and a main curing device (34A, 34B) which is provided on a downstream side of the conveyance direction of the recording medium, the inkjet recording apparatus further comprising a control unit which implements droplet ejection while switching on the provisional curing device (32A, 32B) on a front side in the scanning direction, and switching off the provisional curing device (32A, 32B) on a rear side in the scanning direction. a carriage which is equipped with: an emission unit (32A, 32B,34A, 34B) which emits an active light beam; and an image forming unit which forms an image by inkjet ejection of ink that is cured by the active light beam, wherein the carriage has a scanning device which bi-directionally scans a recording medium in a scanning direction perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, and the emission unit includes provisional curing devices (32A, 32B) which are provided on both sides of the image forming unit in the scanning direction, and a main curing device (34A, 34B) which is provided on a downstream side of the conveyance direction of the recording medium, an emission unit (32A, 32B,34A, 34B) which emits an active light beam; and an image forming unit which forms an image by inkjet ejection of ink that is cured by the active light beam, wherein the carriage has a scanning device which bi-directionally scans a recording medium in a scanning direction perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, and the emission unit includes provisional curing devices (32A, 32B) which are provided on both sides of the image forming unit in the scanning direction, and a main curing device (34A, 34B) which is provided on a downstream side of the conveyance direction of the recording medium, the inkjet recording apparatus further comprising a control unit which implements droplet ejection while switching on the provisional curing device (32A, 32B) on a front side in the scanning direction, and switching off the provisional curing device (32A, 32B) on a rear side in the scanning direction.
A method for producing a modified IgG antibody, whose half life in blood is prolonged or reduced as compared to before the modification of the antibody, wherein the method comprises: (a) modifying a nucleic acid encoding the antibody to change the charge of at least one amino acid residue that can be exposed on the surface of the antibody, wherein said at least one residue is an amino acid residue in a heavy chain or light chain variable region of the antibody, and wherein the change of charge is achieved by amino acid substitution; (b) culturing a host cell to express the nucleic acid; and (c) collecting the antibody from the host cell culture. (a) modifying a nucleic acid encoding the antibody to change the charge of at least one amino acid residue that can be exposed on the surface of the antibody, wherein said at least one residue is an amino acid residue in a heavy chain or light chain variable region of the antibody, and wherein the change of charge is achieved by amino acid substitution; (b) culturing a host cell to express the nucleic acid; and (c) collecting the antibody from the host cell culture.
An intrauterine device with a restricted upward movement of two or more strings (212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712), having a central vertical stem with a plurality of arms attached on a proximal end of the central vertical stem and said two or more strings (212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) emerging from a spherical bulge, having a hanging portion of said two or more strings (212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) suspended freely in the vaginal cavity, characterized by a unification of the two or more strings (212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) from below the spherical bulge for a projected length (212a, 312a, 412a, 512a, 612a, 712a) that remains inside an endocervical canal, to achieve an enhanced stiffness so as to restrict an upward movement of the hanging portion of the two or more strings (212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) in the uterus.
A method for conditioning a fabric comprising the step of contacting the fabric with an aqueous medium comprising a composition, wherein the composition comprises: (a) a quaternary ammonium compound; (b) a cationic polysaccharide; and (c) a nonionic polysaccharide
A method for removing scale deposited in a system of a steam generating facility, the method comprising: adding polyacrylic acid having a weight-average molecular weight of more than 20,000 and 170,000 or less and/or a salt of the polyacrylic acid to water in the steam generating facility or feed water of the steam generating facility, and further adding polymethacrylic acid having a weight-average molecular weight of more than 1,000 and 100,000 or less and/or a salt of the polymethacrylic acid to the water in the steam generating facility or the feed water of the steam generating facility, wherein the water in the steam generating facility has a pH of 11.0 or more, the feed water of the steam generating facility contains iron, the polyacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof is added separately from the polymethacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof, or the polyacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof is added together with the polymethacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof in a single formulation, and the polyacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof is added in the form of an aqueous solution prepared by using deionized water so as to have a concentration of 0.1 to 30 wt%. adding polyacrylic acid having a weight-average molecular weight of more than 20,000 and 170,000 or less and/or a salt of the polyacrylic acid to water in the steam generating facility or feed water of the steam generating facility, and further adding polymethacrylic acid having a weight-average molecular weight of more than 1,000 and 100,000 or less and/or a salt of the polymethacrylic acid to the water in the steam generating facility or the feed water of the steam generating facility, wherein the water in the steam generating facility has a pH of 11.0 or more, the feed water of the steam generating facility contains iron, the polyacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof is added separately from the polymethacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof, or the polyacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof is added together with the polymethacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof in a single formulation, and the polyacrylic acid and/or the salt thereof is added in the form of an aqueous solution prepared by using deionized water so as to have a concentration of 0.1 to 30 wt%.
A composition for forming a coating type BPSG film, which comprises: a compound containing one or more structures comprising a silicic acid represented by the following general formula as a skeletal structure, one or more structures comprising a phosphoric acid represented by the following general formula as a skeletal structure and one or more structures comprising a boric acid represented by the following general formula as a skeletal structure, wherein, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, R 7 and R 8 each represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein a hydrogen atom(s) in the organic group may be substituted by a halogen atom(s); m10, m11, m12 and m13 each represent a molar fraction in the structure comprising a silicic acid as a skeletal structure, and satisfy m10+m11+m12+m13=1, 0≦m10≦0.3, 0≦m11≦0.5, 0≦m12≦0.7 and 0<m13≦1; m20, m21 and m22 each represent a molar fraction in the structure comprising a phosphoric acid as a skeletal structure, and satisfy m20+m21+m22=1, 0≦m20≦1, 0≦m21≦1 and 0≦m22<1; m30 and m31 each represent a molar fraction in the structure comprising a boric acid as a skeletal structure, and satisfy m30+m31=1, 0≦m30≦1 and 0≦m31≦1. a compound containing one or more structures comprising a silicic acid represented by the following general formula as a skeletal structure, one or more structures comprising a phosphoric acid represented by the following general formula as a skeletal structure and one or more structures comprising a boric acid represented by the following general formula as a skeletal structure, wherein, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, R 7 and R 8 each represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein a hydrogen atom(s) in the organic group may be substituted by a halogen atom(s); m10, m11, m12 and m13 each represent a molar fraction in the structure comprising a silicic acid as a skeletal structure, and satisfy m10+m11+m12+m13=1, 0≦m10≦0.3, 0≦m11≦0.5, 0≦m12≦0.7 and 0<m13≦1; m20, m21 and m22 each represent a molar fraction in the structure comprising a phosphoric acid as a skeletal structure, and satisfy m20+m21+m22=1, 0≦m20≦1, 0≦m21≦1 and 0≦m22<1; m30 and m31 each represent a molar fraction in the structure comprising a boric acid as a skeletal structure, and satisfy m30+m31=1, 0≦m30≦1 and 0≦m31≦1.
Arrangement for holding a device, the arrangement comprising: - the device having functions, in particular for reproducing sound and/or image; - a holding element for coupling and fixing the position of the device at a location; - a distance element for arranging between the device and the holding element; and - a functional element for supporting at least one function of the device, wherein the device has at least a first reception, wherein the distance element has a second reception, wherein, at the first reception, the device is mechanically coupled to the distance element, and at the second reception, the distance element is mechanically coupled to the holding element for holding the device, and wherein the functional element is mechanically coupled to the distance element for holding the functional element, and wherein the functional element is functionally coupled to the device for supporting at least one function of the device, wherein, by means of the distance element, a space is formed between the first reception and the second reception, characterized in that the distance element comprises distance sleeves having a bore and strips having bores and, the strips having two or four parts. - the device having functions, in particular for reproducing sound and/or image; - a holding element for coupling and fixing the position of the device at a location; - a distance element for arranging between the device and the holding element; and - a functional element for supporting at least one function of the device,
Honeycomb core for dimensionally stable panels and reflectors in sandwich construction comprising a plurality of cells with a triangular cell cross section made from carbon fibre reinforced plastic, characterised in that the honeycomb core is assembled from flat laminate strips (10, 20, 30) by insertion, wherein the laminate strips (10, 20, 30) have slots (13, 14, 23, 34) running transversely to the extension direction respectively on their longitudinal side, wherein the laminate strips (10, 20, 30) are connected to one another in such a way that the slots (13, 14, 23, 34) of three laminate strips (10, 20, 30) engage in a positive-locking manner in one another at a respective intersection point to form the corners of the cells of the honeycomb core, wherein the honeycomb core is assembled from a number of laminate strips of a first type, being parallel to one another, which comprise first and second slots (13, 14) distributed at regular intervals, wherein the first slots extend, starting out from a first longitudinal side, by a third transversely to the extension direction and wherein the second slots extend, starting out from a second longitudinal side, by a third transversely to the extension direction, and wherein the first and the second slots (13, 14) run in a line; a number of laminate strips of a second type, being parallel to one another, which comprise slots distributed at regular intervals, wherein the slots extend, starting out from a first longitudinal side, by two thirds transversely to the extension direction; and a number of laminate strips of a third type, being parallel to one another, which comprise slots distributed at regular intervals, wherein the slots extend, starting out from a second longitudinal side, by two thirds transversely to the extension direction.