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An apparatus designed for expanding elongated, ribbon-shaped metal elements moving in the longitudinal direction and suitable for forming open section elements such as upright sections or plaster sections or closed section elements such as passages or pipes, having a feed station, a cutting station, a positioning station and a connection station, wherein the feed station is formed for the at least substantially continuous feed of at least one metal element to the cutting station; wherein the cutting station is formed for producing at least one continuous meandering incision which extends in the longitudinal direction of the at least one metal element and by which at least two longitudinal portions (10, 11) of the at least one metal element with meandering longitudinal edges (12, 13) are produced; and wherein the connection station is formed for connecting the mutually positioned part portions (50, 51) of the meandering longitudinal edges (12, 13), characterized in that the positioning station includes at least one, in particular rotating or revolving, positioning device (69, 84, 85, 88) having a plurality of positioning elements (71, 86), with the positioning elements (71, 86) being formed in predefined positions for engaging into openings (5, 87) formed in the at least one metal element and for positioning part portions (50, 51) of the meandering longitudinal edges (12, 13) with respect to one another.
A method of recovering nickel ions from a nickel electroplating bath or an electroless nickel plating bath or a nickel rinse water containing the nickel ions, the method comprising: a) loading the nickel ions, in a loading step, to at least one cation exchange material forming at least one sorption bed having a sorption bed volume which is comprised in at least one container by bringing the nickel electroplating bath or electroless nickel plating bath or nickel rinse water containing the nickel ions into contact with the at least one cation exchange material, wherein said sorption bed has a sorption bed height and a sorption bed width, wherein an aspect ratio of said sorption bed width to said sorption bed height is at most 1:10; and b) unloading the nickel ions, in a regenerating step, from the at least one cation exchange material,to yield nickel regenerate fractions leaving the sorption bed and having a pH > 1, by bringing an acid as a regenerant fluid into contact with the at least one cation exchange material which is loaded with the nickel ions and loading the nickel ions to the acid, wherein the acid is passed through the at least one sorption bed in the regenerating step in a regenerating direction, wherein the regenerating direction is a downward direction; wherein the nickel electroplating bath or electroless nickel plating bath or nickel rinse water is passed through the at least one sorption bed in the loading step in a loading direction and the loading and regenerating directions are opposite to each other; and wherein the nickel electroplating bath or electroless nickel plating bath or nickel rinse water is passed through the at least one sorption bed in the loading step at a loading mass flow rate, wherein further the acid is passed through the at least one sorption bed in the regenerating step at a regenerating mass flow rate and wherein the loading mass flow rate is larger than the regenerating mass flow rate, and wherein the loading mass flow rate is equal to or lower than 10 sorption bed volumes per hour. a) loading the nickel ions, in a loading step, to at least one cation exchange material forming at least one sorption bed having a sorption bed volume which is comprised in at least one container by bringing the nickel electroplating bath or electroless nickel plating bath or nickel rinse water containing the nickel ions into contact with the at least one cation exchange material, wherein said sorption bed has a sorption bed height and a sorption bed width, wherein an aspect ratio of said sorption bed width to said sorption bed height is at most 1:10; and b) unloading the nickel ions, in a regenerating step, from the at least one cation exchange material,to yield nickel regenerate fractions leaving the sorption bed and having a pH > 1, by bringing an acid as a regenerant fluid into contact with the at least one cation exchange material which is loaded with the nickel ions and loading the nickel ions to the acid, wherein the acid is passed through the at least one sorption bed in the regenerating step in a regenerating direction, wherein the regenerating direction is a downward direction;
A vehicle window washer device comprising: a washer tank that stores washer fluid; a washer pump having one end connected to the washer tank and another end connected to one end portion of a hose; a washer nozzle (34, 64, 66, 70, 74, 76, 78, 84) connected to another end portion of the hose and formed in the shape of a tube having a closed end portion; a control unit that drives the washer pump to supply the washer fluid stored in the washer tank to the washer nozzle via the hose characterized by a plurality of supply portions (34A, 64A, 66A, 70A, 74A, 76A, 78A, 84A) that are placed in a wiping region along the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle, the wiping region being configured in use to be wiped by a wiper blade, of a windshield glass, the plurality of supply portions being disposed in the washer nozzle or the windshield glass so as to not project from a wiping surface, and supplies in use the washer fluid from a supply port to the wiping surface and wherein the washer nozzle is placed in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle coincides with the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade that in use pivots back and forth. a washer tank that stores washer fluid; a washer pump having one end connected to the washer tank and another end connected to one end portion of a hose; a washer nozzle (34, 64, 66, 70, 74, 76, 78, 84) connected to another end portion of the hose and formed in the shape of a tube having a closed end portion; a control unit that drives the washer pump to supply the washer fluid stored in the washer tank to the washer nozzle via the hose characterized by a plurality of supply portions (34A, 64A, 66A, 70A, 74A, 76A, 78A, 84A) that are placed in a wiping region along the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle, the wiping region being configured in use to be wiped by a wiper blade, of a windshield glass, the plurality of supply portions being disposed in the washer nozzle or the windshield glass so as to not project from a wiping surface, and supplies in use the washer fluid from a supply port to the wiping surface and wherein the washer nozzle is placed in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle coincides with the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade that in use pivots back and forth.
A method of repairing a pipe, the method comprising: mounting a multipart structure on the pipe around an area to be repaired, the multipart structure including: two end members, with each end member including two parts which each extend for substantially 180° coaxially with the pipe, engageable together, each end member being for defining a seal around the pipe, and one or more intermediate members (38, 46, 70), with each intermediate member including two parts (36, 44, 68) which extend for substantially 180° coaxially with the pipe to be repaired, the one or more intermediate members extendable between the two end members to define a confined space around the gas pipe to be repaired, between the two end members, the parts in combination encircling the pipe such that the parts can be located onto the pipe in situ, the end members providing two spaced seals around the pipe, one on either side of the area to be repaired, with the multipart structure defining the confined space extending within the end members and within the one or more intermediate members around the pipe between the two seals, and filling the confined space with a settable material to produce a solid seal around the area being repaired. mounting a multipart structure on the pipe around an area to be repaired, the multipart structure including: two end members, with each end member including two parts which each extend for substantially 180° coaxially with the pipe, engageable together, each end member being for defining a seal around the pipe, and one or more intermediate members (38, 46, 70), with each intermediate member including two parts (36, 44, 68) which extend for substantially 180° coaxially with the pipe to be repaired, the one or more intermediate members extendable between the two end members to define a confined space around the gas pipe to be repaired, between the two end members, two end members, with each end member including two parts which each extend for substantially 180° coaxially with the pipe, engageable together, each end member being for defining a seal around the pipe, and one or more intermediate members (38, 46, 70), with each intermediate member including two parts (36, 44, 68) which extend for substantially 180° coaxially with the pipe to be repaired, the one or more intermediate members extendable between the two end members to define a confined space around the gas pipe to be repaired, between the two end members, the parts in combination encircling the pipe such that the parts can be located onto the pipe in situ, the end members providing two spaced seals around the pipe, one on either side of the area to be repaired, with the multipart structure defining the confined space extending within the end members and within the one or more intermediate members around the pipe between the two seals, and filling the confined space with a settable material to produce a solid seal around the area being repaired.
A washing system with a device for determining a geometric center position of a vehicle positioned within the washing system, comprising: - a cross-member which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and on which two carriages (18, 19) are arranged which are movable in the longitudinal direction of the cross-member; - a first cleaning brush, which is suspended from the first carriage, and a second cleaning brush, which is suspended from the second carriage; - a first measuring unit on the first travel carriage for detecting a travel position of the first travel carriage and a second measuring unit on the second travel carriage for detecting a traveling position of the second travel carriage; and wherein - the device is designed to determine the geometric center position of the vehicle positioned within the washing system based on the detected travel positions of the first travel carriage and of the second travel carriage, and wherein the device is further designed to use in each case that travel position of the first travel carriage and of the second travel carriage for determining the center position which is detected at a time at which a first or second power sensor, respectively, for detecting the power consumption of the first and second cleaning brushes (11, 12) detects a changed measurement result. - a cross-member which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and on which two carriages (18, 19) are arranged which are movable in the longitudinal direction of the cross-member; - a first cleaning brush, which is suspended from the first carriage, and a second cleaning brush, which is suspended from the second carriage; - a first measuring unit on the first travel carriage for detecting a travel position of the first travel carriage and a second measuring unit on the second travel carriage for detecting a traveling position of the second travel carriage; and wherein - the device is designed to determine the geometric center position of the vehicle positioned within the washing system based on the detected travel positions of the first travel carriage and of the second travel carriage, and wherein the device is further designed to use in each case that travel position of the first travel carriage and of the second travel carriage for determining the center position which is detected at a time at which a first or second power sensor, respectively, for detecting the power consumption of the first and second cleaning brushes (11, 12) detects a changed measurement result.
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control a proj ection unit to perform scan of a point light source or a line light source configured to project a pattern image on an object and control an image capturing unit to perform, multiple times, exposure and reading by line scan for capturing an image of the object including brightness and color information of the image during a single cycle of the scan as projection of the pattern image, wherein the control unit is configured to cause a single image capturing unit configured to read a pixel value on a line-by-line basis to capture the image of the object, and wherein the control unit is configured to cause the image capturing unit to perform exposure and reading as image capturing for imaging and exposure and reading as image capturing for sensing during the single cycle of the scan as projection of the pattern image. a control unit configured to control a proj ection unit to perform scan of a point light source or a line light source configured to project a pattern image on an object and control an image capturing unit to perform, multiple times, exposure and reading by line scan for capturing an image of the object including brightness and color information of the image during a single cycle of the scan as projection of the pattern image, wherein the control unit is configured to cause a single image capturing unit configured to read a pixel value on a line-by-line basis to capture the image of the object, and wherein the control unit is configured to cause the image capturing unit to perform exposure and reading as image capturing for imaging and exposure and reading as image capturing for sensing during the single cycle of the scan as projection of the pattern image.
A method performed by a first node implementing a first network function, NF, in a visited network (VPLMN) for communicating with a third node implementing a second NF in a home network (HPLMN), the method comprises: - determining (400, 500) that the third node should be communicated with; - sending (402, 502) towards a second node implementing a Security Edge Protection Proxy, SEPP in the visited network, a request for a telescopic Fully Qualified Domain Name, FQDN, for the third node in the home network to be used by the first node in the visited network to communicate with the third node in the home network, which request comprises a FQDN of the third node in the home network; - receiving (406, 506), from the second node, a telescopic FQDN for the third node wherein the FQDN for the third node in the home network is flattened to a single label to be used by the first node to communicate with the third node. - determining (400, 500) that the third node should be communicated with; - sending (402, 502) towards a second node implementing a Security Edge Protection Proxy, SEPP in the visited network, a request for a telescopic Fully Qualified Domain Name, FQDN, for the third node in the home network to be used by the first node in the visited network to communicate with the third node in the home network, which request comprises a FQDN of the third node in the home network; - receiving (406, 506), from the second node, a telescopic FQDN for the third node wherein the FQDN for the third node in the home network is flattened to a single label to be used by the first node to communicate with the third node.
Compression connection means for an auto-injector, wherein the compression connection means adapted to attach a front-end device of the auto-injector to a back-end device of the auto-injector comprises - an annular mounting sleeve (1.11) that is axially displaceable parallel to a longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, - a mounting sleeve spring (1.7.1) biasing the mounting sleeve (1.11) towards a locked position, - at least one latch arm (1.1.2) connected to one of either the front-end device or the back-end device, wherein the latch arm (1.1.2) is deflectable in a radial direction, wherein the mounting sleeve (1.11) in the locked position is arranged to prevent the radial deflection of the latch arm (1.1.2) and wherein the mounting sleeve (1.11) in the unlocked position allows for a radial deflection of the latch arm (1.1.2), so as to allow the latch arm (1.1.2) to be deflected on assembly or disassembly of the front-end device to the back-end device and to latch to or unlatch from the other of the front-end device or the back-end device. - an annular mounting sleeve (1.11) that is axially displaceable parallel to a longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, - a mounting sleeve spring (1.7.1) biasing the mounting sleeve (1.11) towards a locked position, - at least one latch arm (1.1.2) connected to one of either the front-end device or the back-end device,
A system comprising: (i) a sequence-targeting protein, or a polynucleotide encoding the same, (ii) a RNA scaffold, or a DNA polynucleotide encoding the same, comprising (a) a nucleic acid-targeting motif comprising a guide RNA sequence that is complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence, (b) a CRISPR motif capable of binding to the sequence-targeting protein, and (c) a recruiting RNA motif, and (iii) a non-nuclease effector fusion protein, or a polynucleotide encoding the same, comprising (a) a RNA binding domain capable of binding to the recruiting RNA motif, (b) a linker, and (c) an effector domain that has an enzymatic activity for DNA/RNA modification. (i) a sequence-targeting protein, or a polynucleotide encoding the same, (ii) a RNA scaffold, or a DNA polynucleotide encoding the same, comprising (a) a nucleic acid-targeting motif comprising a guide RNA sequence that is complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence, (b) a CRISPR motif capable of binding to the sequence-targeting protein, and (c) a recruiting RNA motif, and (a) a nucleic acid-targeting motif comprising a guide RNA sequence that is complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence, (b) a CRISPR motif capable of binding to the sequence-targeting protein, and (c) a recruiting RNA motif, (iii) a non-nuclease effector fusion protein, or a polynucleotide encoding the same, comprising (a) a RNA binding domain capable of binding to the recruiting RNA motif, (b) a linker, and (c) an effector domain that has an enzymatic activity for DNA/RNA modification. (a) a RNA binding domain capable of binding to the recruiting RNA motif, (b) a linker, and (c) an effector domain that has an enzymatic activity for DNA/RNA modification.
A battery module (26, 25) comprising: a stacked body (31, 131) that is electrically connected to a power control unit and includes a plurality of battery cells (30, 130); a restraint (32, 132) configured to restrain the stacked body (31, 131), the restraint (32, 132) including at least one metal band (81, 83, 85, 87) made of metal that extends from one end of the stacked body (31, 131) to the other end of the stacked body (31, 131) and that is electrically grounded; a voltage sensor (33, 133) that is provided on at least a portion of the plurality of battery cells (30, 130), the voltage sensor (33, 133) being configured to detect a voltage of the portion of the plurality of battery cells (30, 130); a first wire (34, 134) that is connected to the voltage sensor (33, 133) and extends in a stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells (30, 130); a temperature sensor (35, 36, 135, 136) configured to measure a temperature of the stacked body (31, 131) or a current sensor configured to measure a current that flows into and out of the stacked body (31, 131); and a second wire (37, 38, 48, 137, 138) that is connected to the temperature sensor (35, 36, 135, 136) or the current sensor, and extends in the stacking direction, wherein a voltage lower than that of the first wire (34, 134) is applied to the second wire (37, 38, 48, 137, 138), and the at least one metal band (81, 83, 85, 87) is arranged between the first wire (34, 134) and the second wire (37, 38, 48, 137, 138). a stacked body (31, 131) that is electrically connected to a power control unit and includes a plurality of battery cells (30, 130); a restraint (32, 132) configured to restrain the stacked body (31, 131), the restraint (32, 132) including at least one metal band (81, 83, 85, 87) made of metal that extends from one end of the stacked body (31, 131) to the other end of the stacked body (31, 131) and that is electrically grounded; a voltage sensor (33, 133) that is provided on at least a portion of the plurality of battery cells (30, 130), the voltage sensor (33, 133) being configured to detect a voltage of the portion of the plurality of battery cells (30, 130); a first wire (34, 134) that is connected to the voltage sensor (33, 133) and extends in a stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells (30, 130); a temperature sensor (35, 36, 135, 136) configured to measure a temperature of the stacked body (31, 131) or a current sensor configured to measure a current that flows into and out of the stacked body (31, 131); and a second wire (37, 38, 48, 137, 138) that is connected to the temperature sensor (35, 36, 135, 136) or the current sensor, and extends in the stacking direction, wherein a voltage lower than that of the first wire (34, 134) is applied to the second wire (37, 38, 48, 137, 138), and the at least one metal band (81, 83, 85, 87) is arranged between the first wire (34, 134) and the second wire (37, 38, 48, 137, 138).
A propylene-copolymer with ethylene as comonomer having a bimodal distribution of the comonomer and having a melting temperature, measured by differential scanning calorimetry, of at most 145°C, a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of at least 1.7; a percentage of enthalpy measured between Ti and [Tm-18 °C] of at least 20% of the total enthalpy, wherein the total enthalpy is determined by stepwise isothermal segregation technique SIST, Ti is the Initial melting temperature and Tm is the melting temperature; and a ratio E1/Co of at least 0.80, wherein said ratio Is determined by 13C-NMR analysis and is the molar fraction of ethylene as comonomer in sequences of length 1 relative to the total comonomer content, wherein the sequences of length 1 correspond to the following structures wherein said propylene-copolymer is obtainable by a polymerization in the presence of a blend of at least two single site metallocene catalysts.
A culture apparatus for a microscope enabling effective microscopic viewing of a specimen placed on a stage of the microscope including a housing unit for accommodating a container holding a culture solution including the specimen therein, and a lid for closing an upper opening of the housing unit, with the housing unit having a lower opening of appropriate size to removably fit a well plate and no heating plate narrowing the lower opening comprising: a transparent sheet top heater provided over a portion of the lid that corresponds to the viewing area; and a temperature detecting means in which a thin wire detector penetrates into the interior of the housing unit and further is immersed in the culture solution held in the container to directly measure the temperature of the culture solution; wherein the temperature of the transparent sheet top heater is controlled through a feedback method on the basis of the temperature information obtained from the temperature detecting means. a transparent sheet top heater provided over a portion of the lid that corresponds to the viewing area; and a temperature detecting means in which a thin wire detector penetrates into the interior of the housing unit and further is immersed in the culture solution held in the container to directly measure the temperature of the culture solution; wherein the temperature of the transparent sheet top heater is controlled through a feedback method on the basis of the temperature information obtained from the temperature detecting means.