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An optical stack comprising: a linear absorbing polarizer; and a reflective polarizer (110, 310) disposed on, and bonded to, the linear absorbing polarizer, for substantially normally incident light and for at least a first wavelength in a visible wavelength range extending from about 420 nm to about 650 nm: the reflective polarizer (110, 310) has an optical reflectance of at least 60% for a first polarization state and an optical transmittance of at least 60% for an orthogonal second polarization state; and the linear absorbing polarizer has an optical absorbance of at least 60% for the first polarization state and an optical transmittance of at least 60% for the second polarization state; wherein, when heated at 105 deg. C for 15 minutes, a difference in shrinkage of the reflective polarizer and the linear absorbing polarizer along the first and second polarization states is greater than about zero and 0.2%, respectively; and wherein the reflective polarizer (110, 310) comprises a plurality of alternating first and second polymeric layers (361, 362), such that for at least the first wavelength, the first polymeric layers have a smaller average in-plane index of refraction than the second polymeric layers, the first polymeric layers having a glass transition temperature of at least 107 deg. C. a linear absorbing polarizer; and a reflective polarizer (110, 310) disposed on, and bonded to, the linear absorbing polarizer, for substantially normally incident light and for at least a first wavelength in a visible wavelength range extending from about 420 nm to about 650 nm: the reflective polarizer (110, 310) has an optical reflectance of at least 60% for a first polarization state and an optical transmittance of at least 60% for an orthogonal second polarization state; and the linear absorbing polarizer has an optical absorbance of at least 60% for the first polarization state and an optical transmittance of at least 60% for the second polarization state; the reflective polarizer (110, 310) has an optical reflectance of at least 60% for a first polarization state and an optical transmittance of at least 60% for an orthogonal second polarization state; and the linear absorbing polarizer has an optical absorbance of at least 60% for the first polarization state and an optical transmittance of at least 60% for the second polarization state; wherein, when heated at 105 deg. C for 15 minutes, a difference in shrinkage of the reflective polarizer and the linear absorbing polarizer along the first and second polarization states is greater than about zero and 0.2%, respectively; and wherein the reflective polarizer (110, 310) comprises a plurality of alternating first and second polymeric layers (361, 362), such that for at least the first wavelength, the first polymeric layers have a smaller average in-plane index of refraction than the second polymeric layers, the first polymeric layers having a glass transition temperature of at least 107 deg. C.
Isolated electrical network having at least a first energy producer which uses a regenerative energy source, the energy producer being a wind turbine having a first generator, there being provided a second generator which can be coupled to an internal combustion engine, wherein the wind turbine has a busbar which guides a direct-current voltage for supplying the energy produced into the isolated electrical network which guides an alternatingcurrent voltage, wherein, when a value falls below the required power of the energy producers which use the regenerative energy source, electrical intermediate stores (12, 14, 18) are initially used in order to discharge energy into the isolated electrical network, and wherein intermediate stores of the type of an accumulator block or battery store are used to support the network only when the power required by the isolated electrical network cannot be provided by the regenerative energy sources at all or only in an inadequate manner, characterised in that the wind turbine can be controlled in terms of its speed and blade adjustment, and a device which is connected to the busbar in order to detect the power required in the electrical insulated network is provided, and there is provided a synchronous generator which has the function of a network former, the synchronous generator being able to operate to this end in motor operation and the energy required for the motor operation being provided by the wind turbine.
A method for measuring the level of the Mesothelin protein (MSLN) in a biological sample of formalin-fixed tissue, comprising detecting and/or quantifying the amount of a MSLN fragment peptide in a protein digest prepared from said biological sample using mass spectrometry; and calculating the level of MSLN protein in said sample; wherein the MSLN fragment peptide comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth as SEQ ID NO:1 or an amino acid sequence as set forth as SEQ ID NO:2; and wherein said level is a relative level or an absolute level.
A method for operating a side-channel pump, in which an impeller rotates in a working chamber provided with a side channel, having the following steps: a.the side-channel pump is operated at an overspeed with a gas-filled working chamber b.the speed is reduced to an operating speed in order to pump a liquid. a.the side-channel pump is operated at an overspeed with a gas-filled working chamber b.the speed is reduced to an operating speed in order to pump a liquid.
A method of showing the orientation between a viewer and a target item in a display of a mobile platform further comprising a camera, the method comprising: displaying an image taken by the camera in a direction that a viewer is facing, wherein the viewer is pointing the camera in the direction that the viewer is facing; determining the direction that the viewer is facing; generating a virtual mask surrounding the viewer, the virtual mask having a variation that provides information about the direction to a target item, the variation in the virtual mask being associated with the position of the target item so that the orientation of the variation in the virtual mask with respect to the target item does not change; displaying over the image a portion of the virtual mask that is in the direction that the viewer is facing, wherein the variation in the virtual mask is visible in the display to provide information to the viewer about the direction of the target item, wherein the variation in the virtual mask is not displayed when either the viewer is directly facing the target item or facing directly away from the target item. displaying an image taken by the camera in a direction that a viewer is facing, wherein the viewer is pointing the camera in the direction that the viewer is facing; determining the direction that the viewer is facing; generating a virtual mask surrounding the viewer, the virtual mask having a variation that provides information about the direction to a target item, the variation in the virtual mask being associated with the position of the target item so that the orientation of the variation in the virtual mask with respect to the target item does not change; displaying over the image a portion of the virtual mask that is in the direction that the viewer is facing, wherein the variation in the virtual mask is visible in the display to provide information to the viewer about the direction of the target item, wherein the variation in the virtual mask is not displayed when either the viewer is directly facing the target item or facing directly away from the target item.
A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material, comprising press molding an unmolded material comprising a thermoplastic resin, discontinuous carbon fibers, and a carbon black, wherein in the fiber-reinforced composite material, a matrix resin is reinforced with fibers, wherein the matrix resin comprises a thermoplastic resin and a carbon black, the fibers are carbon fibers having a length with a range of 3 mm to 100 mm, a part of the carbon fibers forms fiber bundles, an orientation of the fibers is random, a thickness of a thinnest part of the matrix resin, which is located between an outermost surface of the composite material and the fibers existing in an inside of the composite material, is 0.5 μm to less than 100 μm, and an amount of the carbon black added in the composite material is 0.1% by weight to 20% by weight.
Cookware (201, 301) having a handle attached to its side wall and having a thermogenerator (204, 302) which supplies power to an electrical consumer load (303, 304, 305), characterised in that the thermogenerator (204, 302) is arranged between the handle and the side wall.
A method of providing a graphical user interface for a multimedia device, the method comprising: Selecting, from among a set of available GUI items having an order, and displaying on a screen of the multimedia device first GUI items of different sizes and different brightness, saturation or transparency, the displayed items being selectable by a user on the screen; and when the user drags on an area of the GUI other than the one where the GUI items are displayed, removing from the screen at least one of the first GUI items displayed on the screen by zooming in or zooming out of the at least one of the first GUI items and displaying on the screen at least one second GUI item, from among said set of available GUI items, that was not previously displayed on the screen, furthermore, simultaneously with the display of said first GUI items, displaying a position guide showing, in said order, marks indicating all items of said a set of available GUI items, wherein: - marks for items that are currently displayed on the screen are shown to be different from marks for items that are not currently displayed on the screen; and - brightness, saturation or transparency of the marks for items that are currently displayed on the screen correspond, respectively, to brightness, saturation or transparency of the corresponding GUI items that are currently displayed. Selecting, from among a set of available GUI items having an order, and displaying on a screen of the multimedia device first GUI items of different sizes and different brightness, saturation or transparency, the displayed items being selectable by a user on the screen; and when the user drags on an area of the GUI other than the one where the GUI items are displayed, removing from the screen at least one of the first GUI items displayed on the screen by zooming in or zooming out of the at least one of the first GUI items and displaying on the screen at least one second GUI item, from among said set of available GUI items, that was not previously displayed on the screen, furthermore, simultaneously with the display of said first GUI items, displaying a position guide showing, in said order, marks indicating all items of said a set of available GUI items, wherein: - marks for items that are currently displayed on the screen are shown to be different from marks for items that are not currently displayed on the screen; and - brightness, saturation or transparency of the marks for items that are currently displayed on the screen correspond, respectively, to brightness, saturation or transparency of the corresponding GUI items that are currently displayed. - marks for items that are currently displayed on the screen are shown to be different from marks for items that are not currently displayed on the screen; and - brightness, saturation or transparency of the marks for items that are currently displayed on the screen correspond, respectively, to brightness, saturation or transparency of the corresponding GUI items that are currently displayed.
A binding syringe comprising: an outer body having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end having an opening for extracting biological fluid; a middle chamber configured to be positioned within the outer body, the middle chamber having an open distal end, a closed proximal end, and an outer surface including a plurality of pores, the pores being configured to retain products from the biological fluid extracted by the outer body; an inner body configured to be positioned within the middle chamber, the inner body including a proximal end having a first opening and a distal end having a second opening through which the biological fluid flows; and a plunger configured to be positioned within the inner body, the plunger being configured to move within the inner body, thereby pushing and pulling the biological fluid in and out of the second opening in the inner body; wherein a flow path is created through the opening in the proximal end of the outer body, around the middle chamber, and through the first opening in the inner body. an outer body having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end having an opening for extracting biological fluid; a middle chamber configured to be positioned within the outer body, the middle chamber having an open distal end, a closed proximal end, and an outer surface including a plurality of pores, the pores being configured to retain products from the biological fluid extracted by the outer body; an inner body configured to be positioned within the middle chamber, the inner body including a proximal end having a first opening and a distal end having a second opening through which the biological fluid flows; and a plunger configured to be positioned within the inner body, the plunger being configured to move within the inner body, thereby pushing and pulling the biological fluid in and out of the second opening in the inner body; wherein a flow path is created through the opening in the proximal end of the outer body, around the middle chamber, and through the first opening in the inner body.
Process for reduction of energy consumption during the pretreatment of biomass characterized in that the feedstock processing parameter FPP is selected within the range of from 1.5 to 7.0 kg ∗ % h ∗ m m 2, wherein the feedstock processing parameter FPP is thereby determined as follows: FPP = 1 PRP h kg % × outletarea mm 2 × 100, wherein the pretreatment resistance parameter PRP is thereby determined as follows: PRP = lignin wt. − % xylose wt. − % × moisture wt. − % × m ̇ kg h × 1000.
A regeneration and desulfating system comprising: an exhaust conduit in fluid communication with an exhaust fluid from an engine, wherein the exhaust conduit comprises a first oxidation catalyst, a NO x adsorber, and a second oxidation catalyst coupled to a particulate filter disposed in serial fluid communication within the exhaust conduit; a fuel source; a reformer in fluid communication with the fuel source, wherein the reformer is adapted to generate a hydrogen and carbon monoxide containing fluid from a fuel supplied by the fuel source; a regeneration conduit in fluid communication with the exhaust conduit and the reformer; and valve (22, 24, 26) means disposed in the regeneration conduit for selectively controlling and directing the hydrogen and carbon monoxide containing fluid from the reformer to the first oxidation catalyst, the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter, the NO x adsorber, or a combination thereof; wherein the exhaust fluid from the engine first flows through the first oxidation catalyst, then the NO x adsorber, and then the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter; or wherein the exhaust fluid from the engine first flows through the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter, then the first oxidation catalyst, and then the NO x adsorber; or wherein the exhaust fluid from the engine first flows through the first oxidation catalyst, then the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter, and then the NO x adsorber. an exhaust conduit in fluid communication with an exhaust fluid from an engine, wherein the exhaust conduit comprises a first oxidation catalyst, a NO x adsorber, and a second oxidation catalyst coupled to a particulate filter disposed in serial fluid communication within the exhaust conduit; a fuel source; a reformer in fluid communication with the fuel source, wherein the reformer is adapted to generate a hydrogen and carbon monoxide containing fluid from a fuel supplied by the fuel source; a regeneration conduit in fluid communication with the exhaust conduit and the reformer; and valve (22, 24, 26) means disposed in the regeneration conduit for selectively controlling and directing the hydrogen and carbon monoxide containing fluid from the reformer to the first oxidation catalyst, the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter, the NO x adsorber, or a combination thereof; wherein the exhaust fluid from the engine first flows through the first oxidation catalyst, then the NO x adsorber, and then the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter; or wherein the exhaust fluid from the engine first flows through the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter, then the first oxidation catalyst, and then the NO x adsorber; or wherein the exhaust fluid from the engine first flows through the first oxidation catalyst, then the coupled second oxidation catalyst and particulate filter, and then the NO x adsorber.
An apparatus comprising: a plurality of sub-units; and one or more connecting members for connecting the plurality of sub-units together in a chain, wherein the plurality of sub-units is held together in the chain by the one or more connecting members disposed between the sub-units, wherein each sub-unit comprises at least one groove through which the connecting member, or one of the connecting members, is movable to allow adjacent sub-units to be rotated around at least one rotational axis relative to each other by a user, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a locking mechanism configured to lock adjacent sub-units together, thereby resisting rotation of adjacent sub-units and resisting disengagement of adjacent sub-units. a plurality of sub-units; and one or more connecting members for connecting the plurality of sub-units together in a chain, wherein the plurality of sub-units is held together in the chain by the one or more connecting members disposed between the sub-units, wherein each sub-unit comprises at least one groove through which the connecting member, or one of the connecting members, is movable to allow adjacent sub-units to be rotated around at least one rotational axis relative to each other by a user, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a locking mechanism configured to lock adjacent sub-units together, thereby resisting rotation of adjacent sub-units and resisting disengagement of adjacent sub-units.
A method of forming a fiber reinforced article comprising following steps: 101) providing a composite preform comprising of thermoplastic polymer matrix and reinforcing fibers, wherein the preform comprises an initial volume and initial fiber orientation, 102) loading the preform inside a radial molding apparatus comprising of at least three adjacent die segments next to each other forming a mold cavity in an initial position having an initial volume, 103) molding the preform by moving the die segments, which are in direct contact with each other during the initial position and movement and a compressed position, and which are perpendicular to a common longitudinal axis of the preform, wherein the initial volume of the mold cavity decreases and the die segments compress the preform to a form defined by the mold cavity in the compressed position having a final volume, which is smaller or equal to the initial volume of the preform, wherein before or after the molding step, at least one piston (4, 5) is slid towards the preform inside the mold cavity along the common longitudinal axis of the preform to further facilitate the compression of the preform by sealing the mold cavity from at least one end, 104) opening the mold cavity, and 105) removing the obtained fiber reinforced article, which comprises a tailored fiber orientation, from the mold cavity, wherein the continuous reinforcing fibers follow to a surface contour of said article. 101) providing a composite preform comprising of thermoplastic polymer matrix and reinforcing fibers, wherein the preform comprises an initial volume and initial fiber orientation, 102) loading the preform inside a radial molding apparatus comprising of at least three adjacent die segments next to each other forming a mold cavity in an initial position having an initial volume, 103) molding the preform by moving the die segments, which are in direct contact with each other during the initial position and movement and a compressed position, and which are perpendicular to a common longitudinal axis of the preform, wherein the initial volume of the mold cavity decreases and the die segments compress the preform to a form defined by the mold cavity in the compressed position having a final volume, which is smaller or equal to the initial volume of the preform, wherein before or after the molding step, at least one piston (4, 5) is slid towards the preform inside the mold cavity along the common longitudinal axis of the preform to further facilitate the compression of the preform by sealing the mold cavity from at least one end, 104) opening the mold cavity, and 105) removing the obtained fiber reinforced article, which comprises a tailored fiber orientation, from the mold cavity, wherein the continuous reinforcing fibers follow to a surface contour of said article.
A thermometer device for temporal artery area measurement, configured to be used in a stationary position, comprising: - an elongated body extending in an axial direction with a front portion having an front end border arranged on a sensing plane, wherein the body is circumscribed in a cylinder C defined by a primitive defined by the external edge of the front end border and the axial direction X, and the body additionally comprises a top and/or bottom flattened portion (11,12), - an array of at least N infra-red sensors, with N greater than 8, - a sensing region extending in the sensing plane over an area denoted SRA, at a distance denoted LF from a plane P2 containing the infra-red sensors, the sensing region being encompassed within the border of the front portion, - at least an optical lens, interposed between the infra-red sensors and the sensing region, to deviate light rays, wherein LF 2 < K x SRA, with K =3. - an elongated body extending in an axial direction with a front portion having an front end border arranged on a sensing plane, wherein the body is circumscribed in a cylinder C defined by a primitive defined by the external edge of the front end border and the axial direction X, and the body additionally comprises a top and/or bottom flattened portion (11,12), - an array of at least N infra-red sensors, with N greater than 8, - a sensing region extending in the sensing plane over an area denoted SRA, at a distance denoted LF from a plane P2 containing the infra-red sensors, the sensing region being encompassed within the border of the front portion, - at least an optical lens, interposed between the infra-red sensors and the sensing region, to deviate light rays, wherein LF 2 < K x SRA, with K =3.