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A cover assembly for a spa having a base and a shell supported by the base, said cover assembly comprising: a cover member (116, 118) selectively movable between a covered position and an uncovered position; and a lifting assembly having a first lifting mechanism rotatably coupled to said cover member (116, 118) and to said base, said first lifting mechanism including a first lifting arm extending between said base and said cover member (116, 118) and being pivotally coupled at a first end to said base at a first pivot point and at a second end to said cover member (116, 118) at a second pivot point, and a second lifting arm being pivotally coupled to said first lifting arm and said cover member (116, 118) at said second pivot point; wherein said first pivot point and said second pivot point provide two axes of rotation for said cover member (116, 118) relative to said base, wherein said first lifting arm has a first depending guide plate and said second lifting arm has a second depending guide plate, wherein the cooperation between said first depending guide plate and said second depending guide plate guides the movement of the cover member (116, 118); and wherein said cover member (116, 118) is rotatable about said first pivot point and said second pivot point between said covered position, in which said cover member (116, 118) rests atop said shell, and said uncovered position, in which said cover member (116, 118) is oriented generally vertically adjacent a sidewall of said base. a cover member (116, 118) selectively movable between a covered position and an uncovered position; and a lifting assembly having a first lifting mechanism rotatably coupled to said cover member (116, 118) and to said base, said first lifting mechanism including a first lifting arm extending between said base and said cover member (116, 118) and being pivotally coupled at a first end to said base at a first pivot point and at a second end to said cover member (116, 118) at a second pivot point, and a second lifting arm being pivotally coupled to said first lifting arm and said cover member (116, 118) at said second pivot point; wherein said first pivot point and said second pivot point provide two axes of rotation for said cover member (116, 118) relative to said base, wherein said first lifting arm has a first depending guide plate and said second lifting arm has a second depending guide plate, wherein the cooperation between said first depending guide plate and said second depending guide plate guides the movement of the cover member (116, 118); and wherein said cover member (116, 118) is rotatable about said first pivot point and said second pivot point between said covered position, in which said cover member (116, 118) rests atop said shell, and said uncovered position, in which said cover member (116, 118) is oriented generally vertically adjacent a sidewall of said base.
A method of molding a metalized composite part, the method comprising: introducing metallic particles into a gas stream, wherein the metallic particles are of a size from 1 to 50 microns; directing the gas stream toward a surface of a thermoplastic composite part, thereby cold spraying the composite part by depositing a metal layer on the composite part to form a metallized composite part; and molding the metallized composite part to introduce a bend without delamination of the metal layer from the metallized composite part, wherein the at least one metal is optionally chosen from aluminum, copper, gold and silver; wherein the thermoplastic composite part comprises a thermoplastic and one or more filler materials. introducing metallic particles into a gas stream, wherein the metallic particles are of a size from 1 to 50 microns; directing the gas stream toward a surface of a thermoplastic composite part, thereby cold spraying the composite part by depositing a metal layer on the composite part to form a metallized composite part; and molding the metallized composite part to introduce a bend without delamination of the metal layer from the metallized composite part, wherein the at least one metal is optionally chosen from aluminum, copper, gold and silver; wherein the thermoplastic composite part comprises a thermoplastic and one or more filler materials.
A method of manufacturing a probiotic fortified food product, optionally bread, bread snack or muesli bar, including a. pre-inoculating a composition that comprises an amount of milk, milk solids, or reconstituted milk with an amount of the single species of probiotic micro-organism or combination of different probiotic micro-organisms, wherein other than the probiotic micro-organism, the composition only includes components which are either fully milk-derived or are inherently found in milk; b. incubating the composition during an early stationary growth phase of the probiotic micro-organism(s) until a probiotic culture in the composition is achieved with a cell count above 7 log CFU ml -1; c. applying the composition including the at least one probiotic organism to at least one portion of a surface of the food product. a. pre-inoculating a composition that comprises an amount of milk, milk solids, or reconstituted milk with an amount of the single species of probiotic micro-organism or combination of different probiotic micro-organisms, wherein other than the probiotic micro-organism, the composition only includes components which are either fully milk-derived or are inherently found in milk; b. incubating the composition during an early stationary growth phase of the probiotic micro-organism(s) until a probiotic culture in the composition is achieved with a cell count above 7 log CFU ml -1; c. applying the composition including the at least one probiotic organism to at least one portion of a surface of the food product.
Installation valve arrangement having an installation bore, formed in a housing, in which at least one inflow connector is formed and into which a housing cartridge of an installation valve is inserted, wherein a screen-type filter for the installation valve is inserted in the flow path of pressurizing medium from the inflow connector to an input opening in the housing cartridge, characterized in that the screen-type filter has a retaining protrusion which, upon insertion of the installation valve, is able to be moved by elastic deformation from a mounting position into a retaining position in which the retaining protrusion engages in an inflow chamber of the housing, wherein the retaining protrusion has snap hooks, and wherein the installation bore has a radial shoulder behind which the snap hooks of the screen-type filter engage.
Method for passivating a metal surface of a wall portion of a household appliance, in which an atmospheric plasma jet is produced by electrical discharge in a process gas, in which a passivator containing acid is introduced into the plasma jet, in which the plasma jet containing the passivator is applied to the metal surface of the wall portion (116; 116.1, 116.2) of the household appliance and in which a passivating salt is deposited on the metal surface of the wall portion (116; 116.1, 116.2) of the household appliance due to the reaction of the passivator, containing acid, with the metal surface of the wall portion (116; 116.1, 116.2) of the household appliance.
Method for controlling a driving machine mounted on a train of a motor vehicle fitted with wheels (19.1), said driving machine being associated with a coupling and uncoupling device capable of selectively coupling or decoupling said driving machine with said train of the motor vehicle, characterized in that during a phase of synchronization of a speed of the driving machine with a speed of the wheels (19.1), where appropriate to within a reduction ratio, said method comprises: - a step of determining a setpoint speed (N_cns) of the driving machine from a derivative as a function of time of a target speed (N_phys_C) to be reached by the driving machine and d 'a delay time (T_ret) relating to obtaining the setpoint speed (N_cns), and - a step of sending the setpoint speed (N_cns) previously determined to a speed controller of the prime mover. - a step of determining a setpoint speed (N_cns) of the driving machine from a derivative as a function of time of a target speed (N_phys_C) to be reached by the driving machine and d 'a delay time (T_ret) relating to obtaining the setpoint speed (N_cns), and - a step of sending the setpoint speed (N_cns) previously determined to a speed controller of the prime mover.
A medium for inducing differentiation into functional cerebral cortical cells, comprising neural medium and a nutritional supplement, wherein the nutritional supplement comprises an inhibitor of FGF/VEGF signaling pathway and an activator of cAMP, wherein the inhibitor of FGF/VEGF signaling pathway is 80 nM-100 μM SU5402 and/or, 1-500 ng/mL BIBF1120, and wherein the activator of cAMP is 1-100 μM IBMX alone, or a combination of 1-100 μM IBMX and 1-10 mM glucose. wherein the inhibitor of FGF/VEGF signaling pathway is 80 nM-100 μM SU5402 and/or, 1-500 ng/mL BIBF1120, and wherein the activator of cAMP is 1-100 μM IBMX alone, or a combination of 1-100 μM IBMX and 1-10 mM glucose.
Float valve having a pilot control valve, having a main valve which is able to be activated via the pilot control valve, having a pilot control tank and having a float for actuating the pilot control valve, wherein the float is arranged in the pilot control tank and the pilot control tank is of downwardly and upwardly open form, characterized in that arranged in the region of a lower opening (4.3) of the pilot control tank is a settable baffle (4.2) for changing the opening cross section of the opening (4.3).
A single chip current sensor comprising: a MTJ sensor bridge comprising a plurality of MTJ sensor resistors (R1, R2, R11, R12, R21, R22); an electric conductor in the vicinity of the sensor bridge for carrying a test electric current; one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors, and magnets placed on the sides of the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors, the magnets being configured for producing a magnetic field to bias the free layer of the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors such that the direction of the magnetization of the free layer of each of the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors is anti-parallel to the direction of the magnetization of its pinned layer, such that the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors are in a high resistance state that only changes as a function of temperature in the measurement range of the current sensor, wherein the MTJ sensor bridge is connected in series with the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors, the connection being configured to stabilize the sensor bridge voltage output, and the sensor bridge is configured to determine the test electric current by measuring the magnetic field produced by the test electric current in the electric conductor which is then provided as an output voltage. a MTJ sensor bridge comprising a plurality of MTJ sensor resistors (R1, R2, R11, R12, R21, R22); an electric conductor in the vicinity of the sensor bridge for carrying a test electric current; one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors, and magnets placed on the sides of the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors, the magnets being configured for producing a magnetic field to bias the free layer of the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors such that the direction of the magnetization of the free layer of each of the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors is anti-parallel to the direction of the magnetization of its pinned layer, such that the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors are in a high resistance state that only changes as a function of temperature in the measurement range of the current sensor, wherein the MTJ sensor bridge is connected in series with the one or more MTJ temperature compensation resistors, the connection being configured to stabilize the sensor bridge voltage output, and the sensor bridge is configured to determine the test electric current by measuring the magnetic field produced by the test electric current in the electric conductor which is then provided as an output voltage.
A shock absorbing shoe with improved assembly and operational performance, comprising: an outsole; an upper sole arranged on the outsole and having a guide portion; a support unit including: a first support body connected to the outsole; and a second support body connected to the upper sole and having a guide part corresponding to the guide portion; an elastic member arranged between the first and second support bodies of the support unit; and a supporting member connected to the first and second support bodies of the support unit, the supporting member being movable upward and downward along the guide portion and the guide part of the second support body, the first and second support bodies of the support unit including first and second holding bodies that are connected to the elastic member, and the first holding body and the supporting member being provided with a holding means and characterised in that a protruding spacer part is formed on the lower surface of a fitting protrusion of the second holding body so that, when the elastic member is compressed, the lower surface of the protruding spacer part comes into contact with the upper surface of the first holding body, or a protruding spacer part is formed on the upper surface of a fitting protrusion of the first holding body so that, when the elastic member is compressed, the protruding spacer part comes into contact with the lower surface of the fitting protrusion of the second holding body. an outsole; an upper sole arranged on the outsole and having a guide portion; a support unit including: a first support body connected to the outsole; and a second support body connected to the upper sole and having a guide part corresponding to the guide portion; a first support body connected to the outsole; and a second support body connected to the upper sole and having a guide part corresponding to the guide portion; an elastic member arranged between the first and second support bodies of the support unit; and a supporting member connected to the first and second support bodies of the support unit, the supporting member being movable upward and downward along the guide portion and the guide part of the second support body, the first and second support bodies of the support unit including first and second holding bodies that are connected to the elastic member, and the first holding body and the supporting member being provided with a holding means and characterised in that a protruding spacer part is formed on the lower surface of a fitting protrusion of the second holding body so that, when the elastic member is compressed, the lower surface of the protruding spacer part comes into contact with the upper surface of the first holding body, or a protruding spacer part is formed on the upper surface of a fitting protrusion of the first holding body so that, when the elastic member is compressed, the protruding spacer part comes into contact with the lower surface of the fitting protrusion of the second holding body.
A vehicle including a traction system comprising: an air source; a nozzle (312, 322) coupled to the air source and configured to be selectively aimed toward a determined portion of a rail surface of a rail, and the determined portion is based on a location of the rail surface between edges of the rail and proximate to a wheel of the vehicle; and a conduit configured to supply pressurized air from the air source to the nozzle, the nozzle flexibly coupled thereto by a flexible coupling; wherein the nozzle is configured for the aim of the nozzle to be controlled to change its aiming direction in response to a change in curvature of the rail, whereby a stream of air from the nozzle impacts the determined portion during movement of the vehicle through the curvature of the rail; characterised in that the flexible coupling of the nozzle is provided by a lever bracket (306, 316) mounted to a frame of the vehicle and mounted to the conduit and further comprising a resilient member (304, 305) coupled between the lever bracket (306, 316) and a journal bearing housing (302, 303) of a lead axle of the vehicle; and the lever bracket (306, 316) extends horizontally and transforms lateral movement of the frame relative to the lead axle in a first direction to lateral movement of the nozzle (312, 322) in a second, opposite direction, as the curvature of the rail changes. an air source; a nozzle (312, 322) coupled to the air source and configured to be selectively aimed toward a determined portion of a rail surface of a rail, and the determined portion is based on a location of the rail surface between edges of the rail and proximate to a wheel of the vehicle; and a conduit configured to supply pressurized air from the air source to the nozzle, the nozzle flexibly coupled thereto by a flexible coupling; wherein the nozzle is configured for the aim of the nozzle to be controlled to change its aiming direction in response to a change in curvature of the rail, whereby a stream of air from the nozzle impacts the determined portion during movement of the vehicle through the curvature of the rail; characterised in that the flexible coupling of the nozzle is provided by a lever bracket (306, 316) mounted to a frame of the vehicle and mounted to the conduit and further comprising a resilient member (304, 305) coupled between the lever bracket (306, 316) and a journal bearing housing (302, 303) of a lead axle of the vehicle; and the lever bracket (306, 316) extends horizontally and transforms lateral movement of the frame relative to the lead axle in a first direction to lateral movement of the nozzle (312, 322) in a second, opposite direction, as the curvature of the rail changes.
A method for obtaining a network of nanometric terminals for a microelectronic device, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - depositing a silicon layer on a substrate (100, 132), - forming, above the silicon layer, a layer in a material able to self-organize, wherein at least a polymer substantially forms cylinders organized in a network within an array, - forming patterns in the layer of a material able to self-organize through the removing of said cylinders, - forming a hard mask by transferring said patterns, - obtaining silicon terminals in the silicon layer by etching with the hard mask, - silicidation the silicon terminals comprising depositing a metal layer. - depositing a silicon layer on a substrate (100, 132), - forming, above the silicon layer, a layer in a material able to self-organize, wherein at least a polymer substantially forms cylinders organized in a network within an array, - forming patterns in the layer of a material able to self-organize through the removing of said cylinders, - forming a hard mask by transferring said patterns, - obtaining silicon terminals in the silicon layer by etching with the hard mask, - silicidation the silicon terminals comprising depositing a metal layer.
A method performed by a Radio Network Node, RNN, for providing improved robustness of a radio link between the RNN and a wireless device, wherein the RNN and the wireless device operate in a communications network, wherein the method comprises: - transmitting (201,1102), towards the wireless device, a first transmission with a first transmission mode associated with a first level of coverage extension; - determining (202,1103) if the transmitted first transmission reached the wireless device within a first period of time by determining if a message is received from the wireless device in resources allocated in the transmitted first transmission, and - when the first period of time has elapsed and when the transmitted first transmission is determined to not have reached the wireless device within the first period of time, transmitting (203,1'104), towards the wireless device, a second transmission using a second transmission mode associated with a second level of coverage extension, wherein the second level of coverage extension is higher than the first level of coverage extension. - transmitting (201,1102), towards the wireless device, a first transmission with a first transmission mode associated with a first level of coverage extension; - determining (202,1103) if the transmitted first transmission reached the wireless device within a first period of time by determining if a message is received from the wireless device in resources allocated in the transmitted first transmission, and - when the first period of time has elapsed and when the transmitted first transmission is determined to not have reached the wireless device within the first period of time, transmitting (203,1'104), towards the wireless device, a second transmission using a second transmission mode associated with a second level of coverage extension, wherein the second level of coverage extension is higher than the first level of coverage extension.
A maintenance method for an exhaust purification device which includes a purification member that purifies exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, a connecting pipe (16A, 16B) that guides the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine to the purification member and is mounted in a demountable way, and a fuel concentration increasing unit that increases a concentration of unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas, the maintenance method comprising: a first process of demounting the connecting pipe (16A, 16B); a second process of mounting a maintenance tool, which includes a tubular member mounted to be replaceable with the connecting pipe (16A, 16B), and a heat generating member housed in the tubular member, configured to generate heat caused by oxidizing the unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine, and configured to heat the exhaust gas to discharge the exhaust gas to an exhaust downstream side, instead of the connecting pipe (16A, 16B); and a third process of increasing a concentration of the unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas using the fuel concentration increasing unit. a first process of demounting the connecting pipe (16A, 16B); a second process of mounting a maintenance tool, which includes a tubular member mounted to be replaceable with the connecting pipe (16A, 16B), and a heat generating member housed in the tubular member, configured to generate heat caused by oxidizing the unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine, and configured to heat the exhaust gas to discharge the exhaust gas to an exhaust downstream side, instead of the connecting pipe (16A, 16B); and a third process of increasing a concentration of the unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas using the fuel concentration increasing unit.