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A process for producing a hot-formed steel product comprising a steel substrate and an aluminium alloy coating layer, the aluminium alloy coating layer comprising a surface layer and a diffusion layer between the surface layer and the steel substrate, and the surface layer containing between 0 and 10 area% of τ-phase, and wherein the τ-phase, if present, is dispersed in the surface layer, and wherein the process at least comprises the subsequent steps of: - providing a steel strip or sheet provided with an aluminium alloy coating layer by means of immersing the steel substrate in a molten aluminium alloy bath comprising at least 0.4 wt.% and at most 4.0 wt.% of Si; - cutting the coated steel strip or sheet to obtain a blank; - hot-forming the blank into a product by means of a direct or indirect hot-forming process wherein the hot-forming process involves heating the blank, or the hot-formed steel product in case of the indirect hot-forming process, to a temperature above the Ac1-temperature, preferably above the Ac3-temperature of the steel; - cooling the product to form the desired final microstructure to obtain the hot-formed steel product. - providing a steel strip or sheet provided with an aluminium alloy coating layer by means of immersing the steel substrate in a molten aluminium alloy bath comprising at least 0.4 wt.% and at most 4.0 wt.% of Si; - cutting the coated steel strip or sheet to obtain a blank; - hot-forming the blank into a product by means of a direct or indirect hot-forming process wherein the hot-forming process involves heating the blank, or the hot-formed steel product in case of the indirect hot-forming process, to a temperature above the Ac1-temperature, preferably above the Ac3-temperature of the steel; - cooling the product to form the desired final microstructure to obtain the hot-formed steel product.
Flexible sheet or strip insulation material based on a high-temperature-resistant rubber mixture, characterized in that the rubber mixture of the insulation material is based on silicone rubber and is at least partly uncrosslinked and plastically deformable and in that the rubber mixture has a pore structure and in that the rubber mixture comprises 2 to 12 phr of expanded microspheres.
Set of sheet-metal laminations for constructing a component for an electrical machine, comprising a first sheet-metal lamination which has a first region and a second region, which regions are connected to one another by means of a connecting section, and comprising a second sheet-metal lamination, the geometry of which corresponds substantially to the geometry of the second region; wherein the first sheet-metal lamination has a fold region which can be entirely or partially folded over onto a side of the first region of the sheet-metal lamination in a manner suitable for reducing magnetic leakage fluxes in the connecting region and for increasing the mechanical stability of the component.
A memory device comprising: means for precharging a first section of a first bit line of a first bit cell of a first column to a first voltage; means for precharging a second section of the first bit line of a first bit cell of a first column to a second voltage, wherein a second voltage is different from the first voltage; means for precharging a first section of a second bit line of a second bit cell of a second column to the first voltage; means for precharging a second section of the second bit line of the second bit cell of the second column to the first voltage, wherein the first section of the second bit line is coupled to the first section of the first bit line; and means for sharing charge between the first section of the first bit line, the second section of the first bit line, the first section of the second bit line and the second section of the second bit line, wherein the means for sharing charge is further configured to couple the first section of the first bit line to the second section of the first bit line during a read or write operation when the first bit cell is selected for the read or write operation. means for precharging a first section of a first bit line of a first bit cell of a first column to a first voltage; means for precharging a second section of the first bit line of a first bit cell of a first column to a second voltage,
A pressing tool for pressing a moulded item, in particular a fitting or a pipe section for pipe connections, comprising two lever-like pressing jaws (10, 20), which are for pressing pliers-like between a receiving position and a pressing position pivotably mounted relative to one another and each comprising a pressing portion (12, 22) and an actuating portion (14, 24), wherein the pressing portions (12, 22) form a pressing receptacle for the moulded item in the receiving position such, that the pressing portions (12, 22) during pivoting from the receiving position via a minimal closing position to the pressing position press the moulded item being received in the pressing receptacle in a predetermined manner, and wherein at least one of the actuating portions (14, 24) is configured to be actuatable by an actuation device, wherein the pressing tool further comprises a control element which blocks the actuation device while the pressing jaws (10, 20) are in a position being between the receiving position and the minimal closing position, characterized in that the control element comprises a contacting part for contacting the actuation device which is mounted movable relative to the actuating portions (14, 24). wherein the pressing portions (12, 22) form a pressing receptacle for the moulded item in the receiving position such, that the pressing portions (12, 22) during pivoting from the receiving position via a minimal closing position to the pressing position press the moulded item being received in the pressing receptacle in a predetermined manner, and wherein at least one of the actuating portions (14, 24) is configured to be actuatable by an actuation device, wherein the pressing tool further comprises a control element which blocks the actuation device while the pressing jaws (10, 20) are in a position being between the receiving position and the minimal closing position, the control element comprises a contacting part for contacting the actuation device which is mounted movable relative to the actuating portions (14, 24).
A surgical instrument for use to prepare a proximal end of a patient's tibia during a surgical procedure to implant an orthopaedic knee prosthesis, the surgical instrument comprising a keel punch comprising (i) a base plate, (ii) a central post extending upwardly from a superior surface of the base plate and having a longitudinal axis, the central post comprising a collar extending outwardly from the longitudinal axis, and in which a superior surface of the collar has a ramp surface defined therein, the ramp surface inclines superiorly in the anterior-to-posterior direction, and (iii) a pair of serrated wings extending inferiorly from an inferior surface of the base plate, wherein the ramp surface defined in the superior surface of the collar has an anterior end a posterior end, characterised in that the anterior end of the ramp surface defined in the collar is coplanar with the superior surface of the base plate, and the posterior end of the ramp surface defined in the collar is spaced apart superiorly from the superior surface of the base plate.
A firearm comprising a trigger safety, said firearm comprising a frame and a trigger, the trigger being positioned on a trigger axis positioned on a trigger lever commanding an ignition chain, said trigger lever being positioned on a trigger lever axis fixed to the frame, said trigger lever being able to switch from an idle position to a position triggering a shot and said trigger being able to switch from an idle position where the trigger bears on the trigger lever on a first bearing surface and a firing position where the trigger bears on the trigger lever on a second bearing surface, resilient means keeping the trigger in the idle position when no pressure is applied thereto, said trigger comprising a trigger blocking surface bearing on a corresponding blocking element on the frame blocking the rotation of the trigger lever when the trigger is idle and said trigger blocking surface retracting when the trigger rotates on its axis relative to the trigger lever, freeing the rotation of the trigger lever characterized in that said trigger lever is located in a cavity within the trigger, the first bearing surface being located forward of the trigger cavity and the second bearing surface being located to the rear of the trigger cavity.
An aerosol-generating system comprising: a cartridge comprising a cartridge housing and a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing; a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and an aerosol-generating device comprising: a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the cartridge; an airflow inlet; an airflow sensor positioned between the airflow inlet and the cavity, the airflow sensor in fluid communication with the airflow inlet and the cavity; a bypass air inlet in fluid communication with the cavity; an electric heater configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply; and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater in response to a signal from the airflow sensor indicative of airflow across the airflow sensor; characterized in that the aerosol-generating system is configured so that the cartridge housing prevents airflow through the bypass air inlet when the cartridge is received within the cavity. a cartridge comprising a cartridge housing and a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing; a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and an aerosol-generating device comprising: a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the cartridge; an airflow inlet; an airflow sensor positioned between the airflow inlet and the cavity, the airflow sensor in fluid communication with the airflow inlet and the cavity; a bypass air inlet in fluid communication with the cavity; an electric heater configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply; and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater in response to a signal from the airflow sensor indicative of airflow across the airflow sensor; characterized in that the aerosol-generating system is configured so that the cartridge housing prevents airflow through the bypass air inlet when the cartridge is received within the cavity. a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the cartridge; an airflow inlet; an airflow sensor positioned between the airflow inlet and the cavity, the airflow sensor in fluid communication with the airflow inlet and the cavity; a bypass air inlet in fluid communication with the cavity; an electric heater configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply; and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater in response to a signal from the airflow sensor indicative of airflow across the airflow sensor; characterized in that the aerosol-generating system is configured so that the cartridge housing prevents airflow through the bypass air inlet when the cartridge is received within the cavity.
A knit sleeve convergence pattern for an underarm extension of a knitted sleeve, the knit sleeve convergence pattern comprising: a rib knit first location comprising a plurality of first location knit ribs; a rib knit second location adjacent the rib knit first location, the rib knit second location comprising a plurality of second location knit ribs; a rib knit third location adjacent the rib knit first location and the rib knit second location, the rib knit third location comprising a plurality of third location knit ribs; and a convergence point comprising a central location between the plurality of first location knit ribs, the plurality of second location knit ribs, and the plurality of third location knit ribs.
A method of radio resources allocation performed by a user equipment, UE, of a wireless communication system, the method comprising: monitoring (S62, S65, S68, S72) a control channel to detect either a first UE identifier for a persistent scheduling mode or a second UE identifier for a dynamic scheduling mode; receiving (S63, S69) a first data packet from a network in accordance with the persistent scheduling mode when the first UE identifier is detected on the control channel; and receiving (S66, S73) a second data packet from the network in accordance with the dynamic scheduling mode when the second UE identifier is detected on the control channel. monitoring (S62, S65, S68, S72) a control channel to detect either a first UE identifier for a persistent scheduling mode or a second UE identifier for a dynamic scheduling mode; receiving (S63, S69) a first data packet from a network in accordance with the persistent scheduling mode when the first UE identifier is detected on the control channel; and receiving (S66, S73) a second data packet from the network in accordance with the dynamic scheduling mode when the second UE identifier is detected on the control channel.
A method of verifying that an anti-counterfeit medium is authentic, the method comprising: providing an anti-counterfeit medium, the anti-counterfeit medium comprising: a support member including a first portion naving optical transparency; a first retardation layer: facing the first portion and including a plurality of regions (R1, R2) Whose slow axis directions are different from each other; and a polarizing layer: facing the first retardation layer at a position of the first portion, wherein the anti-counterfeit medium comprises only the polarizing layer as a polarizer, and a portion out of the anti-counterfeit medium where the first portion, the first retardation layer, and the polarizing layer form a stacked structure has optical transparency, the method comprising observing a portion of the anti-counterfeit medium corresponding to the stacked structure with a unaided eye in a state in which the first retardation layer located between the polarizing layer and an observer, and a reflector is located behind the anti-counterfeit medium. providing an anti-counterfeit medium, the anti-counterfeit medium comprising: a support member including a first portion naving optical transparency; a first retardation layer: facing the first portion and including a plurality of regions (R1, R2) Whose slow axis directions are different from each other; and a polarizing layer: facing the first retardation layer at a position of the first portion, a support member including a first portion naving optical transparency; a first retardation layer: facing the first portion and including a plurality of regions (R1, R2) Whose slow axis directions are different from each other; and a polarizing layer: facing the first retardation layer at a position of the first portion, wherein the anti-counterfeit medium comprises only the polarizing layer as a polarizer, and a portion out of the anti-counterfeit medium where the first portion, the first retardation layer, and the polarizing layer form a stacked structure has optical transparency, the method comprising observing a portion of the anti-counterfeit medium corresponding to the stacked structure with a unaided eye in a state in which the first retardation layer located between the polarizing layer and an observer, and a reflector is located behind the anti-counterfeit medium.
A catalyst-coated membrane comprising a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, a cathode catalyst layer and an anode catalyst layer sandwiching said polymer electrolyte membrane, said cathode catalyst layer and said anode catalyst layer each comprising: a catalyst-carrying carbon comprising a carbon powder and an electrode catalyst carried on said carbon powder; and a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte attached to said catalyst-carrying carbon, wherein at least said cathode catalyst layer comprises at least two layers, the ratio (W P /W Cat-C) of the weight of said polymer electrolyte (W P) to the weight of said catalyst-carrying carbon (W Cat-C) is decreased from an innermost layer positioned closest to said polymer electrolyte membrane toward an outermost layer positioned farthest from said polymer electrolyte membrane in said cathode catalyst layer, and characterized in that said ratio (W P /W Cat-C) in said innermost layer is 0.8 to 3.0 and said ratio (W P /W Cat-C) in said outermost layer is 0.2 to 0.6.
Compounds of the formula (I') (Rf-CHF-CF 2 -S-CHR) m -L- n (I') where Rf = a perfluorinated alkyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms, R = H or an alkyl group, L = a single bond or a saturated, branched or unbranched alkylene group, optionally containing functional groups, X = acrylate or methacrylate group or a group SiR' 3, where R' is an alkoxy group OR", where R" is equal to C1-C4 alkyl, m is ≥ 1 and n is ≥ 1. Rf = a perfluorinated alkyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms, R = H or an alkyl group, L = a single bond or a saturated, branched or unbranched alkylene group, optionally containing functional groups, X = acrylate or methacrylate group or a group SiR' 3, where R' is an alkoxy group OR", where R" is equal to C1-C4 alkyl, m is ≥ 1 and n is ≥ 1.
A duct section flowed through by a primary fluid and having a cross-sectional extension in the flow direction as well as having installations by which the duct cross-section is divided into at least two part ducts, wherein the displacement thickness of at least one part of the installations increases in the flow direction, characterized in that the duct section has a slender blower diffuser which has an opening angle in the range of 10° to 20° and which is adjoined by a greatly extended duct section having an opening angle in the range of 20° to 120°, wherein the installations are designed as V-shaped gusset plates extending radially with respect to the diffusor main axis in the greatly extended duct section.
A measurement apparatus comprising a capacitive touchscreen adapted to input characteristic data of measurement accessory devices pressed against the capacitive touchscreen, wherein each measurement accessory device comprises means for providing characteristic data of said measurement accessory device in machine readable form used during measurement of a device under test by said measurement apparatus, and a processing unit adapted to process the input characteristic data of said measurement accessory device, characterised in that the capacitive touchscreen of said measurement apparatus is capable of displaying a test setup for testing the DUT to a user and comprises different sensitive areas according to the displayed test setup on which the measurement accessory devices of the displayed test setup can be pressed by the user to read from these measurement accessory devices the characteristic data from a structured surface pattern of the measurement accessory device transferred to the processing unit of said measurement apparatus. a capacitive touchscreen adapted to input characteristic data of measurement accessory devices pressed against the capacitive touchscreen, wherein each measurement accessory device comprises means for providing characteristic data of said measurement accessory device in machine readable form used during measurement of a device under test by said measurement apparatus, and a processing unit adapted to process the input characteristic data of said measurement accessory device, characterised in that the capacitive touchscreen of said measurement apparatus is capable of displaying a test setup for testing the DUT to a user and comprises different sensitive areas according to the displayed test setup on which the measurement accessory devices of the displayed test setup can be pressed by the user to read from these measurement accessory devices the characteristic data from a structured surface pattern of the measurement accessory device transferred to the processing unit of said measurement apparatus.
A method that is implemented by a device for touch interaction with a curved display, wherein the curved display is spherical, hemispherical, cuboidal cylindrical, or a combination thereof, and wherein the curved display forms a curved surface to display objects, the method comprising acts of: monitoring the curved display to detect touch input; if a touch input is detected based on the act of monitoring, determining one or more locations of the touch input; and implementing at least one user interface, Ul, feature responsive to the determined one or more locations of the touch input, the at least one Ul feature including placing a displayed object on another side of the curved display that is at least partially out-of-sight of the user, wherein the act of implementing comprises the act of warping an object that is displayed on one side of the curved display to another side of the curved display that is at least partially out-of-sight of the user, responsive to detection of a touch contact on the object if the touch contact meets a predefined size threshold indicative of at least a palm-sized touch contact, for a predefined temporal threshold. monitoring the curved display to detect touch input; if a touch input is detected based on the act of monitoring, determining one or more locations of the touch input; and implementing at least one user interface, Ul, feature responsive to the determined one or more locations of the touch input, the at least one Ul feature including placing a displayed object on another side of the curved display that is at least partially out-of-sight of the user, determining one or more locations of the touch input; and implementing at least one user interface, Ul, feature responsive to the determined one or more locations of the touch input, the at least one Ul feature including placing a displayed object on another side of the curved display that is at least partially out-of-sight of the user, wherein the act of implementing comprises the act of warping an object that is displayed on one side of the curved display to another side of the curved display that is at least partially out-of-sight of the user, responsive to detection of a touch contact on the object if the touch contact meets a predefined size threshold indicative of at least a palm-sized touch contact, for a predefined temporal threshold.
A bank note dispenser which includes: a holder for bank notes, a cover (36, 50) which is engageable with the holder and which overlies the bank notes, a sealed container (12, 70, 70A, 72) which is engaged with the cover (36, 50) and exposed to the bank notes, wherein the container (12, 70, 70A, 72) is formed with one or more zones of weakness (22, 94), and wherein the container (12, 70, 70A, 72) is made from a material selected from either glass or plastics, which material breaks at the one or more zones of weakness under the effect of a shock wave originating outside the container (12, 70, 70A, 72), produced by an explosive attack on an automatic teller machine in which the dispenser is held, in excess of a predetermined magnitude, and a substance inside the container (12, 70, 70A, 72) that gives rise to a bank note traceability factor. a holder for bank notes, a cover (36, 50) which is engageable with the holder and which overlies the bank notes, a sealed container (12, 70, 70A, 72) which is engaged with the cover (36, 50) and exposed to the bank notes, wherein the container (12, 70, 70A, 72) is formed with one or more zones of weakness (22, 94), and wherein the container (12, 70, 70A, 72) is made from a material selected from either glass or plastics, which material breaks at the one or more zones of weakness under the effect of a shock wave originating outside the container (12, 70, 70A, 72), produced by an explosive attack on an automatic teller machine in which the dispenser is held, in excess of a predetermined magnitude, and a substance inside the container (12, 70, 70A, 72) that gives rise to a bank note traceability factor.