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Process for the recovery of the metals Mn, Ni, Co, and Cu from polymetallic nodules, comprising the steps of leaching said metals using an SO 2 -bearing gas as leaching agent in acidic aqueous conditions, characterized in that the leaching is performed according to a two-stage process comprising the steps of: - a first leaching, wherein a major part of the Mn, Ni, and Co is dissolved by contacting the nodules with a first quantity of SO 2 -bearing gas in a first acidic aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at a pH of 2 to 4, thereby producing a first leach solution and a first leach residue, which are separated; and, - a second leaching, wherein a major part of the Cu is dissolved by contacting the first leach residue with a second quantity of SO 2 -bearing gas in a second acidic aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at a pH of less than 1.5, thereby producing a second leach solution and a second residue, which are separated. - a first leaching, wherein a major part of the Mn, Ni, and Co is dissolved by contacting the nodules with a first quantity of SO 2 -bearing gas in a first acidic aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at a pH of 2 to 4, thereby producing a first leach solution and a first leach residue, which are separated; and, - a second leaching, wherein a major part of the Cu is dissolved by contacting the first leach residue with a second quantity of SO 2 -bearing gas in a second acidic aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at a pH of less than 1.5, thereby producing a second leach solution and a second residue, which are separated.
A method for beam forming using an antenna array comprising dual polarized elements, comprising: generating one or two beam ports, wherein the one or two beam ports are defined by combining at least two non-overlapping subarrays, wherein each subarray has two subarray ports, the two subarray ports having identical power patterns and mutually orthogonal polarization, wherein the at least two non-overlapping subarrays are combined via expansion weights, wherein the expansion weights map the one or two beam ports to subarray ports such that the one or two beam ports have the same power pattern as the subarrays, and wherein at least some of the expansion weights have identical non-zero magnitude and are related in phase to form a transmission lobe; wherein the expansion weights are collected in an expansion matrix and are determined such that the expansion matrix is spatially white; and transmitting signals using said one or two beam ports. generating one or two beam ports, wherein the one or two beam ports are defined by combining at least two non-overlapping subarrays, wherein each subarray has two subarray ports, the two subarray ports having identical power patterns and mutually orthogonal polarization, wherein the at least two non-overlapping subarrays are combined via expansion weights, wherein the expansion weights map the one or two beam ports to subarray ports such that the one or two beam ports have the same power pattern as the subarrays, and wherein at least some of the expansion weights have identical non-zero magnitude and are related in phase to form a transmission lobe; wherein the expansion weights are collected in an expansion matrix and are determined such that the expansion matrix is spatially white; and wherein each subarray has two subarray ports, the two subarray ports having identical power patterns and mutually orthogonal polarization, wherein the at least two non-overlapping subarrays are combined via expansion weights, wherein the expansion weights map the one or two beam ports to subarray ports such that the one or two beam ports have the same power pattern as the subarrays, and wherein at least some of the expansion weights have identical non-zero magnitude and are related in phase to form a transmission lobe; wherein the expansion weights are collected in an expansion matrix and are determined such that the expansion matrix is spatially white; and transmitting signals using said one or two beam ports.
A method of producing an ingestible pharmaceutical composition, comprising: receiving, with a controller, instructions regarding a first tablet dosage and a second tablet dosage; dispensing a first amount of a solid active pharmaceutical ingredient; dispensing a first amount of an excipient; blending the first amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient and the first amount of the excipient to form a first mixture having a volume of less than 10 L; forming a first tablet from the first mixture; dispensing a second amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient; dispensing a second amount of the excipient; blending the second amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient and the second amount of the excipient to form a second mixture; and forming a second tablet from the second mixture, wherein a dosage of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of the first tablet is different from a dosage of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of the second tablet, wherein the first amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient and the first amount of the excipient are dispensed into a carriage, wherein an order of dispense of material into the carriage is determined by degree of cohesiveness of the material, wherein material that is least cohesive is dispensed first into the carriage. receiving, with a controller, instructions regarding a first tablet dosage and a second tablet dosage; dispensing a first amount of a solid active pharmaceutical ingredient; dispensing a first amount of an excipient; blending the first amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient and the first amount of the excipient to form a first mixture having a volume of less than 10 L; forming a first tablet from the first mixture; dispensing a second amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient; dispensing a second amount of the excipient; blending the second amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient and the second amount of the excipient to form a second mixture; and forming a second tablet from the second mixture, wherein a dosage of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of the first tablet is different from a dosage of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of the second tablet, wherein the first amount of the solid active pharmaceutical ingredient and the first amount of the excipient are dispensed into a carriage, wherein an order of dispense of material into the carriage is determined by degree of cohesiveness of the material, wherein material that is least cohesive is dispensed first into the carriage.
Powder paint composition comprising a) at least one polymer powder redispersible in water, b) pigment and filler, and c) optionally further additives, characterized in that the polymer powder redispersible in water a) is a polymer stabilized with polyvinyl alcohol, based on a1) 20 to 100% by weight of at least one monomer from the group consisting of acrylic esters of branched or unbranched alcohols having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a2) 0 to 60% by weight of at least one monomer from the group consisting of methacrylic esters of branched or unbranched alcohols having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and styrene, a3) 0 to 40% by weight of at least one monomer from the group consisting of vinyl esters of branched or unbranched carboxylic acids having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, a4) 0 to 20% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated comonomers copolymerizable therewith, based in each case on the total weight of the comonomers and where the figures in % by weight add up to 100% by weight in each case, and the polyvinyl alcohol present is a mixture of at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of 80 to 95 mol% and a Höppler viscosity (4% aqueous solution, Höppler method at 20°C, DIN 53015) of 1 to 5 mPas and at least one polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of 80 to 95 mol% and a Höppler viscosity of 6 to 40 mPas.
System for the assembly of a curtain wall type façade comprising: - a plurality of mullions and transoms associated in a frame type structure attached by means of a full connection to a building framework, the mullions and transoms holding a plurality of juxtaposed panels constituting the curtain wall type façade, - at least one fixed horizontal cross-member composed of: - a first sash section (2, 20) comprising a rebate facing upwards to seat the upper adjacent panel (5, 50), - an associated second sash section comprising a rebate facing downwards to seat the lower adjacent panel (7, 70, 80), - means for detachably connecting the first and second back-to-back sash sections via a segment for retaining each of said sections, comprising means for sealed interlocking of said first and second back-to-back sash sections, via at least two fitted connection pieces, each engaged in two opposing grooves (13, 14) formed respectively in the first (2, 20) and second sash sections associated back-to-back, characterised in that each of the fitted connection pieces has the shape of a rigid section comprising two opposite branches (17, 18) engaged in said two opposing grooves (13, 14) formed respectively in the first (2, 20) and second associated sash sections, said sealed interlocking means comprising a profiled seal longitudinally surrounding said two opposite branches (17, 18) of the fitted part. - a plurality of mullions and transoms associated in a frame type structure attached by means of a full connection to a building framework, the mullions and transoms holding a plurality of juxtaposed panels constituting the curtain wall type façade, - at least one fixed horizontal cross-member composed of: - a first sash section (2, 20) comprising a rebate facing upwards to seat the upper adjacent panel (5, 50), - an associated second sash section comprising a rebate facing downwards to seat the lower adjacent panel (7, 70, 80), - a first sash section (2, 20) comprising a rebate facing upwards to seat the upper adjacent panel (5, 50), - an associated second sash section comprising a rebate facing downwards to seat the lower adjacent panel (7, 70, 80), - means for detachably connecting the first and second back-to-back sash sections via a segment for retaining each of said sections, comprising means for sealed interlocking of said first and second back-to-back sash sections, via at least two fitted connection pieces, each engaged in two opposing grooves (13, 14) formed respectively in the first (2, 20) and second sash sections associated back-to-back,
A method for transferring digital content data, comprising: transcoding original digital content data stored in an encrypted state in a first device to create a modified version of said original digital content data having a bitrate different than the original digital content; encrypting said modified version with a new content key; transferring said encrypted modified version and at least one content key generator to a second device, wherein said at least one content key generator is used to recreate the new content key for enabling said encrypted modified version at said second device, wherein an original content key for the original digital content data is derived from the content key generator; disabling said original digital content data stored in said first device contemporaneously by deleting the content key generator from the first device; and re-enabling said disabled original digital content data at said first device and contemporaneously disabling said encrypted modified version at said second device by moving the content key generator from the second device back to the first device, and deleting, from said second device, said content key generator as well as said new content key generated from said content key generator. transcoding original digital content data stored in an encrypted state in a first device to create a modified version of said original digital content data having a bitrate different than the original digital content; encrypting said modified version with a new content key; transferring said encrypted modified version and at least one content key generator to a second device, wherein said at least one content key generator is used to recreate the new content key for enabling said encrypted modified version at said second device, wherein an original content key for the original digital content data is derived from the content key generator; disabling said original digital content data stored in said first device contemporaneously by deleting the content key generator from the first device; and re-enabling said disabled original digital content data at said first device and contemporaneously disabling said encrypted modified version at said second device by moving the content key generator from the second device back to the first device, and deleting, from said second device, said content key generator as well as said new content key generated from said content key generator.
An electromagnetic actuator for a surgical instrument, comprising: a tube; a stator arranged outside the tube and a rotor mounted in the tube such that it can move in the tube in a longitudinal axial direction of the tube, wherein the rotor at least partially comprises a paramagnetic and/or ferromagnetic material and can be moved in the longitudinal axial direction by application of an electromagnetic field, wherein the stator comprises a distal permanent magnet and a proximal permanent magnet that are oppositely polarized in the longitudinal axial direction, and at least one electric coil for generating the electromagnetic field, characterized in that the permanent magnets (18, 20) are arranged on an outer side of the coil, facing away from the tube.
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a container configured to store a liquid to be supplied to discharge means arranged to discharge the liquid; a first cover portion (13A, 13B) capable of moving between a closing position where an inlet portion, which is provided in the container and through which the liquid is injected into the container, is covered and an opening position where access to the inlet portion is permitted; a second cover portion capable of moving between a closing position where the first cover portion is covered and an opening position where the first cover portion is exposed so as to be opened/closed; and a valve configured to open/close a passage (14a, 15a) communicating with an inside of the container, wherein the valve is configured to close the passage interworking with a movement of the first cover portion to the opening position, characterized in that the valve is configured to open the passage interworking with a movement of the second cover portion to the closing position. a container configured to store a liquid to be supplied to discharge means arranged to discharge the liquid; a first cover portion (13A, 13B) capable of moving between a closing position where an inlet portion, which is provided in the container and through which the liquid is injected into the container, is covered and an opening position where access to the inlet portion is permitted; a second cover portion capable of moving between a closing position where the first cover portion is covered and an opening position where the first cover portion is exposed so as to be opened/closed; and a valve configured to open/close a passage (14a, 15a) communicating with an inside of the container, wherein the valve is configured to close the passage interworking with a movement of the first cover portion to the opening position, characterized in that the valve is configured to open the passage interworking with a movement of the second cover portion to the closing position.
An optical lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a) a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex or concave image-side surface; b) a second lens element with negative refractive power having a thickness d 2 on an optical axis and separated from the first lens element by a first air gap, wherein the first air gap is smaller than d 2 /2, wherein the second lens element has a meniscus convex object-side surface; c) a third lens element with negative refractive power and separated from the second lens element by a second air gap; d) a fourth lens element having a positive refractive power and separated from the third lens element by a third air gap, wherein the fourth lens element has a positive meniscus and a concave object-side surface; and e) a fifth lens element having a negative refractive power, separated from the fourth lens element by a fourth air gap and having a thickness d 5 on the optical axis, wherein the fifth lens element has a negative meniscus and a concave object-side surface, wherein the fourth air gap is smaller than 1.5d 5; wherein a ratio between a total track length and an effective focal length of an optical lens system including the optical lens assembly is smaller than 1.0, wherein a focal length f1 of the first lens element is smaller than TTL/2, and wherein the third air gap is greater than TTL/5, wherein the first, third and fifth lens elements (102, 106, 110) have each an Abbe number greater than 50, wherein the second and fourth lens elements (104, 108) have each an Abbe number smaller than 30, and wherein fl, a focal length f2 of the second lens element and a focal length f3 of the third lens element fulfill the condition 1.2x|f3| > |f2| > 1.5xf1 a) a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex or concave image-side surface; b) a second lens element with negative refractive power having a thickness d 2 on an optical axis and separated from the first lens element by a first air gap, wherein the first air gap is smaller than d 2 /2, wherein the second lens element has a meniscus convex object-side surface; c) a third lens element with negative refractive power and separated from the second lens element by a second air gap; d) a fourth lens element having a positive refractive power and separated from the third lens element by a third air gap, wherein the fourth lens element has a positive meniscus and a concave object-side surface; and e) a fifth lens element having a negative refractive power, separated from the fourth lens element by a fourth air gap and having a thickness d 5 on the optical axis, wherein the fifth lens element has a negative meniscus and a concave object-side surface, wherein the fourth air gap is smaller than 1.5d 5;
A single direct current arc chamber (8, 50) comprising: a ferromagnetic base (18, 58) having a first end (20, 60) and an opposite second end (22, 62); a first ferromagnetic side member (24, 64) disposed from the first end of the ferromagnetic base; a second ferromagnetic side member (26, 66) disposed from the opposite second end of the ferromagnetic base; a third ferromagnetic member (28, 68) disposed from the ferromagnetic base intermediate the first and second ferromagnetic side members; a first permanent magnet (4, 70) having a first magnetic polarity disposed on the first ferromagnetic side member and facing the third ferromagnetic member; and a second permanent magnet (6, 72) having the first magnetic polarity disposed on the second ferromagnetic side member and facing the third ferromagnetic member. a ferromagnetic base (18, 58) having a first end (20, 60) and an opposite second end (22, 62); a first ferromagnetic side member (24, 64) disposed from the first end of the ferromagnetic base; a second ferromagnetic side member (26, 66) disposed from the opposite second end of the ferromagnetic base; a third ferromagnetic member (28, 68) disposed from the ferromagnetic base intermediate the first and second ferromagnetic side members; a first permanent magnet (4, 70) having a first magnetic polarity disposed on the first ferromagnetic side member and facing the third ferromagnetic member; and a second permanent magnet (6, 72) having the first magnetic polarity disposed on the second ferromagnetic side member and facing the third ferromagnetic member.
A device (10c; 10e) comprising: a first electrode, a second electrode, and a metal chalcogenide-containing material between the first and second electrodes; and a first electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the first electrode, and a second electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the second electrode, the regions comprising at least one composition having a bandgap of at least 3.5 electronvolts, characterised in that at least one of the regions (18, 40) comprises a stack of at least three layers (50, 51, 52), the first and third layers comprising one or both of gallium oxide and gadolinium oxide, and the second layer comprising aluminum oxide. a first electrode, a second electrode, and a metal chalcogenide-containing material between the first and second electrodes; and a first electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the first electrode, and a second electric-field-modifying region between the metal chalcogenide-containing material and the second electrode, the regions comprising at least one composition having a bandgap of at least 3.5 electronvolts, characterised in that at least one of the regions (18, 40) comprises a stack of at least three layers (50, 51, 52), the first and third layers comprising one or both of gallium oxide and gadolinium oxide, and the second layer comprising aluminum oxide.
A surge protector device, comprising a plurality of graphite sheets and insulation gaps, and a structure for fixing the graphite sheets and insulation gaps, said structure comprising an insulating housing and electrodes; the plurality of graphite sheets and insulation gaps are stacked in combination to form a stack, said stack is to be placed within the insulating housing; the electrodes are to be located at both ends of the stack of graphite sheets and insulation gaps; characterized in that the structure further comprises springs, insulating fixing caps and fixing clips; the fixing clips are evenly distributed around the stack of graphite sheets and insulation gaps; the springs are to be mounted between the electrodes and the insulating fixing caps, both ends of the insulating housing are provided with threads, and the insulating fixing caps are to match with the insulating housing and are to be screwed tight onto the insulating housing.
Porro prism (1', 1", 1"') of the second type, wherein the optical axes of the incident and emerging sections of the beam path are parallel to one another and are subject to a parallel offset, consisting of at least two reversing prisms (4, 5) interconnected in an integral or assembled manner, which respectively provide two reflective inclined surfaces (6 - 9) for the beam path (2, 15, 17, 16, 3) between an entry surface and an exit surface (10 - 13), wherein the exit surface (11, 12) of one reversing prism and the entry surface (12, 11) of the other reversing prism (4, 5) form their respective connecting surface, characterized in that the connecting surface lies obliquely to the optical axes (2, 3) of the sections of the beam path (2, 15, 17, 16, 3) that perpendicularly penetrate the exposed entry and exit surfaces (10, 13) of the reversing prisms (4, 5).