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A system for selectively treating zones in a cased well-bore, the system comprising: a downhole tool (100, 1400), having a body, an inner bore therethrough, an inner surface of the body formed by the inner bore, and an outer surface; at least one treatment port (208, 1405) disposed on the outer surface of the body; means for selectively isolating the inner bore from the outer surface, the means for selectively isolating the inner bore comprising a sliding sleeve (201, 1403) disposed within the inner bore of the body; means for isolating, the means comprising an annular chamber (299, 1499) between the inner surface of the body and an outer surface of the sliding inner sleeve (201, 1403), the chamber in isolation from the inner bore and the outer surface; means for maintaining the inner sliding sleeve (201, 1403) in an open position, the means for maintaining disposed within the annular chamber (299, 1499); and means (104, 1404) for maintaining the inner sliding sleeve (201, 1403) in a closed position. a downhole tool (100, 1400), having a body, an inner bore therethrough, an inner surface of the body formed by the inner bore, and an outer surface; at least one treatment port (208, 1405) disposed on the outer surface of the body; means for selectively isolating the inner bore from the outer surface, the means for selectively isolating the inner bore comprising a sliding sleeve (201, 1403) disposed within the inner bore of the body; means for isolating, the means comprising an annular chamber (299, 1499) between the inner surface of the body and an outer surface of the sliding inner sleeve (201, 1403), the chamber in isolation from the inner bore and the outer surface; means for maintaining the inner sliding sleeve (201, 1403) in an open position, the means for maintaining disposed within the annular chamber (299, 1499); and means (104, 1404) for maintaining the inner sliding sleeve (201, 1403) in a closed position.
An aircraft fuel tank flammability reduction method comprising: feeding pressurized air from an air feed into a filter containing a membrane, contaminants in the pressurized air including hydrocarbons containing six or more carbon atoms; contacting the membrane with the air feed, permeating oxygen and nitrogen from the air feed through the membrane at a pressure drop across the membrane of less than 34 KPa (5 pounds/inch2 (psi)), and producing filtered air from the filter as a result of the membrane removing any hydrocarbons containing six or more carbon atoms to produce a total of 0.001 mg/kg or less; feeding the filtered air into an air separation module and producing nitrogen-enriched air from the air separation module; and feeding the nitrogen-enriched air into the fuel tank on board the aircraft. feeding pressurized air from an air feed into a filter containing a membrane, contaminants in the pressurized air including hydrocarbons containing six or more carbon atoms; contacting the membrane with the air feed, permeating oxygen and nitrogen from the air feed through the membrane at a pressure drop across the membrane of less than 34 KPa (5 pounds/inch2 (psi)), and producing filtered air from the filter as a result of the membrane removing any hydrocarbons containing six or more carbon atoms to produce a total of 0.001 mg/kg or less; feeding the filtered air into an air separation module and producing nitrogen-enriched air from the air separation module; and feeding the nitrogen-enriched air into the fuel tank on board the aircraft.
Method for applying an exterior cladding to a façade of a building, including a step of applying an exterior thermal insulation system to the façade, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: • making a cavity in the exterior thermal insulation system, the exterior thermal insulation system comprising a granular aerogel thermal insulation render, • installing in said cavity a heat transfer fluid solar absorber heat exchanger and thermally insulating the solar absorber heat exchanger from the exterior with a thermally insulating, translucent aerogel material so as to let at least 30% of the incident solar radiation in the visible spectrum through to the solar absorber heat exchanger. • making a cavity in the exterior thermal insulation system, the exterior thermal insulation system comprising a granular aerogel thermal insulation render, • installing in said cavity a heat transfer fluid solar absorber heat exchanger and thermally insulating the solar absorber heat exchanger from the exterior with a thermally insulating, translucent aerogel material so as to let at least 30% of the incident solar radiation in the visible spectrum through to the solar absorber heat exchanger.
A centrifugally cast composite roll comprising an outer layer formed by a centrifugal casting method, and an inner layer made of ductile cast iron and integrally fused to said outer layer; said inner layer comprising a roll body portion fused to said outer layer, and shaft portions (22, 23) integrally extending from both ends of said roll body portion; characterized by said outer layer being made of an Fe-based alloy having a chemical composition comprising by mass at least 0.8-3.0% of Cr, 1.5-6.0% of Mo, 1.8-5.5% of V, 2.5-3.7% of C, 1.2-3.0% of Si, 0.2-1.5% of Mn, and 3.0-5.0% of Ni, and a metal structure in which the area ratio of graphite is 0.3-10%, and optionally comprising by mass at least one of 0.1-5.0% of W, 0.003-5.0% of Ti, 0.001-0.5% of B, 0.01-2.0% of Al, 0.01-0.5% of Zr, and 0.1-10% of Co, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and the total amount of Cr, Mo and V being 0.15-2.0% by mass in end portions of both shaft portions (22, 23), and the difference in the total amount of Cr, Mo and V between one shaft portion and the other shaft portion being 0.2% or more by mass.
A surgical instrument for use in passing suture through tissue, comprising: a suture magazine having a longitudinal slot; first and second jaws (110, 112) disposed on a distal end of an elongate shaft and configured to grasp tissue therebetween, the first jaw having a cavity configured to removably and replaceably seat the suture magazine, and the first jaw having a retaining feature configured to mate with a corresponding retaining feature of the suture magazine; and a needle selectively movable along a longitudinal channel extending through an outer side wall of the first jaw, the needle having a suture retaining feature that is formed at a distal end thereof and configured to grasp a suture releasably coupled to the suture magazine, wherein the longitudinal slot of the suture magazine is configured to facilitate passage of the needle therethrough. a suture magazine having a longitudinal slot; first and second jaws (110, 112) disposed on a distal end of an elongate shaft and configured to grasp tissue therebetween, the first jaw having a cavity configured to removably and replaceably seat the suture magazine, and the first jaw having a retaining feature configured to mate with a corresponding retaining feature of the suture magazine; and a needle selectively movable along a longitudinal channel extending through an outer side wall of the first jaw, the needle having a suture retaining feature that is formed at a distal end thereof and configured to grasp a suture releasably coupled to the suture magazine, wherein the longitudinal slot of the suture magazine is configured to facilitate passage of the needle therethrough.
A system for controlling the drying of a product, said product having a specific vapor pressure, said product located within a conditioned space, said system comprising: a first sensor to determine the temperature in said conditioned space, a second sensor to determine the vapor pressure in said conditioned space, and a controller responsive to the vapor pressure or dew point in said conditioned space with respect to the vapor pressure of the product to control the aging of said product, wherein said controller comprises two independent PID control loops (11, 13), one of said two PID control loops controls the temperature in said conditioned space and the other of said two PID control loops controls said vapor pressure or dew point of said conditioned space. a first sensor to determine the temperature in said conditioned space, a second sensor to determine the vapor pressure in said conditioned space, and a controller responsive to the vapor pressure or dew point in said conditioned space with respect to the vapor pressure of the product to control the aging of said product, wherein said controller comprises two independent PID control loops (11, 13), one of said two PID control loops controls the temperature in said conditioned space and the other of said two PID control loops controls said vapor pressure or dew point of said conditioned space.
Equipment for continuously feeding boxes or containers stacked in a flat tubular configuration to a packaging machine which also operates continuously, the equipment being of the type comprising a magazine store containing the stacked containers, the store being downwardly open and located in the initial part of the cellular conveyor of the packaging machine, and comprising a carousel device for collecting the containers, one at a time, from the base of the store and for inserting them into the cells of the conveyor at the correct time, preferably by means of interaction with opening means for inserting the container in an open condition into the corresponding cell, where the magazine is positioned with its lower end at a level which may be slightly above that of the conveyor and suitably upstream thereof, in that a carousel device, rotating about a horizontal axis orthogonal to the direction of continuous advance of the upper run of the cellular conveyor of the packaging machine, is located under the magazine and upstream of the conveyor, in that this carousel device comprises a plurality of suction cup units (U1-U3) which are spaced at equal angular intervals from each other and are positioned in a way which is determined by interaction with cams (10, 12, 12'), and in that the units (U1-U3) are designed to grip the container and draw it from the base of the store (the first zero reference point) by gripping the base wall by means of which these units subsequently deposit the container in a dynamic way on to the base (the second zero reference point) of the cell of the conveyor, the whole being arranged in such a way as to simplify the adaptation of the equipment to changes in the format of the containers, characterized in that the horizontal shaft of the carousel is supported rotatably and projectingly by a supporting side member and is connected to a motion transmission system (4, 104) which can transmit to the carousel a rotary movement which in its upper and descending portion passes from the magazine to the conveyor and which is in phase with the continuous movement of the conveyor, the carousel being characterized by a star shape, for example one with three identical spokes spaced at equal angular intervals from each other, the distal ends of these spokes rotatably supporting corresponding pivot pins which are parallel to the main shaft and project from both sides of the corresponding spokes, one end of each pin having a corresponding container pick-up and transfer unit (U1, U2, U3) fixed to it, while the other end, facing the supporting side member, has a right-angled lever fixed to it, the end rollers (9, 11) of the lever interacting, respectively, with the closed profile of a primary cam and with the profiles (112, 112') of successive secondary cam sectors (12, 12') fixed to the supporting side member, in such a way as to actively control the positioning of the pick-up and transfer units (U1, U2, U3), thus ensuring that they interact correctly with the magazine initially, and with the conveyor subsequently.
A method for determining a navigational position of a vehicle traversing a terrain, comprising: receiving a first real aperture image of a portion of the terrain being traversed by the vehicle, the real aperture image including acoustic data within a first frequency range obtained from prior imaging of the portion of the terrain; receiving a first position estimate representing a position from which the first real aperture image was obtained; receiving a second position estimate representing a preliminary estimate of a current position of the vehicle; determining a correlation axis connecting the first position estimate and the second position estimate; generating a second real aperture image of the portion of the terrain by insonifying the terrain and steering the reflected acoustic signal such that the received acoustic signal is within a second frequency range and such that the received acoustic signal is directed along the correlation axis, wherein the second frequency range at least partially overlaps with the first frequency range; coherently correlating the second real aperture image with the first real aperture image; and updating the second position estimate based on the coherent correlation. receiving a first real aperture image of a portion of the terrain being traversed by the vehicle, the real aperture image including acoustic data within a first frequency range obtained from prior imaging of the portion of the terrain; receiving a first position estimate representing a position from which the first real aperture image was obtained; receiving a second position estimate representing a preliminary estimate of a current position of the vehicle; determining a correlation axis connecting the first position estimate and the second position estimate; generating a second real aperture image of the portion of the terrain by insonifying the terrain and steering the reflected acoustic signal such that the received acoustic signal is within a second frequency range and such that the received acoustic signal is directed along the correlation axis, wherein the second frequency range at least partially overlaps with the first frequency range; coherently correlating the second real aperture image with the first real aperture image; and updating the second position estimate based on the coherent correlation.
A method for producing a high tensile strength nanofiber yarn by wet-extrusion, characterized in that individual nanocellulose fibers are aligned together and form a nanofiber network first by in-nozzle-alignment, wherein a nanocellulose hydrogel is prepared from natural and nonmodified nanofibrillated cellulose, wherein the in-nozzle alignment comprises flow of the nanocellulose hydrogel from a syringe into a nozzle that is smaller than the syringe, and the nanocellulose hydrogel is extruded through the nozzle at a jet speed between 4 and 32 m/s, wherein the nozzle has an inner diameter between 10 and 150 μm, after which the nanofiber network is stretched by on-surface-alignment, wherein a hydrogel jet from the nozzle is applied on a moving slippery surface and the nanofiber yarn formed by a combination of the in-nozzle alignment and on-surface alignment is air dried on the moving surface after the on-surface alignment.
An apparatus for automated control of gas washout of a patient interface (30, 330, 430) of a respiratory treatment apparatus comprising: a vent assembly (60, 360, 460) having a variable exhaust area defined by one or more apertures (90, 590, 1090, 1290; 95, 595, 1295) of the vent assembly, the vent assembly (60, 360, 460) being associated with the patient interface (30, 330, 430) to vent expiratory gas; an actuator to manipulate said one or more apertures of the vent assembly; and a controller including a processor, the controller coupled with the actuator, the controller configured to operate the actuator to change the exhaust area of the vent assembly, characterized in that the controller is configured to switch between a treatment setting for the variable exhaust area and a comfort setting for the variable exhaust area; wherein the apparatus is configured to activate the comfort setting based on a sleep state; and wherein if the controller detects a light sleep state or an awake state, the controller is configured to switch to the comfort setting. a vent assembly (60, 360, 460) having a variable exhaust area defined by one or more apertures (90, 590, 1090, 1290; 95, 595, 1295) of the vent assembly, the vent assembly (60, 360, 460) being associated with the patient interface (30, 330, 430) to vent expiratory gas; an actuator to manipulate said one or more apertures of the vent assembly; and a controller including a processor, the controller coupled with the actuator, the controller configured to operate the actuator to change the exhaust area of the vent assembly, characterized in that the controller is configured to switch between a treatment setting for the variable exhaust area and a comfort setting for the variable exhaust area; wherein the apparatus is configured to activate the comfort setting based on a sleep state; and wherein if the controller detects a light sleep state or an awake state, the controller is configured to switch to the comfort setting.
A therapeutic apparatus for facilitating percutaneous delivery of laser energy, the therapeutic apparatus comprising: a hollow needle having a cutting edge at an insertion end thereof; and a laser fiber fixedly embedded within the hollow needle, the embedded laser fiber within the needle being permanently fixed within the hollow needle as one non detachable unit; wherein the laser fiber is embedded such that the laser fiber does not protrude past a point at which the cutting edge begins; wherein the cutting edge is a beveled edge; and wherein the embedded laser fiber is permanently fixed within the hollow needle with glue. a hollow needle having a cutting edge at an insertion end thereof; and a laser fiber fixedly embedded within the hollow needle, the embedded laser fiber within the needle being permanently fixed within the hollow needle as one non detachable unit; wherein the laser fiber is embedded such that the laser fiber does not protrude past a point at which the cutting edge begins; wherein the cutting edge is a beveled edge; and wherein the embedded laser fiber is permanently fixed within the hollow needle with glue.
Closure plug for temporary closure of a pipe, specifically for closure of a pipe opening at a pipe end, having a holding portion, which is to be inserted into the pipe to be closed off and holds the closure plug against the pipe, and having a stop, which, by way of at least one stop surface, comes to bear against an end surface, surrounding the pipe opening to be closed off, of the pipe end during the closure of the pipe and whose maximum diameter is equal to the outer diameter of the pipe at the pipe end with the pipe opening to be closed off, wherein the closure plug has a lengthening portion on that side of its stop which faces away from the pipe end with the pipe opening to be closed off, characterized in that the length of the lengthening portion is greater by an amount ΔL than the receiving length of a plug-in region, enlarged in terms of its inner diameter, of any pipe connector provided for connecting the pipe to other elements of a line system, wherein the outer diameter of the closure plug, in its lengthening portion, is smaller than the inner diameter of the plug-in region of a respective pipe connector but is greater than the inner diameter of a pipe connector portion which adjoins the plug-in region of the same pipe connector.
Watch comprising a middle part which, with a crystal, delimits a watch case, the crystal comprising a top face facing the user, and a bottom face facing the watch case, an electronic device being arranged on the bottom face of the crystal, a printed circuit board being disposed inside the watch case, underneath and remote from the electronic device, the watch including a flange which is disposed between the crystal and the printed circuit board, the watch being characterized in that means for ensuring the electrical connection between the electronic device and the printed circuit board is structured on the flange.
A heavy duty tire comprising a tread portion provided with a pair of circumferentially and continuously extending main grooves disposed on both sides of a tire equator, a plurality of lateral grooves extending between the main grooves to form a plurality of center blocks therebetween, and a plurality of lug grooves, the main grooves comprising at least one zigzag groove that comprises a plurality of axially outer zigzag corners, a plurality of axially inner zigzag corners, and a plurality of inclined elements each connecting between the axially outer corner and the axially inner corner, the lug groove having a groove depth larger than that of the zigzag groove, the center block having a five or more sided polygon shape on its top surface with at least one corner being formed of the axially outer zigzag corner of the zigzag groove, each lug groove extending between a tread edge (Te) and the zigzag groove, the lug groove comprising an axially outer portion extending axially inward from the tread edge (Te), and an axially inner portion connecting between the axially outer portion and the zigzag groove while curving toward a first circumferential direction of the tire, the lug groove having a first groove edge disposed on a side of the first circumferential direction with respect to its groove centerline and a second groove edge facing against the first groove edge, the first groove edge of the lug groove connected to an axially outer groove edge of the zigzag groove, the second groove edge of the lug groove connected to an axially inner groove edge (6e2) of the zigzag groove through the corner of the center block, and the lug groove comprising a constant groove width (Wk) at a top surface of the tread portion, and a groove-bottom width smoothly decreasing axially inward from the tread edge (Te).
An internal combustion gas engine comprising at least one cylinder arrangement and a first compressor configured for compressing a gaseous fuel and air mixture, wherein the at least one cylinder arrangement forms a combustion chamber and comprises an intake arrangement for intake of charge gas into the combustion chamber, a sparkplug, and a pre-chamber arranged in connection with the combustion chamber and the sparkplug, wherein the internal combustion gas engine further comprises a second compressor configured for compressing a gaseous medium, and a pressure reducer, wherein an outlet of the first compressor is arranged in parallel with an outlet of the second compressor, wherein the outlet of the first compressor is connected to the pre-chamber, wherein the outlet of the first compressor and the outlet of the second compressor are connected to the pressure reducer, and wherein an outlet of the pressure reducer is connected to the intake arrangement. the at least one cylinder arrangement forms a combustion chamber and comprises an intake arrangement for intake of charge gas into the combustion chamber, a sparkplug, and a pre-chamber arranged in connection with the combustion chamber and the sparkplug, wherein the internal combustion gas engine further comprises a second compressor configured for compressing a gaseous medium, and a pressure reducer, wherein an outlet of the first compressor is arranged in parallel with an outlet of the second compressor, wherein the outlet of the first compressor is connected to the pre-chamber, wherein the outlet of the first compressor and the outlet of the second compressor are connected to the pressure reducer, and wherein an outlet of the pressure reducer is connected to the intake arrangement.