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An air discharging device for an aircraft double-flow turbine engine, comprising a fixed structure having an internal surface intended to outwardly delimit an annular flow space for a secondary flow of a turbine engine downstream of a fan thereof, as well as an external surface intended for fairing the turbine engine, the device also comprising at least one door displaceable between an open position and a closed position of a corresponding orifice of the aforementioned fixed structure that passes through the internal and external surfaces of this fixed structure, each door comprising two valves, an internal one and an external one, which respectively extend said internal and external surfaces of the fixed structure in said closed position, and which delimit between them a conduit intended, in the open position, for guiding a portion of the secondary flow outwards in the downstream direction, the device being characterized in that the internal and external valves of each door are integral with each other and are hinged around a pivot axis remote from the internal valve of the door in a direction going from the external valve toward the internal valve of the door when the latter is in the closed position, so that in the open position of the door, the upstream end of said internal valve protrudes from the inner side relative to said internal surface of the fixed structure of the device, the downstream end of said external valve protrudes from the external side relative to said external surface of said fixed structure, and said internal valve is spaced away from said fixed structure so that an air passage exists downstream of said internal valve, between the latter and said fixed structure.
A method of suturing an implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810), the method comprising: disposing the implant device on a holder component (1080, 1880) of a first automated fixture (720, 1070, 1878); directing the first automated fixture (720, 1070, 1878) to position the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) in a first position; directing a second automated fixture (710, 1070) to execute a first stitch on the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) by passing a needle into and out of a material (116, 712, 716) being sutured to the implant device; directing the first automated fixture (720, 1070, 1878) to position the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) in a second position; and directing the second automated fixture (710, 1070) to execute a second stitch on the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) by passing the needle into and out of the material (116, 712, 716) being sutured to the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810), the second automated fixture including a stitch looper that moves in coordination with the needle to form the first stitch and the second stitch, characterized in that the needle is a curved needle and by the method further comprising moving the holder component (1080, 1880) in three dimensions to position the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) in the path of the curved needle, wherein the curved needle passes through a fabric of the implant device at two different locations for each of the first stitch and the second stitch to implement a predetermined suturing pattern on the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810). disposing the implant device on a holder component (1080, 1880) of a first automated fixture (720, 1070, 1878); directing the first automated fixture (720, 1070, 1878) to position the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) in a first position; directing a second automated fixture (710, 1070) to execute a first stitch on the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) by passing a needle into and out of a material (116, 712, 716) being sutured to the implant device; directing the first automated fixture (720, 1070, 1878) to position the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) in a second position; and directing the second automated fixture (710, 1070) to execute a second stitch on the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) by passing the needle into and out of the material (116, 712, 716) being sutured to the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810), the second automated fixture including a stitch looper that moves in coordination with the needle to form the first stitch and the second stitch, characterized in that the needle is a curved needle and by the method further comprising moving the holder component (1080, 1880) in three dimensions to position the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810) in the path of the curved needle, wherein the curved needle passes through a fabric of the implant device at two different locations for each of the first stitch and the second stitch to implement a predetermined suturing pattern on the implant device (110, 210, 410, 510, 1810).
A system for measuring biopotential and/or bioimpedance of a human or animal body comprising: a reference unit adapted to be placed on the body surface; a measuring unit also adapted to be placed on the body surface; and a bus conductor connecting the units (1, 2); the units (1, 2) being connected in parallel by the bus conductor; characterized in that the reference unit comprises a voltage source for setting a potential of said bus conductor with respect to a reference potential of the reference unit according to information and/or synchronization signals to be transmitted to the measuring units, the reference potential of the reference unit being substantially equal to the potential of the body surface when the reference unit is placed on the body surface so that the information and/or synchronization signals are carried by the potential and transmitted from the reference unit to the measuring units via the bus conductor; and in that said measuring unit is further electrically connected to the bus conductor so that it can sense the potential of said bus conductor with respect to the reference potential of the measuring unit in order to acquire the transmitted information and/or synchronization signals sent by the reference unit. a reference unit adapted to be placed on the body surface; a measuring unit also adapted to be placed on the body surface; and a bus conductor connecting the units (1, 2); the units (1, 2) being connected in parallel by the bus conductor; characterized in that the reference unit comprises a voltage source for setting a potential of said bus conductor with respect to a reference potential of the reference unit according to information and/or synchronization signals to be transmitted to the measuring units, the reference potential of the reference unit being substantially equal to the potential of the body surface when the reference unit is placed on the body surface so that the information and/or synchronization signals are carried by the potential and transmitted from the reference unit to the measuring units via the bus conductor; and in that said measuring unit is further electrically connected to the bus conductor so that it can sense the potential of said bus conductor with respect to the reference potential of the measuring unit in order to acquire the transmitted information and/or synchronization signals sent by the reference unit.
DNA vaccine comprising a polynucleotide sequence which encodes a fusion protein or an expression vector or plasmid comprising said polynucleotide sequence, said fusion protein being SEQ ID NO:32.
A warm mix asphalt paving composition comprising a blend of i) functionally dry, essentially water-free, non-foamed asphalt binder containing, ii) a lubricating surfactant, a lubricating non-surfactant, a lubricating acid or a combination thereof, the blend having a measured maximum normal force no more than about 5.5 Newtons at 90°C or no more than about 3 Newtons at 90°C using a dynamic shear rheometer with a 50 μm gap, and the blend mixed with; iii) uncompacted aggregate at a temperature of 138°C (280°F) or lower to provide the warm mix asphalt paving composition, wherein when the lubricating non-surfactant comprises a Fischer-Tropsch or Montan wax, the wax is 0.5 wt% or less of the functionally dry, essentially dry, essentially water-free, non-foamed asphalt binder weight.
An austenitic stainless steel alloy, consisting of, by weight: 22% to 28% chromium; 3.5% to 6.5% nickel; 1.5% to 5.5% manganese; 0.5% to 2.5% silicon; 0.8% to 1.2% tungsten; 0.2% to 0.8% molybdenum; 0.2% to 0.8% niobium; 0.3% to 0.6% carbon; 0.2% to 0.8% nitrogen; less than 0.005% boron; less than 0.005% calcium; less than 0.005% cerium; less than or equal to 0.03% sulfur; less than or equal to 0.03% phosphorus and a balance of iron. 22% to 28% chromium; 3.5% to 6.5% nickel; 1.5% to 5.5% manganese; 0.5% to 2.5% silicon; 0.8% to 1.2% tungsten; 0.2% to 0.8% molybdenum; 0.2% to 0.8% niobium; 0.3% to 0.6% carbon; 0.2% to 0.8% nitrogen; less than 0.005% boron; less than 0.005% calcium; less than 0.005% cerium; less than or equal to 0.03% sulfur; less than or equal to 0.03% phosphorus and a balance of iron.
Device for preparing freshly brewed hot beverages, having at least one hot water generator and having a brewing device which is suppliable with hot water from the hot water generator, the hot water generator being a continuous flow heater, having a controller for actuating the continuous flow heater, which controller is configured in such a way that the continuous flow heater is switched on for drawing a preset quantity of hot water and is switched off shortly before the quantity of hot water has been fully dispensed so that the temperature of the hot water at the outlet of the continuous flow heater decreases towards the end of the drawing operation, characterised in that the device comprises a drainage valve which is arranged downstream of the continuous flow heater in the throughflow direction and via which water flowing through the continuous flow heater, instead of being conducted in the direction of the brewing device, can be conducted directly into a wastewater line or a wastewater collection container, and the controller is configured to close a directional control valve between the continuous flow heater and the brewing device after the end of a hot water drawing operation, to open the drainage valve and, when the continuous flow heater is switched off, to activate a flow of water through the continuous flow heater again in order to cool the continuous flow heater.
Hinge mechanism for a vehicle seat comprising: - an actuation lever, - a release lever, - a redirection lever and a redirection rod which is connected thereto at the end side, - a first operating element for a folding-over operation of a backrest in the direction toward a seat member with a fixed seat member, and - a separate second operating element for folding over the backrest with a simultaneous or subsequent pivot movement of the seat member, wherein, - in the event of actuation of the first operating element, the redirection lever is able to be coupled to the first operating element for entrainment in such a manner that the redirecting rod opens the hinge mechanism or, - when the second operating element is actuated, the element opens the hinge mechanism directly, and the actuation lever is coupleable to the release lever for entrainment in such a manner that the vehicle seat is unlockable at the floor side. - an actuation lever, - a release lever, - a redirection lever and a redirection rod which is connected thereto at the end side, - a first operating element for a folding-over operation of a backrest in the direction toward a seat member with a fixed seat member, and - a separate second operating element for folding over the backrest with a simultaneous or subsequent pivot movement of the seat member, wherein, - in the event of actuation of the first operating element, the redirection lever is able to be coupled to the first operating element for entrainment in such a manner that the redirecting rod opens the hinge mechanism or, - when the second operating element is actuated, the element opens the hinge mechanism directly, and the actuation lever is coupleable to the release lever for entrainment in such a manner that the vehicle seat is unlockable at the floor side.
A tool for harvesting polycrystalline silicon-coated rods from a chemical vapor deposition reactor comprising: a body including inner walls and outer walls sized for enclosing the rods within the inner and outer walls, each inner and outer wall including a door for allowing access to at least one of the rods, and separable sections that can be opened to provide access to a center of the tool, wherein the doors on the inner walls provide access to the rods from the center of the tool. a body including inner walls and outer walls sized for enclosing the rods within the inner and outer walls, each inner and outer wall including a door for allowing access to at least one of the rods, and separable sections that can be opened to provide access to a center of the tool, wherein the doors on the inner walls provide access to the rods from the center of the tool.
Use of an electric field in the range of 0.1-100 kV/m for the removal of droplets in a gaseous fluid, wherein the electric field is applied between - a first electrode, being a positive electrode comprising a plurality of conductive needles arranged to generate corona discharges; and - a second electrode, being an earthed electrode, comprising an air permeable conductive sieve of a plurality of conductive strands having a shortest distance between adjacent conductive strands in the range of 0.01-500 mm; wherein the plurality of conductive needles of the first electrode are arranged to point in the direction of the second electrode, and wherein the shortest distance between the first electrode and the second electrode (120, 121) is in the range of 5-500 m. - a first electrode, being a positive electrode comprising a plurality of conductive needles arranged to generate corona discharges; and - a second electrode, being an earthed electrode, comprising an air permeable conductive sieve of a plurality of conductive strands having a shortest distance between adjacent conductive strands in the range of 0.01-500 mm;
A method for monitoring the operation of a crane, in which an overall centre of gravity (y) of the crane, possibly with a load attached thereto, is determined and monitored in terms of its position in relation to a tipping edge of the crane, characterized in that the possible displacements of the overall centre of gravity caused by possible changes in different operating and/or influencing variables, which comprise at least different crane movements, and resultant future overall centres of gravity (x) are determined, wherein the most critical overall centre of gravity (x k) in relation to the tipping edge is determined from the determined plurality of future overall centres of gravity (x) and a possible restriction of crane movements is determined on the basis of the position of this most critical future overall centre of gravity (x k) in relation to the tipping edge.
Head restraint for a vehicle seat, comprising a central part, a fastening means (3, 5) for fastening the central part to a backrest of the vehicle seat, and at least one side part which, in a supporting position, protrudes laterally on the central part over the front surface thereof and, in a non-supporting position, is received into the contour of the central part, wherein the side part is attached to a side surface of the central part so as to be displaceable parallel to said side surface and, in the non-supporting position, is of substantially L-shaped design, characterized in that the side part is flexible, wherein one end of the L-shaped side part is attached pivotably to the side surface of the central part and the other end of the L-shaped side part is attached in a longitudinally displaceable manner to the side surface of the central part.
Method for obtaining and storing the optimal operating points of a generator set comprising a heat engine coupled to an electric generator, wherein the generator set has a plurality of possible operating points, each operating point comprising an angular speed of the heat engine, a torque of the electric generator and an output power of the generator set, comprising the following steps: - obtaining all the possible combinations of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator for each output power of the generator set, - calculating the efficiency of the generator set in each of said combinations of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator taking into account the efficiency of the heat engine and the efficiency of the electric generator at each of said possible operating points of the generator set and characterized by the following steps: - selecting the optimum combination of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator for each output power of the generator set such that the efficiency of the generator set at each of the selected operating points is maximum, calculating said efficiency as the sum of the efficiency of the generator set calculated in the preceding step for each possible operating point of the generator set, and the efficiency of the transition to the angular speed of the heat engine at said operating point from the angular speed of the heat engine at the operating point previously selected for the immediately preceding power of said generator set, and - storing said optimum combination of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator for each output power of the generator set in data storage means. - obtaining all the possible combinations of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator for each output power of the generator set, - calculating the efficiency of the generator set in each of said combinations of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator taking into account the efficiency of the heat engine and the efficiency of the electric generator at each of said possible operating points of the generator set - selecting the optimum combination of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator for each output power of the generator set such that the efficiency of the generator set at each of the selected operating points is maximum, calculating said efficiency as the sum of the efficiency of the generator set calculated in the preceding step for each possible operating point of the generator set, and the efficiency of the transition to the angular speed of the heat engine at said operating point from the angular speed of the heat engine at the operating point previously selected for the immediately preceding power of said generator set, and - storing said optimum combination of angular speed of the heat engine and torque of the electric generator for each output power of the generator set in data storage means.
An automated method for sorting objects, said method comprising: robotically extracting one or more objects utilizing an automated object extraction assembly controlled by a master control system; characterized in that it further comprises robotically transferring the one or more extracted objects from the extraction assembly to a transfer funnel; and robotically positioning at least one selected receptacle of one or more collection receptacles adjacent the transfer funnel, utilizing an automated collection assembly controlled by the master control system, to deposit the one or more extracted objects into the selected one or more collection receptacles; robotically extracting one or more objects from an object sorting tray and positioning the object sorting tray configured to hold a plurality of the objects over the automated collection assembly, the automated collection assembly configured to receive one or more objects from the object sorting tray. robotically extracting one or more objects utilizing an automated object extraction assembly controlled by a master control system; characterized in that it further comprises robotically transferring the one or more extracted objects from the extraction assembly to a transfer funnel; and robotically positioning at least one selected receptacle of one or more collection receptacles adjacent the transfer funnel, utilizing an automated collection assembly controlled by the master control system, to deposit the one or more extracted objects into the selected one or more collection receptacles; robotically extracting one or more objects from an object sorting tray and positioning the object sorting tray configured to hold a plurality of the objects over the automated collection assembly, the automated collection assembly configured to receive one or more objects from the object sorting tray.
Method for manufacturing a functional laminate, the method comprising the following steps: - providing at least one core layer of a first material and creating at least one recess in said core layer and at least partially filling the at least one of said recesses with a patch (2.4) of a second material; - positioning a chip or a chip module adjacently to the patch (2.4); - stacking the core layer with at least one other layer of said first material, in order to obtain a stack of layers, wherein the chip or the chip module is positioned between the other layer and the patch (2.4); - laminating the stack of layers together by heat and/or pressure and/or gluing. - providing at least one core layer of a first material and creating at least one recess in said core layer and at least partially filling the at least one of said recesses with a patch (2.4) of a second material; - positioning a chip or a chip module adjacently to the patch (2.4); - stacking the core layer with at least one other layer of said first material, in order to obtain a stack of layers, wherein the chip or the chip module is positioned between the other layer and the patch (2.4); - laminating the stack of layers together by heat and/or pressure and/or gluing.
A computer-implemented method for editing a video sequence with temporal consistency comprising the steps of: i) computing a motion field modeling temporal consistency between successive frames; ii) defining an energy functional modeling the desired properties to be enforced on the video sequence; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: iii) splitting the video sequence into two sets with even frames and odd frames; iv) computing the motion field between consecutive frames on the splitted sequences; v) recursively performing steps iii) and iv) until the sets to be split contain one frame to edit; vi) minimizing the energy functional for each set containing one frame to edit; vii) merging the edited frames and outputting the edited video sequence. i) computing a motion field modeling temporal consistency between successive frames; ii) defining an energy functional modeling the desired properties to be enforced on the video sequence; iii) splitting the video sequence into two sets with even frames and odd frames; iv) computing the motion field between consecutive frames on the splitted sequences; v) recursively performing steps iii) and iv) until the sets to be split contain one frame to edit; vi) minimizing the energy functional for each set containing one frame to edit; vii) merging the edited frames and outputting the edited video sequence.