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A chemical conversion treatment solution for a zinc or zinc alloy substrate, the solution comprising: 2 to 200 mmol/L of trivalent chromium ions; 1 to 300 mmol/L of zirconium ions; fluorine ions; and 1 g/L - 5 g/L of water-soluble dicarboxylic acids or salts thereof, wherein the solution comprises fluorozirconic acid for providing the zirconium ions and the fluorine ions and wherein the solution does not comprise Co ions and hexavalent chromium ions; characterised in that the water soluble dicarboxylic acids or salts thereof comprise oxalic acid or salts thereof, or combinations of oxalic acid or salts thereof and malonic acid or salts thereof. 2 to 200 mmol/L of trivalent chromium ions; 1 to 300 mmol/L of zirconium ions; fluorine ions; and 1 g/L - 5 g/L of water-soluble dicarboxylic acids or salts thereof, wherein the solution comprises fluorozirconic acid for providing the zirconium ions and the fluorine ions and wherein the solution does not comprise Co ions and hexavalent chromium ions; characterised in that the water soluble dicarboxylic acids or salts thereof comprise oxalic acid or salts thereof, or combinations of oxalic acid or salts thereof and malonic acid or salts thereof.
A process for the reduction by hydrogenation, using molecular H 2, of a C 3 -C 70 substrate containing one, two or three ketones and/or aldehydes functional groups into the corresponding alcohol, characterized in that said process is carried out in the presence of at least a base and at least one catalyst or pre-catalyst in the form of a C 8 -C 56 ruthenium complex comprising in the coordination sphere a tetradentate ligand coordinating the ruthenium with: - two nitrogen atoms, each in the form of a primary or secondary amine or N-alkyl imine functional groups, and - two sulfur atoms, each in the form of thioether functional groups. - two nitrogen atoms, each in the form of a primary or secondary amine or N-alkyl imine functional groups, and - two sulfur atoms, each in the form of thioether functional groups.
A pressure detection device comprising a mount whereon a pressure sensor is attached which comprises a membrane which has a surface intended to be subjected to a pressurized fluid and which is so arranged as to elastically deform according to pressure, and means for determining the deformation of the membrane along an axis normal to a mid-plane of the membrane at rest, characterized in that the membrane is supported by a frame connected to the mount by a mechanical decoupling structure in order to isolate the membrane from stress resulting from a differential thermal expansion between the frame and the mount, and in that the decoupling structure comprises a plate integral with the frame and elastically deformable arms extending between the plate and the mount so as to transform any differential thermal expansion between the mount and the plate into a resulting movement parallel to the mid-plane, with the plate, the membrane and the frame being made of the same material, with the arms having a curved portion, and with the curved portions being curved in the same direction so that the resulting movement is a rotation around the normal axis.
Fuel cell apparatus comprising at least one fuel cell unit (10a - 10c) and comprising at least one reformer unit (12a - 12c), which is intended for generating at least one syngas by using natural gas and at least one further reactant, in particular oxygen and/or hydrogen, and which is connected to the at least one fuel cell unit (10a - 10c) by way of at least one fluid connection (14a - 14c), comprising at least one sensor unit (16a - 16c), which is intended to detect at least one quality characteristic of the natural gas in at least one operating state, and comprising at least one exhaust gas return (24a - 24c), which is intended to return exhaust gas (26a - 26c) for mixing with the natural gas, characterized by at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit (22a - 22c), which is intended to set a mixing ratio between the exhaust gas (26a - 26c) and the natural gas in dependence on the quality characteristic of the natural gas.
Urea tank with an integrated heating element in which said heating element comprises at least one flexible heating part which is a flexible heater comprising at least one resistive track affixed to a flexible film and/or placed between two flexible films, in which the flexible heater is located inside the urea tank.
A method of separating polypeptide glycoforms in a load fluid, the method comprising: (a) providing a medium comprising an immunoglobulin Fc receptor, wherein the Fc receptor comprises an Fc binding portion of an Fc gamma RIII polypeptide comprising either an amino acid sequence as set forth in residues 21-192 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein F176 is changed to V176, or an amino acid sequence as set forth in residues 20-192 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) contacting the medium with a load fluid comprising a polypeptide under conditions in which the polypeptide binds to the immunoglobulin Fc receptor, wherein the polypeptide comprises an immunoglobulin Fc receptor binding moiety, wherein the load fluid comprises a plurality of glycoforms of the polypeptide, and wherein the Fc receptor preferentially binds one or more of the glycoforms that are mannosylated or non-fucosylated, wherein the Fc receptor binds to a first glycoform that is mannosylated or non-fucosylated with an affinity which is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 30 fold greater, 40 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, or 150 fold greater than the affinity with which it binds to another glycoform; (c) contacting the medium with an elution solution under conditions in which bound polypeptide elutes from the medium; and (d) recovering bound polypeptide that elutes from the medium, thereby producing an eluate, wherein the percentage of the first glycoform in the eluate is increased by at least 20%, relative to the load fluid. (a) providing a medium comprising an immunoglobulin Fc receptor, wherein the Fc receptor comprises an Fc binding portion of an Fc gamma RIII polypeptide comprising either an amino acid sequence as set forth in residues 21-192 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein F176 is changed to V176, or an amino acid sequence as set forth in residues 20-192 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) contacting the medium with a load fluid comprising a polypeptide under conditions in which the polypeptide binds to the immunoglobulin Fc receptor, wherein the polypeptide comprises an immunoglobulin Fc receptor binding moiety, wherein the load fluid comprises a plurality of glycoforms of the polypeptide, and wherein the Fc receptor preferentially binds one or more of the glycoforms that are mannosylated or non-fucosylated, wherein the Fc receptor binds to a first glycoform that is mannosylated or non-fucosylated with an affinity which is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 30 fold greater, 40 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, or 150 fold greater than the affinity with which it binds to another glycoform; (c) contacting the medium with an elution solution under conditions in which bound polypeptide elutes from the medium; and (d) recovering bound polypeptide that elutes from the medium, thereby producing an eluate, wherein the percentage of the first glycoform in the eluate is increased by at least 20%, relative to the load fluid.
An apparatus for treating tissue, the apparatus comprising: a control module a vacuum pump adapted to be coupled to a chamber (240, 312), to evacuate the chamber (240, 312); said chamber (240, 312) having an opening (242,308), whereby, when placed proximate to tissue, an area of the tissue can be raised through the opening (242,308) into the chamber; and one or more energy transmitting elements (220, 230, 314) disposed in the chamber (240, 312); the control module is responsive to at least one of; (a) a computed vacuum level for the chamber exceeding a first threshold; (b) an impedance measured between two points in the chamber; and/or (c) measured optical properties associated with the chamber and the raised tissue; which indicate that the tissue is determined to be sufficiently drawn into the chamber, to actuate an energy transmitting element (220, 230, 314) and begin to apply energy to at least a portion of the tissue, characterized in that a valve being responsive to said control module, to control the chamber vacuum pressure to apply and relieve the vacuum in a sequence of vacuum pulses and said control module is responsive to a subsequent level of the at least one of any of the computed vacuum, the impedance or measured optical properties to discontinue the application of energy by the energy transmitting element (220, 230, 314). a control module a vacuum pump adapted to be coupled to a chamber (240, 312), to evacuate the chamber (240, 312); said chamber (240, 312) having an opening (242,308), whereby, when placed proximate to tissue, an area of the tissue can be raised through the opening (242,308) into the chamber; and one or more energy transmitting elements (220, 230, 314) disposed in the chamber (240, 312); the control module is responsive to at least one of; (a) a computed vacuum level for the chamber exceeding a first threshold; (b) an impedance measured between two points in the chamber; and/or (c) measured optical properties associated with the chamber and the raised tissue; (a) a computed vacuum level for the chamber exceeding a first threshold; (b) an impedance measured between two points in the chamber; and/or (c) measured optical properties associated with the chamber and the raised tissue; which indicate that the tissue is determined to be sufficiently drawn into the chamber, to actuate an energy transmitting element (220, 230, 314) and begin to apply energy to at least a portion of the tissue, characterized in that a valve being responsive to said control module, to control the chamber vacuum pressure to apply and relieve the vacuum in a sequence of vacuum pulses and said control module is responsive to a subsequent level of the at least one of any of the computed vacuum, the impedance or measured optical properties to discontinue the application of energy by the energy transmitting element (220, 230, 314).
A process for protecting a hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy part against corrosion and oxidation, characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps consisting in: - manufacturing a hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy part, - depositing, on said part, a first layer comprising hafnium, then an undercoat of an alloy comprising at least 10 atomic % aluminium and a second layer comprising hafnium, simultaneously or alternately, so as to form a mixed layer, and finally a third layer comprising hafnium, - diffusing said first layer comprising hafnium, so as to form a first interdiffusion zone in the upper part of said hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy part, and diffusing the third layer comprising hafnium, so as to form a second interdiffusion zone on the surface of said mixed layer, - after the diffusion treatment, carrying out an oxidation treatment of said second interdiffusion zone, so as to obtain a layer of hafnium-doped alumina on the surface of said second interdiffusion zone. - manufacturing a hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy part, - depositing, on said part, a first layer comprising hafnium, then an undercoat of an alloy comprising at least 10 atomic % aluminium and a second layer comprising hafnium, simultaneously or alternately, so as to form a mixed layer, and finally a third layer comprising hafnium, - diffusing said first layer comprising hafnium, so as to form a first interdiffusion zone in the upper part of said hafnium-free nickel-based single-crystal superalloy part, and diffusing the third layer comprising hafnium, so as to form a second interdiffusion zone on the surface of said mixed layer, - after the diffusion treatment, carrying out an oxidation treatment of said second interdiffusion zone, so as to obtain a layer of hafnium-doped alumina on the surface of said second interdiffusion zone.
A device for preparing, processing and/or analyzing a biological sample comprising: - a set of storage and/or reaction chambers intended to accommodate a fluid, said chambers having common or adjacent walls so as to form a set of adjacent chambers aligned along a given axis, such that at least one of said walls includes a membrane or septum, this membrane being likely to be pierced by a needle, then to recover its sealing once the needle removed, the one or more septum(septa) constituting the wall(s) being located in a plan crossed by the alignement axis of the chambers characterized by: - means for displacing said fluid from and/or to at least one of said chambers of the set, said displacement means comprising: o a needle connected to a transfer compartment (9, 14), o suction/discharge means of said liquid connected to the needle upstream thereof and separately from the volume of the chambers of the set, and o driving means arranged to displace in translation, one relative to the other, the needle and the set of chambers according to the alignment axis of the chambers, the one or more septum (septa) constituting the wall(s) being located in a plan crossed by the alignement axis of the chambers - a set of storage and/or reaction chambers intended to accommodate a fluid, said chambers having common or adjacent walls so as to form a set of adjacent chambers aligned along a given axis, such that at least one of said walls includes a membrane or septum, this membrane being likely to be pierced by a needle, then to recover its sealing once the needle removed, the one or more septum(septa) constituting the wall(s) being located in a plan crossed by the alignement axis of the chambers characterized by: - means for displacing said fluid from and/or to at least one of said chambers of the set, said displacement means comprising: o a needle connected to a transfer compartment (9, 14), o suction/discharge means of said liquid connected to the needle upstream thereof and separately from the volume of the chambers of the set, and o driving means arranged to displace in translation, one relative to the other, the needle and the set of chambers according to the alignment axis of the chambers, the one or more septum (septa) constituting the wall(s) being located in a plan crossed by the alignement axis of the chambers o a needle connected to a transfer compartment (9, 14), o suction/discharge means of said liquid connected to the needle upstream thereof and separately from the volume of the chambers of the set, and o driving means arranged to displace in translation, one relative to the other, the needle and the set of chambers according to the alignment axis of the chambers, the one or more septum (septa) constituting the wall(s) being located in a plan crossed by the alignement axis of the chambers
A filter for cleaning water of a swimming pool, a whirl pool or the like, comprising: - a filter insert, having - a plurality of fiber nettings each comprising a plurality of fibers and through which water may flow in a current, wherein the fibers of the fiber netting filter solids floating in water by agglomerating the solids to the fibers; and - a bag, in which the plurality of fiber nettings are arranged and through which water may flow and pass to the fiber nettings; wherein a fiber netting may comprise at least one of the following: - a fiber fleece; - a fiber meshwork; - a fiber network; and/or - non-woven linked fibers; - a housing in which the filter insert is arranged; - at least one inlet through which water to be cleaned flows into the housing; - at least one outlet through which water cleaned by the filter insert flows out of the housing; and - housing fixing means between the at least one inlet or at least one outlet or around the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet, wherein the filter is designed as a cartridge filter. - a filter insert, having - a plurality of fiber nettings each comprising a plurality of fibers and through which water may flow in a current, wherein the fibers of the fiber netting filter solids floating in water by agglomerating the solids to the fibers; and - a bag, in which the plurality of fiber nettings are arranged and through which water may flow and pass to the fiber nettings; - a fiber fleece; - a fiber meshwork; - a fiber network; and/or - non-woven linked fibers; - a housing in which the filter insert is arranged; - at least one inlet through which water to be cleaned flows into the housing; - at least one outlet through which water cleaned by the filter insert flows out of the housing; and - housing fixing means between the at least one inlet or at least one outlet or around the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet, wherein the filter is designed as a cartridge filter.
A device for treatment of a wound by attachment to the skin, comprising a set of electrodes arranged on a carrier member and connected to an electrical power source having a first and a second terminal which are connected to each of the electrodes, the set of electrodes comprises two non-interconnected electrically conducting wires (3a, 3b) arranged in a pattern on said carrier member and characterised in that the electrically conducting wires (3a, 3b) are pretraeted to be provided with an irregular surface structure to create an irregular stress field above the wound.
A mattress pad, for supporting a human body, said mattress pad comprising: an upper layer; a lower layer; and a wadding layer disposed between said upper layer and said lower layer; wherein said wadding layer includes: a first wadding zone having predetermined thickness and length for supporting a head portion and a neck portion of said human body, wherein said first wadding zone includes a first quilt region having a predetermined quilt pattern and a first non-quilt region; a second wadding zone having predetermined thickness and length for supporting an upper body and a lumbar portion of said human body, wherein said second zone includes a second quilt region having a predetermined quilt pattern and a second non-quilt region; a third wadding zone having predetermined thickness and length for supporting a lower back portion and a leg portion of said human body, wherein said third zone includes a third quilt region and a fourth quilt region having a predetermined quilt pattern, wherein said upper layer, said lower layer and said wadding layer are stitched together to form a single-layered quilt cake, characterised in that said quilt cake is attached with a knitted or woven or non-woven fabric on its edges to form a drop of the mattress pad; wherein the quilting pattern applied in the quilted upper body region comprises a matrix of irregular polygons comprising rectangles; and the quilting pattern applied in the head region comprises a matrix of regular polygons comprising squares. an upper layer; a lower layer; and a wadding layer disposed between said upper layer and said lower layer; a first wadding zone having predetermined thickness and length for supporting a head portion and a neck portion of said human body, wherein said first wadding zone includes a first quilt region having a predetermined quilt pattern and a first non-quilt region; a second wadding zone having predetermined thickness and length for supporting an upper body and a lumbar portion of said human body, wherein said second zone includes a second quilt region having a predetermined quilt pattern and a second non-quilt region; a third wadding zone having predetermined thickness and length for supporting a lower back portion and a leg portion of said human body, wherein said third zone includes a third quilt region and a fourth quilt region having a predetermined quilt pattern,
Method for manufacturing a screen for displaying an auto stereoscopic image, comprising the steps of: - selecting a block of pixels which are arranged in rows and by columns, each pixel being composed of a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, - selecting a polarization film having a first optical axis, - manufacturing a lenticular array directly on said selected polarization film to form a composite film, called optical film, said lenticular array having a second optical axis, - bonding said optical film on said selected block of pixels so as to obtain a polarizing and lenticular display screen having two optical axes associated respectively with a polarization function and an autostereoscopic function. - selecting a block of pixels which are arranged in rows and by columns, each pixel being composed of a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, - selecting a polarization film having a first optical axis, - manufacturing a lenticular array directly on said selected polarization film to form a composite film, called optical film, said lenticular array having a second optical axis, - bonding said optical film on said selected block of pixels so as to obtain a polarizing and lenticular display screen having two optical axes associated respectively with a polarization function and an autostereoscopic function.
A dishwasher comprising; - a washing chamber with a sump, - a circulation circuit comprising said sump, a circulation pump with an inlet and a first outlet, arranged to pump washing liquid in said circulation circuit, a first spray arrangement arranged to spray washing liquid into the washing chamber, a flow control device arranged to selectively control washing liquid flow to said first spray arrangement, - a washing liquid storage tank, - a first conduit, said washing liquid storage tank being connected to said circulation circuit via said first conduit, - a flow control valve arranged in the first conduit, having at least an open state and a closed state, and - an actuator arranged to control the flow control valve between the open state and the closed state, said flow control device is arrangable to control washing liquid flow to said first spray arrangement such that washing liquid is arranged to be sprayed into said washing chamber with a first flow rate, said circulation pump is arrangable to pump washing liquid with a second flow rate, which second flow rate exceeds said first flow rate, and said flow control valve is arrangable to be controlled to the open state by said actuator such that excess washing liquid is arranged to flow from the circulation circuit to the washing liquid storage tank via said first conduit. characterized in that said circulation pump comprises a second outlet connected to said washing liquid storage tank via the first conduit, and in that said excess washing liquid is arranged to flow from said circulation pump to said washing liquid storage tank via said second outlet. - a washing chamber with a sump, - a circulation circuit comprising said sump, a circulation pump with an inlet and a first outlet, arranged to pump washing liquid in said circulation circuit, a first spray arrangement arranged to spray washing liquid into the washing chamber, a flow control device arranged to selectively control washing liquid flow to said first spray arrangement, - a washing liquid storage tank, - a first conduit, said washing liquid storage tank being connected to said circulation circuit via said first conduit, - a flow control valve arranged in the first conduit, having at least an open state and a closed state, and - an actuator arranged to control the flow control valve between the open state and the closed state,
A compound having the formula (XXVI): wherein: T 2 is a group comprising a nucleoside, a nucleotide, a monomeric subunit, a reactive ester, a linker, a cleavable moiety or an oligomeric compound.