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A blood mixer comprising: a support structure supporting the components of the mixer a tray adapted to house a blood collecting bag having a blood tube attached thereto, and configured to measure the weight of the collected blood in the blood collecting bag, and further comprising a mechanism for causing a repeated tilting of at least the tray in at least one direction characterized in that a pump is provided on the support structure and configured to draw blood from the donor to a blood collecting bag through said blood tube, and in that the pump is configured to exert a kneading action on the blood tube by means of at least two kneading elements arranged to alternatingly displace the contents of the tube in the direction towards the bag, over one segment of the tube each, thereby preventing back flow inside the tube, in that the mixer further comprises a sensor unit which comprises a hemoglobin meter, said hemoglobin meter configured to continuously measure the hemoglobin value of the blood flowing in a tubing secured to the mixer, and in that information recorded by the sensors is stored in a suitable format, preferably as text files. a support structure supporting the components of the mixer a tray adapted to house a blood collecting bag having a blood tube attached thereto, and configured to measure the weight of the collected blood in the blood collecting bag, and further comprising a mechanism for causing a repeated tilting of at least the tray in at least one direction a pump is provided on the support structure and configured to draw blood from the donor to a blood collecting bag through said blood tube, and in that the pump is configured to exert a kneading action on the blood tube by means of at least two kneading elements arranged to alternatingly displace the contents of the tube in the direction towards the bag, over one segment of the tube each, thereby preventing back flow inside the tube, in that the mixer further comprises a sensor unit which comprises a hemoglobin meter, said hemoglobin meter configured to continuously measure the hemoglobin value of the blood flowing in a tubing secured to the mixer, and in that information recorded by the sensors is stored in a suitable format, preferably as text files.
A luggage system suitable for a single-track motor vehicle, especially for a motorcycle or a motor scooter, with a luggage holding container which can be fastened on the motor vehicle and which comprises in the interior a decoupling means, cooperating with an item of luggage which is to be held, for at least partially decoupling travel-induced forces of the item of luggage from the luggage holding container, wherein the decoupling means is formed by a formation of an inner wall of the luggage holding container as an elastic deformable wall with cavities, in a sandwich construction or foam material, characterised in that the decoupling means is furthermore formed by a hanging device which is fastened to the luggage holding container in a filling region and hangs freely downwards, into which the item of luggage can be placed and can be transported in a freely hanging state, wherein the hanging device is designed as an elastic material net or elastic rubber tub.
An electrochromic device comprising a first electrode layer, an electrochromic layer, an electrolyte layer, and a second electrode layer sequentially, the device being arranged to switch the colour of the electrochromic layer by applying a voltage via a power source to be connected to the device, wherein the electrochromic device further comprises a first auxiliary electrode the side of the electrochromic layer facing the electrolyte layer, wherein the first auxiliary electrode comprises a plurality of rectilinear first auxiliary electrodes aligned in a first direction and arranged side by side in a second direction, wherein the rectilinear first auxiliary electrodes are spaced apart from each other in the first direction and the second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction intersect without being parallel to each other.
Component carrier with a carrier rail, a mounting rail and a cover rail, in which - the mounting rail comprises two side walls, - the carrier rail comprises two inner walls, wherein the inner walls are connected to the side walls in a force-fitting manner, and - the cover rail comprises two fastening elements, wherein the cover rail is mechanically coupled to the mounting rail by means of the fastening elements, characterized in that - the distance between the inner walls and the distance between the side walls decreases in a common direction, wherein - the inner walls are in direct contact with the side walls, wherein an inner wall runs in each case parallel to a side wall adjoining the inner wall, such that the inner wall and the side wall are in planar contact with one another. - the mounting rail comprises two side walls, - the carrier rail comprises two inner walls, wherein the inner walls are connected to the side walls in a force-fitting manner, and - the cover rail comprises two fastening elements, wherein the cover rail is mechanically coupled to the mounting rail by means of the fastening elements, characterized in that - the distance between the inner walls and the distance between the side walls decreases in a common direction, wherein - the inner walls are in direct contact with the side walls, wherein an inner wall runs in each case parallel to a side wall adjoining the inner wall, such that the inner wall and the side wall are in planar contact with one another.
A powdered material consisting of metal particles having a polymer with organic acid or latent organic acid functional groups coated on at least a portion of a surface thereof, wherein the metal particles are solder powder and are made from an alloy selected from the group consisting of tin/silver/copper, tin/zinc, tin/bismuth, tin/lead, and tin/indium/bismuth alloys, and wherein the coating on the metal particles is in the range from 0.001 to 1 μm in thickness, characterized in that the polymer with organic acid or latent organic acid functional groups is a copolymer of polyethylene and maleic anhydride or a copolymer of polybutadiene and maleic anhydride, wherein the maleic anhydride content of said copolymers is from 0.1 to 5 wt.%. wherein the metal particles are solder powder and are made from an alloy selected from the group consisting of tin/silver/copper, tin/zinc, tin/bismuth, tin/lead, and tin/indium/bismuth alloys, and wherein the coating on the metal particles is in the range from 0.001 to 1 μm in thickness, characterized in that the polymer with organic acid or latent organic acid functional groups is a copolymer of polyethylene and maleic anhydride or a copolymer of polybutadiene and maleic anhydride, wherein the maleic anhydride content of said copolymers is from 0.1 to 5 wt.%.
A method of controlling a gas turbine engine, comprising: providing a thrust demand signal to a processor which is associated with the gas turbine engine; and determining whether the gas turbine engine can be operated in a first mode, in which the thrust demand signal is modified according to growth time constants of a rotor and/or a casing of the gas turbine engine, in order to control the rotational speed or the rate of change of rotational speed of the gas turbine engine so as to prevent contact between the rotor and the casing and a target tip clearance is reduced relative to operation in the second mode, or a second mode, in which the gas turbine engine is controlled in accordance with the thrust demand signal and the target tip clearance is increased relative to operation in the first mode; wherein the gas turbine engine is operated in the first mode where an aircraft performance margin is determined to be sufficient to permit necessary aircraft manoeuvres when in the first mode, and otherwise the engine is operated in the second mode. providing a thrust demand signal to a processor which is associated with the gas turbine engine; and determining whether the gas turbine engine can be operated in a first mode, in which the thrust demand signal is modified according to growth time constants of a rotor and/or a casing of the gas turbine engine, in order to control the rotational speed or the rate of change of rotational speed of the gas turbine engine so as to prevent contact between the rotor and the casing and a target tip clearance is reduced relative to operation in the second mode, or a second mode, in which the gas turbine engine is controlled in accordance with the thrust demand signal and the target tip clearance is increased relative to operation in the first mode; wherein the gas turbine engine is operated in the first mode where an aircraft performance margin is determined to be sufficient to permit necessary aircraft manoeuvres when in the first mode, and otherwise the engine is operated in the second mode.
A field-effect emitter for a field emission electric propulsion or colloid thruster, comprising a first portion and a second portion having symmetry of revolution and defining an internal reservoir for supplying a liquid metal or a conducting ionic liquid, and a slit connecting the internal reservoir to an exit orifice, wherein the first portion forms an external portion with a polished external face and a precision-machined internal face having conical sections with a single defined slope of between 5° and 8°, the second portion forms an internal portion with an internal face and a precision-machined external face having conical sections with a single slope of between 5° and 8°, the internal face of the external portion and the external face of the internal portion defining said internal reservoir and said slit, metal blocks (123, 124, 125) are formed by deposition on the external face of the internal portion to define a thickness of between 1 and 2 micrometers for said slit, the external portion is held against the internal portion by connection means, and wherein it also comprises a capillary supply channel of between 10 and 15 micrometers thickness formed between the internal reservoir and the slit and defined by conical surfaces on the internal face of the external portion and on the external face of the internal portion to supply this slit by capillary action from the reservoir.
A method for starting an internal combustion engine using fuel stored in a tank, comprising an estimation of the quantity of fuel present in the tank, an estimation of a capacity of the fuel to vaporize, and an adaptation of the quantity of fuel to be injected into a cylinder of the engine, during the starting of the engine, as a function of the estimated capacity of the fuel to vaporize, characterized by the replacement of the estimated value of the capacity of the fuel to vaporize by a given value during a starting following a topping up of fuel in the tank detected following the estimation of the quantity of fuel present in the tank, said given value being used after a certain time period, and in that during this time period the estimated capacity of the fuel to vaporize is used before the topping up with fuel.
A flow channel member (10, 20, 30, 100), comprising: a substrate made of a ceramic and comprising a flow channel inside thereof; and a plurality of protrusions disposed on an outer surface of the substrate; wherein the ceramic is a sintered silicon carbide member; wherein each of the protrusions comprises one or more silicon carbide grains; characterized in that half or more of the protrusions are each formed of a single silicon carbide grain. a substrate made of a ceramic and comprising a flow channel inside thereof; and a plurality of protrusions disposed on an outer surface of the substrate; wherein the ceramic is a sintered silicon carbide member; wherein each of the protrusions comprises one or more silicon carbide grains; characterized in that half or more of the protrusions are each formed of a single silicon carbide grain.
A marbled molded product which is an injection-molded product of a mixture comprising: a thermoplastic resin comprising one selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, polybutylene terephthalate, polypropylene, and combinations thereof; and fine pigment particles having a size of 25 pm to 2,000 pm, wherein a pattern forming a texture is formed on a surface of the injection-molded product, characterised in that the pattern which is formed on the surface of the molded product has a depth of 100 nm to 1,000 μm, and an average roughness (Ra) of the surface of the molded product, which has the pattern formed thereon, is 1.12 pm to 12.5 pm. wherein a pattern forming a texture is formed on a surface of the injection-molded product, characterised in that the pattern which is formed on the surface of the molded product has a depth of 100 nm to 1,000 μm, and an average roughness (Ra) of the surface of the molded product, which has the pattern formed thereon, is 1.12 pm to 12.5 pm.
A knife sharpener capable of precision sharpening of knives that have a first and second blade face, each of which terminate at a facet that meets the corresponding facet to create the knife edge, said knife sharpener comprising a sharpening member having a sharpening surface, a knife guide having a planar angle knife guide surface designed for intimate sliding and sustaining contact with the second face of the blade in order to position an edge facet on the first of the faces into precise angular relation with said sharpening surface, and a knife holding spring that applies force against the first face of the blade to urge the blade against the knife guide surface, characterized in that the knife sharpener is adapted for sharpening a hunting or similar knife where at least the first of the blade faces has a lower distinct planar section or a concave section adjacent the edge facet, the lower planar section or the concave section of the face being set at an angle (c) to the center line of the blade thickness that is different from the angle of an adjoining upper section of the same blade face located adjacent to the back of the blade, the lower section (35 or 31) and the upper section meeting at a point or line, the holding spring is adapted for applying the force predominantly at one or more locations on the lower planar section or the lower concave section of the first face that is adjacent to the edge facet being sharpened in order that the lower section (35 or 31) adjacent the edge on the second face of said blade is pressured to align with and remain in intimate sliding alignment with said guide surface of said knife guide as the blade edge facet on the first face is being sharpened, and the spring has one or two downwardly extending spring arms, each arm having a flexible upper portion and a lower free end (45, 45a, 45b) with an intermediate elbow, the arm extending further downward below the elbow towards the lower free end (45, 45a, 45b), the elbow being adapted to remain in contact with the blade to apply full spring force at, near or below the point or line where the upper section and the lower section (35 or 31) meet to maintain good contact of the lower section (35 or 31) with the guide surface of the knife guide.
A resin floor structure of a vehicle, comprising: a lower floor made of resin and structuring a lower portion of a floor portion; an upper floor made of resin and superposed on the lower floor, the upper floor structuring an upper portion of the floor portion; and vertical walls (16A, 18A) provided at both end portions of the lower floor in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the vertical walls (16A, 18A) being provided erect toward a vehicle upper side; characterized in that the upper floor includes frame portions (34, 40) extending along a vehicle longitudinal direction respectively at vehicle transverse direction both end portions of the upper floor and a vehicle transverse direction central portion of the upper floor, and front end portions or rear end portions of the frame portions (34, 40) in the vehicle longitudinal direction, or front and rear end portions of the frame portions (34, 40) in the vehicle longitudinal direction respectively abut the vertical walls (16A, 18A), wherein the frame portions (34, 40) are made to be rocker portions provided so as to project at the vehicle transverse direction both end portions of the upper floor respectively, and a tunnel portion provided so as to project at the vehicle transverse direction central portion of the upper floor, the rocker portions and the tunnel portion are made to be integral, and the rocker portions and the tunnel portion respectively structure closed cross-sections between the lower floor, and the rocker portions and the tunnel portion. a lower floor made of resin and structuring a lower portion of a floor portion; an upper floor made of resin and superposed on the lower floor, the upper floor structuring an upper portion of the floor portion; and vertical walls (16A, 18A) provided at both end portions of the lower floor in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the vertical walls (16A, 18A) being provided erect toward a vehicle upper side; characterized in that the upper floor includes frame portions (34, 40) extending along a vehicle longitudinal direction respectively at vehicle transverse direction both end portions of the upper floor and a vehicle transverse direction central portion of the upper floor, and front end portions or rear end portions of the frame portions (34, 40) in the vehicle longitudinal direction, or front and rear end portions of the frame portions (34, 40) in the vehicle longitudinal direction respectively abut the vertical walls (16A, 18A), wherein the frame portions (34, 40) are made to be rocker portions provided so as to project at the vehicle transverse direction both end portions of the upper floor respectively, and a tunnel portion provided so as to project at the vehicle transverse direction central portion of the upper floor, the rocker portions and the tunnel portion are made to be integral, and the rocker portions and the tunnel portion respectively structure closed cross-sections between the lower floor, and the rocker portions and the tunnel portion.
A reconstituted high density lipoprotein (rHDL) formulation comprising an apolipoprotein, a lipid and a lyophilization stabilizer, wherein the ratio between the apolipoprotein and the lipid is from 1:20 to 1:120 (mol:mol) and the lyophilization stabilizer comprises sucrose present in a concentration from 1.0% to less than 6.0% (w/w of rHDL formulation).
A travel control method for a vehicle for executing autonomous lane change control which operates a steering actuator so as to autonomously control a subject vehicle to change a lane from a subject vehicle lane in which the subject vehicle travels to an adjacent lane, the travel control method comprising: upon execution of the autonomous lane change control, increasing a lateral speed (Vh) of the subject vehicle within the subject vehicle lane; and thereafter decreasing the lateral speed (Vh) of the subject vehicle within the subject vehicle lane; and executing the autonomous lane change control, characterized in that the subject vehicle changes the traveling lane from the subject lane to the adjacent lane while decelerating lateral speed (Vh). upon execution of the autonomous lane change control, increasing a lateral speed (Vh) of the subject vehicle within the subject vehicle lane; and thereafter decreasing the lateral speed (Vh) of the subject vehicle within the subject vehicle lane; and executing the autonomous lane change control, characterized in that the subject vehicle changes the traveling lane from the subject lane to the adjacent lane while decelerating lateral speed (Vh).
A method performed in a network node of a wireless communication network providing wireless communication to wireless devices (4, 5), the method comprising: - broadcasting one or more threshold values enabling the wireless devices (4, 5) to determine fulfillment of one or more criteria (f1, f2) for selecting a contention based random access preamble either from a first preamble group or from a second preamble group for use in a contention based random access procedure, characterized in comprising - transmitting to a selected wireless device (4, 5) one or more threshold values using dedicated signaling, the one or more threshold values sent in the dedicated signaling overriding a corresponding broadcasted threshold value and being set so that the wireless device (4, 5) fulfills the criteria to select a preamble from the first preamble group, wherein the threshold values sent on the dedicated signaling differ from the broadcast threshold values, and - prioritizing preambles of the first preamble group over preambles of the second preamble group, wherein the prioritizing comprises scheduling a wireless device that is transmitting a preamble from the first preamble group before a wireless device that is transmitting a preamble from the second preamble group. - broadcasting one or more threshold values enabling the wireless devices (4, 5) to determine fulfillment of one or more criteria (f1, f2) for selecting a contention based random access preamble either from a first preamble group or from a second preamble group for use in a contention based random access procedure, characterized in comprising - transmitting to a selected wireless device (4, 5) one or more threshold values using dedicated signaling, the one or more threshold values sent in the dedicated signaling overriding a corresponding broadcasted threshold value and being set so that the wireless device (4, 5) fulfills the criteria to select a preamble from the first preamble group, wherein the threshold values sent on the dedicated signaling differ from the broadcast threshold values, and - prioritizing preambles of the first preamble group over preambles of the second preamble group, wherein the prioritizing comprises scheduling a wireless device that is transmitting a preamble from the first preamble group before a wireless device that is transmitting a preamble from the second preamble group.
A plaque treatment catheter assembly comprising: a first catheter tube having an inner and outer diameter and capable of being inserted within the vasculature; an expansion member; a second catheter tube having an inner and outer diameter, the outer diameter of the second catheter tube being smaller than the inner diameter of the first catheter tube and capable of moving within and out of the first catheter tube, the second catheter tube having a distal portion comprising one or more plaque treatment portion(s) on an outer surface of the second catheter tube, wherein all of the catheter tube or a portion of the second catheter tube including the one or more plaque treatment portion(s) is capable of outward expansion in response to force of an outer surface of said expansion member; characterised by said expansion member being movable within and out of the inner diameter of the second catheter tube when in a contracted state. a first catheter tube having an inner and outer diameter and capable of being inserted within the vasculature; an expansion member; a second catheter tube having an inner and outer diameter, the outer diameter of the second catheter tube being smaller than the inner diameter of the first catheter tube and capable of moving within and out of the first catheter tube, the second catheter tube having a distal portion comprising one or more plaque treatment portion(s) on an outer surface of the second catheter tube, wherein all of the catheter tube or a portion of the second catheter tube including the one or more plaque treatment portion(s) is capable of outward expansion in response to force of an outer surface of said expansion member; characterised by said expansion member being movable within and out of the inner diameter of the second catheter tube when in a contracted state.