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A method of manufacturing a cushioning element, the method comprising: providing a die and an extractor, the die having a plurality of die elements positioned in an arrangement; locating a polymer material between the die and the extractor; compressing the polymer material between the die and the extractor, the die elements cutting the polymer material to form a plurality of pad components; separating the die and the extractor, the pad components being secured to the extractor, and the pad components having the arrangement of the die elements; compressing the pad components against a first material layer with the extractor to bond the pad components to the first material layer in the arrangement of the die elements; and compressing the pad components against a second material layer to bond the pad components to the second material layer, wherein the step of providing includes forming the extractor to include a plurality of outwardly-extending pins. providing a die and an extractor, the die having a plurality of die elements positioned in an arrangement; locating a polymer material between the die and the extractor; compressing the polymer material between the die and the extractor, the die elements cutting the polymer material to form a plurality of pad components; separating the die and the extractor, the pad components being secured to the extractor, and the pad components having the arrangement of the die elements; compressing the pad components against a first material layer with the extractor to bond the pad components to the first material layer in the arrangement of the die elements; and compressing the pad components against a second material layer to bond the pad components to the second material layer, wherein the step of providing includes forming the extractor to include a plurality of outwardly-extending pins.
A method for accelerating a vehicle driving forward, said vehicle having a propulsion system comprising a combustion engine with an output shaft, a gearbox with an input shaft, an electric machine comprising a stator and a rotor, and a planetary gear comprising three components in the form of a sun gear, a ring gear and a planet wheel carrier, the output shaft of the combustion engine being connected to a first of said components of the planetary gear so that a rotation of this shaft results in a rotation of this component, said input shaft of the gearbox being connected to a second of said components of the planetary gear so that a rotation of this shaft results in a rotation of this component and the rotor of the electric machine being connected to a third of said components of the planetary gear so that a rotation of the rotor results in a rotation of this component, said propulsion system further comprising locking means transferable between a locking position in which two of said components are interlocked so that the three components rotate with the same rotational speed and a releasing position in which the components are allowed to rotate with different rotational speeds, said method being started when the vehicle is driven forward with the locking means in the releasing position, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) controlling the electric machine to deliver a torque corresponding to the product of on one hand the propulsion system torque requested for the acceleration and on the other the transmission ratio of the planetary gear, b) at the same time as step a) measuring a first rotational speed of the input shaft of the gearbox or of the third component and controlling the combustion engine to change the rotational speed thereof in the direction towards said first rotational speed, and c) transferring the locking means to the locking position when the rotational speed (n 1) of the first component is substantially equal to said first rotational speed (n 2). a) controlling the electric machine to deliver a torque corresponding to the product of on one hand the propulsion system torque requested for the acceleration and on the other the transmission ratio of the planetary gear, b) at the same time as step a) measuring a first rotational speed of the input shaft of the gearbox or of the third component and controlling the combustion engine to change the rotational speed thereof in the direction towards said first rotational speed, and c) transferring the locking means to the locking position when the rotational speed (n 1) of the first component is substantially equal to said first rotational speed (n 2).
A membrane for guided regeneration of bone and tissue comprising a non-bioabsorbable organic base material and a new bone formation guide layer on one or both sides of the non-bioabsorbable organic base material, the new bone formation guide layer containing a hydrophilic polymer and calcium phosphate, wherein the non-bioabsorbable organic base material is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polyamide, polymethyl methacrylate, epoxy resins and urethane resins, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is selected from the group consisting of gelatin, collagen and collagen peptides, and wherein the thickness of the new bone formation guide layer is 10 to 200 μm.
A needle assembly for an infusion set, comprising: a needle (15, 115) having a sharpened end and an opposing end; and a needle tip shield (10, 110) for shielding the needle, comprising: a needle shield (20, 120) connectable to an infusion set base (80, 180); a needle hub (40, 140) fixedly connected to the opposing end of the needle, wherein the needle shield and needle hub are displaceable relative to each other from a first state, in which the sharpened end of the needle is exposed outside the needle shield, to a second state, in which the sharpened end of the needle is shielded by the needle shield; and an actuation button (70, 170) movably connected to the needle hub movable from a first button position relative to the needle hub to a second button position relative to the needle hub; characterized in that: the needle hub includes ratchet teeth (54, 154) on an outer wall (44, 144) thereof; and the actuation button includes a pawl structure (76, 176) on an inner surface thereof that engages with the ratchet teeth and maintains connection of the actuation button with the needle hub. a needle (15, 115) having a sharpened end and an opposing end; and a needle tip shield (10, 110) for shielding the needle, comprising: a needle shield (20, 120) connectable to an infusion set base (80, 180); a needle hub (40, 140) fixedly connected to the opposing end of the needle, wherein the needle shield and needle hub are displaceable relative to each other from a first state, in which the sharpened end of the needle is exposed outside the needle shield, to a second state, in which the sharpened end of the needle is shielded by the needle shield; and an actuation button (70, 170) movably connected to the needle hub movable from a first button position relative to the needle hub to a second button position relative to the needle hub; a needle shield (20, 120) connectable to an infusion set base (80, 180); a needle hub (40, 140) fixedly connected to the opposing end of the needle, wherein the needle shield and needle hub are displaceable relative to each other from a first state, in which the sharpened end of the needle is exposed outside the needle shield, to a second state, in which the sharpened end of the needle is shielded by the needle shield; and an actuation button (70, 170) movably connected to the needle hub movable from a first button position relative to the needle hub to a second button position relative to the needle hub; characterized in that: the needle hub includes ratchet teeth (54, 154) on an outer wall (44, 144) thereof; and the actuation button includes a pawl structure (76, 176) on an inner surface thereof that engages with the ratchet teeth and maintains connection of the actuation button with the needle hub. the needle hub includes ratchet teeth (54, 154) on an outer wall (44, 144) thereof; and the actuation button includes a pawl structure (76, 176) on an inner surface thereof that engages with the ratchet teeth and maintains connection of the actuation button with the needle hub.
A polyester composition in the form of pellets, comprising: a polyester polymer; and titanium nitride particles, having a median particle size from 1 nm to 1,000 nm, dispersed in the polyester polymer, wherein the titanium nitride particles are present in an amount of from 5 ppm to 50 ppm, with respect to the total weight of the polyester composition, wherein the titanium nitride particles are found at least within a portion of a cross-sectional cut of the pellets. a polyester polymer; and titanium nitride particles, having a median particle size from 1 nm to 1,000 nm, dispersed in the polyester polymer, wherein the titanium nitride particles are present in an amount of from 5 ppm to 50 ppm, with respect to the total weight of the polyester composition, wherein the titanium nitride particles are found at least within a portion of a cross-sectional cut of the pellets.
Baking plates assembly (1, 36) for a waffle baking machine with two baking plates (4, 10, 13, 16, 20, 39) pivotably connected to one another, characterized in that at least one baking plate (4, 10, 13, 16, 20, 39) is respectively convexly prestressed with regard to a baking surface (5, 23), so that, in a closed baking plates assembly (1, 36), before the start of a baking process, a distance in a middle region of the baking plates (4, 10, 13, 16, 20, 39) is smaller than a distance in a peripheral region of the baking plates (4, 10, 13, 16, 20, 39), in order to compensate for deformations of the baking plates (4, 10, 13, 16, 20, 39) during the baking process, and in that the baking plates assembly (1, 36) comprises a contact unit (6, 17, 21, 41), which is arranged on the baking plates assembly (1, 36) such that the baking surfaces of a closed baking plates assembly (1, 36) have a distance to one another.
A method of operating an actuator device comprising: - an electrode arrangement (10, 12) comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the electrode arrangement being for receiving an electrical drive signal to therewith cause a voltage difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; - an electroactive polymer structure for providing an actuation in response to the voltage difference which actuation has a direction of actuation that is independent of a polarity of the voltage difference; the method being characterised by comprising: - applying the electrical drive signal to the electrode arrangement, wherein the electrical drive signal comprises: - a first electrical drive signal (45, 55) during a first period (41, 51) for causing the voltage difference to have a first polarity in the first period; and - a second electrical drive signal (46, 56) in a second period (43, 53), different from the first period, for causing the voltage difference to have a second polarity, different from the first polarity, in the second period. - an electrode arrangement (10, 12) comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the electrode arrangement being for receiving an electrical drive signal to therewith cause a voltage difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; - an electroactive polymer structure for providing an actuation in response to the voltage difference which actuation has a direction of actuation that is independent of a polarity of the voltage difference; - applying the electrical drive signal to the electrode arrangement, - a first electrical drive signal (45, 55) during a first period (41, 51) for causing the voltage difference to have a first polarity in the first period; and - a second electrical drive signal (46, 56) in a second period (43, 53), different from the first period, for causing the voltage difference to have a second polarity, different from the first polarity, in the second period.
Security element for safeguarding security papers, valuable documents and other data carriers, comprising - a lens grid image containing a lens grid composed of a plurality of microlenses, and a radiation-sensitive motif layer arranged at a distance from the lens grid, - wherein the radiation-sensitive motif layer contains, at least in a motif region, a multiplicity of transparency regions which are generated by the action of radiation through the lens grid and in which the radiation-sensitive motif layer is removed, - wherein the radiation-sensitive motif layer has, at least in the motif region, a colour sublayer and a metal sublayer, characterized in that - the metal sublayer is a printed metal pigment layer, the absorption property of which is adapted to the absorption property of the colour sublayer. - a lens grid image containing a lens grid composed of a plurality of microlenses, and a radiation-sensitive motif layer arranged at a distance from the lens grid, - wherein the radiation-sensitive motif layer contains, at least in a motif region, a multiplicity of transparency regions which are generated by the action of radiation through the lens grid and in which the radiation-sensitive motif layer is removed, - wherein the radiation-sensitive motif layer has, at least in the motif region, a colour sublayer and a metal sublayer, - the metal sublayer is a printed metal pigment layer, the absorption property of which is adapted to the absorption property of the colour sublayer.
A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: a block copolymer (a) comprising 60 to 80% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 40 to 20% by mass of a conjugated diene monomer unit; and a copolymer (b) comprising 60 to 90% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 40 to 10% by mass of an unsaturated nitrile monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer (a) has at least one polymer block primarily comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, the block copolymer (a) has at least one tan δ peak of dynamic viscoelasticity at a temperature in a range of -73 to -10°C, and a mass ratio (a)/(b) of the block copolymer (a) to the copolymer (b) is 1/99 to 80/20. a block copolymer (a) comprising 60 to 80% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 40 to 20% by mass of a conjugated diene monomer unit; and a copolymer (b) comprising 60 to 90% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 40 to 10% by mass of an unsaturated nitrile monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer (a) has at least one polymer block primarily comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, the block copolymer (a) has at least one tan δ peak of dynamic viscoelasticity at a temperature in a range of -73 to -10°C, and a mass ratio (a)/(b) of the block copolymer (a) to the copolymer (b) is 1/99 to 80/20.
A method of detecting and responding to a change of channels at a media presentation device, the method comprising: while the media presentation device is presenting media content that was determined to be of a first channel, detecting a threshold mismatch between (i) a query fingerprint stream representing the media content being presented by the media presentation device and (ii) a reference fingerprint stream representing media content of the first channel; and responsive to detecting the threshold mismatch, discontinuing a channel-specific action that is being taken with respect to presentation of the media content by the media presentation device, wherein the media content being presented by the media presentation device was determined to be of the first channel by comparing the query fingerprint stream with the reference fingerprint stream using a first fingerprint comparison interval defining a first rate at which fingerprint comparison is done and, based on the comparing, detecting a match between the query fingerprint stream and the reference fingerprint stream, wherein detecting the threshold mismatch is done by comparing the query fingerprint stream with the reference fingerprint stream using a second fingerprint comparison interval defining a second rate at which fingerprint comparison is done, the second fingerprint comparison interval being shorter than the first fingerprint comparison interval, and wherein the threshold mismatch indicates a likelihood that the media content being presented by the media presentation device is no longer of the first channel. while the media presentation device is presenting media content that was determined to be of a first channel, detecting a threshold mismatch between (i) a query fingerprint stream representing the media content being presented by the media presentation device and (ii) a reference fingerprint stream representing media content of the first channel; and responsive to detecting the threshold mismatch, discontinuing a channel-specific action that is being taken with respect to presentation of the media content by the media presentation device, wherein the media content being presented by the media presentation device was determined to be of the first channel by comparing the query fingerprint stream with the reference fingerprint stream using a first fingerprint comparison interval defining a first rate at which fingerprint comparison is done and, based on the comparing, detecting a match between the query fingerprint stream and the reference fingerprint stream, wherein detecting the threshold mismatch is done by comparing the query fingerprint stream with the reference fingerprint stream using a second fingerprint comparison interval defining a second rate at which fingerprint comparison is done, the second fingerprint comparison interval being shorter than the first fingerprint comparison interval, and wherein the threshold mismatch indicates a likelihood that the media content being presented by the media presentation device is no longer of the first channel.
A crystal form comprising Compound 1, or a tautomer thereof: which has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising peaks at approximately 10.55, 13.61 and 19.84° 2θ.
A process for preparing primary amines by alcohol amination of alcohols with ammonia with the elimination of water, where the alcohol amination is carried out under homogeneous catalysis in the presence of at least one complex catalyst which comprises ruthenium and at least one at least bidental donor ligand, but no anionic ligands, where the complex catalyst is a catalyst of the general formula: in which L 1 and L 2 independently of one another are PR a R b or NR a R b; L 3, L 4 and L 5 independently of one another are monodentate two-electron donors selected from the group CO and PR a R b R c; n is an integer 0 or 1; R 1 and R 2 are both hydrogens or, together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, form a phenyl ring which, together with the quinolinyl unit of the formula I, forms an acridinyl unit; R, R a, R b and R c independently of one another are unsubstituted or at least monosubstituted C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 -heterocyclyl, C 5 -C 10 -aryl or C 5 -C 10 -heteroaryl, where the substituents are selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, NH 2 and C 1 -C 10 -alkyl; X 1 is one, two, three, four, five, six or seven substituents on one or more atoms of the acridinyl unit or one, two, three, four or five substituents on one or more atoms of the quinolinyl unit, where X 1, independently of the others, is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, NH 2, NO 2, NC R, C NR 2, OC R, C OR, CN and unsubstituted or at least monosubstituted C 1 -C 10 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 -heterocyclyl, C 5 -C 10 -aryl and C 5 -C 10 -heteroaryl, where the substituents are selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, NH 2 and C 1 -C 10 -alkyl. L 1 and L 2 independently of one another are PR a R b or NR a R b; L 3, L 4 and L 5 independently of one another are monodentate two-electron donors selected from the group CO and PR a R b R c; n is an integer 0 or 1; R 1 and R 2 are both hydrogens or, together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, form a phenyl ring which, together with the quinolinyl unit of the formula I, forms an acridinyl unit; R, R a, R b and R c independently of one another are unsubstituted or at least monosubstituted C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 -heterocyclyl, C 5 -C 10 -aryl or C 5 -C 10 -heteroaryl, X 1 is one, two, three, four, five, six or seven substituents on one or more atoms of the acridinyl unit or one, two, three, four or five substituents on one or more atoms of the quinolinyl unit, where X 1, independently of the others, is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, NH 2, NO 2, NC R, C NR 2, OC R, C OR, CN and unsubstituted or at least monosubstituted C 1 -C 10 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 -heterocyclyl, C 5 -C 10 -aryl and C 5 -C 10 -heteroaryl, where the substituents are selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, NH 2 and C 1 -C 10 -alkyl.
An apparatus for curing a thin film on a moving substrate, said apparatus comprising: a conveyance system for moving a layer of thin film mounted on a substrate; a flashlamp for providing electromagnetic pulses to said thin film while said thin film is being moved in relation to said flashlamp; a flashlamp controller for modulating pulse widths of said electromagnetic pulses; and characterized by a low-inductance cable connected between said flashlamp and said flashlamp controller; wherein said low-inductance cable has an inductance of less than 100 nH/m, and includes: a cooling core; a plurality of return-path cables coupled to said cooling core; and a plurality of forward-path cables coupled to said cooling core, wherein said forward-path cables are interleavely coupled to said return-path cables. a conveyance system for moving a layer of thin film mounted on a substrate; a flashlamp for providing electromagnetic pulses to said thin film while said thin film is being moved in relation to said flashlamp; a flashlamp controller for modulating pulse widths of said electromagnetic pulses; and characterized by a low-inductance cable connected between said flashlamp and said flashlamp controller; wherein said low-inductance cable has an inductance of less than 100 nH/m, and includes: a cooling core; a plurality of return-path cables coupled to said cooling core; and a plurality of forward-path cables coupled to said cooling core, wherein said forward-path cables are interleavely coupled to said return-path cables. a cooling core; a plurality of return-path cables coupled to said cooling core; and a plurality of forward-path cables coupled to said cooling core, wherein said forward-path cables are interleavely coupled to said return-path cables.