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A plunger, comprising: a support ring comprising a conical cap, an annular shoulder and an annular groove; and a cover disposed over and coupled to the support ring and comprising a conical cap, a cylindrical sidewall, and a flange received into the annular groove of the support ring, wherein the cylindrical sidewall comprises a first annular rib and a second annular rib; wherein the conical cap of the support ring and the conical cap of the cover define an air cavity therebetween, wherein the air cavity is defined by an angle θ 3 between the support ring and the cover along the conical portion of the plunger, wherein the air cavity defines a predetermined compliance volume such that when the plunger undergoes injection pressurization, the cover with the conical cap deform and flex into the compliance volume defined by the air cavity, and wherein, due to the deforming and flexing of the cover, the angle θ 3 between the support ring and the cover is smaller when the plunger is under operating pressure than when the plunger is not under pressure and wherein the first and second annular ribs (220, 222) are radially outwardly deflected against an inner wall of a syringe barrel when the angle θ 3 is smaller. a support ring comprising a conical cap, an annular shoulder and an annular groove; and a cover disposed over and coupled to the support ring and comprising a conical cap, a cylindrical sidewall, and a flange received into the annular groove of the support ring, wherein the cylindrical sidewall comprises a first annular rib and a second annular rib; wherein the conical cap of the support ring and the conical cap of the cover define an air cavity therebetween, wherein the air cavity is defined by an angle θ 3 between the support ring and the cover along the conical portion of the plunger, wherein the air cavity defines a predetermined compliance volume such that when the plunger undergoes injection pressurization, the cover with the conical cap deform and flex into the compliance volume defined by the air cavity, and wherein, due to the deforming and flexing of the cover, the angle θ 3 between the support ring and the cover is smaller when the plunger is under operating pressure than when the plunger is not under pressure and wherein the first and second annular ribs (220, 222) are radially outwardly deflected against an inner wall of a syringe barrel when the angle θ 3 is smaller.
An ion beam shield for use in preparing a sample by means of an ion beam sample preparation apparatus the shield comprising: a) a rigid planar portion b) a proximal sample surface configured to durably adhere the sample to the shield; c) a first shielding surface configured to be disposed in a path of an ion beam and positioned to shield a portion of the ion beam directed at the sample when said shield is held in a shield retaining position of a shield retention means; d) a third datum feature formed integrally with said shield; and, e) a fourth datum feature formed integrally with said shield, whereby the datum features (70b, 70d) on the shield ensure that the shield may be retained in substantially the same position and orientation each time a sample is prepared characterized by the proximal sample surface having at least one recessed portion useful for the flowing of adhesive between the shield and the sample. a) a rigid planar portion b) a proximal sample surface configured to durably adhere the sample to the shield; c) a first shielding surface configured to be disposed in a path of an ion beam and positioned to shield a portion of the ion beam directed at the sample when said shield is held in a shield retaining position of a shield retention means; d) a third datum feature formed integrally with said shield; and, e) a fourth datum feature formed integrally with said shield, whereby the datum features (70b, 70d) on the shield ensure that the shield may be retained in substantially the same position and orientation each time a sample is prepared
A method for manufacturing a structural component of a blade segment for a segmented rotor blade of a wind turbine, the method comprising: (a) providing a first mold of the structural component, the first mold having an outer wall that defines at least a portion of an inner surface of the structural component; (b) securing at least one tooling pin to the outer wall of the first mold for defining a pin joint slot in the structural component; (c) laying up one or more fiber layers (156,166) atop the first mold so as to at least partially cover the outer wall, the one or more fiber layers having at least one hole that fits around the at least one tooling pin; (d) infusing the one or more fiber layers together via a first resin material so as to form a first side of the structural component; and, (e) repeating steps (a) through (d) so as to form a second side of the structural component; (f) placing the first and second sides into a second mold in opposite directions such that their respective holes (174,178) align in a chord-wise direction; and, (g) infusing the first and second sides together in the second mold via a second resin material. (a) providing a first mold of the structural component, the first mold having an outer wall that defines at least a portion of an inner surface of the structural component; (b) securing at least one tooling pin to the outer wall of the first mold for defining a pin joint slot in the structural component; (c) laying up one or more fiber layers (156,166) atop the first mold so as to at least partially cover the outer wall, the one or more fiber layers having at least one hole that fits around the at least one tooling pin; (d) infusing the one or more fiber layers together via a first resin material so as to form a first side of the structural component; and, (e) repeating steps (a) through (d) so as to form a second side of the structural component; (f) placing the first and second sides into a second mold in opposite directions such that their respective holes (174,178) align in a chord-wise direction; and, (g) infusing the first and second sides together in the second mold via a second resin material.
A method for controlling traffic signals of traffic lights, each traffic light having a sensor for registering each signal event corresponding to an automobile traversing the sensor and a green light time, the method comprising the steps of: measuring usage percentage for each traffic light, wherein the usage percentage is the sum of all signal events in a lane registered by the respective sensor, divided by the green light time; increasing the green light time of the traffic light with maximum usage percentage by a duration; reducing the green light time of the traffic light with minimum usage percentage by the duration; wherein the increase and reduction in green light time are equal and of a fixed duration; whereby the total green light time of all the traffic lights remains constant and wherein the method is continuously repeated. measuring usage percentage for each traffic light, wherein the usage percentage is the sum of all signal events in a lane registered by the respective sensor, divided by the green light time; increasing the green light time of the traffic light with maximum usage percentage by a duration; reducing the green light time of the traffic light with minimum usage percentage by the duration; wherein the increase and reduction in green light time are equal and of a fixed duration; whereby the total green light time of all the traffic lights remains constant and wherein the method is continuously repeated.
Apparatus for controlling a brushless DC motor with a permanent magnet arranged on a rotor and a stator with windings, the apparatus - being designed to determine a temperature (T_W) of the windings, characterized in that the apparatus has an observer, which is designed to determine an estimated temperature (T_M) of the permanent magnet as a function of the temperature (T_W) of the windings, and - which is designed to determine at least one actuating signal for controlling the DC motor as a function of the estimated temperature (T_M) of the permanent magnet. - being designed to determine a temperature (T_W) of the windings, characterized in that the apparatus has an observer, which is designed to determine an estimated temperature (T_M) of the permanent magnet as a function of the temperature (T_W) of the windings, and - which is designed to determine at least one actuating signal for controlling the DC motor as a function of the estimated temperature (T_M) of the permanent magnet.
A method for determining wireless hand off parameters comprising: - determining values of a hysteresis for a hand off from a serving cell, of at least one pairwise offset value for hand off between the serving cell and at least one neighbor cell, and of at least one time-to-trigger TTT for hand off between the serving cell and said at least one neighbor cell, which values trigger hand off beyond a first distance from the serving cell selected to avoid handling a mobile unit back and forth between cells and within a second distance from the serving cell selected to ensure that a mobile unit moving at a selected velocity does not travel beyond a third distance within said at least one TTT and - determining the third distance, at which a reference signal received power from the serving cell is a minimum value to maintain a healthy call, and wherein - determining a value of the hysteresis comprises determining the value of the hysteresis based on a minimum value of a difference between the reference signal received power for the serving cell at the third distance and a plurality of reference signal received powers at the third distance for a plurality of neighbor cells including said at least one neighbor cell, the minimum value being determined over the plurality of neighbor cells. - determining values of a hysteresis for a hand off from a serving cell, of at least one pairwise offset value for hand off between the serving cell and at least one neighbor cell, and of at least one time-to-trigger TTT for hand off between the serving cell and said at least one neighbor cell, which values trigger hand off beyond a first distance from the serving cell selected to avoid handling a mobile unit back and forth between cells and within a second distance from the serving cell selected to ensure that a mobile unit moving at a selected velocity does not travel beyond a third distance within said at least one TTT and - determining the third distance, at which a reference signal received power from the serving cell is a minimum value to maintain a healthy call, and wherein - determining a value of the hysteresis comprises determining the value of the hysteresis based on a minimum value of a difference between the reference signal received power for the serving cell at the third distance and a plurality of reference signal received powers at the third distance for a plurality of neighbor cells including said at least one neighbor cell, the minimum value being determined over the plurality of neighbor cells.
A method for managing an energy generation system, including a cluster of power generators (2.1,.... 2.i,.... 2.n) connected by a connectivity network, each power generator (2.1,.... 2.i,.... 2.n) including an inverter (4.1,... 4.i,... 4.n) having a respective controller (5.1,... 5.i,... 5.n), and at least a data set available to the controller (5.1,... 5.i,... 5.n) for controlling the respective power generator (2.1,.... 2.i,.... 2.n); wherein: each inverter (4.1,... 4.i,... 4.n) transmits through said connectivity network, to the other inverters of the cluster, information concerning said data set available to it, said information being sufficient to check whether the same data sets available to each inverter; wherein the data set includes data defining the configuration of the energy generation system; each inverter (4.1,... 4.i,... 4.n) receives, through said connectivity network, information concerning the data set available to other inverters of the cluster; each inverter checks if the data sets are identical, and: - if the data sets are identical, the inverter remains in an state marked as aligned; - if the data sets are not identical, the inverter shifts in a state marked as misaligned and sends data through the connectivity network to re-align the data sets, and shifts back in the aligned state once the data sets are identical to one another. each inverter (4.1,... 4.i,... 4.n) transmits through said connectivity network, to the other inverters of the cluster, information concerning said data set available to it, said information being sufficient to check whether the same data sets available to each inverter; wherein the data set includes data defining the configuration of the energy generation system; each inverter (4.1,... 4.i,... 4.n) receives, through said connectivity network, information concerning the data set available to other inverters of the cluster; each inverter checks if the data sets are identical, and: - if the data sets are identical, the inverter remains in an state marked as aligned; - if the data sets are not identical, the inverter shifts in a state marked as misaligned and sends data through the connectivity network to re-align the data sets, and shifts back in the aligned state once the data sets are identical to one another. - if the data sets are identical, the inverter remains in an state marked as aligned; - if the data sets are not identical, the inverter shifts in a state marked as misaligned and sends data through the connectivity network to re-align the data sets, and shifts back in the aligned state once the data sets are identical to one another.
A vent for a respiratory therapy system, the vent allowing for a vent flow of gases exhaled by a patient receiving a flow of breathable gas from a volume interior to the respiratory therapy system to ambient, the vent comprising: a vent body having formed therein a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots together allowing the vent flow of exhaled gases from the volume to ambient, wherein each of the plurality of slots has an inlet and an outlet, a length extending perpendicularly between the inlet and the outlet, a width and a height, each of the width and the height extending in a direction perpendicular to the length, wherein the vent body is configured such that, for each of the plurality of slots, the width is significantly greater than the height, and the length is significantly greater than the height, and wherein the vent body is configured such that the plurality of slots are arranged such that the widths of the plurality of slots extend in mutually parallel directions. a vent body having formed therein a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots together allowing the vent flow of exhaled gases from the volume to ambient, wherein each of the plurality of slots has an inlet and an outlet, a length extending perpendicularly between the inlet and the outlet, a width and a height, each of the width and the height extending in a direction perpendicular to the length, wherein the vent body is configured such that, for each of the plurality of slots, the width is significantly greater than the height, and the length is significantly greater than the height, and wherein the vent body is configured such that the plurality of slots are arranged such that the widths of the plurality of slots extend in mutually parallel directions.
Body (14, 32) for a motor vehicle, having a wiper motor (16, 35) and a plug connection (10, 30) which comprises a plug (11, 31) and a mating plug (13, 33), - wherein the mating plug (13, 33) is connected to an on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle, characterized in that - the wiper motor (16, 35) comprises a gear mechanism (15, 34), - wherein the plug (11, 13) is arranged on the gear mechanism (15, 34) of the wiper motor (16, 35) and the mating plug (13, 33) is arranged on the body (14, 32), - wherein the latching elements for latching into openings (17, 36) which are provided in the body (14, 32) are provided on the gear mechanism (15, 34) of the wiper motor (16, 35), - wherein the gear mechanism (15, 34) can be latched into the body (14, 32) by a pivoting movement, and - in the process the plug (11, 31) and the mating plug (13, 33) are automatically plugged together when the wiper motor (16, 35) is joined to the body (14, 32). - wherein the mating plug (13, 33) is connected to an on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle, characterized in that - the wiper motor (16, 35) comprises a gear mechanism (15, 34), - wherein the plug (11, 13) is arranged on the gear mechanism (15, 34) of the wiper motor (16, 35) and the mating plug (13, 33) is arranged on the body (14, 32), - wherein the latching elements for latching into openings (17, 36) which are provided in the body (14, 32) are provided on the gear mechanism (15, 34) of the wiper motor (16, 35), - wherein the gear mechanism (15, 34) can be latched into the body (14, 32) by a pivoting movement, and - in the process the plug (11, 31) and the mating plug (13, 33) are automatically plugged together when the wiper motor (16, 35) is joined to the body (14, 32).
A dispersible moist wipe comprising a plurality of hydroentangled fibers and 0.5 grams per square meter (gsm) to 5 gsm of an ion-triggerable binder composition, the wipe having a geometric mean tensile wet strength of at least 300 grams per inch (g/in) (118 g/cm), a GMT soak wet strength of less than 180 g/in (71 g/cm), and a CD stretch percent greater than 40%, wherein the geometric mean tensile wet strength, GMT soak wet strength and CD stretch are measured as set out in the description.
A method for the adenylation of 4-hydroxyphenylglycine or phenylglycine comprising contacting 4-hydroxyphenylglycine or phenylglycine with a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and ATP, characterized in that an MbtH-like protein is present wherein said MbtH-like protein has SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31 or SEQ ID NO: 32 or a sequence that is at least 50% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19 or SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31 or SEQ ID NO: 32 or has the amino acid code NXEXQXSXWP-X 5 -PXGW-X 13 -L-X 7 -WTDXRP.
A plastic container with a twist closure of plastic, said plastic container comprising a container body and a container neck which connects thereto and is with a container opening, wherein first threaded sections with first thread lead-ins for a positive fixation of a twist closure are provided on an outer wall of the container neck, said twist closure comprising a cover surface which covers the container opening and a cylindrical skirt which projects from the cover surface and to some extent engages axially over the container neck, and second threaded sections which are able to be brought to mesh with the first threaded sections on the outer wall of the container neck given a screwed-on twist closure are formed on an inner wall of the skirt, wherein the first threaded sections on the outer wall of the container neck comprise at least two first thread lead-ins which are arranged at an angular distance to one another on the circumference of the container neck, wherein a back-twist block which projects beyond the outer wall of the container neck, is designed in a somewhat wedge-like manner in the circumferential direction of the outer wall of the container neck and comprises a stop which projects radially with respect to the outer wall of the container neck is assigned to each first thread lead-in, and wherein the skirt of the twist closure is provided with a tear-off tab, characterised in that the tear-off tab is arranged in a window-like recess of the skirt, said recess being open to a free axial end of the skirt, and via at least one detachable web is connected to a delimitation wall of the recess in the skirt, said delimitation wall running in the circumferential direction, and said tear-off tab being arranged on the periphery of the twist closure in a manner such that given a screwed-on twist closure, a face section of the tear-off tab which projects radially beyond the inner wall of the skirt comes to lie in the vicinity of the stop of the back-twist block and given a back-twisting of the twist closure comes into bearing contact with the stop of the back-twist block.
Profile rail for positioning and fastening LED modules (20, 20') in surface luminaires, wherein the LED modules are LED finger modules which each comprise an elongated base body (23, 23') and a plurality of fingers (24, 24') extending substantially parallel away from it with front edges and/or front surfaces (25, 25'), comprising: a) an elongated base body with a preferably planar surface; b) positioning means (3, 3') which extend substantially in a longitudinal direction of the profile rail and which are arranged on the surface of the base body in such a way as to provide at least two, preferably opposing, contact surfaces and/or edges (4a, 4b, 4a', 4b') for contact with the front edges and/or front surfaces (25, 25') of the fingers (24, 24') of the LED finger modules (20, 20'); and c) connecting means (5a, 5b) which are designed for connecting the profile rail to a surface luminaire. a) an elongated base body with a preferably planar surface; b) positioning means (3, 3') which extend substantially in a longitudinal direction of the profile rail and which are arranged on the surface of the base body in such a way as to provide at least two, preferably opposing, contact surfaces and/or edges (4a, 4b, 4a', 4b') for contact with the front edges and/or front surfaces (25, 25') of the fingers (24, 24') of the LED finger modules (20, 20'); and c) connecting means (5a, 5b) which are designed for connecting the profile rail to a surface luminaire.
Freezing protection device for a vehicle treatment system, having a fluid reservoir arrangement for receiving a fluid, a treatment device which has an outlet opening for the fluid, a first conduit (2.1) which provides a fluid connection from the fluid reservoir arrangement in a flow direction to the outlet opening, a first pump (3.1), by means of which the fluid can be conveyed in an operating mode with a first pressure from the fluid reservoir arrangement into the first conduit (2.1), a second conduit (2.2) which provides a fluid connection from the fluid reservoir arrangement to a section of the first conduit (2.1) on the outlet opening side, wherein a first blocking element is arranged in the second conduit (2.2), a second pump (3.2), by means of which the fluid can be conveyed into the second conduit (2.2) with a second pressure, characterised in that the first blocking element is designed in such a way that it is opened in a freezing protection mode, in which the second pressure is greater than the first pressure, such that the fluid from the second conduit (2.2) enters the first conduit (2.1) and can be at least partially returned to the fluid reservoir arrangement through the first conduit (2.1) against the flow direction (DF').