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An hydrogen sensor, comprising: a substrate; a thin film layer formed over the substrate; a buffer layer formed over the thin film layer; and a catalyst layer formed over the buffer layer, wherein said catalyst layer when contacted by hydrogen gas in an atmosphere, hydrogenates the thin film layer, thereby changing optical reflectance of the thin film layer, characterized in that the hydrogen sensor further comprises a thin film activation layer interposed between the buffer layer and the thin film layer, wherein the buffer layer contains a constituent that diffuses into the catalyst layer and combines with a constituent of the thin film layer which diffuses from the thin film layer into the buffer layer and then into the catalyst layer, thereby restraining oxidation of the catalyst layer, and the thin film activation layer contains a constituent which, when contacted by hydrogen, hydrogenates the thin film layer, thereby changing optical reflectance of the thin film layer. a substrate; a thin film layer formed over the substrate; a buffer layer formed over the thin film layer; and a catalyst layer formed over the buffer layer, wherein said catalyst layer when contacted by hydrogen gas in an atmosphere, hydrogenates the thin film layer, thereby changing optical reflectance of the thin film layer, characterized in that the hydrogen sensor further comprises a thin film activation layer interposed between the buffer layer and the thin film layer, wherein the buffer layer contains a constituent that diffuses into the catalyst layer and combines with a constituent of the thin film layer which diffuses from the thin film layer into the buffer layer and then into the catalyst layer, thereby restraining oxidation of the catalyst layer, and the thin film activation layer contains a constituent which, when contacted by hydrogen, hydrogenates the thin film layer, thereby changing optical reflectance of the thin film layer.
A polymer composition comprising a base resin which comprises at least three polymer components: (a) a very high molecular weight polyethylene component as fraction A1; (b) a low molecular weight polyethylene component as fraction A2 having a weight average molecular weight lower than a weight average molecular weight of the very high molecular weight polyethylene component; and (c) a high molecular weight polyethylene component as fraction A3 having a weight average molecular weight higher than the weight average molecular weight of the low molecular weight polyethylene component, but lower than the weight average molecular weight of the very high molecular weight component, wherein the composition has a complex viscosity at 0.05 rad/s Eta 0,05rad/s of equal to or more than 800 kPa.s, a viscosity at a shear stress of 747 Pa of equal to or less than 34000 kPas and a melt flow rate MFR 5, determined according to ISO 1133, condition T, at 190°C, of equal to or less than 0.17 g/10 min. (a) a very high molecular weight polyethylene component as fraction A1; (b) a low molecular weight polyethylene component as fraction A2 having a weight average molecular weight lower than a weight average molecular weight of the very high molecular weight polyethylene component; and (c) a high molecular weight polyethylene component as fraction A3 having a weight average molecular weight higher than the weight average molecular weight of the low molecular weight polyethylene component, but lower than the weight average molecular weight of the very high molecular weight component, the composition has a complex viscosity at 0.05 rad/s Eta 0,05rad/s of equal to or more than 800 kPa.s, a viscosity at a shear stress of 747 Pa of equal to or less than 34000 kPas and a melt flow rate MFR 5, determined according to ISO 1133, condition T, at 190°C, of equal to or less than 0.17 g/10 min.
A cleaning device comprising: a cleaning element having a first spray opening; a cleaning head having the cleaning element connected thereto; a housing defining an internal cavity, the cleaning head being connected to the housing; a pump; a pouch port secured to the housing; a flexible pouch removably stored in the internal cavity, the flexible pouch having a connection port that forms a releasable fluid and air tight connection with the pouch port and having a cleaning fluid therein; and a spray nozzle having a fluid tight and air tight connection with an outlet of the pump, the spray nozzle being positioned on the cleaning head so as to spray the cleaning fluid from the flexible pouch through the first spray opening and trap the spray between the cleaning element and a surface being cleaned due to the position of the spray nozzle. a cleaning element having a first spray opening; a cleaning head having the cleaning element connected thereto; a housing defining an internal cavity, the cleaning head being connected to the housing; a pump; a pouch port secured to the housing; a flexible pouch removably stored in the internal cavity, the flexible pouch having a connection port that forms a releasable fluid and air tight connection with the pouch port and having a cleaning fluid therein; and a spray nozzle having a fluid tight and air tight connection with an outlet of the pump, the spray nozzle being positioned on the cleaning head so as to spray the cleaning fluid from the flexible pouch through the first spray opening and trap the spray between the cleaning element and a surface being cleaned due to the position of the spray nozzle.
A tire comprising a tread including: a shoulder region demarcated and formed by a tread end (Te) and a shoulder main groove extending along a tire-circumferential direction, wherein a shoulder transverse groove extending from the shoulder main groove towards an outer side in a tire-width direction to the tread end (Te) is fixedly set in the shoulder region; and a shoulder block row configured by arranging side-by-side in the tire-circumferential direction a shoulder block divided by the tread end (Te), the shoulder main groove and the shoulder transverse groove, wherein viewing the shoulder transverse groove in a tire-circumferential direction cross section, an angle (θ1) formed by a groove wall and a vertical line drawn from a groove opening end position to a tread surface of the shoulder block is in a range of 10 to 20 degrees, and the groove wall and groove bottom are connected by a concaved surface having a radius of curvature of at least 6 mm and no more than 15 mm, characterized in that a circumferential direction dimension to a tread surface of the shoulder block is at least 2.2 times and no more than 3.8 times a groove depth of the shoulder transverse groove. wherein viewing the shoulder transverse groove in a tire-circumferential direction cross section, an angle (θ1) formed by a groove wall and a vertical line drawn from a groove opening end position to a tread surface of the shoulder block is in a range of 10 to 20 degrees, and the groove wall and groove bottom are connected by a concaved surface having a radius of curvature of at least 6 mm and no more than 15 mm, characterized in that a circumferential direction dimension to a tread surface of the shoulder block is at least 2.2 times and no more than 3.8 times a groove depth of the shoulder transverse groove.
A haptic-tactile, motion or movement signal conversion system comprising: a capturing member configured to capture one or more effects of an event; a processor in communication with the capturing member and configured to provide a signal based on the one or more effects for transmission to a remote location; a receiver positioned at the remote location and configured to receive the signal; a signal conversion device in communication with the receiver and configured to convert the signal into a physical movement; characterised in a transmission member positioned adjacent to the signal conversion device and configured to transmit the physical movement from the signal conversion device to a signal conversion device user, wherein both the signal conversion device and the transmission member at least partially physically support the signal conversion device user and the transmission member is a separate physical object with respect to the signal conversion device and wherein the transmission member abuts the signal conversion device such that the signal conversion device user receives a haptic-tactile, motion or movement effect based on the one or more effects of the event. a capturing member configured to capture one or more effects of an event; a processor in communication with the capturing member and configured to provide a signal based on the one or more effects for transmission to a remote location; a receiver positioned at the remote location and configured to receive the signal; a signal conversion device in communication with the receiver and configured to convert the signal into a physical movement; characterised in a transmission member positioned adjacent to the signal conversion device and configured to transmit the physical movement from the signal conversion device to a signal conversion device user, wherein both the signal conversion device and the transmission member at least partially physically support the signal conversion device user and the transmission member is a separate physical object with respect to the signal conversion device and wherein the transmission member abuts the signal conversion device such that the signal conversion device user receives a haptic-tactile, motion or movement effect based on the one or more effects of the event.
A model system for liver fibrosis, said system comprising a liver extracellular matrix, and a combination of mammalian liver cells on said matrix, said combination comprising: (a) liver progenitor cells, (b) Kupffer cells, and (c) hepatic stellate cells, wherein said hepatic stellate cells comprise activated hepatic stellate cells and/or myofibroblasts that express EZH2, and wherein said combination comprises, by number, from 70 to 90 percent liver progenitor cells, from 5 to 20 percent Kupffer cells, and from 5 to 20 percent hepatic stellate cells. (a) liver progenitor cells, (b) Kupffer cells, and (c) hepatic stellate cells, wherein said hepatic stellate cells comprise activated hepatic stellate cells and/or myofibroblasts that express EZH2, and
A muffler for an internal combustion engine having a muffler main body connectable to a rear end of an exhaust pipe of the internal combustion engine, a tail pipe extended from a rear end surface of the muffler main body, and a tail cover covering an outer periphery of the tail pipe, the muffler of the combustion engine comprising: a partition wall compartmentalizing a space formed between the tail pipe and the tail cover into at least two or more spaces (34, 35); wherein said partition wall is a pipe-shaped member compartmentalizing the space into an inner side space surrounding the tail pipe and an outer side space surrounding the inner side space; characterized in that the tail cover comprises a peripheral wall portion covering an outer periphery of the tail pipe, a rear wall portion extended from a rear end of the peripheral wall portion toward an inner side, and a fold portion folded from the rear wall portion toward the front, and wherein said fold portion is provided in a state to be inserted between the tail pipe and said partition wall in a manner to overlap with said partition wall. a partition wall compartmentalizing a space formed between the tail pipe and the tail cover into at least two or more spaces (34, 35); wherein said partition wall is a pipe-shaped member compartmentalizing the space into an inner side space surrounding the tail pipe and an outer side space surrounding the inner side space; characterized in that the tail cover comprises a peripheral wall portion covering an outer periphery of the tail pipe, a rear wall portion extended from a rear end of the peripheral wall portion toward an inner side, and a fold portion folded from the rear wall portion toward the front, and wherein said fold portion is provided in a state to be inserted between the tail pipe and said partition wall in a manner to overlap with said partition wall.
Control assembly for interlocked sockets, comprising a rotary breaker which is actuated by a knob and is mounted on a supporting structure, a visual indication means for highlighting the open/closed state of said rotary breaker, said visual indication means being detectable as a consequence of the rotation of said knob; said visual indication means comprising a ring of colored areas formed on said supporting structure at the mounting point of said knob; said visual indication means comprising a ring of openings formed in said knob, said openings affecting said colored areas as a consequence of rotations of said knob which are suitable to induce a change of the open/closed state of said rotary breaker; said control assembly being characterized in that said openings correspond to symmetrical sectors of a ring which is concentric with respect to said knob and are formed on a circular screen which is joined monolithically to said knob, said openings substantially conforming to said colored areas.
A current sensor (300, 1300, 2300), comprising: a ferromagnetic core (3220, 4220, 5220, 6220) having a substantially central opening for receiving a current conductor and at least two gaps portions, each of the gap portions having an associated gap spacing; and a detector (330, 1330, 2330) comprising at least one first magnetic field sensing element (333, 337, 1333) disposed in a first one of the gap portions and configured to generate a respective first magnetic field signal in response to a first magnetic field generated in the first gap portion in response to a current through the current conductor, and at least one second magnetic field sensing element (333, 337, 1333) disposed in a second one of the gap portions and configured to generate a respective second magnetic field signal in response to a second magnetic field generated in the second gap portion in response to the current through the conductor, wherein the first magnetic field has a magnitude greater than the second magnetic field, wherein the detector further comprises a first circuit portion responsive to the first magnetic field signal and a second, substantially identical circuit portion responsive to the second magnetic field signal, and wherein a sensitivity of the first circuit portion is calibrated based on the spacing of the first gap portion and a sensitivity of the second circuit portion is calibrated based on the spacing of the second gap portion to be lower than the sensitivity of the first circuit portion. a ferromagnetic core (3220, 4220, 5220, 6220) having a substantially central opening for receiving a current conductor and at least two gaps portions, each of the gap portions having an associated gap spacing; and a detector (330, 1330, 2330) comprising at least one first magnetic field sensing element (333, 337, 1333) disposed in a first one of the gap portions and configured to generate a respective first magnetic field signal in response to a first magnetic field generated in the first gap portion in response to a current through the current conductor, and at least one second magnetic field sensing element (333, 337, 1333) disposed in a second one of the gap portions and configured to generate a respective second magnetic field signal in response to a second magnetic field generated in the second gap portion in response to the current through the conductor, wherein the first magnetic field has a magnitude greater than the second magnetic field, wherein the detector further comprises a first circuit portion responsive to the first magnetic field signal and a second, substantially identical circuit portion responsive to the second magnetic field signal, and wherein a sensitivity of the first circuit portion is calibrated based on the spacing of the first gap portion and a sensitivity of the second circuit portion is calibrated based on the spacing of the second gap portion to be lower than the sensitivity of the first circuit portion.
A dual-aperture zoom camera, comprising: a) a Wide camera with a Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFL W and a Tele camera with a Tele lens having a Tele effective focal lengths EFL T; b) a Wide camera actuator and a Tele camera actuator mounted rigidly on a single rigid base that is flexibly connected to a printed board through flexible elements; and c) an optical image stabilization controller coupled to the Wide and Tele actuators through the rigid base and used to control movement of the rigid base to provide a compensation for tilt of the Wide and Tele lenses according to a camera tilt input and a user-defined zoom factor wherein the OIS controller is coupled to, and receives camera tilt information from, a tilt sensor, wherein the Wide and Tele cameras are separated by a distance of typically 1mm, and wherein the OIS controller is configured to provide a lens movement = CT × EFL ZF where CT is the camera tilt in radians and EFL ZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length in millimeters chosen according to the user-defined ZF. a) a Wide camera with a Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFL W and a Tele camera with a Tele lens having a Tele effective focal lengths EFL T; b) a Wide camera actuator and a Tele camera actuator mounted rigidly on a single rigid base that is flexibly connected to a printed board through flexible elements; and c) an optical image stabilization controller coupled to the Wide and Tele actuators through the rigid base and used to control movement of the rigid base to provide a compensation for tilt of the Wide and Tele lenses according to a camera tilt input and a user-defined zoom factor wherein the OIS controller is coupled to, and receives camera tilt information from, a tilt sensor, wherein the Wide and Tele cameras are separated by a distance of typically 1mm, and wherein the OIS controller is configured to provide a lens movement = CT × EFL ZF where CT is the camera tilt in radians and EFL ZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length in millimeters chosen according to the user-defined ZF.
A copper alloy sheet which is manufactured by a manufacturing process including a finish cold-rolling process of cold-rolling a copper alloy material, wherein an average grain size of the copper alloy material is 2.0 μm to 7.0 μm which is determined by a method including: obtaining cross-sections by cutting the sheet in directions parallel to and perpendicular to the rolling direction; measuring respective average grain sizes according to planimetry of JIS H 0501; and obtaining an average value of the respective average grain sizes, a sum of an area ratio of a β phase and an area ratio of a γ phase in a metallographic structure of the copper alloy material is 0% to 0.9%, the copper alloy sheet contains 28.0 mass% to 35.0 mass% of Zn, 0.15 mass% to 0.75 mass% of Sn, 0.005 mass% to 0.05 mass% of P, and optionally one, two or all of 0.003 mass% to 0.03 mass% of Fe, 0.005 mass% to 0.05 mass% of Co and 0.5 mass% to 1.5 mass% of Ni, and a balance consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities, a Zn content [Zn] (mass%) and a Sn content [Sn] (mass%) satisfy relationships of 44≥[Zn]+20×[Sn]≥37 and 32≤[Zn]+9×([Sn]-0.25) 1/2 ≤37, wherein a value of ([Sn]-0.25) 1/2 is 0 when the Sn content is less than or equal to 0.25 mass%, and when the copper alloy contains Fe and Co, a Co content [Co] (mass%) and a Fe content [Fe] (mass%) satisfy a relationship of [Co]+[Fe]≤0.04. wherein an average grain size of the copper alloy material is 2.0 μm to 7.0 μm which is determined by a method including: obtaining cross-sections by cutting the sheet in directions parallel to and perpendicular to the rolling direction; measuring respective average grain sizes according to planimetry of JIS H 0501; and obtaining an average value of the respective average grain sizes, obtaining cross-sections by cutting the sheet in directions parallel to and perpendicular to the rolling direction; measuring respective average grain sizes according to planimetry of JIS H 0501; and obtaining an average value of the respective average grain sizes, a sum of an area ratio of a β phase and an area ratio of a γ phase in a metallographic structure of the copper alloy material is 0% to 0.9%, the copper alloy sheet contains 28.0 mass% to 35.0 mass% of Zn, 0.15 mass% to 0.75 mass% of Sn, 0.005 mass% to 0.05 mass% of P, and optionally one, two or all of 0.003 mass% to 0.03 mass% of Fe, 0.005 mass% to 0.05 mass% of Co and 0.5 mass% to 1.5 mass% of Ni, and a balance consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities, a Zn content [Zn] (mass%) and a Sn content [Sn] (mass%) satisfy relationships of 44≥[Zn]+20×[Sn]≥37 and 32≤[Zn]+9×([Sn]-0.25) 1/2 ≤37, wherein a value of ([Sn]-0.25) 1/2 is 0 when the Sn content is less than or equal to 0.25 mass%, and when the copper alloy contains Fe and Co, a Co content [Co] (mass%) and a Fe content [Fe] (mass%) satisfy a relationship of [Co]+[Fe]≤0.04.
A biodegradable intraocular implant for reducing intraocular pressure in an eye, the implant comprising a biodegradable polymer matrix, polyethylene glycol 3350, and a prostamide as the active agent, wherein the prostamide and polyethylene glycol 3350 are associated with the biodegradable polymer matrix, which comprises a) an ester end poly(D,L-lactide) having an inherent viscosity of 0.25-0.35 dl/g, b) an acid end poly(D,L-lactide) having an inherent viscosity of 0.16-0.24 dl/g, and c) an ester end poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) having an inherent viscosity of 0.16-0.24 dl/g and a D,L-lactide to glycolide molar ratio of about 75:25; wherein the prostamide constitutes 18 to 22% of the implant by weight, the ester end poly(D,L-lactide) constitutes 18 to 22% of the implant by weight, the acid end poly(D,L-lactide) constitutes 13.5 to 16.5% of the implant by weight, the ester end poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) constitutes 36 to 44% of the implant by weight, and wherein the polyethylene glycol 3350 constitutes 3.5 to 6.5% of the implant by weight, wherein the inherent viscosity of each of the poly(D,L-lactide) and poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) polymers is determined for a 0.1% solution of the polymer in chloroform at 25°C. a) an ester end poly(D,L-lactide) having an inherent viscosity of 0.25-0.35 dl/g, b) an acid end poly(D,L-lactide) having an inherent viscosity of 0.16-0.24 dl/g, and c) an ester end poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) having an inherent viscosity of 0.16-0.24 dl/g and a D,L-lactide to glycolide molar ratio of about 75:25;
A dentifrice composition comprising: (a) from about 15% to 55%, by weight of the composition, of water: (b) from 20% to 40%, by weight of the composition, of bicarbonate salt; (c) from 0.01% to 10%, by weight of the composition, of neutral amino acid: and (d) from 0.0025% to 2%, by weight of the composition, of a fluoride ion source; and wherein the neutral amino acid is not complexed with zinc. (a) from about 15% to 55%, by weight of the composition, of water: (b) from 20% to 40%, by weight of the composition, of bicarbonate salt; (c) from 0.01% to 10%, by weight of the composition, of neutral amino acid: and (d) from 0.0025% to 2%, by weight of the composition, of a fluoride ion source; and