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A system for preventing use of a mobile device while operating a motor vehicle comprising: a locking device having a housing for connection to the motor vehicle; a locking device processor and memory contained within the housing for storing and executing mobile device locking software; locking device communication circuits contained within the housing and connected to the processor for establishing a connection between the locking device and the mobile device and for sending locking signals to the mobile device when power to the vehicle is turned on; and a mobile device locking application installed on the mobile device for placing the mobile device into a locked condition when the locking signals are received by the mobile device, thereby preventing use of the mobile device, characterized in that the locking device includes functionality for restarting the mobile device locking application by sending a mobile device locking application re-start signal to the mobile device to tell the mobile device locking application to re-start in response to receiving a re-start signal from the mobile device locking application indicating that the mobile device locking application stops running on the mobile device. a locking device having a housing for connection to the motor vehicle; a locking device processor and memory contained within the housing for storing and executing mobile device locking software; locking device communication circuits contained within the housing and connected to the processor for establishing a connection between the locking device and the mobile device and for sending locking signals to the mobile device when power to the vehicle is turned on; and a mobile device locking application installed on the mobile device for placing the mobile device into a locked condition when the locking signals are received by the mobile device, thereby preventing use of the mobile device, characterized in that the locking device includes functionality for restarting the mobile device locking application by sending a mobile device locking application re-start signal to the mobile device to tell the mobile device locking application to re-start in response to receiving a re-start signal from the mobile device locking application indicating that the mobile device locking application stops running on the mobile device.
A method for applying a sealing compound to a surface, in which an annular formation is formed from a plasticized sealing compound and is then applied to the surface, characterized in that the plasticized sealing compound is incorporated annularly in a tempered annular gap open towards the inside or outside and formed between an outer punch and a concentric inner punch received in a cylindrical recess of the outer punch with a gap width that is changeable through a relative axial movement of the punches (14, 18), the sealing compound is pressed completely out of the annular gap through rapid reduction of the gap width to zero and formed into the annular formation and then placed on the surface, wherein the gap width is reduced at such a great speed and the sealing compound is pressed out at such a high speed that an adherence of the molten mass to the gap edges as well as to the surfaces neighboring the annular gap is avoided.
A lid structure for a container having a peripheral wall extending to an upper edge and defining a product containing space, the lid structure comprising: a lower frame for connection to the upper edge of the container, the lower frame defining an access opening giving access to the product containing space; an upper frame, connectable to the lower frame in a snap-fit connection and forming a circumferential first seal therewith; and a lid, arranged to close the opening, the lid and the upper frame engaging and forming a circumferential second seal. a lower frame for connection to the upper edge of the container, the lower frame defining an access opening giving access to the product containing space; an upper frame, connectable to the lower frame in a snap-fit connection and forming a circumferential first seal therewith; and a lid, arranged to close the opening, the lid and the upper frame engaging and forming a circumferential second seal.
A blast protection damper consisting only of a section of duct with a multiplicity of elements each extending across the duct from one wall to an opposite wall of the duct, the elements all extending parallel to each other and being arranged in an array consisting of a multiplicity of lines of said elements, each such line extending across the duct, the elements in each such line being staggered relative to the elements in each adjacent line, and each gap between successive elements within each such line being no wider than the width of each element; wherein the elements are substantially rigid, being of steel, titanium or titanium alloy, and cylindrically-shaped so the elements provide only cylindrical surfaces to scatter blast-waves, and do not comprise sound-absorbing or attenuating material, such that, in the event of a blast wave in the duct, the damper restricts the overpressure downstream of the damper.
A safety harness including a breakaway keeper (100; 200) for use with a lifeline or a lanyard including a connector, the breakaway keeper comprising: a base (101; 201) engaged with a strap (122; 222) of the safety harness; and a loop portion (116; 216) extending outward from the base to form a channel (119; 219) configured and arranged to receive a portion of the connector of the lifeline or lanyard, characterised in that the loop portion includes a first arm (117a; 217a) and a second arm (117b; 217b); wherein the first arm extends outward from a first side of the base, the second arm extends outward from a second side of the base, respective distal ends of the first arm and the second arm extending toward each other and forming a weakened portion (118; 218), wherein the loop portion is configured and arranged to be engaged by the connector of the lifeline or lanyard, and wherein the first and second arms (117a; 217a and 117b; 217b) are configured and arranged to at least temporarily deform so that the weakened portion deforms to release the connector of the lifeline or lanyard when subjected to a predetermined force. a base (101; 201) engaged with a strap (122; 222) of the safety harness; and a loop portion (116; 216) extending outward from the base to form a channel (119; 219) configured and arranged to receive a portion of the connector of the lifeline or lanyard, the loop portion includes a first arm (117a; 217a) and a second arm (117b; 217b); wherein the first arm extends outward from a first side of the base, the second arm extends outward from a second side of the base, respective distal ends of the first arm and the second arm extending toward each other and forming a weakened portion (118; 218), wherein the loop portion is configured and arranged to be engaged by the connector of the lifeline or lanyard, and wherein the first and second arms (117a; 217a and 117b; 217b) are configured and arranged to at least temporarily deform so that the weakened portion deforms to release the connector of the lifeline or lanyard when subjected to a predetermined force.
A metal analyzing plasma CNC cutting machine, comprising: a plasma cutting torch controllable to cut a workpiece with a plasma arc; a lens positioned and configured to capture light from the plasma arc; a spectrometer coupled to receive the captured light from the lens through an optical fiber path and adapted to determine spectral data of the light; at least one computer having a processor and a memory storing spectral analysis software that includes machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to analyze the spectral data and to generate a determined composition indicative of a composition of the workpiece, the spectral analysis software further comprising machine readable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to compare the determined composition to an expected composition of the workpiece and to generate an alert on a user interface of the at least one computer when the determined composition does not match the expected composition. a plasma cutting torch controllable to cut a workpiece with a plasma arc; a lens positioned and configured to capture light from the plasma arc; a spectrometer coupled to receive the captured light from the lens through an optical fiber path and adapted to determine spectral data of the light; at least one computer having a processor and a memory storing spectral analysis software that includes machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to analyze the spectral data and to generate a determined composition indicative of a composition of the workpiece, the spectral analysis software further comprising machine readable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to compare the determined composition to an expected composition of the workpiece and to generate an alert on a user interface of the at least one computer when the determined composition does not match the expected composition.
Process for the preparation of drospirenone comprising the following steps: a) oxidation of the compound 17α-(3-hydroxypropyl)-6β,7β;15β,16β-dimethylene-5β-androstane-3β,5,17β-triol with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a catalytic amount of a compound selected among the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-benzoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-acetamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-carboxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-cyano-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, and the 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical; b) removal of the solvent from the reaction mixture by distillation, obtaining a raw oily product containing 6β,7β;15β,16β-dimethylene-5β-hydroxy-3-oxo-17α-androstane-21,17-carbolactone; c) addition to said raw oily product of a mixture of water and an organic base and heating of the resulting mixture at a temperature comprised between 45 and 90 °C, to form drospirenone. a) oxidation of the compound 17α-(3-hydroxypropyl)-6β,7β;15β,16β-dimethylene-5β-androstane-3β,5,17β-triol with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a catalytic amount of a compound selected among the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-benzoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-acetamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-carboxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, the 4-cyano-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical, and the 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical; b) removal of the solvent from the reaction mixture by distillation, obtaining a raw oily product containing 6β,7β;15β,16β-dimethylene-5β-hydroxy-3-oxo-17α-androstane-21,17-carbolactone; c) addition to said raw oily product of a mixture of water and an organic base and heating of the resulting mixture at a temperature comprised between 45 and 90 °C, to form drospirenone.
A therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or fragment thereof which specifically binds a transforming growth factor α (TGFα) and down-regulates an activity of said TGFα, and a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or fragment thereof which specifically binds a heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) and down-regulates an activity of said HB-EGF, for use in the treatment of a hyperproliferative disease in a subject in need thereof.
A communications system comprising a network node and a plurality of resource limited nodes, wherein the network node comprises a controller operable to estimate a respective optimal sleep duty cycle for each of the resource limited nodes to minimise the overall resource consumption of each individual resource limited node; calculate elements p ij of a probability metric, a given element p ij being a function of the ratio of the duty cycle for the jth resource-limited node to a sum of the duty cycles of the plurality of resource limited nodes, a distance metric d ij linking the ith and jth resource-limited nodes, and a pre-determined threshold probability; and derive (46, 48) a respective updated optimal sleep duty cycle for each resource limited node using eigenvectors of the probability metric having the least dominant eigenvalues and a transmitter operable to notify parameters of each updated optimal sleep duty cycle to a corresponding resource limited node.
Engine nacelle for an aero gas turbine having a radially inner honeycomb structure layer, arranged on the engine nacelle upstream of a fan, in the region of an inflow-side air intake, characterized in that radially outside of at least one axial part region of the honeycomb structure layer there are arranged noise-damping elements which extend in the axial direction and in the circumferential direction are arranged next one another in annular fashion, - wherein each noise-damping element has at least one radially outer intermediate chamber and one radially inner cavity which extends essentially in the axial direction, and which is connected to the honeycomb structure layer via cutouts, - wherein the noise-damping element is provided with at least one cutout for connecting the intermediate chamber to the cavity, - wherein the intermediate chambers extend between adjacent cavities, so that the noise-damping elements are provided with different height regions in the radial direction. - wherein each noise-damping element has at least one radially outer intermediate chamber and one radially inner cavity which extends essentially in the axial direction, and which is connected to the honeycomb structure layer via cutouts, - wherein the noise-damping element is provided with at least one cutout for connecting the intermediate chamber to the cavity, - wherein the intermediate chambers extend between adjacent cavities, so that the noise-damping elements are provided with different height regions in the radial direction.
Injector receiver, which has an injector nozzle for receiving an inlet section of a fuel injector and a connecting nozzle for receiving a connecting end of a pipeline, characterised in that the connecting end of the pipeline is joined in the connecting nozzle using a solder material by material bonding by means of a solder connection and in the connecting nozzle a solder stop component provided with a through opening is arranged which geometrically delimits the flow of solder when forming the solder connection in a process-secure manner and prevents a flow of solder into the injector nozzle.
A hybrid vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine including a variable valve actuating device configured to change an operation characteristic of an intake valve; an electrical storage device configured to be charged; a rotary electric machine configured to generate driving force for propelling the hybrid vehicle by using electric power that is supplied from the electrical storage device; and a controller configured to cause the hybrid vehicle to travel in a selected one of a charge sustaining mode or a charge depleting mode, the charge sustaining mode being a mode in which a state of charge of the electrical storage device is kept within a predetermined range, the charge depleting mode being a mode in which consumption of the state of charge is given a higher priority as compared to the charge sustaining mode, characterized in that the controller is configured to change a switching condition for switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode such that a first state of charge is higher than a second state of charge, the first state of charge being a state of charge at which the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is unchangeable to a desired operation characteristic, the second state of charge being a state of charge at which the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is changeable to the desired operation characteristic. an internal combustion engine including a variable valve actuating device configured to change an operation characteristic of an intake valve; an electrical storage device configured to be charged; a rotary electric machine configured to generate driving force for propelling the hybrid vehicle by using electric power that is supplied from the electrical storage device; and a controller configured to cause the hybrid vehicle to travel in a selected one of a charge sustaining mode or a charge depleting mode, the charge sustaining mode being a mode in which a state of charge of the electrical storage device is kept within a predetermined range, the charge depleting mode being a mode in which consumption of the state of charge is given a higher priority as compared to the charge sustaining mode, characterized in that the controller is configured to change a switching condition for switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode such that a first state of charge is higher than a second state of charge, the first state of charge being a state of charge at which the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is unchangeable to a desired operation characteristic, the second state of charge being a state of charge at which the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is changeable to the desired operation characteristic.
Apparatus for adjusting two moveable point blades (6a, 6b) arranged between two opposing stock rails (4a, 4b), comprising: a) for each stock rail (4a, 4b), a base plate (8a, 8b) which can be fastened to the stock rail (4a, 4b) and extends, oriented in a largely horizontal manner, into a space located between the two stock rails (4a, 4b); b) a closing unit which can be fastened to the two base plates (8a, 8b) and can be arranged in the space located between the two stock rails (4a, 4b), c) a cam bar guided in the closing unit, with which the point blades (6a, 6b) can be moved between two end positions by way of blade throw rods (22a, 22b) which connect the cam bar to the point blades (6a, 6b), d) a locking can be achieved by way of the interaction between the cam bar guided in the closing unit and at least one locking pawl (24a, 24b) which is mounted such that it can pivot in the closing unit, e) the cam bar can be moved between the two end positions of the point blades (6a, 6b) by a points drive. a) for each stock rail (4a, 4b), a base plate (8a, 8b) which can be fastened to the stock rail (4a, 4b) and extends, oriented in a largely horizontal manner, into a space located between the two stock rails (4a, 4b); b) a closing unit which can be fastened to the two base plates (8a, 8b) and can be arranged in the space located between the two stock rails (4a, 4b), c) a cam bar guided in the closing unit, with which the point blades (6a, 6b) can be moved between two end positions by way of blade throw rods (22a, 22b) which connect the cam bar to the point blades (6a, 6b), d) a locking can be achieved by way of the interaction between the cam bar guided in the closing unit and at least one locking pawl (24a, 24b) which is mounted such that it can pivot in the closing unit, e) the cam bar can be moved between the two end positions of the point blades (6a, 6b) by a points drive.
An anti-reflective film comprising an uneven part including a plurality of projections and a base part, which reduces reflection of visible light on a surface of a substrate by being mounted on the substrate, has a wavelength dispersion structure for applying first wavelength dispersion to visible light transmitting through the anti-reflective film, and contains a wavelength dispersion material for applying second wavelength dispersion to the visible light transmitting through the anti-reflective film; characterized in that the uneven part is the wavelength dispersion structure, a pitch p between tops of adjacent projections of the plurality of projections is a visible light wavelength or shorter, a rate of a height h from the top to the bottom point of a projection to the pitch p between the tops of adjacent projections of the plurality of projections is 0.5 < h/p < 2.0, a transmittance of the visible light transmitting through the anti-reflective film has a fluctuation of lower than 0.5 %, when the fluctuation is defined as a difference between a transmittance in any wavelength of 380 to 780 nm and a transmittance in a wavelength of 550 nm, and the wavelength dispersion material is a visible light-curable material containing a visible light polymerizing agent having a transmittance that increases from the short wavelength side to the long wavelength side.
A gas cylinder comprising a cylinder body internally defining a gas storage space which can be closed by means of a closing valve, wherein said cylinder body comprises: - a tubular wall delimiting said gas storage space, - a bottom wall connected to a lower end of the tubular wall and delimiting the gas storage space on a lower side of the cylinder, - an upper wall connected to an upper end of the tubular wall and delimiting the gas storage space on an upper side of the cylinder opposite to the lower side, - a supporting part connected to the lower wall and having one or more resting portions protruding towards the lower side, - a protection ring manufactured separately and then mounted to the supporting part, said protection ring having: - an annular slot, which accommodates said one or more resting portions, and - a resting surface facing the lower side and free from metal edges, wherein the protection ring has a circular shape and a "U-shaped" section profile with a base wall which forms the resting surface and two side walls (20, 21), characterised in that at least one of the side walls (20, 21) forms a corrugated inner surface with grooves alternating with ribs and extending from the bottom of the annular slot to its opening. - a tubular wall delimiting said gas storage space, - a bottom wall connected to a lower end of the tubular wall and delimiting the gas storage space on a lower side of the cylinder, - an upper wall connected to an upper end of the tubular wall and delimiting the gas storage space on an upper side of the cylinder opposite to the lower side, - a supporting part connected to the lower wall and having one or more resting portions protruding towards the lower side, - a protection ring manufactured separately and then mounted to the supporting part, said protection ring having: - an annular slot, which accommodates said one or more resting portions, and - a resting surface facing the lower side and free from metal edges,