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A method of manufacturing a curved electronic device, the method comprising - providing a stack with a substrate comprising a thermoplastic material (Ms), and at least one electronic component connected to an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate; - illuminating a surface (11,12) of the substrate with light to heat at least part of the thermoplastic material above its glass transition temperature (Tg); and - applying a deformation process to the at least partially heated substrate to deform the stack into the curved electronic device; characterized in that a component area of the substrate surface (11,12) localized around the electronic component comprises a first material providing relatively low absorption of the light, and a surrounding area of the substrate, outside the component area, comprises a second material providing relatively high absorption of the light, wherein the first material comprises a reflective coating with a higher reflection coefficient to the light than the thermoplastic material (Ms) of the substrate beneath and/or the second material comprises an absorptive coating having a higher absorption coefficient to the light than the thermoplastic material (Ms) of the substrate beneath, wherein, during a time (t1-t5) of the illuminating, the difference in absorption (A2-A1) causes buildup of a differential temperature profile (T1-T5) in the thermoplastic material (Ms) along a surface coordinate of the substrate, wherein the component area around the electronic component maintains a lower temperature than the surrounding area, wherein at a time of the deformation process, the thermoplastic material (Ms) at the surrounding area has a relatively high temperature (Th) above the glass transition temperature (Tg) to provide a relatively low resistance to the deformation process while the thermoplastic material (Ms) at the component area around the electronic component has a relatively low temperature (Tl) below the glass transition temperature (Tg) to provide a relatively high resistance to deformation process for preventing excess stress on the electronic component and/or its connection to the electronic circuit. - providing a stack with a substrate comprising a thermoplastic material (Ms), and at least one electronic component connected to an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate; - illuminating a surface (11,12) of the substrate with light to heat at least part of the thermoplastic material above its glass transition temperature (Tg); and - applying a deformation process to the at least partially heated substrate to deform the stack into the curved electronic device;
A residual-current circuit breaker characterized in that it comprises at least one movable contact that acts on a fixed contact; said movable contact being connected to a first terminal and said fixed contact being connected to a second terminal; said circuit breaker being characterized in that it comprises a test circuit, which comprises a contoured blade that is connected to said second terminal; a button acting on a spring, said button being accessed from the outside; when said button is pressed, said spring closing said test circuit, making contact with said contoured blade; said test circuit further comprising a test contact elastic plate and a resistor; said test contact elastic plate being coupled to said resistor and being in contact with said spring; said elastic plate being in contact with said movable contact when said movable contact is in said closed position, in contact with said fixed contact; said test contact elastic plate is adapted to engage the end of an external electrical wire.
Process for producing BTX comprising: (a) subjecting a hydrocarbon feedstream to catalytic cracking in a FCC unit to produce catalytic cracking gasoline and cycle oil; (b) subjecting cycle oil in the presence of hydrogen and an aromatic ring opening catalyst to aromatic ring opening to produce BTX; and (c) recovering BTX from catalytic cracking gasoline. (a) subjecting a hydrocarbon feedstream to catalytic cracking in a FCC unit to produce catalytic cracking gasoline and cycle oil; (b) subjecting cycle oil in the presence of hydrogen and an aromatic ring opening catalyst to aromatic ring opening to produce BTX; and (c) recovering BTX from catalytic cracking gasoline.
Clamping device for clamping a component, in particular for fixing a tool on a machine tool, with a base body defining a clamping axis, at the front end region of which a clamping region is formed with a central receptacle open towards the front end face of the base body for a component to be clamped, in particular for a tool shank, wherein a receiving space for a sensor element is formed in the base body, wherein the receiving space extends from a radial outer surface of the base body into the latter and is penetrated by the clamping axis in order to be able to receive a sensor element centrally with respect to the clamping axis, characterized in that the clamping device further comprises a sensor element which is arranged in the receiving space centrally with respect to the clamping axis.
A method for mitigating dominant interference in wireless network communications over OFDM subcarriers and OFDM symbols, comprising: determining dominant interference on one or more control channels utilized by a plurality of communicating devices; selecting a portion of the one or more control channels on which to blank to diminish the dominant interference, the selected portion comprising one or more OFDM symbols on one or more OFDM subcarriers; and blanking at least a portion of power on the selected portion of the one or more control channels. determining dominant interference on one or more control channels utilized by a plurality of communicating devices; selecting a portion of the one or more control channels on which to blank to diminish the dominant interference, the selected portion comprising one or more OFDM symbols on one or more OFDM subcarriers; and blanking at least a portion of power on the selected portion of the one or more control channels.
A method of loading a hydrogel transdermal patch with a medicament, comprising the steps of: formulating a hydrogel, wherein said hydrogel comprises a high-molecular weight polymer and water; exposing said hydrogel to ionizing radiation; and contacting said hydrogel with a solution containing said medicament after said exposing step. formulating a hydrogel, wherein said hydrogel comprises a high-molecular weight polymer and water; exposing said hydrogel to ionizing radiation; and contacting said hydrogel with a solution containing said medicament after said exposing step.
- Method for wireless communication between a sender device and a receiver device via a repeater device, said sender device transmitting a message in a frequency band which is received by said repeater device, said repeater device retransmitting the received message in said frequency band to said receiver device, characterised in that the method comprises the steps of: - measuring, with the repeater device, the value of a first physical property of the message received from the sender device, - determining, with the repeater device and as a function of the value of the first physical property measured for the received message, the value of a second physical property to be used for the retransmission of said message, the second physical property being different from the first physical property, - retransmitting, with the repeater device, the message to the receiver device, using the value of the second physical property determined as a function of the value of the first physical property measured for the received message. - measuring, with the repeater device, the value of a first physical property of the message received from the sender device, - determining, with the repeater device and as a function of the value of the first physical property measured for the received message, the value of a second physical property to be used for the retransmission of said message, the second physical property being different from the first physical property, - retransmitting, with the repeater device, the message to the receiver device, using the value of the second physical property determined as a function of the value of the first physical property measured for the received message.
Apparatus for generating an output dependent upon the impedance or at least one component of the impedance of a device, the apparatus comprising: a load component having a known impedance or at least one known component of impedance for connection in series with said device; a signal generating arrangement for generating a time-varying electrical signal for application to the series connected load component and device; a measurement channel for measuring voltages, comprising a low pass filter and an analogue to digital converter for generating digital voltage measurements from said voltage measurements; a switch arrangement connected to said measurement channel for switching the measurement channel to sequentially measure either: a first voltage on a first side of said load component, and one of a second voltage on a second side of said load component, or a voltage difference across said load component provided by an analogue difference amplifier connected across the load component, and a second voltage on the second side of the load component; and a processing arrangement connected to said measurement channel for processing the sequentially measured voltages to generate an output dependent upon said impedance or said at least one component of impedance of said device, wherein said signal generating arrangement and said processing arrangement are adapted to operate synchronously. a load component having a known impedance or at least one known component of impedance for connection in series with said device; a signal generating arrangement for generating a time-varying electrical signal for application to the series connected load component and device; a measurement channel for measuring voltages, comprising a low pass filter and an analogue to digital converter for generating digital voltage measurements from said voltage measurements; a switch arrangement connected to said measurement channel for switching the measurement channel to sequentially measure either: a first voltage on a first side of said load component, and one of a second voltage on a second side of said load component, or a voltage difference across said load component provided by an analogue difference amplifier connected across the load component, and a second voltage on the second side of the load component; and a first voltage on a first side of said load component, and one of a second voltage on a second side of said load component, or a voltage difference across said load component provided by an analogue difference amplifier connected across the load component, and a second voltage on the second side of the load component; and a processing arrangement connected to said measurement channel for processing the sequentially measured voltages to generate an output dependent upon said impedance or said at least one component of impedance of said device, wherein said signal generating arrangement and said processing arrangement are adapted to operate synchronously.
Assembly for load distribution in a vehicle, having a longitudinal member in the form of a hollow profiled element, a fastening sleeve and a cross-member, which has at least one fastening flange, wherein at least portions of the at least one fastening flange of the cross-member run parallel to the longitudinal member, and the at least one fastening flange of the cross-member is connected to the fastening sleeve, wherein the fastening sleeve is inserted into the longitudinal member in such a way and form-fittingly connected to the longitudinal member in such a way that the fastening sleeve runs parallel to the cross-member and introduces acting tensile loads into the longitudinal member, wherein the at least one fastening flange has a fastening tab which is screwed to the fastening sleeve at one end.
A drive torque transmission device for a vehicle with wheels (3L, 3R), comprising: a pair of side gears (5L, 5R) arranged facing each other on the same axis and respectively coupled as a drive torque output member for a wheel on one side and for another wheel on the other side of the vehicle; a supporting member rotating around the axis of the pair of the side gears (5L, 5R) as a drive torque input member; and a pinion gear rotatably supported by the supporting member and engaged with both of the side gears (5L, 5R), the pair of the side gears (5L, 5R) being configured as cylindrical gears having teeth (5La, 5Ra) disposed on either an outer circumferential surface or an inner circumferential surface, the side gears (5L, 5R) having the numbers of teeth (5La, 5Ra) different from each other, the pinion gear being a cylindrical gear having teeth disposed on an outer circumferential surface, the teeth engaging with the teeth (5La, 5Ra) of both of the side gears (5L, 5R), the pinion gear being disposed with an axial direction of the pinion gear directed in the same direction as the axial direction of the pair of the side gears (5L, 5R), characterized in that the pinion gear is provided with a motor applying rotation corresponding to a running state of the vehicle.
An apparatus for measuring interstory drift of a building wherein the building has a reference floor and an adjacent floor immediately adjacent the reference floor, comprising: a laser beam source operatively connected to the reference floor, a laser beam produced by said laser beam source, said laser beam being a diffracted laser beam having a linear beam trace directed toward the adjacent floor and wherein the linear beam trace is orientated transverse to a predetermined direction of measurement, a sensor array operatively connected to the adjacent floor, wherein said sensor array is a diode sensor array including: a plurality of staggered parallel rows of diode sensors, with adjacent rows having sensors staggered along the predetermined direction of measurement such that no two immediately adjacent said rows are laterally aligned, and wherein the linear beam traced laser beam has a width sufficient to simultaneously span across multiple rows of the diode sensor array; and the diode sensor array being positioned to receive said laser beam for measuring interstory drift of the building. a laser beam source operatively connected to the reference floor, a laser beam produced by said laser beam source, said laser beam being a diffracted laser beam having a linear beam trace directed toward the adjacent floor and wherein the linear beam trace is orientated transverse to a predetermined direction of measurement, a sensor array operatively connected to the adjacent floor, wherein said sensor array is a diode sensor array including: a plurality of staggered parallel rows of diode sensors, with adjacent rows having sensors staggered along the predetermined direction of measurement such that no two immediately adjacent said rows are laterally aligned, and wherein the linear beam traced laser beam has a width sufficient to simultaneously span across multiple rows of the diode sensor array; and the diode sensor array being positioned to receive said laser beam for measuring interstory drift of the building. a plurality of staggered parallel rows of diode sensors, with adjacent rows having sensors staggered along the predetermined direction of measurement such that no two immediately adjacent said rows are laterally aligned, and wherein the linear beam traced laser beam has a width sufficient to simultaneously span across multiple rows of the diode sensor array; and the diode sensor array being positioned to receive said laser beam for measuring interstory drift of the building.
A method for obtaining high viable cell density in fed batch eukaryotic cell culture comprising the steps of: a) culturing a eukaryotic cell line expressing one or more heterologous apoptotic-resistant (apoptotic R) genes, wherein the apoptotic R genes are E1B19K and AVEN, and one or more genes of interest; and b) maintaining a high glucose media feed of about 60mM glucose during the exponential and stationary phases of the cell culture. a) culturing a eukaryotic cell line expressing one or more heterologous apoptotic-resistant (apoptotic R) genes, wherein the apoptotic R genes are E1B19K and AVEN, and one or more genes of interest; and b) maintaining a high glucose media feed of about 60mM glucose during the exponential and stationary phases of the cell culture.
A fuel cell (2, 3) comprising: a cell portion which comprises a first electrode to be exposed to a first gas, a second electrode to be exposed to a second gas and an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and which has a first circumferential surface (31 a) consisting of a curved surface curved in a circular shape and connected to make a full circle; a holding member (33A, 33B) which has a second circumferential surface (331aA, 331 aB) consisting of a curved surface curved in a circular shape and connected to make a full circle and opposed to the first circumferential surface (31 a) over the full circle, and which holds the cell portion; and an annular seal material which is interposed between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface (331aA, 331aB) to separate a channel of the first gas and a channel of the second gas from each other so that the seal material is not firmly fixed to at least the first circumferential surface and is slidable on at least the first circumferential surface during thermal expansion and shrinkage, wherein the seal material is formed with same material as a portion of the second circumferential surface (331aA, 331aB) of the holding member (33A, 33B). a cell portion which comprises a first electrode to be exposed to a first gas, a second electrode to be exposed to a second gas and an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and which has a first circumferential surface (31 a) consisting of a curved surface curved in a circular shape and connected to make a full circle; a holding member (33A, 33B) which has a second circumferential surface (331aA, 331 aB) consisting of a curved surface curved in a circular shape and connected to make a full circle and opposed to the first circumferential surface (31 a) over the full circle, and which holds the cell portion; and an annular seal material which is interposed between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface (331aA, 331aB) to separate a channel of the first gas and a channel of the second gas from each other so that the seal material is not firmly fixed to at least the first circumferential surface and is slidable on at least the first circumferential surface during thermal expansion and shrinkage, wherein the seal material is formed with same material as a portion of the second circumferential surface (331aA, 331aB) of the holding member (33A, 33B).
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a) a liquid pervious topsheet; b) a liquid impervious backsheet that is at least partially joined to the topsheet; c) an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet; and characterized in that said article further comprises a wetness indicator printed onto a surface of said backsheet; the wetness indicator comprising a graphic that further comprises at least one responsive color composition and a varnish coating disposed adjacent to said responsive color composition; wherein upon wetting, said graphic becomes visible to the unaided eye, wherein said varnish coating comprises materials selected from the group consisting of shellac-based acrylic resins, polyamides, and combinations thereof, and wherein said varnish coating is disposed over said responsive color composition. a) a liquid pervious topsheet; b) a liquid impervious backsheet that is at least partially joined to the topsheet; c) an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet; and
A method for facilitating discovery of a first peer communication device, the method being performed by the first peer communication device, the method comprising: receiving in the first peer communication device a communication from a second peer communication device via a server device, wherein both the first peer communication device and the second peer communication device had established a secure connection with the server device, the communication including both an identification of an event identifying a system software for receiving network communications and an identification of an application loaded onto the first peer communication device; in response to receiving the communication, the first peer communication device generating or being assigned a dynamic address and associating said dynamic address with the identified application; sending a second communication directly or indirectly to the second peer communication device, the second communication including the dynamic address; receiving a further communication including a file at the dynamic address using the identified system software; checking which application that the file is to be associated with, based on the file being received at said dynamic address; sending a confirmation to the second peer communication device; and automatically performing, after the identified system software has successfully received the file at the dynamic address, an application function on the file using the identified application. receiving in the first peer communication device a communication from a second peer communication device via a server device, wherein both the first peer communication device and the second peer communication device had established a secure connection with the server device, the communication including both an identification of an event identifying a system software for receiving network communications and an identification of an application loaded onto the first peer communication device; in response to receiving the communication, the first peer communication device generating or being assigned a dynamic address and associating said dynamic address with the identified application; sending a second communication directly or indirectly to the second peer communication device, the second communication including the dynamic address; receiving a further communication including a file at the dynamic address using the identified system software; checking which application that the file is to be associated with, based on the file being received at said dynamic address; sending a confirmation to the second peer communication device; and automatically performing, after the identified system software has successfully received the file at the dynamic address, an application function on the file using the identified application.
A stage for a turbomachine, comprising: a gas bearing having a housing (216, 330), the gas bearing defining an interior cavity; an outer ring disposed radially outward from the housing (216, 330); and a plurality of airfoils disposed between the housing (216, 330) of the bearing and the outer ring; characterized in that the gas bearing, outer ring and plurality of airfoils are integrally formed. a gas bearing having a housing (216, 330), the gas bearing defining an interior cavity; an outer ring disposed radially outward from the housing (216, 330); and a plurality of airfoils disposed between the housing (216, 330) of the bearing and the outer ring; characterized in that the gas bearing, outer ring and plurality of airfoils are integrally formed.