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A process for separating butenes and butanes by extractive distillation using a polar solvent, the process comprising: contacting a hydrocarbon mixture comprising butanes and butenes with a lean solvent mixture comprising water and one or more polar solvents in an extractive distillation column to form an enriched solvent fraction comprising the butenes and solvent(s); recovering an overheads fraction comprising butanes from the extractive distillation column; recovering the enriched solvent fraction as a bottoms fraction from the extractive distillation column; feeding the bottoms fraction to a stripper above a stripping section and below a wash section of the stripper to separate the butenes from the enriched solvent fraction; recovering the lean solvent mixture as a bottoms fraction from the stripper; recovering a stripper overheads fraction comprising butenes and water from the stripper; condensing the stripper overheads fraction to form a condensed water fraction and a product butenes fraction; feeding water as a reflux to a top of the stripper wash section; feeding at least a portion of the condensed water fraction intermediate the top and bottom of the stripper wash section as a second reflux. contacting a hydrocarbon mixture comprising butanes and butenes with a lean solvent mixture comprising water and one or more polar solvents in an extractive distillation column to form an enriched solvent fraction comprising the butenes and solvent(s); recovering an overheads fraction comprising butanes from the extractive distillation column; recovering the enriched solvent fraction as a bottoms fraction from the extractive distillation column; feeding the bottoms fraction to a stripper above a stripping section and below a wash section of the stripper to separate the butenes from the enriched solvent fraction; recovering the lean solvent mixture as a bottoms fraction from the stripper; recovering a stripper overheads fraction comprising butenes and water from the stripper; condensing the stripper overheads fraction to form a condensed water fraction and a product butenes fraction; feeding water as a reflux to a top of the stripper wash section; feeding at least a portion of the condensed water fraction intermediate the top and bottom of the stripper wash section as a second reflux.
A method of processing a substrate using a processing component disposed within a substrate processing system, comprising: receiving, using an interrogator, one or more signals from a remote communication device (600,600A) coupled to a processing component disposed in the substrate processing system, wherein the one or more signals comprises identifier information relating to the processing component; detecting, using a controller (190,612), the presence of the processing component based on the one or more signals; after detecting the presence of the processing component, comparing, using the controller (190,612), the identifier information to processing component identifiers stored in a database to authenticate the processing component; performing, using the controller (190,612), one or more substrate processing operations, based on the authentication of the processing component; processing, using a middleware application residing on the controller (190,612), the one or more signals to generate one or more data parameters; and sending, using the middleware application, the one or more data parameters to a user application through one or more application programming interfaces (APIs). receiving, using an interrogator, one or more signals from a remote communication device (600,600A) coupled to a processing component disposed in the substrate processing system, wherein the one or more signals comprises identifier information relating to the processing component; detecting, using a controller (190,612), the presence of the processing component based on the one or more signals; after detecting the presence of the processing component, comparing, using the controller (190,612), the identifier information to processing component identifiers stored in a database to authenticate the processing component; performing, using the controller (190,612), one or more substrate processing operations, based on the authentication of the processing component; processing, using a middleware application residing on the controller (190,612), the one or more signals to generate one or more data parameters; and sending, using the middleware application, the one or more data parameters to a user application through one or more application programming interfaces (APIs).
Clamping spring for a conductor terminal for connecting an electrical conductor by means of spring force clamping, the clamping spring having an abutment leg for fixing the clamping spring in the conductor terminal, a spring bend adjoining the abutment leg and a clamping leg adjoining the spring bend, the clamping leg being set up for clamping the electrical conductor by means of its free end, the clamping leg having at least one bead embossed in the material of the clamping leg, characterized in that the bead does not extend as far as the free end of the clamping leg but ends before it.
A pair of spectacles for use with one or more hearing instruments, the pair of spectacles comprising: a first wireless spectacle transceiver; a processor; and a first plurality of microphones, the first plurality of microphones forming a first directional microphone array configured for generating a first electrical signal from acoustic signals picked up by the first plurality of microphones; wherein the first wireless spectacle transceiver is configured to transmit the first electrical signal wirelessly to a first hearing instrument; wherein the pair of spectacles further comprises: a second wireless spectacle transceiver; and a second plurality of microphones, the second plurality of microphones forming a second directional microphone array configured for generating a second electrical signal from acoustic signals picked up by the second plurality of microphones; wherein the second wireless spectacle transceiver is configured to transmit the second electrical signal wirelessly to a second hearing instrument; characterised in that the first and the second wireless spectacle transceivers are configured to exchange information between a proximal hearing instrument and a distal hearing instrument via an electrical connection or a wireless link between the first wireless spectacle transceiver and the second wireless spectacle transceiver, the proximal hearing instrument being one of the first and second hearing instruments, and the distal hearing instrument being the other one of the first and second hearing instruments. a first wireless spectacle transceiver; a processor; and a first plurality of microphones, the first plurality of microphones forming a first directional microphone array configured for generating a first electrical signal from acoustic signals picked up by the first plurality of microphones; a second wireless spectacle transceiver; and a second plurality of microphones, the second plurality of microphones forming a second directional microphone array configured for generating a second electrical signal from acoustic signals picked up by the second plurality of microphones; wherein the second wireless spectacle transceiver is configured to transmit the second electrical signal wirelessly to a second hearing instrument; characterised in that the first and the second wireless spectacle transceivers are configured to exchange information between a proximal hearing instrument and a distal hearing instrument via an electrical connection or a wireless link between the first wireless spectacle transceiver and the second wireless spectacle transceiver, the proximal hearing instrument being one of the first and second hearing instruments, and the distal hearing instrument being the other one of the first and second hearing instruments.
Gifford MacMahon type refrigerator for accumulating an extremely low temperature cold, comprising: a vacuum chamber; first and second external cylinders (32, 33) each provided so as to be disposed in the vacuum chamber, the first and second external cylinders (32, 33) enclosing inner spaces; first and second regenerator containers (34, 35) for accumulating cold which are arranged at the inner spaces inside the first and second external cylinders (32, 33), respectively; a first seal ring installed between the first external cylinder and the first regenerator container; a second seal ring installed between the second external cylinder and the second regenerator container; a first expanding chamber formed between the first external cylinder and the first regenerator container; a second expanding chamber formed between the second external cylinder and the second regenerator container; a compressor for compressing a cooling medium gas; a Cu mesh material filled in the first regenerator container; regenerator material particles packed in the second regenerator container; wherein the regenerator material particles have an average particle size of 0.01 to 3 mm, wherein a proportion of particles having a ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter of 2 or less is 90% or more by number, a proportion of particles having a depressed portion having a length of 1/10 to 1/2 of a particle circumferential length of a particle on a particle surface is 30% or more by number and wherein the depressed portion has a depth of 1/10 or less of a particle diameter. a vacuum chamber; first and second external cylinders (32, 33) each provided so as to be disposed in the vacuum chamber, the first and second external cylinders (32, 33) enclosing inner spaces; first and second regenerator containers (34, 35) for accumulating cold which are arranged at the inner spaces inside the first and second external cylinders (32, 33), respectively; a first seal ring installed between the first external cylinder and the first regenerator container; a second seal ring installed between the second external cylinder and the second regenerator container; a first expanding chamber formed between the first external cylinder and the first regenerator container; a second expanding chamber formed between the second external cylinder and the second regenerator container; a compressor for compressing a cooling medium gas; a Cu mesh material filled in the first regenerator container; regenerator material particles packed in the second regenerator container; wherein the regenerator material particles have an average particle size of 0.01 to 3 mm, wherein a proportion of particles having a ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter of 2 or less is 90% or more by number, a proportion of particles having a depressed portion having a length of 1/10 to 1/2 of a particle circumferential length of a particle on a particle surface is 30% or more by number and wherein the depressed portion has a depth of 1/10 or less of a particle diameter.
A rotary electric machine comprising: a stator; a rotor that includes a rotor core that is arranged on an inner peripheral side of the stator and is formed by laminating magnetic steel sheets, two core holders (5, 11) each of them covering an end of the rotor core, and a cooling fan (60, 70) that is attached to each of the core holders; a frame that includes a tubular unit that encloses the stator and the rotor, and a rotor shaft supporting unit (1, 2) that extends in a direction of a rotor shaft and supports the rotor shaft; and a bearing unit (29, 49) that is detachably attached to the rotor shaft supporting unit and rotatably supports the rotor shaft, wherein the cooling fans (60, 70) are constituted by a conical core extending from the core holder (5, 11) to a main plate (63, 73) facing the adjacent rotor shaft supporting unit (1, 2), a groove-like or hole-like holding portion (64, 74) is formed in the surface at which the main plate (63, 73) faces the adjacent rotor shaft supporting unit (1, 2) so that an end portion (13a, 13b) of a bearing attaching and detaching jig (20a, 20b) inserted through the rotor shaft supporting unit is held therein, wherein the groove-like holding portion (64, 74) is provided along a circumferential direction of the cooling fan (60, 70), or a plurality of the hole-like holding portions (64, 74) are provided on a concentric circle centered on an axial center portion of the rotor shaft. a stator; a rotor that includes a rotor core that is arranged on an inner peripheral side of the stator and is formed by laminating magnetic steel sheets, two core holders (5, 11) each of them covering an end of the rotor core, and a cooling fan (60, 70) that is attached to each of the core holders; a frame that includes a tubular unit that encloses the stator and the rotor, and a rotor shaft supporting unit (1, 2) that extends in a direction of a rotor shaft and supports the rotor shaft; and a bearing unit (29, 49) that is detachably attached to the rotor shaft supporting unit and rotatably supports the rotor shaft, wherein the cooling fans (60, 70) are constituted by a conical core extending from the core holder (5, 11) to a main plate (63, 73) facing the adjacent rotor shaft supporting unit (1, 2), a groove-like or hole-like holding portion (64, 74) is formed in the surface at which the main plate (63, 73) faces the adjacent rotor shaft supporting unit (1, 2) so that an end portion (13a, 13b) of a bearing attaching and detaching jig (20a, 20b) inserted through the rotor shaft supporting unit is held therein, wherein the groove-like holding portion (64, 74) is provided along a circumferential direction of the cooling fan (60, 70), or a plurality of the hole-like holding portions (64, 74) are provided on a concentric circle centered on an axial center portion of the rotor shaft.
A light-switchable gene expression system of prokaryotic bacterium, comprising: a) a gene encoding a photosensitive recombinant light-switchable transcription factor, said recombinant light-switchable transcription factor being a fusion protein including a first polypeptide as DNA-binding domain and a second polypeptide as light-switchable domain; and b) a target transcription unit, including a promoter or a promoter-reaction element or a reaction element-promoter containing at least one reaction element recognized/bound by the first polypeptide and the nucleic acid sequence to be transcribed; wherein the first polypeptide is able to specifically recognize said reaction element in the target transcription unit nucleotide sequence, but unable to bind the reaction element or only have a weak binding affinity; the first polypeptide can only bind to the reaction element after homogeneous dimerization of the transcription factor occurring with the assistance of the second polypeptide; wherein said first polypeptide is selected from DNA binding domain of E.coli LexA protein, DNA binding domain of λ phage cI repression protein, DNA binding domain of LacI repression protein and DNA binding domain of tetracycline repression protein TetR, their truncated mutants, and mutants containing 80%-99% similar amino acid sequence, which mutants can bind to the at least one reaction element of the target transcription unit only after homogeneous dimerization of the transcription factor occurring with the assistance of the second polypeptide; wherein the second polypeptide is selected from LOV domain of Neurospora crassa VIVID, AuLOV domain in aureochromel of Stramenopile algae Vaucheria frigida and LOV domain in PpSB1-LOV of Pseudomonas putida, their truncated mutants, and mutants containing 36%-99% similar amino acid sequence, which mutants can enable the first polypeptide to bind to the at least one reaction element of the target transcription unit only after homogeneous dimerization of the transcription factor.
A plant of the species Cucumis melo, comprising in its genome a genetic element, said genetic element comprises a Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus (CVYV)-resistance conferring Quantitative Trait Locus from melon Cuc6491 with accession number NCIMB 41582, and is genetically linked to at least one molecular marker, wherein said marker is selected from a group consisting of E13/M48-259.69-P2, amplification primers SEQ ID Nos: 1 and 2, mobility 259-260 bp; E16/M48-377.36-P2, amplification primers SEQ ID Nos: 3 and 4, mobility 377-378 bp; E13/M48-261.30-P2, amplification primers SEQ ID Nos: 5 and 6, mobility 261-262 bp; and E26/M62-076.8-P2, amplification primers SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8, mobility 76-77 bp, and wherein said plant is resistant to CVYV without the occurrence of necrotic symptoms.
A pressure tube apparatus comprising the following components: (a) a tube for horizontal arrangement in a body of water, comprising: - a first portion allowing inflow of flowing water, and - a second portion, which is configured so that inflowing water can be subjected to a permanent or intermittent pressure change, (b) at least one compensation container, which is connected to a third portion of the tube so that, in a horizontal arrangement of the tube, it can be oriented upwardly and having - at least one opening sealed with a dielectric elastomeric film and - an equalizer valve. (a) a tube for horizontal arrangement in a body of water, comprising: - a first portion allowing inflow of flowing water, and - a second portion, which is configured so that inflowing water can be subjected to a permanent or intermittent pressure change, - a first portion allowing inflow of flowing water, and - a second portion, which is configured so that inflowing water can be subjected to a permanent or intermittent pressure change, (b) at least one compensation container, which is connected to a third portion of the tube so that, in a horizontal arrangement of the tube, it can be oriented upwardly and having - at least one opening sealed with a dielectric elastomeric film and - an equalizer valve. - at least one opening sealed with a dielectric elastomeric film and - an equalizer valve.
Lighting circuit, in particular for a motor vehicle light, comprising: - at least one first light source of the LED type, defined by a first voltage selection, wherein voltage selection for a LED indicates a voltage range within which the junction voltage characteristic lies when the LED is supplied with its nominal current, said first light source being adapted to be driven by a first driving current; - at least one second light source of the LED type, defined by a second voltage selection and adapted to be driven by a second driving current; characterised in that it further comprises: - a first selection circuit adapted to identify said first voltage selection, - a second selection circuit adapted to identify said second voltage selection, and - an electronic control unit operatively connected to said first and second selection circuits and configured to detect the value of an electric quantity whose value is associated to the voltage selection in order to identify which of the first and second light sources has the higher voltage selection, and to regulate the driving current absorbed by the light source defined by the lower voltage selection, so that said driving current follows with a constant ratio the trend of the driving current absorbed by the light source defined by the higher voltage selection, the latter being taken as reference, wherein each selection circuit comprises at least one selection circuit element defined by a selection electric quantity having one of a plurality of predefined levels of electric quantity to which the same number of voltage selection levels of the light sources correspond. - at least one first light source of the LED type, defined by a first voltage selection, wherein voltage selection for a LED indicates a voltage range within which the junction voltage characteristic lies when the LED is supplied with its nominal current, said first light source being adapted to be driven by a first driving current; - at least one second light source of the LED type, defined by a second voltage selection and adapted to be driven by a second driving current; - a first selection circuit adapted to identify said first voltage selection, - a second selection circuit adapted to identify said second voltage selection, and - an electronic control unit operatively connected to said first and second selection circuits and configured to detect the value of an electric quantity whose value is associated to the voltage selection in order to identify which of the first and second light sources has the higher voltage selection, and to regulate the driving current absorbed by the light source defined by the lower voltage selection, so that said driving current follows with a constant ratio the trend of the driving current absorbed by the light source defined by the higher voltage selection, the latter being taken as reference, wherein each selection circuit comprises at least one selection circuit element defined by a selection electric quantity having one of a plurality of predefined levels of electric quantity to which the same number of voltage selection levels of the light sources correspond.
A method of manufacturing a plurality of semiconductor assemblies (100,200), the manufacturing method comprising: thermally processing a first semiconductor assembly comprising a first semiconductor layer disposed on a first support; and thermally processing a second semiconductor assembly comprising a second semiconductor layer disposed on a second support, wherein the first and second semiconductor assemblies are thermally processed simultaneously, and wherein the first and second semiconductor assemblies are arranged such that the first semiconductor layer faces the second semiconductor layer during the thermal processing; characterised in that the first and the second semiconductor layers comprise a material selected from the cadmium sulfide (CdS), indium sulfide (In 2 S3), zinc sulfide (ZnS), zinc telluride (ZnTe), zinc selenide (ZnSe), cadmium selenide (CdSe), cadmium manganese selenide (Cd x Mn1 _x Se), oxygenated cadmium sulfide (CdS:O), copper oxide (CU2O), amorphous or micro-crystalline silicon and Zn(O,H) and combinations thereof. thermally processing a first semiconductor assembly comprising a first semiconductor layer disposed on a first support; and thermally processing a second semiconductor assembly comprising a second semiconductor layer disposed on a second support, wherein the first and second semiconductor assemblies are thermally processed simultaneously, and wherein the first and second semiconductor assemblies are arranged such that the first semiconductor layer faces the second semiconductor layer during the thermal processing; characterised in that the first and the second semiconductor layers comprise a material selected from the cadmium sulfide (CdS), indium sulfide (In 2 S3), zinc sulfide (ZnS), zinc telluride (ZnTe), zinc selenide (ZnSe), cadmium selenide (CdSe), cadmium manganese selenide (Cd x Mn1 _x Se), oxygenated cadmium sulfide (CdS:O), copper oxide (CU2O), amorphous or micro-crystalline silicon and Zn(O,H) and combinations thereof.