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A fan housing assembly (60", 60''') of a turbofan engine comprising: a fan housing (62", 62''') located about an engine axis and defining a flowpath radially inward; and a groove structure (64", 64''') for securing a thrust reverser of the turbofan engine, wherein the groove structure comprises: a base portion concentrically located about an engine axis; an aft leg projecting radially outward from the base portion; and a leading leg projecting radially outward from the base portion and spaced axially from the aft leg, and wherein the base portion, the aft leg and the leading leg are made of a one-piece composite material, wherein the groove structure (64'', 64''') at least in-part located aft of and attached to the fan housing (62", 62'''), wherein the fan housing (64'', 62'''), the base portion the aft leg and the leading leg are made of a composite material, wherein an adhesive bonds the groove structure (64'', 64''') to the fan housing (62", 62'''). a fan housing (62", 62''') located about an engine axis and defining a flowpath radially inward; and a groove structure (64", 64''') for securing a thrust reverser of the turbofan engine, wherein the groove structure comprises: a base portion concentrically located about an engine axis; an aft leg projecting radially outward from the base portion; and a leading leg projecting radially outward from the base portion and spaced axially from the aft leg, and wherein the base portion, the aft leg and the leading leg are made of a one-piece composite material, wherein the groove structure (64'', 64''') at least in-part located aft of and attached to the fan housing (62", 62'''), wherein the fan housing (64'', 62'''), the base portion the aft leg and the leading leg are made of a composite material, wherein an adhesive bonds the groove structure (64'', 64''') to the fan housing (62", 62'''). a base portion concentrically located about an engine axis; an aft leg projecting radially outward from the base portion; and a leading leg projecting radially outward from the base portion and spaced axially from the aft leg, and wherein the base portion, the aft leg and the leading leg are made of a one-piece composite material, wherein the groove structure (64'', 64''') at least in-part located aft of and attached to the fan housing (62", 62'''), wherein the fan housing (64'', 62'''), the base portion the aft leg and the leading leg are made of a composite material, wherein an adhesive bonds the groove structure (64'', 64''') to the fan housing (62", 62''').
Hybrid module comprising a damper hub, which is connected to an internal combustion engine, a housing, a clutch, an electric machine, which has a rotor (2.2) and a stator (2.1) connected to the housing, a torque converter, which has a converter housing (5.1), connected to a central hub, and a turbine shaft (5.2), and an output shaft, wherein the rotor (2.2) of the electric machine is connected to the central hub or the converter housing (5.1), wherein the turbine shaft (5.2) is connected to the output shaft for conjoint rotation, and wherein the clutch is arranged between the damper hub and the torque converter, characterized in that the central hub is supported on the output shaft via at least one bearing (10.1; 10.2) and on the damper hub via at least two bearings (8.1; 8.2; 8.3), and in that the damper hub is supported on the housing by at least one bearing.
An apparatus (1; 10) for maintaining comestible goods at an elevated temperature comprising a re-heatable body, the body (2; 20) comprising a circular top surface (21; 210) and a circular bottom surface (25; 250); a plurality of power pins (31; 310) disposed in the body (2; 20) between the top surface (21; 210) and bottom surface (25; 250); characterized by further comprising a filament coupled to the power pins (31; 310) and resistively heatable by an electric current source connected to the power pins (31; 310), wherein the filament is thermally coupled to the top surface (21; 210) of the body (2; 20) such that heat resistively produced by the filament is transferred to the top surface (21; 210) of the body (2; 20) and stored by the body (2; 20) acting as a heat reservoir.
An image processing method for iris recognition of a predetermined subject, comprising: a) acquiring through an image sensor a probe image at a normal exposure time (T N); b) identifying skin portions within the current probe image; c) determining an overexposure time (To) for a new probe image based on the identified skin portions within the current probe image, the overexposure time (To) being greater than the normal exposure time (T N) so that the pixels of skin portions within the second probe image will be saturated, wherein said overexposure time T O is defined as: T O = T N * K, wherein T N represents the normal exposure time used for obtaining the first probe image and K is defined as K = pixel_saturation_level_value / I L, wherein I L represents intensities of skin pixels detected in the first probe image; d) acquiring through the image sensor the new probe image to replace the current image at the overexposure time (T O) and illuminated by an infra-red illumination source; e) checking if the new probe image is suitable for iris recognition and if the overexposure time (T O) needs to be adjusted then repeating the steps b) to e); f) identifying one or more iris regions within one or more eye regions of said new probe image; and g) comparing the one or more identified iris regions to an overexposed probe image acquired in an enrollment phase to detect whether they belong to the predetermined subject. a) acquiring through an image sensor a probe image at a normal exposure time (T N); b) identifying skin portions within the current probe image; c) determining an overexposure time (To) for a new probe image based on the identified skin portions within the current probe image, the overexposure time (To) being greater than the normal exposure time (T N) so that the pixels of skin portions within the second probe image will be saturated, wherein said overexposure time T O is defined as: T O = T N * K, wherein T N represents the normal exposure time used for obtaining the first probe image and K is defined as K = pixel_saturation_level_value / I L, wherein I L represents intensities of skin pixels detected in the first probe image; d) acquiring through the image sensor the new probe image to replace the current image at the overexposure time (T O) and illuminated by an infra-red illumination source; e) checking if the new probe image is suitable for iris recognition and if the overexposure time (T O) needs to be adjusted then repeating the steps b) to e); f) identifying one or more iris regions within one or more eye regions of said new probe image; and g) comparing the one or more identified iris regions to an overexposed probe image acquired in an enrollment phase to detect whether they belong to the predetermined subject.
A pan for receiving a cake of cosmetic composition in a compact, the cake having a predetermined size, the compact having a rigid frame with an upright wall having a top rim and a bottom rim, the upright wall defining an upwardly opening chamber, the pan dimensioned to be received in the chamber, the pan comprising: - a floor and a sidewall extending upwardly from the floor to a top end, the floor and the sidewall defining a reservoir with an upwardly directed opening, the reservoir for receiving and holding the cake, the pan made of an elastic material and elastically biased toward the reservoir having a first volume that is smaller than the predetermined size of the cake, and the pan is adapted to be expanded by means for expansion such that the reservoir expands from the first volume to a second volume that is large enough to permit insertion of the cake into the reservoir, and when the pan is released from the means for expansion, the reservoir contracts toward the first volume to securely hold the inserted cake. - a floor and a sidewall extending upwardly from the floor to a top end, the floor and the sidewall defining a reservoir with an upwardly directed opening, the reservoir for receiving and holding the cake, the pan made of an elastic material and elastically biased toward the reservoir having a first volume that is smaller than the predetermined size of the cake, and the pan is adapted to be expanded by means for expansion such that the reservoir expands from the first volume to a second volume that is large enough to permit insertion of the cake into the reservoir, and when the pan is released from the means for expansion, the reservoir contracts toward the first volume to securely hold the inserted cake.
A method of making a composition comprising mammalian cells, comprising: (a) contacting said cells with a solution comprising dextran, maltodextran, trehalose or hetastarch; and human serum albumin to form a cell-containing solution; (b) filtering the cell-containing solution through a 70 micrometers to 100 micrometers filter; and (c) if said cell-containing solution comprises greater than 10 ± 3 x 10 6 cells per milliliter, diluting said cells to no more than 10 ± 3 x 10 6 cells per milliliter with a first dilution solution comprising dextran. (a) contacting said cells with a solution comprising dextran, maltodextran, trehalose or hetastarch; and human serum albumin to form a cell-containing solution; (b) filtering the cell-containing solution through a 70 micrometers to 100 micrometers filter; and (c) if said cell-containing solution comprises greater than 10 ± 3 x 10 6 cells per milliliter, diluting said cells to no more than 10 ± 3 x 10 6 cells per milliliter with a first dilution solution comprising dextran.
A method for producing a composite material, the composite material comprising cellulose microfibers having a carboxyl group content of 0.1 to 3 mmol/g and a moldable polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a biomass-derived polymer and a petroleum-derived polymer, wherein the cellulose microfibers are present in an amount of 0.05% to 10% by mass, the method comprising the steps of uniformly mixing the cellulose microfibers in the form of a powder or a liquid suspension and the polymeric material and molding the resulting uniform mixture into a desired shape.
A method for producing a C 4 -C 10 alkyl (meth)acrylate, by direct esterification of (meth)acrylic acid by the corresponding alcohol, the water of reaction being removed in the form of an azeotrope with the esterifying alcohol from a distillation column positioned above the esterification reactor comprising a cationic resin as catalyst, characterized in that the alcohol/acid molar ratio at reactor inlet is between 1.4 and 3, and in that the crude reaction mixture circulates in a recirculating loop linking together the reactor and the column for removing the water, at a recirculation rate ranging from 6 to 25, expressed by the weight ratio of the stream directed into the loop to the stream sent to a purification treatment.
A method for conserving call logic during handoff, the method comprising: receiving a call at a first server; determining, by the first server, that the call cannot be handled by the first server, wherein determining that the call cannot be handled by the first server comprises determining, by the first server, that a voice mail box associated with a called party associated with the call is not located on the first server and querying a database on a network to determine that the voice mail box associated with the called party associated with the call is located on a second server; and transferring the call to the second server with enough information so that the second server can take up the call where the first server left off, wherein enough information is information that enables handoff the call to a different location and yet preserves the context of the call so that the call can be logically carried on from that point. receiving a call at a first server; determining, by the first server, that the call cannot be handled by the first server, wherein determining that the call cannot be handled by the first server comprises determining, by the first server, that a voice mail box associated with a called party associated with the call is not located on the first server and querying a database on a network to determine that the voice mail box associated with the called party associated with the call is located on a second server; and transferring the call to the second server with enough information so that the second server can take up the call where the first server left off, wherein enough information is information that enables handoff the call to a different location and yet preserves the context of the call so that the call can be logically carried on from that point.
A medical lead system comprising: a lead body including a distal end and a proximal end defining a longitudinal axis of the lead body; a plurality of electrode preforms (102, 104, 106, 108) each having an electrically conductive ring and an insulator portion within the conductive ring; the conductive rings of the electrode preforms defining a corresponding plurality of electrical conductors extending about the longitudinal axis of the lead body; the insulator portions defining respective portions of the lead body a plurality of electrodes positioned around an outer perimeter of the lead body, an inner surface of each of the plurality of electrodes defining an inner perimeter, wherein each respective electrode of the plurality of electrodes is electrically coupled to a respective electrical conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors, and wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes includes at least one electrode locking feature formed in the respective conductive ring extending into the lead body portion, formed by the respective insulator portion, from the inner perimeter. a lead body including a distal end and a proximal end defining a longitudinal axis of the lead body; a plurality of electrode preforms (102, 104, 106, 108) each having an electrically conductive ring and an insulator portion within the conductive ring; the conductive rings of the electrode preforms defining a corresponding plurality of electrical conductors extending about the longitudinal axis of the lead body; the insulator portions defining respective portions of the lead body a plurality of electrodes positioned around an outer perimeter of the lead body, an inner surface of each of the plurality of electrodes defining an inner perimeter, wherein each respective electrode of the plurality of electrodes is electrically coupled to a respective electrical conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors, and wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes includes at least one electrode locking feature formed in the respective conductive ring extending into the lead body portion, formed by the respective insulator portion, from the inner perimeter.
A method of applying an outer coating on PVC profiles where in an extrusion process conducted in an extruder, after a main mouthpiece and before calibrators, at least one PVC foil of a certain color is added which is unwound from at least one roll and which by pressing by at least one rotatable cylinder is pasted to a profile moving from the mouthpiece along a longitudinal axis of the profile, characterized in that at least one foil (32, 36) is pressed by a set of rotatable cylinders (41, 46) comprising at least a main rotatable cylinder mounted on a main shaft and an auxiliary rotatable cylinder mounted on an auxiliary shaft, placed one after the other behind the main mouthpiece and before the calibrators, and of which outer cylindrical surfaces (241, 246) have a different texture showing pits and ridges, and which in parts of outer cylindrical surfaces (241, 246) being in contact with the foil with the certain color are displaced relative to each other transversely to the longitudinal axis of the profile, and after at least a full rotation of the main rotatable cylinder and/or the auxiliary rotatable cylinder form a non-repetitive sequence of pits and ridges on a profile surface during movement of the profile along its longitudinal axis due to pressing the foil to the profile by means of a set of cylinders containing at least the main cylinder and the auxiliary cylinder.
A medical catheter assembly, comprising: an elongate catheter member extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer wall, the elongate catheter member defining a first internal lumen and a second internal lumen, the outer wall including a first opening in fluid communication with the first internal lumen to facilitate establishment of a first flow stream out of the first internal lumen, and a second opening in fluid communication with the second internal lumen to facilitate establishment of a second flow stream into the second lumen, wherein the first opening is defined by a first continuous wall having first and second axial wall portions (44A, 46A), and the second opening is defined by a second continuous wall having first and second axial wall portions (44B, 46B), wherein the first and second openings (42A, 42B) being positioned in diametrical opposition to thereby maximize separation of the first and second openings (42A, 42B), whereby separation of the first flow stream from the second flow stream is maximized to reduce the likelihood of recirculation between the first and second internal lumens (30, 32), characterised in that the first and second openings (42A, 42B) being substantially trapezoidal in configuration and each including proximal and distal tapered portions (52A, 52B, 54A, 54B) connected by respective first and second intermediate portions (56A, 56B), the intermediate portions (56A, 56B) having a constant transverse dimension (γ1, γ2). an elongate catheter member extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer wall, the elongate catheter member defining a first internal lumen and a second internal lumen, the outer wall including a first opening in fluid communication with the first internal lumen to facilitate establishment of a first flow stream out of the first internal lumen, and a second opening in fluid communication with the second internal lumen to facilitate establishment of a second flow stream into the second lumen, wherein the first opening is defined by a first continuous wall having first and second axial wall portions (44A, 46A), and the second opening is defined by a second continuous wall having first and second axial wall portions (44B, 46B), wherein the first and second openings (42A, 42B) being positioned in diametrical opposition to thereby maximize separation of the first and second openings (42A, 42B), whereby separation of the first flow stream from the second flow stream is maximized to reduce the likelihood of recirculation between the first and second internal lumens (30, 32), characterised in that the first and second openings (42A, 42B) being substantially trapezoidal in configuration and each including proximal and distal tapered portions (52A, 52B, 54A, 54B) connected by respective first and second intermediate portions (56A, 56B), the intermediate portions (56A, 56B) having a constant transverse dimension (γ1, γ2).
A release device, especially for a vehicle protection device, comprising a locking bar which in a locking position establishes a connection positive at least in sections between a first component to be released and a second component and in an opening position enables a relative movement of the two components (12, 14), and a pyrotechnical actuator including a pyrotechnical element comprising a propellant and a piston-and-cylinder unit comprising a piston and a cylinder, wherein a movement of the piston can be generated due to an activation of the propellant, and wherein the piston-and-cylinder unit is connected to the locking bar free of deflection so that upon movement of the piston the locking bar can be shifted from its locking position to its opening position, the first component having a locking hole into which the locking bar protrudes at least in the locking position, the piston of the piston-and-cylinder unit being configured in two parts comprising a pushing element and a locking element, characterized in that the pushing element and the locking element are arranged so that in the opening position the locking element and the pushing element have passed completely through the locking hole so that the positive connection of the first and second components (12, 14) by the locking element is released.
A device comprising first and second plates (12, 14), a device for holding the plates face to face and a device for supporting the first and second plates, wherein the first plate comprises at least ten through openings and the second plate is not crossed by openings, the holding device comprising spacers arranged between the first and second plates and attached to the first and second plates, and the supporting device comprising two feet corresponding to first rods having parallel axes, the device further comprising second rods, wherein each foot is linked to one of the spacers by two second rods.
An opto-electric hybrid board comprising: an electric circuit board including an insulative layer having front and back surfaces, and an optical element mounting pad formed on the front surface of the insulative layer; an optical waveguide including a cladding layer; and a metal layer provided between the insulative layer and the cladding layer disposed in corresponding, characterised by the metal layer being relation to the optical element mounting pad, the metal layer having a yield stress or 0.2% proof stress of not less than 170 MPa and a thickness in the range of 10 to 25 μm and the optical waveguide being formed on the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board in such a manner that the cladding layer is in contact with the back surface of the insulative layer. an electric circuit board including an insulative layer having front and back surfaces, and an optical element mounting pad formed on the front surface of the insulative layer; an optical waveguide including a cladding layer; and a metal layer provided between the insulative layer and the cladding layer disposed in corresponding, characterised by the metal layer being relation to the optical element mounting pad, the metal layer having a yield stress or 0.2% proof stress of not less than 170 MPa and a thickness in the range of 10 to 25 μm and the optical waveguide being formed on the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board in such a manner that the cladding layer is in contact with the back surface of the insulative layer.