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A method comprising: receiving information (600, 700) indicative of vehicle position of a riding yard maintenance vehicle including a cutting deck having at least one cutting blade mounted therein; receiving an indication of a triggering event, the triggering event indicating a presence of an obstacle proximate to the riding yard maintenance vehicle; and causing, via processing circuitry, recordation of an obstacle identifier in association with the vehicle position responsive to receipt of the indication, characterized by generating an operational control function responsive to the vehicle position being within a predefined distance of the recorded obstacle identifier, wherein generating the operational control function comprises: stopping of the cutting blade, stopping operation of a power-take-off PTO, or adjusting the height of the cutting blade, wherein the triggering event is initiated based on a combination of passive activity and an active event and wherein the triggering event is initially detected passively and requires active participation from an operator to confirm the existence of the obstacle or to annotate characteristics of the obstacle or to identify the obstacle. receiving information (600, 700) indicative of vehicle position of a riding yard maintenance vehicle including a cutting deck having at least one cutting blade mounted therein; receiving an indication of a triggering event, the triggering event indicating a presence of an obstacle proximate to the riding yard maintenance vehicle; and causing, via processing circuitry, recordation of an obstacle identifier in association with the vehicle position responsive to receipt of the indication, characterized by generating an operational control function responsive to the vehicle position being within a predefined distance of the recorded obstacle identifier, wherein generating the operational control function comprises: stopping of the cutting blade, stopping operation of a power-take-off PTO, or adjusting the height of the cutting blade, wherein the triggering event is initiated based on a combination of passive activity and an active event and wherein the triggering event is initially detected passively and requires active participation from an operator to confirm the existence of the obstacle or to annotate characteristics of the obstacle or to identify the obstacle.
Apparatus for closing containers with screwing caps, wherein the apparatus has a closing head which at least at times carries the cap, and wherein a rotary drive is provided which rotates the cap relative to the container, wherein the apparatus has a distance determining device which at least at times during a closing process determines a distance (d) between a mouth of the container and the cap in a longitudinal direction of the container, wherein the apparatus comprises a processor device which detects a closing state of the cap relative to the container from the detected distance (d) and the apparatus comprises a storing device in which data characteristic of a thread are stored, characterized in that on the basis of these data the processor device detects from the measured distance (d), around which angle of rotation the cap has further to be rotated in order to obtain a complete closure of the container.
A method for making a nuclear fuel rod cladding tube comprising: wrapping SiC fibers around a metal alloy tube; filling the interstices of the SiC fiber wrappings with SiC nano-sized particles; and, exposing the surface of the SiC wrapped tube at a temperature between 25°C to 600°C to at least one cycle of alternating, non-overlapping pulses of gaseous precursors containing a carbon compound and a silicon compound to form a SiC monolayer, each cycle followed by a pulse of a carrier gas to remove non-silicon and carbon constituents from the monolayer, wherein the gaseous precursors are carbon iodine and silicon iodine, and the carrier gas removes iodine constituents from the monolayer, and wherein the SiC nano-sized particles have an average particle size distribution from 10 nm to 1000 nm. wrapping SiC fibers around a metal alloy tube; filling the interstices of the SiC fiber wrappings with SiC nano-sized particles; and, exposing the surface of the SiC wrapped tube at a temperature between 25°C to 600°C to at least one cycle of alternating, non-overlapping pulses of gaseous precursors containing a carbon compound and a silicon compound to form a SiC monolayer, each cycle followed by a pulse of a carrier gas to remove non-silicon and carbon constituents from the monolayer, wherein the gaseous precursors are carbon iodine and silicon iodine, and the carrier gas removes iodine constituents from the monolayer, and wherein the SiC nano-sized particles have an average particle size distribution from 10 nm to 1000 nm.
An assembly for lining a structural wall of a gas turbine combustor, the structural wall having a plurality of fixing apertures provided therethrough, the assembly comprising; a liner element and a plurality of fixing elements, wherein the liner element is manufactured by an additive layer manufacturing method and has a unitary construction defining a cooling side and combustion side, and a plurality of effusion holes extending between a cooling side surface of the element and a combustion side surface of the element; the liner element being configured to be affixed to the structural wall with its cooling side surface spaced from the structural wall to define a chamber between the cooling side surface and the structural wall, the linerhaving a peripheral flange configured to engage said structural wall when the liner element is affixed thereto, the liner element further including integrally formed and non-threaded protuberances on its cooling side, the protuberances being arranged to engage and extend through respective fixing apertures in the structural wall emerging on an opposite side of said structural wall at least some of said protuberances projecting from said flange; wherein the protuberances and the fixing elements are configured such that, in use, each fixing element mechanically engages a respective protuberance in an interlocking manner from the opposite side whereby to retain mechanical engagement between the liner element and the structural wall.
A method (1 300) of measuring at least one analyte in a sample, comprising: chemically or biochemically oxidizing or reducing at least one analyte in a sample; applying a first input signal to the sample with a working electrode and a first counter electrode, characterized by applying a second input signal at a different potential than the first input signal to the sample with the working electrode and a second counter electrode, where the working electrode, the first counter electrode and the second counter electrode are individually addressable and reside in different substantially chemically isolated environment, such that diffusive or convective mixing of the reapents does substantially not occur between the substantially chemically isolated environments during the time of analysis; analyzing the output signals from the first and the second input signals to determine a concentration of a first measurable species in the sample at the potential of the first counter electrode, a concentration of a second measurable species in the sample at the potential of the second counter electrode; and converting at least one of the first and the second measurable species concentrations into the concentration of the at least one analyte in the sample. chemically or biochemically oxidizing or reducing at least one analyte in a sample; applying a first input signal to the sample with a working electrode and a first counter electrode, characterized by applying a second input signal at a different potential than the first input signal to the sample with the working electrode and a second counter electrode, where the working electrode, the first counter electrode and the second counter electrode are individually addressable and reside in different substantially chemically isolated environment, such that diffusive or convective mixing of the reapents does substantially not occur between the substantially chemically isolated environments during the time of analysis; analyzing the output signals from the first and the second input signals to determine a concentration of a first measurable species in the sample at the potential of the first counter electrode, a concentration of a second measurable species in the sample at the potential of the second counter electrode; and converting at least one of the first and the second measurable species concentrations into the concentration of the at least one analyte in the sample.
A drug delivery device comprising: a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, said barrel at least partially defining a reservoir for containing a medicament, the medicament comprising a suspension of solids in a liquid carrier; a needle in fluid communication with said reservoir and having a distal end for injection into a patient, and a proximal end in said reservoir; a plunger provided in said reservoir, said plunger being selectively movable for urging said suspension from said reservoir through said needle; and at least one agitator disposed in said reservoir in communication with said suspension, said agitator configured to agitate said suspension during movement of said plunger, characterized in that said agitator includes one or more fins disposed about said needle. a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, said barrel at least partially defining a reservoir for containing a medicament, the medicament comprising a suspension of solids in a liquid carrier; a needle in fluid communication with said reservoir and having a distal end for injection into a patient, and a proximal end in said reservoir; a plunger provided in said reservoir, said plunger being selectively movable for urging said suspension from said reservoir through said needle; and at least one agitator disposed in said reservoir in communication with said suspension, said agitator configured to agitate said suspension during movement of said plunger, characterized in that said agitator includes one or more fins disposed about said needle.
A multi-tool, comprising: a shaft component having an elongate body that defines a central longitudinal axis extending from a proximal handle to a distal tip; a body having an opening for receiving the shaft component therethrough; and one or more coupling features configured to receive one or more surgical devices therein such that the surgical devices interface with the shaft component while disposed within the body; and an actuation feature formed on the body that is configured to engage the shaft component to toggle the shaft component between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration relative to the body, wherein the actuation feature comprises a button disposed in the body; characterised in that one or more of the coupling features further comprises one or more modular attachment arms; one or more of the modular attachment arms are provided with through holes leading into the opening to allow the interface between the one or more surgical devices and the shaft component whilst disposed within the body; the button has an interior bore formed therein to receive the shaft component. a shaft component having an elongate body that defines a central longitudinal axis extending from a proximal handle to a distal tip; a body having an opening for receiving the shaft component therethrough; and one or more coupling features configured to receive one or more surgical devices therein such that the surgical devices interface with the shaft component while disposed within the body; and an actuation feature formed on the body that is configured to engage the shaft component to toggle the shaft component between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration relative to the body, wherein the actuation feature comprises a button disposed in the body; characterised in that one or more of the coupling features further comprises one or more modular attachment arms; one or more of the modular attachment arms are provided with through holes leading into the opening to allow the interface between the one or more surgical devices and the shaft component whilst disposed within the body; the button has an interior bore formed therein to receive the shaft component.
A composition comprising nanoparticles formed of a polymer and terbinafine, wherein the nanoparticles comprise particles in at least two distinct particle sizes groups comprising: a) a first species in the range of 0.5 to 5 nm; and b) a second species in the range of 150 to 250 nm. a) a first species in the range of 0.5 to 5 nm; and b) a second species in the range of 150 to 250 nm.
A device for generating at least one artificial wave in a natural environment, in an installation (10, 100) comprising at least two pulleys (20, 120), a drive (22, 122) for rotating one (20, 120) of the pulleys, a drive cable (24, 124), with a direction of movement D, a travelling object (34, 134), and a connection (30, 130) for towing said travelling object secured to the drive cable (24, 124), so as to generate a wake of between 0.40 m and 1.40 m in said direction D.
Method for producing a green tyre, in which method at least two materials in strip form are positioned on a tyre building drum, and in which method at least two cores are set in place, and also in which method the tyre building drum is equipped both with a core clamping means and with a core fixing means, wherein the tyre building drum is formed from a central part (7, 8) and from two drum halves (4, 5) arranged adjacent to the central part (7, 8) on both sides, wherein the drum halves (4, 5) can be positioned in an axial direction, and wherein the central part (7, 8) is equipped with a variable diameter in a radial direction, and wherein the drum halves (4, 5) and a centre device (9, 10) can be positioned so as to form a free space, wherein, before the cores are set in place, the core fixing means is expanded and lifts the centre device (9, 10) outwards, such that the materials are prestressed by virtue of the centre device (9, 10) being deployed, wherein, after being set in place, the cores are clamped from below by the expanding core clamping means, wherein the cores are fully fixed as a result of an expansion of the core fixing means before the entyre carcass assembly is subjected to pressure and rises in the centre.
A process for producing a resin composition comprising at least a thermoplastic resin and active particles that have been dispersed in the thermoplastic resin and are reactive with oxygen in the atmosphere, the process comprising the steps of: protecting the active particles with a dispersion medium to prevent oxygen in the atmosphere from contacting with the active particles; removing the dispersion medium while melt-kneading the thermoplastic resin and the active particles protected with the dispersion medium to replace the dispersion medium with the thermoplastic resin; and cooling and solidifying the thermoplastic resin with the active particles dispersed therein; wherein the active particles are formed of a metal obtained by subjecting an alloy comprising at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon, to treatment with an acidic or alkaline aqueous solution to elute and remove at least a part of the component. protecting the active particles with a dispersion medium to prevent oxygen in the atmosphere from contacting with the active particles; removing the dispersion medium while melt-kneading the thermoplastic resin and the active particles protected with the dispersion medium to replace the dispersion medium with the thermoplastic resin; and cooling and solidifying the thermoplastic resin with the active particles dispersed therein; wherein the active particles are formed of a metal obtained by subjecting an alloy comprising at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon, at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon, to treatment with an acidic or alkaline aqueous solution to elute and remove at least a part of the component.
A cell culture vessel (100, 200, 300, 400), comprising: a vessel body (102, 202, 302, 402) that defines a cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) enclosed between a bottom wall (108, 208, 308, 408) and a top wall (106, 206, 306, 406), wherein a cell culture surface (116, 216, 316, 416) is located along the bottom wall (108, 208, 308, 408), the cell culture surface (116, 216, 316, 416) comprising a microcavity substrate that defines a plurality of microcavities sized and configured to receive cells therein; a support column (114, 214, 314, 414) within the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) extending between the top wall (106, 206, 306, 406) and the bottom wall (108, 208, 308, 408); a stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) covering a width and length of the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) having a column engaging structure (124, 224, 324, 424) that is sized to slidingly engage the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) such that the stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) is movable along the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) as a liquid culture medium is received in the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404); wherein the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) guides the stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) along a length of the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) as the stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) rises with rising liquid level in the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) during a liquid culture medium filling operation. a vessel body (102, 202, 302, 402) that defines a cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) enclosed between a bottom wall (108, 208, 308, 408) and a top wall (106, 206, 306, 406), wherein a cell culture surface (116, 216, 316, 416) is located along the bottom wall (108, 208, 308, 408), the cell culture surface (116, 216, 316, 416) comprising a microcavity substrate that defines a plurality of microcavities sized and configured to receive cells therein; a support column (114, 214, 314, 414) within the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) extending between the top wall (106, 206, 306, 406) and the bottom wall (108, 208, 308, 408); a stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) covering a width and length of the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) having a column engaging structure (124, 224, 324, 424) that is sized to slidingly engage the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) such that the stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) is movable along the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) as a liquid culture medium is received in the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404); wherein the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) guides the stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) along a length of the support column (114, 214, 314, 414) as the stabilizer device (120, 220, 320, 420) rises with rising liquid level in the cell culture chamber (104, 204, 304, 404) during a liquid culture medium filling operation.
Submillimetre-sized hot-wire sensor, comprising: - a substrate; - two support rods (11, 12), one portion of which is deposited on the substrate and the other portion of which (111, 121) extends beyond said substrate in the continuation thereof; - a metal wire intended to form the hot wire, this wire extending between the two ends of the support rods (11, 12); - electrical contacts (14, 15) positioned on the support rods, said contacts each being connected to one of the ends of the wire; characterized in that the metal wire comprises at least two layers of metallic materials, one of which is made of a material having a residual tensile stress and the other of which is made of a material having a residual compressive stress, the thicknesses of these metal layers being suitable for compensating for the residual stresses between the various layers in order to obtain a total residual stress of the metal wire below a limiting value of 250 MPa. - a substrate; - two support rods (11, 12), one portion of which is deposited on the substrate and the other portion of which (111, 121) extends beyond said substrate in the continuation thereof; - a metal wire intended to form the hot wire, this wire extending between the two ends of the support rods (11, 12); - electrical contacts (14, 15) positioned on the support rods, said contacts each being connected to one of the ends of the wire;
A gas turbine engine component comprising: a substrate; a ceramic barrier coating disposed on the substrate, the ceramic barrier coating having a porous columnar microstructure with the pores being defined by the gaps between the columnar microstructure; and a layer of networked ceramic nanofibers disposed on the ceramic barrier coating and sealing the pores of the porous columnar microstructure, in which the networked ceramic nanofibers comprise filaments intertwined to form a tangled network of filaments with pores between the filaments. a substrate; a ceramic barrier coating disposed on the substrate, the ceramic barrier coating having a porous columnar microstructure with the pores being defined by the gaps between the columnar microstructure; and a layer of networked ceramic nanofibers disposed on the ceramic barrier coating and sealing the pores of the porous columnar microstructure, in which the networked ceramic nanofibers comprise filaments intertwined to form a tangled network of filaments with pores between the filaments.
A contact tip for a welding torch, the contact tip comprising: a refractory material reinforced copper composite the refractory material being one of a metal and a ceramic material characterised in that the refractory material reinforced copper composite further includes approximately 10 to 50% by volume of a refractory material and at least one of copper and a copper alloy; wherein the electrical conductivity of said refractory material reinforced copper composite is generally between 2.61 x10 7 and 5.22 x 10 7 Siemens per meter at 20°C. a refractory material reinforced copper composite the refractory material being one of a metal and a ceramic material characterised in that the refractory material reinforced copper composite further includes approximately 10 to 50% by volume of a refractory material and at least one of copper and a copper alloy; wherein the electrical conductivity of said refractory material reinforced copper composite is generally between 2.61 x10 7 and 5.22 x 10 7 Siemens per meter at 20°C.
A recombinant CTLA-4 binding protein comprising: (i) a CTLA-4 binding domain; (ii) a CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide; and (iii) a cleavable peptide linker connecting said CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide to said CTLA-4 binding domain, wherein said CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide comprises a sequence having or having at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13 or SEQ ID NO:14. (i) a CTLA-4 binding domain; (ii) a CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide; and (iii) a cleavable peptide linker connecting said CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide to said CTLA-4 binding domain,