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A sensor chip (1, 1001) comprising: a substrate that has a planar portion; and a diffraction grating on which a target substance can be placed, wherein the diffraction grating is formed on the planar portion, has a surface formed from a metal and includes: - a plurality of first protrusions periodically arranged in a period equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm in a first direction that is parallel to the planar portion, - a plurality of base portions each located between two of the first protrusions adjacent to each other, wherein the base portions configure a base of the substrate, and - a plurality of second protrusions formed on upper faces of the plurality of the first protrusions, characterized in that the plurality of the first protrusions is periodically arranged in a second direction that intersects the first direction and is parallel to the planar portion. a substrate that has a planar portion; and a diffraction grating on which a target substance can be placed, wherein the diffraction grating is formed on the planar portion, has a surface formed from a metal and includes: - a plurality of first protrusions periodically arranged in a period equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm in a first direction that is parallel to the planar portion, - a plurality of base portions each located between two of the first protrusions adjacent to each other, wherein the base portions configure a base of the substrate, and - a plurality of second protrusions formed on upper faces of the plurality of the first protrusions, - a plurality of first protrusions periodically arranged in a period equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm in a first direction that is parallel to the planar portion, - a plurality of base portions each located between two of the first protrusions adjacent to each other, wherein the base portions configure a base of the substrate, and - a plurality of second protrusions formed on upper faces of the plurality of the first protrusions, characterized in that the plurality of the first protrusions is periodically arranged in a second direction that intersects the first direction and is parallel to the planar portion.
A stackable electrical contact block comprising a housing that delimits its volume, wherein the housing has a top side and an opposite bottom side, wherein the following elements are present within the housing: - a first and second electrical terminal; - an actuation pusher adapted to move between a resting position (Pr) and an actuated position (Pa) in order to establish or break an electrical contact between the first and second terminals (108, 110), the actuation pusher having an actuation head, which, in the resting position (Pr), protrudes from the housing's top side; - a clearance below the actuation pusher, when the actuation pusher is in its resting position (Pr); - a return spring biasing the actuation pusher towards its resting position, a bottom end of the return spring extending into the clearance; and - a mobile electrical contact bridge for establishing and breaking the electrical contact between the first and second terminals (108, 110), wherein the contact bridge is accommodated in the actuation pusher, wherein: - the housing's bottom side is configured as a connection interface with an entrance providing access to the clearance, for connecting the contact block to another component, - a central part of the clearance is taken up by the bottom end of the return spring, and a peripheral part of the clearance, which surrounds the central part, is an actuation head receiving space adapted for receiving the actuation head of a component connected to the contact block via the connection interface, characterised in that the return spring extends through the contact bridge. - a first and second electrical terminal; - an actuation pusher adapted to move between a resting position (Pr) and an actuated position (Pa) in order to establish or break an electrical contact between the first and second terminals (108, 110), the actuation pusher having an actuation head, which, in the resting position (Pr), protrudes from the housing's top side; - a clearance below the actuation pusher, when the actuation pusher is in its resting position (Pr); - a return spring biasing the actuation pusher towards its resting position, a bottom end of the return spring extending into the clearance; and - a mobile electrical contact bridge for establishing and breaking the electrical contact between the first and second terminals (108, 110), wherein the contact bridge is accommodated in the actuation pusher, - the housing's bottom side is configured as a connection interface with an entrance providing access to the clearance, for connecting the contact block to another component, - a central part of the clearance is taken up by the bottom end of the return spring, and a peripheral part of the clearance, which surrounds the central part, is an actuation head receiving space adapted for receiving the actuation head of a component connected to the contact block via the connection interface, characterised in that the return spring extends through the contact bridge.
A method for real-time formation assessment using a multi-component induction logging tool comprising: conveying a multi-component induction logging tool along a borehole through a formation; determining a relative dip and a relative azimuth of the formation based on measurement data from the MCI logging tool; calculating true dip and true azimuth of the formation based on the relative dip and the relative azimuth; and assessing a quality of the true dip and the true azimuth calculations. conveying a multi-component induction logging tool along a borehole through a formation; determining a relative dip and a relative azimuth of the formation based on measurement data from the MCI logging tool; calculating true dip and true azimuth of the formation based on the relative dip and the relative azimuth; and assessing a quality of the true dip and the true azimuth calculations.
A surgical assembly comprising a switching assembly which is arranged to receive a DC signal for use in generating an electrical field proximate a site of a surgical procedure for ionizing and removing particles suspended proximate the surgical site, and a second signal for use in cutting, sealing or cauterizing tissue of the patient during the surgical procedure, the assembly further comprising a surgical tool comprising a tool-piece, the switching assembly being arranged to switch the application of the DC signal and second signal to the tool-piece, and a controller for controlling the switching assembly to control the application of the DC signal to the tool-piece during a first time interval, the DC and second signals being separated by a third interval during which the DC and second signals are removed from the tool-piece and the application of the second signal to the tool-piece for a second time interval, wherein the controller comprises a timing arrangement configured to time the application of the DC signal to the tool-piece following the second interval, such that the first and second intervals are non-overlapping intervals, wherein that the timing arrangement is arranged to time the application of the DC signal in dependence of a cessation of the second signal, and wherein any residual capacitive charge accumulated during the preceding first interval is allowed to discharge or dissipate during the third interval, the assembly comprising at least one resistor (216, 218) for enabling the discharge or dissipation of residual charge.
An induction cooking hob including at least one induction coil, wherein: - the induction cooking hob comprises a housing with at least one vertical wall (12, 14, 16) and a bottom panel, - a top panel is provided for covering the top side of the housing, - a supporting structure for supporting the induction coil is connected to the at least one vertical wall (12, 14, 16) by at least two fixing elements, and - a rigid conjunction is provided between the vertical wall (12, 14, 16) and the at least two fixing elements, characterized in, that the supporting structure is provided for each induction coil for supporting the corresponding induction coil, wherein the at least two fixing elements are rigidly connected to the supporting structure, so that the induction coil is supported by the vertical wall (12, 14, 16), wherein the supporting structure and the at least two fixing elements are formed as a single-piece part, wherein each one of the fixing elements includes a vertical part and a horizontal part, wherein the horizontal part is aligned with and extends outwards from the supporting structure, and wherein the outer surfaces of the vertical parts of the at least two fixing elements of one induction coil - are spaced apart; - either are in the same plane or are arranged perpendicular to each other; and - are arranged at a vertical surface of the at least one vertical wall (12, 14, 16). - the induction cooking hob comprises a housing with at least one vertical wall (12, 14, 16) and a bottom panel, - a top panel is provided for covering the top side of the housing, - a supporting structure for supporting the induction coil is connected to the at least one vertical wall (12, 14, 16) by at least two fixing elements, and - a rigid conjunction is provided between the vertical wall (12, 14, 16) and the at least two fixing elements, - are spaced apart; - either are in the same plane or are arranged perpendicular to each other; and - are arranged at a vertical surface of the at least one vertical wall (12, 14, 16).
A method of producing a product, the method comprising: (i) selecting a mass comprising a thermoplastic polymer which incorporates a carrier polymer, wherein said carrier polymer includes a repeat unit of formula wherein R 1 and R 2 independently are selected from: optionally-substituted, saturated or unsaturated, alkyl moieties, aryl moieties, alkylaryl moieties and arylalkyl moieties; and (ii) stretching the thermoplastic polymer during production of said product from said mass; wherein said method includes a step (i)* which precedes step (i) and comprises contacting said thermoplastic polymer with a formulation which comprises said carrier polymer, wherein said formulation comprises: (a) said carrier polymer; and (b) a colourant; (c) wherein said formulation is a liquid. (i) selecting a mass comprising a thermoplastic polymer which incorporates a carrier polymer, wherein said carrier polymer includes a repeat unit of formula wherein R 1 and R 2 independently are selected from: optionally-substituted, saturated or unsaturated, alkyl moieties, aryl moieties, alkylaryl moieties and arylalkyl moieties; and (ii) stretching the thermoplastic polymer during production of said product from said mass; wherein said method includes a step (i)* which precedes step (i) and comprises contacting said thermoplastic polymer with a formulation which comprises said carrier polymer, wherein said formulation comprises: (a) said carrier polymer; and (b) a colourant; (c) wherein said formulation is a liquid. (a) said carrier polymer; and (b) a colourant; (c) wherein said formulation is a liquid.
A method of protecting hair, preferably the internal protein of hair, from damage caused by ultraviolet light, comprising the step of applying, to the hair, a hair treatment composition comprising a lactone, a disaccharide, an inorganic salt and an organic acid or salt thereof, having a pH in the range of from 3 to 6.5, prior to the application of ultraviolet light to the hair.
An alloy catalyst, characterized by consisting of, in parts by weight: (a) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin and 5 - 9 parts aluminium; or (b) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin, 5 - 9 parts aluminium and 1 - 90 parts tungsten; or (c) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin, 5 - 9 parts aluminium, 1 - 90 parts tungsten and 0.5 - 20 parts molybdenum; or (d) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin, 5 - 9 parts aluminium, 1 - 90 parts tungsten, 0.5 - 20 parts molybdenum, and 0.01 - 5 parts boron or phosphorus. (a) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin and 5 - 9 parts aluminium; or (b) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin, 5 - 9 parts aluminium and 1 - 90 parts tungsten; or (c) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin, 5 - 9 parts aluminium, 1 - 90 parts tungsten and 0.5 - 20 parts molybdenum; or (d) 10 - 90 parts nickel, 1 - 5 parts rare earth element, 1 - 60 parts tin, 5 - 9 parts aluminium, 1 - 90 parts tungsten, 0.5 - 20 parts molybdenum, and 0.01 - 5 parts boron or phosphorus.
A method for acknowledging a semi-persistent scheduling "SPS" uplink resource release, comprising: receiving an uplink SPS resource release signal over a physical downlink control channel "PDCCH", wherein the SPS resource release signal is indicated using a downlink control information "DCI" format 0 over the PDCCH; and sending an acknowledgement "ACK" to confirm the reception of the uplink SPS resource release signal, wherein the ACK is transmitted using a control channel element "CCE" index over which the DCI format 0 of the PDCCH was transmitted. receiving an uplink SPS resource release signal over a physical downlink control channel "PDCCH", wherein the SPS resource release signal is indicated using a downlink control information "DCI" format 0 over the PDCCH; and sending an acknowledgement "ACK" to confirm the reception of the uplink SPS resource release signal, wherein the ACK is transmitted using a control channel element "CCE" index over which the DCI format 0 of the PDCCH was transmitted.
A push-type information transmission device comprising: a determination unit adapted to determine a number of transmission destination clients of push transmission information in each of a plurality of chronologically continuous periods based on at least response delay distribution data that is a probability distribution indicating a ratio of responses to information in relation to time elapsed since transmission of the information and allowable band data indicating allowable amount of information transfer, a transmission unit adapted to transmit a push-type information based on the number of clients determined by the determination unit, wherein the response delay distribution data is a probability distribution indicating a response ratio of clients in relation to time elapsed since transmission of push transmission information that induces responses from the clients as transmission targets to the clients, and the allowable band data indicates variation in the amount of information transfer per unit time that is allowable in relation to time elapsed of a communication network that is connected to the push-type information transmission device. a determination unit adapted to determine a number of transmission destination clients of push transmission information in each of a plurality of chronologically continuous periods based on at least response delay distribution data that is a probability distribution indicating a ratio of responses to information in relation to time elapsed since transmission of the information and allowable band data indicating allowable amount of information transfer, a transmission unit adapted to transmit a push-type information based on the number of clients determined by the determination unit, wherein the response delay distribution data is a probability distribution indicating a response ratio of clients in relation to time elapsed since transmission of push transmission information that induces responses from the clients as transmission targets to the clients, and the allowable band data indicates variation in the amount of information transfer per unit time that is allowable in relation to time elapsed of a communication network that is connected to the push-type information transmission device.
A refrigeration appliance, comprising: an accommodating housing with an accommodating cavity having an open end, at least one electrical component disposed in the accommodating housing, and a cover for sealing the accommodating cavity, the accommodating housing having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, a seal ring disposed between the cover and the accommodating housing, wherein one of the cover and the first side of the accommodating housing is provided with a slot (171, 172), the other of the cover and the accommodating housing is provided with an insert portion for being inserted into the slot (171, 172), an angle is formed between a direction in which the insert portion is inserted into the slot (171, 172) and a central axis of the accommodating housing, the second side is connected to the cover by at least one fixing mechanism, and the fixing mechanism makes the cover press the seal ring in a direction towards the accommodating housing, characterized in that the refrigeration appliance comprises a plurality of said fixing mechanisms and that at least one of the fixing mechanisms comprises a buckling structure for buckling the cover and the accommodating housing, and that the buckling structure comprises an elastic hook (221, 222) extending towards the bottom wall of the accommodating housing from the inner side of the cover, and the elastic hook (221, 222) is connected to an area of the cover that is located within the seal ring.
A bus loop power interface, comprising: a voltage control module receiving a loop voltage V LOOP from an instrumentation bus loop and generating a predetermined supply voltage V SUPPLY; an impedance control module coupled to the voltage control module, with the impedance control module receiving a loop current I LOOP and generating a predetermined supply current I SUPPLY; and a feedback coupled between the voltage control module and the impedance control module, with the feedback providing a feedback signal to the voltage control module that enables the voltage control module to substantially maintain the predetermined supply voltage V SUPPLY. a voltage control module receiving a loop voltage V LOOP from an instrumentation bus loop and generating a predetermined supply voltage V SUPPLY; an impedance control module coupled to the voltage control module, with the impedance control module receiving a loop current I LOOP and generating a predetermined supply current I SUPPLY; and a feedback coupled between the voltage control module and the impedance control module, with the feedback providing a feedback signal to the voltage control module that enables the voltage control module to substantially maintain the predetermined supply voltage V SUPPLY.
Disc brake, in particular for commercial vehicles, with a brake caliper, at least one brake pad (12, 14), a retaining spring (16, 18) holding the brake pad in the radial direction relative to a brake axis, a retaining bracket pretensioning the retaining spring in the radial direction, a first holder (22, 24) on the brake caliper which supports the retaining bracket towards the radial outside and lies on the clamping side, and a second holder (28, 30) with a stop configured as a wall on the brake caliper which supports the retaining bracket radially towards the outside but not in the axial direction and wherein the second holder (28, 30) lies on the wheel side and receives the reaction force of the retaining spring (16, 18) in the radial direction, wherein the first or second holder has a stop (32, 34) acting in first axial direction, characterized in that the retaining bracket has a protrusion which rests on the retaining spring in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction.
Wire solder comprising a solder wire extended linearly and a core wire having tensile resistance higher than that of the solder wire, the core wire comprising a material that generates Joule heat.
Aquacultural device for supplying gas into water in sea cages, tanks or ponds with a pump and a dissolver for contacting the gas with the water, and a water outlet whereby the pump is a submerged pump sucking directly water from the cage, pond or tank, whereby a direct connection of the pump and the dissolver is made to create a submergible unit, characterized in that the gas is pressurized oxygen or oxygen enriched air, that the dissolver is a venturi dissolver, that the pump and the dissolver are combined into one sealed housing and that the device comprises a hook or eye or other mechanical construction, fixed or adjustable for hanging up the device.
A rotomolding tool (20, 30) having a textured surface, the tool comprising: a shell having; a body portion (22, 32); and an upper mold surface (24, 34) having a grain texture (26, 36), and having undergone a nitriding treatment so as to provide a top surface of the tool with a Knoop microhardness that is higher than a Vickers hardness of the body, as measured by ASTM Test Method No. E-384; at least the body portion comprising a nickel iron alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion of at most 9.0 x 10 -6 °C -1 at temperatures between 38° and 260°C, wherein the nickel iron alloy comprises: nickel in an amount ranging from 30 wt.% to 38 wt.%; from 0 wt.% to 6.0 wt.% cobalt; from 0.05 wt.% to 0.3 wt.% silicon; from 0.05 wt.% to 0.2 wt.% aluminum; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% copper; from 0.3 wt.% to 0.6 wt.% manganese; from 0 wt.% to 0.07 wt.% carbon; from 0.005 wt.% to 0.03 wt.% sulfur; from 0.01 wt.% to 0.4 wt.% chromium; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% zirconium; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% titanium; and iron being the balance. a body portion (22, 32); and an upper mold surface (24, 34) having a grain texture (26, 36), and having undergone a nitriding treatment so as to provide a top surface of the tool with a Knoop microhardness that is higher than a Vickers hardness of the body, as measured by ASTM Test Method No. E-384; at least the body portion comprising a nickel iron alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion of at most 9.0 x 10 -6 °C -1 at temperatures between 38° and 260°C, wherein the nickel iron alloy comprises: nickel in an amount ranging from 30 wt.% to 38 wt.%; from 0 wt.% to 6.0 wt.% cobalt; from 0.05 wt.% to 0.3 wt.% silicon; from 0.05 wt.% to 0.2 wt.% aluminum; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% copper; from 0.3 wt.% to 0.6 wt.% manganese; from 0 wt.% to 0.07 wt.% carbon; from 0.005 wt.% to 0.03 wt.% sulfur; from 0.01 wt.% to 0.4 wt.% chromium; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% zirconium; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% titanium; and iron being the balance. nickel in an amount ranging from 30 wt.% to 38 wt.%; from 0 wt.% to 6.0 wt.% cobalt; from 0.05 wt.% to 0.3 wt.% silicon; from 0.05 wt.% to 0.2 wt.% aluminum; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% copper; from 0.3 wt.% to 0.6 wt.% manganese; from 0 wt.% to 0.07 wt.% carbon; from 0.005 wt.% to 0.03 wt.% sulfur; from 0.01 wt.% to 0.4 wt.% chromium; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% zirconium; from 0 wt.% to 0.1 wt.% titanium; and iron being the balance.