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A plunger apparatus that can be at least partially removed from a syringe having an aperture at a distal end opposite an open proximal end, the plunger apparatus comprising: a removable piston having a shaft, the removable piston extending from the distal end of the syringe towards the open proximal end of the syringe, the removable piston having a coupler at a distal end of the shaft and wherein the coupler includes a tapered flange tapered towards the aperture of the syringe; a stopper removably connected with the coupler through a base therefor, the stopper configured to slidably move within a hollow lumen of the syringe to facilitate movement of fluid within the syringe, and wherein the base comprises one or more capture members extending rearwardly, beyond a rear surface of the base, towards the open proximal end of the syringe and by an amount sufficient to capture and retain the tapered flange against an inward facing shoulder on each of the one or more capture members, the one or more capture members each further comprising an extension having a beveled edge configured to cause, upon its positive forward motional engagement, increasing outward deflection of the one or more capture elements thereby eventually to facilitate removal of the stopper from the coupler by releasing engagement of the inward facing shoulder from against a rear surface of the tapered flange, and wherein the at least one capture member is arranged such that a bending movement created by a rearward movement of the piston causes the extensions of the capture member to deflect radially inward to assist in preventing disconnection of the stopper from the piston 100. a removable piston having a shaft, the removable piston extending from the distal end of the syringe towards the open proximal end of the syringe, the removable piston having a coupler at a distal end of the shaft and wherein the coupler includes a tapered flange tapered towards the aperture of the syringe; a stopper removably connected with the coupler through a base therefor, the stopper configured to slidably move within a hollow lumen of the syringe to facilitate movement of fluid within the syringe, and wherein the base comprises one or more capture members extending rearwardly, beyond a rear surface of the base, towards the open proximal end of the syringe and by an amount sufficient to capture and retain the tapered flange against an inward facing shoulder on each of the one or more capture members, the one or more capture members each further comprising an extension having a beveled edge configured to cause, upon its positive forward motional engagement, increasing outward deflection of the one or more capture elements thereby eventually to facilitate removal of the stopper from the coupler by releasing engagement of the inward facing shoulder from against a rear surface of the tapered flange, and wherein the at least one capture member is arranged such that a bending movement created by a rearward movement of the piston causes the extensions of the capture member to deflect radially inward to assist in preventing disconnection of the stopper from the piston 100.
A cooling system for a water-borne vessel comprising a propeller shaft extending from a bow end at which the shaft is driven by an inboard electric motor to a stern end at which a propeller is fixed to the propeller shaft, the cooling system comprising: a strut in the form of a highly thermally conducting structure for attachment to the bottom of the vessel's hull, at the stern end, for supporting the propeller shaft of the vessel, the strut comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a channel or channels within the strut for transporting fluid between the fluid inlet and fluid outlet, the strut being cast or machined out of a suitable highly thermally conductive material, and wherein an interior surface of the strut forms the channel or channels; one or more fluid conduits for location inside the vessel's hull for coupling the fluid inlet and fluid outlet to the inboard electric motor and/or batteries thereof to be cooled; and a pump for circulating a fluid through the conduits and said channel(s), wherein cooling of a fluid of the cooling system is provided substantially only as it flows through the strut, and wherein, in use, heat of the fluid in the channel or the channels is dissipated to surrounding water through the highly thermally conductive material filled between the interior surface of the strut and an exterior surface of the strut. a strut in the form of a highly thermally conducting structure for attachment to the bottom of the vessel's hull, at the stern end, for supporting the propeller shaft of the vessel, the strut comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a channel or channels within the strut for transporting fluid between the fluid inlet and fluid outlet, the strut being cast or machined out of a suitable highly thermally conductive material, and wherein an interior surface of the strut forms the channel or channels; one or more fluid conduits for location inside the vessel's hull for coupling the fluid inlet and fluid outlet to the inboard electric motor and/or batteries thereof to be cooled; and a pump for circulating a fluid through the conduits and said channel(s), wherein cooling of a fluid of the cooling system is provided substantially only as it flows through the strut, and wherein, in use, heat of the fluid in the channel or the channels is dissipated to surrounding water through the highly thermally conductive material filled between the interior surface of the strut and an exterior surface of the strut.
A method for controlling a refrigerator for a vehicle, the method comprising: turning on a switch of the refrigerator for the vehicle; measuring a temperature of an interior of the refrigerator for the vehicle a first time; characterized by measuring a temperature of the interior of the refrigerator for the vehicle again a second time after a predetermined time has elapsed from the first time; determining a temperature change of the interior of the refrigerator from the first time to the second time; and operating the refrigerator for the vehicle in a quench mode in which the temperature in the interior of the refrigerator is rapidly lowered, unlike a normal mode, mode, if the temperature change in the interior of the refrigerator is in a positive direction. turning on a switch of the refrigerator for the vehicle; measuring a temperature of an interior of the refrigerator for the vehicle a first time; characterized by measuring a temperature of the interior of the refrigerator for the vehicle again a second time after a predetermined time has elapsed from the first time; determining a temperature change of the interior of the refrigerator from the first time to the second time; and operating the refrigerator for the vehicle in a quench mode in which the temperature in the interior of the refrigerator is rapidly lowered, unlike a normal mode, mode, if the temperature change in the interior of the refrigerator is in a positive direction.
A magnetic tunnel diode having two connections (104, 114) for the connection with an electric circuit as well as a tunnel contact comprising a material layer made of a semi-metallic magnet, a tunnel barrier and a material layer made of a semi-conductor, characterized in that the semi-conductor does not comprise any spin excitation gap.
A computer-implemented method for determining whether a pixel of a pixel region of a computer-rendered image is a firefly, said pixel region comprising the pixel and a plurality of pixels, and each pixel comprising a set of samples representing an intersection of a channel and the respective pixel; the method comprising: dividing the set of samples originating from each pixel in the pixel region into a first subset of samples and a second subset of samples; first identifying whether the pixel is an outlier based on statistical variance data of the first subset of samples; second identifying whether the pixel is an outlier based on statistical variance data of the second subset of samples; determining that the pixel is not a firefly in response to both the pixel being first identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the first subset of samples, and the pixel being second identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the second subset of samples; and determining that the pixel is a firefly in response to either (i) the pixel not being first identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the first subset of samples and being second identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the second subset of samples, or (ii) the pixel not being second identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the second subset of samples and being first identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the first subset of samples. dividing the set of samples originating from each pixel in the pixel region into a first subset of samples and a second subset of samples; first identifying whether the pixel is an outlier based on statistical variance data of the first subset of samples; second identifying whether the pixel is an outlier based on statistical variance data of the second subset of samples; determining that the pixel is not a firefly in response to both the pixel being first identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the first subset of samples, and the pixel being second identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the second subset of samples; and determining that the pixel is a firefly in response to either (i) the pixel not being first identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the first subset of samples and being second identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the second subset of samples, or (ii) the pixel not being second identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the second subset of samples and being first identified as an outlier based on the statistical variance data of the first subset of samples.
A steam cleaning apparatus, comprising: a steam unit comprising a steam unit housing, a steam generator provided in the steam unit housing, and a supply tank in fluid communication with the steam generator; a handle tube, forming an elongated section, coupled with an outlet of the steam unit; a base coupled with the handle tube and adapted to move over a surface to be cleaned in a direction of travel, the base comprising: a base housing having a long edge and a short edge that is shorter than the long edge; and a steam distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generator via the handle tube; and a lockable indexing mechanism configured to move at least the base housing between a wide orientation where the long edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel and a narrow orientation where the short edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel. a steam unit comprising a steam unit housing, a steam generator provided in the steam unit housing, and a supply tank in fluid communication with the steam generator; a handle tube, forming an elongated section, coupled with an outlet of the steam unit; a base coupled with the handle tube and adapted to move over a surface to be cleaned in a direction of travel, the base comprising: a base housing having a long edge and a short edge that is shorter than the long edge; and a steam distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generator via the handle tube; and a base housing having a long edge and a short edge that is shorter than the long edge; and a steam distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generator via the handle tube; and a lockable indexing mechanism configured to move at least the base housing between a wide orientation where the long edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel and a narrow orientation where the short edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel.
A method of applying protective sheeting of polymer material to a pipeline; the pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a cutback bounded at opposite axial ends by two end portions of respective protective coatings of polymer material; and the method comprising the steps of rotating a carriage about the pipeline; directly heating the free faces of the end portions by means of a heat treating unit (19; 24; 34) comprising at least two heaters (15; 25; 35) designed to direct and confine heat onto the end portions; extruding and simultaneously winding about the pipeline by means of an extrusion die a protective sheeting wide enough to cover the cutback and the end portions; and compressing the protective sheeting against the pipeline, the end portions included, wherein the extrusion die and the heat treating unit (19; 24; 34) are mounted on the carriage so that the heaters (15; 25; 35) are located between the extrusion die and the pipeline.
A method of growing a plant from the Cannabaceae family on a soil substrate, the method comprising: cultivating the plant from the Cannabaceae family on the soil substrate, wherein the soil substrate comprises: from about 1 part per volume bioceramic composition to about 100 parts per volume of the soil substrate to about 1 part per volume bioceramic composition to about 9 parts per volume of the soil substrate; and wherein the bioceramic composition comprises kaolinite, tourmaline, and at least one oxide selected from silicon dioxide (SiO 2), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3), titanium dioxide (TiO 2), magnesium oxide (MgO), and zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2). from about 1 part per volume bioceramic composition to about 100 parts per volume of the soil substrate to about 1 part per volume bioceramic composition to about 9 parts per volume of the soil substrate; and wherein the bioceramic composition comprises kaolinite, tourmaline, and at least one oxide selected from silicon dioxide (SiO 2), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3), titanium dioxide (TiO 2), magnesium oxide (MgO), and zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2).
A tetraaza macrocyclic compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the tetraaza macrocyclic compound is one of the compounds represented by the following chemical formula:
An adhesive composition comprising: a (meth)acrylate resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of -70°C or lower measured with a differential scanning calorimeter; an epoxy crosslinking agent; a metal salt; and acetylacetone (acac), wherein the acetylacetone is present in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight or more and 10 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acrylate resin, wherein the metal salt is Li + X -, wherein X - is represented by the following Formula 3: [Formula 3] [L(YO m Rf) n] - wherein in Formula 3, L is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; Y is a carbon atom or a sulfur atom; Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group; m is an integer of 1 or 2; and n is an integer of 2 or 3. a (meth)acrylate resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of -70°C or lower measured with a differential scanning calorimeter; an epoxy crosslinking agent; a metal salt; and acetylacetone (acac), wherein the acetylacetone is present in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight or more and 10 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acrylate resin, wherein the metal salt is Li + X -, wherein X - is represented by the following Formula 3: [Formula 3] [L(YO m Rf) n] - wherein in Formula 3, L is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; Y is a carbon atom or a sulfur atom; Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group; m is an integer of 1 or 2; and n is an integer of 2 or 3. wherein the acetylacetone is present in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight or more and 10 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acrylate resin, wherein the metal salt is Li + X -, wherein X - is represented by the following Formula 3: [Formula 3] [L(YO m Rf) n] - wherein in Formula 3, L is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; Y is a carbon atom or a sulfur atom; Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group; m is an integer of 1 or 2; and n is an integer of 2 or 3.
A spherical ferrite powder characterized in including 15 to 30 wt% of the ferrite particles having the particle diameter of less than 11 μm and the volume average particle diameter is 10 to 50 μm, wherein larger-diameter ferrite particles having a particle diameter of 11 μm or more have a BET specific surface area of 0.1 to 2 m 2 /g, wherein smaller-diameter ferrite particles having a particle diameter of less than 11 μm have a BET specific surface area of 2 to 50 m 2 /g.
An apparatus comprising: a syringe housing (102, 502); a plunger (106, 206, 306) slidably received within the syringe housing (102, 502); such plunger comprising a shaft; a potentiometer housing (118, 518); a potentiometer (120, 520) disposed within the potentiometer housing (118, 518); characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one plunger magnet (130, 230, 330) secured to the shaft (108, 208, 308) of the plunger (106, 206, 306); said potentiometer housing (118, 518) is fixed to the syringe housing; and in that a wiper magnet (122, 522) is slidably received within the potentiometer housing, wherein a movement of the at least one plunger magnet (130, 230, 330) causes a corresponding movement of the wiper magnet (122, 522); and, in that such at least one plunger magnet (130, 230, 330) is oriented such that said at least one plunger magnet remains within the magnetic field of the wiper magnet and vice versa, even during axial rotation of the plunger. a syringe housing (102, 502); a plunger (106, 206, 306) slidably received within the syringe housing (102, 502); such plunger comprising a shaft; a potentiometer housing (118, 518); a potentiometer (120, 520) disposed within the potentiometer housing (118, 518); characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one plunger magnet (130, 230, 330) secured to the shaft (108, 208, 308) of the plunger (106, 206, 306); said potentiometer housing (118, 518) is fixed to the syringe housing;
A prosthetic mitral valve comprising: a valve frame comprising a proximal anchor, a distal anchor, and a central portion therebetween, the valve frame configured to expand from a constrained configuration to an expanded configuration; a plurality of struts attached to the central portion and extending distally past the distal anchor, and a plurality of leaflets secured to the plurality of struts such that at least a portion of each leaflet extends distally past the distal anchor, characterised in that a ratio of an outer diameter (d T) of the proximal anchor or the distal anchor to a length of the prosthetic mitral valve is greater than or equal to 2. a valve frame comprising a proximal anchor, a distal anchor, and a central portion therebetween, the valve frame configured to expand from a constrained configuration to an expanded configuration; a plurality of struts attached to the central portion and extending distally past the distal anchor, and a plurality of leaflets secured to the plurality of struts such that at least a portion of each leaflet extends distally past the distal anchor, characterised in that a ratio of an outer diameter (d T) of the proximal anchor or the distal anchor to a length of the prosthetic mitral valve is greater than or equal to 2.
A communication method in a wireless communication network comprising an access point and a plurality of stations (101; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107), the method comprising, at the access point: accessing a communication channel to send a null data packet, NDP, feedback trigger frame reserving a transmission opportunity on the communication channel and defining information to derive resource units, RUs, wherein the RUs are defined by tone sets and form the communication channel for carrying NDP feedback responses to be collected from the stations in a multi-user, MU, simultaneous transmission (810, 811, 812, 813, 820); wherein the NDP feedback trigger frame comprises a first field allowing stations to identify the NDP feedback trigger frame as being an NDP feedback trigger frame dedicated to initiate collection of NDP feedback responses from the plurality of stations during the reserved transmission opportunity; wherein the NDP feedback trigger frame further comprises a second field indicating a type of NDP feedback responses to be collected from the stations, wherein the type defines, using one type value from amongst a plurality of type values, a closed-ended question for which the stations feedback a binary response to the access point; and wherein each of the NDP feedback responses is received by the access point in a packet with no data payload. accessing a communication channel to send a null data packet, NDP, feedback trigger frame reserving a transmission opportunity on the communication channel and defining information to derive resource units, RUs, wherein the RUs are defined by tone sets and form the communication channel for carrying NDP feedback responses to be collected from the stations in a multi-user, MU, simultaneous transmission (810, 811, 812, 813, 820); wherein the NDP feedback trigger frame comprises a first field allowing stations to identify the NDP feedback trigger frame as being an NDP feedback trigger frame dedicated to initiate collection of NDP feedback responses from the plurality of stations during the reserved transmission opportunity; wherein the NDP feedback trigger frame further comprises a second field indicating a type of NDP feedback responses to be collected from the stations, wherein the type defines, using one type value from amongst a plurality of type values, a closed-ended question for which the stations feedback a binary response to the access point; and wherein each of the NDP feedback responses is received by the access point in a packet with no data payload.