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Method for manufacturing a product including at least a first and a second element, wherein the first and the second element are made of a first and a second hard plastic component, respectively, and wherein the first and the second element comprise a first and a second supporting surface, respectively, the first and the second supporting surface being generally complementary to one another, and wherein the method comprises at least the steps of: a) applying an expandable polymer material in an unset state to at least the first supporting surface; b) bringing the expandable polymer material in contact with at least the second supporting surface while the expandable polymer material is in an unset state; c) putting the first and the second supporting surface in a first predefined position with respect to each other and locking the first and the second supporting surface in the first predefined position; d) allowing the expandable polymer material to spread at least along the first and/or second supporting surface during expansion thereof; e) allowing the expandable polymer material to set in an expanded state; and the method is characterized in that it comprises the further step of: f) by exerting a biasing force, putting the first and the second supporting surface in a second predefined position with respect to each other and locking the first and the second supporting surface in a second predefined position. a) applying an expandable polymer material in an unset state to at least the first supporting surface; b) bringing the expandable polymer material in contact with at least the second supporting surface while the expandable polymer material is in an unset state; c) putting the first and the second supporting surface in a first predefined position with respect to each other and locking the first and the second supporting surface in the first predefined position; d) allowing the expandable polymer material to spread at least along the first and/or second supporting surface during expansion thereof; e) allowing the expandable polymer material to set in an expanded state; and the method is characterized in that it comprises the further step of: f) by exerting a biasing force, putting the first and the second supporting surface in a second predefined position with respect to each other and locking the first and the second supporting surface in a second predefined position.
A battery apparatus comprising: a first battery pack configured to provide a first voltage to a large-capacity load of an external apparatus configured to be connected to the battery apparatus; a battery management system configured to manage the first battery pack; and a second battery pack (120, 210, 310) configured to provide a second voltage lower than the first voltage to a low-capacity load of the external apparatus, and including a plurality of battery cells, wherein the battery management system is configured to select a battery cell group including a predetermined number of battery cells from among the plurality of battery cells of the second battery pack (120, 210, 310), and wherein the selected battery cell group supplies an operating voltage to an operating device of the battery management system. a first battery pack configured to provide a first voltage to a large-capacity load of an external apparatus configured to be connected to the battery apparatus; a battery management system configured to manage the first battery pack; and a second battery pack (120, 210, 310) configured to provide a second voltage lower than the first voltage to a low-capacity load of the external apparatus, and including a plurality of battery cells, wherein the battery management system is configured to select a battery cell group including a predetermined number of battery cells from among the plurality of battery cells of the second battery pack (120, 210, 310), and wherein the selected battery cell group supplies an operating voltage to an operating device of the battery management system.
User equipment for discontinuous transmitting, comprising: means for transitioning between multiple discontinuous transmission "DTX" modes and between a DTX mode and a no-DTX mode (310, 312), while in a connected mode, for transmission to a wireless network, wherein each DTX mode is associated with a different set of enabled uplink subframes and different actions to be performed by the user equipment. means for transitioning between multiple discontinuous transmission "DTX" modes and between a DTX mode and a no-DTX mode (310, 312), while in a connected mode, for transmission to a wireless network, wherein each DTX mode is associated with a different set of enabled uplink subframes and different actions to be performed by the user equipment.
A method for enhancing the productivity of a hydrocarbon-bearing formation penetrated by a gas producing well comprising pumping into the gas producing well a non-aqueous gelled fluid comprising liquefied natural gas and a gellant and thereby creating or enlarging a fracture in the subterranean formation, wherein the gellant is a phosphate ester.
A vacuum interrupter comprising: a fixed contact and a movable contact placed axially in a spaced apart relationship; two ceramic insulator cylinders (3,4) each surrounding the said fixed contact and the movable contact; a floating shield located within the said ceramic cylinders and having a floating potential flange disposed between the two said ceramic cylinders and being exposed to external ambience; characterised by encapsulation provided for the said vacuum interrupter with an encapsulating material, and includes encapsulation for at least one contact terminal extending from the metallic end cap of the corresponding said contacts and covering the respective said ceramic cylinder by an overlapping distance. a fixed contact and a movable contact placed axially in a spaced apart relationship; two ceramic insulator cylinders (3,4) each surrounding the said fixed contact and the movable contact; a floating shield located within the said ceramic cylinders and having a floating potential flange disposed between the two said ceramic cylinders and being exposed to external ambience; characterised by encapsulation provided for the said vacuum interrupter with an encapsulating material, and includes encapsulation for at least one contact terminal extending from the metallic end cap of the corresponding said contacts and covering the respective said ceramic cylinder by an overlapping distance.
A recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain transformed with a vector which comprises in the 5' to 3' direction: a promoter; a first DNA sequence encoding a delivery signal from a bacterial effector protein, operably linked to said promoter; a second DNA sequence encoding a heterologous protein fused in frame to the 3'end of said first DNA sequence, for use in a method of treating a malignant solid tumor in a subject, wherein the recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain is a Yersinia strain deficient in the production of a siderophore and accumulates in the malignant solid tumor, the method comprising co-administering to the subject said recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain with a siderophore, wherein the recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain is administered in an amount that is sufficient to treat the subject. a promoter; a first DNA sequence encoding a delivery signal from a bacterial effector protein, operably linked to said promoter; a second DNA sequence encoding a heterologous protein fused in frame to the 3'end of said first DNA sequence, for use in a method of treating a malignant solid tumor in a subject, wherein the recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain is a Yersinia strain deficient in the production of a siderophore and accumulates in the malignant solid tumor, the method comprising co-administering to the subject said recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain with a siderophore, wherein the recombinant virulence attenuated Gram-negative bacterial strain is administered in an amount that is sufficient to treat the subject.
A cutting apparatus for a food or feed extruder, comprising a housing with a cylindrical interior, a cutting tool, a product inlet at one end of the housing, the cutting tool and the product inlet being arranged coaxially in the housing, an inlet tube and an outlet tube, characterised in that when the cutting apparatus is arranged at the outlet end of the extruder or at the outlet end of a cooling tool provided at the outlet end of the extruder, the inlet tube and the outlet tube open into the housing from above and extend upwards away from the housing, and, at least in a section connected to the housing, open obliquely into opposite lateral regions of the interior and are inclined towards one another, the angle of inclination being between 30 and 80°. a housing with a cylindrical interior, a cutting tool, a product inlet at one end of the housing, the cutting tool and the product inlet being arranged coaxially in the housing, an inlet tube and an outlet tube, characterised in that when the cutting apparatus is arranged at the outlet end of the extruder or at the outlet end of a cooling tool provided at the outlet end of the extruder, the inlet tube and the outlet tube open into the housing from above and extend upwards away from the housing, and, at least in a section connected to the housing, open obliquely into opposite lateral regions of the interior and are inclined towards one another, the angle of inclination being between 30 and 80°.
Surgical apparatus for drilling a hole in bone, comprising: - an angled drill guide (35, 200, 290, 310, 320, 340, 360, 380, 390, 405) comprising - a curved distal section (225, 345, 365, 395), a less-curved proximal section (230, 350, 370, 385, 400), and a lumen (50, 220, 305) extending therebetween; and - a flexible drill bit disposed within the lumen of the angled drill guide, the flexible drill bit comprising: - a proximal shaft portion for connecting to a source of turning; - a distal cutting tip portion for boring into a bone; and - an intermediate shaft portion extending between the proximal shaft portion and the distal cutting tip portion, wherein the diameter of the intermediate shaft portion is smaller than the diameter of the distal cutting tip portion, and further wherein the diameter of the intermediate shaft portion is smaller than the diameter of the proximal shaft portion, the intermediate shaft portion being characterized by (i) sufficient longitudinal flexibility so as to permit the flexible drill bit to be passed along a curve, and (ii) sufficient torsional strength to permit the flexible drill bit to bore into the bone. - an angled drill guide (35, 200, 290, 310, 320, 340, 360, 380, 390, 405) comprising - a curved distal section (225, 345, 365, 395), a less-curved proximal section (230, 350, 370, 385, 400), and a lumen (50, 220, 305) extending therebetween; and - a curved distal section (225, 345, 365, 395), a less-curved proximal section (230, 350, 370, 385, 400), and a lumen (50, 220, 305) extending therebetween; and - a flexible drill bit disposed within the lumen of the angled drill guide, the flexible drill bit comprising: - a proximal shaft portion for connecting to a source of turning; - a distal cutting tip portion for boring into a bone; and - an intermediate shaft portion extending between the proximal shaft portion and the distal cutting tip portion, wherein the diameter of the intermediate shaft portion is smaller than the diameter of the distal cutting tip portion, and further wherein the diameter of the intermediate shaft portion is smaller than the diameter of the proximal shaft portion, the intermediate shaft portion being characterized by (i) sufficient longitudinal flexibility so as to permit the flexible drill bit to be passed along a curve, and (ii) sufficient torsional strength to permit the flexible drill bit to bore into the bone. - a proximal shaft portion for connecting to a source of turning; - a distal cutting tip portion for boring into a bone; and - an intermediate shaft portion extending between the proximal shaft portion and the distal cutting tip portion, wherein the diameter of the intermediate shaft portion is smaller than the diameter of the distal cutting tip portion, and further wherein the diameter of the intermediate shaft portion is smaller than the diameter of the proximal shaft portion, the intermediate shaft portion being characterized by (i) sufficient longitudinal flexibility so as to permit the flexible drill bit to be passed along a curve, and (ii) sufficient torsional strength to permit the flexible drill bit to bore into the bone.
A radiation detection device (61, 81) comprising: an optical detector pixel array having a plurality of pixel cells which can be triggered by optical photons; a plurality of pixel cell trigger state sensing circuits (63, 95); at least a first current summing unit (73, 83); wherein for at least a portion of the optical detector pixel array: each pixel cell is in communication with a pixel cell trigger state sensing circuit (63, 95) that is configured to generate a digital current signal having either a first predetermined amplitude indicative of a triggered pixel cell or a second predetermined amplitude indicative of a non-triggered pixel cell; wherein the at least a first current summing unit (73, 83) is a current summing junction configured to receive the digital current signals from the plurality of pixel cell trigger state sensing circuits (63, 95) and to generate an analogue signal having an amplitude that corresponds to the real-time number of triggered pixel cells within the portion of the optical detector pixel array. an optical detector pixel array having a plurality of pixel cells which can be triggered by optical photons; a plurality of pixel cell trigger state sensing circuits (63, 95); at least a first current summing unit (73, 83);
A-clear beverage having a turbidity of less than 5 NTU, said beverage comprising an oil-in-water emulsion wherein the oil is an essential oil, wherein said emulsion comprises an excess of n-alkenyl succinate starch emulsifier to essential oil, wherein the n-alkenyl succinate starch is n-octenyl succinic anhydride (nOSA) starch, wherein the nOSA starch and essential oil are in a ratio of between 1.2:1 and 8:1 (wt.%) and wherein the essential oil comprises citrus oil.
A casein hydrolysate formed by hydrolysis of a casein substrate by a aspergillus- derived proteolytic preparation to a degree of hydrolysis (%DH) of from 5%DH to 15%DH, the hydrolysate having a peptide profile that exhibits at least a 98% reduction in antigenicity compared to intact sodium caseinate and a mean bitterness score of less than 30% in which a bitterness score of 100% correlates with a 1g/L caffeine solution made up in non sparkling mineral water and a bitterness score of 0% correlates with non sparkling mineral water.
A refrigeration cycle device (100,200, 300) comprising: - a compressor that compresses a refrigerant; - a condenser that condenses the refrigerant compressed by the compressor; - a heat exchanger that subcools the refrigerant discharged from the condenser; - an expansion valve that expands the refrigerant subcooled by the heat exchanger; - an evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant expanded by the expansion valve; - an evaporator upstream pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the refrigerant in an upstream-side pipe of the evaporator; - an evaporator downstream pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the refrigerant in a downstream-side pipe of the evaporator; - a bypass pipe that connects an upstream pipe of the compressor to an downstream pipe of the heat exchanger; - a bypass expansion valve provided on the bypass pipe to expand a secondary stream that diverges from a primary stream of the refrigerant flowing through the downstream pipe; and - control means that control the amount of heat exchange of the heat exchanger in accordance with the temperature or pressure of the refrigerant between the condenser and the expansion valve, characterized in that the refrigerant is a combustible refrigerant; wherein the control means controls an opening of the bypass expansion valve according to a pressure difference (ΔP) between a pressure value detected by the evaporator upstream pressure sensor and a pressure value detected by the evaporator downstream pressure sensor. - a compressor that compresses a refrigerant; - a condenser that condenses the refrigerant compressed by the compressor; - a heat exchanger that subcools the refrigerant discharged from the condenser; - an expansion valve that expands the refrigerant subcooled by the heat exchanger; - an evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant expanded by the expansion valve; - an evaporator upstream pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the refrigerant in an upstream-side pipe of the evaporator; - an evaporator downstream pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the refrigerant in a downstream-side pipe of the evaporator; - a bypass pipe that connects an upstream pipe of the compressor to an downstream pipe of the heat exchanger; - a bypass expansion valve provided on the bypass pipe to expand a secondary stream that diverges from a primary stream of the refrigerant flowing through the downstream pipe; and - control means that control the amount of heat exchange of the heat exchanger in accordance with the temperature or pressure of the refrigerant between the condenser and the expansion valve, characterized in that
Optoelectronic component comprising: a semiconductor chip and a phosphor at least partly surrounding the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip emits a primary radiation in the short-wave blue spectral range at a dominant wavelength of less than approximately 465 nm, and wherein the phosphor converts at least part of the primary radiation into a longer-wave secondary radiation in the green spectral range at a dominant wavelength of between approximately 490 nm and approximately 550 nm, and wherein a mixed light composed of primary radiation and secondary radiation has a dominant wavelength at wavelengths of between approximately 460 nm and approximately 480 nm, such that the luminous flux of the mixed light is up to 130% greater than the luminous flux in the case of an optoelectronic component without a phosphor having an identical dominant wavelength in the range of between 460 nm and 480 nm, wherein the phosphor is distributed in the form of particles in a potting in a concentration of less than 3 per cent by weight. a semiconductor chip and a phosphor at least partly surrounding the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip emits a primary radiation in the short-wave blue spectral range at a dominant wavelength of less than approximately 465 nm, and wherein the phosphor converts at least part of the primary radiation into a longer-wave secondary radiation in the green spectral range at a dominant wavelength of between approximately 490 nm and approximately 550 nm, and wherein a mixed light composed of primary radiation and secondary radiation has a dominant wavelength at wavelengths of between approximately 460 nm and approximately 480 nm, such that the luminous flux of the mixed light is up to 130% greater than the luminous flux in the case of an optoelectronic component without a phosphor having an identical dominant wavelength in the range of between 460 nm and 480 nm, wherein the phosphor is distributed in the form of particles in a potting in a concentration of less than 3 per cent by weight.
A device for producing a threaded part from a sheet metal strip, which is provided by forming with a sleeve formed in one piece on the sheet metal strip, the device comprises a work table for supporting the sheet metal strip, characterised in that the device comprises a profiled mandrel for impressing a thread on the sleeve, which is rotatable and axially displaceable, a gear for the forced coupling of a rotary movement of the mandrel with its axial displacement and at least two holding jaws which can be moved towards each other and are provided with a counter-profiling to the profiled mandrel for impressing the thread onto the sleeve. a work table for supporting the sheet metal strip, characterised in that the device comprises a profiled mandrel for impressing a thread on the sleeve, which is rotatable and axially displaceable, a gear for the forced coupling of a rotary movement of the mandrel with its axial displacement and at least two holding jaws which can be moved towards each other and are provided with a counter-profiling to the profiled mandrel for impressing the thread onto the sleeve.
A flexible organic light emitting display device comprising: a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate spaced apart from the first flexible substrate, the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate configured to have a first gap separating the first and second flexible substrates at a display area (A/A) and a second gap separating the first and second flexible substrates at a peripheral area (P/A) surrounding the display area (A/A); a first touch line connected with a first pad unit on the first flexible substrate at the peripheral area (P/A); a second touch line connected with a second pad unit on the second flexible substrate at the peripheral area (P/A); and a plurality of conductive elements included in a conductive adhesive layer configured to electrically connect the first pad unit and the second pad unit and for maintaining the second gap, characterized in that in an area coated with the conductive adhesive layer including the conductive elements, the first touch line includes a first auxiliary touch line unit that includes a plurality of first lines parallel to each other and separated from each other, and the second touch line includes a second auxiliary touch line unit that includes a plurality of second lines parallel to each other and separated from each other, wherein each of the first lines of the first auxiliary touch line unit are connected to the first pad unit and to the first touch line, and wherein each of the second lines of the second auxiliary touch line unit are connected to the second pad unit and to the second touch line. a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate spaced apart from the first flexible substrate, the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate configured to have a first gap separating the first and second flexible substrates at a display area (A/A) and a second gap separating the first and second flexible substrates at a peripheral area (P/A) surrounding the display area (A/A); a first touch line connected with a first pad unit on the first flexible substrate at the peripheral area (P/A); a second touch line connected with a second pad unit on the second flexible substrate at the peripheral area (P/A); and a plurality of conductive elements included in a conductive adhesive layer configured to electrically connect the first pad unit and the second pad unit and for maintaining the second gap, characterized in that in an area coated with the conductive adhesive layer including the conductive elements, the first touch line includes a first auxiliary touch line unit that includes a plurality of first lines parallel to each other and separated from each other, and the second touch line includes a second auxiliary touch line unit that includes a plurality of second lines parallel to each other and separated from each other, wherein each of the first lines of the first auxiliary touch line unit are connected to the first pad unit and to the first touch line, and wherein each of the second lines of the second auxiliary touch line unit are connected to the second pad unit and to the second touch line.