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A thermoset polyurethane foam comprising a brominated polymer, wherein the brominated polymer has copolymerized therein a butadiene moiety and a vinyl aromatic monomer moiety, the copolymer having, prior to bromination, a vinyl aromatic monomer content of from 5 to 90 percent by weight based upon copolymer weight, a 1,2-butadiene isomer content of greater than zero percent by weight based upon butadiene moiety weight, and a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000, the brominated copolymer having an unbrominated, non-aromatic double bond content of less than or equal to 50 percent based on non-aromatic double bond content of the polymer prior to bromination as determined by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and a five percent weight loss temperature, as determined by dynamic thermogravimetric analysis of at least 170 degrees Celsius, and further comprising an interfacial active agent: (a) having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance in a range of 5 to 15 as determined by the Rosen method or a cloud point of up to 60 degrees Celsius in a 4 weight-percent aqueous solution as determined by DIN EN 1890; (b) having a viscosity of at least 0.5 Pas (500 centiPoise) at 25 degrees Celsius as determined using a Brookfield viscometer and spindle 63 at 50 revolutions per minute; and (c) being present at a concentration of at least ten weight-percent relative to the total combined weight of brominated polymer and interfacial agent.
Dosing apparatus for dosing a product in powder and/or granule form within containers, the dosing apparatus including: - a hopper provided with an internal cavity to contain said product, - a dosing screw rotatable about, and extending along, a rotation axis inside said hopper and through said internal cavity, and - a first driving shaft arranged to rotate said dosing screw, characterised in that it includes a magnetic coupling system to removably connect a first end of said dosing screw to said first driving shaft, arranged externally to said hopper, said magnetic coupling system including groups of magnets (21, 22, 23, 24) adapted to magnetically transmit a driving torque from said first driving shaft to said dosing screw and to reversibly fasten, longitudinally along said rotation axis, said dosing screw to said first driving shaft, wherein said first end of said dosing screw is arranged inside said hopper and said first driving shaft is hermetically separated from said first end of said dosing screw by means of a separation element, wherein said separation element is integral with the hopper and includes a casing extending towards said internal cavity starting from a closing wall of said hopper, which is opposite to a terminal opening from which said product exits, and forms an internal housing that is hermetically separated from said internal cavity and externally accessible, in particular to receive a second rotor of said magnetic coupling system fixed to an end of said first driving shaft externally to said hopper. - a hopper provided with an internal cavity to contain said product, - a dosing screw rotatable about, and extending along, a rotation axis inside said hopper and through said internal cavity, and - a first driving shaft arranged to rotate said dosing screw,
A process for preparing a sulfur-based positive electrode active material comprising the following steps and: a step of dispersing the organometallic compound in a form of uniformly dispersed particles into a source material comprising the polymer and the sulfur to obtain a starting material comprising a polymer, sulfur and an organometallic compound dispersed in a form of uniformly dispersed particles, wherein the starting material further comprises a vulcanization accelerator and wherein the organometallic compound is one of fatty acid metal salts, metal ionomers of ethylene-(meth) acrylic acid copolymers, metal ionomers of styrene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymers, sandwich compounds or metal salts of dithiocarbamic acid, wherein in the metal salts of dithiocarbamic acid, the metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of Na, Mg, Ti, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Ru, Nb, Sb and Te, and a step of heat-treating the starting material obtained in the step under a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein a heat-treating temperature is from 250°C to 550°C; wherein particles of metallic sulfide resulting from sulfurization of the organometallic compound are dispersed in the heat-treated material, and at least 80% by mass of the metallic sulfide particles has a particle size of not less than 10 nm and less than 100 nm. a step of dispersing the organometallic compound in a form of uniformly dispersed particles into a source material comprising the polymer and the sulfur to obtain a starting material comprising a polymer, sulfur and an organometallic compound dispersed in a form of uniformly dispersed particles, wherein the starting material further comprises a vulcanization accelerator and wherein the organometallic compound is one of fatty acid metal salts, metal ionomers of ethylene-(meth) acrylic acid copolymers, metal ionomers of styrene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymers, sandwich compounds or metal salts of dithiocarbamic acid, wherein in the metal salts of dithiocarbamic acid, the metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of Na, Mg, Ti, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Ru, Nb, Sb and Te, and a step of heat-treating the starting material obtained in the step under a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein a heat-treating temperature is from 250°C to 550°C; wherein particles of metallic sulfide resulting from sulfurization of the organometallic compound are dispersed in the heat-treated material, and at least 80% by mass of the metallic sulfide particles has a particle size of not less than 10 nm and less than 100 nm.
A micro-electronic component having a front side and a back side, the component comprising: - at the front side of the component: a front end of line (FEOL) portion comprising a plurality of semiconductor devices and on said FEOL portion: a back end of line (BEOL) portion comprising multiple interconnect levels, - at the back side of the component: a power delivery network comprising multiple interconnect levels, and power supply terminals electrically connected to the upper interconnect level, - a plurality of via connections for electrically connecting the semiconductor devices to the power delivery network, characterized in that - the first and a number of subsequent levels of the PDN are formed of electrical conductors (55,56) embedded in a dielectric material, - at least the two upper levels of the PDN include electrical conductors (11,12,13) which are part of a manifold structure configured to receive therein a flow of cooling fluid flowing into and out of the manifold structure, in order to remove heat generated by the devices in the FEOL portion. - at the front side of the component: a front end of line (FEOL) portion comprising a plurality of semiconductor devices and on said FEOL portion: a back end of line (BEOL) portion comprising multiple interconnect levels, - at the back side of the component: a power delivery network comprising multiple interconnect levels, and power supply terminals electrically connected to the upper interconnect level, - a plurality of via connections for electrically connecting the semiconductor devices to the power delivery network, - the first and a number of subsequent levels of the PDN are formed of electrical conductors (55,56) embedded in a dielectric material, - at least the two upper levels of the PDN include electrical conductors (11,12,13) which are part of a manifold structure configured to receive therein a flow of cooling fluid flowing into and out of the manifold structure, in order to remove heat generated by the devices in the FEOL portion.
A piece of clothing, in particular a bodysuit or overall for infants and young children, made from an elastic material for variably wrapping up and supporting the sleep of an infant or young child, which can be used to cover up at least the torso and at least partially the arms of the body of the infant or young child, comprising: a torso section and a sleeve section, wherein the torso section is connected to the sleeve section and the sleeve section has at least two regions for variably fixing the arms of the infant or young child, and fastening means for variably wrapping up the infant or young child, wherein the fastening means are at least partially attached in the two regions of the sleeve section, characterized in that the two regions of the sleeve section have a strip-like shape and the fastening means on the strip-like shaped regions in a vertical direction in the torso section can be fastened at the fastening means formed to be complementary thereto so that the desired position of the arms of the infant or young child can be adjusted so that the piece of clothing can be adapted to the body size and the body shape of the infant or young child in the region of the arms.
An imprint method comprising, in a state in which an indented surface (11a, 21a, 21 b, 113a, 123a, 123b) of a mold (11, 21, 113, 123) comes into contact with a to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131a) of a to-be-transferred-to object (13, 23, 33, 111, 121, 131), irradiating with electromagnetic waves, softening the to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131a), and transferring an indented shape of the indented surface (11 a, 21 a, 21 b, 113a, 123a, 123b) to the to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131a), said imprint method further comprising: a heating layer forming step of forming, on the indented surface (11a, 21a, 21 b, 113a, 123a, 123b) or the to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131a), a heating layer (12, 22, 32, 112, 122, 132) which absorbs the electromagnetic waves and generates heat, a softening step of irradiating the heating layer (12, 22, 32, 112, 122, 132) with the electromagnetic waves, through the mold (11, 113, 123) or the to-be-transferred-to object (13, 23, 33, 111, 121, 131) at least one of the mold (11, 113, 123) and the to-be-transferred-to object (13, 23, 33, 111, 121, 131) being made of a material which transmits the electromagnetic waves, causing the heating layer (12, 22, 32, 112, 122, 132) to generate heat, and softening the to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131 a), characterised in that the heating layer has a configuration of a plurality of layers which are laminated together. a heating layer forming step of forming, on the indented surface (11a, 21a, 21 b, 113a, 123a, 123b) or the to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131a), a heating layer (12, 22, 32, 112, 122, 132) which absorbs the electromagnetic waves and generates heat, a softening step of irradiating the heating layer (12, 22, 32, 112, 122, 132) with the electromagnetic waves, through the mold (11, 113, 123) or the to-be-transferred-to object (13, 23, 33, 111, 121, 131) at least one of the mold (11, 113, 123) and the to-be-transferred-to object (13, 23, 33, 111, 121, 131) being made of a material which transmits the electromagnetic waves, causing the heating layer (12, 22, 32, 112, 122, 132) to generate heat, and softening the to-be-transferred-to surface (13a, 23a, 33a, 111a, 121a, 131 a),
A method of pre-magnetizing a main transformer connectable to an AC grid and connectable to a Modular Multilevel power Converter, MMC, with a plurality of converter cells each including a cell capacitor and power semiconductor switches, comprising in order - disconnecting the main transformer from the MMC, - charging the cell capacitors of the MMC, - connecting the main transformer to the MMC, - pre-magnetizing the main transformer from energy stored in the cell capacitors of the MMC, and - connecting the main transformer to the AC grid. - disconnecting the main transformer from the MMC, - charging the cell capacitors of the MMC, - connecting the main transformer to the MMC, - pre-magnetizing the main transformer from energy stored in the cell capacitors of the MMC, and - connecting the main transformer to the AC grid.
An in vitro method of prognosing a subject with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, comprising: (a) determining the sequence of a portion of the SF3B1 gene in a biological sample obtained from the subject, wherein the portion of the SF3B1 gene comprises a sequence that encodes for a HEAT3, HEAT4 or HEAT5 domain; and (b) analyzing the sequence of the SF3B1 gene for a mutation, wherein the presence of the mutation in the sequence of the SF3B1 gene predicts a decreased survival of the subject, thereby prognosing the subject with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. (a) determining the sequence of a portion of the SF3B1 gene in a biological sample obtained from the subject, wherein the portion of the SF3B1 gene comprises a sequence that encodes for a HEAT3, HEAT4 or HEAT5 domain; and (b) analyzing the sequence of the SF3B1 gene for a mutation,
An apparatus for controlling operations of a cleaner in the form of an automatic device that automatically cleans and recharges itself according to a program or a schedule, the apparatus comprising: a network interface unit configured to receive first information regarding external conditions through an external network; and a controller configured to set up operating schedules of the cleaner based on the first information, wherein the first information includes smart metering information, the smart metering information including information about a real-time pricing system according to which electricity prices change on an hourly basis, and information about the amount of energy consumed by other devices. a network interface unit configured to receive first information regarding external conditions through an external network; and a controller configured to set up operating schedules of the cleaner based on the first information, wherein the first information includes smart metering information, the smart metering information including information about a real-time pricing system according to which electricity prices change on an hourly basis, and information about the amount of energy consumed by other devices.
Actuation device of the control cable of a bicycle gearshift, comprising: - a casing, configured for fixing to bicycle handlebars, - a cable-winding bush mounted in the casing angularly rotatable about a rotation axis in a first angular direction between a first angular position and a last angular position and in a second angular direction between the last angular position and the first angular position, - a rotary member mounted in the casing in a rotary manner about the rotation axis and a stationary member mounted in a non-rotary manner in the casing, wherein one from the rotary member and the stationary member is provided with at least one first pointer engaged on a fastening track formed on the other member, - the fastening track comprising at least one first plurality of stop positions engageable in sequence by said pointer, the cable-winding bush passing from one angular position to an adjacent angular position after the passage of the pointer from one stop position to an adjacent stop position, - each stop position being angularly spaced from an adjacent stop position by a respective indexing angle, each indexing angle corresponding to a rotation of the cable-winding bush by an amount equal to the indexing angle, characterised in that said fastening track extends along a closed loop path and in that a first stop position that determines the first angular position of the cable-winding bush is angularly spaced from the next stop position by an indexing angle equal to the indexing angle necessary to make the cable-winding bush rotate from the penultimate angular position to the last angular position. - a casing, configured for fixing to bicycle handlebars, - a cable-winding bush mounted in the casing angularly rotatable about a rotation axis in a first angular direction between a first angular position and a last angular position and in a second angular direction between the last angular position and the first angular position, - a rotary member mounted in the casing in a rotary manner about the rotation axis and a stationary member mounted in a non-rotary manner in the casing, wherein one from the rotary member and the stationary member is provided with at least one first pointer engaged on a fastening track formed on the other member, - the fastening track comprising at least one first plurality of stop positions engageable in sequence by said pointer, the cable-winding bush passing from one angular position to an adjacent angular position after the passage of the pointer from one stop position to an adjacent stop position, - each stop position being angularly spaced from an adjacent stop position by a respective indexing angle, each indexing angle corresponding to a rotation of the cable-winding bush by an amount equal to the indexing angle, characterised in that said fastening track extends along a closed loop path and in that a first stop position that determines the first angular position of the cable-winding bush is angularly spaced from the next stop position by an indexing angle equal to the indexing angle necessary to make the cable-winding bush rotate from the penultimate angular position to the last angular position.
A capacitor comprising: an electrode layer section (11, 111) comprising a plurality of layered inner electrodes facing each other and sandwiching dielectric layers, and via electrodes (15a, 15b) formed in a direction normal to the planes along which the inner electrodes are layered for passing current among the inner electrodes, and a dielectric layer section (12, 112) comprising a plurality of dielectric layers provided over the electrode layer section (11, 111) at an upper surface side of the capacitor, wherein said dielectric layer section (12, 112) includes a plurality of inner electrodes with an equal interval there between, said inner electrodes facing each other and sandwiching dielectric layers, the space between the inner electrodes in the dielectric layer being wider than the space between the inner electrodes in the electrode layer section (11, 111), and the via electrodes (15a, 15b) electrically connect the inner electrodes in the dielectric layer section (12, 112). an electrode layer section (11, 111) comprising a plurality of layered inner electrodes facing each other and sandwiching dielectric layers, and via electrodes (15a, 15b) formed in a direction normal to the planes along which the inner electrodes are layered for passing current among the inner electrodes, and a dielectric layer section (12, 112) comprising a plurality of dielectric layers provided over the electrode layer section (11, 111) at an upper surface side of the capacitor, wherein said dielectric layer section (12, 112) includes a plurality of inner electrodes with an equal interval there between, said inner electrodes facing each other and sandwiching dielectric layers, the space between the inner electrodes in the dielectric layer being wider than the space between the inner electrodes in the electrode layer section (11, 111), and the via electrodes (15a, 15b) electrically connect the inner electrodes in the dielectric layer section (12, 112).
An aerosol detector system for spatially and angularly resolved detection of an aerosol distribution in an area, comprising: - a wide field polarization preserving telescope having telecentric imaging optics for imaging the earth surface onto a detector; - said detector receiving multiple polarization phase stepped images imaged by said telescope; and - a controller coupled to the detector, arranged to provide a difference image as a function of corresponding pixel values of said multiple images to produce an image at a spatially resolved polarization state corresponding to said aerosol substance; - wherein the telescope comprises a first telecentric imaging lens group and a wavelength filter positioned in a field image of the first telescope telecentric beam to define a spectral range of interest; the telescope further comprising: - a converging lens group converging the beam to a pupil stop; - relay optics including a second telecentric imaging lens group arranged to generate a telecentric beam; and - splitter optics, comprising a power splitter, a polarization splitter and a retarder arranged to create multiple branches with phase stepped images at different polarizations, the detector comprising multiple image sensors positioned in imaging planes in said branches. - a wide field polarization preserving telescope having telecentric imaging optics for imaging the earth surface onto a detector; - said detector receiving multiple polarization phase stepped images imaged by said telescope; and - a controller coupled to the detector, arranged to provide a difference image as a function of corresponding pixel values of said multiple images to produce an image at a spatially resolved polarization state corresponding to said aerosol substance; - wherein the telescope comprises a first telecentric imaging lens group and a wavelength filter positioned in a field image of the first telescope telecentric beam to define a spectral range of interest; the telescope further comprising: - a converging lens group converging the beam to a pupil stop; - relay optics including a second telecentric imaging lens group arranged to generate a telecentric beam; and - splitter optics, comprising a power splitter, a polarization splitter and a retarder arranged to create multiple branches with phase stepped images at different polarizations, the detector comprising multiple image sensors positioned in imaging planes in said branches.
A video predictive encoding device comprising: input means which accepts input of a plurality of pictures constituting a video sequence; encoding means which encodes each of the input pictures by a method of either intra-frame prediction or inter-frame prediction to generate compressed picture data including a random access picture serving as a picture of random access, and which encodes data providing display order information of each of the pictures; restoration means which decodes the generated compressed picture data to restore a reproduced picture; picture storage means which stores the restored reproduced picture as a reference picture to be used for encoding of a subsequent picture; and memory management means which controls the picture storage means, wherein after completion of an encoding process to generate the random access picture, the memory management means refreshes the picture storage means by setting every reference picture stored in the picture storage means except for the random access picture as not used as reference pictures, the picture storage means refreshed immediately before encoding a picture having display order information larger than display order information of the random access picture. input means which accepts input of a plurality of pictures constituting a video sequence; encoding means which encodes each of the input pictures by a method of either intra-frame prediction or inter-frame prediction to generate compressed picture data including a random access picture serving as a picture of random access, and which encodes data providing display order information of each of the pictures; restoration means which decodes the generated compressed picture data to restore a reproduced picture; picture storage means which stores the restored reproduced picture as a reference picture to be used for encoding of a subsequent picture; and memory management means which controls the picture storage means, wherein after completion of an encoding process to generate the random access picture, the memory management means refreshes the picture storage means by setting every reference picture stored in the picture storage means except for the random access picture as not used as reference pictures, the picture storage means refreshed immediately before encoding a picture having display order information larger than display order information of the random access picture.