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Floor cleaning machine, comprising a suction device, a filter device which is associated with the suction device, and a filter cleaning device for the filter device, wherein the filter cleaning device comprises a pivot lever (118; 202) which is arranged such that the pivot lever (118; 202) is operable by an operator of the floor cleaning machine who is properly positioned for operation of the floor cleaning machine as normally intended, wherein the filter cleaning device comprises a movable scraper for the filter device and wherein a pivoting movement of the pivot lever (118; 202) effects a cleaning movement of the scraper on the filter device, characterized in that the cleaning device comprises an angular gear to which the pivot lever (118; 202) is coupled, and in that the movable scraper is coupled to the angular gear.
A method for producing 2,7-octadien-1-ol by subjecting butadiene and water to a telomerization in the presence of a palladium catalyst containing a water-soluble triarylphosphine having two or more sulfonate groups in the molecule and a palladium compound, a tertiary amine, and carbon dioxide, comprising a step of: mixing the telomerization solution obtained by the telomerization with an organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 2 to 18 at 25°C, followed by carrying out phase separation in the presence of carbon dioxide, and then 2,7-octadien-1-ol is obtained from an organic phase while recovering an aqueous phase including the palladium catalyst. mixing the telomerization solution obtained by the telomerization with an organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 2 to 18 at 25°C, followed by carrying out phase separation in the presence of carbon dioxide, and then 2,7-octadien-1-ol is obtained from an organic phase while recovering an aqueous phase including the palladium catalyst.
A method of anodising a metal object, the method comprising: - contacting the metal object with an anodising electrolyte, and pre-anodising the surface so as to grow a thin oxide film of consistent thickness on the surface by applying an anodising voltage and gradually increasing the anodising voltage up to a maximum pre-anodising voltage and then holding at this voltage until the current has significantly decreased, wherein the maximum pre-anodising voltage relative to a Ag/AgCl electrode is less than 10 V; - making electrical measurements on the thin oxide film either during or after the pre-anodising step, and hence deducing the surface area of the metal object; and - then anodising the metal object. wherein the surface area is deduced from a measurement of electrical current during the pre-anodising step, wherein the variation in electrical current with time as the applied voltage is increased has at least one plateau portion wherein the current is substantially constant over a range of applied voltage during the pre-anodising step, and the measurement of electrical current is the average current over a plateau portion of the current variation. - contacting the metal object with an anodising electrolyte, and pre-anodising the surface so as to grow a thin oxide film of consistent thickness on the surface by applying an anodising voltage and gradually increasing the anodising voltage up to a maximum pre-anodising voltage and then holding at this voltage until the current has significantly decreased, wherein the maximum pre-anodising voltage relative to a Ag/AgCl electrode is less than 10 V; - making electrical measurements on the thin oxide film either during or after the pre-anodising step, and hence deducing the surface area of the metal object; and - then anodising the metal object.
A computer implemented method for establishing a corrosion protection system for an air cooled condenser, comprising: utilizing one or more processors and associated memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving data associated with at least one physical property of the air cooled condenser; receiving data associated with at least one chemical process condition of the air cooled condenser; generating a chemical process modeling component based on the received data; simulating an initial condition of the air cooled condenser utilizing the chemical process modeling component; altering at least one physical property and/or at least one chemical process condition of the air cooled condenser; receiving test data associated with the altered physical property and/or chemical process condition; simulating a changed condition of the air cooled condenser based on the test data; and identifying an optimized corrosion protection system based on an evaluation of the changed condition. receiving data associated with at least one physical property of the air cooled condenser; receiving data associated with at least one chemical process condition of the air cooled condenser; generating a chemical process modeling component based on the received data; simulating an initial condition of the air cooled condenser utilizing the chemical process modeling component; altering at least one physical property and/or at least one chemical process condition of the air cooled condenser; receiving test data associated with the altered physical property and/or chemical process condition; simulating a changed condition of the air cooled condenser based on the test data; and identifying an optimized corrosion protection system based on an evaluation of the changed condition.
A locking system for the pivot-and-slide door of a vehicle comprising a door leaf movable by a drive, a drive carrier and two pivot arms (20; 21) between a closed and an open position, wherein in a closed position, the door leaf is in lateral contact with the vehicle on a main closing edge and a secondary closing edge and during opening and closing of the pivot-and-slide door by the drive, the door leaf is pivotable via the pivot arms (20; 21) and movable along the drive carrier, and during opening, the door leaf moves away from the main closing edge, wherein on the pivot arm of the secondary closing edge, a locking mechanism with two levers (41; 42) is realised such that due to the locking mechanism driven via the reaction moment of the drive, the pivot arm, in the closed position of the door leaf, can be locked over-dead-centre on the secondary closing edge, in that the two levers (41; 42) can be brought into an over-dead-centre position, characterised in that the two levers are an over-dead-centre drive lever and an over-dead-centre lever, wherein - the drive is connected to the over-dead-centre drive lever, which is rotatably mounted via a fulcrum on the drive carrier and is hingedly connected to the over-dead-centre lever, - the over-dead-centre lever is rotatably connected to the pivot arm of the secondary closing edge, - the over-dead-centre drive lever is realised at an angle in the fulcrum and the resulting two lever areas (41';41") of the over-dead-centre drive lever are realised at an angle α to each other, and - the over-dead-centre lever, in the over-dead-centre position, extends contrary to the direction of the angle of the over-dead-centre drive lever, wherein an angle ß between the over-dead-centre lever and the lever area (41") of the over-dead-centre drive lever, which is connected to the over-dead-centre lever, is larger than zero. - the drive is connected to the over-dead-centre drive lever, which is rotatably mounted via a fulcrum on the drive carrier and is hingedly connected to the over-dead-centre lever, - the over-dead-centre lever is rotatably connected to the pivot arm of the secondary closing edge, - the over-dead-centre drive lever is realised at an angle in the fulcrum and the resulting two lever areas (41';41") of the over-dead-centre drive lever are realised at an angle α to each other, and - the over-dead-centre lever, in the over-dead-centre position, extends contrary to the direction of the angle of the over-dead-centre drive lever, wherein an angle ß between the over-dead-centre lever and the lever area (41") of the over-dead-centre drive lever, which is connected to the over-dead-centre lever, is larger than zero.
The compound represented by: for use in a method of treating a localized tenosynovial giant cell tumor in a patient in need thereof, comprising orally administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
An economizer adapted to be used in a chiller system including a compressor, an evaporator and a condenser, the economizer comprising: a separation wheel arranged and configured to separate refrigerant into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant, the separation wheel being attached to a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis; a motor arranged and configured to rotate the shaft in order to rotate the separation wheel; and a liquid storage portion arranged and configured to store the liquid refrigerant, characterised by further comprising a variable frequency drive arranged and configured to control the motor in order to adjust a rotational speed of the separation wheel; and a controller programmed to control the variable frequency drive, the economizer being arranged to be connected to an intermediate stage of the compressor such that the refrigerant is injected into the intermediate stage of the compressor, and the controller being further programmed to control the variable frequency drive based on an intermediate pressure of the compressor, wherein the controller is further programmed to calculate a target intermediate pressure of the compressor from an optimum ratio between a compression ratio in a first stage of the compressor and a compression ratio in a second stage of the compressor based on an operation state of the compressor, wherein the controller is further programmed to control the variable frequency drive such that the intermediate pressure of the compressor reaches the target intermediate pressure. a separation wheel arranged and configured to separate refrigerant into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant, the separation wheel being attached to a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis; a motor arranged and configured to rotate the shaft in order to rotate the separation wheel; and a liquid storage portion arranged and configured to store the liquid refrigerant, characterised by further comprising a variable frequency drive arranged and configured to control the motor in order to adjust a rotational speed of the separation wheel; and a controller programmed to control the variable frequency drive, the economizer being arranged to be connected to an intermediate stage of the compressor such that the refrigerant is injected into the intermediate stage of the compressor, and the controller being further programmed to control the variable frequency drive based on an intermediate pressure of the compressor, wherein the controller is further programmed to calculate a target intermediate pressure of the compressor from an optimum ratio between a compression ratio in a first stage of the compressor and a compression ratio in a second stage of the compressor based on an operation state of the compressor, wherein the controller is further programmed to control the variable frequency drive such that the intermediate pressure of the compressor reaches the target intermediate pressure.
An aircraft tipping alarm system for an aircraft, the aircraft tipping alarm system comprising: a nose landing gear shock strut containing hydraulic fluid and having an aperture; and, an elongated pressure chamber assembly configured to engage to the aperture, the elongated pressure chamber assembly comprising: an elongated pressure chamber containing hydraulic fluid and having a pressure sensor device; a first check valve configured to control and permit hydraulic fluid flow only into the NLG shock strut; a second check valve configured to control and permit hydraulic fluid flow from a fluid pump and supply assembly only into the elongated pressure chamber; and, a reduced diameter breakable neck section, wherein a potential aircraft tipping back position is indicated when a reduction of pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the NLG shock strut, sensed via the pressure sensor device, is greater than or equal to a pressure reduction threshold. a nose landing gear shock strut containing hydraulic fluid and having an aperture; and, an elongated pressure chamber assembly configured to engage to the aperture, the elongated pressure chamber assembly comprising: an elongated pressure chamber containing hydraulic fluid and having a pressure sensor device; a first check valve configured to control and permit hydraulic fluid flow only into the NLG shock strut; a second check valve configured to control and permit hydraulic fluid flow from a fluid pump and supply assembly only into the elongated pressure chamber; and, a reduced diameter breakable neck section, an elongated pressure chamber containing hydraulic fluid and having a pressure sensor device; a first check valve configured to control and permit hydraulic fluid flow only into the NLG shock strut; a second check valve configured to control and permit hydraulic fluid flow from a fluid pump and supply assembly only into the elongated pressure chamber; and, a reduced diameter breakable neck section,
An expression cassette for regulating expression in the epidermis in plants comprising a) an isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the list comprising i) a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30 and ii) a fragment of at least 500 consecutive bases comprising the minimal promoter of a molecule of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30 and iii) a nucleotide molecule with a sequence identity of at least 90% to the entire length of a transcription regulating nucleotide molecule of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30, and wherein the sequences specified under i), ii) and iii) are regulating expression in the epidermis in plants and functionally linked thereto b) at least one nucleic acid molecule which is heterologous in relation to said isolated nucleic acid molecule regulating expression in the epidermis in plants. a) an isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the list comprising i) a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30 and ii) a fragment of at least 500 consecutive bases comprising the minimal promoter of a molecule of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30 and iii) a nucleotide molecule with a sequence identity of at least 90% to the entire length of a transcription regulating nucleotide molecule of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30, and wherein the sequences specified under i), ii) and iii) are regulating expression in the epidermis in plants and functionally linked thereto i) a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30 and ii) a fragment of at least 500 consecutive bases comprising the minimal promoter of a molecule of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30 and iii) a nucleotide molecule with a sequence identity of at least 90% to the entire length of a transcription regulating nucleotide molecule of SEQ ID NO: 3, 27, 28, 29 or 30, and b) at least one nucleic acid molecule which is heterologous in relation to said isolated nucleic acid molecule regulating expression in the epidermis in plants.
A friction material composition comprising: a binder; an organic filler; an inorganic filler; and a fiber substrate, wherein: a content of copper as an element is 0.5% by mass or less, the friction material composition contains at least one of phlogopite or biotite in a total of from 3% by mass to 9% by mass, and a graphite in an amount of from 2% by mass to 6% by mass, as the inorganic fillers, the at least one of phlogopite or biotite has an average particle size of from 600 μm to 1,100 μm, and the graphite has an average particle size of from 450 μm to 1,100 μm, wherein an average particle size refers to the 50% (median) diameter, determined from the volume-based particle size distribution as measured by using a laser diffraction/scattering-type particle size distribution analyzer as described in the description. a binder; an organic filler; an inorganic filler; and a fiber substrate, wherein: a content of copper as an element is 0.5% by mass or less, the friction material composition contains at least one of phlogopite or biotite in a total of from 3% by mass to 9% by mass, and a graphite in an amount of from 2% by mass to 6% by mass, as the inorganic fillers, the at least one of phlogopite or biotite has an average particle size of from 600 μm to 1,100 μm, and the graphite has an average particle size of from 450 μm to 1,100 μm, wherein an average particle size refers to the 50% (median) diameter, determined from the volume-based particle size distribution as measured by using a laser diffraction/scattering-type particle size distribution analyzer as described in the description. a content of copper as an element is 0.5% by mass or less, the friction material composition contains at least one of phlogopite or biotite in a total of from 3% by mass to 9% by mass, and a graphite in an amount of from 2% by mass to 6% by mass, as the inorganic fillers, the at least one of phlogopite or biotite has an average particle size of from 600 μm to 1,100 μm, and the graphite has an average particle size of from 450 μm to 1,100 μm, wherein an average particle size refers to the 50% (median) diameter, determined from the volume-based particle size distribution as measured by using a laser diffraction/scattering-type particle size distribution analyzer as described in the description.
A composition-of-matter comprising a polymer-protein precursor molecule which comprises a thiolated protein and at least two synthetic polymers covalently attached to thiol groups of said thiolated protein, each of said at least two synthetic polymers having a functional group, said functional group being selected capable of cross-linking with a functional group of at least one other synthetic polymer, said at least one other synthetic polymer forming a part of at least one other polymer-protein precursor molecule which comprises a thiolated protein and at least two synthetic polymers covalently attached to said thiol groups of said thiolated protein, said cross-linking forming a scaffold.
Plasma device for treating surfaces of fabrics, wherein the plasma device has an elongate housing which can be operated with one hand, in which a plasma source is arranged, which has a plateau surface running in the longitudinal direction of the housing with at least one electrode, by way of which the plasma can be produced and can be applied to the surface to be treated, wherein a centre of gravity M of the plasma device and a geometrical centre G of the plasma device has a distance A of less than 20 mm.
Method for suppressing ice formation on the surface of a turbomachine structure, particularly an intake structure of a compressor comprising a bellmouth, a row of inlet guide vanes and a row of rotating blades, during its operation, the method comprising at least the steps of firmly applying at least one piezoelectric element to a first structure (1, 2, 3) of said turbomachine and connecting the piezoelectric element to an electrical circuit containing a resistor and a transmitter, providing a second structure (1, 2, 3) of said turbomachine with an electric circuit at least comprising a receiver and a resistor, the transmitter of circuit and the receiver of circuit being designed to transmit power by contactless energy transfer; the method comprising also the steps of piezoelectrically converting mechanical vibratory energy of said first structure (1, 2, 3) into electrical energy, converting the generated electrical energy into thermal energy and conducting this thermal energy to at least a portion of the first structure (1, 2, 3), transmitting by the transmitter part of the piezoelectrically generated energy away from the first structure (1, 2, 3), receiving by the receiver transmitted energy, converting the received energy into thermal energy and conducting this thermal energy to at least a portion of the second structure (1, 2, 3).
Apparatus for separating biological material, the apparatus comprising: a. a centrifuge tube; b. a separation tube having an open bottom; c. a cap, wherein the centrifuge tube and the separation tube are configured to sealingly and releasably couple to the cap, wherein, when coupled to the cap, a predetermined length of the separation tube is positioned within the centrifuge tube, wherein an area between an exterior surface of the separation tube and an interior surface of the centrifuge tube is unobstructed along the pre-determined length, wherein a top of the cap includes an aperture that opens into a cavity of the cap and wherein the cap comprises means for facilitating or regulating air- or gas- flow between an area outside of the cap and an interior of the separation tube, said means for facilitating or regulation air- or gas-flow comprise one or more channels that pass through the top of the cap and into the cavity, wherein, when the cap is coupled to the separation tube, the one or more channels provide open communication between the top of the cap and an interior of the separation tube, and further comprises a plug that is configured to releasably seal the aperture and one or more channels, characterized by that the lower portion of the plug is insertable into the aperture and is configured to seal the aperture, and that the apparatus is comprising a hollow needle coupled to a means for regulating a flow of air or gas, wherein the needle is insertable into the cap or plug and is used to facilitate the introduction of air or gas into the separation tube. a. a centrifuge tube; b. a separation tube having an open bottom; c. a cap, wherein the centrifuge tube and the separation tube are configured to sealingly and releasably couple to the cap, wherein, when coupled to the cap, a predetermined length of the separation tube is positioned within the centrifuge tube, wherein an area between an exterior surface of the separation tube and an interior surface of the centrifuge tube is unobstructed along the pre-determined length, wherein a top of the cap includes an aperture that opens into a cavity of the cap and wherein the cap comprises means for facilitating or regulating air- or gas- flow between an area outside of the cap and an interior of the separation tube, said means for facilitating or regulation air- or gas-flow comprise one or more channels that pass through the top of the cap and into the cavity, wherein, when the cap is coupled to the separation tube, the one or more channels provide open communication between the top of the cap and an interior of the separation tube, and further comprises a plug that is configured to releasably seal the aperture and one or more channels,
A filled plastic composition comprising: (a) at least one polar thermoplastic polymer; (b) at least one metallic salt of an unsaturated aliphatic fatty acid; (c) at least one polyhydric alcohol, whose melting point is no more than 80 °C below and no more than 50 °C above the melting point of the polymer (a); (d) at least one further alcohol that is different from the alcohol (c), and whose boiling point is no more than 100 °C below and no more than 80 °C above the melting point of the polymer (a); and (e) at least one particulate filler material (e). (a) at least one polar thermoplastic polymer; (b) at least one metallic salt of an unsaturated aliphatic fatty acid; (c) at least one polyhydric alcohol, whose melting point is no more than 80 °C below and no more than 50 °C above the melting point of the polymer (a); (d) at least one further alcohol that is different from the alcohol (c), and whose boiling point is no more than 100 °C below and no more than 80 °C above the melting point of the polymer (a); and (e) at least one particulate filler material (e).