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A method of determining a thickness of a tire, the tire having an exterior surface and an interior surface; the method comprising: transmitting an oscillating signal from a first pad, wherein the signal is transmitted at a frequency that is varied over time so that the signal is transmitted at a plurality of frequencies in corresponding time intervals; passing the signal through the tire; reflecting the signal at a second pad after the signal has passed through the tire, the second pad being disposed in spaced relation to the first pad and electrically isolated therefrom; wherein the first and second pads (52, 54) are mounted to the interior surface of the tire; receiving the reflected signal at the first pad; determining a resonant frequency of a system based on the received signal, the system comprising the first pad, the second pad, and the tire; determining the thickness of the tire based on the resonant frequency. transmitting an oscillating signal from a first pad, wherein the signal is transmitted at a frequency that is varied over time so that the signal is transmitted at a plurality of frequencies in corresponding time intervals; passing the signal through the tire; reflecting the signal at a second pad after the signal has passed through the tire, the second pad being disposed in spaced relation to the first pad and electrically isolated therefrom; wherein the first and second pads (52, 54) are mounted to the interior surface of the tire; receiving the reflected signal at the first pad; determining a resonant frequency of a system based on the received signal, the system comprising the first pad, the second pad, and the tire; determining the thickness of the tire based on the resonant frequency.
Control system for a micro-motor for dental or surgical use comprising a control box provided with an adjustment knob, mounted in a way rotatable about a rotational axis (A-A), characterized in that the said adjustment knob is made up of a control support rotatable about the said rotational axis (A-A) and integral with an encoder integrated in the said box, and a sterilizable button coupled in a removable way to the said control support, wherein the removable coupling is achieved through friction, through a snap-on connection, or magnetically.
A curable composition, wherein the curable composition exists in an ordered microphase-separated state at 25°C and is comprised of: a) a block copolymer comprised of at least a first block and a second block, wherein the first block and the second block have different monomer compositions; b) a first reactive component having a higher affinity for the first block of the block copolymer than for the second block of the block copolymer; c) a second reactive component having a higher affinity for the second block of block copolymer than for the first block of the block copolymer; wherein the first reactive component and the second reactive component, in the absence of the block copolymer, are not fully miscible with each other at 25°C. a) a block copolymer comprised of at least a first block and a second block, wherein the first block and the second block have different monomer compositions; b) a first reactive component having a higher affinity for the first block of the block copolymer than for the second block of the block copolymer; c) a second reactive component having a higher affinity for the second block of block copolymer than for the first block of the block copolymer;
A camshaft phaser for use with an internal combustion engine for controllably varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in said internal combustion engine, said camshaft phaser comprising: an input member connectable to said crankshaft of said internal combustion engine to provide a fixed ratio of rotation between said input member and said crankshaft; an output member connectable to said camshaft of said internal combustion engine and defining an advance chamber and a retard chamber with said input member; and a valve spool moveable between an advance position and a retard position, characterized in that said valve spool has a valve spool bore with a phasing volume and a venting volume defined within said valve spool bore such that said phasing volume is fluidly segregated from said venting volume; wherein oil is supplied to said advance chamber from said phasing volume in order to retard the timing of said camshaft relative to said crankshaft; and wherein oil is supplied to said retard chamber from said phasing volume in order to advance the timing of said camshaft relative to said crankshaft. an input member connectable to said crankshaft of said internal combustion engine to provide a fixed ratio of rotation between said input member and said crankshaft; an output member connectable to said camshaft of said internal combustion engine and defining an advance chamber and a retard chamber with said input member; and a valve spool moveable between an advance position and a retard position, characterized in that said valve spool has a valve spool bore with a phasing volume and a venting volume defined within said valve spool bore such that said phasing volume is fluidly segregated from said venting volume; wherein oil is supplied to said advance chamber from said phasing volume in order to retard the timing of said camshaft relative to said crankshaft; and wherein oil is supplied to said retard chamber from said phasing volume in order to advance the timing of said camshaft relative to said crankshaft.
An article of headwear configured to be worn on a head of a wearer comprising: a crown that is configured for covering a portion of the head; a bill that defines an inner edge that is operably coupled to the crown, the bill also projecting away from the crown and terminating at an outer edge, the bill including a stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50"') that extends along and that stiffens the outer edge, the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50"') being spaced from the crown, the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50'") having a first longitudinal end that is adjacent the inner edge, a second longitudinal end that is adjacent the inner edge, an intermediate portion that is disposed between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, a top side, and a bottom side, a cross section of the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50'") being substantially constant in the intermediate portion between the first and second longitudinal ends (64, 66), and at least one of the top and bottom sides (56, 58) being substantially flat in the cross section of the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50'"), wherein the bill includes a covering layer that encloses the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50"') within the bill, and a cavity between the covering layer and the crown; and the article of headwear further comprises an insert within the cavity, characterized in that the stiffener is made out of a resiliently flexible polymeric material and the insert is made out of a resiliently flexible and compressible material. a crown that is configured for covering a portion of the head; a bill that defines an inner edge that is operably coupled to the crown, the bill also projecting away from the crown and terminating at an outer edge, the bill including a stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50"') that extends along and that stiffens the outer edge, the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50"') being spaced from the crown, the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50'") having a first longitudinal end that is adjacent the inner edge, a second longitudinal end that is adjacent the inner edge, an intermediate portion that is disposed between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, a top side, and a bottom side, a cross section of the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50'") being substantially constant in the intermediate portion between the first and second longitudinal ends (64, 66), and at least one of the top and bottom sides (56, 58) being substantially flat in the cross section of the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50'"), wherein the bill includes a covering layer that encloses the stiffener (50, 50', 50", 50"') within the bill, and a cavity between the covering layer and the crown; and the article of headwear further comprises an insert within the cavity, characterized in that the stiffener is made out of a resiliently flexible polymeric material and the insert is made out of a resiliently flexible and compressible material.
An optical structure comprising a plurality of nanocrystals (41a; 41b) on a surface of an optical waveguide, the plurality of nanocrystals being positioned to be optically coupled to an optical field of an excitation wavelength, and the optical field propagating through the optical waveguide, characterized in that the surface structure or thickness of the waveguide is modified so that the intensity of such optical field that each nanocrystal, in the plurality of nanocrystals, encounters is determined by the position of each nanocrystal on the surface of the optical waveguide.
Method for manufacturing a non-woven abrasive article, wherein non-woven fibres made of a certain starting material are subjected to the method steps of forming a non-woven web then consolidating said non-woven web, whereby, prior to said method step of forming a non-woven web and/or prior to said method step of consolidating said non-woven web, said non-woven fibres are coated with abrasive grains in such a way that said abrasive grains adhere to said starting material. wherein non-woven fibres made of a certain starting material are subjected to the method steps of forming a non-woven web then consolidating said non-woven web, whereby, prior to said method step of forming a non-woven web and/or prior to said method step of consolidating said non-woven web, said non-woven fibres are coated with abrasive grains in such a way that said abrasive grains adhere to said starting material.
An immunoassay method for detecting an analyte in an isolated sample suspected to contain said analyte by incubating said sample with a plurality of binding partners, one of which carries a detectable label, wherein a label-specific binding partner is added that does not carry a label but binds to said detectable label, wherein said label-specific binding partner is a biological molecule based on a polypeptide composed of amino acids.
A pharmaceutical solution for delivery using a medication delivery apparatus to treat a respiratory disorder comprising: (a) a liquefied propellant component consisting essentially of or consisting entirely of 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a); (b) 1.0 to 20.0 weight % of ethanol based on the total weight of the pharmaceutical solution; and (c) a drug component dissolved in the propellant/ethanol mixture consisting of at least one drug selected from the group consisting of beclomethasone dipropionate and fluticasone propionate. (a) a liquefied propellant component consisting essentially of or consisting entirely of 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a); (b) 1.0 to 20.0 weight % of ethanol based on the total weight of the pharmaceutical solution; and (c) a drug component dissolved in the propellant/ethanol mixture consisting of at least one drug selected from the group consisting of beclomethasone dipropionate and fluticasone propionate.
Mould comprising a lining consisting of a lining body and of at least one moulding element that is articulated with respect to the lining body, the said moulding element comprising a cylindrical part constituting a rotation axis and a moulding part secured to the cylindrical part, the cylindrical part being placed in a cylindrical hole arranged in the lining body made from the same material as the moulding element, and the said moulding element being of one piece.
A method for the handling of flat material and/or film material that is wound onto rolls and serves as packaging material for the packaging of piece goods, bundles, or the like article sets, in which method rolls, which are at least approximately completely unwound and/or depleted, are removed from at least one installation position (EB1; EB2) of a packaging machine, and in each instance a new roll of flat material and/or film material is hereupon mounted in the particular installation position (EB1; EB2) for the purpose of maintaining a packaging operation, wherein, after each mounting, an externally arranged layer is extracted from the particular new roll near or in the area of the roll's free end and, for the purpose of forming an uninterrupted material web, is connected to a section of a material web of a further roll, which material web is being guided in the packaging machine, and wherein, - while a new roll is being mounted and while the material web is being connected, the flat material and/or film material of the further roll is not yet completely depleted, such that flat material and/or film material is unwound approximately interruption-free from at least one roll of the at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) for the continuous packaging operation, and - rolls of the at least one installation position (EB1, EB2), which rolls are at least approximately completely unwound and/or depleted, are preferably sensor-detected and autonomously replaced by means of a handling device with new rolls of flat material and/or film material, the method being characterised in that - the direction of rotation and/or the rotation-direction-conforming orientation of the new roll is determined and/or verified before, while, or after the new roll is mounted, and, according to the determined direction of rotation of the roll, the flat material and/or film material, which is being unwound from this roll, is guided over an additional pulley, if required. - while a new roll is being mounted and while the material web is being connected, the flat material and/or film material of the further roll is not yet completely depleted, such that flat material and/or film material is unwound approximately interruption-free from at least one roll of the at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) for the continuous packaging operation, and - rolls of the at least one installation position (EB1, EB2), which rolls are at least approximately completely unwound and/or depleted, are preferably sensor-detected and autonomously replaced by means of a handling device with new rolls of flat material and/or film material, the method being characterised in that - the direction of rotation and/or the rotation-direction-conforming orientation of the new roll is determined and/or verified before, while, or after the new roll is mounted, and, according to the determined direction of rotation of the roll, the flat material and/or film material, which is being unwound from this roll, is guided over an additional pulley, if required.
A device for mixing and distributing a liquid phase and a gas phase inside a vertical reactor upstream of a granular bed or between two successive granular beds, said device comprising: • a substantially horizontal plate covering the entire cross section of the reactor and supporting a plurality of substantially vertical conduits comprising an upper end communicating with the portion of the reactor located above the plate and a lower end communicating with the portion of the reactor located below the plate; • said conduits comprising lateral orifices at different levels disposed along their vertical wall and allowing the gas phase and the liquid phase to be introduced into the conduits at least partially in a separated manner; • said device being characterized in that it comprises a substantially vertical inner wall located in the space comprised between the wall of the reactor and the zone occupied by the conduits, and defining with said outer wall an annular zone which receives by mean of the line the liquid phase from outside the reactor and which communicates with the central portion of the plate, by means of lower cross sections of flow, the height of internal wall being higher than the level of the lateral orifices of the higher level, and lower than the level of the upper end of the conduits. • a substantially horizontal plate covering the entire cross section of the reactor and supporting a plurality of substantially vertical conduits comprising an upper end communicating with the portion of the reactor located above the plate and a lower end communicating with the portion of the reactor located below the plate; • said conduits comprising lateral orifices at different levels disposed along their vertical wall and allowing the gas phase and the liquid phase to be introduced into the conduits at least partially in a separated manner; • said device being characterized in that it comprises a substantially vertical inner wall located in the space comprised between the wall of the reactor and the zone occupied by the conduits, and defining with said outer wall an annular zone which receives by mean of the line the liquid phase from outside the reactor and which communicates with the central portion of the plate, by means of lower cross sections of flow, the height of internal wall being higher than the level of the lateral orifices of the higher level, and lower than the level of the upper end of the conduits.
A shaving razor system comprising: a handle having a first end with a top surface defining recessed surface between a pair of guide surfaces (34, 36); a shaving razor cartridge removably mounted to the first end of the handle, the shaving razor cartridge comprising a housing and a blade carrier assembly, the blade carrier assembly having a blade carrier with a blade platform at a first end, a tab extending from the blade platform to a second end, the tab having a crest between a pair of angled surfaces (76, 78) of the tab; and a blade mounted to the blade platform, the blade having a cutting edge; wherein the tab flexes between a first position and a second position to secure and detach the shaving razor cartridge from the handle. a handle having a first end with a top surface defining recessed surface between a pair of guide surfaces (34, 36); a shaving razor cartridge removably mounted to the first end of the handle, the shaving razor cartridge comprising a housing and a blade carrier assembly, the blade carrier assembly having a blade carrier with a blade platform at a first end, a tab extending from the blade platform to a second end, the tab having a crest between a pair of angled surfaces (76, 78) of the tab; and a blade mounted to the blade platform, the blade having a cutting edge; wherein the tab flexes between a first position and a second position to secure and detach the shaving razor cartridge from the handle.
A distribution device for distributing liquid metal in a vertical casting system, the distribution device comprising a body made of a refractory ceramic material and a thermally insulating layer located beneath the body, the body including a base and a peripheral wall that together provide a trough for containing and distributing liquid metal, at least one flow channel in the peripheral wall through which liquid metal can flow to or from the distribution device, at least one feed hole in the base through which liquid metal can flow from the distribution device during a casting operation; characterised by a recess in the base, wherein the thermally insulating layer is located within the recess, and wherein the refractory ceramic material of the body has a first thermal conductivity and the thermally insulating layer has a thickness in the range 3-25mm and is made of an insulating material having a second thermal conductivity that is less than the first thermal conductivity and less than 0.1W/mK.
A floating connector constituting a part of a floating connector assembly including a first connector electrically connectable to first equipment, a second connector electrically connectable to second equipment, and a relay connector inserted into the first connector and also insertable into the second connector to electrically connect the first connector and the second connector, wherein the floating connector includes the relay connector and the first connector, the relay connector includes a first terminal and a holding member configured to hold the first terminal, and the first connector includes a second terminal to be electrically connected to the first terminal, a housing configured to accommodate the second terminal and accommodate at least part of the holding member in a state where the relay connector and the first connector are electrically connected, an axis being perpendicular to a plate base part of said housing, an opening through which the relay connector is insertable and formed on the positive side of the axis of a penetration part of the first housing of the first connector, and a stopper part formed in the first part of the housing so as to prevent the holding member from coming out of the first part of the housing in a state where the housing accommodates at least part of the holding member. the floating connector includes the relay connector and the first connector, the relay connector includes a first terminal and a holding member configured to hold the first terminal, and the first connector includes a second terminal to be electrically connected to the first terminal, a housing configured to accommodate the second terminal and accommodate at least part of the holding member in a state where the relay connector and the first connector are electrically connected, an axis being perpendicular to a plate base part of said housing, an opening through which the relay connector is insertable and formed on the positive side of the axis of a penetration part of the first housing of the first connector, and a stopper part formed in the first part of the housing so as to prevent the holding member from coming out of the first part of the housing in a state where the housing accommodates at least part of the holding member.
A biodegradable injection mouldable polymer composition including on a dry weight basis: a) from 45 - 85%w/w by weight of a starch and/or a modified high amylose starch b) from 2 -15%w/w by weight of a water soluble polymer selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol which have a melting point compatible with the molten state of the starch components, c) from 5-45%w/w by weight of a mixture of polyol plasticizers having a molecular weight in the range of 50-6000, more preferably 50-2500, and still more preferably 100-400 and preferably selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, glycerol, maltitol, xylitol, mannitol, erythritol, polyglycerol, polyethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol; more preferably glycerol, maltitol, sorbitol, erythritol and xylitol; wherein the composition includes 0.5-60%w/w filler selected so as to define desirable mechanical properties including mechanical and environmental performance and selected from the group of fillers including chitin and inorganic fillers including silica, talc, wollastonite, glass fiber and nanoparticles. a) from 45 - 85%w/w by weight of a starch and/or a modified high amylose starch b) from 2 -15%w/w by weight of a water soluble polymer selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol which have a melting point compatible with the molten state of the starch components, c) from 5-45%w/w by weight of a mixture of polyol plasticizers having a molecular weight in the range of 50-6000, more preferably 50-2500, and still more preferably 100-400 and preferably selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, glycerol, maltitol, xylitol, mannitol, erythritol, polyglycerol, polyethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol; more preferably glycerol, maltitol, sorbitol, erythritol and xylitol;