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A back mixing device for use with a flow of solids having a varying flow rate, comprising: a nozzle; a chamber in communication with the nozzle; the chamber comprising an expanded area leading to a restriction; and an exit; wherein the chamber creates a recirculation pattern in the flow of solids to smooth the varying flow rate though the back mixing device characterised in that the chamber comprises a generally spherical shape or in that the chamber comprises a generally cylindrical shape with a hemispherically expanded area and a conical exit (435,440). a nozzle; a chamber in communication with the nozzle; the chamber comprising an expanded area leading to a restriction; and an exit; wherein the chamber creates a recirculation pattern in the flow of solids to smooth the varying flow rate though the back mixing device
A method for producing granular carboxyl group-containing polymer particles, comprising: producing carboxyl group-containing polymer particles; preparing an aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles by allowing the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles to absorb a polar organic solvent to a liquid content of 5 to 25% by mass by keeping the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles in vapor of the polar organic solvent; and drying the aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles and then grinding the dried aggregate, wherein, in preparing the aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles, the polar organic solvent is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alcohols containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, ketones containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, esters containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and ethers containing 4 to 6 carbon atoms. producing carboxyl group-containing polymer particles; preparing an aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles by allowing the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles to absorb a polar organic solvent to a liquid content of 5 to 25% by mass by keeping the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles in vapor of the polar organic solvent; and drying the aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles and then grinding the dried aggregate, wherein, in preparing the aggregate of the carboxyl group-containing polymer particles, the polar organic solvent is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alcohols containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, ketones containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, esters containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and ethers containing 4 to 6 carbon atoms.
A tungsten alloy consisting of: a W component, a Hf component consisting of metal Hf and HfO 2, wherein contents of Hf and O are represented by HfO x and 0 < x < 2, optionally a Zr component, optionally at least one dope material selected from the group consisting of K, Si and Al, and unavoidable impurities, wherein the total amount of Hf of metal Hf and HfO 2 in the tungsten alloy is within a range of 0.1 wt% or more and 3 wt% or less in terms of HfO 2, wherein the amount of the at least one dope material in the tungsten alloy is 0.01 wt% or less, wherein the amount of Zr is 10 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of Hf of metal Hf and HfO 2, wherein the W component comprises tungsten particles having an average crystal particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, the average crystal particle diameter of the tungsten particles being determined by taking a photograph of a crystal structure using a metallurgical microscope, measuring the maximum Feret diameter for one of the tungsten crystals imaged therein and defining it as a crystal particle diameter, and performing the same measurement for 100 arbitrarily selected tungsten crystals, wherein the average value of the 100 crystal particle diameters is defined as the average crystal particle diameter, and wherein, when the total amount of the Hf component is defined as 100 parts by mass, the ratio of Hf in HfO 2 particles is 30 parts by mass or more and 98 parts by mass or less. a W component, a Hf component consisting of metal Hf and HfO 2, wherein contents of Hf and O are represented by HfO x and 0 < x < 2, optionally a Zr component, optionally at least one dope material selected from the group consisting of K, Si and Al, and unavoidable impurities, wherein the total amount of Hf of metal Hf and HfO 2 in the tungsten alloy is within a range of 0.1 wt% or more and 3 wt% or less in terms of HfO 2, wherein the amount of the at least one dope material in the tungsten alloy is 0.01 wt% or less, wherein the amount of Zr is 10 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of Hf of metal Hf and HfO 2, wherein the W component comprises tungsten particles having an average crystal particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, the average crystal particle diameter of the tungsten particles being determined by taking a photograph of a crystal structure using a metallurgical microscope, measuring the maximum Feret diameter for one of the tungsten crystals imaged therein and defining it as a crystal particle diameter, and performing the same measurement for 100 arbitrarily selected tungsten crystals, wherein the average value of the 100 crystal particle diameters is defined as the average crystal particle diameter, and wherein, when the total amount of the Hf component is defined as 100 parts by mass, the ratio of Hf in HfO 2 particles is 30 parts by mass or more and 98 parts by mass or less.
A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising: - an elongated housing extending in an axial direction (1, 2), - an actuation member rotatably supported on the housing for setting of the dose, - a last dose sleeve directly rotatably engaged with the actuation member, - a last dose member threadedly engaged with the last dose sleeve, further being rotatably fixed to the housing, - the last dose sleeve has at least one stop (112, 114) and that the last dose member is operable to engage with the at least one stop (112, 114) to limit a rotation of the last dose sleeve, - wherein the last dose sleeve comprises an external thread mating with an internal thread of the last dose member at least partially surrounding the circumference of the last dose sleeve, and - wherein the at least one stop (112, 114) extends radially outwardly at a distal or proximal end of the external thread, characterized in that - the last dose member comprises a leading and a trailing edge (124, 126) in circumferential direction with respect to the sense of rotation of the last dose sleeve relative to the last dose member and wherein at least one of the leading and trailing edge (124, 126) of the last dose member is engageable with the at least one radially outwardly extending stop (112, 114) on the outer circumference of the last dose sleeve when reaching a last dose limiting configuration. - an elongated housing extending in an axial direction (1, 2), - an actuation member rotatably supported on the housing for setting of the dose, - a last dose sleeve directly rotatably engaged with the actuation member, - a last dose member threadedly engaged with the last dose sleeve, further being rotatably fixed to the housing, - the last dose sleeve has at least one stop (112, 114) and that the last dose member is operable to engage with the at least one stop (112, 114) to limit a rotation of the last dose sleeve, - wherein the last dose sleeve comprises an external thread mating with an internal thread of the last dose member at least partially surrounding the circumference of the last dose sleeve, and - wherein the at least one stop (112, 114) extends radially outwardly at a distal or proximal end of the external thread, characterized in that - the last dose member comprises a leading and a trailing edge (124, 126) in circumferential direction with respect to the sense of rotation of the last dose sleeve relative to the last dose member and wherein at least one of the leading and trailing edge (124, 126) of the last dose member is engageable with the at least one radially outwardly extending stop (112, 114) on the outer circumference of the last dose sleeve when reaching a last dose limiting configuration.
Storage device for clothing items, the storage device having a clothes hanger which can be displaced on a carrier in an insertion direction between a hand-over position and a storage position and for which clothes hanger a pull-off protection is provided in the locked storage position, characterized in that the pull-off protection comprises a clamp for a frame part of the clothes hanger, which clamp is open towards the insertion direction and forms two clamping legs placed against the frame part in the storage position.
Longitudinal support for a chassis frame of a rail vehicle, wherein in a central portion of the longitudinal support located centrally in relation to a longitudinal direction of the chassis frame, a box-shaped first connecting portion is provided, wherein, for this purpose, the first connecting portion has an aperture with a partially straight first peripheral edge for the connection of a transverse support of the chassis frame and wherein the aperture opens the first connecting portion normal to the longitudinal direction in a transverse direction of the chassis frame, characterised in that the first peripheral edge is configured as four first connecting edges (14, 15, 16) extending straight, said connecting edges (14, 15, 16) being separated from one another by first recesses.
A filter for a cigarette comprising filter material, sorbent material and a two-part capsule (10, 100) containing an additive material for modifying characteristics of tobacco smoke during smoking of the cigarette, the capsule (10, 100) comprising: a first part (20, 200) having an open end defining a first chamber containing the additive material; and a second part (30, 300) having an open end defining a second chamber, wherein the second part fits within the first part with the open ends facing the same direction or the second part fits around the first part and the open ends face each other in opposite directions, wherein the first part and the second part form a sealed pump and wherein the capsule releases at least a portion of the additive material when the filter is subjected to external force. a first part (20, 200) having an open end defining a first chamber containing the additive material; and a second part (30, 300) having an open end defining a second chamber, wherein the second part fits within the first part with the open ends facing the same direction or the second part fits around the first part and the open ends face each other in opposite directions, wherein the first part and the second part form a sealed pump and wherein the capsule releases at least a portion of the additive material when the filter is subjected to external force.
Induction apparatus with at least one first induction element, with at least one second induction element, which is arranged in a region near the first induction element, wherein, in a perpendicular view of a main extension plane of the first induction element and/or the second induction element, a distance between a lateral limit of the first induction element and a nearest lateral limit of the second induction element amounts to a maximum of 60% of a longitudinal extension of the first induction element and/or the second induction element and which couples to the first induction element in at least one operating state, and with at least one control unit, which operates the induction elements (12a, 14a) simultaneously in the operating state, characterised in that the control unit, in the operating state, in order to achieve an optimised energy transfer and a minimisation of an influence of a coupling of the induction elements (12a, 14a), regulates a ratio of a current through the first induction element and a current through the second induction element at least substantially to a preset current ratio value, wherein a deviation of the ratio from the preset current ratio value corresponds to less than 25% of the preset current ratio value, wherein the control unit specifies and/or ascertains the preset current ratio value as a function of at least one structure factor, which may have an arrangement of the induction elements (12a, 14a) relative to one another and/or an arrangement of at least one of the induction elements (12a, 14a) relative to at least one consumer and/or an arrangement of at least one of the induction elements (12a, 14a) relative to at least one shielding element and/or at least one property of at least one consumer and/or at least one property of at least one of the induction elements (12a, 14a).
A method for machine-to-machine, M2M, wireless communication in a wireless Wide Area Network, WAN, comprising: receiving, by an M2M device, at least one copy of a packet during at least one sub-slot of at least one physical layer forward link frame in the wireless WAN, wherein a copy of the packet is transmitted by a base station in each of a plurality of sub-slots of the at least one physical layer forward link frame; and entering, by the M2M device, a sleep state responsive to a decoding and demodulating condition for the packet before one or more additional copies of the packet are transmitted by the base station in one or more additional sub-slots of the plurality of sub-slots. receiving, by an M2M device, at least one copy of a packet during at least one sub-slot of at least one physical layer forward link frame in the wireless WAN, wherein a copy of the packet is transmitted by a base station in each of a plurality of sub-slots of the at least one physical layer forward link frame; and entering, by the M2M device, a sleep state responsive to a decoding and demodulating condition for the packet before one or more additional copies of the packet are transmitted by the base station in one or more additional sub-slots of the plurality of sub-slots.
Hand-held machine tool for sanding or polishing a workpiece, the machine tool comprising: - a housing, - a motor for actuating a tool shaft of the machine tool and for making the tool shaft rotate about its axis of rotation, and - a backing pad for releasable attachment of a sanding element or a polishing element thereto and eccentrically attachable to the tool shaft by means of an eccentric element in such a way as to allow the backing pad to perform a working movement, - wherein the machine tool is adapted for realizing two different types of working movements of the backing pad attached thereto, characterized in that the housing of the machine tool comprises a plurality of first magnetic elements facing the backing pad, and that a backing pad attached to the eccentric element comprises a plurality of second magnetic elements facing the housing, and wherein the machine tool is adapted for realizing a first type of working movement if a magnetic force is active between at least some of the first and second magnetic elements (16, 17) and a second type of working movement if no magnetic force is active between the first and second magnetic elements (16, 17). - a housing, - a motor for actuating a tool shaft of the machine tool and for making the tool shaft rotate about its axis of rotation, and - a backing pad for releasable attachment of a sanding element or a polishing element thereto and eccentrically attachable to the tool shaft by means of an eccentric element in such a way as to allow the backing pad to perform a working movement, - wherein the machine tool is adapted for realizing two different types of working movements of the backing pad attached thereto, characterized in that the housing of the machine tool comprises a plurality of first magnetic elements facing the backing pad, and that a backing pad attached to the eccentric element comprises a plurality of second magnetic elements facing the housing, and wherein the machine tool is adapted for realizing a first type of working movement if a magnetic force is active between at least some of the first and second magnetic elements (16, 17) and a second type of working movement if no magnetic force is active between the first and second magnetic elements (16, 17).
A nucleic acid molecule comprising: a) a modified U6 promoter comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4; b) a mature guide strand of a microRNA (miRNA) comprising at least one detargeting sequence which is a binding site for miRNA-122 and/or miRNA-208; and c) 5-6 thymidines at the 5' end. a) a modified U6 promoter comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4; b) a mature guide strand of a microRNA (miRNA) comprising at least one detargeting sequence which is a binding site for miRNA-122 and/or miRNA-208; and c) 5-6 thymidines at the 5' end.
A system for automatically polishing a nail of a user including: an end-effector having a cartridge receiving unit, a cartridge including nail polish, and a nozzle; one or more sensors including a depth sensor to generate depth sensor readings; a nail determination unit, receiving said depth sensor readings, to automatically: translate the depth sensor readings to three-dimensional, 3D, spatial coordinates; and produce a representation of a location of the nail of the user in 3D spatial coordinates; a motion planning unit, for automatically generating, based on the representation, a motion path for said end-effector to position said end-effector such that said nozzle is directed over unpainted areas of the nail of the user; a motion platform, to automatically move said end-effector in three dimensions in accordance with the motion path; and a dispensing unit to automatically dispense nail polish in said cartridge through said nozzle onto the nail of the user as the motion platform moves, characterized in that the motion planning unit uses a combination of deep reinforcement learning, mathematical transformations, computer vision and artificial intelligence to generate the motion path. an end-effector having a cartridge receiving unit, a cartridge including nail polish, and a nozzle; a cartridge receiving unit, a cartridge including nail polish, and a nozzle; one or more sensors including a depth sensor to generate depth sensor readings; a nail determination unit, receiving said depth sensor readings, to automatically: translate the depth sensor readings to three-dimensional, 3D, spatial coordinates; and produce a representation of a location of the nail of the user in 3D spatial coordinates; translate the depth sensor readings to three-dimensional, 3D, spatial coordinates; and produce a representation of a location of the nail of the user in 3D spatial coordinates; a motion planning unit, for automatically generating, based on the representation, a motion path for said end-effector to position said end-effector such that said nozzle is directed over unpainted areas of the nail of the user; a motion platform, to automatically move said end-effector in three dimensions in accordance with the motion path; and a dispensing unit to automatically dispense nail polish in said cartridge through said nozzle onto the nail of the user as the motion platform moves, characterized in that the motion planning unit uses a combination of deep reinforcement learning, mathematical transformations, computer vision and artificial intelligence to generate the motion path.
External door handle, in particular for vehicles, with a moveable handle in the form of a housing, which is at least partly hollow, in which electronic components can be accommodated, whereby, a printed circuit board is provided, which can be partly used to accommodate the electronic components, whereby, furthermore, a Hall element is provided in the handle that can be arranged at a predefined position in the handle, characterized in that, the printed circuit board is formed rigid and planar, that a separate holder is provided that supports the Hall element and is supported inside the handle at its predefined position, whereby, this position is at a distance from the printed circuit board and, whereby, this distance is negotiated by the holder that functions as a connecting piece between the Hall element and the printed circuit board.
Method for checking an environment capture system of a vehicle, wherein the environment capture system comprises at least two different environmental sensor types (12, 14), and wherein objects (24, 26, 28, 30) in the environment of the vehicle are captured using a first environmental sensor type, the objects (24, 26, 30) are categorized as static objects (24, 26) and dynamic objects using the data from the first environmental sensor type, the relative position of the captured static objects with respect to the vehicle is determined, this position is compared with a position determined using a second environmental sensor type, and a fault is inferred if the difference is greater than a predefined limit value, characterized in that the field of vision of the first environmental sensor type does not overlap the field of vision of the second environmental sensor type, and the relative position of the captured static objects (24, 26) is updated after leaving the field of vision of the first environmental sensor type taking into account the movement of the vehicle, wherein the first environmental sensor type is a stereo camera and the second sensor type is an ultrasonic sensor, wherein two ultrasonic sensors are each oriented on each side of the vehicle and the stereo camera points forward, wherein a defect of the stereo camera is inferred if at least two ultrasonic sensors determine, in a corresponding manner, object positions which differ from the stereo camera, and, if only one ultrasonic sensor shows differing values, a fault in this ultrasonic sensor is inferred, and wherein the relevant sensor is deactivated.
A method comprising: transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube, the conduit being a catheter; pressurizing the conduit so that the pressure in the conduit is comprised between 0.01 and 1.0 kilograms per square centimeter; pressurizing the template; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube. transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube, the conduit being a catheter; pressurizing the conduit so that the pressure in the conduit is comprised between 0.01 and 1.0 kilograms per square centimeter; pressurizing the template; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube.
An implantable construct characterized by: a scaffold; and a human neonatal brown adipose tissue differentiated cell derived from an isolated human neonatal brown adipose tissue stem cell; wherein the isolated human neonatal brown adipose tissue stem cell is grown in a culture medium comprising fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) and differentiates into the human neonatal brown adipose differentiated cell; and wherein UCP-1, ELOVL3, and PGC1A gene expression is upregulated in the human neonatal brown adipose tissue differentiated cell compared to non-FNDC5 differentiated cells. a scaffold; and a human neonatal brown adipose tissue differentiated cell derived from an isolated human neonatal brown adipose tissue stem cell; wherein the isolated human neonatal brown adipose tissue stem cell is grown in a culture medium comprising fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) and differentiates into the human neonatal brown adipose differentiated cell; and wherein UCP-1, ELOVL3, and PGC1A gene expression is upregulated in the human neonatal brown adipose tissue differentiated cell compared to non-FNDC5 differentiated cells.