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A method for controlling the speed of an ultrashort laser pulse comprising: - a step of applying a chirp to the pulse (IL 0); and - a step of focusing the pulse by means of an optical system having a longitudinal chromatic aberration; whereby an intensity peak of the pulse (IL CPLC) moves along a propagation axis (z) following, over a finite propagation length z R e, a speed profile dependent on said chirp and on said longitudinal chromatic aberration. - a step of applying a chirp to the pulse (IL 0); and - a step of focusing the pulse by means of an optical system having a longitudinal chromatic aberration;
An apparatus for drying granular resin material prior to molding or extrusion processing thereof, the apparatus comprising: a) a heating hopper, b) an adjustable blower and a heater (23 and 24) for blowing warm air into the heating hopper in an upward direction to heat granular resin material in the heating hopper, c) a vacuum chamber for receiving heated granular resin material from the heating hopper, d) a conduit for introducing dry purge air into the vacuum chamber; e) a retention hopper for receiving dried granular resin material from the vacuum chamber; f) a conduit for introducing blanketing dry air into the retention hopper, g) a sensor for detecting temperature of heating air released to ambient at the top of the heating hopper; and h) a controller for adjusting speed of the blower in response to the detected air temperature to avoid the sensed temperature exceeding a preselected level, wherein the heating hopper is arranged above the vacuum chamber and the vacuum chamber is arranged above the retention hopper, so as to permit gravity-induced flow of granular resin material from the heating hopper downwardly into the vacuum chamber and from the vacuum chamber downwardly into the retention hopper, the apparatus further comprising: i) a plurality of first gates (60 and 62) between the heating hopper and the vacuum chamber, movable between an open and closed positions, for controlling downward resin flow from the heating hopper into the vacuum chamber; and j) a plurality of second gates (64 and 66) between the vacuum chamber and the retention hopper, movable between open and closed positions, for controlling downward resin flow from the vacuum chamber into the retention hopper, a) a heating hopper, b) an adjustable blower and a heater (23 and 24) for blowing warm air into the heating hopper in an upward direction to heat granular resin material in the heating hopper, c) a vacuum chamber for receiving heated granular resin material from the heating hopper, d) a conduit for introducing dry purge air into the vacuum chamber; e) a retention hopper for receiving dried granular resin material from the vacuum chamber; f) a conduit for introducing blanketing dry air into the retention hopper, g) a sensor for detecting temperature of heating air released to ambient at the top of the heating hopper; and h) a controller for adjusting speed of the blower in response to the detected air temperature to avoid the sensed temperature exceeding a preselected level, i) a plurality of first gates (60 and 62) between the heating hopper and the vacuum chamber, movable between an open and closed positions, for controlling downward resin flow from the heating hopper into the vacuum chamber; and j) a plurality of second gates (64 and 66) between the vacuum chamber and the retention hopper, movable between open and closed positions, for controlling downward resin flow from the vacuum chamber into the retention hopper,
An assembly for use at an area (31, 32, 41) for allowing a fluid to pass therethrough, which assembly comprises a filter for blocking items from passing through the area (31, 32, 41) along with the fluid, and at least one anti-biofouling source for emitting ultraviolet light during operation thereof for realizing anti-biofouling of at least a portion of the filter, wherein the filter is of a mechanical nature and comprises a filter body (11, 13) for blocking the items, the filter body (11, 13) provided with apertures for allowing the fluid passing through the filter, wherein at least part of the material of the filter body (11, 13) is transparent to the ultraviolet light having a wavelength in a range of 250 nm - 300 nm, allowing the ultraviolet light to pass through the material of the filter body (11, 13), and wherein at least one anti-biofouling source is integrated in the filter body (11, 13).
A micro-current wound-protecting dressing, comprising a dressing base body, a power supply module provided on the dressing base body, and at least two first electrodes and at least two second electrodes that are arranged in parallel, opposite to each other and spaced from each other on the dressing base body, materials used for the at least two first electrodes and the at least two second electrodes being biocompatible conductive polymer materials, characterized in that different first electrodes are connected with each other in parallel and are connected with a positive electrode of the power supply module; different second electrodes are connected with each other in parallel and connected with a negative electrode of the power supply module; every two adjacent electrodes are different electrodes; the dressing base body, with a side close to a wound surface as an inner layer, is in a one-piece structure and comprises, sequentially from exterior to interior, a backing layer and a skin-friendly layer which has a wound therapeutic effect.
A method for recovering rhenium and at least one platinum group element from aluminium-oxide-based catalyst carrier material, rhenium as well as catalyst particles comprising at least one element of the platinum group, the method comprising the following successive steps: (a) preparing a mixture of said catalyst particles and an aqueous 30-50 weight per cent alkali hydroxide solution, (b) introducing oxygen, air or a gas mixture comprising an inert gas and at least 20 volume per cent of oxygen into the mixture prepared in step (a), (c) heating the mixture obtained in step (b) under pressure to a temperature within the range from 150 to 220 °C for a period of 1 to 16 hours, (d) cooling down the liquid composition obtained in step (c), (e) isolating any solid residue from the cooled-down liquid composition obtained in step (d), thus obtaining a liquid phase, wherein a reducing agent not capable of reducing perrhenate is added to the mixture in question during the partial sequence of steps (a) to (c). (a) preparing a mixture of said catalyst particles and an aqueous 30-50 weight per cent alkali hydroxide solution, (b) introducing oxygen, air or a gas mixture comprising an inert gas and at least 20 volume per cent of oxygen into the mixture prepared in step (a), (c) heating the mixture obtained in step (b) under pressure to a temperature within the range from 150 to 220 °C for a period of 1 to 16 hours, (d) cooling down the liquid composition obtained in step (c), (e) isolating any solid residue from the cooled-down liquid composition obtained in step (d), thus obtaining a liquid phase,
A resistance spot welding device for welding a sheet set including at least two overlapping steel sheets configured to hold the sheet set between a pair of welding electrodes (4, 5) and configured to supply an electric current to the sheet set under pressure, the resistance spot welding device comprising: a pair of electrodes (4, 5); an electrode force gauge configured to measure an electrode force F applied by the electrodes (4, 5); and a controller; characterized in that the controller is configured to control an electric current supply to the electrodes (4, 5) according to the electrode force F measured by the electrode force gauge, and wherein the controller is configured to control the electric current supply such that, when the electrode force F measured by the electrode force gauge after the electric current supply is started changes from an initial electrode force Fi to an electrode force F h represented by formula while a lapse from the start of the electric current supply is between 20 ms and 80 ms inclusive, a suspension of the electric current supply for from 20 ms to 60 ms inclusive is started, and then, the electric current supply is resumed when the electrode force F reaches an electrode force F c represented by formula: 1.03 × Fi ≤ F h 1 ≤ 1.15 × Fi, 1.01 × Fi ≤ F c 1 ≤ 0.99 × F n 1. a pair of electrodes (4, 5); an electrode force gauge configured to measure an electrode force F applied by the electrodes (4, 5); and a controller; the controller is configured to control an electric current supply to the electrodes (4, 5) according to the electrode force F measured by the electrode force gauge, and wherein the controller is configured to control the electric current supply such that, when the electrode force F measured by the electrode force gauge after the electric current supply is started changes from an initial electrode force Fi to an electrode force F h represented by formula while a lapse from the start of the electric current supply is between 20 ms and 80 ms inclusive, a suspension of the electric current supply for from 20 ms to 60 ms inclusive is started, and then, the electric current supply is resumed when the electrode force F reaches an electrode force F c represented by formula: 1.03 × Fi ≤ F h 1 ≤ 1.15 × Fi, 1.01 × Fi ≤ F c 1 ≤ 0.99 × F n 1.
System comprising a water closet and a bacteria-killing device adapted to remove viruses and bacteria coming from sewages and which can be found inside the water closet, wherein said bacteria-killing device comprises: - a container containing one or more UV lamps and placed inside a hole obtained in the water closet so that the container is immersible in the discharge water of the syphon of the water closet in order to intercept all viruses and bacteria returning from sewages; and - a small box containing a switching-on device and a 12/24V transformer connected to the container and which allows switching on the UV lamp in the syphon of the water closet; characterized in that said container is of an elongated cylindrical shape and is adapted to be inserted in said hole obtained on one of the sides of said water closet in order to hermetically close said hole. - a container containing one or more UV lamps and placed inside a hole obtained in the water closet so that the container is immersible in the discharge water of the syphon of the water closet in order to intercept all viruses and bacteria returning from sewages; and - a small box containing a switching-on device and a 12/24V transformer connected to the container and which allows switching on the UV lamp in the syphon of the water closet;
A backlight unit comprising: a front light guiding panel; a light source which is disposed in the vicinity of the front light guiding panel; a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer which is disposed behind the front light guiding panel and is formed to be selectively converted to be transparent or non-transparent depending on whether an electricity is applied thereto or not; and a rear light guiding panel which is disposed behind the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer, wherein the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is at least partially overlapped with the front light guiding panel in a forward/rearward direction and is separately formed to have a predetermined pattern, and wherein the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer contacts a rear surface of the front light guiding panel, characterized in that the rear light guiding panel is spaced from the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer, and a light scattering pattern is not formed on a portion of the rear light guiding panel which is overlapped with the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer in a forward/rearward direction, and a light scattering portion is formed only on the other portion thereof. a front light guiding panel; a light source which is disposed in the vicinity of the front light guiding panel; a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer which is disposed behind the front light guiding panel and is formed to be selectively converted to be transparent or non-transparent depending on whether an electricity is applied thereto or not; and a rear light guiding panel which is disposed behind the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer, wherein the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is at least partially overlapped with the front light guiding panel in a forward/rearward direction and is separately formed to have a predetermined pattern, and wherein the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer contacts a rear surface of the front light guiding panel, characterized in that the rear light guiding panel is spaced from the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer, and a light scattering pattern is not formed on a portion of the rear light guiding panel which is overlapped with the polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer in a forward/rearward direction, and a light scattering portion is formed only on the other portion thereof.
A lighting device (100, 200) comprising: a) at least one light source (105a, 105b, 105c, 205a) that is connected to at least two receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a); b) at least two supply-electrodes (103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 203A, 203B) for generating an electrical field; wherein and - the relative configuration of the receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a) and the electrical field is changeable, characterized in that - the light source (105a, 105b, 105c, 205a) with the at least two at least receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a) is positioned in the space between the at least two supply-electrodes (103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 203A, 203B); a) at least one light source (105a, 105b, 105c, 205a) that is connected to at least two receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a); b) at least two supply-electrodes (103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 203A, 203B) for generating an electrical field; wherein and - the relative configuration of the receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a) and the electrical field is changeable, characterized in that - the light source (105a, 105b, 105c, 205a) with the at least two at least receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a) is positioned in the space between the at least two supply-electrodes (103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 203A, 203B); - the relative configuration of the receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a) and the electrical field is changeable, characterized in that - the light source (105a, 105b, 105c, 205a) with the at least two at least receiving-electrodes (106a, 106b, 106c, 206a) is positioned in the space between the at least two supply-electrodes (103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 203A, 203B);
Pigment preparation, characterised in that it comprises 55-80% by weight of one or more flake-form effect pigments, 20-45% by weight of wax or wax mixture and 0.03-1.5% by weight of at least one antioxidant, based on the pigment preparation, where the wax or wax mixture is selected from the group natural wax, modified natural wax, partially synthetic wax, fully synthetic wax, amide wax, chlorine- or fluorine-containing polyolefin wax, and the antioxidant is selected from the group of the - lactone/phosphite mixtures - lactone/phosphite/phenol mixtures - phenol/phosphite mixtures - phosphites - phenols. 55-80% by weight of one or more flake-form effect pigments, 20-45% by weight of wax or wax mixture and 0.03-1.5% by weight of at least one antioxidant, - lactone/phosphite mixtures - lactone/phosphite/phenol mixtures - phenol/phosphite mixtures - phosphites - phenols.
A thermally conductive composition in which a thermally conductive filler is contained in a polymer matrix, the composition comprising a methyl phenyl silicone, wherein the thermally conductive filler has an average particle size of 10 to 100 μm, the content of the thermally conductive filler in the thermally conductive composition is 70% to 90% by volume, and 30% to 80% by volume of the thermally conductive filler has a particle size of 40 μm or more, wherein the polymer matrix is an addition-reaction-curable silicone. wherein the thermally conductive filler has an average particle size of 10 to 100 μm, the content of the thermally conductive filler in the thermally conductive composition is 70% to 90% by volume, and 30% to 80% by volume of the thermally conductive filler has a particle size of 40 μm or more, wherein the polymer matrix is an addition-reaction-curable silicone.
A device for sealing an opening in body tissue, the device comprising: a hollow elongated member comprising a proximal end and a distal end and having a lumen extending therethrough, wherein the distal end of the hollow elongated member is configured to extend through the opening in the body tissue; a shaft member configured to fit within the lumen of the hollow elongated member; a deformable sealing member permanently coupled to a distal portion of the shaft member at a coupling point, the deformable sealing member comprising a magnetic ring and a flexible cover portion, the deformable sealing member configured to form a seal with the body tissue surrounding the opening, wherein the deformable sealing member is moveable from a first configuration within the hollow elongated member to a second configuration wherein the magnetic ring engages a first side of body tissue surrounding the opening; and a magnetic portion configured to be located on a second side of body tissue opposite the first side, wherein the magnetic portion is configured to magnetically attract the magnetic ring, thus forming the seal; characterised in that the deformable sealing member is further configured to move from the second configuration to a third configuration within the hollow elongated member, wherein in the first configuration, the coupling point is located distal to the magnetic ring and in the third configuration, the magnetic ring is located distal to the coupling point. a hollow elongated member comprising a proximal end and a distal end and having a lumen extending therethrough, wherein the distal end of the hollow elongated member is configured to extend through the opening in the body tissue; a shaft member configured to fit within the lumen of the hollow elongated member; a deformable sealing member permanently coupled to a distal portion of the shaft member at a coupling point, the deformable sealing member comprising a magnetic ring and a flexible cover portion, the deformable sealing member configured to form a seal with the body tissue surrounding the opening, wherein the deformable sealing member is moveable from a first configuration within the hollow elongated member to a second configuration wherein the magnetic ring engages a first side of body tissue surrounding the opening; and a magnetic portion configured to be located on a second side of body tissue opposite the first side, wherein the magnetic portion is configured to magnetically attract the magnetic ring, thus forming the seal;
A sizing device for use in implanting a collapsible prosthetic heart valve in a native valve annulus, the sizing device comprising: a collapsible and expandable stent having an annulus section and an aortic section; characterised in that a sensor is coupled to the annulus section of the stent, the sensor being capable of collecting information related to the native valve annulus. a collapsible and expandable stent having an annulus section and an aortic section; characterised in that a sensor is coupled to the annulus section of the stent, the sensor being capable of collecting information related to the native valve annulus.
A method for automatically controlling a vehicle to provide a safety zone to an individual (208, 400), the method comprising: detecting, at a vehicle, at least one condition indicative of an individual (208, 400) in distress, wherein the individual (208, 400) is external to the vehicle; and automatically making at least one vehicle service available to the individual (208, 400) in response to the condition, wherein making the vehicle service automatically available comprises automatically opening a door of the vehicle to provide entrance to the individual (208, 400). detecting, at a vehicle, at least one condition indicative of an individual (208, 400) in distress, wherein the individual (208, 400) is external to the vehicle; and automatically making at least one vehicle service available to the individual (208, 400) in response to the condition, wherein making the vehicle service automatically available comprises automatically opening a door of the vehicle to provide entrance to the individual (208, 400).
Process for the hydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids to produce saturated fatty acids, said process comprising hydrogenating the unsaturated fatty acid in the presence of hydrogen and a supported nickel catalyst, said supported nickel catalyst comprising an oxidic support, 5 to 80 wt. % of nickel, calculated as atomic nickel on the weight of the catalyst, 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a copper promoter, calculated as atomic copper on the weight of the catalyst and 1 to 10 wt. % of a group II metal, calculated as metallic oxide on the weight of the catalyst.
Method for operating a tumble dryer which is designed to emit a fragrance during the drying process and comprises a drum rotatably mounted in a housing and a loading opening that can be closed by a door, a process air stream being generated by means of a fan and a heating device, which air stream flows through the drum, a heat exchanger and a lint filter device, and a fragrance being supplied to the laundry items by the process air stream during the drying process, which fragrance is released by a fragrance carrier as a result of a flow generated by the process air and is introduced into the process air, the fragrance carrier being designed to receive a fragrance for a plurality of drying processes, and the method containing the steps of - determining a condition for identifying an applied fragrance carrier and - activating an output means if the condition is satisfied that an applied fragrance carrier is identified, characterized in that a predetermined total duration of the activated fan or a predetermined total duration of the activated heating device of a plurality of drying cycles is specified as the condition. - determining a condition for identifying an applied fragrance carrier and - activating an output means if the condition is satisfied that an applied fragrance carrier is identified,