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A liquid detergent composition comprising: from 2 to 25 wt.% of a C12-C14 alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant; wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises a C14 alkyl group at a level of at least 70 wt.% of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant; wherein the average degree of ethoxylation is from 2.5 to 3.5; wherein with reference to the wt.% of the total ethoxylated portion of said alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, the level of 1EO is from 12 to 23 wt.%, the level of 2EO is from 15 to 24 wt.%, the level of 3EO is from 20 to 35 wt.%, and the level of 4EO is from 12 to 25 wt.%; and, wherein the C12-C14 alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant includes at most 10 wt.% alkyl chains of C15 and higher. from 2 to 25 wt.% of a C12-C14 alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant; wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises a C14 alkyl group at a level of at least 70 wt.% of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant; wherein the average degree of ethoxylation is from 2.5 to 3.5; wherein with reference to the wt.% of the total ethoxylated portion of said alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, the level of 1EO is from 12 to 23 wt.%, the level of 2EO is from 15 to 24 wt.%, the level of 3EO is from 20 to 35 wt.%, and the level of 4EO is from 12 to 25 wt.%; and, wherein the C12-C14 alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant includes at most 10 wt.% alkyl chains of C15 and higher.
A method for preparing fuel using high-acid-value biological grease, comprising: (a) subjecting the high-acid-value biological grease to a thermal cracking deoxygenation reaction under heating conditions; (b) subjecting the product of the step (a) to vacuum distillation to separate water, a high-acid-value fraction, a low-acid-value fraction and a heavy component; (c) subjecting the high-acid-value fraction obtained in the step (b) to a catalytic cracking deoxygenation reaction so as to separate water and non-condensable gas, wherein the catalytic cracking deoxygenation reaction is performed in the presence of a catalytic cracking deoxygenation catalyst under heating conditions; and (d) subjecting a mixture of the product obtained in the step (c), the low-acid-value fraction obtained in the step (b), and hydrogen to a catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reaction, wherein the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reaction is performed in the presence of a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst under heating conditions; wherein the high-acid-value biological grease has an acid value of ≥ 80 mgKOH/g or a free fatty acid content of ≥ 40%; wherein the high-acid-value fraction obtained in the step (b) has an acid value in the range of 80 to 120 mgKOH/g; and wherein the low-acid-value fraction has an acid value in the range of 10 to 50 mgKOH/g. (a) subjecting the high-acid-value biological grease to a thermal cracking deoxygenation reaction under heating conditions; (b) subjecting the product of the step (a) to vacuum distillation to separate water, a high-acid-value fraction, a low-acid-value fraction and a heavy component; (c) subjecting the high-acid-value fraction obtained in the step (b) to a catalytic cracking deoxygenation reaction so as to separate water and non-condensable gas, wherein the catalytic cracking deoxygenation reaction is performed in the presence of a catalytic cracking deoxygenation catalyst under heating conditions; and (d) subjecting a mixture of the product obtained in the step (c), the low-acid-value fraction obtained in the step (b), and hydrogen to a catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reaction, wherein the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reaction is performed in the presence of a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst under heating conditions; wherein the high-acid-value biological grease has an acid value of ≥ 80 mgKOH/g or a free fatty acid content of ≥ 40%; wherein the high-acid-value fraction obtained in the step (b) has an acid value in the range of 80 to 120 mgKOH/g; and wherein the low-acid-value fraction has an acid value in the range of 10 to 50 mgKOH/g.
A process of forming a salt-enhancing ingredient comprising the steps of (i) forming an aqueous slurry of spinach plant material, (ii) forming a hydrolysate of spinach plant material by subjecting it to an enzymatic hydrolysis using one or more proteolytic enzymes; (iii) subjecting the spinach plant material to an enzymatic hydrolysis using one or more carbohydrase enzymes in parallel or subsequent to enzymatic hydrolysis by the one or more proteolytic enzymes; and, (iii) fermenting the hydrolysate of the the spinach plant using a Lactobacillus bacterium selected from the group consisting of L. plantarum, L. casei, L. brevis and L. helveticus at a temperature from 20°C to 40°C. (i) forming an aqueous slurry of spinach plant material, (ii) forming a hydrolysate of spinach plant material by subjecting it to an enzymatic hydrolysis using one or more proteolytic enzymes; (iii) subjecting the spinach plant material to an enzymatic hydrolysis using one or more carbohydrase enzymes in parallel or subsequent to enzymatic hydrolysis by the one or more proteolytic enzymes; and, (iii) fermenting the hydrolysate of the the spinach plant using a Lactobacillus bacterium selected from the group consisting of L. plantarum, L. casei, L. brevis and L. helveticus at a temperature from 20°C to 40°C.
An active suspension system comprising: a hydraulic motor-pump with a first port and a second port; an actuator assembly comprising: an actuator body slidably received by an actuator housing, wherein an actuator body volume is divided into a compression volume and an extension volume by a piston; a hollow piston rod with a first end attached to said piston, and a second end; wherein the piston rod is attached to the actuator housing with a collar and fixed in the axial direction; a reservoir at least partially filled with a compressible medium; wherein said piston rod comprises a first conduit with a first end in fluid communication with said compression volume and a second end in fluid communication with said first port of said hydraulic motor-pump, and a second conduit with a first end in fluid communication with said extension volume and a second end in fluid communication with said second port of said hydraulic motor-pump, the active suspension system being characterised in that the collar is configured to allow limited radial movement of the piston rod relative to the actuator housing. a hydraulic motor-pump with a first port and a second port; an actuator assembly comprising: an actuator body slidably received by an actuator housing, wherein an actuator body volume is divided into a compression volume and an extension volume by a piston; a hollow piston rod with a first end attached to said piston, and a second end; wherein the piston rod is attached to the actuator housing with a collar and fixed in the axial direction; a reservoir at least partially filled with a compressible medium; an actuator body slidably received by an actuator housing, wherein an actuator body volume is divided into a compression volume and an extension volume by a piston; a hollow piston rod with a first end attached to said piston, and a second end; wherein the piston rod is attached to the actuator housing with a collar and fixed in the axial direction; a reservoir at least partially filled with a compressible medium; wherein said piston rod comprises a first conduit with a first end in fluid communication with said compression volume and a second end in fluid communication with said first port of said hydraulic motor-pump, and a second conduit with a first end in fluid communication with said extension volume and a second end in fluid communication with said second port of said hydraulic motor-pump, the active suspension system being characterised in that the collar is configured to allow limited radial movement of the piston rod relative to the actuator housing.
An apparatus for generating multi-views, the apparatus comprising: a rendering unit to generate a plurality of predicted views by rendering one or more reference views, wherein the reference views have different viewpoints; a hole detecting unit configured to detect the holes existing in each of the plurality of predicted views; a hole aggregating unit to generate a reference hole layer representing an aggregation of holes existing in each of the predicted views; a hole inpainting unit to inpaint the reference hole layer by propagating a pixel value of a known area surrounding the aggregated holes or using an exemplar-based inpainting scheme, wherein the known area surrounds the aggregated holes; a multi-view generating unit to remove the holes existing in each of the predicted views using the inpainted reference hole layer. a rendering unit to generate a plurality of predicted views by rendering one or more reference views, wherein the reference views have different viewpoints; a hole detecting unit configured to detect the holes existing in each of the plurality of predicted views; a hole aggregating unit to generate a reference hole layer representing an aggregation of holes existing in each of the predicted views; a hole inpainting unit to inpaint the reference hole layer by propagating a pixel value of a known area surrounding the aggregated holes or using an exemplar-based inpainting scheme, wherein the known area surrounds the aggregated holes; a multi-view generating unit to remove the holes existing in each of the predicted views using the inpainted reference hole layer.
A system for elastically compensating for wear and misalignment, comprising: a housing having a bore; a pin located in and coaxial with the bore of the housing; a ring (21, 81) located between the housing and pin in the bore of the housing, the ring comprising: a backing layer (23; 83); an expanded grid structure (25; 85) having a plurality of openings; a low friction layer (27; 87) penetrated into the openings of the expanded grid structure; and the backing layer, expanded grid structure and low friction layer are joined together to provide elastic deformation of the ring between the housing and pin, wherein the expanded grid structure has concave elements and the low friction layer has recesses facing toward the backing layer to form air pockets or voids, the recesses aligning with and being complementary to the concave elements. a backing layer (23; 83); an expanded grid structure (25; 85) having a plurality of openings; a low friction layer (27; 87) penetrated into the openings of the expanded grid structure; and the backing layer, expanded grid structure and low friction layer are joined together to provide elastic deformation of the ring between the housing and pin,
An electrosurgical instrument for delivering microwave energy into biological tissue, the electrosurgical instrument comprising: a coaxial cable for conveying microwave energy, the coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a first dielectric material separating the inner conductor and outer conductor; a radiating tip portion disposed at a distal end of the coaxial cable to receive the microwave energy from the coaxial cable; and an imaging element for conveying an imaging signal to permit visualisation of a distal end of the instrument, wherein the radiating tip portion comprises: a dielectric tip formed from a second dielectric material that is different from the first dielectric material, and a distal conductive portion of the inner conductor, which extends longitudinally into the dielectric tip, wherein the second dielectric material has a dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric material, the geometry of the second dielectric material and its dielectric constant being selected such that an axial length of the dielectric tip corresponds to a fraction of a wavelength of the microwave energy when propagating in the dielectric tip, whereby the radiating tip portion is arranged to act as a quarter wave impedance transformer to match an input impedance to a tissue load impedance to radiate a localized microwave field for tissue ablation, wherein the imaging element extends through the first dielectric material and radiating tip portion within the inner conductor and distal conductive portion. a coaxial cable for conveying microwave energy, the coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a first dielectric material separating the inner conductor and outer conductor; a radiating tip portion disposed at a distal end of the coaxial cable to receive the microwave energy from the coaxial cable; and an imaging element for conveying an imaging signal to permit visualisation of a distal end of the instrument, wherein the radiating tip portion comprises: a dielectric tip formed from a second dielectric material that is different from the first dielectric material, and a distal conductive portion of the inner conductor, which extends longitudinally into the dielectric tip, a dielectric tip formed from a second dielectric material that is different from the first dielectric material, and a distal conductive portion of the inner conductor, which extends longitudinally into the dielectric tip, wherein the second dielectric material has a dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric material, the geometry of the second dielectric material and its dielectric constant being selected such that an axial length of the dielectric tip corresponds to a fraction of a wavelength of the microwave energy when propagating in the dielectric tip, whereby the radiating tip portion is arranged to act as a quarter wave impedance transformer to match an input impedance to a tissue load impedance to radiate a localized microwave field for tissue ablation, wherein the imaging element extends through the first dielectric material and radiating tip portion within the inner conductor and distal conductive portion.
A relay control device comprising: a first power supply; a second power supply; a coil having a first end connected with the first power supply; a movable iron armature having a first end connected with the second power supply, the movable iron armature being switched from an open state to a closed state when the coil is excited; a switching current output circuit having a first end connected with a second end of the coil, to apply current supplied from the first power supply via the coil, as first current for switching the movable iron armature from the open state to the closed state, to the coil; and a holding current output circuit (10, 11) having one end connected with the second end of the coil, to apply current supplied from the first power supply via the coil, as second current for holding the movable iron armature in the closed state, to the coil, wherein the switching current output circuit applies the first current to the coil when a first time has elapsed from when the second current started to be applied to the coil, and a value of the second current is lower than a value of the first current. a first power supply; a second power supply; a coil having a first end connected with the first power supply; a movable iron armature having a first end connected with the second power supply, the movable iron armature being switched from an open state to a closed state when the coil is excited; a switching current output circuit having a first end connected with a second end of the coil, to apply current supplied from the first power supply via the coil, as first current for switching the movable iron armature from the open state to the closed state, to the coil; and a holding current output circuit (10, 11) having one end connected with the second end of the coil, to apply current supplied from the first power supply via the coil, as second current for holding the movable iron armature in the closed state, to the coil, wherein the switching current output circuit applies the first current to the coil when a first time has elapsed from when the second current started to be applied to the coil, and a value of the second current is lower than a value of the first current.
A shaving razor comprising: a handle, a shaving cartridge, having a plurality of blades, mounted on the handle, and a shaving accessory removably mounted on the handle by a magnetic attachment; wherein the accessory is dimensioned to fit around the shaving cartridge. a handle, a shaving cartridge, having a plurality of blades, mounted on the handle, and a shaving accessory removably mounted on the handle by a magnetic attachment; wherein the accessory is dimensioned to fit around the shaving cartridge.
A sealing apparatus for sealing against a tubular in a wellbore, comprising: a mandrel having at least two portions, wherein the first portion includes a seal ring disposed on a radially outer surface and the second portion without a seal ring disposed on a radially outer surface, and wherein the seal ring includes an elastomeric material, said seal ring being disposed within a groove of the first portion and fully occupying said groove, the seal ring further includes a protrusion configured for contact with a radially inner surface of the tubular, two anti-extrusion bands (141, 142) are embedded in the seal ring, such that the two bands are within the groove when the seal ring protrusion is not engaged with the radially inner surface of the tubular, and at least a portion of the two bands and a portion of the seal ring are out of the groove when the seal ring protrusion is engaged with the radially inner surface of the tubular.
A method for storing data in a multi-level cell flash memory device having a plurality of cells, wherein each cell of said multi-level cell flash memory device is capable of storing a plurality of bits, wherein each of said plurality of bits is from a different physical page, said method characterized by: determining a page type of a current physical page to be written in said multi-level cell flash memory device; determining at least one of a code and a code rate associated with said determined page type; encoding said current physical page using said determined at least one code and code rate; and storing said encoded current physical page in said multi-level cell flash memory device, wherein a first page type having a lower reliability than a second page type is encoded using one or more of a more powerful code and a lower code rate than said second page type. determining a page type of a current physical page to be written in said multi-level cell flash memory device; determining at least one of a code and a code rate associated with said determined page type; encoding said current physical page using said determined at least one code and code rate; and storing said encoded current physical page in said multi-level cell flash memory device, wherein a first page type having a lower reliability than a second page type is encoded using one or more of a more powerful code and a lower code rate than said second page type.
A method, comprising: identifying, by a network node located in a first domain, a label-switched packet to be sent; and sending, from the network node, the label-switched packet including a label stack (160; 170; 180) identifying forwarding information for the label-switched packet with the label stack including a second domain-identifying label that identifies a second domain including a plurality of second-domain network nodes; and responsive to receiving the label-switched packet by a second border packet switching device in the second domain, the second border packet switching device removing the second domain-identifying label and forwarding the label-switched packet according to another label in the label stack; wherein a domain-identifying label is defined as a label that identifies a plurality of network nodes in a domain without identifying a single particular network node, single particular interface, nor single particular link. identifying, by a network node located in a first domain, a label-switched packet to be sent; and sending, from the network node, the label-switched packet including a label stack (160; 170; 180) identifying forwarding information for the label-switched packet with the label stack including a second domain-identifying label that identifies a second domain including a plurality of second-domain network nodes; and responsive to receiving the label-switched packet by a second border packet switching device in the second domain, the second border packet switching device removing the second domain-identifying label and forwarding the label-switched packet according to another label in the label stack; wherein a domain-identifying label is defined as a label that identifies a plurality of network nodes in a domain without identifying a single particular network node, single particular interface, nor single particular link.
Method of folding at least one folding flap (16, 17, etc.) of a (sheet-material) blank in conjunction with the production of (cigarette) packs (10, 11) or (cigarette) multipacks, wherein, during the operation of folding a first folding flap, at least once the end position of the folding flap (16, 17) has been reached, heat is fed to a region containing the folding flap (16, 17) such that the folding position of the folding flap (16, 17) is stabilized, and then further folding flaps (18, 19) are folded and the folding flaps (16, 17, 18, 19) are connected to one another, wherein, during the operation of wrapping a (cigarette) pack or a pack group with an outer wrapper, which encloses the pack or the pack group directly in the form of a tube, and with side flaps of the outer wrapper foldable against side surfaces of the pack contents, at least a first-folded inner flap, preferably with adjacent, triangular folding flaps, is subjected to the action of heat, characterized in that the heat fed is below the sealing temperature, or is in a lower part of a region of the sealing temperature of the packaging material for the (sheet-material) blank, and therefore, as the folding flap (16, 17) is being stabilized, thermal sealing does not yet take place, and the heat which stabilizes the folding flap (16, 17) is transmitted by a fixed-location folding mechanism, that is to say a fixed-location folding limb (32, 33; 60), wherein a unit made up of a pack or pack group along with a blank for an outer wrapper is moved past the fixed-location folding mechanism such that, during the operation of folding the folding flap (16, 17), the stabilizing heat is transmitted to the outer wrapper moved past the fixed-location folding mechanism.
An instrument for aligning a surgical tool, the instrument comprising, a body portion having a tool guide, first and second arms (8, 6) operatively connected to the body portion and adapted to engage a bone, and urging means, acting between the body portion and the first and second arms (8, 6), for urging the first and second arms (8, 6) into engagement with a predetermined portion of a bone, thereby clamping the arms (8, 6) onto the bone and aligning the tool guide with the bone, wherein the first arm terminates in a first jaw element comprising a rod-like element which extends arcuately and has a bone engaging surface, characterised in that the second arm terminates in two distinct jaw elements (62, 64), each comprising a rod-like element which extends arcuately and having a separate bone engaging surface (66, 68).