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A process for the preparation of a biodegradable composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer material and a cellulosic material, and optionally one or more additives, said process comprising the following steps: i) providing a cellulosic material in the form of capsules having millimetric size, optionally pre-treated with one or more additives, and a thermoplastic polymer material, and drying them so as to remove moisture; ii) mixing said dried cellulosic material in the form of capsules having millimetric size, with dried thermoplastic polymer material, to form a dried mixture wherein said cellulosic material is at least 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the mixture; iii) processing the mixture coming from step ii) by melt extrusion at a temperature ranging from 130 to 170°C, forming extruded strands of said biodegradable composite. i) providing a cellulosic material in the form of capsules having millimetric size, optionally pre-treated with one or more additives, and a thermoplastic polymer material, and drying them so as to remove moisture; ii) mixing said dried cellulosic material in the form of capsules having millimetric size, with dried thermoplastic polymer material, to form a dried mixture wherein said cellulosic material is at least 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the mixture; iii) processing the mixture coming from step ii) by melt extrusion at a temperature ranging from 130 to 170°C, forming extruded strands of said biodegradable composite.
A lid (100, 200, 300, 400) for a beverage container comprising: a lower lid (104, 204, 304, 404) having a perimeter skirt (106, 306) adapted to secure the lower lid to an opening of the beverage container, a lip portion (108, 308, 408) extending upward from the skirt and defining an inside surface (113, 213, 313, 413), an annular portion radially inward from the lip portion and defining a plurality of openings (124, 224, 324, 424) through which liquid from the container may flow; an upper horizontal lid (102, 202, 302, 402) resting on the lower lid by gravity and having a perimeter edge (126, 226, 326, 426) that is sized to closely conform with the inside surface, the upper lid covering the annular portion as it rests on the lower lid; a stop mechanism cooperating with the lower lid and the upper lid to limit the range of motion of the upper lid with respect to the lower lid, wherein the stop mechanism enables the upper lid to move away for a distance from the lower lid in response to pressure exerted upon the upper lid by liquid flowing out of the container through the openings as the container is tilted, and wherein the stop mechanism prevents the upper lid from being expelled from the lower lid, and wherein the upper lid returns to resting on the lower lid by gravity as the container is returned to vertical, characterized in that the lip portion is radially inward from the skirt and in that the annular portion comprises a trough (118, 218, 318, 418) in which the openings (124, 224, 324, 424) are defined. a lower lid (104, 204, 304, 404) having a perimeter skirt (106, 306) adapted to secure the lower lid to an opening of the beverage container, a lip portion (108, 308, 408) extending upward from the skirt and defining an inside surface (113, 213, 313, 413), an annular portion radially inward from the lip portion and defining a plurality of openings (124, 224, 324, 424) through which liquid from the container may flow; an upper horizontal lid (102, 202, 302, 402) resting on the lower lid by gravity and having a perimeter edge (126, 226, 326, 426) that is sized to closely conform with the inside surface, the upper lid covering the annular portion as it rests on the lower lid; a stop mechanism cooperating with the lower lid and the upper lid to limit the range of motion of the upper lid with respect to the lower lid, wherein the stop mechanism enables the upper lid to move away for a distance from the lower lid in response to pressure exerted upon the upper lid by liquid flowing out of the container through the openings as the container is tilted, and wherein the stop mechanism prevents the upper lid from being expelled from the lower lid, and wherein the upper lid returns to resting on the lower lid by gravity as the container is returned to vertical, characterized in that the lip portion is radially inward from the skirt and in that the annular portion comprises a trough (118, 218, 318, 418) in which the openings (124, 224, 324, 424) are defined.
A method, comprising: printing a three-dimensional object with a print material comprising polymer and magnetic particles; heating the 3D object to a temperature at approximately a melting temperature of the polymer; and characterized by applying a magnetic field to the 3D object to locally move the magnetic particles in the polymer to generate heat and fuse the polymer around the magnetic particles to improve a z-axis strength of the 3D object, wherein the applying comprises oscillating the magnetic field to generate local movement of the magnetic particles. printing a three-dimensional object with a print material comprising polymer and magnetic particles; heating the 3D object to a temperature at approximately a melting temperature of the polymer; and characterized by applying a magnetic field to the 3D object to locally move the magnetic particles in the polymer to generate heat and fuse the polymer around the magnetic particles to improve a z-axis strength of the 3D object, wherein the applying comprises oscillating the magnetic field to generate local movement of the magnetic particles.
A universally movable drive shaft for a surgical instrument, wherein said universally movable drive shaft comprises: a first movable joint comprising: a first joint spine defining a first axis and a second axis that is transverse to said first axis; a first U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said first joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said first axis; and a second U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said first joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said second axis, wherein said second U-shaped bridge further comprises a third U-shaped bridge of a second movable joint, wherein said second movable joint comprises: a second joint spine defining a third axis and a fourth axis that is transverse to said third axis, wherein said third U-shaped bridge is movably journaled on said second joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said fourth axis; and a fourth U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said second joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said third axis characterized in that each of said first to fourth U-shaped bridges (60530, 60430A, 60530B, 60430B) is non-removably journaled on its respective joint spine. a first joint spine defining a first axis and a second axis that is transverse to said first axis; a first U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said first joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said first axis; and a second U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said first joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said second axis, wherein said second U-shaped bridge further comprises a third U-shaped bridge of a second movable joint, wherein said second movable joint comprises: a first U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said first joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said first axis; and a second U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said first joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said second axis, wherein said second U-shaped bridge further comprises a third U-shaped bridge of a second movable joint, wherein said second movable joint comprises: a second joint spine defining a third axis and a fourth axis that is transverse to said third axis, wherein said third U-shaped bridge is movably journaled on said second joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said fourth axis; and a fourth U-shaped bridge movably journaled on said second joint spine for pivotal travel relative thereto about said third axis characterized in that each of said first to fourth U-shaped bridges (60530, 60430A, 60530B, 60430B) is non-removably journaled on its respective joint spine.
A fuel cell, comprising: an electrolyte membrane; catalyst layers provided on both surfaces of the electrolyte membrane; and gas diffusion layers provided on opposite surfaces of the catalyst layers opposed to respective surfaces of the catalyst layers facing the electrolyte membrane, to supply reaction gases to the catalyst layers, wherein the catalyst layers and the gas diffusion layers are bonded by an adhesive material, characterized in that, the adhesive material contains an adhesive resin, conductive particles and a conductive resin, wherein the conductive particles have an average diameter that is greater than an average diameter of the carbon particles as the catalyst support in the catalyst layers. an electrolyte membrane; catalyst layers provided on both surfaces of the electrolyte membrane; and gas diffusion layers provided on opposite surfaces of the catalyst layers opposed to respective surfaces of the catalyst layers facing the electrolyte membrane, to supply reaction gases to the catalyst layers, wherein the catalyst layers and the gas diffusion layers are bonded by an adhesive material, characterized in that, the adhesive material contains an adhesive resin, conductive particles and a conductive resin, wherein the conductive particles have an average diameter that is greater than an average diameter of the carbon particles as the catalyst support in the catalyst layers.
An automatic transmission, comprising: an input; an output coupled to the input; a first rotating torque-transferring mechanism and a second rotating torque-transferring mechanism, the first and second rotating torque-transferring mechanisms being independently coupled to the input; a plurality of stationary torque-transferring mechanisms (C3, C4, C5, C6) disposed between the input and the output; and a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset, where each gearset is coupled to one of the plurality of stationary torque-transferring mechanisms and includes a sun gear (314, 320, 326, 332), a ring gear (318, 324, 330, 336), and a carrier assembly (316, 322, 328, 334), wherein the ring gear of the fourth planetary gearset is coupled to the ring gear of the third planetary gearset, characterised in that a third torque path is at least partially defined by the input, the sun gear of the first planetary gear set and the carrier assembly of the first planetary gear set and the input is continuously coupled to the sun gear of the first planetary gearset. an input; an output coupled to the input; a first rotating torque-transferring mechanism and a second rotating torque-transferring mechanism, the first and second rotating torque-transferring mechanisms being independently coupled to the input; a plurality of stationary torque-transferring mechanisms (C3, C4, C5, C6) disposed between the input and the output; and a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset, where each gearset is coupled to one of the plurality of stationary torque-transferring mechanisms and includes a sun gear (314, 320, 326, 332), a ring gear (318, 324, 330, 336), and a carrier assembly (316, 322, 328, 334), wherein the ring gear of the fourth planetary gearset is coupled to the ring gear of the third planetary gearset, characterised in that a third torque path is at least partially defined by the input, the sun gear of the first planetary gear set and the carrier assembly of the first planetary gear set and the input is continuously coupled to the sun gear of the first planetary gearset.
A method for shaping a surgical linking device for engagement to a plurality of attachment elements engaged within a selected bony body structure, each of the attachment elements having an engagement portion for engagement with the shaped linking device, comprising: (a) providing digitized data for the location of the plurality of attachment elements; (b) determining a tolerance range corresponding to an acceptable distance that the shaped linking device is from the engagement portion of each attachment elements; (c) developing a curve function to approximate the location of each of the plurality of attachment elements; (d) calculating the location of the linking device shaped according to the curve function at the location of each of the plurality of attachment elements; (e) calculating an error based on the difference in the calculated location of the linking device and the location of each of the plurality of attachment elements; (f) determining if the error exceeds the tolerance range and if so determining a higher order curve function; (g) when the error falls within the tolerance range, generating a bend curve having a discrete plurality of bend points using the curve function, the discrete plurality of bend points being distributed at a predetermined distance; (h) reducing the number of bend points by eliminating certain bend points and replacing the removed bend points with a straight line between the next immediately adjacent remaining bend points; (i) generating a revised bend curve with the remaining bend points; and (j) generating bending instructions to be performed on the linking device by a bending tool at each of the remaining bend points. (a) providing digitized data for the location of the plurality of attachment elements; (b) determining a tolerance range corresponding to an acceptable distance that the shaped linking device is from the engagement portion of each attachment elements; (c) developing a curve function to approximate the location of each of the plurality of attachment elements; (d) calculating the location of the linking device shaped according to the curve function at the location of each of the plurality of attachment elements; (e) calculating an error based on the difference in the calculated location of the linking device and the location of each of the plurality of attachment elements; (f) determining if the error exceeds the tolerance range and if so determining a higher order curve function; (g) when the error falls within the tolerance range, generating a bend curve having a discrete plurality of bend points using the curve function, the discrete plurality of bend points being distributed at a predetermined distance; (h) reducing the number of bend points by eliminating certain bend points and replacing the removed bend points with a straight line between the next immediately adjacent remaining bend points; (i) generating a revised bend curve with the remaining bend points; and (j) generating bending instructions to be performed on the linking device by a bending tool at each of the remaining bend points.
A driving force controller for a vehicle comprising throttle-opening control means for controlling a throttle opening of an engine on the basis of at least an amount of drive operation by a driver; engine-output reduction means for reducing an output of the engine through delaying of ignition timing of the engine or reduction of an amount of fuel supplied to the engine; and driving-force reduction control means for determining a degree of necessity of reducing a target driving force (Fxt) of the vehicle such that reduction of drive slippage of the drive wheels or securing of stable travel motion ot the vehicle are properly accomplished, on the basis of travel conditions of the vehicle and for reducing the output of the engine by controlling at least the throttle-opening control means when the degree of necessity is high, wherein the driving-force reduction control means is configured such that when the degree of necessity is equal to or higher than a first reference value, the driving-force reduction control means reduces the throttle opening controlled by the throttle-opening control means, and, when the degree of necessity is equal to or higher than a second reference value greater than the first reference value, the driving-force reduction control means reduces the output of the engine by the engine-output reduction means as well as reducing the throttle opening controlled by the throttle-opening control means, wherein the second reference value is variably set on the basis of at least one of friction properties (μ) of road surface, lateral acceleration (Gy) of the vehicle, and vehicle speed (Vb), characterized by further comprising means for computing a first target driving force (Fxt) of the vehicle on the basis of the amount of drive operation by the driver and the travel condition of the vehicle, wherein the driving-force reduction control means is configured to calculate, on the basis of two values of the first target driving force (Fxt) computed before and after a point in time when the driving-force reduction control means has determined that the degree of necessity becomes equal to or greater than the first reference value, a second target driving force which decreases more slowly than a decrease of the first target driving force (Fxt) between the two values and which is to be achieved through control of the throttle-opening control means, and a third target driving force which decreases more slowly than the decrease of the first target driving force (Fxt) between the two values and faster than the second target driving force and which is to be achieved through control of the throttle-opening control means and the engine-output reduction means; and the driving-force reduction control means is configured to reduce the output of the engine by the engine-output reduction means only when a deviation between the second target driving force and the third target driving force is equal to or greater than a deviation determination reference value.
An apparatus for cooking lignocellulosic material, comprising: a pressurizable, inclined top separator including a sluicing liquor inlet for receiving a sluicing mixture comprising impregnated lignocellulosic material and sluicing liquor, a hot black liquor inlet, an excess liquor outlet, and an impregnated lignocellulosic material outlet; a continuous digester vessel including an impregnated lignocellulosic material inlet in communication with the impregnated lignocellulosic material outlet, and a warm black liquor outlet; and a black liquor circulation and heating loop including a warm black liquor inlet in communication with said warm black liquor outlet, a heater for heating warm black liquor to produce hot black liquor, and a hot black liquor outlet in communication with said hot black liquor inlet, wherein the inclined top separator includes an upper end and a lower end; the impregnated lignocellulosic material outlet being disposed at the upper end; and the sluicing liquor inlet being disposed at the lower end. a pressurizable, inclined top separator including a sluicing liquor inlet for receiving a sluicing mixture comprising impregnated lignocellulosic material and sluicing liquor, a hot black liquor inlet, an excess liquor outlet, and an impregnated lignocellulosic material outlet; a continuous digester vessel including an impregnated lignocellulosic material inlet in communication with the impregnated lignocellulosic material outlet, and a warm black liquor outlet; and a black liquor circulation and heating loop including a warm black liquor inlet in communication with said warm black liquor outlet, a heater for heating warm black liquor to produce hot black liquor, and a hot black liquor outlet in communication with said hot black liquor inlet, wherein the inclined top separator includes an upper end and a lower end; the impregnated lignocellulosic material outlet being disposed at the upper end; and the sluicing liquor inlet being disposed at the lower end.
A bacterial host cell genetically engineered to overexpress selectively a heterologous gene encoding an ester synthase comprising a polypeptide that has at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, wherein the polypeptide has a substitution at amino acid residue 395 as compared to SEQ ID NO:18 and has improved ester synthase activity.
An uplink transmission processing method, performed by a terminal and comprising: obtaining configuration information; and stopping uplink transmission based on the obtained configuration information; characterized in that the configuration information is used to indicate uplink transmission stop information in a first absolute time period; or the configuration information is configuration information for stopping uplink transmission on a first resource; wherein the configuration information is specifically used to indicate a proportion of stoppable uplink transmissions in the first absolute time period; the configuration information for stopping uplink transmission is further used to indicate uplink transmission stop information in N time domain resources, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; the first resource is a resource, in the time domain resources, whose time granularity information is a first time granularity, or the first resource is a first bandwidth part, BWP, or a first cell; and the first time granularity is configured through at least one of following: a subcarrier spacing, a cell identifier, a cell group identifier, a BWP identifier, and an absolute time granularity. obtaining configuration information; and stopping uplink transmission based on the obtained configuration information; characterized in that the configuration information is used to indicate uplink transmission stop information in a first absolute time period; or the configuration information is configuration information for stopping uplink transmission on a first resource; wherein the configuration information is specifically used to indicate a proportion of stoppable uplink transmissions in the first absolute time period; the configuration information for stopping uplink transmission is further used to indicate uplink transmission stop information in N time domain resources, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; the first resource is a resource, in the time domain resources, whose time granularity information is a first time granularity, or the first resource is a first bandwidth part, BWP, or a first cell; and the first time granularity is configured through at least one of following: a subcarrier spacing, a cell identifier, a cell group identifier, a BWP identifier, and an absolute time granularity.