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A method for reducing asphaltene and particulate induced fouling associated with the processing of crude oil in refinery heat exchangers, comprising: providing a base crude oil; blending the base crude oil with a predetermined amount of a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil, and processing the blended crude oil within the refinery, characterized in that: the HSDP crude oil has a total acid number of at least 0.3 and a solubility blending number (S BN) of at least 75, and the predetermined amount of the HSDP crude oil is equal to at least five percent of the total volume of the blended base crude and HSDP crude oil. providing a base crude oil; blending the base crude oil with a predetermined amount of a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil, and processing the blended crude oil within the refinery, the HSDP crude oil has a total acid number of at least 0.3 and a solubility blending number (S BN) of at least 75, and the predetermined amount of the HSDP crude oil is equal to at least five percent of the total volume of the blended base crude and HSDP crude oil.
A surgical instrument comprising a body; a shaft assembly (630, 730) extending distally from the body; an acoustic assembly, wherein the acoustic assembly comprises an ultrasonic blade (642, 742), and a waveguide (680, 780) acoustically coupled with the ultrasonic blade, wherein at least a portion of the waveguide is positioned in the shaft assembly, wherein a cavity is defined between a portion of the shaft assembly and corresponding exterior surfaces of the waveguide and the ultrasonic blade; and the surgical instrument further comprises a cleaning feature operable to remove surgical debris from the cavity and the exterior surface of one or both of the waveguide or the ultrasonic blade, wherein at least a portion of the cleaning feature is positioned in the cavity, characterised in that the cleaning feature comprises a cap (633, 733) rotably coupled to a distal end of the shaft assembly and a plurality of projections (633A, 733A) extending inwardly from an interior surface of the rotatable cap into the cavity, wherein the ultrasonic blade extends distally from the cap and wherein the body comprises a trigger, wherein the trigger is operable to drive rotation of the cap. a body; a shaft assembly (630, 730) extending distally from the body; an acoustic assembly, wherein the acoustic assembly comprises an ultrasonic blade (642, 742), and a waveguide (680, 780) acoustically coupled with the ultrasonic blade, wherein at least a portion of the waveguide is positioned in the shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade (642, 742), and a waveguide (680, 780) acoustically coupled with the ultrasonic blade, wherein at least a portion of the waveguide is positioned in the shaft assembly, wherein a cavity is defined between a portion of the shaft assembly and corresponding exterior surfaces of the waveguide and the ultrasonic blade; and the surgical instrument further comprises a cleaning feature operable to remove surgical debris from the cavity and the exterior surface of one or both of the waveguide or the ultrasonic blade, wherein at least a portion of the cleaning feature is positioned in the cavity,
An imaging device comprising: illuminating means (101-110; 201-210, 216-1 to 216-4; 901-909, 914, 915, 934) configured to illuminate a measurement object (108; 208; 908) with light from a light source (101; 201; 901); an aberration correcting device (105, 205, 905) configured to correct aberration of the measurement object (108; 208; 908) occurring in light returning from the measurement object (108; 208; 908), the returning light being provided by light illuminating the measurement object (108; 208; 908) through an area differing from a center axis of the illuminating means (101-110; 201-210, 216-1 to 216-4; 901-909, 914, 915, 934); and image obtaining means (113; 213; 936, 939) characterized in that the image obtaining means (113; 213; 936, 939) is configured to obtain an image of the measurement object (108; 208; 908) on the basis of light returning from the measurement object (108; 208; 908), the returning light being provided by light that is provided after the aberration has been corrected by the aberration correcting device (105, 205, 905) and that illuminates the measurement object (108; 208; 908) through the center axis of the illuminating means (101-110; 201-210, 216-1 to 216-4; 901-909, 914, 915, 934). illuminating means (101-110; 201-210, 216-1 to 216-4; 901-909, 914, 915, 934) configured to illuminate a measurement object (108; 208; 908) with light from a light source (101; 201; 901); an aberration correcting device (105, 205, 905) configured to correct aberration of the measurement object (108; 208; 908) occurring in light returning from the measurement object (108; 208; 908), the returning light being provided by light illuminating the measurement object (108; 208; 908) through an area differing from a center axis of the illuminating means (101-110; 201-210, 216-1 to 216-4; 901-909, 914, 915, 934); and image obtaining means (113; 213; 936, 939)
Lighting device for illuminating buildings, facades or walls, comprising: - at least one light source comprising at least one light emitting diode; - at least one reflector comprising an essentially saddle-shaped reflection surface; wherein the light source is arranged such that at least a part of the emitted light is directed to the reflection surface of the reflector; wherein the light is reflected by the reflection surface in such a way that a wide light distribution of the lighting device is provided at least in a direction parallel to a surface to be illuminated and perpendicular to a main axis of the reflection surface, and wherein the reflection surface of the reflector comprises at least two minima provided at an angle between +/- 50° and +/- 90° DEG with respect to the main axis of the reflection surface. - at least one light source comprising at least one light emitting diode; - at least one reflector comprising an essentially saddle-shaped reflection surface; wherein the light source is arranged such that at least a part of the emitted light is directed to the reflection surface of the reflector; wherein the light is reflected by the reflection surface in such a way that a wide light distribution of the lighting device is provided at least in a direction parallel to a surface to be illuminated and perpendicular to a main axis of the reflection surface, and wherein the reflection surface of the reflector comprises at least two minima provided at an angle between +/- 50° and +/- 90° DEG with respect to the main axis of the reflection surface.
A melt polymerization process for the manufacture of a polycarbonate composition comprising, in the following order: melt polymerizing a dihydroxy reactant and a carbonate compound to produce a molten reaction product; quenching the molten reaction product upstream of all extruders; filtering the molten reaction product in a melt filter; introducing an additive to form a mixture; and extruding the mixture to form a polycarbonate composition. melt polymerizing a dihydroxy reactant and a carbonate compound to produce a molten reaction product; quenching the molten reaction product upstream of all extruders; filtering the molten reaction product in a melt filter; introducing an additive to form a mixture; and extruding the mixture to form a polycarbonate composition.
A compound having the formula wherein R 1 -R 3 and R 6 -R 8 are each independently selected from -H, halogen, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, -CO 2 H, -CO 2 R, -SO 3 H, -SO 3 R, -CH 2 CO 2 H, -CH 2 CO 2 R, -CH 2 SO 3 H, -CH 2 SO 3 R, -CH 2 NH 2, -CH 2 NHR, -NO 2, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, biphenyl, substituted biphenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, benzoyl, and substituted benzoyl, wherein R is selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, biphenyl, substituted biphenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, benzoyl, and substituted benzoyl; and R 4 and R 5 taken separately are selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl and C 1 -C 6 substituted alkyl, R 4 and R 5 taken together are selected from C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 unsaturated cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 substituted cycloalkyl and C 4 -C 7 substituted unsaturated cycloalkyl; wherein at least one of R 1 -R 3 and R 6 -R 8 is -SO 3 H; with the proviso that at least one of R 1, R 2, R 3 or R 8 is not -H. R 1 -R 3 and R 6 -R 8 are each independently selected from -H, halogen, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, -CO 2 H, -CO 2 R, -SO 3 H, -SO 3 R, -CH 2 CO 2 H, -CH 2 CO 2 R, -CH 2 SO 3 H, -CH 2 SO 3 R, -CH 2 NH 2, -CH 2 NHR, -NO 2, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, biphenyl, substituted biphenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, benzoyl, and substituted benzoyl, wherein R is selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxyaryl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, biphenyl, substituted biphenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, benzoyl, and substituted benzoyl; and R 4 and R 5 taken separately are selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl and C 1 -C 6 substituted alkyl, R 4 and R 5 taken together are selected from C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 unsaturated cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 substituted cycloalkyl and C 4 -C 7 substituted unsaturated cycloalkyl; wherein at least one of R 1 -R 3 and R 6 -R 8 is -SO 3 H; with the proviso that at least one of R 1, R 2, R 3 or R 8 is not -H.
Condensing device for a drafting system of a spinning machine, - having a suction tube, and - having a first part of a bearing connected to the suction tube, - having a base body comprising a second part of the bearing interacting with the first part of the bearing, - the suction tube being implemented for displacing relative to the base body by means of the bearing, and - the base body comprising an attaching device for attaching the base body to the spinning machine, characterized in that a spring device is disposed between the suction tube and base body, acting on the suction tube and allowing displacement of the suction tube relative to the base body, and - that the bearing is a rotating and/or tilting floating bearing. - having a suction tube, and - having a first part of a bearing connected to the suction tube, - having a base body comprising a second part of the bearing interacting with the first part of the bearing, - the suction tube being implemented for displacing relative to the base body by means of the bearing, and - the base body comprising an attaching device for attaching the base body to the spinning machine, - that the bearing is a rotating and/or tilting floating bearing.
Method for direct, selective measurement and control of the concentrations of individual chemical components of chemical additives or of chemical alcohol substitutes in fountain solution for offset printing, characterised in that the concentrations of the individual chemical components or groups thereof are continuously determined by detecting the attenuation of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through the fountain solution and that the individual components or groups of individual components are topped up to their respective reference values.
A magnetism measuring apparatus comprising: a sensor array configured to detect a magnetic field generated from a living body, wherein the sensor array includes first sensors for detecting magnetic field components in many directions and second sensors for detecting magnetic field components in directions fewer than the first sensors; and characterized by a current source reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct a current source of a current flowing inside of the living body based on a magnetic field signal obtained from the first and second sensors (111, 112) of the sensor array. a sensor array configured to detect a magnetic field generated from a living body, wherein the sensor array includes first sensors for detecting magnetic field components in many directions and second sensors for detecting magnetic field components in directions fewer than the first sensors; and characterized by a current source reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct a current source of a current flowing inside of the living body based on a magnetic field signal obtained from the first and second sensors (111, 112) of the sensor array.
A method of determining the gender of an unborn child comprising the steps of: (a) measuring levels of testosterone, estrogens, progesterone and gonadotropins in a body fluid obtained from a pregnant female, such as urine, tears, saliva, sweat, blood, plasma, serum, cerebrospinal fluid and amniotic fluid; (b) calculating [E-(T+P+G)] as the difference between the level of estrogens and the total levels of testosterone, progesterone and gonadotropins; and (c) determining the gender of the unborn child to be male if the [E-(T+P+G)] value from step (b) ranges from 300 to 1,500, or to be female if the [E-(T+P+G)] value from step (b) ranges from -10 to -800. (a) measuring levels of testosterone, estrogens, progesterone and gonadotropins in a body fluid obtained from a pregnant female, such as urine, tears, saliva, sweat, blood, plasma, serum, cerebrospinal fluid and amniotic fluid; (b) calculating [E-(T+P+G)] as the difference between the level of estrogens and the total levels of testosterone, progesterone and gonadotropins; and (c) determining the gender of the unborn child to be male if the [E-(T+P+G)] value from step (b) ranges from 300 to 1,500, or to be female if the [E-(T+P+G)] value from step (b) ranges from -10 to -800.
Energy-absorbing device for a motor vehicle bumper beam, of the type comprising an energy-absorbing box (2, 2A) arranged between the bumper beam and the end of a vehicle side rail facing the bumper beam, the said energy-absorbing device additionally comprising a cylindrical guide sleeve, the energy-absorbing box (2, 2A) being guided in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the side rail inside the cylindrical guide sleeve, which is secured to the side rail, the said guide sleeve being closed at one end in order, during a frontal impact, to allow the energy-absorbing box (2, 2A) to be crumpled against this end inside the guide sleeve, wherein the guide sleeve is in the form of a housing and comprises an end wall and side walls of which the edges opposite to the end wall are externally folded, the side walls being engaged inside the end of the side rail and retained at this end by the folded edges of the guide sleeve in contact with the end edges of the side rail, and wherein the guide sleeve is in the form of a housing in which the energy-absorbing box (2, 2A) is engaged in full or in part and wherein the depth of the housing forming the guide sleeve corresponds to the residual length of the energy-absorbing box (2, 2A) at the end of compression due to a frontal impact of the vehicle, the said residual length corresponding to the residual volume for which the end of the energy-absorbing box in contact with the bumper beam is situated in the region of the edge of the housing of the guide sleeve.
Thrust unit for a reusable launch vehicle comprising a rocket engine supported by a cradle, in which - said cradle comprises at least three fixing members for the assembly of said unit on the structure of said vehicle to which said unit is to be attached, - said at least three fixing members defining a plane for dismantling said unit and - said unit comprising one or several fluid and/or electrical links of said engine, each of said links comprises a free end to be assembled with a corresponding circuit for supplying the vehicle, to which said unit is to be connected, characterized in that the tip of at least some of said free ends is contained in said dismantling plane. - said cradle comprises at least three fixing members for the assembly of said unit on the structure of said vehicle to which said unit is to be attached, - said at least three fixing members defining a plane for dismantling said unit and - said unit comprising one or several fluid and/or electrical links of said engine, each of said links comprises a free end to be assembled with a corresponding circuit for supplying the vehicle, to which said unit is to be connected,
Security apparatus comprising: an attachment device comprising a base; and a head (120; 120-A)) comprising a housing (4, 15; 41, 412), and a locking component (9; 46) inside of the housing (4, 15; 41, 412), characterized in that the security apparatus furthermore comprises a gate structure (7a, 7b; 44a, 44b) within the housing and configured to engage the base, a biasing element (6a, 6b; 43) configured to bias the gate structure toward the base, wherein the gate structure is a first gate structure and the biasing element is a first biasing element, and wherein the security apparatus further comprises a second gate structure and a second biasing element, wherein the first and second biasing elements (6a, 6b) are configured to bias the first and second gate structures (7a, 7b) toward the base when the locking component is in a locked configuration, wherein the first and second gate structures (7a, 7b) each include a front wall portion (7(a)-1, 7(b)-1) having an inward sloped surface (7(a)-1', 7(b)-1'), a rear wall portion (7(a)-2, 7(b)-2), a bridging portion (7(a)-3, 7(b)-3) connected to the front wall portion (7(a)-1, 7(b)-1) and the rear wall portion (7(a)-2, 7(b)-2), and protrusions (7(a)-4, 7(b)-4) extending from the rear wall portion (7(a)-2, 7(b)-2), wherein the head further comprises an actuator (10(b); 47(b)) in the housing, wherein the actuator is configured to engage the protrusions (7(a)-4, 7(b)-4) to move the gate structure (7a, 7b; 44(a), 44(b)) away from the base. an attachment device comprising a base; and a head (120; 120-A)) comprising a housing (4, 15; 41, 412), and a locking component (9; 46) inside of the housing (4, 15; 41, 412), characterized in that the security apparatus furthermore comprises a gate structure (7a, 7b; 44a, 44b) within the housing and configured to engage the base, a biasing element (6a, 6b; 43) configured to bias the gate structure toward the base, wherein the gate structure is a first gate structure and the biasing element is a first biasing element, and wherein the security apparatus further comprises a second gate structure and a second biasing element, wherein the first and second biasing elements (6a, 6b) are configured to bias the first and second gate structures (7a, 7b) toward the base when the locking component is in a locked configuration, wherein the first and second gate structures (7a, 7b) each include a front wall portion (7(a)-1, 7(b)-1) having an inward sloped surface (7(a)-1', 7(b)-1'), a rear wall portion (7(a)-2, 7(b)-2), a bridging portion (7(a)-3, 7(b)-3) connected to the front wall portion (7(a)-1, 7(b)-1) and the rear wall portion (7(a)-2, 7(b)-2), and protrusions (7(a)-4, 7(b)-4) extending from the rear wall portion (7(a)-2, 7(b)-2), wherein the head further comprises an actuator (10(b); 47(b)) in the housing, wherein the actuator is configured to engage the protrusions (7(a)-4, 7(b)-4) to move the gate structure (7a, 7b; 44(a), 44(b)) away from the base.
A method of printing from a fixed inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink planes (34, 36, 38, 40), the method comprising the steps of: feeding a print medium past the printhead in a media feed direction, the media feed direction defining relative upstream and downstream sides of the printhead; printing an image onto the print medium, the image being defined by image data; and printing a keep-wet pattern onto the print medium from each ink plane of the printhead, the keep-wet pattern being defined by a plurality of dots printed at a frequency sufficient to maintain hydration of each nozzle in the printhead, the method being characterized in that a first keep-wet pattern from a first ink plane is printed at a higher frequency than second keep-wet pattern from a second ink plane, the first ink plane being furthest upstream in the printhead. feeding a print medium past the printhead in a media feed direction, the media feed direction defining relative upstream and downstream sides of the printhead; printing an image onto the print medium, the image being defined by image data; and printing a keep-wet pattern onto the print medium from each ink plane of the printhead, the keep-wet pattern being defined by a plurality of dots printed at a frequency sufficient to maintain hydration of each nozzle in the printhead,
A tool for fixing installation parts, such as sockets, switches or dimmers, in flush-mounted or cavity wall sockets with: • a tool body, • a drive shaft which is arranged on the tool body and can be subjected to a drive torque, • two screwing tool elements (17, 18, 22), each having an axis of rotation, oriented with the axes of rotation parallel to one another and arranged on the tool body with a spacing from one another, and each connected to an output shaft (11, 12) and each having a free end projecting from the tool body, and • a gear connecting the drive shaft to the output shafts (11, 12) and arranged on the tool body, which gear couples the drive shaft to the output shafts (11, 12) in such a way that a torque applied to the drive shaft is transmitted to the output shafts (11, 12) for driving them in rotation in the same direction and, via them, for rotating the screwing tool elements (17, 18, 22) connected to the output shafts (11, 12) in the same direction about their respective axis of rotation, characterised in that the transmission comprises a differential gear. • a tool body, • a drive shaft which is arranged on the tool body and can be subjected to a drive torque, • two screwing tool elements (17, 18, 22), each having an axis of rotation, oriented with the axes of rotation parallel to one another and arranged on the tool body with a spacing from one another, and each connected to an output shaft (11, 12) and each having a free end projecting from the tool body, and • a gear connecting the drive shaft to the output shafts (11, 12) and arranged on the tool body, which gear couples the drive shaft to the output shafts (11, 12) in such a way that a torque applied to the drive shaft is transmitted to the output shafts (11, 12) for driving them in rotation in the same direction and, via them, for rotating the screwing tool elements (17, 18, 22) connected to the output shafts (11, 12) in the same direction about their respective axis of rotation,