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A separation fastener assembly comprising a nut having a plurality of nut segments (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d), a movable element which is movable from a first position, in which it restrains the nut segments (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) from radial expansion, to a second position, in which it permits the nut segments (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) to radially expand, a bolt having one end coupled to the nut, and a retaining element which is arranged to hold the nut in place, cha racterized in that the retaining element comprises an energy absorbing portion which is sleeve shaped and adapted to be permanently deformed by the movable element when the movable element is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein at least a sub portion of the energy absorbing portion is narrowing as seen in a direction from a first end to a second end thereof. a nut having a plurality of nut segments (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d), a movable element which is movable from a first position, in which it restrains the nut segments (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) from radial expansion, to a second position, in which it permits the nut segments (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) to radially expand, a bolt having one end coupled to the nut, and a retaining element which is arranged to hold the nut in place, cha racterized in that the retaining element comprises an energy absorbing portion which is sleeve shaped and adapted to be permanently deformed by the movable element when the movable element is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein at least a sub portion of the energy absorbing portion is narrowing as seen in a direction from a first end to a second end thereof.
A powder container comprising: a rotatable powder storage to store powder for image formation, the powder storage having an opening at one end (33a1) of the powder storage; a conveyor to transport the powder inside the powder storage toward the one end in a powder conveyance direction parallel to a rotation axis of the powder storage; and a scooping portion to scoop the powder and cause the powder to flow to the opening, the scooping portion including: a scooping face extending from an inner face of the powder storage toward the rotation axis of the powder storage, characterized in that the scooping portion further includes a rim disposed along an inner end of the scooping face in a diameter direction of the powder storage, wherein, on a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis of the powder storage, at least a portion of the rim protrudes downstream beyond the scooping face in a rotation direction of the powder storage, wherein the protruding rim extends continuously from an upstream end of the scooping face to a downstream end of the scooping face in the powder conveyance direction. a rotatable powder storage to store powder for image formation, the powder storage having an opening at one end (33a1) of the powder storage; a conveyor to transport the powder inside the powder storage toward the one end in a powder conveyance direction parallel to a rotation axis of the powder storage; and a scooping portion to scoop the powder and cause the powder to flow to the opening, the scooping portion including: a scooping face extending from an inner face of the powder storage toward the rotation axis of the powder storage, characterized in that the scooping portion further includes a rim disposed along an inner end of the scooping face in a diameter direction of the powder storage, a scooping face extending from an inner face of the powder storage toward the rotation axis of the powder storage, characterized in that the scooping portion further includes a rim disposed along an inner end of the scooping face in a diameter direction of the powder storage, wherein, on a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis of the powder storage, at least a portion of the rim protrudes downstream beyond the scooping face in a rotation direction of the powder storage, wherein the protruding rim extends continuously from an upstream end of the scooping face to a downstream end of the scooping face in the powder conveyance direction.
A bandage for use with a surgical incision on the skin of an animal or a human, characterized in that it comprises one or more stabilizing-and-pressure-absorbing- and-pressure-distributing element/s to be placed on the skin outside the incision, whereby said one or more element/s is/are provided with adhesive means; and wherein the bandage further comprises a skin-contacting layer, being attached to the skin-facing side of the one or more element/s, which is to be applied onto the incision, whereby the skin-contacting layer is large enough to cover some area outside the incision; and wherein the skin-contacting layer is transparent and is adhesive on its skin-facing side; and wherein the one or more elements is/are absorbents for water and blood components.
A process for manufacturing a turbine engine component, said process comprising the steps of: providing a substrate, said substrate comprising an organic matrix composite; applying to said substrate a roughness layer comprising a single sheet of silica based glass fabric; coating said roughness layer with a bonding layer comprising 80 percent aluminum and 20 percent silicon; and coating said bonding layer with a thermal barrier coating suitable for exposure to temperatures of up to 385°C. providing a substrate, said substrate comprising an organic matrix composite; applying to said substrate a roughness layer comprising a single sheet of silica based glass fabric; coating said roughness layer with a bonding layer comprising 80 percent aluminum and 20 percent silicon; and coating said bonding layer with a thermal barrier coating suitable for exposure to temperatures of up to 385°C.
A method of operating a vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular pump, wherein the vacuum pump comprises at least one inlet; at least one outlet; and a rotor having a rotor shaft which is rotatably supported by at least one bearing unit, wherein the at least one bearing unit comprises at least one rolling element bearing, and wherein the rotor is drivable by a motor unit to make a rotational movement, characterized in that the motor unit is controlled by means of a control unit in a load-free operating mode of the vacuum pump such that the rotor rotates at a minimum rotational speed, with the minimum rotational speed of the rotor amounting to less than 10%, in particular to less than 5%, preferably to less than 3%, of a nominal rotational speed; and in that the minimum rotational speed of the rotor amounts to more than 0.1%, in particular to more than 0.5%, of the nominal rotational speed.
Process for preparing ethylene glycol from a carbohydrate source, wherein hydrogen, the carbohydrate source, a liquid diluent and a catalyst system are introduced as reactants into a reaction zone; wherein the catalyst system comprises a tungsten compound and at least one hydrogenolysis metal selected from the groups 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; wherein the diluent that is introduced into the reaction zone comprises an alkylene glycol; and wherein the carbohydrate source is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of the catalyst system to yield an ethylene glycol-containing product.
A dental composition comprising: a compound of Formula I or a tropolone-free pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R 1 comprises an alkyl group having from one to four carbon atoms and R 2 is C R 3, where R 3 comprises an alkyl group having from four to sixteen carbon atoms, n is an integer from 2 to 5; for use in the inhibition of biofilm formation in the oral cavity. a compound of Formula I or a tropolone-free pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R 1 comprises an alkyl group having from one to four carbon atoms and R 2 is C R 3, where R 3 comprises an alkyl group having from four to sixteen carbon atoms, n is an integer from 2 to 5; R 1 comprises an alkyl group having from one to four carbon atoms and R 2 is C R 3, where R 3 comprises an alkyl group having from four to sixteen carbon atoms, n is an integer from 2 to 5; for use in the inhibition of biofilm formation in the oral cavity.
A swellable packer for use with a subterranean well, the packer comprising and characterised by: a swellable seal having a helically extending recess formed on a surface of the seal. a swellable seal having a helically extending recess formed on a surface of the seal.
A light emitting diode (1, 1A, 1B) comprising: a light emitting structure including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a current spreading layer (13, 43) under the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a plurality of wavelength conversion structures (21, 51) in the current spreading layer (13, 43); and an electrode (33, 55) on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, characterised in that the current spreading layer (13, 43) includes a graphene sheet. a light emitting structure including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a current spreading layer (13, 43) under the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a plurality of wavelength conversion structures (21, 51) in the current spreading layer (13, 43); and an electrode (33, 55) on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, characterised in that the current spreading layer (13, 43) includes a graphene sheet.
Assembly of a sliding door and the frame thereof (6a, 6b), said frame (6a, 6b) defining an opening made in a building, said opening being intended to be closed by the sliding door by the lateral displacement of said door, the frame (6a, 6b) comprising a joint presenting a free end guaranteeing the sealing tightness of the building by preventing the ingress of air or water deriving from the outside through the lateral space left free between one lateral end of the door and the part of the frame (6a, 6b) opposite the door when said door covers the opening, characterised in that the joint comprises means (8b, 10a) for pivoting between a position of rest in which said joint is located at a distance from the position occupied by said door in the position of covering the opening and a sealing position in which said joint is applied against said door in the position of covering the opening, said door comprising actuation means for the pivoting of the joint which are active during the closing of said door.
A method for wireless communications, comprising: generating a frame having a preamble portion and a data portion, the preamble portion comprises a field indicating a length of useful data in the data portion and wherein both the field and the data portion use the same number of subcarriers and wherein the field comprises a Very High Throughput Signal B, VHT-SIG-B, field; the preamble portion further comprises at least one VHT Long Training Field, VHT-LTF; applying power scaling to the frame to keep total power of the VHT-SIG-B field equal to total power of the at least one VHT-LTF while allowing per-tone power of the VHT-SIG-B field to differ from per-tone power of the at least one VHT-LTF; and transmitting the generated frame. generating a frame having a preamble portion and a data portion, the preamble portion comprises a field indicating a length of useful data in the data portion and wherein both the field and the data portion use the same number of subcarriers and wherein the field comprises a Very High Throughput Signal B, VHT-SIG-B, field; the preamble portion further comprises at least one VHT Long Training Field, VHT-LTF; applying power scaling to the frame to keep total power of the VHT-SIG-B field equal to total power of the at least one VHT-LTF while allowing per-tone power of the VHT-SIG-B field to differ from per-tone power of the at least one VHT-LTF; and transmitting the generated frame.
A cement composition for applying to a ceramic honeycomb body comprised of microcracked porous cordierite or aluminum titanate ceramic material, the cement composition comprising: an inorganic powder batch composition consisting essentially of inorganic powder batch particles each having a particle size greater than 100nm, and wherein at least 99% of the inorganic powder batch particles have a particle size of between 2 and 80 microns, and the inorganic powder batch composition comprises ceramed refractory cordierite particles, an organic binder having a viscosity in the range of from 0.4 to 40 kg/(ms) (400 to 40,000 cPs) when provided as a 2% solution in water at 20°C, and wherein the cement composition contains no colloidal inorganic particles. an inorganic powder batch composition consisting essentially of inorganic powder batch particles each having a particle size greater than 100nm, and wherein at least 99% of the inorganic powder batch particles have a particle size of between 2 and 80 microns, and the inorganic powder batch composition comprises ceramed refractory cordierite particles, an organic binder having a viscosity in the range of from 0.4 to 40 kg/(ms) (400 to 40,000 cPs) when provided as a 2% solution in water at 20°C, and wherein the cement composition contains no colloidal inorganic particles.
A method for monitoring biosignals of a test subject, comprising, - recording a plurality of reference biosignals, in particular reference electrocardiograms, of the test subject, wherein each of the plurality of reference biosignals is assigned with a respective value of a reference parameter, wherein the reference parameter comprises a heart rate; - measuring a control biosignal, in particular a control electrocardiogram, of the test subject, using a sensor, - determining a value of the reference parameter assigned with the control biosignal, - selecting at least one comparative biosignal, in particular at least one comparative electrocardiogram, from the plurality of stored reference biosignals, based on a value of the reference parameter assigned to the control biosignal, and on a plurality of values of the reference parameter assigned to the plurality of reference biosignals, - comparing the measured control biosignal with the selected comparative biosignal, and - outputting an action recommendation based on a deviation between the control biosignal and the comparative biosignal, wherein the values of the reference parameter describe at least partially a physiological state of the test subject, characterized in that the plurality of reference biosignals are provided continuously as multiple intervals of a time series. - recording a plurality of reference biosignals, in particular reference electrocardiograms, of the test subject, wherein each of the plurality of reference biosignals is assigned with a respective value of a reference parameter, wherein the reference parameter comprises a heart rate; - measuring a control biosignal, in particular a control electrocardiogram, of the test subject, using a sensor, - determining a value of the reference parameter assigned with the control biosignal, - selecting at least one comparative biosignal, in particular at least one comparative electrocardiogram, from the plurality of stored reference biosignals, based on a value of the reference parameter assigned to the control biosignal, and on a plurality of values of the reference parameter assigned to the plurality of reference biosignals, - comparing the measured control biosignal with the selected comparative biosignal, and - outputting an action recommendation based on a deviation between the control biosignal and the comparative biosignal, wherein the values of the reference parameter describe at least partially a physiological state of the test subject, characterized in that the plurality of reference biosignals are provided continuously as multiple intervals of a time series.
An electrically steerable antenna arrangement comprising at least a first antenna function and a second antenna function, each antenna function (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) comprising at least one antenna element (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d; 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d; 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d; 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d), the antenna functions (2a, 2b) having at least one main radiation lobe that is electrically steerable, where each antenna function (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) comprises at least one signal altering means (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) arranged for altering the time characteristics and/or phase characteristics and/or frequency characteristics of a signal fed through the signal altering means, the electrically steerable antenna arrangement comprising a control unit arranged for feeding a signal comprising control information, wherein said control information comprises the at least one main radiation lobe azimuth (u) and/or elevation (v) direction, to the antenna functions (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) via a control connection, the signal altering means (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) being arranged to take certain settings in dependence of the control information, such that for certain settings of the signal altering means (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d), a certain angular direction (7, 20) of said main radiation lobe in relation to an antenna reference plane is acquired, characterized in that the electrically steerable antenna arrangement further comprises a first monitoring unit connected to the control connection, and a second monitoring unit connected to the antenna functions (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), the first monitoring unit being arranged to analyze the control information, comprising the at least one main radiation lobe azimuth (u) and/or elevation (v) direction, fed to the signal altering means (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) and trigger a first alert via a first alert connection if there is a deviation of the control information which exceeds a first threshold, where furthermore the antenna functions (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) are arranged to send signal information to the second monitoring unit regarding the resulting signal fed to said antenna elements (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d; 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d; 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d; 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d), the second monitoring unit being arranged to analyze said signal information and to trigger a second alert via a second alert connection if there is a deviation of the control information which exceeds a second threshold.
A storage arrangement comprising a rack receiving space and a movement space, wherein the rack receiving space has at least one movable rack, and wherein the movement space contains a movement device which interacts with the at least one rack, wherein the movement space is arranged above the rack receiving space in the direction of gravity, wherein the movement device is releasably engaged with the at least one rack, wherein the movement device has a positively guided lifting unit which is movable along two axes of movement arranged at an angle, preferably substantially at right angles, to one another, and wherein the lifting unit is movable perpendicularly to the two axes of movement. and wherein the at least one rack has a receiving geometry which releasably interacts with a lifting geometry of the lifting unit of the movement device, characterized in that the receiving geometry has a first securing geometry which is arranged outwards from the rack and is engaged releasably with a second securing geometry of a receiving geometry of an adjacent rack in a securing position.
Household appliance with a housing, at least one operating unit for operating the household appliance and a control unit for substantially actuating the household appliance, wherein the at least one operating unit has at least one rotary selector with an end face, wherein the at least one operating unit is assigned at least one display unit, wherein the at least one display unit comprises at least one first display apparatus and at least one second display apparatus, wherein the at least one first display apparatus and the at least one second display apparatus are provided for displaying information and for operating the household appliance, wherein the operating unit is configured in such a manner that, for the purpose of user navigation, a plurality of selection levels are provided, which display at least one selection option to a user in each case, and in the event of a selection confirmation of a selection option a switch between the selection levels takes place, characterised in that the at least one first display apparatus is embodied such at it at least partially surrounds the at least one rotary selector, and the at least one second display apparatus is embodied in the end face of the rotary selector, wherein the at least one first display apparatus and the at least one second display apparatus correspond with one another in such a manner that, in the event of a selection confirmation of a displayed selection option of the at least one first display apparatus, the displayed selection option is at least partially transferred from the at least one first display apparatus to the at least one second display apparatus, and a next higher or next lower selection level is displayed on the at least one first display apparatus.
A method of determining susceptibility to pancreatic cancer, comprising: testing a sample obtained from an individual for the presence of a mutation in the PALB2 gene found in a family member of the individual; identifying the individual as being at increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer when the mutation is present and identifying the individual as being at normal risk when the mutation is not present, and wherein the mutation is a truncating mutation. testing a sample obtained from an individual for the presence of a mutation in the PALB2 gene found in a family member of the individual; identifying the individual as being at increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer when the mutation is present and identifying the individual as being at normal risk when the mutation is not present, and wherein the mutation is a truncating mutation.
A localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) device, comprising: a) a substrate; b) an array of metal particles on the substrate, wherein the array of metal particles comprises localized nanotubes, metal nanorodes, nanospheres, nanostars, nanodiamonds nanopyramids, nanobipyramids, or nanorings and metal core-shell structures arranged in strips or other regular patterns on the surface of said substrate, and wherein the array of metal particles is functionalized with antibodies specific for at least one polypeptide; and c) a plurality of microfluidic channels in fluid communication with the array, wherein each microfluidic channel has an inlet port and an outlet port and is orthogonal to the array of metal particles; and wherein said substrate further comprises a plurality of microelectrodes configured for AC electroosmosis, wherein said microelectrodes are in operable communication with said array of metal particles, and configured for dark-field imaging that scans scattering light intensity across said LSPR device. a) a substrate; b) an array of metal particles on the substrate, wherein the array of metal particles comprises localized nanotubes, metal nanorodes, nanospheres, nanostars, nanodiamonds nanopyramids, nanobipyramids, or nanorings and metal core-shell structures arranged in strips or other regular patterns on the surface of said substrate, and wherein the array of metal particles is functionalized with antibodies specific for at least one polypeptide; and c) a plurality of microfluidic channels in fluid communication with the array, wherein each microfluidic channel has an inlet port and an outlet port and is orthogonal to the array of metal particles; and