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Solid-Liquid-Solid hydrometallurgical method for the solubilization of metals from minerals and/or concentrates of sulfide minerals of primary and/or secondary origin containing them, CHARACTERIZED in that said method comprises the following sequential and/or overlapped steps: I. Wetting, wherein the mineral or concentrate is wetted by the addition of water or water-acid and hydrated and/or non-hydrated chloride salts; II. Drying and Oversaturation, wherein the wetted mineral is dried by vaporization and/or evaporation, which may be carried out both in the heap as in the conveyor belt, generating oversaturation conditions, crystallization and recrystallization of salts, thus enhancing chemical and physical weathering, and haloclasty on the mineral or concentrate, and III. Washing and Re-wetting, wherein an acidulated solution with or without chlorine is added to remove the target metal species precipitated in the second step of the process, also allowing to re-wet the mineral or concentrate in order to restore the optimal concentration of chloride and moisture to the bed, wherein if the method is in continuous regime, the mineral or concentrate in step I is contacted with recirculating solutions of the same process that may contain chloride, iron and copper ions, in an unsaturated environment, and wherein the three steps are carried out independently of the REDOX potential of the medium. I. Wetting, wherein the mineral or concentrate is wetted by the addition of water or water-acid and hydrated and/or non-hydrated chloride salts; II. Drying and Oversaturation, wherein the wetted mineral is dried by vaporization and/or evaporation, which may be carried out both in the heap as in the conveyor belt, generating oversaturation conditions, crystallization and recrystallization of salts, thus enhancing chemical and physical weathering, and haloclasty on the mineral or concentrate, and III. Washing and Re-wetting, wherein an acidulated solution with or without chlorine is added to remove the target metal species precipitated in the second step of the process, also allowing to re-wet the mineral or concentrate in order to restore the optimal concentration of chloride and moisture to the bed, wherein if the method is in continuous regime, the mineral or concentrate in step I is contacted with recirculating solutions of the same process that may contain chloride, iron and copper ions, in an unsaturated environment, and wherein the three steps are carried out independently of the REDOX potential of the medium.
A toothpaste casing type fertilizer, wherein the toothpaste casing type fertilizer comprises a toothpaste casing and paste fertilizer contained in the toothpaste casing.
Method for enabling determination of a position between first and second frame portions (11a, 11b) of a flexible element relative to initial positions, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - emitting light through respective first end portions of each of at least two spatially separated light permeable tubes (1, 10, 100) comprised in said flexible element, said first end portions being attached to said first frame portion; - detecting characteristics of light having propagated through said light permeable tubes towards respective second end portions of each of at least two light permeable tubes (1, 10, 100) at a specific light detecting position for each of said at least two light permeable tubes, said second end portions being attached to said second frame portion, said characteristics of said light having propagated through said light permeable tubes comprising intensity; - processing said characteristics of the light detected at the specific light detecting positions for each of said light permeable tubes to determine the bend of each of said light permeable tubes; and - determining said position between said first and second frame portions (11a, 11b) of said flexible element relative to said initial positions based on said determined bend of each of said light permeable tubes attached to said first and second frame portions (11a, 11b). - emitting light through respective first end portions of each of at least two spatially separated light permeable tubes (1, 10, 100) comprised in said flexible element, said first end portions being attached to said first frame portion; - detecting characteristics of light having propagated through said light permeable tubes towards respective second end portions of each of at least two light permeable tubes (1, 10, 100) at a specific light detecting position for each of said at least two light permeable tubes, said second end portions being attached to said second frame portion, said characteristics of said light having propagated through said light permeable tubes comprising intensity; - processing said characteristics of the light detected at the specific light detecting positions for each of said light permeable tubes to determine the bend of each of said light permeable tubes; and - determining said position between said first and second frame portions (11a, 11b) of said flexible element relative to said initial positions based on said determined bend of each of said light permeable tubes attached to said first and second frame portions (11a, 11b).
Base for a household appliance for ironing and/or smoothing, comprising a liquid reservoir extending around a compartment and comprising at least two lateral wings extending along two opposite sides of the compartment, the said reservoir being connected to an appliance body by a release pipe on the level of which the liquid from the reservoir is drawn, characterised in that the release pipe also connects the two lateral wings of the reservoir.
A dental implant set comprising a fixture (110, 110a, 210) configured to couple with a jawbone and an abutment (120, 120b,1000) for supporting an artificial tooth, wherein the fixture (110, 110a, 210) comprises an embedded section that is embedded in the jawbone and a head for securing the abutment (120, 120b, 1000), the abutment (120, 120b,1000) comprises a fitting recess (121, 1121) for fitting onto the head of the fixture (110, 110a, 210), the head of the fixture is secured to the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) by a frictional force that is generated between an outside surface of the head of the fixture and an inside surface of the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) when the head of the fixture fits into the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) so that a space is formed between the top surface of the head of the fixture and a bottom surface of the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000), and an instrument insertion hole for inserting an instrument for disengaging the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) secured to the head of the fixture by the frictional force in the space, is formed on a sidewall of the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000). wherein the fixture (110, 110a, 210) comprises an embedded section that is embedded in the jawbone and a head for securing the abutment (120, 120b, 1000), the abutment (120, 120b,1000) comprises a fitting recess (121, 1121) for fitting onto the head of the fixture (110, 110a, 210), the head of the fixture is secured to the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) by a frictional force that is generated between an outside surface of the head of the fixture and an inside surface of the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) when the head of the fixture fits into the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) so that a space is formed between the top surface of the head of the fixture and a bottom surface of the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000), and an instrument insertion hole for inserting an instrument for disengaging the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000) secured to the head of the fixture by the frictional force in the space, is formed on a sidewall of the fitting recess (121, 1121) of the abutment (120, 120b,1000).
A cover for a foot prosthesis, comprising an opening (212, 1220, 1320, 1425) at a top end of the cover extending into a cavity within the cover configured to receive a prosthesis therein, and a wall (214, 314, 824, 1430) surrounding the cavity and having the shape of a natural human foot, the wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the wall (214, 314, 824, 1430) also defining a top section, a bottom section and a rear section, the bottom section comprising a sole area having a toe section a heel section and a metatarsal region, wherein the sole area has a plurality of selected regions of differing stiffness (330, 350, 430, 450, 530, 532, 534, 630, 640, 725, 820, 920), wherein the plurality of selected regions of different stiffness are configured to guide the prosthesis to roll in a lateral-to medial direction toward an inner edge of the cover during ambulation.
A thermotechnical system for high efficiency heat transfer and distribution comprising a thermal machine configured as a refrigerator with an evaporator, at least a first heat exchanger placed in a heat exchange connection with a primary thermal circuit and suitable for transferring the heat Q 2 from an internal environment to bring it to a temperature Ta, wherein said thermotechnical system is placed in a thermal connection with a secondary thermal circuit, thermally connected with said first heat exchanger and configured for recovering the residual heat Q R from said primary thermal circuit at a higher temperature than said primary thermal circuit exploiting the residual thermal capacity of a refrigerant fluid of said thermal machine, said secondary thermal circuit, being suitable for absorbing said residual heat Q R from at least one perimeter surface of said internal environment, so as to define an insulating shell or volume (104, 104') at a temperature Ti lower than an external temperature Te developed at least partly around said perimeter surface of said internal environment; wherein: the thermotechnical system comprises heat absorption means (35; 36) thermally connected at an outlet of said first heat exchanger and capable of operating at a higher temperature, said heat absorption means being in thermal connection with said secondary thermal circuit and capable of absorbing said residual heat Q R over at least one perimeter surface of an internal environment.
An apparatus to process an input signal in a power line communication system, comprising: an analog automatic gain control processor to control an analog adjustable gain of the input signal received via a power line using a feedback mechanism, wherein the input signal is modulated using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, the analog AGC processor generating a first signal; a processing unit coupled to the AGC processor, the processing unit comprising an infinite impulse response filer to remove from the first signal an out-of-band noise resulting from transmission of electricity and the input signal over the power line, wherein the IIR filter includes a digital band-pass biquad IIR filter of second order that is initialized at a beginning of each frame; and a jammer canceller coupled to cancel interference resulting from transmission of electricity and the input signal over the power line from an output of the IIR filter and to generate a second signal; and a digital AGC processor coupled to the processing circuit to control a digital adjustable gain of the second signal using a feed-forward mechanism and to compensate for attenuation in the second signal resulting from the jammer canceller canceling the interference. an analog automatic gain control processor to control an analog adjustable gain of the input signal received via a power line using a feedback mechanism, wherein the input signal is modulated using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, the analog AGC processor generating a first signal; a processing unit coupled to the AGC processor, the processing unit comprising an infinite impulse response filer to remove from the first signal an out-of-band noise resulting from transmission of electricity and the input signal over the power line, wherein the IIR filter includes a digital band-pass biquad IIR filter of second order that is initialized at a beginning of each frame; and a jammer canceller coupled to cancel interference resulting from transmission of electricity and the input signal over the power line from an output of the IIR filter and to generate a second signal; and a digital AGC processor coupled to the processing circuit to control a digital adjustable gain of the second signal using a feed-forward mechanism and to compensate for attenuation in the second signal resulting from the jammer canceller canceling the interference. an infinite impulse response filer to remove from the first signal an out-of-band noise resulting from transmission of electricity and the input signal over the power line, wherein the IIR filter includes a digital band-pass biquad IIR filter of second order that is initialized at a beginning of each frame; and a jammer canceller coupled to cancel interference resulting from transmission of electricity and the input signal over the power line from an output of the IIR filter and to generate a second signal; and a digital AGC processor coupled to the processing circuit to control a digital adjustable gain of the second signal using a feed-forward mechanism and to compensate for attenuation in the second signal resulting from the jammer canceller canceling the interference.
A method for routing print requests and managing internal printer resource data on an internal network wherein global printer resource data is stored on an external network, the method comprising: - receiving a print request for a printer resource by a local server located on the internal network; - evaluating the print request by the local server to determine whether the internal printer resource data associated with the requested printer resource and stored on the internal network is invalid; - updating by the local server the internal printer resource data with the global printer resource data obtained from a global server connected to the external network if the internal printer resource data stored on the internal network is determined to be invalid, the local server separated from the global server by a firewall; - evaluating the print request by the local server to determine location information in the printer resource data; and - routing (312, 314), by the local server acting as an intermediary, the print request to the requested printer resource based on the location information in the printer resource data associated with the requested printer resource. - receiving a print request for a printer resource by a local server located on the internal network; - evaluating the print request by the local server to determine whether the internal printer resource data associated with the requested printer resource and stored on the internal network is invalid; - updating by the local server the internal printer resource data with the global printer resource data obtained from a global server connected to the external network if the internal printer resource data stored on the internal network is determined to be invalid, the local server separated from the global server by a firewall; - evaluating the print request by the local server to determine location information in the printer resource data; and - routing (312, 314), by the local server acting as an intermediary, the print request to the requested printer resource based on the location information in the printer resource data associated with the requested printer resource.
Method for operating a program-controlled automatic dishwasher having a collecting vessel, wherein dishwashing liquid remains in the collecting vessel after the end of a washing program and is stored there for reuse, wherein the temperature of the stored amount of dishwashing liquid is measured after a predeterminable period of time, wherein the measured actual temperature is compared with a predeterminable comparison temperature, and wherein the amount of dishwashing liquid in the collecting vessel is discarded by pumping out if an actual temperature above the comparison temperature is detected.
A method of ruling in a bacterial infection in a human subject showing symptoms of an infection, the method comprising measuring the amount of TRAIL in a blood sample being derived from the subject no more than two days following symptom onset, wherein when the amount of said TRAIL is below 70 pg/ml, a bacterial infection is ruled in.
Apparatus for attaching surgical sutures to needles comprising - a crimping unit - an exchangeable crimping die, characterised in that it further comprises - a measuring fixture comprising a measuring unit to measure the height of the crimping dies and to measure the height of a precision gage block, said gage block being interchangeable with the crimping dies. - a crimping unit - an exchangeable crimping die, characterised in that it further comprises - a measuring fixture comprising a measuring unit to measure the height of the crimping dies and to measure the height of a precision gage block, said gage block being interchangeable with the crimping dies.
An opening adapter assembly comprising: an opening adapter,, further comprising: an external bottom threaded surface configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a canister; a grip ring an internal threaded surface; a plug structure having a substantially cylindrical top portion and a substantially cylindrical bottom portion, the plug structure further comprising: a threaded outer surface configured to removably couple to the internal threaded surface; a handle,, rigidly coupled to the top characterized in that it further comprises an external top threaded surface; a retention tab, flexibly coupled to the bottom portion; and an external channel,, extending between a channel top edge and a channel bottom edge and in that said grip ring is spaced between said external top threaded surface and said external bottom threaded surface. an opening adapter,, further comprising: an external bottom threaded surface configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a canister; a grip ring an internal threaded surface; a plug structure having a substantially cylindrical top portion and a substantially cylindrical bottom portion, the plug structure further comprising: a threaded outer surface configured to removably couple to the internal threaded surface; a handle,, rigidly coupled to the top characterized in that it further comprises an external top threaded surface; a retention tab, flexibly coupled to the bottom portion; and an external channel,, extending between a channel top edge and a channel bottom edge and in that said grip ring is spaced between said external top threaded surface and said external bottom threaded surface. an external bottom threaded surface configured to removably couple to and seal an opening of a canister; a grip ring an internal threaded surface; a plug structure having a substantially cylindrical top portion and a substantially cylindrical bottom portion, the plug structure further comprising: a threaded outer surface configured to removably couple to the internal threaded surface; a handle,, rigidly coupled to the top characterized in that it further comprises an external top threaded surface; a retention tab, flexibly coupled to the bottom portion; and an external channel,, extending between a channel top edge and a channel bottom edge and in that said grip ring is spaced between said external top threaded surface and said external bottom threaded surface. a threaded outer surface configured to removably couple to the internal threaded surface; a handle,, rigidly coupled to the top characterized in that it further comprises an external top threaded surface; a retention tab, flexibly coupled to the bottom portion; and an external channel,, extending between a channel top edge and a channel bottom edge and in that said grip ring is spaced between said external top threaded surface and said external bottom threaded surface.
Drinking bottle cap, comprising at least: - a housing with a ring edge which surrounds an inlet opening, and with a pouring rim which surrounds a outlet opening and on whose inner circumference an inwardly projecting, circumferential sealing rim is formed; - a valve unit (30; 30') with an actuating element and with a lower part which covers the inlet opening and has a sealing element and - an upper valve disc (33; 33'), which is arranged inside the housing and which maintains a distance from the sealing edge in an open position of the valve unit (30; 30') and which abuts the sealing edge in a closed position; characterised in that - in that a valve carrier element is provided which is to be detachably connected to the housing and in which the valve unit (30; 30') is guided axially displaceably against the force of at least one spring element, and - in that at least one axially extending, resiliently deflectable guide tongue (34; 34') with an end hook extension (35; 35') is formed or fitted on the valve unit (30; 30'), which hook extension (35; 35') is guided along a guide link (54, 55) on the valve carrier element and/or can be fixed thereon in a form-fitting manner. - a housing with a ring edge which surrounds an inlet opening, and with a pouring rim which surrounds a outlet opening and on whose inner circumference an inwardly projecting, circumferential sealing rim is formed; - a valve unit (30; 30') with an actuating element and with a lower part which covers the inlet opening and has a sealing element and - an upper valve disc (33; 33'), which is arranged inside the housing and which maintains a distance from the sealing edge in an open position of the valve unit (30; 30') and which abuts the sealing edge in a closed position; characterised in that - in that a valve carrier element is provided which is to be detachably connected to the housing and in which the valve unit (30; 30') is guided axially displaceably against the force of at least one spring element, and - in that at least one axially extending, resiliently deflectable guide tongue (34; 34') with an end hook extension (35; 35') is formed or fitted on the valve unit (30; 30'), which hook extension (35; 35') is guided along a guide link (54, 55) on the valve carrier element and/or can be fixed thereon in a form-fitting manner.
Gas valve having a closure part and an actuator for actuating the closure part, wherein the actuator comprises a first temperature displacement converter which can be heated by means of an electric heater, and wherein the closure part and the actuator interact such that in the case of a normal ambient temperature of the temperature displacement converter the closure part is closed and in the case of a first overtemperature of the temperature displacement converter above the normal ambient temperature the closure part is opened, wherein the actuator comprises a second temperature displacement converter, which is configured such that in the case of a second overtemperature above the first overtemperature of the actuator the closure part is closed, characterised in that the second temperature displacement converter alters its temperature displacement correlation irreversibly when the second overtemperature is exceeded.
An additive composition comprising: (a) an organometallic compound; (b) a nitrogen-containing compound; (c) an aryl peroxide; and (d) at least one solvent, wherein the organometallic compound to the nitrogen-containing compound to the aryl peroxide weight ratio is in a range of 7:0.5:0.5 - 9:1.5:1.5 wherein the organometallic compound is a metal acetylacetonate and wherein the nitrogen-containing compound is an aryl amine. (a) an organometallic compound; (b) a nitrogen-containing compound; (c) an aryl peroxide; and (d) at least one solvent,