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A battery, comprising: a cathode which comprises a cathode active substance and a cathode current collector; an anode which comprises an anode active substance and an anode current collector; and an aqueous electrolyte solution which comprises first metal ions and second metal ions, wherein in a charging/discharging process, the first metal ions are reversibly deintercalated-intercalated at the cathode, the second metal ions are reduced and deposited as a second metal at the anode, and the second metal is oxidized and dissolved back to the second metal ions, wherein the first metal ions are lithium ions and the second metal ions are zinc ions; wherein a lead-containing substance is provided on a surface of the anode active substance and/or in the electrolyte solution; and wherein a mass ratio of lead in the lead containing substance to the electrolyte solution or to the anode active substance is not greater than 1000 ppm. a cathode which comprises a cathode active substance and a cathode current collector; an anode which comprises an anode active substance and an anode current collector; and an aqueous electrolyte solution which comprises first metal ions and second metal ions, wherein in a charging/discharging process, the first metal ions are reversibly deintercalated-intercalated at the cathode, the second metal ions are reduced and deposited as a second metal at the anode, and the second metal is oxidized and dissolved back to the second metal ions, wherein the first metal ions are lithium ions and the second metal ions are zinc ions; wherein a lead-containing substance is provided on a surface of the anode active substance and/or in the electrolyte solution; and wherein a mass ratio of lead in the lead containing substance to the electrolyte solution or to the anode active substance is not greater than 1000 ppm.
A vessel comprising a guide structure for guiding deployment of a pipeline from a hang-off structure through an opening in the vessel during a J-lay operation, wherein the guide structure comprises a port-side guide assembly and a starboard-side guide assembly for engaging and guiding the pipeline below the hang-off structure; wherein the port and starboard-side guide assemblies are independently moveable to engage and guide the pipeline wherein the opening comprises a tower slot having opposite facing walls (18, 20) extending to below the waterline and the port and starboard-side guide assemblies are supported by the walls.
Welding wire including - a central core formed of a solid metal wire, - an outer tubular metal cover forming a sleeve around said solid metal wire and - an intermediate layer between the central core and the outer tubular metal cover containing one or more compounds, characterized in that: the intermediate layer has a high electrical resistivity of between 5x10 -6 and 5x10 +18 Ωm, said high electrical resistivity of the intermediate layer being greater than the low electrical resistivity of the outer tubular metal cover; the metal cover having an electrical resistivity between 1,6x10 -8 et 0,5x10 -6 Ωm; and the solid metal wire constituting the central core represents from 70 to 90% of the surface of the section of the wire, the intermediate layer represents from 0.0001 to 20% of the surface of the section of the wire and the outer tubular metal cover represents the rest of the surface of the wire section. - a central core formed of a solid metal wire, - an outer tubular metal cover forming a sleeve around said solid metal wire and - an intermediate layer between the central core and the outer tubular metal cover containing one or more compounds, the intermediate layer has a high electrical resistivity of between 5x10 -6 and 5x10 +18 Ωm, said high electrical resistivity of the intermediate layer being greater than the low electrical resistivity of the outer tubular metal cover; the metal cover having an electrical resistivity between 1,6x10 -8 et 0,5x10 -6 Ωm; and the solid metal wire constituting the central core represents from 70 to 90% of the surface of the section of the wire, the intermediate layer represents from 0.0001 to 20% of the surface of the section of the wire and the outer tubular metal cover represents the rest of the surface of the wire section.
A suture anchor construct (600, 1500) comprising: an anchor including a post and a body, the body defining a central hole extending from a trailing end of the body along a central axis towards a leading end of the body; a first suture including a first tail, a second tail, and a first intermediate portion, the first intermediate portion located proximate the post, the first and second tails passing through the central hole; and a second suture having a third tail, a fourth tail, and a second intermediate portion, the second intermediate portion secured to the post, the third and fourth tails passing through the central hole, characterised in that the post includes a barb, the barb passing through the second intermediate portion. an anchor including a post and a body, the body defining a central hole extending from a trailing end of the body along a central axis towards a leading end of the body; a first suture including a first tail, a second tail, and a first intermediate portion, the first intermediate portion located proximate the post, the first and second tails passing through the central hole; and a second suture having a third tail, a fourth tail, and a second intermediate portion, the second intermediate portion secured to the post, the third and fourth tails passing through the central hole, characterised in that the post includes a barb, the barb passing through the second intermediate portion.
Downhole system (102, 202) comprising a plurality of sensor elements (242a, 242b, 442p, 442q) for determining a flow direction or a velocity of a fluid in a well (104, 204) having the downhole system deployed therein, each sensor element comprising: a base positioned on the downhole system; and a plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) positioned in the base; wherein each of the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is thermally isolated from each other and each of the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is configured to operate as both a heater (454p, 454q) to heat the fluid and as a temperature sensor (456p, 456q) for measuring a temperature of the fluid; characterized in that: the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is configured to be operatively interchangeable in function such that the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) may selectively perform the function of the heater or the function of the temperature sensor, whereby the flow direction or the velocity of the fluid is determined; and the downhole system is a coiled tubing system (102, 202), wherein the base is flush with the outer surface of the coiled tubing system (102, 202) of the downhole system. a base positioned on the downhole system; and a plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) positioned in the base; wherein each of the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is thermally isolated from each other and each of the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is configured to operate as both a heater (454p, 454q) to heat the fluid and as a temperature sensor (456p, 456q) for measuring a temperature of the fluid; characterized in that: the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is configured to be operatively interchangeable in function such that the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) may selectively perform the function of the heater or the function of the temperature sensor, whereby the flow direction or the velocity of the fluid is determined; and the downhole system is a coiled tubing system (102, 202), wherein the base is flush with the outer surface of the coiled tubing system (102, 202) of the downhole system. the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) is configured to be operatively interchangeable in function such that the plurality of sensors (454p, 454q, 456p, 456q, 770) may selectively perform the function of the heater or the function of the temperature sensor, whereby the flow direction or the velocity of the fluid is determined; and the downhole system is a coiled tubing system (102, 202), wherein the base is flush with the outer surface of the coiled tubing system (102, 202) of the downhole system.
A data transmission device mounted in a moving object, comprising: a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication with an external communication device; a data storage unit storing data to be transmitted from the wireless communication unit; a travel route information acquisition unit acquiring a future travel route of the moving object; a propagation environment information acquisition unit acquiring propagation environment information of a radio wave propagation path used in the wireless communication on the travel route; a speed information acquisition unit acquiring a moving speed of the moving object; a converter converting a relationship between the travel route and the propagation environment information into a plurality of data slots each defined by a communication speed per unit time based on the moving speed; an allocation unit allocating the data to at least one of the data slots in an order from a data slot among the at least one of the data slots having a highest communication speed; and a transmission instruction unit instructing the wireless communication unit to transmit the data allocated to a data slot among the at least one of the data slots that corresponds to a current time. a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication with an external communication device; a data storage unit storing data to be transmitted from the wireless communication unit; a travel route information acquisition unit acquiring a future travel route of the moving object; a propagation environment information acquisition unit acquiring propagation environment information of a radio wave propagation path used in the wireless communication on the travel route; a speed information acquisition unit acquiring a moving speed of the moving object; a converter converting a relationship between the travel route and the propagation environment information into a plurality of data slots each defined by a communication speed per unit time based on the moving speed; an allocation unit allocating the data to at least one of the data slots in an order from a data slot among the at least one of the data slots having a highest communication speed; and a transmission instruction unit instructing the wireless communication unit to transmit the data allocated to a data slot among the at least one of the data slots that corresponds to a current time.
A liquid crystal phase modulation device, comprising: a first substrate having a first electrode layer and a first alignment layer; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has a second electrode layer; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of spacers between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the spacers are in an active region of the liquid crystal phase modulation device, wherein at least one of the spacers has a long axis in an alignment direction of the first alignment layer, a width of said at least one of the spacers narrows in the alignment direction, and said at least one of spacers tapers along the alignment direction. a first substrate having a first electrode layer and a first alignment layer; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has a second electrode layer; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of spacers between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the spacers are in an active region of the liquid crystal phase modulation device, wherein at least one of the spacers has a long axis in an alignment direction of the first alignment layer, a width of said at least one of the spacers narrows in the alignment direction, and said at least one of spacers tapers along the alignment direction.
A method to differentiate a population of pluripotent stem cells into a population of cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage that co-express PDX-1, NKX-6.1, but do not express CDX-2 and NGN-3 comprising the steps of: a) Culturing the pluripotent stem cells, b) Differentiating the pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage, and c) Differentiating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage that co-express PDX1, NKX6.1, but do not express CDX2 and NGN3 by treating cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage with a first medium supplemented with FGF7, followed by culturing the cells in a second medium supplemented with FGF7, noggin, a TGF-β receptor agonist selected from the group consisting of activin B, TGF-β-I, TGF-β-II, GDF-8 and GDF-11, retinoic acid, and cyclopamine-KAAD. a) Culturing the pluripotent stem cells, b) Differentiating the pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage, and c) Differentiating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage that co-express PDX1, NKX6.1, but do not express CDX2 and NGN3 by treating cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage with a first medium supplemented with FGF7, followed by culturing the cells in a second medium supplemented with FGF7, noggin, a TGF-β receptor agonist selected from the group consisting of activin B, TGF-β-I, TGF-β-II, GDF-8 and GDF-11, retinoic acid, and cyclopamine-KAAD.
A viscous clutch comprising: a rotor; a housing member; a working chamber located between the housing member and the rotor, wherein a viscous fluid present in the working chamber rotationally couples the rotor and the housing member; a reservoir to hold the viscous fluid, the reservoir configured to rotate with the rotor; a return bore in fluid communication between the working chamber and the reservoir, to allow the viscous fluid to return from the working chamber to the reservoir; a first passage from the reservoir to the working chamber; a second passage from the reservoir to the working chamber, wherein the second passage is spaced from the first passage; and a valve, wherein the valve is configured to selectively regulate flow of the viscous fluid through the first passage, characterized in that the second passage extends substantially radially through the rotor and the second passage is unobstructed such that the viscous fluid can pass from the reservoir to the working chamber regardless of an operational state of the valve. a rotor; a housing member; a working chamber located between the housing member and the rotor, wherein a viscous fluid present in the working chamber rotationally couples the rotor and the housing member; a reservoir to hold the viscous fluid, the reservoir configured to rotate with the rotor; a return bore in fluid communication between the working chamber and the reservoir, to allow the viscous fluid to return from the working chamber to the reservoir; a first passage from the reservoir to the working chamber; a second passage from the reservoir to the working chamber, wherein the second passage is spaced from the first passage; and a valve, wherein the valve is configured to selectively regulate flow of the viscous fluid through the first passage, characterized in that the second passage extends substantially radially through the rotor and the second passage is unobstructed such that the viscous fluid can pass from the reservoir to the working chamber regardless of an operational state of the valve.
Improved differential, in particular for ground vehicles, comprising a ring gear receiving its motion from an input shaft, a pair of planet gears splined to a planet gear carrier shaft and a pair of sun gears to transfer the motion to respective axle shafts (2 and 3), the sun gears engaging with the planet gears, wherein said planet gear carrier shaft is directly connected to the ring gear defining a diameter of the ring gear itself, wherein said planet gear carrier shaft is completely internal to a lateral profile of the ring gear, wherein said ring gear comprises grooves (Ra, Rb) arranged within any lateral profile of the gear ring itself in order to house the opposite ends (Sa, Sb) of the planet gear carrier shaft, comprising a pair of half boxes (G1, G2) suitable to be associated to the two opposite sides (Rr, R1) of the ring gear and characterized in that said half boxes, when associated to the ring gear, are suitable to close the grooves (Ra, Rb) of the ring gear itself, blocking the shaft ends into the ring gear grooves.
A MEMS type deformation sensor, the sensor being adapted to measure a relative displacement between two areas of a structure, the sensor comprising: - a first part and a second part movable relative to each other along an axis of measurement, - a pushing element fixedly mounted relative to the first part, - a first electrode and a second electrode adapted to be brought to different electric potentials, each electrode being fixedly mounted relative to the second part, - a junction part forming an electrical connection between the first electrode and the second electrode, the sensor being characterized in that the pushing element is configured to exert a load on the junction part when the first part moves relative to the second part along the axis of measurement beyond a predetermined distance, the electrical connection being broken under the effect of the load. - a first part and a second part movable relative to each other along an axis of measurement, - a pushing element fixedly mounted relative to the first part, - a first electrode and a second electrode adapted to be brought to different electric potentials, each electrode being fixedly mounted relative to the second part, - a junction part forming an electrical connection between the first electrode and the second electrode,
An ignitor for use in a wellbore, the ignitor comprising: - a housing; - a compartment provided within the housing; - a first exothermic mixture of at least a metal and an oxide provided in the compartment, wherein the first exothermic mixture comprises fine-grained particles of metal and oxide particles having a particle size between 0.1 and 1 mm; - a first electrode connectable to a first terminal of a power supply; - a second electrode (4") connectable to a second terminal of the power supply; where at least parts of the first and second electrodes (4', 4") are in contact with the first exothermic mixture; where the first electrode and the second electrode (4") are provided at a distance (d) from each other, wherein, upon appliance of a voltage above a predetermined threshold value between the first and second electrodes (4', 4"), an electromagnetic field is created in the first exothermic mixture between the first and second electrodes (4', 4"). - a housing; - a compartment provided within the housing; - a first exothermic mixture of at least a metal and an oxide provided in the compartment, wherein the first exothermic mixture comprises fine-grained particles of metal and oxide particles having a particle size between 0.1 and 1 mm; - a first electrode connectable to a first terminal of a power supply; - a second electrode (4") connectable to a second terminal of the power supply; where at least parts of the first and second electrodes (4', 4") are in contact with the first exothermic mixture;
Lithium salts in accordance with formula containing pentafluoro-phenylamido anions wherein R is selected from - F, - linear or branched acyclic or cyclic alkyl groups with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which are not fluoridised, partially fluoridised or fully fluoridised, - non-fluoridised, partially fluoridised or fully fluoridised aryl or benzyl groups with up to 20 carbon atoms and wherein no solvent molecule participates in the coordination of the lithium atom. - F, - linear or branched acyclic or cyclic alkyl groups with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which are not fluoridised, partially fluoridised or fully fluoridised, - non-fluoridised, partially fluoridised or fully fluoridised aryl or benzyl groups with up to 20 carbon atoms
A leadless, implantable microstimulator device for treating chronic inflammation, the device comprising: a hermetically sealed capsule body; at least two electrically conductive capsule regions, wherein each region electrically connects to an electrode for applying stimulation to a vagus nerve; a resonator within the sealed capsule body; a battery within the sealed capsule body; an electronic assembly within the sealed capsule body, wherein the electronic assembly is connected to the capsule body by a suspension configured to absorb mechanical shock and make electrical contact; and a temperature sensor configured to detune the resonator to prevent energy absorption if the temperature exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the electronic assembly comprises power management circuitry configured to receive power from the resonator to charge the battery, and a microcontroller configured to control stimulation of the vagus nerve from the conductive capsule regions. a hermetically sealed capsule body; at least two electrically conductive capsule regions, wherein each region electrically connects to an electrode for applying stimulation to a vagus nerve; a resonator within the sealed capsule body; a battery within the sealed capsule body; an electronic assembly within the sealed capsule body, wherein the electronic assembly is connected to the capsule body by a suspension configured to absorb mechanical shock and make electrical contact; and a temperature sensor configured to detune the resonator to prevent energy absorption if the temperature exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the electronic assembly comprises power management circuitry configured to receive power from the resonator to charge the battery, and a microcontroller configured to control stimulation of the vagus nerve from the conductive capsule regions.
An article comprising: a carbon-carbon composite substrate comprising a surface and a sub-surface region below the surface; a phosphate-based antioxidant in pores in the sub-surface region of the carbon-carbon composite substrate; and a hydrophobic coating on the surface of the carbon-carbon composite substrate, the hydrophobic coating comprising a majority by weight of at least one of Y, Sc, or Zr. a carbon-carbon composite substrate comprising a surface and a sub-surface region below the surface; a phosphate-based antioxidant in pores in the sub-surface region of the carbon-carbon composite substrate; and a hydrophobic coating on the surface of the carbon-carbon composite substrate, the hydrophobic coating comprising a majority by weight of at least one of Y, Sc, or Zr.