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A door strike which prevents the opening of an associated door when the door strike has been heated to an elevated temperature of at least 538°C, wherein the door strike includes a thermally responsive element which retards the normal operation of the door strike when it is at an elevated temperature, characterized in that the thermally responsive element is a U-shaped strip of a thermally responsive material having a first leg affixed to a part of a frame of the door strike, and also having a second leg connected by an intermediate bow part with the first leg, such that when the thermally responsive element is at room temperature the thermally responsive element assumes a first configuration wherein the first leg and the second leg are substantially parallel and the thermally responsive element provides no impedance with the function of any moveable element of the door strike which would prevent or retard the door associated with the door strike from opening, but when the thermally responsive element is at the elevated temperature, the thermally responsive element changes from its first configuration to a second configuration wherein the second leg impedes the function of at least one moveable element of the door strike which prevents or retards the door associated with the door strike from opening it its usual manner.
A printed security element (10; 10*; 10**) comprising a rainbow feature (15; 15*; 15**) exhibiting, at least in part, a gradual transition from a first colour to a second colour distinct from the first colour, wherein the rainbow feature (15; 15*; 15**) extends over a colour-gradient area of the printed security element (10; 10*; 10**) where first and second printed patterns (P1, P2) are partly superimposed or juxtaposed, each of the first and second printed patterns (P1, P2) comprising a first, respectively second set of linear or curvilinear elements (20, 30; 20*, 30*), the first and second printed patterns (P1, P2) being printed in register one with the other by means of two distinct printing plates (PP1, PP2) so that the first and second sets of linear or curvilinear elements (20, 30; 20*, 30*) are partly superimposed or juxtaposed in the colour-gradient area and thereby generate the rainbow feature (15; 15*; 15**), the first printed pattern exhibiting the first colour and being printed by means of a first printing plate and the second printed pattern exhibiting the second colour and being printed by means of a second printing plate, characterized in that at least the first or second printed pattern (P1; P2) exhibits, in the colour-gradient area, a modulation of line width or line structure such as to cause, when superimposed or juxtaposed with the other printed pattern (P2; P1), a gradual transition from the first colour to the second colour, wherein, in the colour-gradient area, the second printed pattern is printed on top of the first printed pattern and wherein the second colour is darker than the first colour.
A flame-retardant polyamide resin composition comprising, per 100 parts by weight of polyamide resin, 10 to 60 parts by weight of a salt of an aminotriazine compound and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, pyrosulfuric acid and organosulfonic acid, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hindered phenol-base compound, hydrotalcite and hydroxide of alkaline earth metal, and 1 to 50 parts by weight of at least one polymer, wherein said polymer is a modified olefinic polymer (D-1), wherein the ratio of comprising / by weight of the component and the component is 0.0005 to 0.2, and wherein the modified olefinic polymer (D-1) has a melt volume rate of 100 to 500 cm 3 /10 min, when measured conforming to JIS K7210, at 180°C and under a load of 21.17 N.
An implantable lacrimal drug delivery device, comprising: a reservoir configured to hold a drug, the reservoir expandable between a relaxed state and an expanded state; a connector fluidly coupled to the reservoir, a lumen formed in the connector wherein the drug is configured to flow from the reservoir to a delivery site through the lumen and characterized in that the implantable lacrimal drug delivery device further comprises a hydrogel within the lumen, the hydrogel being configured to absorb the drug from the reservoir and deliver the drug from the lumen at the drug delivery site, the hydrogel including a first section which absorbs the drug at a first rate of absorption; and in that the connector includes a second lumen adapted to removably receive a delivery guide configured to implant the reservoir into a lacrimal sac of a patient. a reservoir configured to hold a drug, the reservoir expandable between a relaxed state and an expanded state; a connector fluidly coupled to the reservoir, a lumen formed in the connector wherein the drug is configured to flow from the reservoir to a delivery site through the lumen and characterized in that the implantable lacrimal drug delivery device further comprises a hydrogel within the lumen, the hydrogel being configured to absorb the drug from the reservoir and deliver the drug from the lumen at the drug delivery site, the hydrogel including a first section which absorbs the drug at a first rate of absorption; and in that the connector includes a second lumen adapted to removably receive a delivery guide configured to implant the reservoir into a lacrimal sac of a patient.
Test method conforming to ISO standard 6336-5:2004-07 for testing a material hardness of gearwheels by means of a test coupon, an ISO-standard-conforming test method being a test method which, under the same conditions as the corresponding actual ISO standard method leads to the same results as the corresponding actual ISO standard method, though it does not rely on the test coupon defined in the corresponding actual ISO standard but on a test coupon that is formed as a two-piece test coupon, consisting of a casing body and a test body, the casing body being made of steel, the test body corresponding in terms of its material and its production to the gearwheels to be tested, characterized in that the method comprises the steps: - that the test body undergoes identical production from an identical material as the gearwheels to be tested, - that the test body is inserted into a concentric and disc-shaped recess (2") at one end of the cylinder of the casing body, - that the test coupon is heat-treated together with the gearwheels to be tested, - that the test body is removed from the casing body, - that the material hardness of the test body is determined and - that the material hardness of the gearwheels is determined on the basis of the material hardness of the test body. - that the test body undergoes identical production from an identical material as the gearwheels to be tested, - that the test body is inserted into a concentric and disc-shaped recess (2") at one end of the cylinder of the casing body, - that the test coupon is heat-treated together with the gearwheels to be tested, - that the test body is removed from the casing body, - that the material hardness of the test body is determined and - that the material hardness of the gearwheels is determined on the basis of the material hardness of the test body.
A directory assistance system comprising: a request handling module, for receiving a plurality of incoming directory assistance requests from requesters; an agent platform for handling said directory assistance requests, where, in response to said directory assistance requests, at least one listing is provided to said requester; a record database for storing a record relating to a first directory assistance request, said record including a first identifier, a time and a listing entry; and an incoming request tracking module configured to track a subsequent incoming directory assistance request, characterized in that said incoming request tracking module reviews a second identifier associated with said directory subsequent assistance request, compares said second identifier against said first identifiers in said records stored in said record database, and if a record has a first identifier matching said second identifier from said subsequent incoming directory assistance request, then prior to said subsequent directory assistance request being sent to said agent platform, presenting directly to said requester an offer to automatically provide to said requester said stored listing entry from said record relating to the request made immediately preceding said subsequent request, and if said offer is accepted by said requester, automatically connecting said requester to said at least one listing corresponding to a first directory assistance request, and if said offer is declined by said requester, connecting said requester to said agent platform. a request handling module, for receiving a plurality of incoming directory assistance requests from requesters; an agent platform for handling said directory assistance requests, where, in response to said directory assistance requests, at least one listing is provided to said requester; a record database for storing a record relating to a first directory assistance request, said record including a first identifier, a time and a listing entry; and an incoming request tracking module configured to track a subsequent incoming directory assistance request,
A compound of Formula I, wherein: R 1 is benzyl or C 1-6 alkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more R 1'; each R 1' is independently, C 1-6 alkyl, halo, or cyano; X is CH or NR 4; R 4 is C(=O)C(=O) n R 4'; R 4' is C 1-6 alkyl or C 1-10 alkenyl; n is 0 or 1; represents either a single or double bond; m is 0 or 1; r is 0 or 1; Y is CN(R 3)C(=O)R 2, CH 2, or N; R 2 is C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-10 alkenyl, C(=O), or cycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more R 2'; each R 2' is independently C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-10 alkenyl, amino, alkyl amino, dialkyl amino, halo C 1-6 alkyl, or cyano; and R 3 is H or C 1-6 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 1 is benzyl or C 1-6 alkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more R 1'; each R 1' is independently, C 1-6 alkyl, halo, or cyano; X is CH or NR 4; R 4 is C(=O)C(=O) n R 4'; R 4' is C 1-6 alkyl or C 1-10 alkenyl; n is 0 or 1; represents either a single or double bond; m is 0 or 1; r is 0 or 1; Y is CN(R 3)C(=O)R 2, CH 2, or N; R 2 is C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-10 alkenyl, C(=O), or cycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more R 2'; each R 2' is independently C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-10 alkenyl, amino, alkyl amino, dialkyl amino, halo C 1-6 alkyl, or cyano; and R 3 is H or C 1-6 alkyl;
An axial piston machine acting as a thermodynamic engine, compressor, motor or pump comprising; a crankshaft rotatable about a crankshaft axis and carrying a crank having an inclined crank axis that is at an angle to the crankshaft axis but aligned to intersect therewith at an acute angle A at a point (point X) on the crankshaft, a cylinder cluster comprising at least two cylinders rigidly located with respect to each other, each cylinder spaced relative to the other(s) about a cylinder cluster axis that is coincident to said crankshaft axis, each said cylinder including at least one cylinder opening to allow fluid inlet and/or outlet to/from said cylinder controlled (herein after referred to as "valved control") in a manner to allow the machine to operate as a thermodynamic engine, compressor, motor or pump, in each cylinder, a complementary piston to reciprocate along a reciprocating axis defined by its respective cylinder, a reciprocator mounted to rotate relative to said crank about said inclined crank axis, said reciprocator operatively connected to said pistons by a respective connection rod, such that the rotational motion of the crankshaft with respect to the cylinder cluster drives the reciprocal motion of the pistons within their respective cylinders or vice versa in a sinusoidal or near sinusoidal manner, and allows controlled reciprocating displacement of each piston within its respective cylinder between top dead centre and bottom dead centre, a plurality of pairs of rotation constrainers operative between said cylinder cluster and said reciprocator, each pair of rotation constrainers comprising of: a. a first member mounted by said cylinder cluster, and b. a second member mounted by said reciprocator, and positioned to allow the first member and second member of each pair to come in and out of engagement with each other in a manner to ensure homokinetic rotational constraint between said cylinder cluster and said reciprocator at the point of engagement of each respective first and second members so that at least one pair is in operative engagement at any one time, wherein the first member is a peg and the second member is a cup, or wherein the first member is a cup and the second member is a peg. a. a first member mounted by said cylinder cluster, and b. a second member mounted by said reciprocator, and
A pearlescent container comprising: a) 86% to 99.99% of a thermoplastic material having a Total Luminous Transmittance value of at least 80%, b) 0.01% to 5% of a siloxane fluid having a viscosity of no greater than 1000 Pa.s (1,000,000 cst), wherein said thermoplastic material and said siloxane fluid are immiscible, forms a lamellar structure, and have a Refractive Index difference of at least 0.1. a) 86% to 99.99% of a thermoplastic material having a Total Luminous Transmittance value of at least 80%, b) 0.01% to 5% of a siloxane fluid having a viscosity of no greater than 1000 Pa.s (1,000,000 cst),
A curable aqueous composition consisting of an emulsion polymer comprising, as copolymerized units, from 0.5 to 9% ethylenically-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monomer by weight, based on the weight of said emulsion polymer; a polyol in the amount of from 0.5 to 15%, by weight, based on the weight of said emulsion polymer; and optionally a phosphorous-containing species; wherein said aqueous composition comprises as the total of all carboxylic acid-containing polymer, as polymerized units, from 0.5 to 9% carboxylic acid monomer by weight, based on the total weight of said carboxylic acid-containing polymer.
Motion multiplication device for windows or doors comprising a plurality of balls (5, 57, 59) recirculating along a ring path, said ring path being defined in a containment body adapted to move forward as a consequence of a thrust applied to it, said balls (5, 57, 59) being configured to recirculate within said ring path following said advancement motion of said containment body, said recirculation movement of said balls (5, 57, 59) within said ring path being adapted to transmit a further relative forward motion to a driven element, so that said driven element advances by an amount greater than the amount of advancement of said containment body.
An implantable neurological device comprising: a cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422) having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner lumen; and a microelectrode film (205, 235, 245, 260, 265) comprising a plurality of microelectrode elements (103, 142, 162, 204, 207, 231, 248, 249, 312, 322, 376, 384, 408, 410, 742, 504, 524, 550, 582, 594, 1045, 1055), with a cristal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the microelectrode film (205, 235, 245, 260, 265) disposed toward the distal end of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422), and characterised by the microelectrode film further comprising an extension (164, 186, 185, 206, 232, 434, 272, 206, 208, 238, 247, 275) extending from the distal end of the microelectrode film (205, 235, 245, 260, 265) a portion of the extension (164, 186, 185, 206, 232, 434, 272, 206, 208, 238, 247, 275) wrapped along the a most distal portion of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422) and extending in the internal lumen of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422) toward the proximal end of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422). a cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422) having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner lumen; and a microelectrode film (205, 235, 245, 260, 265) comprising a plurality of microelectrode elements (103, 142, 162, 204, 207, 231, 248, 249, 312, 322, 376, 384, 408, 410, 742, 504, 524, 550, 582, 594, 1045, 1055), with a cristal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the microelectrode film (205, 235, 245, 260, 265) disposed toward the distal end of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422), and characterised by the microelectrode film further comprising an extension (164, 186, 185, 206, 232, 434, 272, 206, 208, 238, 247, 275) extending from the distal end of the microelectrode film (205, 235, 245, 260, 265) a portion of the extension (164, 186, 185, 206, 232, 434, 272, 206, 208, 238, 247, 275) wrapped along the a most distal portion of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422) and extending in the internal lumen of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422) toward the proximal end of the cylindrical member (102, 192, 202, 203, 222, 236, 252, 422).
Method for operating a fuel cell stack comprising a number of fuel cells, to which oxygen and hydrogen are supplied as reaction gases in a circulation mode in each case, wherein the reaction gases circulate in separate gas circuits (6, 8), fresh reaction gases are introduced into the gas circuits (6, 8) via supply valves (16a, 16b) and reaction gases present therein are drawn off from the gas circuits (6, 8) via discharge valves (14a, 14b), characterised in that the circulation rate is increased as the gas concentration of the respective reaction gas decreases, independently for each of the two gas circuits (6, 8) in the circulation mode, starting with a gas concentration of, depending on the degree of purity, up to 100% of the respective reaction gas, and in that some of the reaction gas is discharged in the gas circuit and is replaced by fresh reaction gas, when a minimum concentration of the respective reaction gas is achieved.
A method of recovering metal values from manganese-containing materials, comprising the steps of: a. obtaining manganese-containing materials also containing other metals; b. reacting the manganese-containing materials with NH 3 to form MnO and to release the other metals; c. leaching the reacted materials with a mineral acid to form metal salts; d. precipitating and recovering pay metals from the metal salts; and e. precipitating and recovering manganese oxides and hydroxides. a. obtaining manganese-containing materials also containing other metals; b. reacting the manganese-containing materials with NH 3 to form MnO and to release the other metals; c. leaching the reacted materials with a mineral acid to form metal salts; d. precipitating and recovering pay metals from the metal salts; and e. precipitating and recovering manganese oxides and hydroxides.
A capacitive deionization apparatus comprising: an electrode comprising a cathode (11; 13) and an anode (10; 14) in which at least one of the cathode and the anode are formed using ferroelectric material comprising a shifter configured to change a curie point of the ferroelectric material and/or a depressor configured to reduce the dependency of a dielectric constant of the ferroelectric material on the curie point; and a power source unit configured to apply a voltage to the electrode, wherein the ferroelectric material has a dielectric constant higher than a dielectric constant of water, and comprises BaTiO 3 as a base material. an electrode comprising a cathode (11; 13) and an anode (10; 14) in which at least one of the cathode and the anode are formed using ferroelectric material comprising a shifter configured to change a curie point of the ferroelectric material and/or a depressor configured to reduce the dependency of a dielectric constant of the ferroelectric material on the curie point; and a power source unit configured to apply a voltage to the electrode, wherein the ferroelectric material has a dielectric constant higher than a dielectric constant of water, and comprises BaTiO 3 as a base material.
A solid-state battery comprising: a positive-electrode layer; a negative-electrode layer; and a lithium-ion-conducting solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive-electrode layer and the negative-electrode layer, wherein the positive-electrode layer optionally contains a solid electrolyte and, if present, said solid electrolyte is selected from oxide solid electrolytes, phosphate compound solid electrolytes, sulfide solid electrolytes, oxysulfide solid electrolytes and mixtures of above; either or both of the positive-electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer contain a sulfide solid electrolyte, either or both of the negative-electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer contain a complex hydride solid electrolyte, and at least part of the sulfide solid electrolyte is in contact with at least part of the complex hydride solid electrolyte. a positive-electrode layer; a negative-electrode layer; and a lithium-ion-conducting solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive-electrode layer and the negative-electrode layer, wherein the positive-electrode layer optionally contains a solid electrolyte and, if present, said solid electrolyte is selected from oxide solid electrolytes, phosphate compound solid electrolytes, sulfide solid electrolytes, oxysulfide solid electrolytes and mixtures of above; either or both of the positive-electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer contain a sulfide solid electrolyte, either or both of the negative-electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer contain a complex hydride solid electrolyte, and at least part of the sulfide solid electrolyte is in contact with at least part of the complex hydride solid electrolyte.