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A method of separating a solid phase and a liquid phase in an oil-based mud comprising the step of: (i) contacting said oil-based mud with a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a polymer derived from at least one water-soluble monomer, wherein said polymer is not dissolved prior to contact with said oil-based mud; (ii) mixing said water-in-oil emulsion and said oil-based mud; (iii) separating the solid phase and the liquid phase; wherein said at least one water soluble monomer is selected from (alkyl)acrylamide, (alkyl)acrylic acid and salts thereof, N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylacetamide, N-vinylformamide, acrylonitrile, fumaric acid and salts thereof, crotonic acid and salts thereof, maleic acid and salts thereof, hydroxyalkyl methacrylates, 2-acrylamido-2-alkylsulfonic acid and salts thereof, wherein the alkyl group contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms, styrene sulfonic acid and salts thereof; or monomers having the structure of formulas I, II or III wherein R 1, R 2, and R 5 are each independently hydrogen or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl; R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrogen, a C 1 to C 12 alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl or hydroxyethyl; and R 2 and R 4 or R 2 and R 3 can combine to form a cyclic ring containing one or more hetero atoms; Z is the conjugated base of an acid, X is oxygen or -NR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl; and A is a C 1 to C 12 alkylene or a water-soluble vinyl monomer selected from vinyl sulfonic acid and its salts. (i) contacting said oil-based mud with a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a polymer derived from at least one water-soluble monomer, wherein said polymer is not dissolved prior to contact with said oil-based mud; (ii) mixing said water-in-oil emulsion and said oil-based mud; (iii) separating the solid phase and the liquid phase;
Charging device, in particular an exhaust gas turbocharger, having at least one stop device for limiting an adjustment path of a mobile component of the charging device relative to a stationary component of the charging device, the stop device comprising a stop face which, in the mounted state, protrudes into the adjustment path of the mobile component and which delimits the adjustment path of the mobile component, characterised in that - the stop device comprises a sleeve body which is insertable into an opening formed in the stationary component, such that a retaining portion of the sleeve body is arranged in the interior of the opening, - the stop device comprises a core body which is arranged in the interior of the sleeve body and, in the mounted state, radially braces the retaining portion against an inner wall of the stationary component, which inner wall radially delimits the opening, and thereby axially and/or non-rotatably fixes the sleeve body on the stationary component. - the stop device comprises a sleeve body which is insertable into an opening formed in the stationary component, such that a retaining portion of the sleeve body is arranged in the interior of the opening, - the stop device comprises a core body which is arranged in the interior of the sleeve body and, in the mounted state, radially braces the retaining portion against an inner wall of the stationary component, which inner wall radially delimits the opening, and thereby axially and/or non-rotatably fixes the sleeve body on the stationary component.
A display device comprising: a display unit comprising a window and a display module on a rear surface of the window; and a protective cover configured for transferring the display unit without defects in a process of manufacturing an electronic device and disposed on a rear surface of the display module, and comprising: a first cover portion; a second cover portion; and holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) extending in a first direction, or in a second direction crossing the first direction, from the cover portion, and protruding outside the display module when viewed in a plane, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially parallel with the rear surface of the display module, wherein the display module comprises a folding area, a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area, which are separated by the folding area, and wherein the first cover portion is configured to support the folding area and the first non-folding area of the display module; and the second cover portion is configured to support the second non-folding area wherein some (330a, 330b) of the plurality of holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) are connected to the first cover portion, one of the plurality of holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) is connected to the second cover portion, and each of the plurality of holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) provides a flat plate configured for being adsorbed and fixed by a vacuum adsorber. a display unit comprising a window and a display module on a rear surface of the window; and a protective cover configured for transferring the display unit without defects in a process of manufacturing an electronic device and disposed on a rear surface of the display module, and comprising: a first cover portion; a second cover portion; and holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) extending in a first direction, or in a second direction crossing the first direction, from the cover portion, and protruding outside the display module when viewed in a plane, a first cover portion; a second cover portion; and holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) extending in a first direction, or in a second direction crossing the first direction, from the cover portion, and protruding outside the display module when viewed in a plane, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially parallel with the rear surface of the display module, wherein the display module comprises a folding area, a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area, which are separated by the folding area, and wherein the first cover portion is configured to support the folding area and the first non-folding area of the display module; and the second cover portion is configured to support the second non-folding area wherein some (330a, 330b) of the plurality of holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) are connected to the first cover portion, one of the plurality of holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) is connected to the second cover portion, and each of the plurality of holding portions (330a, 330b, 330c) provides a flat plate configured for being adsorbed and fixed by a vacuum adsorber.
A method of fitting an Electric Acoustic Stimulation, EAS, system of a patient that has binaural hearing, the patient having an ipsilateral ear and a contralateral ear opposite the ipsilateral ear, the EAS system associated with the ipsilateral ear of the patient, the contralateral ear not including a hearing aid or implant, the method comprising: developing stimulation parameters of the EAS system unilaterally while taking into account natural hearing abilities of the contralateral ear, wherein developing the stimulation parameters includes measuring and/or estimating an unaided audiogram to obtain contralateral hearing thresholds for the contralateral ear, and developing said stimulation parameters based on said contralateral ear hearing thresholds such that equal loudness is obtained for both ears; and configuring the EAS system based on the developed stimulation parameters. developing stimulation parameters of the EAS system unilaterally while taking into account natural hearing abilities of the contralateral ear, wherein developing the stimulation parameters includes measuring and/or estimating an unaided audiogram to obtain contralateral hearing thresholds for the contralateral ear, and developing said stimulation parameters based on said contralateral ear hearing thresholds such that equal loudness is obtained for both ears; and configuring the EAS system based on the developed stimulation parameters.
Positive electrode active substance particles comprising a compound having at least a crystal system belonging to a space group of R-3m and a crystal system belonging to a space group of C2/m, the compound comprising a composite oxide comprising at least Li, Mn, and Co and/or Ni, an element A (at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, Ca, Fe, Zn, Mo and Bi), boron and fluorine, in which a content of Mn in the compound is controlled such that a molar ratio of Mn to a sum of Ni, Co and Mn [Mn/(Ni + Co + Mn)] therein is not less than 0.55; a content of the boron in the compound is 0.01 to 1% by weight; a content of the fluorine in the compound is 0.01 to 5% by weight; a content of the element A in the compound is 0.004 to 9% by weight; and a relative intensity ratio [(a)/(b)] of a maximum diffraction peak intensity (a) observed at 2θ = 20.8±1° in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the positive electrode active substance particles as measured using a Cu-Kα ray to a maximum diffraction peak intensity (b) observed at 2θ = 18.6±1° in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern [(a)/(b)] is 0.02 to 0.2.
A device for handling cardboard boxes for groups of packages, wherein the packages are inserted one after another into the cardboard boxes and are deposited there in an ordered formation, having a cardboard box robot for holding the cardboard boxes ready for the insertion of the packages, characterized by the following features: a) a feed conveyor for supplying the packages, b) one or several cross conveyors arranged in connection with the feed conveyor for discharging the objects in a lateral manner, c) stops (24, 25) are provided in the region of the cross conveyors for stopping the packages at a spacing with respect to one another which corresponds to the spacing between the cardboard boxes held ready by the cardboard box robot, d) a feed conveyor for packages is arranged above the feed conveyor for the cardboard boxes and ends above the cardboard box station, e) provided in the cardboard box station are pneumatically operating gripping members (29, 30) for simultaneously holding two cardboard boxes spaced apart from one another ready and which are mounted so as to be displaceable along a linear axis, wherein the spacing of the cardboard boxes held ready by the gripping members (29, 30) with respect to one another corresponds to the spacing between the cardboard boxes with respect to one another during the subsequent filling process, f) a discharging conveyor for filled cardboard boxes is arranged connecting to the cardboard box station. a) a feed conveyor for supplying the packages, b) one or several cross conveyors arranged in connection with the feed conveyor for discharging the objects in a lateral manner, c) stops (24, 25) are provided in the region of the cross conveyors for stopping the packages at a spacing with respect to one another which corresponds to the spacing between the cardboard boxes held ready by the cardboard box robot, d) a feed conveyor for packages is arranged above the feed conveyor for the cardboard boxes and ends above the cardboard box station, e) provided in the cardboard box station are pneumatically operating gripping members (29, 30) for simultaneously holding two cardboard boxes spaced apart from one another ready and which are mounted so as to be displaceable along a linear axis, wherein the spacing of the cardboard boxes held ready by the gripping members (29, 30) with respect to one another corresponds to the spacing between the cardboard boxes with respect to one another during the subsequent filling process, f) a discharging conveyor for filled cardboard boxes is arranged connecting to the cardboard box station.
A sensor device (100, 500) for detecting a wetness event in an absorbent article worn by a subject, the sensor device including: (a) one or more capacitive sensing elements (102, 400) formed by a first conductive member (102a, 402a, 502a) and a second conductive member (102b, 402b, 502b) separated by a dielectric region; and (b) a coupling for communicating sensor signals between the one or more sensing elements and a receiver; wherein a change in wetness caused by a wetness event in the absorbent article causes a change in capacitance for at least one of the sensing elements, which change in capacitance is analysed to detect occurrence of a wetness event in the absorbent article, wherein the changes in capacitance are communicated in the sensor signals to the receiver; wherein the sensor device includes a third conductive member (102c, 502c), wherein a change in capacitance between the first and second conductive members of the sensing element is measured relative to a change in capacitance between one of (i) the second and third conductive members; or (ii) the first and third conductive members. (a) one or more capacitive sensing elements (102, 400) formed by a first conductive member (102a, 402a, 502a) and a second conductive member (102b, 402b, 502b) separated by a dielectric region; and (b) a coupling for communicating sensor signals between the one or more sensing elements and a receiver;
A mower comprising: a frame; a reel supported by the frame for rotation about a first axis; and a blade sub-assembly supported by the frame for rotation about a second axis between an engaged position and a disengaged position; wherein the reel defines an outer diameter relative to the first axis and engages the blade sub-assembly at a contact location in the engaged position, the outer diameter defining a tangent at the contact location, characterized in that a force on the blade sub-assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the tangent is operable to produce a first torque on the blade sub-assembly in a first direction about the second axis when the blade sub-assembly is in the engaged position, and wherein the weight of the blade sub-assembly is operable to produce a second torque in a second direction about the second axis when the blade sub-assembly is in the engaged position. a frame; a reel supported by the frame for rotation about a first axis; and a blade sub-assembly supported by the frame for rotation about a second axis between an engaged position and a disengaged position; wherein the reel defines an outer diameter relative to the first axis and engages the blade sub-assembly at a contact location in the engaged position, the outer diameter defining a tangent at the contact location, characterized in that a force on the blade sub-assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the tangent is operable to produce a first torque on the blade sub-assembly in a first direction about the second axis when the blade sub-assembly is in the engaged position, and wherein the weight of the blade sub-assembly is operable to produce a second torque in a second direction about the second axis when the blade sub-assembly is in the engaged position.
A photovoltaic system, comprising: - an inverter unit adapted to convert an electrical direct current power generated by photovoltaic modules into an electrical alternating current power, the inverter unit having a controller; - a smart meter for supplying the alternating current power to a power supply grid; and - an emergency unit connected to an inverter via AC lines and to the smart meter via an emergency switch, the emergency unit having a controller adapted to: open the emergency switch to automatically disconnect the photovoltaic system from the power supply grid if a power supply grid failure is detected, and notify a current switching state of the emergency switch by means of power line communication communication via the AC lines to the controller of the inverter unit, wherein in a normal operation mode of the photovoltaic system, the emergency switch is in a closed state, wherein in an emergency operation mode of the photovoltaic system, the emergency switch is in an open state to disconnect the photovoltaic system from the power supply grid, and wherein the controller of the inverter unit is adapted to start the emergency operation mode in response to an open switching state notification received from the controller of the emergency unit. - an inverter unit adapted to convert an electrical direct current power generated by photovoltaic modules into an electrical alternating current power, the inverter unit having a controller; - a smart meter for supplying the alternating current power to a power supply grid; and - an emergency unit connected to an inverter via AC lines and to the smart meter via an emergency switch, the emergency unit having a controller adapted to: open the emergency switch to automatically disconnect the photovoltaic system from the power supply grid if a power supply grid failure is detected, and notify a current switching state of the emergency switch by means of power line communication communication via the AC lines to the controller of the inverter unit, open the emergency switch to automatically disconnect the photovoltaic system from the power supply grid if a power supply grid failure is detected, and notify a current switching state of the emergency switch by means of power line communication communication via the AC lines to the controller of the inverter unit, wherein in a normal operation mode of the photovoltaic system, the emergency switch is in a closed state, wherein in an emergency operation mode of the photovoltaic system, the emergency switch is in an open state to disconnect the photovoltaic system from the power supply grid, and wherein the controller of the inverter unit is adapted to start the emergency operation mode in response to an open switching state notification received from the controller of the emergency unit.
A method for aligning an inertial unit carried by a static or quasi-static carrier, characterised by: - simultaneously implementing several alignment processing operation operations dimensioned for several amplitudes of low-frequency oscillatory motions of the carrier with distinct alignment observation durations, - determining a minimum observation duration which corresponds to the alignment observation duration for which a coherence between two pieces of alignment information obtained by means of alignment processing operation operations dimensioned for a given amplitude of the low frequency oscillatory motion of the carrier is fulfilled, - determining the alignment information as a function of the alignment information determined for this minimum observation duration. - simultaneously implementing several alignment processing operation operations dimensioned for several amplitudes of low-frequency oscillatory motions of the carrier with distinct alignment observation durations, - determining a minimum observation duration which corresponds to the alignment observation duration for which a coherence between two pieces of alignment information obtained by means of alignment processing operation operations dimensioned for a given amplitude of the low frequency oscillatory motion of the carrier is fulfilled, - determining the alignment information as a function of the alignment information determined for this minimum observation duration.
An ultrasonic instrument (20, 100) comprising: (a) a body; (b) a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly extends distally from the body; (c) an acoustic waveguide positioned within the shaft assembly, wherein the waveguide is configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer; and (d) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide, and (ii) a clamp arm assembly, wherein the clamp arm assembly comprises: a clamp arm pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly, and a clamp pad comprising tissue contacting pad material; characterized in that the clamp pad comprises at least one projection extending outwardly from a longitudinal axis of the clamp pad, and wherein the clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm using a snap-fit connection by the tissue contacting pad material of the clamp pad having a first width at a location coinciding with the at least one projection, wherein the clamp arm comprises a pair of support gussets configured to support the clamp pad therebetween, wherein the clamp arm comprises a second width between the pair of support gussets, and wherein the second width is less than the first width at the location coinciding with the at least one projection. (a) a body; (b) a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly extends distally from the body; (c) an acoustic waveguide positioned within the shaft assembly, wherein the waveguide is configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer; and (d) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide, and (ii) a clamp arm assembly, wherein the clamp arm assembly comprises: a clamp arm pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly, and a clamp pad comprising tissue contacting pad material; characterized in that the clamp pad comprises at least one projection extending outwardly from a longitudinal axis of the clamp pad, and wherein the clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm using a snap-fit connection by the tissue contacting pad material of the clamp pad having a first width at a location coinciding with the at least one projection, wherein the clamp arm comprises a pair of support gussets configured to support the clamp pad therebetween, wherein the clamp arm comprises a second width between the pair of support gussets, and wherein the second width is less than the first width at the location coinciding with the at least one projection. (i) an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide, and (ii) a clamp arm assembly, wherein the clamp arm assembly comprises: a clamp arm pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly, and a clamp pad comprising tissue contacting pad material; a clamp arm pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly, and a clamp pad comprising tissue contacting pad material;
An electronic apparatus for acquiring indoor climate data in a room equipped with a heating/cooling surface, comprising a rear part for mounting the apparatus to a room wall or the heating/cooling surface, a housing front part which projects into the room in the mounted state of the apparatus, and a temperature measuring device, the temperature measuring device including a first temperature sensor for measuring a first temperature, which is arranged on the rear part, and a second temperature sensor for measuring a second temperature, which is arranged in the housing front part, characterized in that the electronic apparatus further comprises an evaluation unit and is configured such that the evaluation unit, with the aid of the temperature measuring device, counts and/or calculates and integrates the accruing heat absorption units only in a cooling operation of the heating/cooling surface in which a coolant flows through the heating/cooling surface and the difference between the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor and that measured by the first temperature sensor is greater than 1 K (TL-TH > 1 K), the heat absorption units being proportional to a function of this difference (dE ∼ f(TL-TH)).
An implantable cell-scaffold construct for treating a gastrointestinal disorder in a subject in need comprising a) a scaffold comprising a biocompatible matrix having a first surface, wherein the matrix is shaped to conform to at least a part of a native gastrointestinal organ or tissue structure in the subject; and b) a smooth muscle cell population derived from adipose tissue or peripheral blood deposited on or in the first surface, said scaffold and said SMC population forming an implantable construct. a) a scaffold comprising a biocompatible matrix having a first surface, wherein the matrix is shaped to conform to at least a part of a native gastrointestinal organ or tissue structure in the subject; and b) a smooth muscle cell population derived from adipose tissue or peripheral blood deposited on or in the first surface, said scaffold and said SMC population forming an implantable construct.