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A gymnastic appliance of the type typically used in connection with performing jumping, trampoline or tumbling, wherein the gymnastic appliance includes at least a first appliance and a second appliance, wherein at least one of the appliances (2, 3), e.g. an elastic pad/element, includes a top side, a bottom side and a number of lateral sides, and further including joining means at or along at least part of the top side, bottom side and/or lateral sides of the appliance, wherein the joining means include Hook-and-loop tapes, and wherein the first and second appliances (2, 3) via the joining means are adapted for mutual joining, wherein this joining is effected by complementary hook-and-loop tapes arranged on respective appliances (2, 3, 7), and where respective appliances (2, 3, 7) together constitute a gymnastic appliance, wherein the joining means include first hook-and-loop tapes fixed directly on an appliance (2, 3, 7), and where the first permanently mounted hook-and-loop tapes are at least partially covered by a detachable second double-sided hook-and-loop tape member with a first side and a second side, and wherein the second double-sided hook-and-loop tape member at the first side comprises a hook-and-loop tape which is complementary to the first permanently mounted hook-and-loop tape arranged on the first appliance, and wherein the second double-sided hook-and loop tape member on the second and opposite side comprises a hook-and-loop tape which is complementary to the first hook-and-loop tape found on another appliance, and characterised in that along at least one side of an area with hook-and-loop tape, the appliance (2, 3, 7) includes a fixing flange with a first side and a second side, the first side of the fixing flange including a third hook-and-loop tape which is complementary to hook-and-loop tape at the second side of the second double-sided hook-and-loop tape member.
A pulse wave measuring apparatus comprising: a pressure sensor configured to detect an intra-arterial pressure waveform superficial of a body, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a direct current component from a pressure value output from said pressure sensor while said pressure sensor is pressed against said body with an increasing pressurizing force, characterized by said acquiring unit being configured to divide said pressure value output into time intervals of approximately 1.5 seconds and configured to extract a direct current component from each of said time intervals, and a defining unit configured to define a pressurization force of pressing said pressure sensor against a body surface as an optimum pressurization force when said direct current component is stable. a pressure sensor configured to detect an intra-arterial pressure waveform superficial of a body, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a direct current component from a pressure value output from said pressure sensor while said pressure sensor is pressed against said body with an increasing pressurizing force, characterized by said acquiring unit being configured to divide said pressure value output into time intervals of approximately 1.5 seconds and configured to extract a direct current component from each of said time intervals, and a defining unit configured to define a pressurization force of pressing said pressure sensor against a body surface as an optimum pressurization force when said direct current component is stable.
A pneumatic motor for a feed pump, comprising - a motor cylinder and a motor piston, which is movably arranged in the motor cylinder and to which compressed air is applied, - a valve unit arranged within the motor cylinder and fastened movably to the motor piston, the compressed air providing for a downward movement of the motor piston when the valve unit is in a first valve position and providing for an upward movement of the motor piston in the motor cylinder in a second valve position, - upper stop means for the valve unit, by means of which the valve unit is switched from the second valve position to the first valve position, and therefore the upward movement is changed to the downward movement, and - lower stop means for the valve unit, by means of which the valve unit is switched from the first valve position to the second valve position, and therefore the downward movement is changed to the upward movement, characterized in that an active stroke-switching system is provided that comprises a switching cylinder at the upper end of the motor cylinder and a switching piston which is movably arranged in the switching cylinder and is coupled to the valve unit within the motor cylinder in order to allow switching of the valve unit for a reversal of the stroke direction of the motor piston by means of an active movement of the switching piston. - a motor cylinder and a motor piston, which is movably arranged in the motor cylinder and to which compressed air is applied, - a valve unit arranged within the motor cylinder and fastened movably to the motor piston, the compressed air providing for a downward movement of the motor piston when the valve unit is in a first valve position and providing for an upward movement of the motor piston in the motor cylinder in a second valve position, - upper stop means for the valve unit, by means of which the valve unit is switched from the second valve position to the first valve position, and therefore the upward movement is changed to the downward movement, and - lower stop means for the valve unit, by means of which the valve unit is switched from the first valve position to the second valve position, and therefore the downward movement is changed to the upward movement, characterized in that an active stroke-switching system is provided that comprises a switching cylinder at the upper end of the motor cylinder and a switching piston which is movably arranged in the switching cylinder and is coupled to the valve unit within the motor cylinder in order to allow switching of the valve unit for a reversal of the stroke direction of the motor piston by means of an active movement of the switching piston.
(Amended) A varistor powder that is dispersed in a polymer matrix to obtain a composite used for electric field relaxation, wherein the main ingredient is zinc oxide (ZnO); and at least bismuth (Bi), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), antimony (Sb), nickel (Ni), and aluminum (Al), calculated as Bi 2 O 3, Co 2 O 3, MnO, Sb 2 O 3, NiO, and Al 3+, are contained as accessory ingredients in amounts of 0.3 to 1.5 mol% Bi 2 O 3, 0.3 to 2.0 mol% Co 2 O 3, 0.3 to 3 mol% MnO, 0.5 to 4 mol% Sb 2 O 3, 0.5 to 4 mol% NiO, and 0.0005 to 0.02 mol% Al 3+; and the zinc oxide (ZnO) content is greater than or equal to 90 mol%; the bulk density is greater than or equal to 2.5 g/cc; the powder is a spherical powder in which the 50% particle diameter in the particle size distribution is 20 μm to 120 μm; the particle size deviation in the particle size distribution ((86% particle diameter - 16% particle diameter)/2) is greater than or equal to 15 μm; and the ZnO primary crystal mean particle diameter is less than or equal to 10 μm. 2. (Cancelled) 3. (Cancelled) 4. (Cancelled) 5. (Cancelled) 6. (Cancelled) 2. (Cancelled) 3. (Cancelled) 4. (Cancelled) 5. (Cancelled) 6. (Cancelled)
A pneumatic tire having a tread portion with a circumferential groove and a belt layer, wherein a monofilament cord is used as a reinforcing cord for the belt layer; the number of arrangements e (lines/5 cm) of the monofilament cords arranged per 5 cm in the tire width direction in the tire radial cross section of the belt layer is 50/5 cm or more; and the distance G (mm) from the surface of the land portion closest to the equatorial plane among land portions separated by the circumferential groove to the monofilament cord, and the loss tangent (30°Ctan δ) when the rubber composition constituting the surface of the tread portion is measured under conditions of temperature: 30°C, initial strain: 5%, dynamic strain: ±1%, frequency: 10Hz, and deformation mode: tensile, satisfy the following formula 1, and wherein the number of arrangements e (lines/5 cm) of the monofilament cord and the outer diameter r (mm) of the monofilament cord satisfy the following formula 3. 30 ° Ctan δ × G < 1.5 mm e × r 2 / 4 × π > 4.0 mm 2 × 5 cm − 1 a monofilament cord is used as a reinforcing cord for the belt layer; the number of arrangements e (lines/5 cm) of the monofilament cords arranged per 5 cm in the tire width direction in the tire radial cross section of the belt layer is 50/5 cm or more; and the distance G (mm) from the surface of the land portion closest to the equatorial plane among land portions separated by the circumferential groove to the monofilament cord, and the loss tangent (30°Ctan δ) when the rubber composition constituting the surface of the tread portion is measured under conditions of temperature: 30°C, initial strain: 5%, dynamic strain: ±1%, frequency: 10Hz, and deformation mode: tensile, satisfy the following formula 1, and wherein the number of arrangements e (lines/5 cm) of the monofilament cord and the outer diameter r (mm) of the monofilament cord satisfy the following formula 3. 30 ° Ctan δ × G < 1.5 mm e × r 2 / 4 × π > 4.0 mm 2 × 5 cm − 1
A method of surface-initiated graft polymerization comprising: - immersing a polymer substrate (i) having a ketone group on the surface of the substrate in a reaction system containing a monomer (ii) selected from (meth)acrylate compounds, and - irradiating the polymer substrate (i) with light, thereby initiating a polymerization reaction of the monomer from the surface of the polymer substrate (i) to give a polymerization product. - immersing a polymer substrate (i) having a ketone group on the surface of the substrate in a reaction system containing a monomer (ii) selected from (meth)acrylate compounds, and - irradiating the polymer substrate (i) with light, thereby initiating a polymerization reaction of the monomer from the surface of the polymer substrate (i) to give a polymerization product.
A method for charging from a generator, a battery of an autonomous system comprising electronic components, with limiting, according to the temperature, of the power supplied to the battery to a charging setpoint power (P L), the method comprising - an estimation of the time period during which the power resource available to the generator is, up to a preset moment, greater than a preset threshold value, - an estimation of the temperature progression up to said moment, - estimation of the progression of a maximum acceptable power (P MAX) up to said moment, according to the temperature progression and to data representative of the reliability of the system according to the temperature, - determination of the energy required to charge the storage element, - calculation, according to the energy required and to said time period, of a theoretical mean power (P M), spread over said time period to come, to be delivered to the storage element to charge the latter completely, - estimation from the maximum acceptable power (P MAX) of a maximum energy (E MAX) during the time period to come able to be delivered by the generator, - determination of a charging setpoint power according to the comparison between the required energy and the maximum energy (E MAX) and to the comparison between the mean power (P M) and the maximum charging power (P MAX). - an estimation of the time period during which the power resource available to the generator is, up to a preset moment, greater than a preset threshold value, - an estimation of the temperature progression up to said moment, - estimation of the progression of a maximum acceptable power (P MAX) up to said moment, according to the temperature progression and to data representative of the reliability of the system according to the temperature, - determination of the energy required to charge the storage element, - calculation, according to the energy required and to said time period, of a theoretical mean power (P M), spread over said time period to come, to be delivered to the storage element to charge the latter completely, - estimation from the maximum acceptable power (P MAX) of a maximum energy (E MAX) during the time period to come able to be delivered by the generator, - determination of a charging setpoint power according to the comparison between the required energy and the maximum energy (E MAX) and to the comparison between the mean power (P M) and the maximum charging power (P MAX).
A media output system, comprising: a plurality of media support members (145; 201) to receive a number of sheets of print media from a printing device; and a print finishing device to conduct finishing processes on the number of sheets of print media; wherein moving the plurality of media support members (145; 200) in a direction orthogonal to the direction of a media feed path comprises moving the plurality of media support members (145; 201) from a starting position to transport the number of sheets of print media towards the finishing device with a first media support member of the plurality of media support members (145; 201) moving relatively faster than a second media support member of the plurality of media support members (145; 201), and after the finishing device conducts a finishing process, the plurality of media support members (145; 201) being returned to the starting position by advancing said first media support member relatively slower than said second media support member. a plurality of media support members (145; 201) to receive a number of sheets of print media from a printing device; and a print finishing device to conduct finishing processes on the number of sheets of print media; wherein moving the plurality of media support members (145; 200) in a direction orthogonal to the direction of a media feed path comprises moving the plurality of media support members (145; 201) from a starting position to transport the number of sheets of print media towards the finishing device with a first media support member of the plurality of media support members (145; 201) moving relatively faster than a second media support member of the plurality of media support members (145; 201), and after the finishing device conducts a finishing process, the plurality of media support members (145; 201) being returned to the starting position by advancing said first media support member relatively slower than said second media support member.
A use of a plug having a hole, for inserting into an opening and leading through a line through the hole, wherein the plug comprises a seal element made of an elastomer material, a sleeve section of the seal element being inserted into the opening and contacting a soffit defining the opening, then, and wherein the plug further comprises a support element made of a support element material harder than the elastomer material, the support element comprising a sleeve-shaped support structure which is arranged in the sleeve section when the plug is inserted and limits the deformation of the latter inwards, towards a length axis of the opening, wherein the sleeve-shaped support structure presses the seal element radially outwards against the soffit defining the opening, characterised in that the support element comprises a flange axially adjacent to the sleeve-shaped support structure, which extends radially outwards from the latter.
An optical device (102, 502) configured for concentrating light towards a target element (104, 504), the optical device (102, 502) comprising: - a waveguide element (106, 506) configured for guiding light towards the target element (104, 504), and - a wavelength conversion element (108, 508) configured for converting incoming light of a first wavelength into outgoing light of a second wavelength, wherein the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) extends adjacent to the waveguide element (106, 506), - a first reflecting element (110, 510) configured for reflecting incoming light, wherein the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) extends between the waveguide element (106, 506) and the first reflecting element (110, 510), - a second reflecting element (112, 512) configured for transmitting light of at least the first wavelength and for reflecting incoming light of at least the second wavelength, wherein the waveguide element (106, 506) extends between the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) and the second reflecting element (112, 512), - an interface (114, 514) between the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) and the waveguide element (106, 506) and an another interface (120, 520) between the waveguide element (106, 506) and the second reflecting element (112, 512), wherein the waveguide element (106, 506) adjacent to the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) comprises a rough surface between the waveguide element (106, 506) and the wavelength conversion element (108, 508), the rough surface having an average surface roughness from at least 5 nanometers to at most 15 nanometers. - a waveguide element (106, 506) configured for guiding light towards the target element (104, 504), and - a wavelength conversion element (108, 508) configured for converting incoming light of a first wavelength into outgoing light of a second wavelength, wherein the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) extends adjacent to the waveguide element (106, 506), - a first reflecting element (110, 510) configured for reflecting incoming light, wherein the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) extends between the waveguide element (106, 506) and the first reflecting element (110, 510), - a second reflecting element (112, 512) configured for transmitting light of at least the first wavelength and for reflecting incoming light of at least the second wavelength, wherein the waveguide element (106, 506) extends between the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) and the second reflecting element (112, 512), - an interface (114, 514) between the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) and the waveguide element (106, 506) and an another interface (120, 520) between the waveguide element (106, 506) and the second reflecting element (112, 512), wherein the waveguide element (106, 506) adjacent to the wavelength conversion element (108, 508) comprises a rough surface between the waveguide element (106, 506) and the wavelength conversion element (108, 508), the rough surface having an average surface roughness from at least 5 nanometers to at most 15 nanometers.
Method for the operation and/or monitoring of water circulation in a drinking water supply network having at least one circuit for the circulation of drinking water, a centrifugal pump assembly for drawing water from and supplying water to the circuit and at least one consumer supplied with drinking water from the circuit, in which the centrifugal pump assembly has a pump unit, an electric motor driving the same and pump electronics to control and regulate the electric motor, characterised by the centrifugal pump assembly determining operating information about water circulation or the drinking water supply network and using this to monitor water circulation and to monitor - a valve within the circuit, and/or - a filter in the circuit, and/or - a control valve in the circuit, and/or - a purge valve connected to the circuit to drain drinking water from the circuit, and/or - a backflow preventer connected in series with the centrifugal pump assembly, and/or - a backflow preventer connected downstream from a purge valve connected to the circuit, and/or - a tapping activity on the consumer, and/or - the drinking water supply network to detect - a possible structural change in the drinking water supply network, and/or - possible defective hydraulic balancing, and/or - the radiation of heat into the drinking water supply network from a heat source. - a valve within the circuit, and/or - a filter in the circuit, and/or - a control valve in the circuit, and/or - a purge valve connected to the circuit to drain drinking water from the circuit, and/or - a backflow preventer connected in series with the centrifugal pump assembly, and/or - a backflow preventer connected downstream from a purge valve connected to the circuit, and/or - a tapping activity on the consumer, and/or - the drinking water supply network to detect - a possible structural change in the drinking water supply network, and/or - possible defective hydraulic balancing, and/or - the radiation of heat into the drinking water supply network from a heat source. - a possible structural change in the drinking water supply network, and/or - possible defective hydraulic balancing, and/or - the radiation of heat into the drinking water supply network from a heat source.
A method of preparing an output sample of a defined concentration, comprising: diluting an aliquot of a source sample comprising an infectious agent by a dilution factor to yield a diluted sample; selecting a first threshold amount and a second threshold amount from a look-up table, wherein the first threshold amount and the second threshold amount represent changes in a solution characteristic of the diluted sample; exposing one or more sensors to the diluted sample, wherein at least a part of each of the one or more sensors is in fluid communication with the diluted sample when exposed to the diluted sample; incubating the diluted sample at an incubation temperature, wherein the diluted sample is incubated when the one or more sensors are exposed to the diluted sample; monitoring a change in the solution characteristic of the diluted sample using a parameter analyzer or a computing device coupled to the one or more sensors; obtaining a first threshold time corresponding to an amount of time elapsed for the solution characteristic of the diluted sample to change by the first threshold amount and obtaining a second threshold time corresponding to the amount of time elapsed for the solution characteristic of the diluted sample to change by the second threshold amount; and determining a sample preparation time corresponding to the amount of time necessary for the infectious agent within the diluted sample to reach the defined concentration based on the first threshold time, the second threshold time, concentration data from the look-up table, and the defined concentration. diluting an aliquot of a source sample comprising an infectious agent by a dilution factor to yield a diluted sample; selecting a first threshold amount and a second threshold amount from a look-up table, wherein the first threshold amount and the second threshold amount represent changes in a solution characteristic of the diluted sample; exposing one or more sensors to the diluted sample, wherein at least a part of each of the one or more sensors is in fluid communication with the diluted sample when exposed to the diluted sample; incubating the diluted sample at an incubation temperature, wherein the diluted sample is incubated when the one or more sensors are exposed to the diluted sample; monitoring a change in the solution characteristic of the diluted sample using a parameter analyzer or a computing device coupled to the one or more sensors; obtaining a first threshold time corresponding to an amount of time elapsed for the solution characteristic of the diluted sample to change by the first threshold amount and obtaining a second threshold time corresponding to the amount of time elapsed for the solution characteristic of the diluted sample to change by the second threshold amount; and determining a sample preparation time corresponding to the amount of time necessary for the infectious agent within the diluted sample to reach the defined concentration based on the first threshold time, the second threshold time, concentration data from the look-up table, and the defined concentration.