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A battery assembly comprising: a case formed of a conductive material having an outer surface and an inner surface; an electrode assembly having a first electrode and a second electrode and a separator that is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the electrode assembly is positioned within the case; at least one conductive element coupled to the second electrode, wherein the at least one conductive element is welded to the inner surface of the case at a first location, wherein the weld is formed from the outside of the case, and the cross-sectional area of the weld is greater at the outer surface of the case than at the at least one conductive element so as to inhibit the introduction of spatter into the electrode assembly, the battery assembly further comprising an insulating plate disposed between the electrode assembly and the inner surface of the case and covering the first location of the inner surface. a case formed of a conductive material having an outer surface and an inner surface; an electrode assembly having a first electrode and a second electrode and a separator that is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the electrode assembly is positioned within the case; at least one conductive element coupled to the second electrode, wherein the at least one conductive element is welded to the inner surface of the case at a first location, wherein the weld is formed from the outside of the case, and the cross-sectional area of the weld is greater at the outer surface of the case than at the at least one conductive element so as to inhibit the introduction of spatter into the electrode assembly, the battery assembly further comprising an insulating plate disposed between the electrode assembly and the inner surface of the case and covering the first location of the inner surface.
Antenna (10, 40, 50, 70, 80) comprising a concave reflector (11, 41, 51, 71, 81) with a circular opening provided with a peripheral edge and a radome (14, 42, 52, 72, 82), the reflector (11, 41, 51, 71, 81) being protected by the radome (14, 42, 52, 72, 82), which is fixed directly to the peripheral edge of the reflector (11, 41, 51, 71, 81), the radome (14, 42, 52, 72, 82) comprising an inner face (44, 74, 84) facing the reflector (11, 41, 51, 71, 81), also comprising at least one part made of absorbent material (16, 43, 53, 73, 83) that is applied to the inner face (44, 74, 84) of the radome (14, 42, 52, 72, 82) and disposed along the peripheral edge of the reflector (11, 41, 51, 71, 81), said at least one part made of absorbent material having a substantially triangular shape, the point of which is directed towards the central axis of the circular opening and the base of which is rounded in a manner following the peripheral edge of the reflector (11, 41, 51, 71, 81), characterized in that said substantially triangular shape corresponds to the contact area between said at least one part made of absorbent material and the radome (14, 42, 52, 72, 82).
A method for manufacturing a condenser, that is provided with a multiplicity of pipes running parallel to each other and arranged in a specific grid, whose ends are held by a base plate, characterized by the following, temporally sequential method steps: - providing a tub, whose base area is provided with a multiplicity of bores arranged in a specific grid and with pipe sockets flush with the bores, - introducing filling pins into the pipe sockets, - introducing thermoplastic granules into the tub, - melting the granules in the tub, - introducing centring pins into the pipe sockets while pressing-out the filling pins, - sliding the tub with the melted granules onto the free ends of the pipes, - cooling the melted granules while forming a base plate, made of thermoplastic material, that receives the free ends of the pipes in a gas-tight manner, and finally - removing the tub and the centring pins from the connection of base plate and pipes. - providing a tub, whose base area is provided with a multiplicity of bores arranged in a specific grid and with pipe sockets flush with the bores, - introducing filling pins into the pipe sockets, - introducing thermoplastic granules into the tub, - melting the granules in the tub, - introducing centring pins into the pipe sockets while pressing-out the filling pins, - sliding the tub with the melted granules onto the free ends of the pipes, - cooling the melted granules while forming a base plate, made of thermoplastic material, that receives the free ends of the pipes in a gas-tight manner, and finally - removing the tub and the centring pins from the connection of base plate and pipes.
A device for determining the mass of postal articles transferred in succession along a path, the device comprising: a) a fixed support (14,15); b) a mobile support coupled to said fixed support (14,15) so as to float horizontally with negligible friction; c) a change of direction provided along said path and entailing a centrifugal acceleration on each said postal article; d) at least one sensor (30, 31, 41) arranged in a position such as to measure at least one quantity between said fixed support (14,15) and said movible support, said quantity indicating the force of reaction to the inertia of said postal articles associated to said centrifugal acceleration; characterized by further comprising conveyor means, which are carried by said mobile support, are independent of said fixed support (14,15), define a horizontal portion of said path and are motor-driven to transfer said postal articles in succession along said horizontal portion; said horizontal portion comprising said change of direction. a) a fixed support (14,15); b) a mobile support coupled to said fixed support (14,15) so as to float horizontally with negligible friction; c) a change of direction provided along said path and entailing a centrifugal acceleration on each said postal article; d) at least one sensor (30, 31, 41) arranged in a position such as to measure at least one quantity between said fixed support (14,15) and said movible support, said quantity indicating the force of reaction to the inertia of said postal articles associated to said centrifugal acceleration; characterized by further comprising conveyor means, which are carried by said mobile support, are independent of said fixed support (14,15), define a horizontal portion of said path and are motor-driven to transfer said postal articles in succession along said horizontal portion; said horizontal portion comprising said change of direction.
System for changing a battery of a ground transportation vehicle, having storage locations for batteries, having at least one ground transportation vehicle which has a receiving location for an exchangeable battery and having at least one loading and unloading arrangement for transporting the batteries between the storage locations and the receiving location of a transportation vehicle stationary at an exchange station, the battery being able to be moved in a raising and lowering direction for the placing of the battery in, and the withdrawal thereof from, the storage locations or receiving locations, characterised in that the transportation vehicle is an unmanned heavy-duty transportation vehicle for ISO containers, the battery takes the form of a lead-acid battery and weighs at least 6 t and preferably 8 t to 9 t, the storage location and receiving location have respective locating members associated with them in such a way that, in response to the lowering movement of the loading and unloading arrangement, the battery is lined up, relative to the storage location or receiving location, by means of the respective locating members.
An LDPC decoding method comprising a method of identifying a first and a second selected value from among a plurality of values, comprising steps of: partitioning the plurality of values into pairs of values; for each pair of values, using a comparator to select the lower one of the two values to form a vector from the selected value of each pair; identifying, by a hardware unit, a first minimum value and a second minimum value from among the values of the vector; selecting the first minimum value as the first selected value; applying a correction factor to the second minimum value to generate a corrected second minimum value; comparing the corrected second minimum value to the first minimum value to ensure that the corrected second minimum value is not lower than the first minimum value; and upon ensuring that the corrected second minimum value is not lower than the first minimum value selecting the lower one amongst the second minimum value and the corrected second minimum value as the second selected value, wherein the first and second minimum values are the first and second lowest values from among the values of the vector. partitioning the plurality of values into pairs of values; for each pair of values, using a comparator to select the lower one of the two values to form a vector from the selected value of each pair; identifying, by a hardware unit, a first minimum value and a second minimum value from among the values of the vector; selecting the first minimum value as the first selected value; applying a correction factor to the second minimum value to generate a corrected second minimum value; comparing the corrected second minimum value to the first minimum value to ensure that the corrected second minimum value is not lower than the first minimum value; and upon ensuring that the corrected second minimum value is not lower than the first minimum value selecting the lower one amongst the second minimum value and the corrected second minimum value as the second selected value, wherein the first and second minimum values are the first and second lowest values from among the values of the vector.
A volatile memory backup system including an all-solid-state battery, comprising: a volatile memory; a nonvolatile memory connected to the volatile memory so as to transfer data therebetween; an all-solid-state battery connected to the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory, the all-solid-state battery continuously or intermittently supplying a current to the volatile memory in the event of a power failure to retain data in the volatile memory; and a controller connected in parallel with the all-solid-state battery, the controller intermittently supplying a peak current to the volatile memory in the event of the power failure and intermittently transferring divided volumes of data in the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory by the peak current or by the peak current and a current from the all-solid-state battery temporarily increased in association with the peak current to store the data in the nonvolatile memory, thereby gradually accumulating the data in the volatile memory into the nonvolatile memory. a volatile memory; a nonvolatile memory connected to the volatile memory so as to transfer data therebetween; an all-solid-state battery connected to the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory, the all-solid-state battery continuously or intermittently supplying a current to the volatile memory in the event of a power failure to retain data in the volatile memory; and a controller connected in parallel with the all-solid-state battery, the controller intermittently supplying a peak current to the volatile memory in the event of the power failure and intermittently transferring divided volumes of data in the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory by the peak current or by the peak current and a current from the all-solid-state battery temporarily increased in association with the peak current to store the data in the nonvolatile memory, thereby gradually accumulating the data in the volatile memory into the nonvolatile memory.
A frequency shifted optical swept light source system, comprising: - a light source configured to emit light; - an amplification unit configured to amplify the light output from the light source; - an optical converter configured to shift a frequency of the amplified light and to compress a spectrum of the amplified light; and - a controller configured to control a current signal which is applied to the light source such that a repetition rate of the light output from the light source is adjusted, for adjusting an intensity of the amplified light, in order to thereby adjust a position of the compressed spectrum with respect to a first predetermined frequency band; - wherein the optical converter comprises: - a frequency shifter configured to shift a first wavelength range of a band of the amplified light to a second wavelength range; wherein - the frequency shifter is configured to perform soliton self-frequency shifting. - a light source configured to emit light; - an amplification unit configured to amplify the light output from the light source; - an optical converter configured to shift a frequency of the amplified light and to compress a spectrum of the amplified light; and - a controller configured to control a current signal which is applied to the light source such that a repetition rate of the light output from the light source is adjusted, for adjusting an intensity of the amplified light, in order to thereby adjust a position of the compressed spectrum with respect to a first predetermined frequency band; - wherein the optical converter comprises: - a frequency shifter configured to shift a first wavelength range of a band of the amplified light to a second wavelength range; wherein - the frequency shifter is configured to perform soliton self-frequency shifting. - a frequency shifter configured to shift a first wavelength range of a band of the amplified light to a second wavelength range; wherein - the frequency shifter is configured to perform soliton self-frequency shifting.
Device having an actuating head and a drainage valve for a sanitary article, which actuating head comprises a housing which can be fastened on the sanitary article, in which is mounted a pushbutton for actuating the drainage valve, having a changeover device and a pulling element, which connects the pushbutton to a closure body which is mounted in a displaceable manner in a housing of the drainage valve, wherein the changeover device is mounted on the housing of the drainage valve, characterized in that the changeover device can be changed over under tension in each case for opening and closing the drainage valve.
A method of making a material alloy for an R-T-Q based rare-earth magnet, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a melt of an R-T-Q based rare-earth alloy, where R is rare-earth elements, T is a transition metal element, Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, C, N, Al, Si and P, and the rare-earth elements R include at least one element R L selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Gd, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu and at least one element R H selected from the group consisting of Dy, Tb and Ho; cooling the melt of the alloy to a temperature of 700 °C to 1,000 °C as first cooling process, thereby making a solidified alloy; the first cooling process includes the step of decreasing the temperature of the alloy at a cooling rate of 10 2 °C/s to 10 4 °C/s; maintaining the solidified alloy at a temperature within the range of 700 °C to 900 °C for 15 seconds to 600 seconds; the step of maintaining includes the step of transferring heat from a member that has been heated to a temperature of 700°C to 900°C to the rapidly cooled alloy; cooling the solidified alloy to a temperature of 400 °C or less as a second cooling process, and the second cooling process includes the step of decreasing the temperature of the alloy at a cooling rate of 10° C/s or more. preparing a melt of an R-T-Q based rare-earth alloy, where R is rare-earth elements, T is a transition metal element, Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, C, N, Al, Si and P, and the rare-earth elements R include at least one element R L selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Gd, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu and at least one element R H selected from the group consisting of Dy, Tb and Ho; cooling the melt of the alloy to a temperature of 700 °C to 1,000 °C as first cooling process, thereby making a solidified alloy; the first cooling process includes the step of decreasing the temperature of the alloy at a cooling rate of 10 2 °C/s to 10 4 °C/s; maintaining the solidified alloy at a temperature within the range of 700 °C to 900 °C for 15 seconds to 600 seconds; the step of maintaining includes the step of transferring heat from a member that has been heated to a temperature of 700°C to 900°C to the rapidly cooled alloy; cooling the solidified alloy to a temperature of 400 °C or less as a second cooling process, and the second cooling process includes the step of decreasing the temperature of the alloy at a cooling rate of 10° C/s or more.
A video display unit for a vehicle, comprising a module carrier unit directly affixed to a portion of the video display unit, comprising: a plurality of passenger interface modules that perform different functions, the functions including at least one of inputting signals from one or more user devices and outputting signals to one or more user devices, the modules having a common size and shape, and a common electrical connector; an outer case portion comprising a plurality of recessed sockets, each having a common size and shape, and a common electrical connector, the plurality of sockets being configured so that any one of passenger interface modules having the different functions is connected to any one of the sockets to electrically mate the electrical connector of the one of the passenger interface modules to the electrical connector of the one of the sockets; a communications interface connected to a processor located near a seat of a passenger in the vehicle; and a cover panel having holes in it, the cover panel being affixed to a portion of the video display unit and covering the module carrier unit while providing access to the passenger interface modules through the holes. a plurality of passenger interface modules that perform different functions, the functions including at least one of inputting signals from one or more user devices and outputting signals to one or more user devices, the modules having a common size and shape, and a common electrical connector; an outer case portion comprising a plurality of recessed sockets, each having a common size and shape, and a common electrical connector, the plurality of sockets being configured so that any one of passenger interface modules having the different functions is connected to any one of the sockets to electrically mate the electrical connector of the one of the passenger interface modules to the electrical connector of the one of the sockets; a communications interface connected to a processor located near a seat of a passenger in the vehicle; and a cover panel having holes in it, the cover panel being affixed to a portion of the video display unit and covering the module carrier unit while providing access to the passenger interface modules through the holes.
Losartan for use in the treatment of a fibrotic disease, which is epidermolysis bullosa characterized in that a dose of 0.4-1.4 mg/kg body weight of the human patient is administered daily.
Apparatus comprising: a dental implement (30, 822, 1230) for use in a minimally-invasive closed sinus lift surgical procedure, the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) having a distal portion that extends from a distal end (38, 1238) along up to 50% of a longitudinal length of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230), the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) being shaped so as to define a lumen (40, 824, 1240) therethrough having at least one distal opening (41, 826, 1241) through a center of the distal end (38, 1238), and the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) having a greatest diameter no more than 8 mm and a length of at least 3 mm, wherein at least a portion of a lateral external surface of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) is shaped so as to define a cutting surface, characterized in that: at least a portion of the distal portion is shaped so as to define at least one end mill cutter surface, and the at least one end mill cutter surface does not extend into a central area of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) that defines the lumen (40, 824, 1240). a dental implement (30, 822, 1230) for use in a minimally-invasive closed sinus lift surgical procedure, the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) having a distal portion that extends from a distal end (38, 1238) along up to 50% of a longitudinal length of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230), the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) being shaped so as to define a lumen (40, 824, 1240) therethrough having at least one distal opening (41, 826, 1241) through a center of the distal end (38, 1238), and the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) having a greatest diameter no more than 8 mm and a length of at least 3 mm, wherein at least a portion of a lateral external surface of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) is shaped so as to define a cutting surface, characterized in that: at least a portion of the distal portion is shaped so as to define at least one end mill cutter surface, and the at least one end mill cutter surface does not extend into a central area of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) that defines the lumen (40, 824, 1240). at least a portion of the distal portion is shaped so as to define at least one end mill cutter surface, and the at least one end mill cutter surface does not extend into a central area of the dental implement (30, 822, 1230) that defines the lumen (40, 824, 1240).
Herbicidal composition comprising, as sole herbicidally active constituents, A) flufenacet (component A), B) aclonifen (component B) and C) diflufenican (component C), wherein the herbicide components, with respect to one another, are present in the weight ratio stated below: (range component A): (range component B): (range component C) (1 - 10): (1 - 10): (1 - 8). A) flufenacet (component A), B) aclonifen (component B) and C) diflufenican (component C), wherein the herbicide components, with respect to one another, are present in the weight ratio stated below: (range component A): (range component B): (range component C) (1 - 10): (1 - 10): (1 - 8).