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Process for producing a balance wheel for a timepiece comprising a felloe, a hub and at least one arm connecting the hub to said felloe, the felloe, the hub and the arm being made of a metal alloy, said process comprising the following steps: a) making a mould having the negative shape of the balance wheel b) getting hold of a metal alloy, which has a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 25 ppm/°C and being able to be in an at least partly amorphous state when it is heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature c) putting the metal alloy into the mould, said metal alloy being heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature so as to be hot moulded and to form a balance wheel d) cooling said metal alloy to obtain a balance wheel made of said metal alloy e) releasing the balance wheel obtained in step d) from its mould; the process being characterised in that it includes a step for over-moulding flexible centring components (16, 17) in the hub. a) making a mould having the negative shape of the balance wheel b) getting hold of a metal alloy, which has a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 25 ppm/°C and being able to be in an at least partly amorphous state when it is heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature c) putting the metal alloy into the mould, said metal alloy being heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and its crystallisation temperature so as to be hot moulded and to form a balance wheel d) cooling said metal alloy to obtain a balance wheel made of said metal alloy e) releasing the balance wheel obtained in step d) from its mould;
A battery electrode comprising: comprising: a binder material and a conductive aid and at least one solid acidified metal oxide nanomaterial in a substantially monodisperse nanoparticulate form and having a pH < 5, the pH measured when a dried form of the at least one solid acidified metal oxide nanomaterial is suspended in water at room temperature and at 5 wt%, and a Hammett function H 0 > -12, the at least one solid acidified metal oxide being surface functionalized with at least one electron withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, BO 3, SO 4, PO 4 and CH 3 COO, said at least one solid acidified metal oxide nanomaterial comprising at least one acidified tin oxide, acidified iron oxide, acidified manganese oxide, acidified titanium oxide, or acidified zirconium oxide.
Method for identifying a user of a communication device by using an electronic identification service, which method comprises: authentication of the communication device to a central server in order to establish a first communication link between the communication device and the central server; authentication of the electronic identification service to the central server in order to establish a second communication link between the electronic identification service and the central server; acquisition of a biometric feature of the user by the communication device; transmission of the acquired biometric feature of the user by the communication device to the central server via the first communication link; transmission of the acquired biometric feature of the user by the central server to the electronic identification service via the second communication link; reading of a biometric reference feature from an electronically readable identification document of the user; transmission of the read biometric reference feature to the electronic identification service via the first communication link and the second communication link; and comparison of the acquired biometric feature of the user with the biometric reference feature by the electronic identification service in order to identify the user. authentication of the communication device to a central server in order to establish a first communication link between the communication device and the central server; authentication of the electronic identification service to the central server in order to establish a second communication link between the electronic identification service and the central server; acquisition of a biometric feature of the user by the communication device; transmission of the acquired biometric feature of the user by the communication device to the central server via the first communication link; transmission of the acquired biometric feature of the user by the central server to the electronic identification service via the second communication link; reading of a biometric reference feature from an electronically readable identification document of the user; transmission of the read biometric reference feature to the electronic identification service via the first communication link and the second communication link; and comparison of the acquired biometric feature of the user with the biometric reference feature by the electronic identification service in order to identify the user.
A compressor airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil comprising: opposed pressure and suction sides (32, 34) joined together at chordally opposite leading and trailing edges (36, 38), the pressure and suction sides extending in a span direction from a root to a tip of the airfoil; a leading edge sweep angle (α) defined relative to a tangent to the airfoil and flow velocity vector at a point on the leading edge; and a leading edge dihedral angle (β) defined relative to the tangent to the airfoil and a vertical at the point on the leading edge; characterised in that: a ratio of the leading edge sweep angle (α) to the leading edge dihedral angle (β) being smaller than 1, below 0.6 or negative from the root to the tip. opposed pressure and suction sides (32, 34) joined together at chordally opposite leading and trailing edges (36, 38), the pressure and suction sides extending in a span direction from a root to a tip of the airfoil; a leading edge sweep angle (α) defined relative to a tangent to the airfoil and flow velocity vector at a point on the leading edge; and a leading edge dihedral angle (β) defined relative to the tangent to the airfoil and a vertical at the point on the leading edge; characterised in that: a ratio of the leading edge sweep angle (α) to the leading edge dihedral angle (β) being smaller than 1, below 0.6 or negative from the root to the tip.
An arrangement (1; 1') for a cryogenic system, the arrangement comprising a cryogenic tank (2; 2') for storing a cryogenic liquid and a trycock pipe (3; 30), the trycock pipe having a first end (9; 90) mechanically connected to the cryogenic tank, the trycock pipe (3; 30) comprising a tube (10; 100) with a first end (11; 110) fluidly connected to the cryogenic tank for receiving cryogenic liquid from the cryogenic tank, the arrangement (1, 1') being characterised in comprising a sensor (4; 40) measuring the temperature of the tube (10; 100), wherein the tube has a second free end (12; 120) opposite to the first end of the tube, which second free end is closed, and the temperature sensor (4; 40) is arranged outside the tube (10; 100) measuring the temperature at the second free end (12; 120) of the tube.
An oral care dentifrice composition suitable for cleaning the surfaces of the oral cavity, the composition comprising: an aqueous continuous phase including from 10 to 45% by weight water (based on the total weight of the dentifrice) and from 30 to 70% by weight polyhydric alcohol (based on the total weight of the dentifrice) of one or more polyhydric alcohols; from 1 to 70% by weight (based on the total weight of the composition) of particulate silica abrasive in which the particulate silica abrasive has a volume average particle size (dso) ranging from 1 to 15 microns and which is dispersed in the aqueous continuous phase, characterised in that the aqueous continuous phase is structured with 0.05 to 5% total weight (on a dry basis) based on the total weight of the composition of a matrix of activated citrus fibre particles, in which activated citrus fibres are hydrated and dispersed, thus enabling them to form a structuring matrix when incorporated into aqueous media. an aqueous continuous phase including from 10 to 45% by weight water (based on the total weight of the dentifrice) and from 30 to 70% by weight polyhydric alcohol (based on the total weight of the dentifrice) of one or more polyhydric alcohols; from 1 to 70% by weight (based on the total weight of the composition) of particulate silica abrasive in which the particulate silica abrasive has a volume average particle size (dso) ranging from 1 to 15 microns and which is dispersed in the aqueous continuous phase, characterised in that the aqueous continuous phase is structured with 0.05 to 5% total weight (on a dry basis) based on the total weight of the composition of a matrix of activated citrus fibre particles, in which activated citrus fibres are hydrated and dispersed, thus enabling them to form a structuring matrix when incorporated into aqueous media.
Method for computer-assisted displaying of an augmented reality by way of a first head-up display and a second head-up display, which are arranged in a vehicle in the field of view intended for a vehicle driver, wherein the first head-up display and the second head-up display • are arranged in two layers (LY1, LY2) that overlap one another, characterised in that • the first head-up display and the second head-up display display image information which supplement one another to form an image, • the image information renders image elements (BE1... BE3), which are constructed of complementary first segments and second segments, wherein first segments and second segments stand on their own in each case, first and second segments come up against one another, and thus together form the respective image element (BE1... BE3), • wherein the first segments are displayed by the first head-up display and the second segments are displayed by the second head-up display. • are arranged in two layers (LY1, LY2) that overlap one another, characterised in that • the first head-up display and the second head-up display display image information which supplement one another to form an image, • the image information renders image elements (BE1... BE3), which are constructed of complementary first segments and second segments, wherein first segments and second segments stand on their own in each case, first and second segments come up against one another, and thus together form the respective image element (BE1... BE3), • wherein the first segments are displayed by the first head-up display and the second segments are displayed by the second head-up display.
A soil additive containing at least one of the following compounds: - gamma-caprolactone of formula: - 4-heptanolide of formula III: - gamma-octalactone of formula IV: and at least one NAHL-degrading bacterial strain. - gamma-caprolactone of formula: - 4-heptanolide of formula III: - gamma-octalactone of formula IV: and at least one NAHL-degrading bacterial strain.
A gripping material for exhaust gas cleaner, comprising an alumina fiber aggregate comprising an alumina fiber having a mass ratio (A/C) of the content of iron oxide as expressed in terms of ferric oxide to the content of titanium oxide of 2 to 121; and a mass ratio (B/C) of the content of calcium oxide to the content of titanium oxide of 0.4 to 14, with a sum total of the content of iron oxide, the content of calcium oxide, and the content of titanium oxide being 0.0170 to 0.1180% by mass and having a mullite ratio of 10% or less, wherein the mullite ratio is determined by a method of measurement as described in the description, and wherein the content of alumina in the alumina fiber in terms of a chemical composition is 63% by mass or more and less than 97% by mass.
A front panel for a burner of a gas turbine engine, said front panel having a front side, an opposing back side and at least one acoustic damper positioned on said back side of said front panel, said at least one acoustic damper comprising: at least one wall extending from a back side of said front panel, a top, wherein said back side of front panel, said at least one wall and said top cooperate to define a dampening chamber; at least one cooling air inlet (120 and 122) defined within the back side of the front panel, said at least one cooling air inlet (120 and 122) oriented to channel a flow of cooling air into the dampening chamber; at least one outlet defined within the back side of the front panel, said at least one outlet oriented to channel the flow of cooling air out of the dampening chamber; characterized in that at least one cap (128 and 130) extends at least partially over said at least one cooling air inlet (120 and 122) and is oriented to reduce a velocity of the flow of cooling air within the dampening chamber; wherein said at least one cap (128 and 130) comprises at least one semi-spherical shell. at least one wall extending from a back side of said front panel, a top, wherein said back side of front panel, said at least one wall and said top cooperate to define a dampening chamber; at least one cooling air inlet (120 and 122) defined within the back side of the front panel, said at least one cooling air inlet (120 and 122) oriented to channel a flow of cooling air into the dampening chamber; at least one outlet defined within the back side of the front panel, said at least one outlet oriented to channel the flow of cooling air out of the dampening chamber; characterized in that at least one cap (128 and 130) extends at least partially over said at least one cooling air inlet (120 and 122) and is oriented to reduce a velocity of the flow of cooling air within the dampening chamber; wherein said at least one cap (128 and 130) comprises at least one semi-spherical shell.
An internal olefin sulfonate composition comprising an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 carbon atoms, wherein a content mass ratio of the component to the component, (A/B), is from 80/20 to 90/10, and wherein a total content of the internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and the internal olefin sulfonate having 14 carbon atoms in the internal olefin sulfonate composition is from 50 to 100% by mass. an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and an internal olefin sulfonate having 14 carbon atoms,
A method of reclaiming constituent components of a feedstock of sealed batteries, the method comprising: (a) grinding the feedstock to form a ground feedstock; (b) heating the ground feedstock to form a dried feedstock; (c) screen separating the dried feedstock into a coarse fraction and a powder fraction, the coarse fraction including a magnetic fraction and a non-magnetic fraction; (d) passing the coarse fraction to a vibrating feed to convey the coarse fraction to a magnetic separator; and (e) magnetically extracting the magnetic fraction from the coarse fraction. (a) grinding the feedstock to form a ground feedstock; (b) heating the ground feedstock to form a dried feedstock; (c) screen separating the dried feedstock into a coarse fraction and a powder fraction, the coarse fraction including a magnetic fraction and a non-magnetic fraction; (d) passing the coarse fraction to a vibrating feed to convey the coarse fraction to a magnetic separator; and (e) magnetically extracting the magnetic fraction from the coarse fraction.
A device for controlling an optical apparatus, comprising: a movable input member (401, 501) for controlling one of a zoom, a focus or a light amount of the optical apparatus; reference position detection means (403, 503) configured to detect when the movable input member is positioned at a reference position of the movable input member; relative position detection means (402, 502) configured to detect the relative position of the movable input member; and control (406, 506) means for calculating an amount of movement of the movable input member based on the detection of the movable input member at the reference position and detection of the movable input member at relative positions, and outputting a control signal based on the amount of movement of the movable input member which is obtained from the reference position and the relative position, characterized in that the control means is adapted to output the control signal to the optical apparatus after the speed of the movable input member at the time when the movable input member is detected at the reference position becomes equal to or slower than a predetermined threshold speed. a movable input member (401, 501) for controlling one of a zoom, a focus or a light amount of the optical apparatus; reference position detection means (403, 503) configured to detect when the movable input member is positioned at a reference position of the movable input member; relative position detection means (402, 502) configured to detect the relative position of the movable input member; and control (406, 506) means for calculating an amount of movement of the movable input member based on the detection of the movable input member at the reference position and detection of the movable input member at relative positions, and outputting a control signal based on the amount of movement of the movable input member which is obtained from the reference position and the relative position, characterized in that the control means is adapted to output the control signal to the optical apparatus after the speed of the movable input member at the time when the movable input member is detected at the reference position becomes equal to or slower than a predetermined threshold speed.
A packet transmission control apparatus configured to control transmission of packets to a plurality of mobile stations, comprising: an acquirer configured to acquire an average transmission rate of packets to each of the mobile stations and a guaranteed transmission rate of the packets, a scheduler configured to perform scheduling to transmit packets to a specific mobile station when an average transmission rate of the packets to the specific mobile station approaches the guaranteed transmission rate, the acquirer configured to acquire the average transmission rate Rn of the packets to the mobile station #n, the guaranteed transmission rate R n target, a radio condition R n between the packet transmission control apparatus and the mobile station #n, and predetermined parameters α and β, and the scheduler configured to select a mobile station #n to which packets are transmitted based upon a relationship between Rn α a ⁢ n ⁢ d Rn ̅ - Rn target β wherein α and β are within a range 0≤α, β≤1. an acquirer configured to acquire an average transmission rate of packets to each of the mobile stations and a guaranteed transmission rate of the packets, a scheduler configured to perform scheduling to transmit packets to a specific mobile station when an average transmission rate of the packets to the specific mobile station approaches the guaranteed transmission rate, the acquirer configured to acquire the average transmission rate Rn of the packets to the mobile station #n, the guaranteed transmission rate R n target, a radio condition R n between the packet transmission control apparatus and the mobile station #n, and predetermined parameters α and β, and the scheduler configured to select a mobile station #n to which packets are transmitted based upon a relationship between Rn α a ⁢ n ⁢ d Rn ̅ - Rn target β
A method for creating networks of perfusable microvessels in vitro, said method comprising: drawing a plurality of mandrels through a matrix to form more than one channel through the matrix; injecting endothelial cells into each channel; incubating the matrix to allow the cells to attach inside each channel; perfusing each channel to remove unattached cells and to create a parent vessel within each channel, where each parent vessel includes a perfusable hollow channel lined with cells in the matrix; wherein by exposing each parent vessel to a compound selected from basic fibroblast growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor and phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate, each parent vessel is induced to create sprouts into the surrounding matrix that anastomose to form a microvessel network, where one parent vessel is connected through a network of sprouts to at least a second parent vessel. drawing a plurality of mandrels through a matrix to form more than one channel through the matrix; injecting endothelial cells into each channel; incubating the matrix to allow the cells to attach inside each channel; perfusing each channel to remove unattached cells and to create a parent vessel within each channel, where each parent vessel includes a perfusable hollow channel lined with cells in the matrix; wherein by exposing each parent vessel to a compound selected from basic fibroblast growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor and phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate, each parent vessel is induced to create sprouts into the surrounding matrix that anastomose to form a microvessel network, where one parent vessel is connected through a network of sprouts to at least a second parent vessel.
A microfluidic sorting device comprising: (i) a substrate comprising at least one channel operable to receive a fluid composition that includes a plurality of magnetic and non-magnetic objects, the channel defining a width that is constant for the entire length thereof up to a bifurcation point and comprising at least one inlet end, at least one magnetic exit end, and at least one non-magnetic exit end; (ii) an acoustic module positioned in operable communication with the substrate and capable of inducing an acoustic standing wave across the at least one channel such that substantially all of the magnetic and non-magnetic objects in the fluid composition are focused and constrained in a band to a predetermined region within the channel; (iii) at least one magnetic module positioned in operable communication with the substrate and capable of imparting a magnetic force to the focused and constrained magnetic objects; and (iv) the bifurcation point positioned within the channel such that the magnetic objects can be deflected away from the non-magnetic objects when the magnetic force overcomes the acoustic standing wave to allow for the magnetic objects to exit at the magnetic exit end characterised in that the at least one magnetic module is downstream of the acoustic module. (i) a substrate comprising at least one channel operable to receive a fluid composition that includes a plurality of magnetic and non-magnetic objects, the channel defining a width that is constant for the entire length thereof up to a bifurcation point and comprising at least one inlet end, at least one magnetic exit end, and at least one non-magnetic exit end; (ii) an acoustic module positioned in operable communication with the substrate and capable of inducing an acoustic standing wave across the at least one channel such that substantially all of the magnetic and non-magnetic objects in the fluid composition are focused and constrained in a band to a predetermined region within the channel; (iii) at least one magnetic module positioned in operable communication with the substrate and capable of imparting a magnetic force to the focused and constrained magnetic objects; and (iv) the bifurcation point positioned within the channel such that the magnetic objects can be deflected away from the non-magnetic objects when the magnetic force overcomes the acoustic standing wave to allow for the magnetic objects to exit at the magnetic exit end