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Device for generating an orientable and locally uniform magnetic field, comprising N≥3 identical assemblies (EB n) of cylindrical coils, each of said assemblies comprising at least a first (B n 1) and a second (B n 2) coil, said coils being coaxial with an axis oriented along a direction z and being arranged symmetrically on either side of a plane xy perpendicular to said z-axis, with a gap in the axial direction, said first coils being arranged on the same side of said xy-plane and said second coils being arranged on the other side of said xy-plane; said assemblies being arranged such that their outlines in said xy-plane are regularly spaced along a circle of centre O and of radius a 0 >0, so as to leave a central free space, the device also comprising a supply system configured to supply each of said coils with a current I n i, n being an index representing the coil assembly and i being equal to 1 for said first coils and to 2 for said second coils, expressed by the sum of a first term l z having a same value for all the coils, and a second term I xy equal to (-1) i-1 ·I 0 ·sinθ 0 ·cos(φ n -φ 0), where I 0 is a nominal current, φ n is the azimuthal angle, relative to a reference direction in the xy-plane, of the nth coil assembly, φ 0 is the azimuthal angle, relative to the same reference direction, of a magnetic field to be generated in the centre of said circle by said coils, and θ 0 s the zenith angle of the same magnetic field relative to the z-axis, at least the angle φ 0 being adjustable by a user.
A PS4 variant polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which is at least 95% identical with SEQ ID NO: 15 having non-maltogenic exoamylase activity, wherein said PS4 variant polypeptide has an amino acid mutation Y146G with reference to the position numbering of a Pseudomonas saccharophilia exoamylase sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein said polypeptide has a higher thermostability compared to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 when tested under the same conditions.
A method of manufacturing an assembly, comprising the steps of: - Providing a first object, ∘ Wherein the first object has a proximally facing surface portion, ∘ Wherein the first object has an indentation having a mouth in the proximally facing surface, the indentation being manufactured by pre-shaping, the indentation having a sidewall; - Providing a second object that has a lateral outer surface portion, - Wherein the lateral outer surface portion comprises a thermoplastic material; - Bringing the second object in contact with the first object so that the lateral outer surface portion is in physical contact with the sidewall; - Coupling mechanical energy into at least one of the first and second objects (1; 2) so as to cause energy absorption due to friction between the lateral outer surface portion and the sidewall, until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material becomes liquefied; and - Letting the flow portion re-solidify, whereby the flow portion secures the second object to the first object wherein the flow portion interpenetrates structures of the first object, especially the side wall, so that after re-solidification a positive fit results. - Providing a first object, ∘ Wherein the first object has a proximally facing surface portion, ∘ Wherein the first object has an indentation having a mouth in the proximally facing surface, the indentation being manufactured by pre-shaping, the indentation having a sidewall; ∘ Wherein the first object has a proximally facing surface portion, ∘ Wherein the first object has an indentation having a mouth in the proximally facing surface, the indentation being manufactured by pre-shaping, the indentation having a sidewall; - Providing a second object that has a lateral outer surface portion, - Wherein the lateral outer surface portion comprises a thermoplastic material; - Bringing the second object in contact with the first object so that the lateral outer surface portion is in physical contact with the sidewall; - Coupling mechanical energy into at least one of the first and second objects (1; 2) so as to cause energy absorption due to friction between the lateral outer surface portion and the sidewall, until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material becomes liquefied; and - Letting the flow portion re-solidify, whereby the flow portion secures the second object to the first object wherein the flow portion interpenetrates structures of the first object, especially the side wall, so that after re-solidification a positive fit results.
A casing liner (6, 6a, 6b) for a sewage pump having an impeller of an open type or a semi-open type, the casing liner (6, 6a, 6b) comprising: a surface to face an edge of a blade of the impeller, when the casing liner (6, 6a, 6b) is assembled with the impeller into the sewage pump, wherein at least one groove (18, 18a, 18b) with given width is formed in at least a part of the surface, refuse contained into the pumped sewage is shredded by the groove and the edge of the blade, characterized in that the groove (18, 18a, 18b) includes a first section (21, 21a) with given depth, which is located on the side close to a rotational center of the impeller, a second section (22, 22a) smaller in depth than the first section (21, 21a), which is located on the side far from the rotational center of the impeller, and a third section (23, 23a) that is an, relative to the first and second sections, inclined face connecting the first and second sections (21, 21a, 22, 22a), the first to third sections (21, 21a, 22, 22a, 23, 23a) each having a certain width being arranged in a width direction of the groove (18, 18a, 18b). a surface to face an edge of a blade of the impeller, when the casing liner (6, 6a, 6b) is assembled with the impeller into the sewage pump, wherein at least one groove (18, 18a, 18b) with given width is formed in at least a part of the surface, refuse contained into the pumped sewage is shredded by the groove and the edge of the blade, characterized in that the groove (18, 18a, 18b) includes a first section (21, 21a) with given depth, which is located on the side close to a rotational center of the impeller, a second section (22, 22a) smaller in depth than the first section (21, 21a), which is located on the side far from the rotational center of the impeller, and a third section (23, 23a) that is an, relative to the first and second sections, inclined face connecting the first and second sections (21, 21a, 22, 22a), the first to third sections (21, 21a, 22, 22a, 23, 23a) each having a certain width being arranged in a width direction of the groove (18, 18a, 18b).
A needle adapted for use in a surgical suturing device, the needle comprising: a needle with a proximal end and a distal end, with at least a distal portion of the needle formed from a bendable material having a generally flat, narrow and elongate configuration, and with a sharp needle tip located at a distal end of the distal portion; wherein the needle further comprises a finger tab connected to the needle at or near a proximal end of the needle for loading the needle into the surgical suturing device; characterised in that: the finger tab is made from a plastic that melts upon autoclaving to prevent reuse of the bendable needle. a needle with a proximal end and a distal end, with at least a distal portion of the needle formed from a bendable material having a generally flat, narrow and elongate configuration, and with a sharp needle tip located at a distal end of the distal portion; the finger tab is made from a plastic that melts upon autoclaving to prevent reuse of the bendable needle.
A compound having the following structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O or S; R 1 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl; R 2 is H, -C(=O)R 7 or -S n R 8; at least one of R 3 or R 4 is a straight-chain C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, and the other one of R 3 or R 4 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl; R 5 and R 6 are each independently H, OH, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy; R 7 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy; R 8 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl; is a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon single bond, such that all valences are satisfied; and n is 0, 1 or 2. Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O or S; R 1 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl; R 2 is H, -C(=O)R 7 or -S n R 8; at least one of R 3 or R 4 is a straight-chain C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, and the other one of R 3 or R 4 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl; R 5 and R 6 are each independently H, OH, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy; R 7 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy; R 8 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl; is a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon single bond, such that all valences are satisfied; and n is 0, 1 or 2.
A method of operating a switched-reluctance motor in an electric supercharger, the method comprising controlling a supply of current in a plurality of phases (A, B) to respective pluralities of coils on a stator or rotor of the motor, including controlling a supply of current in a first phase to a first plurality of coils (AA') on the stator or rotor of the motor, and controlling a supply of current in a second phase to a second plurality of coils (BB') on the stator or rotor; wherein, for each phase, the control comprises repeatedly (i) starting supply of the current to the plurality of coils supplied by the current of that phase (A, B, C), (ii) stopping the supply of current to those coils but allowing current already supplied to circulate in those coils and (iii) eliminating the circulating current from those coils; wherein the timings of the starting, stopping and eliminating steps of the first phase are provided from a look-up table; characterised in that the method comprises obtaining the timing of at least one of the starting, stopping and eliminating steps in the second phase from the look-up table, and combining the timing with a random number generated by a random number generator to provide a modified timing such that the modified timing of the at least one step is different to the timing of the corresponding step in the first phase.
Arrangement having a driverless means of transport and at least one external operating element (N-A) or sensor (TLS, LG) for activating a safe operating state, the arrangement being set up to activate the safe operating state in the situations in which the at least one operating element (N-A) has been actuated or the at least one sensor (TLS, LG) has been triggered and in which the driverless means of transport is in a route segment assigned to the actuated operating means or triggering sensor, the driverless means of transport being controlled using a digital controller (EMS-D), the digital controller (EMS-D) being set up to access a redundant device (BCR1, BCR2) for detecting the position of the driverless means of transport, the digital controller being set up to receive messages relating to the actuation of the operating means or the triggering of the sensor, the messages each comprising an item of location information relating to the operating means or sensor generating the respective message or relating to a route segment of the route segments which is respectively linked to the operating means or to the sensor (TLS, LG), the digital controller being set up, if one of the messages is received, to respectively compare the current position or the route segment of the route segments which is currently used by the driverless means of transport with the location information and being set up to activate the safe operating state in the event of a positive comparison, and the safe operating state being an emergency stop of the driverless means of transport, characterized in that the redundant device (BCR1, BCR2) for detecting the position has at least two barcode readers for continuously determining the current position of the driverless means of transport in a failsafe manner, and in that the at least two barcode readers - are arranged with an offset with respect to one another in the direction of travel in order to scan an individual barcode strip BCL, or - are guided above one another in different tracks in order to scan a double-height barcode strip BCL or two adjacent barcode tracks of the barcode strip BCL. - are arranged with an offset with respect to one another in the direction of travel in order to scan an individual barcode strip BCL, or - are guided above one another in different tracks in order to scan a double-height barcode strip BCL or two adjacent barcode tracks of the barcode strip BCL.
A method for regulating oil cooling within an oil cooling device of a turbomachine including a first heat exchanger mounted in series with a second heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger being an oil/air exchanger while the second heat exchanger is an oil/fuel exchanger, each heat exchanger having an oil inlet (12A, 14A) and an oil outlet (12B, 14B), a bypass directly connecting the oil inlet of the first heat exchanger to the oil outlet of the first heat exchanger, and a flow regulator to regulate the flow rate of oil flowing through the bypass, said method being characterized in that circulation of oil through the bypass is allowed using the flow regulator when the temperature of the oil is less than or equal to a predetermined temperature comprised between 70°C and 90°C, preferably equal to about 80°C, wherein circulation of oil through the bypass is also allowed when the ratio between the nominal head loss (ΔP1) of the first heat exchanger and the effective head loss (ΔP) between the oil inlet and the oil outlet of the first heat exchanger is less than or equal to a predetermined ratio comprised between 0.7 and 0.9, preferably 0.8
A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a processing tray on which sheets to be conveyed in a predetermined discharge direction are stacked; a stapling apparatus for stapling an upstream side, in the discharge direction, of sheets stacked on the processing tray; a gripping apparatus for gripping one side of the sheets stapled by the stapling apparatus; a first moving mechanism (SM, SB1, SB2, 120, SG1, SG2, SP1-SP4) for moving the stapling apparatus in a width direction crossing the discharge direction, along one side of sheets stacked on the processing tray; a second moving mechanism (GM2, GB, GP1, GP2, GZ11-GZ13) for moving the gripping apparatus in the discharge direction to move sheets in the discharge direction; and a control means for controlling the sheet processing apparatus, characterized in that the control means is suitable for controlling the sheet processing apparatus such that, if the stapling apparatus staples sheets stacked on the processing tray in a movement area for the gripping apparatus in the discharge direction, the gripping apparatus is retracted in the width direction, and if the stapling apparatus staples sheets stacked on the processing tray outside the movement area, the gripping apparatus avoids retracting in the width direction. a processing tray on which sheets to be conveyed in a predetermined discharge direction are stacked; a stapling apparatus for stapling an upstream side, in the discharge direction, of sheets stacked on the processing tray; a gripping apparatus for gripping one side of the sheets stapled by the stapling apparatus; a first moving mechanism (SM, SB1, SB2, 120, SG1, SG2, SP1-SP4) for moving the stapling apparatus in a width direction crossing the discharge direction, along one side of sheets stacked on the processing tray; a second moving mechanism (GM2, GB, GP1, GP2, GZ11-GZ13) for moving the gripping apparatus in the discharge direction to move sheets in the discharge direction; and a control means for controlling the sheet processing apparatus, characterized in that the control means is suitable for controlling the sheet processing apparatus such that, if the stapling apparatus staples sheets stacked on the processing tray in a movement area for the gripping apparatus in the discharge direction, the gripping apparatus is retracted in the width direction, and if the stapling apparatus staples sheets stacked on the processing tray outside the movement area, the gripping apparatus avoids retracting in the width direction.
A dye of formula where R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halogen, M is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or an optionally substituted ammonium cation, R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy, R 4 is alkyl or alkoxy, R 5 and R 6 are each independently moieties of the formula -(C m H 2m)-O-C n H 2n+1, m is an integer from 3 to 6, and n is an integer from 0 to 8. R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halogen, M is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or an optionally substituted ammonium cation, R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy, R 4 is alkyl or alkoxy, R 5 and R 6 are each independently moieties of the formula -(C m H 2m)-O-C n H 2n+1, m is an integer from 3 to 6, and n is an integer from 0 to 8.
A speed control system for a motor vehicle, the speed control system being configured to cause automatic operation of the vehicle in accordance with a first target speed value stored by the system at least in part by controlling automatically an amount of drive torque applied to one or more wheels (111, 112, 114, 115) by a powertrain, the speed control system being configured to receive an instantaneous driver drive demand signal in response to a prevailing driver displacement of an accelerator pedal; and wherein the speed control system is configured to determine a second target speed value greater than the first target speed value in dependence on the instantaneous driver drive demand signal; the system being further configured to cause automatic acceleration of the vehicle from the first target speed value to the second target speed value in accordance with the instantaneous driver drive demand signal and at a rate not exceeding a maximum rate of acceleration when the driver demand signal corresponds to a greater drive torque than that required by the system to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with the first target speed value, and to cause the second target speed value gradually to become equal to the first target speed value when the driver demand signal corresponds to an amount of drive torque substantially equal to or less than that required by the system to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with the first target speed value.
Connector providing electrical connection between an electric motor of a compressor and a control module of this electric motor, comprising at least one base in which there are formed, on the one hand, receptacles (10a, 10b, 10c) configured to each receive a connection eye terminal for connecting to connection terminals (5a, 5b, 5c) of the control module and, on the other hand, passage orifices (11a, 11b, 11c) through which said connection terminals (5a, 5b, 5c) can pass, a straight line passing through said orifices (11a, 11b, 11c), the connector comprising a cap of which at least a first portion is in a longitudinal continuation of the receptacles (10a, 10b, 10c) and a second portion in which holes (21a, 21b, 21c) aligned with the orifices (11a, 11b, 11c) are formed, wherein the connector comprises at least one one-piece dielectric element aligned with the orifices (11a, 11b, 11c) and housed between the base and the cap, wherein the cap comprises at least one blocking device arranged to limit a translational movement of at least one eye terminal in a longitudinal direction of extension of the base, wherein the blocking device is formed by at least one end wall (230a, 230b, 230c) of a channel section (23a, 23b, 23c) originating from the cap, and the blocking device is formed by at least one end wall (230a, 230b, 230c) of a channel section (23a, 23b, 23c) originating from the cap, and each channel section (23a, 23b, 23c) extends, in the longitudinal direction, a receptacle (10a, 10b, 10c) arranged in the base, and the cap has as many channel sections (23a, 23b, 23c) as the base has receptacles (10a, 10b, 10c), characterized in that the channel sections (23a, 23b, 23c) are of different lengths, measured in the longitudinal direction.
An antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically binds to canine IL-31protein encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33, wherein said antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof inhibits IL-31 activity in a dog and inhibits dog IL-31-mediated pSTAT signaling in a cell based assay.
Thermal energy storage system comprising a high-temperature heat storage unit (112-HM), a cold storage unit (122-KM), at least one compressor and at least one turbine, wherein the high-temperature heat storage unit, the at least one turbine, the cold storage unit and the at least one compressor are connected together by lines such that a gaseous working medium circulating in the lines passes optionally through a counterclockwise heat-pump circuit process or a clockwise working circuit process, wherein an outlet of the compressor is connected to an inlet of the turbine, wherein an outlet of the turbine is connected to an inlet of the compressor, wherein a first heat exchanger is provided between the outlet of the compressor and the one inlet of the turbine, wherein a second heat exchanger is provided between the outlet of the turbine and the inlet of the compressor, wherein the working medium flows through a side of the first heat exchanger and a side of the second heat exchanger, characterized in that the high-temperature heat storage unit (112-HM) and the cold storage unit (122-HM) are configured as packed-bed storage units, that a first heat transmission system is provided between the first heat exchanger and the high-temperature heat storage unit (112-HM), that a second heat transmission system is provided between the second heat exchanger and the cold storage unit (122-KM), and that the heat transmission systems (159, 161) work with a gaseous heat carrier medium. a high-temperature heat storage unit (112-HM), a cold storage unit (122-KM), at least one compressor and at least one turbine, wherein the high-temperature heat storage unit, the at least one turbine, the cold storage unit and the at least one compressor are connected together by lines such that a gaseous working medium circulating in the lines passes optionally through a counterclockwise heat-pump circuit process or a clockwise working circuit process, wherein an outlet of the compressor is connected to an inlet of the turbine, wherein an outlet of the turbine is connected to an inlet of the compressor, wherein a first heat exchanger is provided between the outlet of the compressor and the one inlet of the turbine, wherein a second heat exchanger is provided between the outlet of the turbine and the inlet of the compressor, wherein the working medium flows through a side of the first heat exchanger and a side of the second heat exchanger, characterized in that the high-temperature heat storage unit (112-HM) and the cold storage unit (122-HM) are configured as packed-bed storage units, that a first heat transmission system is provided between the first heat exchanger and the high-temperature heat storage unit (112-HM), that a second heat transmission system is provided between the second heat exchanger and the cold storage unit (122-KM), and that the heat transmission systems (159, 161) work with a gaseous heat carrier medium.