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A high-pressure processing system for processing a layer on a substrate, the system comprising: a first chamber (202,302,402); a support to hold the substrate in the first chamber (202,302,402); a second chamber (204,304,404) adjacent the first chamber (202,302,402); a foreline (214,314) to remove gas from the second chamber (204,304,404); a vacuum processing system configured to lower a pressure within the second chamber (204,304,404) to near vacuum; a valve assembly (212,416) between the first chamber (202,302,402) and the second chamber (204,304,404) to isolate the pressure within the first chamber (202,302,402) from the pressure within the second chamber (204,304,404); a gas delivery system (206,306) configured to introduce a gas into the first chamber (202,302,402) and to increase the pressure within the first chamber (202,302,402) to at least 10 atmospheres while the gas is in the first chamber (202,302,402) and while the first chamber (202,302,402) is isolated from the second chamber (204,304,404); a controller configured to operate the gas delivery system (206,306) and the valve assembly (212,416); an exhaust system (211,311) comprising an exhaust line to remove gas from the first chamber (202,302,402); and a containment enclosure surrounding a portion of the gas delivery system (206,306) and the exhaust line, the containment enclosure configured to divert gas leaking from the portion of the gas delivery system (206,306) and the exhaust line to the foreline (214,314). a first chamber (202,302,402); a support to hold the substrate in the first chamber (202,302,402); a second chamber (204,304,404) adjacent the first chamber (202,302,402); a foreline (214,314) to remove gas from the second chamber (204,304,404); a vacuum processing system configured to lower a pressure within the second chamber (204,304,404) to near vacuum; a valve assembly (212,416) between the first chamber (202,302,402) and the second chamber (204,304,404) to isolate the pressure within the first chamber (202,302,402) from the pressure within the second chamber (204,304,404); a gas delivery system (206,306) configured to introduce a gas into the first chamber (202,302,402) and to increase the pressure within the first chamber (202,302,402) to at least 10 atmospheres while the gas is in the first chamber (202,302,402) and while the first chamber (202,302,402) is isolated from the second chamber (204,304,404); a controller configured to operate the gas delivery system (206,306) and the valve assembly (212,416); an exhaust system (211,311) comprising an exhaust line to remove gas from the first chamber (202,302,402); and a containment enclosure surrounding a portion of the gas delivery system (206,306) and the exhaust line, the containment enclosure configured to divert gas leaking from the portion of the gas delivery system (206,306) and the exhaust line to the foreline (214,314).
A syringe pump having an apparatus for a releasable coupling of a drive spindle of the syringe pump with an ejection apparatus of the syringe pump, wherein means (2, 4) are provided for the shape-matched coupling of the drive spindle with the ejection apparatus, wherein a first coupling element having a recess and a second coupling element having a correspondingly shaped projection for engagement into the recess are provided as means (2, 4) for the coupling of the drive spindle with the ejection apparatus and the recess is configured as an internal star and the projection is configured as an external star; and wherein the means (2, 4) for the shape-matched coupling of the drive spindle with the ejection apparatus are configured as tapering coupling elements (2, 4).
A capture mechanism for a dispensing spout of a bag-in-box liquid dispenser, the dispenser adapted to enable said dispensing spout protrude through at least the base of its box, the capture mechanism comprising: a tap capture base comprising a spout receiving portion and side wings extending rearwardly from the spout receiving portion; and a coupling member adapted to cooperate with the spout receiving portion of the tap capture base; wherein the spout receiving portion of the tap capture base and the coupling member each comprise a substantially U-shaped channel (104, 118), which cooperate to define a substantially circular aperture for accommodating and capturing the spout of a bag in box liquid dispenser; and characterised in that each side wing of the tap capture base comprises: at least one box-supporting shelf (124, 125, 156) for maintaining the base of the box in a raised position relative to its spout when said spout is captured between the tap capture base and the coupling member; and at least one abutment (122, 123, 157, 158) arranged to abut the front face of the box and maintain the box at a sufficient distance from its spout when said spout is captured between the tap capture base and the coupling member, to maintain the captured spout in a position proud of the box to ensure ample room for a portion of bag rear of the spout project freely out of the box. a tap capture base comprising a spout receiving portion and side wings extending rearwardly from the spout receiving portion; and a coupling member adapted to cooperate with the spout receiving portion of the tap capture base; wherein the spout receiving portion of the tap capture base and the coupling member each comprise a substantially U-shaped channel (104, 118), which cooperate to define a substantially circular aperture for accommodating and capturing the spout of a bag in box liquid dispenser; and at least one box-supporting shelf (124, 125, 156) for maintaining the base of the box in a raised position relative to its spout when said spout is captured between the tap capture base and the coupling member; and at least one abutment (122, 123, 157, 158) arranged to abut the front face of the box and maintain the box at a sufficient distance from its spout when said spout is captured between the tap capture base and the coupling member, to maintain the captured spout in a position proud of the box to ensure ample room for a portion of bag rear of the spout project freely out of the box.
An apparatus for holding a biological tissue sample in a substantially fixed position, the apparatus comprising: a sample bag having an opening and defining an inner volume configured to receive the biological tissue sample; a sealing member coupled to the sample bag; an imaging window substantially spanning the opening of the sample bag and configured to be placed in contact with at least a portion of the biological tissue sample; and a positioning member coupled to the imaging window and configured to be disposed against the sealing member, the positioning member including a vacuum port disposed and configured to be aligned with a vacuum source to withdraw air from the inner volume of the sample bag; and characterized in that the sample bag includes a receiving tip portion and a rolled sheath portion wherein the receiving tip portion is configured to receive the biological tissue sample and the rolled sheath portion is configured to be unrolled to cover the biological tissue sample. a sample bag having an opening and defining an inner volume configured to receive the biological tissue sample; a sealing member coupled to the sample bag; an imaging window substantially spanning the opening of the sample bag and configured to be placed in contact with at least a portion of the biological tissue sample; and a positioning member coupled to the imaging window and configured to be disposed against the sealing member, the positioning member including a vacuum port disposed and configured to be aligned with a vacuum source to withdraw air from the inner volume of the sample bag; and characterized in that the sample bag includes a receiving tip portion and a rolled sheath portion wherein the receiving tip portion is configured to receive the biological tissue sample and the rolled sheath portion is configured to be unrolled to cover the biological tissue sample.
An assembly of a particle separator module and a heat exchange chamber module connectable in a vertical position to a circulating fluidized bed boiler, wherein the heat exchange chamber module comprises a top surface and the particle separator module is top-supportable and comprises a cylindrical upper portion with an outer wall having a tube wall construction, a conical lower portion and a lower end that is sealably connectable to the top surface of the heat exchange chamber module so as to convey particles from the particle separator module to the heat exchange chamber module when in use in connection with a circulating fluidized bed boiler, wherein the particle separator module is provided with - 2N vertically aligned steam tubes, wherein N is an integer greater than one, each of the vertically aligned steam tubes being attached to the cylindrical upper portion and extending downwards to a predetermined level located between the cylindrical upper portion and the lower end, characterized in that the particle separator module is further provided with - N first beams (52, 52'), wherein each of the 2N vertically aligned steam tubes is attached to one of the N first beams so that each of the N first beams is suspended to hang in horizontal position at the predetermined level by two adjacent steam tubes of the 2N vertically aligned steam tubes, and the heat exchange chamber module is provided with - N second beams (56, 56') attached in horizontal position to the top surface of the heat exchange chamber module, wherein the heat exchange chamber module is arranged to be suspended from the particle separator module by having each of the N second beams (56, 56') suspended by two adjacent beams of the N first beams (52, 52'). - 2N vertically aligned steam tubes, wherein N is an integer greater than one, each of the vertically aligned steam tubes being attached to the cylindrical upper portion and extending downwards to a predetermined level located between the cylindrical upper portion and the lower end, characterized in that the particle separator module is further provided with - N first beams (52, 52'), wherein each of the 2N vertically aligned steam tubes is attached to one of the N first beams so that each of the N first beams is suspended to hang in horizontal position at the predetermined level by two adjacent steam tubes of the 2N vertically aligned steam tubes, and the heat exchange chamber module is provided with - N second beams (56, 56') attached in horizontal position to the top surface of the heat exchange chamber module,
Pump unit for supplying fuel, preferably diesel oil, to an internal combustion engine, the pump comprising a pump housing, a delivery passage formed in the pump housing for supplying the fuel to the internal combustion engine, and a check valve positioned in the delivery passage, the check valve comprising a plug, which is movable between a position in which it opens the delivery passage and a position in which it closes the passage, and a first seat formed in the delivery passage to receive the plug after its movement from the open to the closed position, the pump further comprising a stop element fitted in the delivery passage and provided with a second seat for receiving and retaining the plug after movement of the latter from the closed to the open position, wherein the stop element comprises at least one tubular portion which has an axially open free end forming said second seat and which is hydraulically connected to the delivery passage when the plug is placed in its open position, characterized in that the stop element comprises at least one aperture for the entry of the fuel into the tubular portion and at least one aperture for the outflow of the fuel from the tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion has a specified longitudinal axis, the entry aperture being substantially transverse with respect to the axis, the force exerted on the plug by the fuel contained in the tubular portion being smaller than the force exerted on the plug by the fuel supplied through said first seat, in such a way that the plug is held in its open position.
Use of a composition comprising - 60 - 98 wt.% of polypropylene - 2 - 40 wt.% of aromatic polycarbonate - 0.1 - 10 wt.% of compatibiliser wherein - the compatibiliser is a BAB or AB type of block copolymer comprising a polypropylene block A and (a) polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B, or wherein the compatibiliser is a graft copolymer of the type ABn having a polypropylene backbone A and polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B grafted thereon, with n being at least 1, and - the polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B have an average M/F ratio from 2 - 25, wherein M is the number of backbone carbon atoms in the polyester or polycarbonate not including carbonyl carbon atoms, and F is the number of ester or carbonate groups in the polyester or polycarbonate block(s), - wherein the wt.% is based on the sum of the amount polypropylene, polycarbonate and compatibiliser, for the manufacture of a foamed article. - 60 - 98 wt.% of polypropylene - 2 - 40 wt.% of aromatic polycarbonate - 0.1 - 10 wt.% of compatibiliser wherein - the compatibiliser is a BAB or AB type of block copolymer comprising a polypropylene block A and (a) polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B, or wherein the compatibiliser is a graft copolymer of the type ABn having a polypropylene backbone A and polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B grafted thereon, with n being at least 1, and - the polyester or polycarbonate block(s) B have an average M/F ratio from 2 - 25, wherein M is the number of backbone carbon atoms in the polyester or polycarbonate not including carbonyl carbon atoms, and F is the number of ester or carbonate groups in the polyester or polycarbonate block(s), - wherein the wt.% is based on the sum of the amount polypropylene, polycarbonate and compatibiliser,
Device for measuring a periodic signal with a light source for producing an optical input signal, directed to a measurement object, from an electrical input signal which is generated by a driver unit on the basis of a first clock signal, an optical receiver for detecting and converting the signal which is received from the measurement object and which corresponds to the optical input signal modified in phase and amplitude, into an electrical measurement signal, a central control and measuring unit which is set up to generate the first clock signal for the driver unit and to receive and process the electrical measurement signal (12, 13), and a power supply unit for supplying the driver unit with power, characterised in that the central control and measuring device is set up to produce a second clock signal for the power supply device and to filter the electrical measurement signal (12, 13) based on the first and/or second clock signal (7, 19), wherein the frequency of the second clock signal is a whole-number multiple of the frequency of the first clock signal.
A control unit configured to control a section of an I.S. machine having a blank station including a first plurality of mechanisms and a blow station including a second plurality of mechanisms, the control unit comprising: an operator interface configured to receive a first input and a second input (116, 121, 123, 125, 127) from an operator; and a controller configured to transition the section from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation upon receipt of the first input, characterised in that upon receipt of the first input, the control unit is configured to supply power to either the first plurality of mechanisms or the second plurality of mechanisms and to not supply power to the other of the first and second plurality of mechanisms; and wherein the controller is configured to move one of the plurality of mechanisms to which power is being supplied in the second mode of operation based on the second input (116, 121, 123, 125, 127) received from the operator. an operator interface configured to receive a first input and a second input (116, 121, 123, 125, 127) from an operator; and a controller configured to transition the section from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation upon receipt of the first input, characterised in that upon receipt of the first input, the control unit is configured to supply power to either the first plurality of mechanisms or the second plurality of mechanisms and to not supply power to the other of the first and second plurality of mechanisms; and wherein the controller is configured to move one of the plurality of mechanisms to which power is being supplied in the second mode of operation based on the second input (116, 121, 123, 125, 127) received from the operator.
A cold-adapted protease obtainable by expressing a gene in a recombinant E. coli, said the gene being obtainable by PCR using a template of DNA derived from Pseudoalteromonas arctica PAMC 21717 and a set of primers of SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8, wherein the cold-adapted protease has the following crystal structure: (i) consisting of a subtilisin-like fold; (ii) having four calcium ions and two disulfide bonds (Cys439-Cys442 and Cys207-Cys254); (iii) forming a three-dimensional structure consists ten α-helices which surround the central 6 β-strands and two β-strands; and (iv) having a structure crystallized with P2 1 2 1 2 1 space group either unit cell parameters of a=47.9 Å, b=74.6 Å, c=83.0 Å, α=β=γ 90° or 2374 atomic coordinates (including 4 calcium ions) set forth in Table 1. (i) consisting of a subtilisin-like fold; (ii) having four calcium ions and two disulfide bonds (Cys439-Cys442 and Cys207-Cys254); (iii) forming a three-dimensional structure consists ten α-helices which surround the central 6 β-strands and two β-strands; and (iv) having a structure crystallized with P2 1 2 1 2 1 space group either unit cell parameters of a=47.9 Å, b=74.6 Å, c=83.0 Å, α=β=γ 90° or 2374 atomic coordinates (including 4 calcium ions) set forth in Table 1.
A method for pulling pipe runs comprised of a plurality of short pipes into a bore channel, wherein the pipe run is connected with its one axial end to a pulling head and is clamped between the pulling head and a pressure plate lying against the other axial end of the pipe run via a pull rod assembly extending through the pipe run and comprising single sections, and wherein the length of both the pipe run and the pull rod assembly is increased during the pulling in of the pipe run by adding further short pipes and pull rod sections, respectively, thereto, characterized in that the pull rod sections used to form the pull rod assembly have an external thread and a constant external diameter over their entire length, and in that the pull rod sections are each connected by means of a connecting sleeve having an internal thread corresponding to the external thread.
A method for a base station to transmit a narrowband synchronization signal to one or more user equipments, UEs, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting a narrowband primary synchronization signal using a first Zadoff-Chu sequence; and transmitting a narrowband secondary synchronization signal indicating a narrowband cell identity, the method being characterized in that: the primary synchronization signal uses a single sequence of the first Zadoff-Chu sequence, a root index of the first Zadoff-Chu sequence is fixed, the narrowband secondary synchronization signal is generated by multiplying a cover sequence, element by element, with a sequence which is generated by phase shifting of a base sequence, the base sequence is generated based on a second Zadoff-Chu sequence having a predetermined length L in a frequency domain, and a root index of the second Zadoff-Chu sequence is selected from among M root indices within a range of k to k+M-1 in terms of a predetermined offset k, wherein M<L. transmitting a narrowband primary synchronization signal using a first Zadoff-Chu sequence; and transmitting a narrowband secondary synchronization signal indicating a narrowband cell identity, the method being characterized in that: the primary synchronization signal uses a single sequence of the first Zadoff-Chu sequence, a root index of the first Zadoff-Chu sequence is fixed, the narrowband secondary synchronization signal is generated by multiplying a cover sequence, element by element, with a sequence which is generated by phase shifting of a base sequence, the base sequence is generated based on a second Zadoff-Chu sequence having a predetermined length L in a frequency domain, and a root index of the second Zadoff-Chu sequence is selected from among M root indices within a range of k to k+M-1 in terms of a predetermined offset k, wherein M<L. the primary synchronization signal uses a single sequence of the first Zadoff-Chu sequence, a root index of the first Zadoff-Chu sequence is fixed, the narrowband secondary synchronization signal is generated by multiplying a cover sequence, element by element, with a sequence which is generated by phase shifting of a base sequence, the base sequence is generated based on a second Zadoff-Chu sequence having a predetermined length L in a frequency domain, and a root index of the second Zadoff-Chu sequence is selected from among M root indices within a range of k to k+M-1 in terms of a predetermined offset k, wherein M<L.
A frothing device for milk comprising a containment body for the milk and a mixing body in turn comprising a mixing chamber, a conduit for supplying the milk to the mixing chamber, a conduit for supplying steam to the mixing chamber, a conduit for supplying air to the mixing chamber, and an outlet conduit for the milk mixed with air and steam from the mixing chamber, characterised in that said milk containment body comprises a first open top vessel in which one end of the milk supply conduit is positioned and a second vessel having a closing ceiling communicating with the first vessel through a connection opening positioned at a distance from the ceiling, said first open top vessel being distinct and separate from said conduit for supplying air.
A method of making an effector moiety conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) reacting a cytidine monophosphate-sialic acid (CMP-sialic acid) derivative with a glycan of an antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, to form a sialic acid derivative-conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof; (b) reacting the sialic acid derivative-conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, with an effector moiety to form the effector moiety conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, wherein an imine bond is formed, and wherein neither the antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, nor the sialic acid derivative-conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, are treated with an oxidizing agent. (a) reacting a cytidine monophosphate-sialic acid (CMP-sialic acid) derivative with a glycan of an antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, to form a sialic acid derivative-conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof; (b) reacting the sialic acid derivative-conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, with an effector moiety to form the effector moiety conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, wherein an imine bond is formed, and wherein neither the antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, nor the sialic acid derivative-conjugated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, are treated with an oxidizing agent.