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A continuous process to produce polypropylene comprising contacting propylene in a reactor at 80 to 150°C and 6.9 to 34.5 MPa, in the presence of an activator and a metallocene represented by the formula: R 2 Q bis(2-R 1 -4-R 2 -indenyl)MX 2 wherein each R is, independently, hydrogen or a C 1 to C 20 hydrocarbyl group, Q is Si, C, CH-CH, or C-CH 2, R 1 is a C 4 to C 12 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, each R 2 is, independently, a naphthyl, substituted phenyl or substituted naphthyl group, M is Hf or Zr and X is a halide or a C 1 to C 20 hydrocarbyl group, wherein 15 to 30 wt % propylene monomer, and 85 wt % to 70 wt % solvent, based on total weight of propylene monomer and solvent, are fed into the polymerization reactor, and the polymerization occurs at a temperature above the solid-fluid phase transition temperature of the polymerization system and above a pressure greater than 1 MPa below the cloud point pressure of the polymerization system, provided however that the polymerization occurs: at a temperature below the critical temperature of the polymerization system, or at a pressure below the critical pressure of the polymerization system, recovering an isotactic propylene homopolymer having: 1) more than 15 and less than 100 regio defects (sum of 2,1-erythro and 2,1-threo insertions and 3,1- isomerizations) per 10,000 propylene units; 2) an Mw (weight average molecular weight) of 35,000 g/mol or more; 3) a peak melting temperature of greater than 149 °C; 4) an mmmm pentad fraction of 0.85 or more; 5) a heat of fusion of 80 J/g or more; and 6) a peak melting temperature minus peak crystallization temperature (Tmp-Tcp) of less than or equal to (0.907 times Tmp) minus 99.64 (Tmp-Tcp ≤ (0.907xTmp) - 99.64), as measured in °C on the homopolymer having 0 wt % nucleating agent. 1) more than 15 and less than 100 regio defects (sum of 2,1-erythro and 2,1-threo insertions and 3,1- isomerizations) per 10,000 propylene units; 2) an Mw (weight average molecular weight) of 35,000 g/mol or more; 3) a peak melting temperature of greater than 149 °C; 4) an mmmm pentad fraction of 0.85 or more; 5) a heat of fusion of 80 J/g or more; and 6) a peak melting temperature minus peak crystallization temperature (Tmp-Tcp) of less than or equal to (0.907 times Tmp) minus 99.64 (Tmp-Tcp ≤ (0.907xTmp) - 99.64), as measured in °C on the homopolymer having 0 wt % nucleating agent.
A device for blocking a blood vessel, comprising: a collapsible plug that in an expanded configuration is shaped to fit within a blood vessel; and an anchoring mechanism having a plurality of catching elements connected to the collapsible plug and having a size and shape configured to permanently engage with an inner side of a wall of the blood vessel; characterized by: the collapsible plug being made of memory shape material configured to enable the collapsible plug to be expandable within the blood vessel and to collapse naturally to a collapsed state to a shape formed within the blood vessel to block the blood vessel, subsequent to a pressure external to the blood vessel exerted in a proximity to the collapsible plug, causing the engagement of the plurality of catching elements with the inner side of the vessel wall; wherein upon the engagement, the inner side of the vessel wall is sealed around the collapsible plug such that a body of the collapsible plug occludes the blood vessel. a collapsible plug that in an expanded configuration is shaped to fit within a blood vessel; and an anchoring mechanism having a plurality of catching elements connected to the collapsible plug and having a size and shape configured to permanently engage with an inner side of a wall of the blood vessel; characterized by: the collapsible plug being made of memory shape material configured to enable the collapsible plug to be expandable within the blood vessel and to collapse naturally to a collapsed state to a shape formed within the blood vessel to block the blood vessel, subsequent to a pressure external to the blood vessel exerted in a proximity to the collapsible plug, causing the engagement of the plurality of catching elements with the inner side of the vessel wall; wherein upon the engagement, the inner side of the vessel wall is sealed around the collapsible plug such that a body of the collapsible plug occludes the blood vessel. the collapsible plug being made of memory shape material configured to enable the collapsible plug to be expandable within the blood vessel and to collapse naturally to a collapsed state to a shape formed within the blood vessel to block the blood vessel, subsequent to a pressure external to the blood vessel exerted in a proximity to the collapsible plug, causing the engagement of the plurality of catching elements with the inner side of the vessel wall; wherein upon the engagement, the inner side of the vessel wall is sealed around the collapsible plug such that a body of the collapsible plug occludes the blood vessel.
A method of enhancing operational efficiency of a vehicle, the method comprising: detecting, by an optical sensor, a movement of at least one object in a field of view of the optical sensor; identifying, by a processor circuit, a pattern based on the movement of the at least one object; determining, by the processor circuit based on the pattern, a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle, receiving, by a receiver or transceiver, a signal from a transmitter associated with the at least one object, wherein the signal is associated with the vehicle command, wherein the signal is received from a baton held by a human; and verifying, by the processor circuit, the vehicle command at least partially based on the signal. detecting, by an optical sensor, a movement of at least one object in a field of view of the optical sensor; identifying, by a processor circuit, a pattern based on the movement of the at least one object; determining, by the processor circuit based on the pattern, a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle, receiving, by a receiver or transceiver, a signal from a transmitter associated with the at least one object, wherein the signal is associated with the vehicle command, wherein the signal is received from a baton held by a human; and verifying, by the processor circuit, the vehicle command at least partially based on the signal.
A method for controlling purging of hydrogen from a hydrogen circuit system of a vehicle, said hydrogen circuit system having a hydrogen conduit being arranged in fluid communication with at least one hydrogen tank, said method being implemented by a hydrogen control system comprising at least one processing circuitry, the method comprising: deactivating one or more vehicle functions and vehicle systems into a non-ignitable state in response to a control signal indicative of a request for purging the hydrogen circuit system, and performing purging of the hydrogen circuit system when said one or more vehicle functions and vehicle systems being set into the non-ignitable state. deactivating one or more vehicle functions and vehicle systems into a non-ignitable state in response to a control signal indicative of a request for purging the hydrogen circuit system, and performing purging of the hydrogen circuit system when said one or more vehicle functions and vehicle systems being set into the non-ignitable state.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: transmitting a control signal to a mobile device using a first bandwidth; and transmitting a data signal to the mobile device using a second bandwidth wider than the first bandwidth, wherein the control signal and the data signal are transmitted over a single carrier frequency, wherein the control signal comprises an indication of a characteristic of the data signal, and wherein the data signal is transmitted after the control signal such that the data signal and control signal are separated by a time interval, characterized in that the time interval is based on a switching latency of the mobile device. transmitting a control signal to a mobile device using a first bandwidth; and transmitting a data signal to the mobile device using a second bandwidth wider than the first bandwidth, wherein the control signal and the data signal are transmitted over a single carrier frequency, wherein the control signal comprises an indication of a characteristic of the data signal, and wherein the data signal is transmitted after the control signal such that the data signal and control signal are separated by a time interval, characterized in that the time interval is based on a switching latency of the mobile device.
A reciprocal quantum logic receiver system configured to convert a serial input data stream (SRL IN) provided from a serial data transmitter into an RQL data stream, the RQL receiver system comprising a sampling controller (20; 100) configured to oversample the serial input data stream via a plurality of samples (SMPL) over each sampling window of a plurality of sampling windows (152; 154; 156; 158) of an RQL clock signal (CLK RQL) to determine a transition sample corresponding to one of the plurality of samples associated with a transition in a digital value of the serial input data stream in a given one sampling window of the RQL clock signal, the RQL receiver system being further configured to capture the digital value of the serial input data stream via a capture sample (CPTR) that is a predetermined number of samples subsequent to a location of the transition sample in each sampling window of the RQL clock signal.
A vibrotactile stimulation device, especially for performing a bodily stimulation in the fight against sleep apnea, adapted for be applied against a body medium to be stimulated and comprising a vibrating effector capable of applying to said medium pulses of mechanical vibrational energy, and means for controlling the effector according to stimulation rules, and detector means adapted for being mechanically coupled to the body medium for receiving a portion of the vibrational energy transmitted toward these means by said medium during the application of the vibrational energy pulses, and for determining the coupling quality between the effector and the medium to be stimulated, said detector means being connected to the control means, and the device being characterized in that it further comprises means for adjusting the parameters of the pulses applied by the effector as a function of the coupling quality, amplifying the vibrational pulses in the case of a bad coupling.
A method for surface-modifying an object made of a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer, the method comprising: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the object; step 2 of radically polymerizing a monomer starting from the polymerization initiation points to grow polymer chains on the surface of the object; and step 3 of irradiating the grown polymer chains with an electron beam. step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the object; step 2 of radically polymerizing a monomer starting from the polymerization initiation points to grow polymer chains on the surface of the object; and step 3 of irradiating the grown polymer chains with an electron beam.
A filter device (108,500), comprising a filter media (300, 400), wherein the filter media comprises: a base media (302,402), a first membrane (318,418) covering a first membrane area on a first side (304,404) of the base media (302,402), wherein the first membrane area is less than a total area of the first side (304,404) on which the first membrane (318,418) is disposed, and a second membrane (324,424) covering a second membrane area on a second side (306,406) of the base media (302,402), wherein the second membrane area is less than a total area of the second side (306,406) on which the second membrane (324,424) is disposed, wherein the first membrane and the second membrane are disposed such that: the second membrane area is offset from the first membrane area along a longitudinal axis, to form a non-laminated region (322,438,440,442) of the base media, or an edge of the first membrane and an edge of the second membrane are aligned along the longitudinal axis, or the first membrane and the second membrane partially overlap along the longitudinal axis, such that the base media comprises a region (322, 438, 440, 442) which is devoid of at least one of the first membrane and the second membrane, wherein at least one of the first side and the second side is exposed in the region. a base media (302,402), a first membrane (318,418) covering a first membrane area on a first side (304,404) of the base media (302,402), wherein the first membrane area is less than a total area of the first side (304,404) on which the first membrane (318,418) is disposed, and a second membrane (324,424) covering a second membrane area on a second side (306,406) of the base media (302,402), wherein the second membrane area is less than a total area of the second side (306,406) on which the second membrane (324,424) is disposed, wherein the first membrane and the second membrane are disposed such that: the second membrane area is offset from the first membrane area along a longitudinal axis, to form a non-laminated region (322,438,440,442) of the base media, or an edge of the first membrane and an edge of the second membrane are aligned along the longitudinal axis, or the first membrane and the second membrane partially overlap along the longitudinal axis, the second membrane area is offset from the first membrane area along a longitudinal axis, to form a non-laminated region (322,438,440,442) of the base media, or an edge of the first membrane and an edge of the second membrane are aligned along the longitudinal axis, or the first membrane and the second membrane partially overlap along the longitudinal axis,
A tip of a blade body of an aerodynamic blade, the tip being rotatable about a rotational axis and comprising: a light module configured to activate in response to rotations of the tip about the rotational axis to emit light visible at an exterior of the blade body; the tip characterized by comprising inboard and outboard blade structures, the inboard blade structure having an outboard side adjacent to the light module; a securing feature interposed between the light module and the outboard blade structure; and sheaths (440,450) partially covering upper and lower surfaces of the inboard and outboard blade structures, the light module and the securing feature, the sheaths (441,451) defining slots and the light module comprising lenses (442,452) protruding through the slots. a light module configured to activate in response to rotations of the tip about the rotational axis to emit light visible at an exterior of the blade body; the tip characterized by comprising inboard and outboard blade structures, the inboard blade structure having an outboard side adjacent to the light module; a securing feature interposed between the light module and the outboard blade structure; and sheaths (440,450) partially covering upper and lower surfaces of the inboard and outboard blade structures, the light module and the securing feature, the sheaths (441,451) defining slots and the light module comprising lenses (442,452) protruding through the slots.
A base station comprising: a radio interface component configured to communicate with a plurality of User Equipment, UE, within a cell over an air interface; a database configured to store information for a plurality of slot formats that define allocation of radio resources on the air interface, wherein the slot formats are classified into slot format categories; a selection engine configured to identify the UEs in the cell, to process selection criteria to select a UE group from the UEs in the cell to share a physical downlink control channel assigned to the UE group, to process the selection criteria to select one of the slot formats for the UE group, and to identify a slot format indicator for the UE group that is mapped to one of the slot format categories for the one of the slot formats; a group ID generator configured to generate a group identifier, ID, for the UE group so that a combination of the group ID and the slot format indicator indicates a slot format value that is mapped to the one of the slot formats selected for the UE group, and to provide the group ID to the UEs in the UE group via the radio interface component; and a scheduler configured to transmit the slot format indicator on the physical downlink control channel to the UEs in the UE group via the radio interface component. a radio interface component configured to communicate with a plurality of User Equipment, UE, within a cell over an air interface; a database configured to store information for a plurality of slot formats that define allocation of radio resources on the air interface, wherein the slot formats are classified into slot format categories; a selection engine configured to identify the UEs in the cell, to process selection criteria to select a UE group from the UEs in the cell to share a physical downlink control channel assigned to the UE group, to process the selection criteria to select one of the slot formats for the UE group, and to identify a slot format indicator for the UE group that is mapped to one of the slot format categories for the one of the slot formats; a group ID generator configured to generate a group identifier, ID, for the UE group so that a combination of the group ID and the slot format indicator indicates a slot format value that is mapped to the one of the slot formats selected for the UE group, and to provide the group ID to the UEs in the UE group via the radio interface component; and a scheduler configured to transmit the slot format indicator on the physical downlink control channel to the UEs in the UE group via the radio interface component.
A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, the cartridge comprising: a rotatable member; a blade member provided in contact with the rotatable member; a frame, formed of a resin material, configured to support the blade member; and a seal member (15, 16) provided on said frame, configured to seal a gap between the frame and the blade member at each of one longitudinal end portion and another longitudinal end portion of the blade member, wherein, in a state that the blade member is mounted to the frame, the seal member (15, 16) has a shape such that it extends from the frame toward the blade member, the seal member (15, 16) comprising a free end portion contacting a surface of the blade member, the surface of the blade member extending in a longitudinal direction of the rotatable member, the cartridge being characterized in that the seal member (15, 16) is an injection-molded member formed integrally with the frame, and the seal member (15, 16) has an inclined shape either in an inward direction or an outward direction of a longitudinal direction of the blade member such that the free end portion does not vertically contact the surface of the blade member. a rotatable member; a blade member provided in contact with the rotatable member; a frame, formed of a resin material, configured to support the blade member; and a seal member (15, 16) provided on said frame, configured to seal a gap between the frame and the blade member at each of one longitudinal end portion and another longitudinal end portion of the blade member, wherein, in a state that the blade member is mounted to the frame, the seal member (15, 16) has a shape such that it extends from the frame toward the blade member, the seal member (15, 16) comprising a free end portion contacting a surface of the blade member, the surface of the blade member extending in a longitudinal direction of the rotatable member, the cartridge being characterized in that the seal member (15, 16) is an injection-molded member formed integrally with the frame, and the seal member (15, 16) has an inclined shape either in an inward direction or an outward direction of a longitudinal direction of the blade member such that the free end portion does not vertically contact the surface of the blade member.
A process for producing a spherical aluminum nitride powder by using a spherical granulated product of an alumina powder or an alumina hydrate powder as a starting material, wherein said spherical granulated product has a BET specific surface area of 30 to 500 m 2 /g, the process comprising: feeding said spherical granulated product to a step of heat treatment for once heat-treating said spherical granulated product to such a degree that a BET specific surface area thereof is decreased, but is maintained to be at least not less than 2 m 2 /g; and thereafter feeding said spherical granulated product to the step of reductive nitrogenation so as to be reductively nitrogenated.
A system for in situ preparation of a plurality of analytical substrates customizable for a particular disease profile, the system comprising: an automated immunochemistry analyzer configured to store a plurality of capture reagents, each capture reagent being a different immunogen, the automated immunochemistry analyzer also configured to store a plurality of paramagnetic particles, wherein the automated immunochemistry analyzer comprises: a reaction rotor for holding at least one cuvette; a user interface configured to allow a selection of a capture reagent, or a combination of two or more capture reagents, from the plurality of capture reagents based on input by a user; and a logic implementer configured to cause the automated immunochemistry analyzer to (i) mix together each capture reagent of the combination of two or more capture reagents in a cuvette located within the reaction rotor, (ii) bind the capture reagent or the combination of two or more capture reagents to the paramagnetic particles in the cuvette, such that the respective analytical substrate does not have any unbound capture reagent associated therewith by providing a wash buffer to the mixture of the paramagnetic particles with the capture reagent or the combination of two or more capture reagents in the cuvette, localizing the mixture in the cuvette using at least one magnet, and disposing of at least a portion of the wash buffer in addition to the unbound capture reagent from the cuvette, wherein the analytical substrate is formed by the automated immunochemistry analyzer in the cuvette for the purpose of detecting an immunogen-binding molecule in a patient's blood sample, and wherein the automated immunochemistry analyzer is adapted to prepare a plurality of custom analytical substrates simultaneously. a reaction rotor for holding at least one cuvette; a user interface configured to allow a selection of a capture reagent, or a combination of two or more capture reagents, from the plurality of capture reagents based on input by a user; and a logic implementer configured to cause the automated immunochemistry analyzer to (i) mix together each capture reagent of the combination of two or more capture reagents in a cuvette located within the reaction rotor, (ii) bind the capture reagent or the combination of two or more capture reagents to the paramagnetic particles in the cuvette, such that the respective analytical substrate does not have any unbound capture reagent associated therewith by providing a wash buffer to the mixture of the paramagnetic particles with the capture reagent or the combination of two or more capture reagents in the cuvette, localizing the mixture in the cuvette using at least one magnet, and disposing of at least a portion of the wash buffer in addition to the unbound capture reagent from the cuvette, wherein the analytical substrate is formed by the automated immunochemistry analyzer in the cuvette for the purpose of detecting an immunogen-binding molecule in a patient's blood sample, and wherein the automated immunochemistry analyzer is adapted to prepare a plurality of custom analytical substrates simultaneously.