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Process for the production of a non-woven fabric comprising at least two polymers, where the melting point of at least one first polymer is above the melting point of at least one second polymer, comprising the following steps: - provision of multicomponent fibres which comprise at least two polymers with different melting points, where the first polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate and/or the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide and/or polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate, - bonding of the surfaces of the multicomponent fibres via exposure to a temperature of from 100°C to 300°C and to a pressure of from 40 N/mm to 150 N/mm, in such a way that at least one first polymer is distributed in the form of elemental segments in a matrix made of at least one second polymer, characterized in that multicomponent fibres used comprise pie fibres and/or hollow-pie fibres which are composed of at least two polymers with different melting points, where a non-woven fabric is obtained with flexural stiffness of from 0.5 N/mm 2 to 10 N/mm 2, measured in accordance with DIN 53350 at a bending angle of 10%. - provision of multicomponent fibres which comprise at least two polymers with different melting points, where the first polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate and/or the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide and/or polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate, - bonding of the surfaces of the multicomponent fibres via exposure to a temperature of from 100°C to 300°C and to a pressure of from 40 N/mm to 150 N/mm, in such a way that at least one first polymer is distributed in the form of elemental segments in a matrix made of at least one second polymer, characterized in that multicomponent fibres used comprise pie fibres and/or hollow-pie fibres which are composed of at least two polymers with different melting points,
A housing assembly for an indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising: a face frame provided with a front air outlet; and characterized by: two end covers arranged at a left end and a right end of the face frame respectively, wherein portions of the two end covers are located in front of a front surface of the face frame and define auxiliary air passages (a) with the face frame, each of the two end covers is provided with a side air outlet in communication with the corresponding auxiliary air passage (a), a portion of an inner side wall of each of the auxiliary air passages (a) defined by the face frame forms a guide wall, to direct air from the front air outlet to the side air outlet to supply air to the left and right of the housing assembly; wherein the face frame comprises a front frame and two side frames, the front frame is provided with the front air outlet, the two side frames are located at the left end and the right end of the front frame respectively and extend backwards, each of portions of a front surface of the front frame at a left end and a right end of the front air outlet is provided with the guide wall, the guide wall obliquely extends backwards in a direction away from the front air outlet, and each guide wall extends to one corresponding side frame; and the two end covers correspond to the side frames one to one respectively and are located at sides of the side frames away from the front frame, each of the two end covers is provided with a front extension part, and the front extension part is located in front of the corresponding guide wall and defines the auxiliary air passage (a) with the guide wall. two end covers arranged at a left end and a right end of the face frame respectively, wherein portions of the two end covers are located in front of a front surface of the face frame and define auxiliary air passages (a) with the face frame, each of the two end covers is provided with a side air outlet in communication with the corresponding auxiliary air passage (a), a portion of an inner side wall of each of the auxiliary air passages (a) defined by the face frame forms a guide wall, to direct air from the front air outlet to the side air outlet to supply air to the left and right of the housing assembly; wherein the face frame comprises a front frame and two side frames, the front frame is provided with the front air outlet, the two side frames are located at the left end and the right end of the front frame respectively and extend backwards, each of portions of a front surface of the front frame at a left end and a right end of the front air outlet is provided with the guide wall, the guide wall obliquely extends backwards in a direction away from the front air outlet, and each guide wall extends to one corresponding side frame; and the two end covers correspond to the side frames one to one respectively and are located at sides of the side frames away from the front frame, each of the two end covers is provided with a front extension part, and the front extension part is located in front of the corresponding guide wall and defines the auxiliary air passage (a) with the guide wall.
A pond filter comprising a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a UV filter chamber disposed in a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet, the UV filter chamber comprising a UV lamp disposed in a tube and arranged for illuminating water flowing through the UV filter chamber, the UV filter chamber comprising a shroud portion in which the tube and UV lamp are disposed, with a fluid channel through the UV filter chamber being defined between the tube and the shroud portion, the UV filter chamber comprising at least one sealing arrangement provided between the tube and the shroud portion for sealing against the ingress of fluid into the interior of the tube from the fluid channel, the sealing arrangement comprising a sealing assembly for mounting the tube to the shroud portion and sealing means for forming a seal between the sealing assembly and the tube, wherein the sealing assembly comprises a nut for engagement with the shroud portion and which carries a bushing, and the sealing means comprises a seal which is retained between the nut and the bushing and is urged by the nut and bushing into sealing contact with the tube and creates a seal against the outside surface of the tube as the nut is engaged onto the shroud portion. the UV filter chamber comprising a UV lamp disposed in a tube and arranged for illuminating water flowing through the UV filter chamber, the UV filter chamber comprising a shroud portion in which the tube and UV lamp are disposed, with a fluid channel through the UV filter chamber being defined between the tube and the shroud portion, the UV filter chamber comprising at least one sealing arrangement provided between the tube and the shroud portion for sealing against the ingress of fluid into the interior of the tube from the fluid channel, the sealing arrangement comprising a sealing assembly for mounting the tube to the shroud portion and sealing means for forming a seal between the sealing assembly and the tube, wherein the sealing assembly comprises a nut for engagement with the shroud portion and which carries a bushing, and the sealing means comprises a seal which is retained between the nut and the bushing and is urged by the nut and bushing into sealing contact with the tube and creates a seal against the outside surface of the tube as the nut is engaged onto the shroud portion.
A compound of formula: or a salt thereof, wherein: R 0 is -(CH 2) m R A or -(CH 2) z (C(CH 3) 2)R A; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; z is 1 or 2; and R A is C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 4 groups independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylene, and halogen; X is -NH-; R 1 is C 3 -C 6 alkyl, -(CH 2) p OR 1a, -(CH 2) p NHR 1b or -(CH z) p R 1c; where R 1a and R 1b are independently C 1 -C 3 alkyl; R 1c is C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; and p is 1 or 2; R 2 is NHR 2a; where R 2a is H, OH, NH 2, or methyl; each R 3 is independently halogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, -(C 1 -C 7 alkylene)-NH 2, or -CH 2 -phenylene-CH 2 NH 2; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and R 4a and R 4b are independently H or C 1 -C 8 alkyl. R 0 is -(CH 2) m R A or -(CH 2) z (C(CH 3) 2)R A; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; z is 1 or 2; and R A is C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 4 groups independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylene, and halogen; X is -NH-; R 1 is C 3 -C 6 alkyl, -(CH 2) p OR 1a, -(CH 2) p NHR 1b or -(CH z) p R 1c; where R 1a and R 1b are independently C 1 -C 3 alkyl; R 1c is C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; and p is 1 or 2; R 2 is NHR 2a; where R 2a is H, OH, NH 2, or methyl; each R 3 is independently halogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, -(C 1 -C 7 alkylene)-NH 2, or -CH 2 -phenylene-CH 2 NH 2; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and R 4a and R 4b are independently H or C 1 -C 8 alkyl.
Method for managing the available bandwidth for connections between terminals of a packet-oriented communication network, - in which in each case a number of terminals are managed by network agents which have knowledge about which of the managed terminals in each case are arranged in a bandwidth-noncritical area (B1..B3), - in which, in the case of a connection signaling between two terminals, a concerned network agent identifies a real time critical connection, and -- the connection is initialized, to the extent that the terminals concerned are arranged in the same bandwidth-noncritical area (B1..B3), or -- by means of the respective network agents, the requested bandwidth is determined, and a resource request (an) is directed to a bandwidth broker which, by means of which a topology function and knowledge about the bandwidths occupied by existing connections, verifies the availability of the requested bandwidth in the communication network. - in which in each case a number of terminals are managed by network agents which have knowledge about which of the managed terminals in each case are arranged in a bandwidth-noncritical area (B1..B3), - in which, in the case of a connection signaling between two terminals, a concerned network agent identifies a real time critical connection, and -- the connection is initialized, to the extent that the terminals concerned are arranged in the same bandwidth-noncritical area (B1..B3), or -- by means of the respective network agents, the requested bandwidth is determined, and a resource request (an) is directed to a bandwidth broker which, by means of which a topology function and knowledge about the bandwidths occupied by existing connections, verifies the availability of the requested bandwidth in the communication network. -- the connection is initialized, to the extent that the terminals concerned are arranged in the same bandwidth-noncritical area (B1..B3), or -- by means of the respective network agents, the requested bandwidth is determined, and a resource request (an) is directed to a bandwidth broker which, by means of which a topology function and knowledge about the bandwidths occupied by existing connections, verifies the availability of the requested bandwidth in the communication network.
A pill dispenser comprising: a first primary ramp, and a second primary ramp opposite to the first primary ramp; a first secondary ramp, and a second secondary ramp opposite to the first secondary ramp, wherein the first and second secondary ramps (74, 76) are both between the first and the second primary ramps (70, 72); and an outlet including outlet sidewalls (160A, 160B) and an aperture for dispensing pills from the pill dispenser or for loading pills into the pill dispenser, the outlet sidewalls (160A, 160B) extend to the aperture from the first primary ramp, the second primary ramp, the first secondary ramp, and the second secondary ramp, characterized by a first guidepost extending from the first primary ramp; a second guidepost extending from the second primary ramp; and a spacer supported by the first guidepost and the second guidepost, wherein: the first guidepost is angled to direct pills from the first primary ramp to the second secondary ramp; and the second guidepost is angled to direct pills from the second primary ramp to the first secondary ramp. a first primary ramp, and a second primary ramp opposite to the first primary ramp; a first secondary ramp, and a second secondary ramp opposite to the first secondary ramp, wherein the first and second secondary ramps (74, 76) are both between the first and the second primary ramps (70, 72); and an outlet including outlet sidewalls (160A, 160B) and an aperture for dispensing pills from the pill dispenser or for loading pills into the pill dispenser, the outlet sidewalls (160A, 160B) extend to the aperture from the first primary ramp, the second primary ramp, the first secondary ramp, and the second secondary ramp, characterized by a first guidepost extending from the first primary ramp; a second guidepost extending from the second primary ramp; and a spacer supported by the first guidepost and the second guidepost, wherein: the first guidepost is angled to direct pills from the first primary ramp to the second secondary ramp; and the second guidepost is angled to direct pills from the second primary ramp to the first secondary ramp. the first guidepost is angled to direct pills from the first primary ramp to the second secondary ramp; and the second guidepost is angled to direct pills from the second primary ramp to the first secondary ramp.
An optical transmitter (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D), comprising: a mapper configured to generate an electric field information signal from transmission data; a training signal generation section configured to generate a training signal; a training signal insertion section configured to insert the training signal into the electric field information signal; a driver configured to generate a drive signal from the electric field information signal into which the training signal is inserted; a modulator (15x, 15y) configured to generate an optical modulation signal based on the drive signal; an optical receiver configured to generate an intensity signal indicating intensity of the optical modulation signal; a training signal extraction section configured to extract an intensity training signal corresponding to the training signal, from the intensity signal; a coder configured to generate a coded training signal by coding, using the training signal generated by the training signal generation section, the intensity training signal extracted by the training signal extraction section; and a distortion detection section configured to detect waveform distortion of the optical modulation signal, based on the coded training signal. a mapper configured to generate an electric field information signal from transmission data; a training signal generation section configured to generate a training signal; a training signal insertion section configured to insert the training signal into the electric field information signal; a driver configured to generate a drive signal from the electric field information signal into which the training signal is inserted; a modulator (15x, 15y) configured to generate an optical modulation signal based on the drive signal; an optical receiver configured to generate an intensity signal indicating intensity of the optical modulation signal; a training signal extraction section configured to extract an intensity training signal corresponding to the training signal, from the intensity signal; a coder configured to generate a coded training signal by coding, using the training signal generated by the training signal generation section, the intensity training signal extracted by the training signal extraction section; and a distortion detection section configured to detect waveform distortion of the optical modulation signal, based on the coded training signal.
A method for processing foam items, the method comprising: forming a foam item having an intermediate size and an intermediate shape; projecting particles (470; 471) at the foam item until at least a portion of the foam item is removed, the particles (470; 471) having a hardness of between 1.0 and 5.0 Mohs; and forming the foam item into a final shape and a final size adapted for being a portion of a footwear sole, providing a supply of particles (470; 471) for projecting at the foam item, the provided supply of particles (470; 471) having a particle size larger than 140 mesh; and after projecting the particles (470; 471) at the foam item, recycling a first subset of the particles (470; 471), the first subset of the particles (470; 471) having a particle size larger than 140 mesh. forming a foam item having an intermediate size and an intermediate shape; projecting particles (470; 471) at the foam item until at least a portion of the foam item is removed, the particles (470; 471) having a hardness of between 1.0 and 5.0 Mohs; and forming the foam item into a final shape and a final size adapted for being a portion of a footwear sole, providing a supply of particles (470; 471) for projecting at the foam item, the provided supply of particles (470; 471) having a particle size larger than 140 mesh; and after projecting the particles (470; 471) at the foam item, recycling a first subset of the particles (470; 471), the first subset of the particles (470; 471) having a particle size larger than 140 mesh.
A zinc-air battery comprising an air cathode, a zinc anode, and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises an amphoteric fluorosurfactant, wherein the amphoteric fluorosurfactant comprises a betaine functionality.
Pump device for administering a medical fluid to a patient, comprising: - a housing of the pump device, - a pumping mechanism for pumping a medical fluid through an infusion line toward a patient, and - a handset for entering a control command for controlling an operation of the pumping mechanism, - a storage device arranged on the housing and comprising a receptacle defining a cavity therein for receiving the handset, Characterized in that the handset is connected to the housing via a connection cable, wherein the receptacle comprises an exit opening for guiding the connection cable out of the receptacle, the storage device comprises a cable storage around which the connection cable can be wound, the cable storage comprises a body around which the connection cable can be wound, wherein the body extends from the housing and is confined, at a far end pointing away from the housing, by an outer rim protruding from the body. - a housing of the pump device, - a pumping mechanism for pumping a medical fluid through an infusion line toward a patient, and - a handset for entering a control command for controlling an operation of the pumping mechanism, - a storage device arranged on the housing and comprising a receptacle defining a cavity therein for receiving the handset,
A laminated pad for applying a quantity of a substance on a desired surface, wherein the laminated pad comprises an impermeable top layer and an impermeable bottom layer, between which two layers (1, 4) at least one layer (2, 3) is arranged, an utility layer further being arranged on an outside of the bottom layer, the utility layer being liquid-impermeable, thinner and more flexible than the top layer and bottom layer, where the top layer, the at least one layer (2, 3), the bottom layer and the utility layer through a weld are connected together to form a closed storage chamber for a substance that is to be contained in the laminated pad, characterized in that at least a part of the top layer and the bottom layer outside and around the closed storage chamber is cut off, in order to create a soft edge around the periphery of the laminated pad, where a hinged layer is arranged over the top layer, the hinged layer, the at least one layer (2, 3) and the utility layer being connected around their outer edges to form a laminated pad, where the hinged layer, before the laminated pad is to be used, is folded around the periphery of the laminated pad.
A process for making a polycarbonate composition by a melt polymerization process comprising: melt polymerizing reactants to produce a molten reaction product; filtering the molten reaction product to remove gels and impurities prior to any extruding; wherein the filtering uses a filter with a pore size of 2.5 to 50 micrometers; adding a catalyst quencher to the reaction product prior to filtering; and extruding the molten reaction product to form the polycarbonate composition; wherein the extruding comprises extruding with an additive, and wherein the additive comprises a colorant, a heat stabilizer, an antioxidant, a UV absorbing additive, an antistatic agent, an impact modifier, a flow modifier, a release agent, an anti-fog additive, an antimicrobial agent, a flame retardant, a filler, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing; wherein the additive has a major diameter of greater than or equal to the pore size of the filter. melt polymerizing reactants to produce a molten reaction product; filtering the molten reaction product to remove gels and impurities prior to any extruding; wherein the filtering uses a filter with a pore size of 2.5 to 50 micrometers; adding a catalyst quencher to the reaction product prior to filtering; and extruding the molten reaction product to form the polycarbonate composition; wherein the extruding comprises extruding with an additive, and wherein the additive comprises a colorant, a heat stabilizer, an antioxidant, a UV absorbing additive, an antistatic agent, an impact modifier, a flow modifier, a release agent, an anti-fog additive, an antimicrobial agent, a flame retardant, a filler, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing; wherein the additive has a major diameter of greater than or equal to the pore size of the filter.