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A method for producing a two-layer noble metal mesh (20', 20", 20′′′, 20"") on a flat-bed knitting machine, the flat-bed knitting machine comprising a first and a second needle bed, the method comprising the steps of - providing at least one noble-metal-containing wire, - knitting the noble metal mesh (20', 20", 20′′′, 20""), the first layer of the noble metal mesh (21', 21", 21′′′, 21"") being knitted on the first needle bed and the second layer of the noble metal mesh (22', 22", 22′′′, 22"") being knitted on the second needle bed at the same time, the two layers each comprising at least two abutting edges (23', 23", 23′′′, 23"", 24', 24", 24′′′, 24"", 25', 25", 25′′′, 25"", 26', 26", 26′′′, 26""), characterized in that the first and the second layer of the noble metal mesh (21', 21", 21′′′, 21"", 22', 22", 22′′′, 22"") are connected, at least in part, at the two respective abutting edges (23', 23", 23′′′, 23"", 24', 24", 24′′′, 24"", 25', 25", 25′′′, 25"", 26', 26", 26′′′, 26"") thereof, by at least one connecting knit stitch (M1'-HR, M1"-HR, M1′′′-HR, M1""-HR, M2'-HR, M2"-HR, M2′′′-HR, M2""-HR, M3'-HR, M3"-HR, M3′′′-HR, M3""-HR, M1'-VR, M1"-VR, M1′′′-VR, M1""-VR, M2'-VR, M2"-VR, M2′′′-VR, M2""-VR, M3'-VR, M3"-VR, M3′′′- VR, M3ʺ′′′-VR), thus creating an at least partially tubular knitted fabric. - providing at least one noble-metal-containing wire, - knitting the noble metal mesh (20', 20", 20′′′, 20""), the first layer of the noble metal mesh (21', 21", 21′′′, 21"") being knitted on the first needle bed and the second layer of the noble metal mesh (22', 22", 22′′′, 22"") being knitted on the second needle bed at the same time, the two layers each comprising at least two abutting edges (23', 23", 23′′′, 23"", 24', 24", 24′′′, 24"", 25', 25", 25′′′, 25"", 26', 26", 26′′′, 26""), characterized in that the first and the second layer of the noble metal mesh (21', 21", 21′′′, 21"", 22', 22", 22′′′, 22"") are connected, at least in part, at the two respective abutting edges (23', 23", 23′′′, 23"", 24', 24", 24′′′, 24"", 25', 25", 25′′′, 25"", 26', 26", 26′′′, 26"") thereof, by at least one connecting knit stitch (M1'-HR, M1"-HR, M1′′′-HR, M1""-HR, M2'-HR, M2"-HR, M2′′′-HR, M2""-HR, M3'-HR, M3"-HR, M3′′′-HR, M3""-HR, M1'-VR, M1"-VR, M1′′′-VR, M1""-VR, M2'-VR, M2"-VR, M2′′′-VR, M2""-VR, M3'-VR, M3"-VR, M3′′′- VR, M3ʺ′′′-VR), thus creating an at least partially tubular knitted fabric.
Connector assembly, comprising: a first connector body defining a channel between a longitudinally-oriented fixed wall and a longitudinally-oriented flexible beam located opposite and generally parallel to the fixed wall when in a relaxed state, said flexible beam having a mesial beam surface and a distal beam surface located opposite the mesial beam surface, wherein said distal beam surface of the flexible beam defines a first protrusion having a first inclined surface; a second connector body defining a cavity configured to receive the first connector body, wherein a mesial cavity surface of the cavity defines a second protrusion having a second inclined surface that is configured to abut and engage the first inclined surface when the first connector body is disposed within the cavity of the second connector body; and a member configured to be inserted within the channel, wherein said mesial beam surface defines a third protrusion having a third inclined surface, the connector assembly being characterized in that the member engages the third inclined surface when inserted into the channel and causes the flexible beam to flex laterally and move the first inclined surface with respect to the second inclined surface sufficient to generate a longitudinal force between the first and second inclined surfaces (50, 62). a first connector body defining a channel between a longitudinally-oriented fixed wall and a longitudinally-oriented flexible beam located opposite and generally parallel to the fixed wall when in a relaxed state, said flexible beam having a mesial beam surface and a distal beam surface located opposite the mesial beam surface, wherein said distal beam surface of the flexible beam defines a first protrusion having a first inclined surface; a second connector body defining a cavity configured to receive the first connector body, wherein a mesial cavity surface of the cavity defines a second protrusion having a second inclined surface that is configured to abut and engage the first inclined surface when the first connector body is disposed within the cavity of the second connector body; and a member configured to be inserted within the channel, wherein said mesial beam surface defines a third protrusion having a third inclined surface, the connector assembly being characterized in that
An assay device for detecting active enzyme in a sample, said device comprising: (a) a placement region onto which the sample can be placed; (b) a matrix operably connected to said placement region such that the sample when present (such as placed) on said placement region can migrate along said matrix; (c) at least one distinct capture location on said matrix, wherein each distinct capture location is distanced away from the placement region, and wherein the sample can migrate across said distinct capture location; (d) capture means being present at or defining each distinct capture location, wherein said capture means are capable of binding to said enzyme such that at least a portion of said sample of said enzyme is retained at at least one distinct capture location; (e) selective indication means or at least a component thereof to provide selective indication of the presence of active enzyme bound to said capture means, wherein the selective indication means comprises a reagent or reactive species; and (f) a substrate of said enzyme, wherein said substrate is bound to the assay device; wherein said enzyme acts on said substrate to generate a reactive moiety; further wherein said reactive moiety acts on said reagent or reactive species to generate a functional effect. (a) a placement region onto which the sample can be placed; (b) a matrix operably connected to said placement region such that the sample when present (such as placed) on said placement region can migrate along said matrix; (c) at least one distinct capture location on said matrix, wherein each distinct capture location is distanced away from the placement region, and wherein the sample can migrate across said distinct capture location; (d) capture means being present at or defining each distinct capture location, wherein said capture means are capable of binding to said enzyme such that at least a portion of said sample of said enzyme is retained at at least one distinct capture location; (e) selective indication means or at least a component thereof to provide selective indication of the presence of active enzyme bound to said capture means, wherein the selective indication means comprises a reagent or reactive species; and (f) a substrate of said enzyme, wherein said substrate is bound to the assay device;
A gear-position learning device for an automatic clutch transmission, comprising: a transmission configured to be shifted by an operation of a driver of a vehicle; a clutch device disposed in a transmission path between the transmission and an engine and configured to be connected and disconnected by actuation of a clutch actuator; a controller configured to control connection and disconnection of the clutch device performed by the clutch actuator; a shift drum configured to rotate according to a shift operation that the driver performs on a shift operator and switch a shift stage of the transmission; and a rotational position defining mechanism configured to define a rotational position of the shift drum, wherein the controller has a learning mode for learning a rotation angle of the shift drum and is configured to control connection and disconnection of the clutch device during the learning mode such that the shift drum is at a rotational position determined by the rotational position defining mechanism, the gear-position learning device for an automatic clutch transmission being characterized by further comprising a master arm connected to the shift operator and configured to move from a neutral position and rotate the shift drum by a shift operation performed on the shift operator, wherein the controller is configured to permit learning of the rotation angle of the shift drum upon detecting that the master arm is in the neutral position during the learning mode. a transmission configured to be shifted by an operation of a driver of a vehicle; a clutch device disposed in a transmission path between the transmission and an engine and configured to be connected and disconnected by actuation of a clutch actuator; a controller configured to control connection and disconnection of the clutch device performed by the clutch actuator; a shift drum configured to rotate according to a shift operation that the driver performs on a shift operator and switch a shift stage of the transmission; and a rotational position defining mechanism configured to define a rotational position of the shift drum, wherein the controller has a learning mode for learning a rotation angle of the shift drum and is configured to control connection and disconnection of the clutch device during the learning mode such that the shift drum is at a rotational position determined by the rotational position defining mechanism, the gear-position learning device for an automatic clutch transmission being characterized by further comprising a master arm connected to the shift operator and configured to move from a neutral position and rotate the shift drum by a shift operation performed on the shift operator, wherein the controller is configured to permit learning of the rotation angle of the shift drum upon detecting that the master arm is in the neutral position during the learning mode.
Agricultural machine comprising a seed metering device to meter seeds for the distribution to the ground across which the agricultural machine moves, which seed metering device embraces a wall (803a, 903a) that is arranged to rotate, which seed metering device is arranged to communicate with a pressure actuating appliance (500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505 507, 5030, 5031) for providing a wall pressure difference between a seed reception side, high-pressure side, of the wall (803a, 903a) and a side, low-pressure side, of the wall that is opposite the seed reception side, which wall is provided with a plurality of through retention openings (804, 904) for the reception on the seed reception side of the wall (803a, 903a), by means of the wall pressure difference, of seeds at the retention openings (804, 904) for subsequent transportation, by means of the rotation of the wall (803a, 903a), through a wall transportation distance and releasing of the seeds, the pressure actuating appliance comprising a pneumatic device connected to an air line, which device provides a main air current through the air line toward the seed reception side of the wall (803a, 903a), characterized in that a return line is connected between the side of the wall (803a, 903a) that is opposite the seed reception side and the pneumatic device, in which return line a part of the main air current is arranged to be brought back to an inlet side of the pneumatic device, while a part of the main air current is arranged to be directed down into the ground through a dump line and in that a branch return line is connected between the dump line and the pneumatic device wherein a first valve is placed in the branch return line arranged to regulate the air current between the dump line and the pneumatic device.
A modular lighting fixture, comprising: - a fixture housing; - a socket mounted to the fixture housing; - a light-generating module installed in and removable from the socket; and - a controller module to control the light-generating module, the controller module disposed in or separate from the fixture housing, wherein_the light-generating module is configured to provide information to the controller module relating to at least one characteristic of the light generating module; the controller module is configured to control the light-generating module based at least in part on the information provided by the light-generating module, and being characterized in that the information relates to an operating temperature history associated with the light-generating module. - a fixture housing; - a socket mounted to the fixture housing; - a light-generating module installed in and removable from the socket; and - a controller module to control the light-generating module, the controller module disposed in or separate from the fixture housing,
An industrial truck having a drive part which comprises a driver stand, which comprises a driver's platform with a horizontally arranged floor element and a vertically arranged wall element, wherein the floor element is resiliently mounted via at least one spring element and a rocker (52, 56) relative to the drive part, and the wall element comprises a coupling element which acts on the movement of the driver's platform, characterised in that the driver's platform is of L-shaped configuration and the rocker comprises at least one arm which is articulated at one end to the frame of the drive part or a supporting frame provided for fastening to the drive part and is articulated at a further end to the floor element.
Vehicle, especially military vehicle, comprising a front section and a rear section and a safety cell arranged between the front section and the rear section and accommodating the vehicle crew, the front section and the rear section being connected in the area underneath the safety cell by a protective element protecting the safety cell against the action of mines, characterized in that the protective element and the safety cell are arranged to be decoupled from each other in such a way that a blast acting on the protective element acts on the safety cell by taking the path via the front or rear section (2, 3), wherein the safety cell is rigidly connected to the front section and the rear section via mounting points (4.1), and wherein there is no direct contact between the protective element and the safety cell.
A dry powder formulation for inhalation comprising: - vilanterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, - a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and - magnesium stearat, wherein; the ratio of the volume median diameter of the magnesium stearate to the volume median diameter of the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is between 1:1 and 1:100,and the amount of magnesium stearate is less than 1.5% by weight based on the total amount of the dry powder formulation. - vilanterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, - a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and - magnesium stearat, wherein; the ratio of the volume median diameter of the magnesium stearate to the volume median diameter of the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is between 1:1 and 1:100,and the amount of magnesium stearate is less than 1.5% by weight based on the total amount of the dry powder formulation.
A surgical stapling apparatus for stapling tissue, comprising: a cartridge body, comprising: a proximal end; a distal end; a deck comprising a tissue-supporting surface; and a plurality of staple cavities; a plurality of staples removably stored in said staple cavities; a plurality of staple drivers comprising a proximal driver and a distal driver; a firing member movable from a proximal position toward a distal position to lift said staple drivers toward said deck to eject said staples from said staple cavities; a layer positioned above said deck, wherein said staples are configured to implant said layer against the tissue when said staples are ejected from said staple cavities; and a layer retainer configured to releasably hold said layer to said deck, characterised in that: said layer retainer comprises a pin that is movable between a first position in which the pin holds the layer to the cartridge body and a second position in which the layer is released from the cartridge body, said distal driver is configured to retract said layer retainer relative to said deck from said first position in which the pin extends above the deck of the cartridge body, to said second position in which the pin is lowered relative to the deck and is positioned flush with or below the deck. a cartridge body, comprising: a proximal end; a distal end; a deck comprising a tissue-supporting surface; and a plurality of staple cavities; a proximal end; a distal end; a deck comprising a tissue-supporting surface; and a plurality of staple cavities; a plurality of staples removably stored in said staple cavities; a plurality of staple drivers comprising a proximal driver and a distal driver; a firing member movable from a proximal position toward a distal position to lift said staple drivers toward said deck to eject said staples from said staple cavities; a layer positioned above said deck, wherein said staples are configured to implant said layer against the tissue when said staples are ejected from said staple cavities; and a layer retainer configured to releasably hold said layer to said deck, characterised in that: said layer retainer comprises a pin that is movable between a first position in which the pin holds the layer to the cartridge body and a second position in which the layer is released from the cartridge body, said distal driver is configured to retract said layer retainer relative to said deck from said first position in which the pin extends above the deck of the cartridge body, to said second position in which the pin is lowered relative to the deck and is positioned flush with or below the deck. said layer retainer comprises a pin that is movable between a first position in which the pin holds the layer to the cartridge body and a second position in which the layer is released from the cartridge body, said distal driver is configured to retract said layer retainer relative to said deck from said first position in which the pin extends above the deck of the cartridge body, to said second position in which the pin is lowered relative to the deck and is positioned flush with or below the deck.
A composition containing a branched-chain amino acid as an active ingredient, wherein the composition contains leucine and isoleucine and does not contain valine as an active ingredient, for use in ameliorating hypoalbuminemia.
Method for producing a fibre-matrix composite hybrid component, comprising the following steps: - the braiding of a dry hybrid fibre yarn onto a core element, thereby forming a hybrid fibre mesh, and the obtaining of a fibre/core composite; - the reshaping of the fibre/core composite; and - the impregnation and consolidation of the hybrid fibre mesh on the core element, wherein the fibre/core composite, which remains in the FMC hybrid component as a lost core element, is produced continuously in a continuous process, wherein individual FMC hybrid pre-products are cut from the continuous fibre/core composite as fibre/core composites after the braiding, reshaping, impregnation and consolidation have been completed, characterised in that at least the hybrid fibre yarn and/or at least the core element has/have magnetically active particles, wherein the fibre/core composite is inductively heated for the reshaping and/or for the impregnation and consolidation. - the braiding of a dry hybrid fibre yarn onto a core element, thereby forming a hybrid fibre mesh, and the obtaining of a fibre/core composite; - the reshaping of the fibre/core composite; and - the impregnation and consolidation of the hybrid fibre mesh on the core element, wherein the fibre/core composite, which remains in the FMC hybrid component as a lost core element, is produced continuously in a continuous process, wherein individual FMC hybrid pre-products are cut from the continuous fibre/core composite as fibre/core composites after the braiding, reshaping, impregnation and consolidation have been completed, characterised in that at least the hybrid fibre yarn and/or at least the core element has/have magnetically active particles, wherein the fibre/core composite is inductively heated for the reshaping and/or for the impregnation and consolidation.
A hook body (230; 330; 430; 530) for a latch mechanism (220; 320; 420; 520 1; 520 2), comprising: a plurality of longitudinal members (360, 361, 362; 460, 462), each of the plurality of longitudinal members (360, 361, 362; 460, 462) extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the hook body (230; 330; 430; 530), the plurality of longitudinal members (360, 361, 362; 460, 462) including a first upper longitudinal beam (360; 460) and a second upper longitudinal beam, the first upper longitudinal beam (360; 460) and the second upper longitudinal beam having between about zero degrees to about twenty degrees deviation from parallel in the longitudinal direction; and a hook body load bearing plate (257; 357; 457; 557) connected to the plurality of longitudinal members (230; 330; 430; 530) and being oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the hook body load bearing plate (257; 357; 457; 557) configured to slidably receive a shaft (258; 358; 458; 558 1; 558 2) connected to a hook (238; 338; 438; 538), the shaft (258; 358; 458; 558 1; 558 2) extending in use in the longitudinal direction with respect to the hook body (230; 330; 430; 530), characterized in that the hook body (230; 330; 430; 530) further comprises: a first aft flange (364; 464) and a second aft flange, wherein the first upper longitudinal beam (360; 460) is connected to the first aft flange (364; 464) and the second upper longitudinal beam is connected to the second aft flange. a plurality of longitudinal members (360, 361, 362; 460, 462), each of the plurality of longitudinal members (360, 361, 362; 460, 462) extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the hook body (230; 330; 430; 530), the plurality of longitudinal members (360, 361, 362; 460, 462) including a first upper longitudinal beam (360; 460) and a second upper longitudinal beam, the first upper longitudinal beam (360; 460) and the second upper longitudinal beam having between about zero degrees to about twenty degrees deviation from parallel in the longitudinal direction; and a hook body load bearing plate (257; 357; 457; 557) connected to the plurality of longitudinal members (230; 330; 430; 530) and being oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the hook body load bearing plate (257; 357; 457; 557) configured to slidably receive a shaft (258; 358; 458; 558 1; 558 2) connected to a hook (238; 338; 438; 538), the shaft (258; 358; 458; 558 1; 558 2) extending in use in the longitudinal direction with respect to the hook body (230; 330; 430; 530), characterized in that the hook body (230; 330; 430; 530) further comprises: a first aft flange (364; 464) and a second aft flange, wherein the first upper longitudinal beam (360; 460) is connected to the first aft flange (364; 464) and the second upper longitudinal beam is connected to the second aft flange.
An electrical discharge generating device for cleaning an equipment arranged in a wellbore of a subterranean formation in order to improve the recovery of formation fluids and/or gases, said electrical discharge generating device comprising a discharge unit for generating at least one electrical discharge that propagates at least one shock wave for cleaning said equipment, characterised in that the said electrical discharge generating device further comprises a retaining module (150-1, 150-2, 150-3) configured for retaining a volume of liquid in order to immerse the discharge unit.