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A valve assembly for a pressure vessel, comprising: a valve housing operatively associated with an outlet of the pressure vessel; a frangible disc scaling the outlet of the pressure vessel; a poppet valve mounted for movement within the valve housing between a first position supporting the frangible disc within the outlet of the pressure vessel and a second position spaced apart from the frangible disc to permit the frangible disc to burst under pressure and permit the egress of pressurized material from the pressure vessel through the outlet, wherein the poppet valve includes a cylindrical head portion and an elongated valve stem depending from the head portion and defining a longitudinal axis; a locking mechanism for releasably securing the poppet valve in the first position, and an actuation mechanism for releasing the locking mechanism, to allow the poppet valve to move from the first position to the second position under pressure from the pressure vessel, characterised in that the locking mechanism includes a valve stem extension having an annular retention slot formed in an outer periphery thereof, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a collet associated with the valve housing and surrounding the valve stem extension, the collet including a radially inwardly projecting retainer ring adapted and configured to releasably engage the annular retention slot in the valve stem extension; and further characterised by a lock ring operatively associated with the actuation mechanism through a plunger, the lock ring including an upstanding annular wall for maintaining the retainer ring of the collet in the retention slot of the valve stem extension when the poppet valve is in the first position, wherein the collet includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart deflectable locking fingers each including a portion of the annular retainer ring, and wherein the deflectable locking fingers each include a radially outwardly projecting rib positioned to bear against the annular wall of the lock ring when the poppet valve is in the first position. a valve housing operatively associated with an outlet of the pressure vessel; a frangible disc scaling the outlet of the pressure vessel; a poppet valve mounted for movement within the valve housing between a first position supporting the frangible disc within the outlet of the pressure vessel and a second position spaced apart from the frangible disc to permit the frangible disc to burst under pressure and permit the egress of pressurized material from the pressure vessel through the outlet, wherein the poppet valve includes a cylindrical head portion and an elongated valve stem depending from the head portion and defining a longitudinal axis; a locking mechanism for releasably securing the poppet valve in the first position,
Domestic appliance having a carcass and a sliding element which can be extended therefrom by means of a drive assembly arranged in or on the carcass, wherein a liftable storage container can be moved out of the carcass by means of the sliding element, wherein a push-chain assembly is provided which has at least one push chain which is driven by the drive assembly, characterized in that the at least one push chain is fixed to the storage container by a free end and extends between the drive assembly and the storage container through a return guide which is arranged on the sliding element, wherein the return guide converts a horizontal movement of the push chain into a vertical movement.
A method for producing α-olefin polymer, comprising steps of polymerizing α-olefins in the presence of a halogen atom-containing acid catalyst by use of an α-olefin-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon having 3-12 carbon atoms, which contains 5 to 95 mass% of α-olefin, as a raw material (polymerization step); removing catalyst residue and halogen-containing compounds by bringing the polymerization product of the polymerization step into contact with an aluminum atom-containing inorganic treatment agent with or without deactivating the catalyst (removal step); and separating the α-olefin polymer from the product subjected to the treatment in the removal step (separation step), wherein said halogen atom-containing acid catalyst comprises either one of the following formulae and AlRmXn wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom, m represents an integer of 1 to 3, and n represents an integer of 0 to 2, with the relation of m+n=3. Al2RpXq wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom, p represents an integer of 1 to 6, and q represents an integer of 0 to 5 with the relation of p+q=6 wherein said aluminum atom-containing treatment agent includes an inorganic solid treatment agent containing a component represented by the composition formula Al2O3. polymerizing α-olefins in the presence of a halogen atom-containing acid catalyst by use of an α-olefin-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon having 3-12 carbon atoms, which contains 5 to 95 mass% of α-olefin, as a raw material (polymerization step); removing catalyst residue and halogen-containing compounds by bringing the polymerization product of the polymerization step into contact with an aluminum atom-containing inorganic treatment agent with or without deactivating the catalyst (removal step); and separating the α-olefin polymer from the product subjected to the treatment in the removal step (separation step), wherein said halogen atom-containing acid catalyst comprises either one of the following formulae and AlRmXn wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom, m represents an integer of 1 to 3, and n represents an integer of 0 to 2, with the relation of m+n=3. Al2RpXq wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom, p represents an integer of 1 to 6, and q represents an integer of 0 to 5 with the relation of p+q=6 wherein said aluminum atom-containing treatment agent includes an inorganic solid treatment agent containing a component represented by the composition formula Al2O3.
A self-cooling headset comprising: an ear cup to form an ear enclosure when placed over a user's ear; an exit port and an entry port formed in the ear cup; a first check valve at the exit port to open and release a volume of air from the ear enclosure through the exit port when a positive pressure within the ear enclosure overcomes a cracking pressure of the first check valve; and a second check valve at the entry port to open and admit a volume of air from the ambient environment through the entry port into the ear enclosure when a partial vacuum within the ear enclosure causes an external pressure to overcome a cracking pressure of the second check valve; characterized in that the exit port is located towards a top of the ear cup to facilitate removal of warm air from the enclosure and the entry port is located towards a bottom of the ear cup. an ear cup to form an ear enclosure when placed over a user's ear; an exit port and an entry port formed in the ear cup; a first check valve at the exit port to open and release a volume of air from the ear enclosure through the exit port when a positive pressure within the ear enclosure overcomes a cracking pressure of the first check valve; and a second check valve at the entry port to open and admit a volume of air from the ambient environment through the entry port into the ear enclosure when a partial vacuum within the ear enclosure causes an external pressure to overcome a cracking pressure of the second check valve; characterized in that the exit port is located towards a top of the ear cup to facilitate removal of warm air from the enclosure and the entry port is located towards a bottom of the ear cup.
A silicon refining device comprising, in a decompression vessel provided with a vacuum pump: a crucible with an opening at the upper end that contains a metal silicon material; a heating device that heats the crucible; and a molten metal surface thermal insulation member arranged on the upper portion of said crucible to cover the upper portion of silicon molten metal and having an exhaust opening with an opening area smaller than the silicon molten metal surface area, wherein the molten metal surface thermal insulation member comprises a laminated insulation material with a multilayer structure in which three or more laminates are laminated at intervals of 3mm or more from each other, and which exhibits a radiant heat insulating function based on the multilayer structure. a crucible with an opening at the upper end that contains a metal silicon material; a heating device that heats the crucible; and a molten metal surface thermal insulation member arranged on the upper portion of said crucible to cover the upper portion of silicon molten metal and having an exhaust opening with an opening area smaller than the silicon molten metal surface area, wherein the molten metal surface thermal insulation member comprises a laminated insulation material with a multilayer structure in which three or more laminates are laminated at intervals of 3mm or more from each other, and which exhibits a radiant heat insulating function based on the multilayer structure.
A U-shaped heating element comprising MoSi 2, the heating element comprising a columnar terminal part at each end, a bent part, and a plate-shaped heat generating part which connects the columnar terminal parts and the bent part, wherein: a ratio of a cross-sectional area of the bent part to a cross-sectional area of the plate-shaped heat generating part is at least 3:1; and a ratio of a cross-sectional area of the columnar terminal parts to the cross-sectional area of the plate-shaped heat generating part is also at least 3:1, thereby suppressing heat generation in the bent part. a ratio of a cross-sectional area of the bent part to a cross-sectional area of the plate-shaped heat generating part is at least 3:1; and a ratio of a cross-sectional area of the columnar terminal parts to the cross-sectional area of the plate-shaped heat generating part is also at least 3:1, thereby suppressing heat generation in the bent part.
Electronic device, which can assume an operating state and at least one energy-saving state, comprising: - a power supply, adapted to be connected to a mains voltage, and - an evaluation unit adapted to control switching of the electronic device between the operating state and the energy-saving state, - wherein the evaluation unit is connected to the power supply in such a way that the power supply can be turned off by the evaluation unit for assuming the energy-saving state and can be turned on again for assuming the operating state, and - the evaluation unit is adapted to be supplied at least in the turned-off state of the power supply -- with energy from another electronic device, which is connected via a standard interface to the electronic device, and/or wherein the electronic device is connected via a standard interface to the further electronic device, wherein the standard interface comprises a voltage line (10a, 10b, 10c), - the evaluation unit is supplied at least in the turned-off state of the power supply with energy from the further electronic device via a voltage line of the standard interface, and - the standard interface is a VGA, DisplayPort according to the VESA standard, a DVI-D or an HDMI interface, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a capacitor and/or an accumulator and/or a solar cell and energy is additionally provided from the capacitor and/or accumulator and/or solar cell when the power supply is turned on. - a power supply, adapted to be connected to a mains voltage, and - an evaluation unit adapted to control switching of the electronic device between the operating state and the energy-saving state, - wherein the evaluation unit is connected to the power supply in such a way that the power supply can be turned off by the evaluation unit for assuming the energy-saving state and can be turned on again for assuming the operating state, and - the evaluation unit is adapted to be supplied at least in the turned-off state of the power supply -- with energy from another electronic device, which is connected via a standard interface to the electronic device, and/or wherein the electronic device is connected via a standard interface to the further electronic device, wherein the standard interface comprises a voltage line (10a, 10b, 10c), - the evaluation unit is supplied at least in the turned-off state of the power supply with energy from the further electronic device via a voltage line of the standard interface, and - the standard interface is a VGA, DisplayPort according to the VESA standard, a DVI-D or an HDMI interface, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a capacitor and/or an accumulator and/or a solar cell and energy is additionally provided from the capacitor and/or accumulator and/or solar cell when the power supply is turned on.
A single-axis damping joint for connecting chassis components for a vehicle, comprising: a ball stud including a spherical portion on an axis; bearings disposed so as to induce rotation of the ball stud in an axis direction; a sheet member configured to support an external circumferential surface of the bearings; a buffer member disposed at an external circumferential surface of the sheet member; and an outer pipe configured to protect the sheet member from the outside while being in close contact with the external circumferential surface of the sheet member and coupled to one end of a lower arm, wherein each bearing is disposed so as to be in rolling-contact with an external circumferential surface of the spherical portion of the ball stud and is made of a synthetic resin material, and has a plurality of protrusions at an external circumferential surface of the bearing in a circumferential direction, wherein the sheet member has a space spaced by a predetermined distance formed between the buffer member and the bearings, and is formed by filling the space with plastic by insert molding, and wherein the bearings make at least one pair separated from and coupled to each other, and the pair of bearings is fitted to both sides of the axis with the spherical portion interposed therebetween, and has a ringshaped recess and a ring-shaped protrusion corresponding to each other at respective edge ends facing each other. a ball stud including a spherical portion on an axis; bearings disposed so as to induce rotation of the ball stud in an axis direction; a sheet member configured to support an external circumferential surface of the bearings; a buffer member disposed at an external circumferential surface of the sheet member; and an outer pipe configured to protect the sheet member from the outside while being in close contact with the external circumferential surface of the sheet member and coupled to one end of a lower arm, wherein each bearing is disposed so as to be in rolling-contact with an external circumferential surface of the spherical portion of the ball stud and is made of a synthetic resin material, and has a plurality of protrusions at an external circumferential surface of the bearing in a circumferential direction, wherein the sheet member has a space spaced by a predetermined distance formed between the buffer member and the bearings, and is formed by filling the space with plastic by insert molding, and wherein the bearings make at least one pair separated from and coupled to each other, and the pair of bearings is fitted to both sides of the axis with the spherical portion interposed therebetween, and has a ringshaped recess and a ring-shaped protrusion corresponding to each other at respective edge ends facing each other.
An APP specific BACE inhibitor for use in preventing or delaying the onset of a pre-Alzheimer's condition and/or cognitive dysfunction, or preventing or delaying the progression of a pre-Alzheimer's condition or cognitive dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease; and/or reversing Alzheimer's disease, and/or reducing the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease; wherein said APP specific BACE inhibitor is galangin; or said APP specific BACE inhibitor is a galangin prodrug that is processed to galangin when administered to a mammal, wherein said galangin prodrug is characterized by the formula: in which: R 1, R 2, and R 3 are H, or a protecting group that is removed in vivo in a mammal, wherein at least one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is not H; and wherein said prodrug partially or completely inhibits BACE processing of APP when administered to a mammal.
A dispensing fitment for securing to a package of disposable wipes having an opening through which wipes are dispensed, the dispensing fitment being formed of a single material and comprising a frame for securing to a package of disposable wipes, the frame comprising: a. a rim; b. an internal wall defining an opening through which wipes may be dispensed; c. a first petal having a free end extending into the opening from a first side of the frame; d. a second petal having a free end extending into the opening from a second opposing side of the frame towards the first petal to define a gap between the free ends (72, 74) of the first and second petals (68, 70), wherein the opening comprises the gap and one or more orifices and occupies between 40% and 95% of the area within the rim; characterised in that the thickness of one or both of the first and second petals (68, 70) varies from the rim to the respective free ends (72, 74), becoming thinner towards the free end (72, 74). a. a rim; b. an internal wall defining an opening through which wipes may be dispensed; c. a first petal having a free end extending into the opening from a first side of the frame; d. a second petal having a free end extending into the opening from a second opposing side of the frame towards the first petal to define a gap between the free ends (72, 74) of the first and second petals (68, 70), wherein the opening comprises the gap and one or more orifices and occupies between 40% and 95% of the area within the rim; characterised in that the thickness of one or both of the first and second petals (68, 70) varies from the rim to the respective free ends (72, 74), becoming thinner towards the free end (72, 74).
A system for processing and/or storing numbers, each number comprising a plurality of digits, the system comprising: a logic circuit comprising: a plurality of logic blocks, each logic block operable in a first number base which is binary and a second, different number base having more than two logic levels, each logic block arranged to receive at least one digit in a respective number base; and a controller arranged to cause each logic block to output a result in its respective number base; a module configured to modulate the precision of encoding the numbers, the module configured to: in dependence upon a number is a precise type, to encode all the digits of the number in the first number base; in dependence upon a number is an approximate type, to encode all of the digits of the number in the second number base; characterised in that, in dependence upon a number is a mixed-encoded type, to encode some of the digits of the number in the first number base and the remaining digits in the second number base. a logic circuit comprising: a plurality of logic blocks, each logic block operable in a first number base which is binary and a second, different number base having more than two logic levels, each logic block arranged to receive at least one digit in a respective number base; and a controller arranged to cause each logic block to output a result in its respective number base; a plurality of logic blocks, each logic block operable in a first number base which is binary and a second, different number base having more than two logic levels, each logic block arranged to receive at least one digit in a respective number base; and a controller arranged to cause each logic block to output a result in its respective number base; a module configured to modulate the precision of encoding the numbers, the module configured to: in dependence upon a number is a precise type, to encode all the digits of the number in the first number base; in dependence upon a number is an approximate type, to encode all of the digits of the number in the second number base; characterised in that, in dependence upon a number is a mixed-encoded type, to encode some of the digits of the number in the first number base and the remaining digits in the second number base. in dependence upon a number is a precise type, to encode all the digits of the number in the first number base; in dependence upon a number is an approximate type, to encode all of the digits of the number in the second number base; characterised in that, in dependence upon a number is a mixed-encoded type, to encode some of the digits of the number in the first number base and the remaining digits in the second number base.
A satellite telecommunication system with multi-beam coverage and frequency reuse, comprising at least one first gateway station located in a gateway cell of a ground gateway service area, user terminals located in user cells of a ground user service area, a principal satellite located on a geostationary orbit, a first two-way contribution link linking said first gateway station to said principal satellite and two-way user links linking said principal satellite to said user cells, at least one second gateway station located in said gateway cell, at least one companion satellite remote from said principal satellite, a second two-way contribution link linking said second gateway station to said companion satellite, and a two-way inter-satellite link linking said principal satellite and said companion satellite, characterised in that said inter-satellite link is an infrared optical link in free space, in that said principal satellite comprises a set of forward inter-satellite optical repeaters connected to a set of forward radiofrequency repeaters and a set of return inter-satellite optical repeaters connected to a set of return radiofrequency repeaters, in that said set of forward inter-satellite optical repeaters comprises a wavelength demultiplexer designed to separate optical carriers transmitted by said inter-satellite link and a plurality of optical-electrical demodulators designed to demodulate optical signals originating from said inter-satellite link and to reconstitute radiofrequency signals to transmit towards user cells, each demodulator being dedicated to an optical carrier, and in that said set of return inter-satellite optical repeaters comprises electro-optical modulators designed to modulate optical carriers by radiofrequency signals originating from user cells and a wavelength multiplexer that groups the various optical carriers to transmit towards said companion satellite.
Oil-in-water emulsion, wherein the oil comprises an acid functional unsaturated polyester which acid functional unsaturated polyester comprises unsaturated dicarboxylic acid units, diol units, units of an emulsifier with HLB value of from 9 to 20 and further comprising chain extender units, whereby the HLB is determined according to the formula 20*(M H /M), in which M is the molecular mass of the emulsifier and M H is the molecular mass of the hydrophilic portion of the emulsifier.