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A rotation mechanism comprising: a first member; a second member which is rotatably coupled to the first member by a pivot; and a torsion coil spring configured to urge one of the first member and the second member to rotate relative to the other, wherein any one of the first member and the second member includes a torsion coil spring accommodating portion in which a pair of protrusions (37, 38) facing each other in an axial direction of the pivot is provided, wherein the torsion coil spring includes abutting portions (5b, 5c) formed by extending both end portions of the coil shape, and each of the abutting portions (5b, 5c) is arranged to abut against a different one of the first member and the second member, characterized in that the pair of protrusions (37, 38) holds both end portions of the coil shape of the torsion coil spring around axes of the protrusions (37, 38) which are displaced from each other in a radial direction of the coil shape forming the both end portions with respect to the axial direction of the pivot. a first member; a second member which is rotatably coupled to the first member by a pivot; and a torsion coil spring configured to urge one of the first member and the second member to rotate relative to the other, wherein any one of the first member and the second member includes a torsion coil spring accommodating portion in which a pair of protrusions (37, 38) facing each other in an axial direction of the pivot is provided, wherein the torsion coil spring includes abutting portions (5b, 5c) formed by extending both end portions of the coil shape, and each of the abutting portions (5b, 5c) is arranged to abut against a different one of the first member and the second member, characterized in that the pair of protrusions (37, 38) holds both end portions of the coil shape of the torsion coil spring around axes of the protrusions (37, 38) which are displaced from each other in a radial direction of the coil shape forming the both end portions with respect to the axial direction of the pivot.
A method for obtaining water from ambient air, wherein the method includes at least the following method steps: - contacting the ambient air with at least one liquid absorbent for absorbing at least a part of the water contained in the ambient air; - delivering an absorbent diluted by the absorbed water to a first heat exchanger; - heating the diluted absorbent by means of the first heat exchanger; - transferring the heated and diluted absorbent into at least one desorption device, wherein at least one evaporation structure and at least one condensation structure soaked with water are arranged in the desorption device and wherein the heated and diluted absorbent is supplied to the evaporation structure in the desorption device, and an evaporation of at least a part of the water contained in the heated, diluted absorbent is effected at and/or in the evaporation structure, and that the water evaporated by means of the evaporation structure is supplied to the condensation structure for condensation of the water vapor and for obtaining desorbed water, wherein water desorbed in the desorption device is delivered to the first heat exchanger and cooling of the desorbed water is effected by means of the diluted absorbent by means of the first heat exchanger. - contacting the ambient air with at least one liquid absorbent for absorbing at least a part of the water contained in the ambient air; - delivering an absorbent diluted by the absorbed water to a first heat exchanger; - heating the diluted absorbent by means of the first heat exchanger; - transferring the heated and diluted absorbent into at least one desorption device, wherein at least one evaporation structure and at least one condensation structure soaked with water are arranged in the desorption device and wherein the heated and diluted absorbent is supplied to the evaporation structure in the desorption device, and an evaporation of at least a part of the water contained in the heated, diluted absorbent is effected at and/or in the evaporation structure, and that the water evaporated by means of the evaporation structure is supplied to the condensation structure for condensation of the water vapor and for obtaining desorbed water,
A β-galactosidase gene encoding a protein having β-galactosidase activity comprising any one of DNAs selected from the group consisting of the followings (a) to (h): (a) DNA encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 or 7; (b) DNA consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; (c) DNA encoding a protein having a β-galactosidase activity and that hybridizes to the complementary sequence of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 under the following stringent conditions: 50% formamide, 10 × SSC (0.15 M NaCl, 15 mM sodium citrate, pH 7.0), 5 × Denhardt solution, 1% SDS, 10% dextran sulfate, 10 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.5) is used and incubated at about 42°C to about 50°C, thereafter, washed with 0.1 × SSC and 0.1% SDS at about 65°C to about 70°C; (d) DNA that is a degenerate DNA sequence of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; (e) DNA having a sequence which includes substitution, deletion, insertion, addition or inversion in one or 2 to 10 bases when the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 is a reference sequence, and encoding a protein having a β-galactosidase activity; (f) DNA encoding a protein having β-galactosidase activity, wherein changes in the amino acid sequence of the protein are occurred in less than 45%, and further preferably less than 25% when the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 is a reference sequence; (g) the DNA of (f), wherein the changes are conservative amino acid substitutions; and (h) DNA encoding a protein comprising a fragment having a β-galactosidase activity encoded by the DNA of any one of (a) to (g). (a) DNA encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 or 7; (b) DNA consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; (c) DNA encoding a protein having a β-galactosidase activity and that hybridizes to the complementary sequence of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 under the following stringent conditions: 50% formamide, 10 × SSC (0.15 M NaCl, 15 mM sodium citrate, pH 7.0), 5 × Denhardt solution, 1% SDS, 10% dextran sulfate, 10 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.5) is used and incubated at about 42°C to about 50°C, thereafter, washed with 0.1 × SSC and 0.1% SDS at about 65°C to about 70°C; (d) DNA that is a degenerate DNA sequence of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; (e) DNA having a sequence which includes substitution, deletion, insertion, addition or inversion in one or 2 to 10 bases when the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 is a reference sequence, and encoding a protein having a β-galactosidase activity; (f) DNA encoding a protein having β-galactosidase activity, wherein changes in the amino acid sequence of the protein are occurred in less than 45%, and further preferably less than 25% when the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 is a reference sequence; (g) the DNA of (f), wherein the changes are conservative amino acid substitutions; and (h) DNA encoding a protein comprising a fragment having a β-galactosidase activity encoded by the DNA of any one of (a) to (g).
Heating block, in particular for an instantaneous water heater, comprising a heating device which is arranged inside the heating block, and a control device to control the heating device, characterised in that a connecting device is provided through a wall of the heating block which directly connects the heating device to the control device electrically; wherein the connecting device comprises several connecting bolts which are guided through the wall of the heating block and electrically contact the control device, wherein control signals of the control device can be transmitted to the heating device by means of the connecting device, wherein the connecting device is designed such that it provides a direct electrical contact and a mechanical fastening of the control device to the heating block.
A tracheostomy tube comprising a tube with a cannula and a flange near a proximal end, said tube having an upper portion and a distal portion wherein said upper portion is reinforced; wherein said upper portion extends at most two thirds of a distance along said tube in a direction distal from said flange toward a distal end of said tube, characterised in that said distal portion has a lesser hardness than said upper portion.
Conductive paste or ink comprising conductive metal particles, at least one organic solvent, and at least one organic additive, characterized in that said paste or ink comprises chemical frits wherein at least 95%, by number, of the particles of said chemical frits have dimensions smaller than 1 micrometer, and wherein said particles of said chemical frits consists of inorganic or organic metal salts.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a non-anticoagulant, non-saccharide, sulfonated/sulfated synthetic polymer (NASSP), wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly(anetholesulfonate), poly(vinyl sulfate), poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate), and sulfated polytyrosine; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein said composition is formulated for a unit dosage formulation, and wherein said unit dosage formulation further comprises at least one agent selected from the group consisting of a procoagulant, an activator of the intrinsic coagulation pathway, an activator of the extrinsic coagulation pathway, a non-anticoagulant sulfated/sulfonated polysaccharide (NASP), and a second non-anticoagulant, non-saccharide sulfonated/sulfated polymer, which has a structure different from the non-anticoagulant, non-saccharide sulfonated/sulfated polymer.
A method for determining whether a patient suffering from sickle cell disease is at risk for a vaso-occlusive crisis comprising the steps consisting of i) determining the level of cell microparticles in a blood sample obtained from said patient and ii) determining the level of heme and/or hemoglobin contained in said cell microparticles wherein the levels determined at step i) and ii) are then compared to reference levels for determining whether the patient is at risk for a vaso-occlusive crisis..
A method for triggering a recording of a fault distance estimate in an electrical network, the method comprising detecting a fault in the electrical network, characterized by further comprising determining, in response to the detection of the fault, at least a number of successive initial fault distance estimates (ide f) continuously during the presence of the fault, determining continuously successive convergence values (cv) for sequences of successive initial fault distance estimates (ide f), wherein the convergence value (cv) is an absolute value of a maximum difference of the latest initial fault distance estimate (ide f) from the other initial fault distance estimates (ide f) in the sequence of the successive initial fault distance estimates (ide f), comparing the convergence values (cv) to a condition set by a convergence parameter (cp) for a stability of the initial fault distance estimates (ide f), wherein the convergence parameter (cp) is a settable parameter describing the maximum allowable variation around the latest initial fault distance estimate (ide f), and recording the at least one fault distance estimate (ide f, fde f) in response to the at least one convergence value (cv) fulfilling the condition set by the convergence parameter (cp), wherein the fault distance estimate to be recorded comprises a latest initial fault distance estimate (ide f) or a final fault distance estimate (fde f) representing a filtered value of a sequence of initial fault distance estimates (ide f).
An abrasive article comprising: a body including: abrasive particles contained within a bond material, wherein the bond material comprises an organic bond material; a first major surface, a second major surface, and a side surface extending between the first major surface and second major surface; and a coating overlying at least a portion of one of the first major surface or the second major surface, wherein the coating comprises a binder material including one or more natural organic materials, synthetic organic materials, or a combination thereof, and particles within the binder material, the particles comprising a ceramic or a cermet comprising at least one element selected from the group of chromium, nickel, carbon, nitrogen, tungsten, sulfur, molybdenum, iron, zinc, silicon, titanium, aluminum, zirconium, magnesium, zinc, boron, cobalt, calcium, or any combination thereof. abrasive particles contained within a bond material, wherein the bond material comprises an organic bond material; a first major surface, a second major surface, and a side surface extending between the first major surface and second major surface; and a coating overlying at least a portion of one of the first major surface or the second major surface, wherein the coating comprises a binder material including one or more natural organic materials, synthetic organic materials, or a combination thereof, and particles within the binder material, the particles comprising a ceramic or a cermet comprising at least one element selected from the group of chromium, nickel, carbon, nitrogen, tungsten, sulfur, molybdenum, iron, zinc, silicon, titanium, aluminum, zirconium, magnesium, zinc, boron, cobalt, calcium, or any combination thereof.
A method of assembling a floating offshore support structure, wherein the support structure comprising a plurality of interconnected tubes (4, 6, 9, 10) forming a rigid frame with vertices arranged as a polygon in a horizontal plane, and wherein the method comprises mounting a buoyancy module to the frame at each of the vertices, characterised in that the method comprises providing each of the vertices of the frame with a sleeve segment and inserting a connection member through the sleeve segment and securing the connection member to the sleeve segment by filling a portion of pourable casting material, optionally grout, into a void between the sleeve segment and the connection member and hardening the portion and securing a buoyancy module to each of the connection members.
A vehicle-use rotating electric machine, comprising: a rotor rotatably supported inside a casing; a stator supported by the casing and disposed so as to enclose the rotor; and a rectifying device, disposed on an outer side on one axial direction side of the casing, that rectifies alternating current power generated in the stator, wherein the rectifying device has a terminal block necessary for electrical connection with a stator winding configuring the stator, the terminal block has a tubular member, characterized in that the terminal block further has a stopper portion (24b, 124b, 24c, 124c) extended from a main body portion of the terminal block and inserted in a through hole (3a, 3b) formed in the casing, thereby sealing the through hole (3a, 3b) in cooperation, the tubular member covers a periphery of a lead of the stator winding inserted through the through hole (3a, 3b) and guides an insertion of the lead, and the stopper portion (24b, 24c) seals a region of the through hole (3a, 3b) of the casing not blocked by the tubular member. a rotor rotatably supported inside a casing; a stator supported by the casing and disposed so as to enclose the rotor; and a rectifying device, disposed on an outer side on one axial direction side of the casing, that rectifies alternating current power generated in the stator, wherein the rectifying device has a terminal block necessary for electrical connection with a stator winding configuring the stator, the terminal block has a tubular member, characterized in that the terminal block further has a stopper portion (24b, 124b, 24c, 124c) extended from a main body portion of the terminal block and inserted in a through hole (3a, 3b) formed in the casing, thereby sealing the through hole (3a, 3b) in cooperation, the tubular member covers a periphery of a lead of the stator winding inserted through the through hole (3a, 3b) and guides an insertion of the lead, and the stopper portion (24b, 24c) seals a region of the through hole (3a, 3b) of the casing not blocked by the tubular member.
A process for preparing a thermoplastic copolymer based on polycaprolactam and a thermoplastic polyurethane, comprising: a) providing caprolactam; b) providing the thermoplastic polyurethane having a melting temperature T 0 and based on (i) a diisocyanate selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diisocyanates, aromatic diisocyanates and a mixture of two or more thereof; (ii) a diol selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diols, aromatic diols and a mixture of two or more thereof; and (iii) a polyether selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyethers, aromatic polyethers and a mixture of two or more thereof; c) preparing a liquid mixture comprising the caprolactam and the thermoplastic polyurethane at a temperature T 1; d) admixing a polymerization catalyst to the liquid mixture of c) to obtain a mixture comprising the caprolactam and the thermoplastic polyurethane in a mass ratio of caprolactam to thermoplastic polyurethane of more than 3:1 and polymerizing at a temperature T 2 of at most 175°C to obtain the thermoplastic copolymer. a) providing caprolactam; b) providing the thermoplastic polyurethane having a melting temperature T 0 and based on (i) a diisocyanate selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diisocyanates, aromatic diisocyanates and a mixture of two or more thereof; (ii) a diol selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diols, aromatic diols and a mixture of two or more thereof; and (iii) a polyether selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyethers, aromatic polyethers and a mixture of two or more thereof; (i) a diisocyanate selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diisocyanates, aromatic diisocyanates and a mixture of two or more thereof; (ii) a diol selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diols, aromatic diols and a mixture of two or more thereof; and (iii) a polyether selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyethers, aromatic polyethers and a mixture of two or more thereof; c) preparing a liquid mixture comprising the caprolactam and the thermoplastic polyurethane at a temperature T 1; d) admixing a polymerization catalyst to the liquid mixture of c) to obtain a mixture comprising the caprolactam and the thermoplastic polyurethane in a mass ratio of caprolactam to thermoplastic polyurethane of more than 3:1 and polymerizing at a temperature T 2 of at most 175°C to obtain the thermoplastic copolymer.
A method, in an anchor base station, for establishing dual connectivity between a wireless terminal and an assisting base station, where the wireless terminal is served by the anchor base station, the method comprising: identifying the assisting base station for dual connectivity with the wireless terminal; negotiating random access parameters and/or configuration parameters with the assisting base station; and sending, to the wireless terminal, an attach request message to establish a connection between the wireless terminal and the assisting base station, wherein the attach message comprises the negotiated random access parameters and/or configuration parameters. identifying the assisting base station for dual connectivity with the wireless terminal; negotiating random access parameters and/or configuration parameters with the assisting base station; and sending, to the wireless terminal, an attach request message to establish a connection between the wireless terminal and the assisting base station, wherein the attach message comprises the negotiated random access parameters and/or configuration parameters.
A method for controlling a vehicle comprising a main transmission configured to drive in rotation a first set of wheels, and a hydraulic transmission configured to drive in rotation a second set of wheels, the vehicle being provided with a brake, wherein - in the absence of braking setpoint on the brake, and when the hydraulic transmission is activated, a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic transmission is piloted so as to establish a predetermined pressure within a hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic transmission, said method being characterized in that - in case of braking setpoint applied to the brake, the hydraulic transmission is then piloted as a function of an acceleration setpoint applied to the vehicle; if the acceleration setpoint is greater than or equal to an acceleration threshold value, and the traveling speed of the vehicle is lower than or equal to a speed threshold value, the hydraulic transmission is piloted so as to exert a tractive force, if the acceleration setpoint is lower than the first threshold value, the hydraulic transmission is disengaged. - in the absence of braking setpoint on the brake, and when the hydraulic transmission is activated, a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic transmission is piloted so as to establish a predetermined pressure within a hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic transmission, said method being characterized in that - in case of braking setpoint applied to the brake, the hydraulic transmission is then piloted as a function of an acceleration setpoint applied to the vehicle;
A pressure element (3, 3', 3") for use in a coupling device for exerting a clamping force on a tube, wherein the said pressure element (3, 3', 3") is configured to be used as one of a series of correspondingly embodied pressure elements (3, 3', 3"), wherein said pressure element (3, 3', 3") as well as each pressure element of said series comprises a first pressure element segment (5, 5', 5") and a second pressure element segment (4, 4', 4") and wherein in use the first pressure element segment (5, 5', 5") is arranged for being placed proximally and the second pressure element segment (4, 4', 4") is arranged for being placed distally with respect to the tube, characterized in that the first pressure element segment (5") of said pressure element (3, 3', 3") as well as of each pressure element (3") is provided with a projection that in use extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tube, and in that the second pressure element segment (4, 4', 4") of said pressure element (3, 3', 3") as well as of each pressure element (3") is provided with a slit, said projection being arranged in use to extend into such a slit that is provided in a second pressure element segment that forms part of an adjoining corresponding pressure element of the series.