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A wood chipping machine for disintegrating material, mainly biological material such as whole trees, branches and other forms of wooden material, which wood chipping machine comprises a disk housing having an ejection opening, a rotor, arranged in the disk housing to be rotatable about its central axis, the rotor comprising a cutter disk having one or more cutter knives arranged with their cutting edges in a substantially radial plane of the cutter disk, the cutter disk having a front side oriented towards a feed inlet of the wood chipping machine, and one or more ejector vanes mounted behind the cutter disk as seen from the feed inlet, where the one or more ejector vanes are mounted on the cutter disk or in a distance from the cutter disk, which ejector vanes extend in a substantially radial direction with respect to the cutter disk and are arranged to rotate during operation of the wood chipping machine, thus creating a centrifugal flow of air and forcing material behind the cutter disk towards the ejection opening of the disk housing, and drive means for driving the rotation of the rotor, where the rotor further comprises one or more chip slots extending through the cutter disk for transporting material chipped by the cutter knives to the back side of the cutter disk during operation of the wood chipping machine, where the wood chipping machine further comprises a peripheral sieving and disintegration device (29, 30, 32-35, 39) including one or more fixed parts that are stationary with respect to the disk housing, and one or more rotating parts that are arranged to rotate with the rotor during operation of the wood chipping machine, the rotating parts and the fixed parts of the peripheral sieving and disintegration device (29, 30, 32-35, 39) being arranged to interact with each other to sieve and disintegrate material passing in a radial direction towards the periphery of the disk housing without passing through the chip slots in the cutter disk to the back side of the cutter disk during operation of the wood chipping machine, where the peripheral sieving and disintegration device (29, 30, 32-35, 39) comprises a sieving device extending along at least a part of the perimeter of the cutter disk and in a substantially axial direction towards the front side of the disk housing and one or more cutter blades, the sieving device having a plurality of openings and the cutter blades being arranged to interact with the edges of the openings of the sieving device to disintegrate pieces of material (10, 26) characterised in that the sieving device extends along less than the full perimeter of the cutter disk, and the peripheral sieving and disintegration device (29, 30, 32-35, 39) further comprises a cover plate extending along at least a part of the perimeter of the cutter disk, where the sieving device does not extend, and in a substantially radial direction in close proximity with the back side of the cutter disk, said cover plate extending within the outer perimeter of the cutter disk, wherein the cover plate is provided with a plurality of through-going passages.
A group-III-nitride layer structure for a normally-off transistor, the layer structure comprising, - an electron-supply layer (704, 705) made of at least one first group-III-nitride material having a first band-gap energy; - a back-barrier layer made of at least one second group-III-nitride material having a second band-gap energy; - a channel layer, which is arranged between the electron-supply layer (704, 705) and the back-barrier layer and which is made of a third group-III-nitride material having a third band-gap energy that is lower than the first and second band-gap energies, wherein - the second group-III-nitride material of the back-barrier layer is of p-type conductivity, while the first group-III-nitride material of the electron-supply layer (704, 705) and the third group-III-nitride material of the channel layer are not of p-type conductivity, - the first band-gap energy of the first group-III-nitride material of the electron-supply layer (704, 705) is smaller than the second band-gap energy of the second group-III-nitride material of the back-barrier layer; and wherein - in absence of an external voltage applied to the layer structure a lower conduction band-edge of the third group-III-nitride material in the channel layer is higher in energy than a Fermi level of the third group-III-nitride material in the channel layer; characterized in that - the back-barrier layer has a thickness of at least 20 nanometer or at least 50 nanometer, and wherein a thickness of the channel layer is at least 15 nanometer and lower than 200 nanometer. - an electron-supply layer (704, 705) made of at least one first group-III-nitride material having a first band-gap energy; - a back-barrier layer made of at least one second group-III-nitride material having a second band-gap energy; - a channel layer, which is arranged between the electron-supply layer (704, 705) and the back-barrier layer and which is made of a third group-III-nitride material having a third band-gap energy that is lower than the first and second band-gap energies, wherein - the second group-III-nitride material of the back-barrier layer is of p-type conductivity, while the first group-III-nitride material of the electron-supply layer (704, 705) and the third group-III-nitride material of the channel layer are not of p-type conductivity, - the first band-gap energy of the first group-III-nitride material of the electron-supply layer (704, 705) is smaller than the second band-gap energy of the second group-III-nitride material of the back-barrier layer; and wherein - in absence of an external voltage applied to the layer structure a lower conduction band-edge of the third group-III-nitride material in the channel layer is higher in energy than a Fermi level of the third group-III-nitride material in the channel layer; characterized in that - the back-barrier layer has a thickness of at least 20 nanometer or at least 50 nanometer, and wherein a thickness of the channel layer is at least 15 nanometer and lower than 200 nanometer.
A phase change memory cell comprising a first electrode; a heater/PCM portion electrically connected to first electrode, the heater/PCM portion comprising a PCM material; a second electrode electrically connected to the PCM material; and an electrical insulator stack surrounding at least some of the heater/PCM portion, the stack comprising a plurality of first layers comprised of a first material and having a plurality of first inner sides facing towards the heater/PCM portion; and a plurality of second layers alternating with the plurality of first layers, the plurality of second layer comprised of a second material that is different from the first material, and the plurality of second layers having a plurality of second inner sides facing towards the heater/PCM portion; characterized in that the plurality of second inner sides that are offset from the plurality of first inner sides forming a plurality of gaps. a first electrode; a heater/PCM portion electrically connected to first electrode, the heater/PCM portion comprising a PCM material; a second electrode electrically connected to the PCM material; and an electrical insulator stack surrounding at least some of the heater/PCM portion, the stack comprising a plurality of first layers comprised of a first material and having a plurality of first inner sides facing towards the heater/PCM portion; and a plurality of second layers alternating with the plurality of first layers, the plurality of second layer comprised of a second material that is different from the first material, and the plurality of second layers having a plurality of second inner sides facing towards the heater/PCM portion; characterized in that the plurality of second inner sides that are offset from the plurality of first inner sides forming a plurality of gaps.
A method of manufacturing an electrolyte tank, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a coated fabric by coating a woven fabric or organic fibre with rubber, preparing a membrane by laminating one or more layers of the coated fabric, vulcanizing or crosslinking the membrane using pressure and heat to provide a vulcanized membrane, press-jointing the vulcanized membrane to form an envelope-like bag-shaped container, and bending the envelope-like bag-shaped container to a prescribed shape and introducing liquid thereto to form the electrolyte tank. preparing a coated fabric by coating a woven fabric or organic fibre with rubber, preparing a membrane by laminating one or more layers of the coated fabric, vulcanizing or crosslinking the membrane using pressure and heat to provide a vulcanized membrane, press-jointing the vulcanized membrane to form an envelope-like bag-shaped container, and bending the envelope-like bag-shaped container to a prescribed shape and introducing liquid thereto to form the electrolyte tank.
Stable solid composition comprising a first carrier and an adsorbate adsorbed thereon, said adsorbate comprising at least one active component and an additional hydrophobic component contributing to the enhancement of the stability of the at least one active component and referred to as a "hydrophobic stabilizer," characterised in that, • said carrier is a calcium phosphate having a solubility in water lower than 0.1wt% at room temperature, in that • the active component is oil-soluble and soluble in the hydrophobic stabilizer and is selected from, the group consisting of vitamins, flavours, carotenoids, xanthophylls, antioxidants, oil-soluble enzymes and oil-soluble proteins, and in that • said hydrophobic stabilizer comprises one or more C 3-22 fatty acids or ester or glyceride derivatives thereof, or mixture thereof. • said carrier is a calcium phosphate having a solubility in water lower than 0.1wt% at room temperature, in that • the active component is oil-soluble and soluble in the hydrophobic stabilizer and is selected from, the group consisting of vitamins, flavours, carotenoids, xanthophylls, antioxidants, oil-soluble enzymes and oil-soluble proteins, and in that • said hydrophobic stabilizer comprises one or more C 3-22 fatty acids or ester or glyceride derivatives thereof, or mixture thereof.
A tire valve comprising: a valve stem configured to pass through a valve mount hole extending through a rim of a tire wheel from an inner side of the rim, and to be screwed with a nut on an outer side of the rim; a retaining part extending sideways from a proximal end of the valve stem; an electronic device having a connection part that fits onto an outer side of the retaining part; and a support ring set on the valve stem, the support ring and a portion of the connection part are adapted to be sandwiched between the retaining part and an opening edge of the valve mount hole by fastening the nut, characterized by an interference avoidance part formed by cutting off part of an outer circumferential surface of the support ring and configured to be positioned adjacent to a wheel wall portion of the tire wheel near the valve mount hole, and guide parts (35, 57) provided to the support ring and the electronic device, wherein the guide parts (35, 57) are adapted to slide on each other by fastening the nut thereby causing the support ring and the electronic device to approach, to guide the support ring and the electronic device toward a normal rotational position where the support ring and the electronic device are at correct rotational positions relative to each other around the valve stem, when the support ring and the electronic device are displaced from the normal rotational position. a valve stem configured to pass through a valve mount hole extending through a rim of a tire wheel from an inner side of the rim, and to be screwed with a nut on an outer side of the rim; a retaining part extending sideways from a proximal end of the valve stem; an electronic device having a connection part that fits onto an outer side of the retaining part; and a support ring set on the valve stem, the support ring and a portion of the connection part are adapted to be sandwiched between the retaining part and an opening edge of the valve mount hole by fastening the nut, characterized by an interference avoidance part formed by cutting off part of an outer circumferential surface of the support ring and configured to be positioned adjacent to a wheel wall portion of the tire wheel near the valve mount hole, and guide parts (35, 57) provided to the support ring and the electronic device, wherein the guide parts (35, 57) are adapted to slide on each other by fastening the nut thereby causing the support ring and the electronic device to approach, to guide the support ring and the electronic device toward a normal rotational position where the support ring and the electronic device are at correct rotational positions relative to each other around the valve stem, when the support ring and the electronic device are displaced from the normal rotational position.
A method for fabricating a photovoltaic cell with a metal contact pattern on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, the method comprising: - locally smoothening said surface of said semiconductor substrate by means of a first laser, at predetermined locations in accordance with said metal contact pattern; - forming an emitter region at said surface of said semiconductor substrate after said step of locally smoothening said surface; - providing a dielectric layer on said surface of said semiconductor substrate after said step of forming said emitter region; - forming openings through said dielectric layer by means of a second laser, thereby locally exposing the underlying surface of said semiconductor substrate at locations corresponding to said metal contact pattern; and - providing metal contacts at exposed regions of said surface of said semiconductor substrate by means of plating. - locally smoothening said surface of said semiconductor substrate by means of a first laser, at predetermined locations in accordance with said metal contact pattern; - forming an emitter region at said surface of said semiconductor substrate after said step of locally smoothening said surface; - providing a dielectric layer on said surface of said semiconductor substrate after said step of forming said emitter region; - forming openings through said dielectric layer by means of a second laser, thereby locally exposing the underlying surface of said semiconductor substrate at locations corresponding to said metal contact pattern; and - providing metal contacts at exposed regions of said surface of said semiconductor substrate by means of plating.
A combustor for a turbomachine, comprising: a head end assembly including an end cover and a center body disposed proximate to the end cover and defining an interior and being configured to direct compressed air along an annulus in a first direction at a region defined radially about the interior until the flow of the compressed air impinges upon the end cover and to direct the compressed air to flow radially inwardly along a plane of the end cover toward the center body whereupon the compressed air is redirected; the compressed air then flowing through the center body and away from the end cover in a second direction toward the interior, the first and second directions being substantially opposed; a manifold configured to be supplied with fuel; and a tubular body defining a pathway along which the air is transmittable in a third direction from the annulus to the interior, the third direction being transverse to the first and second directions, the tubular body including a sidewall extendible through the manifold, the sidewall defining an injection hole within the manifold by which transmitted air is mixable with the fuel. a head end assembly including an end cover and a center body disposed proximate to the end cover and defining an interior and being configured to direct compressed air along an annulus in a first direction at a region defined radially about the interior until the flow of the compressed air impinges upon the end cover and to direct the compressed air to flow radially inwardly along a plane of the end cover toward the center body whereupon the compressed air is redirected; the compressed air then flowing through the center body and away from the end cover in a second direction toward the interior, the first and second directions being substantially opposed; a manifold configured to be supplied with fuel; and a tubular body defining a pathway along which the air is transmittable in a third direction from the annulus to the interior, the third direction being transverse to the first and second directions, the tubular body including a sidewall extendible through the manifold, the sidewall defining an injection hole within the manifold by which transmitted air is mixable with the fuel.
A synthetic bead comprising: a solid-phase body made of a synthetic material, the solid-phase body comprising a surface, a plurality of molecules attached to at least part of the surface, the molecules comprising a functional group selected for attracting one or more mineral particles to the molecules, wherein the synthetic material is selected from a group consisting of polyamides (nylon), polyesters, polyurethanes, phenol-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, polyacetal, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polyacrylonitrile, poly(vinyl chloride), polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinylidene chloride), polyisoprene, polybutadiene, polyacrylates, poly(carbonate), phenolic resin and polydimethylsiloxane, said functional group is configured to cause the surface to be hydrophobic, the surface is made of a polymer functionalized with the molecules, and wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polysiloxanates. a solid-phase body made of a synthetic material, the solid-phase body comprising a surface, a plurality of molecules attached to at least part of the surface, the molecules comprising a functional group selected for attracting one or more mineral particles to the molecules, wherein the synthetic material is selected from a group consisting of polyamides (nylon), polyesters, polyurethanes, phenol-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, polyacetal, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polyacrylonitrile, poly(vinyl chloride), polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinylidene chloride), polyisoprene, polybutadiene, polyacrylates, poly(carbonate), phenolic resin and polydimethylsiloxane, said functional group is configured to cause the surface to be hydrophobic, the surface is made of a polymer functionalized with the molecules, and wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polysiloxanates.
A medical needle assembly comprising: a cannula including a beveled distal end; a base secured to the cannula and including a channel; and a needle cover comprising a hub portion (84, 84a) adapted to be secured to the base, wherein the hub portion includes a bottom surface, a pair of sidewalls extending from the bottom surface, a pair of guidewalls extending toward each other from upper ends of the sidewalls and intersecting at a bevel indicator, a projection aligned with the bevel indicator, extending proximally away from the bevel indicator, and configured to be received by the channel when the hub portion is secured to the base, and a pair of wings extending outwardly from said sidewalls, and wherein the wings are foldable to overlay at least a portion of the guidewalls and contact the guidewalls and each other, and the beveled distal end of the cannula is configured to be aligned with the projection and the channel when the hub portion is secured to the base. a cannula including a beveled distal end; a base secured to the cannula and including a channel; and a needle cover comprising a hub portion (84, 84a) adapted to be secured to the base, wherein the hub portion includes a bottom surface, a pair of sidewalls extending from the bottom surface, a pair of guidewalls extending toward each other from upper ends of the sidewalls and intersecting at a bevel indicator, a projection aligned with the bevel indicator, extending proximally away from the bevel indicator, and configured to be received by the channel when the hub portion is secured to the base, and a pair of wings extending outwardly from said sidewalls, and wherein a bottom surface, a pair of sidewalls extending from the bottom surface, a pair of guidewalls extending toward each other from upper ends of the sidewalls and intersecting at a bevel indicator, a projection aligned with the bevel indicator, extending proximally away from the bevel indicator, and configured to be received by the channel when the hub portion is secured to the base, and a pair of wings extending outwardly from said sidewalls, and wherein the wings are foldable to overlay at least a portion of the guidewalls and contact the guidewalls and each other, and the beveled distal end of the cannula is configured to be aligned with the projection and the channel when the hub portion is secured to the base.
A molded part, comprising a decorative layer having a front side designed as a visible layer and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the decorative layer comprises on its front side a decorative layer formed from a wood veneer, wherein a grain structure of the wood veneer is visible on the front side of the decorative layer, wherein the grain structure has light regions and dark regions, wherein a plurality of light passages for conducting light from the back side of the decorative layer to the front side of the decorative layer, which is designed as the visible side, is provided in the decorative layer, wherein the light passages extend through the decorative layer, a transparent or translucent substrate, wherein the substrate is provided on the back side of the decorative layer, a light element comprising at least one light source, wherein the light element is provided for illuminating the light passages, and wherein the light element is provided on the back side of the substrate, characterized in that the light passages for simulating the grain structure of the wood veneer are arranged on the front side of the decorative layer in such a way that the density of the light passages in the decorative layer depends on the grain structure on the front side of the wood veneer, a higher density of light passages or a lower density thereof being provided in the dark regions of the grain structure than in the light regions of the grain structure.