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A method of controlling a packaging machine comprising independently movable objects (301, 302) configured to manipulate packaging containers, the independently movable objects (301, 302) communicating with a control unit configured to control the positions of the independently movable objects (301, 302) along a track, each of the movable objects (301, 302) occupies a respective object volume (301', 302') and has a respective object coordinate (x a, x b) in a coordinate system (x) of the track, the method comprises moving object volumes (301', 302') of a leading object and a trailing object along a section of the coordinate system in a first direction of the coordinate system, the object volume of the trailing object being upstream of the object volume of the leading object with respect to the first direction, wherein, at defined intervals of object coordinates (x b) of the leading object along the section, the method comprises determining for each object coordinate (x b) of the leading object different minimum separation distance (d m1, d m2, d m3) between the object coordinates (x a, x b) of the leading and trailing objects over the interval, whereby the space occupied by the object volumes (301', 302') of the leading and trailing object is different for each minimum separation distance (d m1, d m2, d m3) in the set, so that there is no overlap between the object volumes (301', 302'), registering object coordinates (x a2, x a3, x a4) of the trailing object at each minimum separation distance (d m1, d m2, d m3) in the set, associating the object coordinates (x a2, x a3, x a4) of the trailing object and the corresponding minimum separation distances (d m1, d m2, d m3) in a first function (d m), whereby, for a selected object coordinate (x a) to be subsequently communicated by the control unit to a selected movable object, for moving the selected movable object along the track, the method comprises determining the corresponding minimum separation distance (d ma) from the first function (d m), comparing the minimum separation distance (d ma) from the first function (d m) with a resulting separation (d) between said selected object coordinate (x a) and an object coordinate (x b) of a movable object closest downstream of the selected movable object, with respect to a direction of movement of the selected movable object, to determine the resulting separation (d) as being smaller or larger than the minimum separation distance (d ma), sending a modified object coordinate (x mod a) to the control unit when said resulting separation (d) is smaller than the minimum separation distance (d ma), whereby the modified object coordinate (x mod a) positions the selected movable object on the track with resulting separation (d) being larger than the minimum separation distance (d ma).
Electroplated product, comprising a) a base material; b) a first layer comprising or consisting of copper, wherein the first layer is disposed on the base material; c) a second layer comprising or consisting of a first copper alloy, wherein the first copper alloy comprises tin and zinc; d) a third layer comprising or consisting of a second copper alloy, wherein the second copper alloy comprises tin and zinc; and e) a fourth layer comprising or consisting of a precious metal, wherein the precious metal is selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and alloys thereof; wherein i) the second layer is disposed on the first layer, the third layer is disposed on the second layer and the fourth layer is disposed on the third layer; or ii) the third layer is disposed on the first layer, the second layer is disposed on the third layer and the fourth layer is disposed on the second layer; and wherein the copper concentration in the first copper alloy is different from the copper concentration in the second copper alloy, characterized in that the fourth layer is the finishing metal layer of the electroplated product, and the first layer has a thickness in the range of >15 to 60 μm. a) a base material; b) a first layer comprising or consisting of copper, wherein the first layer is disposed on the base material; c) a second layer comprising or consisting of a first copper alloy, wherein the first copper alloy comprises tin and zinc; d) a third layer comprising or consisting of a second copper alloy, wherein the second copper alloy comprises tin and zinc; and e) a fourth layer comprising or consisting of a precious metal, wherein the precious metal is selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and alloys thereof; i) the second layer is disposed on the first layer, the third layer is disposed on the second layer and the fourth layer is disposed on the third layer; or ii) the third layer is disposed on the first layer, the second layer is disposed on the third layer and the fourth layer is disposed on the second layer;
A fluid dispenser device including a body and at least one cover element (11, 12) that is mounted to pivot on said body between a closed position and an open position, said device including at least one individual reservoir containing a single dose of fluid, such as powder, opening means being provided for opening an individual reservoir each time the device is actuated, said device including movable support means that are adapted to move an individual reservoir against said opening means on each actuation, said movable support means being displaceable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position, said movable support means being urged towards their dispensing position by resilient means, such as a spring or a spring blade, and being held in their non-dispensing position by blocking means that are released by the user inhaling, said device including a cocking member that co-operates with said resilient means and with a cam surface that is formed on said movable support means, the fluid dispenser device being characterized in that said cocking member and said resilient means being assembled in a housing provided in a housing piece connected to a cover element, said housing including side rails (713, 714) that are interrupted by side openings (711, 712), said cocking member including side projections (811, 812) that are adapted to co-operate with said side openings (711, 712) so as to enable said cocking member to be assembled in said housing, said side rails (713, 714) co-operating with said side projections (811, 812) of said cocking member so as to enable said cocking member to slide in said housing, while holding said cocking member in said housing.
A synergistic microbicidal composition comprising: (a) at least one microbicide selected from the group consisting of 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol, 2-hydroxydiphenylmethane, 4-hydroxydiphenylmethane; 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol; 2-cyclopentylphenol, 4-cyclopentylphenol, 3-isopropyl-6-methylbeiizene-1,2-diol, 4-tert-butylbenzene-1,2-diol and (b) at least one microbicide selected from the group consisting of 2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)propan-1-ol, 4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-enyl)methanol, 2,4,6-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol, trans-4,6-dimethyl- 3-cyclohexene-1-methanol, and 2,4-dimethylcyclohexylmethanol.
A control system for a machine component comprising: at least one local transmitter/receiver; at least one device associated with the machine component and configured to communicate with the at least one local transmitter/receiver through wireless signals; shielding surrounding both the local transmitter and the device for containing the wireless signals proximate to the component; a remote processing unit disposed outside of the shielding in communication with the local transmitter/receiver; and characterized by a shielded transmission path between the remote processing unit and the local transmitter/receiver; and a waveguide transmission path defining a transmission path between a control sensing device and the at least one local transmitter/receiver. at least one local transmitter/receiver; at least one device associated with the machine component and configured to communicate with the at least one local transmitter/receiver through wireless signals; shielding surrounding both the local transmitter and the device for containing the wireless signals proximate to the component; a remote processing unit disposed outside of the shielding in communication with the local transmitter/receiver; and characterized by a shielded transmission path between the remote processing unit and the local transmitter/receiver; and a waveguide transmission path defining a transmission path between a control sensing device and the at least one local transmitter/receiver.
A plasma source comprising a quarter wave antenna located in a cylindrical enclosure provided with an opening opposite the end of the antenna, wherein: the diameter (d) of the antenna is in the range from one third to one quarter of the inner diameter (d 1) of the enclosure, the distance between the end of the antenna and the opening is in the range from 2/3 to 5/3 of the diameter (d) of the antenna. the diameter (d) of the antenna is in the range from one third to one quarter of the inner diameter (d 1) of the enclosure, the distance between the end of the antenna and the opening is in the range from 2/3 to 5/3 of the diameter (d) of the antenna.
Vehicle comprising a handle fixed to a wall defining an inner space of said vehicle wherein said handle comprises charging means for electronic devices and handling means configured for positioning said charging means on said handle in an adjustable manner, characterised in that said handle is hollow and comprises electrical connection means housed inside said handle configured to supply electrical energy to said charging means.
A knot plate for a tying machine, wherein said knot plate is designed as a substantially circular disc, and wherein said knot plate comprises: - an aperture arranged substantially in the middle of said knot plate, wherein the aperture comprises a substantially circular form, and - two through slots (7, 9) for receiving a binding wire arranged in said knot plate substantially on opposite sides of each other in relation to said aperture, wherein said knot plate comprises two grooves (13, 15) for receiving said binding wire, wherein each of said two grooves (13, 15) connects one respective through slot (7, 9) of said two through slots (7, 9) with said aperture, characterized in that each of said two grooves (13, 15) ends in said aperture in a direction that coincides with substantially tangential directions of said aperture so that the binding wire initially substantially follows a wall of the substantially circular formed aperture. - an aperture arranged substantially in the middle of said knot plate, wherein the aperture comprises a substantially circular form, and - two through slots (7, 9) for receiving a binding wire arranged in said knot plate substantially on opposite sides of each other in relation to said aperture, wherein said knot plate comprises two grooves (13, 15) for receiving said binding wire, wherein each of said two grooves (13, 15) connects one respective through slot (7, 9) of said two through slots (7, 9) with said aperture, characterized in that each of said two grooves (13, 15) ends in said aperture in a direction that coincides with substantially tangential directions of said aperture so that the binding wire initially substantially follows a wall of the substantially circular formed aperture.
An extracellular vesicle comprising at least one polypeptide construct comprising: (i) at least one polypeptide of interest (Pol); (ii) at least one exosomal polypeptide; and, (iii) a polypeptide-based release system, wherein the polypeptide-based release system releases the at least one Pol from the at least one exosomal polypeptide upon endogenous activation, and wherein the polypeptide-based release system is selected from a cis-cleaving release system or a nuclear localization signal - nuclear localization signal-binding protein (NLSBP) (NLS-NLSBP) release system. (i) at least one polypeptide of interest (Pol); (ii) at least one exosomal polypeptide; and, (iii) a polypeptide-based release system,
Escalator or moving walkway, comprising a support structure (5, 35, 45) and a soffit plate (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) bounded in its area extent by side edge regions (11.1, 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1, 11.2, 12.2, 13.2, 14.2, 15.2, 15.3), wherein a first side edge region (11.1, 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1) of the soffit plate (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) is fixedly connected with the support structure (5, 35, 45), characterised in that the soffit plate (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) is biased between the first side edge region (11.1, 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1) and a second side edge region (11.2, 12.2, 13.2, 14.2, 15.2, 15.3) opposite the first side edge region (11.1, 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1) by a predetermined biasing force value and for maintaining the bias the second side edge region (11.2, 12.2, 13.2, 14.2, 15.2, 15.3) is fixedly connected with the support structure (3, 35, 45), wherein through maintenance of the biasing force a stiffness of the support structure (5, 35, 45) is increased and noise output in operation of the escalator or the moving walkway is reduced.
Telescopic actuator comprising: - an actuator body defining a first cylindrical cavity of longitudinal axis; - a rod mounted to slide telescopically in the first cylindrical cavity along the longitudinal axis; - a nut securely attached to the rod; - a hollow lead screw mounted in the first cylindrical cavity to extend and rotate on the longitudinal axis and cooperate with the nut such that a rotation of the lead screw results in a telescopic displacement of the rod in the first cylindrical cavity; - means for driving the lead screw in rotation; - a fixed piston comprising a first tail which extends in the lead screw and a piston head, said piston head cooperating in a seal-tight manner with an internal wall of the rod to define, between the head and a bottom of the rod, a first chamber of variable volume upon the displacement of the rod; characterized in that the actuator comprises a first hydraulic connection channel extending through the first tail to fluidically connect the first chamber with a source of hydraulic fluid, and in that the channel comprises first damping means suitable for slowing down the rod when the latter is depressed by regulating a hydraulic fluid flow rate in the first channel provoked by the depression of the rod. - an actuator body defining a first cylindrical cavity of longitudinal axis; - a rod mounted to slide telescopically in the first cylindrical cavity along the longitudinal axis; - a nut securely attached to the rod; - a hollow lead screw mounted in the first cylindrical cavity to extend and rotate on the longitudinal axis and cooperate with the nut such that a rotation of the lead screw results in a telescopic displacement of the rod in the first cylindrical cavity; - means for driving the lead screw in rotation; - a fixed piston comprising a first tail which extends in the lead screw and a piston head, said piston head cooperating in a seal-tight manner with an internal wall of the rod to define, between the head and a bottom of the rod, a first chamber of variable volume upon the displacement of the rod;
A device comprising converting units (CONV) arranged to transfer into electrical energy a quantity of thermodynamic energy disposable in a working fluid (Fl) which has been compressed in a heat cycle of a heat pump, each converting unit (CONV) comprises: - a closed cylinder (10, 20, 30, 40, 50), which in turn encloses a piston (11, 22, 31, 41, 51) movable in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, - said closed cylinder (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) at its ends having valves (V1 in, V1 out, V4 in, V4 out) which are sequentially opened and closed to alternately supply the working fluid to the cylinder and to let out expanded working fluid (Fl) from the cylinder, respectively, wherein the working fluid in the cylinder by expansion under pressure drop and temperature drop forces said piston to mechanically move in a reciprocating motion inside the cylinder, - said piston (11, 22, 31, 41, 51) in the cylinder (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) is permanently magnetized as at least a portion of the piston is made of a magnetic material, and - a coil (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) is arranged integrated with the envelope surface of the cylinder in such a way that the coil surrounds at least the magnetized portion of the piston during its linear movement, whereby electrical energy is generated in the coil when the piston moves in its reciprocating motion. characterized in that the device is formed by a system of three double-stroke cylinders (30, 40, 50) being interconnected into a three-cylinder converting unit (CONV), wherein pressurized working fluid (Fl) downstream of a compressor is sequentially supplied to inlets at respective ends of the cylinders, whereby valves (V1 in, V2 in, V3 in, V4 in, V5 in, V6 in) are adapted to control inflow of working fluid to the respective inlets at a time when a piston (31, 41, 51) is in a top position in any of the cylinders. - a closed cylinder (10, 20, 30, 40, 50), which in turn encloses a piston (11, 22, 31, 41, 51) movable in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, - said closed cylinder (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) at its ends having valves (V1 in, V1 out, V4 in, V4 out) which are sequentially opened and closed to alternately supply the working fluid to the cylinder and to let out expanded working fluid (Fl) from the cylinder, respectively, wherein the working fluid in the cylinder by expansion under pressure drop and temperature drop forces said piston to mechanically move in a reciprocating motion inside the cylinder, - said piston (11, 22, 31, 41, 51) in the cylinder (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) is permanently magnetized as at least a portion of the piston is made of a magnetic material, and - a coil (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) is arranged integrated with the envelope surface of the cylinder in such a way that the coil surrounds at least the magnetized portion of the piston during its linear movement, whereby electrical energy is generated in the coil when the piston moves in its reciprocating motion.
A process for the preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of duloxetine according to the following scheme: wherein R represents H or CH 3, and wherein X represents a leaving group, wherein Q represents a pharmaceutically acceptable anion, and wherein the step of converting the R-substituted duloxetine into duloxetine is carried out only if R represents CH 3, characterized in that it comprises the following reaction step: conversion of duloxetine into a pharmaceutically acceptable duloxetine salt with an acid, wherein the acid is selected such that it provides the anion of the target duloxetine salt, in an organic solvent selected from the group comprising ethers, esters, ketones, hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof, and wherein the conversion is carried out in the presence of an organic acid. wherein R represents H or CH 3, and wherein X represents a leaving group, wherein Q represents a pharmaceutically acceptable anion, and wherein the step of converting the R-substituted duloxetine into duloxetine is carried out only if R represents CH 3, characterized in that it comprises the following reaction step: conversion of duloxetine into a pharmaceutically acceptable duloxetine salt with an acid, wherein the acid is selected such that it provides the anion of the target duloxetine salt, in an organic solvent selected from the group comprising ethers, esters, ketones, hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof, and wherein the conversion is carried out in the presence of an organic acid. conversion of duloxetine into a pharmaceutically acceptable duloxetine salt with an acid, wherein the acid is selected such that it provides the anion of the target duloxetine salt, in an organic solvent selected from the group comprising ethers, esters, ketones, hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof, and wherein the conversion is carried out in the presence of an organic acid.
Assistance device for assisting with the use of a dispensing device for dispensing, on an organ of a subject, a liquid product in the form of drops comprising a reservoir, the assistance device comprising: - means for rigid connection to the dispensing device, - optical means (26, 28) intended to be arranged near a dispensing orifice for dispensing the liquid product, configured to provide an information on the dispensing of a drop of the liquid product by the dispensing device, characterised in that the assistance device further comprises: - means for measuring the inclination, configured to provide information on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device, and an information processing system for processing information on the dispensing of a drop and on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device to provide an information on the amount of liquid product dispensed. - means for rigid connection to the dispensing device, - optical means (26, 28) intended to be arranged near a dispensing orifice for dispensing the liquid product, configured to provide an information on the dispensing of a drop of the liquid product by the dispensing device, characterised in that the assistance device further comprises: - means for measuring the inclination, configured to provide information on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device, and - means for measuring the inclination, configured to provide information on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device, and an information processing system for processing information on the dispensing of a drop and on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device to provide an information on the amount of liquid product dispensed.
A method for diagnosing at least one additional valve which, for adjusting an exhaust gas recycling rate in an exhaust gas recycling system of an internal combustion engine, is arranged in a fresh gas line of the internal combustion engine or in an exhaust gas line of the internal combustion engine or in an exhaust gas recycling line of the internal combustion engine, - in which during the operation of the internal combustion engine, an exhaust gas rate associated with a current operating point of the internal combustion engine and adjusted with the at least one additional valve is temporarily changed by a corresponding actuation of the at least one additional valve, - in which for diagnosing the at least one additional valve, the change of at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine dependent on the exhaust gas recycling rate is evaluated, characterized in that the method is used for diagnosing at least one continuously operating valve, wherein a valve member of said continuously operating valve is permanently in motion thereby cyclically undergoing different switching states. - in which during the operation of the internal combustion engine, an exhaust gas rate associated with a current operating point of the internal combustion engine and adjusted with the at least one additional valve is temporarily changed by a corresponding actuation of the at least one additional valve, - in which for diagnosing the at least one additional valve, the change of at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine dependent on the exhaust gas recycling rate is evaluated, characterized in that the method is used for diagnosing at least one continuously operating valve, wherein a valve member of said continuously operating valve is permanently in motion thereby cyclically undergoing different switching states.