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A non-durable flexible container comprising: a first film wall including a first portion including a first structural support member defined in the first film wall and a second portion that is free of a structural support member; and a second film wall including a second structural support member defined in the second film wall, characterized in that at least a portion of the first structural support member is adjacent to at least a portion of the second structural support member to define a seam region, and a side of the seam region defines an edge of the non-durable flexible container; wherein the term "structural support member" refers to a rigid, physical structure, which includes one or more expanded structural support volumes, said one or more expanded structural support volumes is a fillable space made from one or more flexible materials, wherein the space is configured to be at least partially filled with one or more expansion materials, which create tension in the one or more flexible materials, and form the expanded structural support volume and which is configured to be used in a structural support frame, to carry one or more loads across a span; wherein the container further comprises: a seam at an intersection of the first and second film walls along at least the seam region being recessed between the first and second film walls when the first and second structural support members are in an expanded state. a first film wall including a first portion including a first structural support member defined in the first film wall and a second portion that is free of a structural support member; and a second film wall including a second structural support member defined in the second film wall, characterized in that at least a portion of the first structural support member is adjacent to at least a portion of the second structural support member to define a seam region, and a side of the seam region defines an edge of the non-durable flexible container; wherein the term "structural support member" refers to a rigid, physical structure, which includes one or more expanded structural support volumes, said one or more expanded structural support volumes is a fillable space made from one or more flexible materials, wherein the space is configured to be at least partially filled with one or more expansion materials, which create tension in the one or more flexible materials, and form the expanded structural support volume and which is configured to be used in a structural support frame, to carry one or more loads across a span; wherein the container further comprises: a seam at an intersection of the first and second film walls along at least the seam region being recessed between the first and second film walls when the first and second structural support members are in an expanded state. a seam at an intersection of the first and second film walls along at least the seam region being recessed between the first and second film walls when the first and second structural support members are in an expanded state.
A tapping valve comprising an inlet duct for a beverage to be dispensed and an outlet duct for said beverage, wherein between the inlet duct and the outlet duct for said beverage a dispensing group is interposed, which comprises a control lever that is configured to start and stop the dispensing of said beverage through the tapping valve, and one or more movable sealing elements, operatively connected to the control lever for putting in fluid communication the inlet duct with the outlet duct for said beverage and thus determining the opening and closing of the dispensing group, the control lever being operatively connected to said one or more movable sealing elements by means of at least one first proportional actuator, which is electronically controlled by an electronic control board, said electronic control board thus being configured to manage, in a proportional way, the dispensing modes of said beverage, the tapping valve being characterised in that each proportional actuator is provided with a respective actuator element manufactured with a shape memory alloy, said actuator element manufactured with a shape memory alloy consisting of a wire provided with a contrast spring, said electronic control board managing the current necessary for moving said actuator element and being configured to acquire and process certain physical parameters of the fluid, in an indirect way and through the reading of the electrical resistance of the wire made of shape memory alloy upon application of said current, wherein said physical parameters of the fluid are selected in the group consisting of pressure, flow rate and temperature.
A process for removing a target ion from a for-treatment water containing the target ion comprising: i) an ion exchange loading cycle comprising passing the for-treatment water through an ion exchange column containing a target ion selective exchange resin to extract the target ion from the for-treatment water producing a product treated water; ii) a regeneration cycle comprising regenerating the ion exchange column by: a) passing a first aqueous regenerant solution with a first regenerant ion through the ion exchange column to remove ions held less strongly to the target ion selective exchange resin than the target ion; b) then passing a second aqueous regenerant solution with a second regenerant ion through the ion exchange column to remove the target ion from the target ion selective exchange resin producing a target ion rich water; and, c) then rinsing the ion exchange column with a third aqueous regenerant solution; and, iii) a destruct cycle comprising passing the target ion rich water through an electrochemical cell comprising an anode and a cathode and passing a current between the anode and the cathode, wherein the current is interrupted at least once while the target ion rich water is passing through the electrochemical cell and wherein the target ion is destroyed producing a target ion depleted water, and wherein the target ion is nitrate. i) an ion exchange loading cycle comprising passing the for-treatment water through an ion exchange column containing a target ion selective exchange resin to extract the target ion from the for-treatment water producing a product treated water; ii) a regeneration cycle comprising regenerating the ion exchange column by: a) passing a first aqueous regenerant solution with a first regenerant ion through the ion exchange column to remove ions held less strongly to the target ion selective exchange resin than the target ion; b) then passing a second aqueous regenerant solution with a second regenerant ion through the ion exchange column to remove the target ion from the target ion selective exchange resin producing a target ion rich water; and, c) then rinsing the ion exchange column with a third aqueous regenerant solution; and, a) passing a first aqueous regenerant solution with a first regenerant ion through the ion exchange column to remove ions held less strongly to the target ion selective exchange resin than the target ion; b) then passing a second aqueous regenerant solution with a second regenerant ion through the ion exchange column to remove the target ion from the target ion selective exchange resin producing a target ion rich water; and, c) then rinsing the ion exchange column with a third aqueous regenerant solution; and, iii) a destruct cycle comprising passing the target ion rich water through an electrochemical cell comprising an anode and a cathode and passing a current between the anode and the cathode, wherein the current is interrupted at least once while the target ion rich water is passing through the electrochemical cell and wherein the target ion is destroyed producing a target ion depleted water,
A cellulose-aluminum-dispersing polyethylene resin composite material, in which a cellulose fiber and aluminum are dispersed into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin and the cellulose fiber, and a content of the aluminum is 1 part by mass or more and 40 parts by mass or less based on the total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin and the cellulose fiber, wherein the relationship of the water absorption ratio [%] of the composite material obtained by [Formula A] with the cellulose effective mass ratio obtained by [Formula B] satisfies the following formula [Formula C]; Water absorption ratio % < cellulose effective mass ratio % 2 × 0.01, and under the condition that the water absorption ratio is determined with a formed body of the composite material, wherein the formed body has a sheet form having a dimension of 100 mm × 100 mm × 1 mm, and is obtained by drying the composite material with a hot air dryer at 80°C in advance until its moisture content is reduced to 0.5% by mass and shaping said dried composite material into the sheet form by a press, by immersing this formed body into water at 23°C for 20 days, measuring its mass values before and after the immersion, and calculating the water absorption ratio according to the following [Formula A]; Water absorption ratio % < mass after immersion g − mass before immersion g × 100 / mass before immersion g; and that the cellulose effective mass ratio of the composite material obtained by thermogravimetric analysis is determined according to the following [Formula B]; Cellulose effective mass ratio % = mass loss mg from 270 ° C to 390 ° C × 100 / mass mg of a resin composite material sample mg, wherein the TGA is performed from 23°C to 400°C at a heating rate of +10°C/min under a nitrogen atmosphere using a 10 mg sample of the composite material formed in a dry state by drying the sample at 80°C for 1 hour in advance in an ambient atmosphere, and wherein the (mass [mg] of a resin composite material sample [mg]) is the mass of the composite material before testing.
Industrial truck, in particular an electric lifting truck, comprising a drive part, a stand-on platform connected to the drive part and a retaining device arranged on the drive part and having at least two side arms (24, 24'), which are constructed so as to be adjustable into a rest position against the drive part and projecting from the drive part in an operating position, wherein the side arms (24, 24') in the operating position project away from the drive part opposite one another for laterally securing an operator standing on the stand-on platform, characterised in that at least one of the side arms (24, 24') can be deflected elastically laterally outwards starting from the operating position.
A capped spout comprising a spout and a cap that engages with the spout, the spout comprising: a cylindrical body having an interior that serves as a discharge passage for discharging liquid content in a bag-shaped package, wherein the cap is attached to the cylindrical body in order to close an opening of an outlet end of the discharge passage; and a welding part that is formed outside the cylindrical body and that is welded to an opening of the package, wherein further comprising a thin film part that is formed inside the cylindrical body in order to close an opening of an inlet end of the discharge passage; characterized in that the thin film part has a circular groove that is concentric with the thin film part, the circular groove is formed on a first surface of the thin film part, the first surface faces an interior of the cylindrical body, the interior being closed by the cap and the thin film part; the circular groove is formed of an arc-shaped first groove and an arc-shaped second groove that is longer than the first groove, third linear grooves (13a, 13b) extend on the first surface outwardly from each of both ends of the second groove in a radial direction of the cylindrical body, and the first groove is unbreakable and the second and third grooves (12b, 13a, 13b) are breakable; and, an arc-shaped fourth groove is further formed on the first surface, the fourth groove is located radially outward of the first groove between a pair of the third grooves (13a, 13b), the fourth groove being unbreakable. a cylindrical body having an interior that serves as a discharge passage for discharging liquid content in a bag-shaped package, wherein the cap is attached to the cylindrical body in order to close an opening of an outlet end of the discharge passage; and a welding part that is formed outside the cylindrical body and that is welded to an opening of the package, wherein further comprising a thin film part that is formed inside the cylindrical body in order to close an opening of an inlet end of the discharge passage; characterized in that the thin film part has a circular groove that is concentric with the thin film part, the circular groove is formed on a first surface of the thin film part, the first surface faces an interior of the cylindrical body, the interior being closed by the cap and the thin film part; the circular groove is formed of an arc-shaped first groove and an arc-shaped second groove that is longer than the first groove, third linear grooves (13a, 13b) extend on the first surface outwardly from each of both ends of the second groove in a radial direction of the cylindrical body, and the first groove is unbreakable and the second and third grooves (12b, 13a, 13b) are breakable; and, an arc-shaped fourth groove is further formed on the first surface, the fourth groove is located radially outward of the first groove between a pair of the third grooves (13a, 13b), the fourth groove being unbreakable.
A bifunctional fusion protein, comprising the extracellular domain of CTLA4 and an anti-IL-17 antibody, preferably, IL-17 is IL-17a, wherein the extracellular domain of the CTLA4 molecule comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO.2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity thereto and having the same function.
Method for recombinantly producing a polypeptide comprising - incubating prokaryotic cells in a solution comprising 10mM to 95mM Tris and 2mM to 6mM EDTA at a pH value of 7 to 10 for 15min to 6h at 20°C to 33°C, wherein the solution is substantially free of peptidoglycan hydrolyzing enzymes and sugar, and - isolating the recombinantly produced polypeptide. - incubating prokaryotic cells in a solution comprising 10mM to 95mM Tris and 2mM to 6mM EDTA at a pH value of 7 to 10 for 15min to 6h at 20°C to 33°C, wherein the solution is substantially free of peptidoglycan hydrolyzing enzymes and sugar, and - isolating the recombinantly produced polypeptide.
A casing for holding a fluid, such as coolant, for a heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, having four walls consisting of two side walls (22, 24 or 22a, 24a) and two end walls (26, 28 or 26a, 28a), a cover (18 or 18a) and a base (20 or 20a) arranged opposite the cover (18 or 18a), in which one or more openings are provided for holding tubes, in particular connecting tubes, such as flat tubes, characterised in that the base, the two end walls (26, 28 or 26a, 28a) and the two side walls (22, 24 or 22a, 24a) are a one-piece shaped part formed by a shaping method, and the at least one end wall (26, 28 or 26a, 28a) has a folding or bending line along which the at least one end wall (26, 28 or 26a, 28a) is foldable or bendable, wherein a first region of the at least one end wall (26, 28 or 26a, 28a) underneath the folding or bending line is drawn, in particular deep-drawn, and a second region of the at least one end wall (26, 28 or 26a, 28a) above the folding or bending line is folded or bent about this line.
An apparatus for use with a gas lift valve on tubing in a wellbore, the gas lift valve having a pressure-sensitive valve (140, 150) and a check valve, the pressure-sensitive valve (140, 150) configured to control communication from an inlet toward an outlet, the inlet exposed to one of annulus pressure of the wellbore and tubing pressure of the tubing, the outlet exposed to the other of the annulus pressure and the tubing pressure, the check valve configured to prevent communication from the outlet toward the inlet, the apparatus comprising: a piston disposed in a housing, the piston, in use, disposed between the check valve and the outlet and exposed to a pressure differential between the annulus pressure (A P) and the tubing pressure (T P), the piston movable from a closed condition to an opened condition relative to the outlet; a first connection holding the piston in the closed condition and configured to release hold of the piston in response to a predetermined level of the pressure differential; and a second connection for connecting the piston to the check valve of the gas lift valve, the second connection with the piston in the first position holding the check valve open, the second connection with the piston in the second position releasing the hold of the check valve to close. a piston disposed in a housing, the piston, in use, disposed between the check valve and the outlet and exposed to a pressure differential between the annulus pressure (A P) and the tubing pressure (T P), the piston movable from a closed condition to an opened condition relative to the outlet; a first connection holding the piston in the closed condition and configured to release hold of the piston in response to a predetermined level of the pressure differential; and a second connection for connecting the piston to the check valve of the gas lift valve, the second connection with the piston in the first position holding the check valve open, the second connection with the piston in the second position releasing the hold of the check valve to close.
A clamp assembly comprising: a shell including a pair of segments (20, 22) sized to be positioned over a joint connection, the pair of segments (20, 22) being moveable between an open position and a contracted position, a tensioning mechanism operable to tighten the pair of segments (20, 22), the tensioning mechanism including a threaded shaft extending through a segment opening defined in a first segment of the pair of segments (20, 22), and a retainer (14, 114) coupled with the first segment, the retainer (14, 114) including a first flange configured to engage the threaded shaft to retain the threaded shaft in the segment opening when the shell is in the open position, wherein: the first segment includes an ear and a tab extending from the ear, the retainer (14, 114) includes a first opening sized to receive the ear of the first segment, and the retainer (14, 114) includes a second opening sized to receive the tab of the first segment, characterised in that the first flange is cantilevered, and in that reception of the ear of the first segment in the first opening and reception of the tab of the first segment in the second opening couples the retainer (14, 114) with the first segment. a shell including a pair of segments (20, 22) sized to be positioned over a joint connection, the pair of segments (20, 22) being moveable between an open position and a contracted position, a tensioning mechanism operable to tighten the pair of segments (20, 22), the tensioning mechanism including a threaded shaft extending through a segment opening defined in a first segment of the pair of segments (20, 22), and a retainer (14, 114) coupled with the first segment, the retainer (14, 114) including a first flange configured to engage the threaded shaft to retain the threaded shaft in the segment opening when the shell is in the open position, wherein: the first segment includes an ear and a tab extending from the ear, the retainer (14, 114) includes a first opening sized to receive the ear of the first segment, and the retainer (14, 114) includes a second opening sized to receive the tab of the first segment, characterised in that the first flange is cantilevered, and in that reception of the ear of the first segment in the first opening and reception of the tab of the first segment in the second opening couples the retainer (14, 114) with the first segment. the first segment includes an ear and a tab extending from the ear, the retainer (14, 114) includes a first opening sized to receive the ear of the first segment, and the retainer (14, 114) includes a second opening sized to receive the tab of the first segment, characterised in that the first flange is cantilevered, and in that reception of the ear of the first segment in the first opening and reception of the tab of the first segment in the second opening couples the retainer (14, 114) with the first segment.
An icebreaking vessel having a wide bow section and a narrower stern section, and between the wide bow section and the narrower stern section of the vessel, on each side of the vessel there are downwards breaking reamers (23a and 23b) with inclined surfaces rising astern and up, which break up the edges of the ice lane when the icebreaker proceeds stern ahead, characterized in that, in connection with the inclined icebreaking surfaces of the reamers (23a, 23b) located at each side of the icebreaking vessel, there are propellers (24a, 24b) for the propulsion of the vessel positioned at the sides of the vessel in the area of the reamers (23a, 23b).
An apparatus for chemical separations, comprising: a rigid microfluidic substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2) having an outlet aperture for outputting an eluent of a sample; a spray unit (252, 340) having an inlet to receive the eluent and an outlet to emit a spray of the eluent, and comprising a deformable portion defining the inlet, wherein an elastic modulus of the deformable portion is lower than an elastic modulus of the microfluidic substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2); a force-applying unit (241, 341) provided by a spring and disposed to urge the deformable portion in contact with the substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2) to form a fluid-tight seal, characterized in that said apparatus comprises an alignment fitting (240, 345) disposed adjacent to the outlet aperture of the microfluidic substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2) for receiving and disposing the deformable portion of the spray unit (252, 340) in alignment with the outlet aperture; and a connector fitting attached to the alignment fitting (240, 345), wherein the connector fitting and the force-applying unit (241, 341) cooperatively fix the spray unit (252, 340) in a position relative to the substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2). a rigid microfluidic substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2) having an outlet aperture for outputting an eluent of a sample; a spray unit (252, 340) having an inlet to receive the eluent and an outlet to emit a spray of the eluent, and comprising a deformable portion defining the inlet, wherein an elastic modulus of the deformable portion is lower than an elastic modulus of the microfluidic substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2); a force-applying unit (241, 341) provided by a spring and disposed to urge the deformable portion in contact with the substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2) to form a fluid-tight seal, characterized in that said apparatus comprises an alignment fitting (240, 345) disposed adjacent to the outlet aperture of the microfluidic substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2) for receiving and disposing the deformable portion of the spray unit (252, 340) in alignment with the outlet aperture; and a connector fitting attached to the alignment fitting (240, 345), wherein the connector fitting and the force-applying unit (241, 341) cooperatively fix the spray unit (252, 340) in a position relative to the substrate (250, 250-1, 250-2).