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Use of a material as a heat generating material, the material comprising: a first metal having a melting point of 230°C or more; and a second metal having a melting point higher than the melting point of the first metal, wherein at least one of the first metal or the second metal has a hydrogen solubility greater than silver at a temperature less than the melting point of the second metal, a hydride of at least one of the first metal or the second metal has a standard enthalpy of formation equal to or more than a standard enthalpy of formation of CaH 2, and heat is generated when the first metal and the second metal come into contact with hydrogen gas at a temperature less than the melting point of the second metal. a first metal having a melting point of 230°C or more; and a second metal having a melting point higher than the melting point of the first metal, wherein at least one of the first metal or the second metal has a hydrogen solubility greater than silver at a temperature less than the melting point of the second metal, a hydride of at least one of the first metal or the second metal has a standard enthalpy of formation equal to or more than a standard enthalpy of formation of CaH 2, and heat is generated when the first metal and the second metal come into contact with hydrogen gas at a temperature less than the melting point of the second metal.
Method for producing a pressure plate for a pressure plate assembly of a friction clutch, in particular for a dry-running clutch in the drivetrain of a motor vehicle, having the following method steps: a) punching the pressure plate out of a metal sheet, b) punching a central recess as a bearing seat for receiving a bearing into the pressure plate, characterized by c) stamping a shoulder in the region of the central recess for the purposes of receiving a securing ring of the bearing. a) punching the pressure plate out of a metal sheet, b) punching a central recess as a bearing seat for receiving a bearing into the pressure plate, c) stamping a shoulder in the region of the central recess for the purposes of receiving a securing ring of the bearing.
A method for producing p-xylene and/or p-tolualdehyde, said method comprising: a cyclization step of producing 4-methyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde from isoprene and acrolein; and an aromatization step of producing p-xylene and/or p-tolualdehyde from 4-methyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde by gas-phase flow reaction using a hydrogenation catalyst(s) or a dehydrogenation catalyst(s). a cyclization step of producing 4-methyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde from isoprene and acrolein; and an aromatization step of producing p-xylene and/or p-tolualdehyde from 4-methyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde by gas-phase flow reaction using a hydrogenation catalyst(s) or a dehydrogenation catalyst(s).
Method for producing a charging device, in particular an exhaust gas turbocharger, with a first component which is prestressed against a second component by means of a spring element, wherein the spring element is in the form of a securing ring which is open at one location, wherein the components (3, 5) are mounted in a joining process and the spring element is mounted in a process step after the joining process of the components (3, 5).
A computer-implemented method for estimating a probability of failure for different severity levels for an Automated Driving System, ADS, feature in a virtual test environment, the method comprising: obtaining a parametrized statistical model indicative of a statistical distribution related to at least one scenario in a real-world environment in an Operational Design Domain, ODD, of the ADS feature; estimating a probability of failure of the ADS feature over time in the virtual test environment by running a structural reliability method based on the parametrized statistical model and on a Limit State Function, LSF, indicative of the ADS feature's performance; wherein the LSF, g i ( θ), is a function of a set of scenario parameters, θ = [θ 1, θ 2,..., θ n], indicative of an operating environment of the ADS feature, the LSF, g i ( θ), comprising: a first function, g F ( θ), that is a function of at least one scenario parameter indicative of an occurrence of a failure scenario; a second function, g S ( θ), that is a function of at least one scenario parameter indicative of a severity level of the failure scenario, such that the estimated probability of failure of the ADS feature is further indicative of an estimated probability of failure for at least two different severity levels. obtaining a parametrized statistical model indicative of a statistical distribution related to at least one scenario in a real-world environment in an Operational Design Domain, ODD, of the ADS feature; estimating a probability of failure of the ADS feature over time in the virtual test environment by running a structural reliability method based on the parametrized statistical model and on a Limit State Function, LSF, indicative of the ADS feature's performance; wherein the LSF, g i ( θ), is a function of a set of scenario parameters, θ = [θ 1, θ 2,..., θ n], indicative of an operating environment of the ADS feature, the LSF, g i ( θ), comprising: a first function, g F ( θ), that is a function of at least one scenario parameter indicative of an occurrence of a failure scenario; a second function, g S ( θ), that is a function of at least one scenario parameter indicative of a severity level of the failure scenario, such that the estimated probability of failure of the ADS feature is further indicative of an estimated probability of failure for at least two different severity levels. a first function, g F ( θ), that is a function of at least one scenario parameter indicative of an occurrence of a failure scenario; a second function, g S ( θ), that is a function of at least one scenario parameter indicative of a severity level of the failure scenario, such that the estimated probability of failure of the ADS feature is further indicative of an estimated probability of failure for at least two different severity levels.
A combined structure of a piezoelectric receiver and an ultrasonic generator, comprising: a piezoelectric plate of the piezoelectric receiver, the piezoelectric plate being configured to vibrate for transmitting the vibration to a panel of a mobile phone, so as to successively make a sound; an ultrasonic signal generator configured to generate an electrical signal of the ultrasonic frequency band to realize gesture positioning; an audio signal input circuit; and a switching circuit, the input end of the switching circuit being connected with the ultrasonic signal generator and the audio signal input circuit, respectively, so as to switch therebetween, and the output end of the switching circuit being connected with the piezoelectric plate, characterized by a mode recognition circuit for controlling the switching circuit, the mode recognition circuit recognizing an ultrasonic mode in which the switching circuit is switched into the ultrasonic signal generator and other modes in which the switching circuit is switched to the audio signal input circuit, and further characterized in that in the ultrasonic mode an ultrasonic electric signal output by the ultrasonic signal generator is input into the piezoelectric plate via a power amplifying circuit.
A vertical broadband monopole antenna for vehicles for two frequency bands, namely a lower band for lower frequencies and an upper band for higher frequencies, separated by a frequency gap and both disposed in the decimeter wave spectrum, for transmitting and/or receiving using terrestrially broadcast, vertically polarized radio signals over a substantially horizontal conductive base surface as a vehicle ground having an antenna connection site located in the monopole nadir comprising the following features: - the broadband monopole antenna is designed from a self-supporting electrically conductive structure which is oriented above and substantially perpendicular to the base surface; - the electrically conductive structure comprises at the lower end of the broadband monopole antenna a triangular structure standing on its apex and having a substantially horizontally oriented baseline, the apex forming an antenna connection point of the antenna connection site; - the electrically conductive structure comprises a roof capacitor substantially designed as a rectangular structure adjacent to and below the upper end of the broadband monopole antenna; - the triangular structure and the rectangular structure are inductively connected with high impedance by at least one conductor strip (15, 15a, 15b) for separating radio signals in the upper band, characterized in that - at least one annular satellite reception antenna (25, 25a, 25b) which is arranged concentrically to the antenna connection site is present above the conductive base surface; and - in that the triangular structure is designed by strip-shaped lamellas arranged fan-like in the triangle plane and running together at the apex. - the broadband monopole antenna is designed from a self-supporting electrically conductive structure which is oriented above and substantially perpendicular to the base surface; - the electrically conductive structure comprises at the lower end of the broadband monopole antenna a triangular structure standing on its apex and having a substantially horizontally oriented baseline, the apex forming an antenna connection point of the antenna connection site; - the electrically conductive structure comprises a roof capacitor substantially designed as a rectangular structure adjacent to and below the upper end of the broadband monopole antenna; - the triangular structure and the rectangular structure are inductively connected with high impedance by at least one conductor strip (15, 15a, 15b) for separating radio signals in the upper band, - at least one annular satellite reception antenna (25, 25a, 25b) which is arranged concentrically to the antenna connection site is present above the conductive base surface; and - in that the triangular structure is designed by strip-shaped lamellas arranged fan-like in the triangle plane and running together at the apex.
A coffee maker, comprising: an extractor configured to receive ground coffee and water and extract coffee from the ground coffee; and a dispenser configured to uniformly supply water to the ground coffee in the extractor, wherein the dispenser includes: an arm rotatably disposed above an inlet of the extractor, including a nozzle for supplying water; characterized by: a first actuator configured to rotatably support the arm and cause the arm together with the nozzle to revolve around a center of the inlet along an edge of the inlet; and a second actuator connected to the arm and configured to rotate the arm together with the nozzle about one point of the first actuator. an extractor configured to receive ground coffee and water and extract coffee from the ground coffee; and a dispenser configured to uniformly supply water to the ground coffee in the extractor, wherein the dispenser includes: an arm rotatably disposed above an inlet of the extractor, including a nozzle for supplying water; characterized by: a first actuator configured to rotatably support the arm and cause the arm together with the nozzle to revolve around a center of the inlet along an edge of the inlet; and a second actuator connected to the arm and configured to rotate the arm together with the nozzle about one point of the first actuator. an arm rotatably disposed above an inlet of the extractor, including a nozzle for supplying water; characterized by: a first actuator configured to rotatably support the arm and cause the arm together with the nozzle to revolve around a center of the inlet along an edge of the inlet; and a second actuator connected to the arm and configured to rotate the arm together with the nozzle about one point of the first actuator. a first actuator configured to rotatably support the arm and cause the arm together with the nozzle to revolve around a center of the inlet along an edge of the inlet; and a second actuator connected to the arm and configured to rotate the arm together with the nozzle about one point of the first actuator.
A crimping tool for wire end ferrules, female contacts, cable terminals or the like on electrical conductors, which comprises a crimping die formed from at least four crimping stamps, which furthermore comprises base sheets and at least one lever, with which an opening of the crimping die can be reduced in size via toggle joint kinematics, and comprises a force-path compensation device that is designed to receive a required remaining stroke of the crimping die as elastic deformation work in the state in which the crimping die has already been moved on block during the crimping of a wire end ferrule, but a path is still to be traversed such that a stopper frees the opening of the crimping die, wherein the force-path compensation device is formed as a cascade spring having a first spring which is a part of the base sheets and having a further spring which is a further lever integrated between the base sheets, characterized in that the one spring of the cascade spring, which is part of the base sheets, is formed by notches in the base sheets, such that said spring respectively substantially has a geometry in form of an arched leaf spring.
A method of manufacturing a plurality of security sheets for displaying personal data, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a plurality of inserts into a plurality of apertures in at least one plastic layer (34, 35, 36, 39), each insert comprising a plastic insert substrate and at least one security element located within and/or on the insert substrate, characterised in that the at least one security element is detectable by a naked eye and/or a machine and the insert substrate of each of the plurality of inserts comprises an insert perimeter registered to the at least one security element; arranging plastic layers (38, 40) over opposing surfaces of the insert; and fusing at least the insert substrate and plastic layers (34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40) together to form a plastic substrate. inserting a plurality of inserts into a plurality of apertures in at least one plastic layer (34, 35, 36, 39), each insert comprising a plastic insert substrate and at least one security element located within and/or on the insert substrate, characterised in that the at least one security element is detectable by a naked eye and/or a machine and the insert substrate of each of the plurality of inserts comprises an insert perimeter registered to the at least one security element; arranging plastic layers (38, 40) over opposing surfaces of the insert; and fusing at least the insert substrate and plastic layers (34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40) together to form a plastic substrate.
A staple cartridge assembly for use with a circular surgical stapler, comprising: a cartridge body having at least one annular row of staple cavities, each staple cavity having a surgical staple disposed therein; a biocompatible adjunct material releasably retained on the cartridge body and configured to be delivered to colon tissue in connection with deploying the staples from the cartridge body to form at least one line of deployed staples, the adjunct material configured to be delivered along the at least one line of deployed staples, the adjunct material being in the form of a fiber lattice, the fiber lattice having at least two distinct heterogeneous fiber lattice sections, each of the fiber lattice sections of the adjunct material being arranged in a pattern configured to promote organized colon tissue remodeling; and an effective amount of at least one medicant disposed within and releasable from the adjunct material, the at least one medicant being effective to affect colon tissue in-growth and being releasable from the adjunct material in a homogeneous manner, and wherein the at least two distinct heterogeneous fiber lattice sections include a first fiber lattice section having fibers extending along a longitudinal axis of the adjunct material and a second fiber lattice section having fibers extending annularly around the longitudinal axis of the adjunct material, the longitudinal axis of the adjunct material being substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the colon having the staples deployed therein and the adjunct material delivered thereto. a cartridge body having at least one annular row of staple cavities, each staple cavity having a surgical staple disposed therein; a biocompatible adjunct material releasably retained on the cartridge body and configured to be delivered to colon tissue in connection with deploying the staples from the cartridge body to form at least one line of deployed staples, the adjunct material configured to be delivered along the at least one line of deployed staples, the adjunct material being in the form of a fiber lattice, the fiber lattice having at least two distinct heterogeneous fiber lattice sections, each of the fiber lattice sections of the adjunct material being arranged in a pattern configured to promote organized colon tissue remodeling; and an effective amount of at least one medicant disposed within and releasable from the adjunct material, the at least one medicant being effective to affect colon tissue in-growth and being releasable from the adjunct material in a homogeneous manner, and wherein the at least two distinct heterogeneous fiber lattice sections include a first fiber lattice section having fibers extending along a longitudinal axis of the adjunct material and a second fiber lattice section having fibers extending annularly around the longitudinal axis of the adjunct material, the longitudinal axis of the adjunct material being substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the colon having the staples deployed therein and the adjunct material delivered thereto.
Method for reducing odors and polluting particles from fumes, comprising the steps of pushing with a fall of liquid the fumes inside a tank filled with liquid, so that the liquid falls down on the liquid contained in the tank and puts it under agitation; letting the fumes come out from the tank through an outlet separated from an entry point by a channel delimited by the liquid in the tank and by a ceiling wall of the tank, characterized in that the distance between the surface of the liquid in the tank and a free end of an inlet conduit for the fumes inside the tank, is regulated.
A print head for an inkjet printer, the print head comprising an ink drop generator, an ink supply tube connected to the ink drop generator, and a solvent supply tube connected at a first end to the ink drop generator and for connection at a second end to a solvent reservoir, the solvent supply tube being provided with ink flow restriction means for restricting a flow of ink from the ink drop generator into the solvent supply tube, characterised in that the ink flow restriction means comprise an arrangement of the solvent supply tube such that, for a flow direction reversing portion of the solvent supply tube at the first end of the solvent supply tube, a flow of solvent from the second end to the first end of the solvent supply tube flows away from the ink drop generator.
An implantable attachment device (1, 10, 14, 21) comprising an elongate tubular element (2, 11, 16, 22) which is flexible and hollow delimiting an internal volume (2a, 11a, 16a, 22a) comprising a tightening loop, of circumference in the inactive position, formed by the arrangement of a portion (2b, 11b, 16b, 22b) of said tubular element (2, 11, 16, 22) in said internal volume (2a, 11a, 16a, 22a) between intake (4, 17) and outlet (5, 18) openings distant by a length, said portion (2b, 11 b, 16b, 22b) having front (2c, 16c) and rear (2d, 16d) ends, and in that the device (1, 10, 14, 21) comprises blocking means (8, 15) of said portion (2b, 11b, 16b, 22b) in the internal volume (2a, 11a, 16a, 22a) of said elongate element (2, 11, 16, 22), said blocking means (8, 15) being deactivated under the effect of manual traction exerted on the first (2f, 16f) or second (2e, 11e, 22e) end of said elongate element (2, 11, 16, 22), said traction enabling the sliding of said elongate element (2, 11, 16, 22) between said orifices (4, 5, 17, 18) and correlatively the formation of a tightening loop of circumference (p) in the active position, (p) being less than.
A method of providing a service availability indication to a user terminal, comprising: - deriving inter-terminal relationships between user terminals by evaluating one or more communication parameters pertaining to communications between said user terminals, wherein said communication parameters include at least one of communication partner or partners, duration of communication, number of communications, communication direction, and kind of utilized communication service; - generating a data structure representative of said user terminals and of said derived inter-terminal relationships; - deriving for at least some of the user terminals service utilization information for each of a plurality of services, said service utilization information comprising at least one of a kind of utilized service, number of service utilizations and duration of service utilizations for one or more services of the plurality of services; - selecting, for at least one user terminal and from the plurality of services, a service not used by the at least one user terminal, wherein the service selection is based on the service utilization information provided for other user terminals having a predefined association with the at least one user terminal as determined by the inter-terminal relationships_ between the at least one user terminal and the other user terminals; and - sending a message indicative of the selected service to the at least one user terminal. - deriving inter-terminal relationships between user terminals by evaluating one or more communication parameters pertaining to communications between said user terminals, wherein said communication parameters include at least one of communication partner or partners, duration of communication, number of communications, communication direction, and kind of utilized communication service; - generating a data structure representative of said user terminals and of said derived inter-terminal relationships; - deriving for at least some of the user terminals service utilization information for each of a plurality of services, said service utilization information comprising at least one of a kind of utilized service, number of service utilizations and duration of service utilizations for one or more services of the plurality of services; - selecting, for at least one user terminal and from the plurality of services, a service not used by the at least one user terminal, wherein the service selection is based on the service utilization information provided for other user terminals having a predefined association with the at least one user terminal as determined by the inter-terminal relationships_ between the at least one user terminal and the other user terminals; and - sending a message indicative of the selected service to the at least one user terminal.
An implantable medical device comprising a biodegradable iron alloy, wherein the alloy is at least 85% austenite in structure and contains 0.1% or less chromium and 0.01% to 0.10% carbon, and wherein the alloy has a surface to volume ratio for individual grains of, on average, greater than 0.1μ -1.