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A gas measuring device for the absorption-spectroscopic in-situ determination of at least one chemical and/or physical parameter of a gaseous measuring medium, wherein the gas measuring device comprises a first housing (101, 201, 301, 401, 501); at least one laser (102, 202, 302, 402) as a radiation source which is arranged in the first housing (101, 201, 301, 401, 501), at least one first process window (114, 214, 314, 414, 514) which serves to couple the radiation sent out by the laser (102, 202, 302, 402) into a measuring medium; and at least one detector (103, 203, 303, 403) with which the radiation is detected after interaction with the measuring medium; characterised in that the first process window (114, 214, 314, 414, 514) is formed as an afocal meniscus lens which has a convex surface and a concave surface.
A mobile membrane press for repairing components with fiber-reinforced plastics, having a flexible heatable membrane to which vacuum can be applied and a peripheral and control unit connected therewith for supplying the membrane press with vacuum and for controlling and regulating the temperature, wherein a heating device is formed in the membrane in an integrated manner and wherein a circumferential seal around the area of the component to be repaired is arranged on the membrane for the vacuum-tight connection of the membrane to the component, wherein the circumferential seal is embodied as a tape and wherein a vacuum distribution layer is arranged on the area of the component to be repaired between a side of the membrane facing the component and the component, wherein the heating device is embodied as a heat conductor, characterized in that the heating device is formed integrated into the membrane, wherein the heat conductor is formed from wires of carbon roving, from a carbon cord or from a carbon roving wrapped with fiber glass.
A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: a non-collapsible annular frame extending in a longitudinal direction between an inflow edge and an outflow edge, the frame having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure posts adjacent the outflow edge, a flow direction through the frame extending from the inflow edge toward the outflow edge, the frame having a weakened portion such that the frame is expandable from an initial condition having a first diameter to an expanded condition having a second diameter larger than the first diameter when a radial outward force is applied to an inner surface of the frame; and a valve assembly connected to the frame and including a plurality of leaflets, wherein the weakened portion includes a slit extending through a thickness of the frame, wherein the frame further comprises an inflow portion positioned below one of the commissure posts, the inflow portion extending from the inflow edge to a top edge; wherein the slit extends through the inflow edge and terminates at a position between the inflow edge and the top edge, the frame further including a stabilizing strut having an apex that extends toward the inflow portion and that is directly above slit, the stabilizing strut being positioned between the weakened portion and an associated commissure post, wherein the frame includes struts (1432, 1434) that connect the commissure post to the inflow portion of the frame at top edge, the stabilizing strut extending between and connecting struts (1432,1434) and wherein the stabilizing strut has a substantially U-shape. a non-collapsible annular frame extending in a longitudinal direction between an inflow edge and an outflow edge, the frame having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure posts adjacent the outflow edge, a flow direction through the frame extending from the inflow edge toward the outflow edge, the frame having a weakened portion such that the frame is expandable from an initial condition having a first diameter to an expanded condition having a second diameter larger than the first diameter when a radial outward force is applied to an inner surface of the frame; and a valve assembly connected to the frame and including a plurality of leaflets, wherein the weakened portion includes a slit extending through a thickness of the frame, wherein the frame further comprises an inflow portion positioned below one of the commissure posts, the inflow portion extending from the inflow edge to a top edge; wherein the slit extends through the inflow edge and terminates at a position between the inflow edge and the top edge, the frame further including a stabilizing strut having an apex that extends toward the inflow portion and that is directly above slit, the stabilizing strut being positioned between the weakened portion and an associated commissure post, wherein the frame includes struts (1432, 1434) that connect the commissure post to the inflow portion of the frame at top edge, the stabilizing strut extending between and connecting struts (1432,1434) and wherein the stabilizing strut has a substantially U-shape.
Device for winding and/or unwinding material webs, having the following features: - at least one contact roller via which the material web is guided toward a winding core (3, 5, 17), - at least one first positioning device (2, 12) for performing a relative movement between a winding core (3, 17) and the contact roller, by way of which positioning of the two components (1, 3, 5, 17) in relation to one another is effectible, and a first winding gap - at least for commencing winding of the material web - is configurable in a first angular position of the contact roller, - wherein a second winding gap - at least for commencing winding of the material web - is configurable in a second angular position of the contact roller, - wherein at least one second positioning device (4, 14) for performing a relative movement between a winding core (5, 17) and the contact roller is provided, - by way of which (4, 14) mutual positioning of these two components is effectible and the second winding gap (23, 24) is configurable, - wherein the two positioning devices (2, 4, 12, 14) are movable independently from one another, characterized in that the two winding gaps are movable along the circumference of the contact roller. - at least one contact roller via which the material web is guided toward a winding core (3, 5, 17), - at least one first positioning device (2, 12) for performing a relative movement between a winding core (3, 17) and the contact roller, by way of which positioning of the two components (1, 3, 5, 17) in relation to one another is effectible, and a first winding gap - at least for commencing winding of the material web - is configurable in a first angular position of the contact roller, - wherein a second winding gap - at least for commencing winding of the material web - is configurable in a second angular position of the contact roller, - wherein at least one second positioning device (4, 14) for performing a relative movement between a winding core (5, 17) and the contact roller is provided, - by way of which (4, 14) mutual positioning of these two components is effectible and the second winding gap (23, 24) is configurable, - wherein the two positioning devices (2, 4, 12, 14) are movable independently from one another, characterized in that the two winding gaps are movable along the circumference of the contact roller.
Impact-protection shield for a motor vehicle front end, comprising: - an impact-resistant pedestrian beam, the pedestrian beam being formed by an impact-absorbing structure designed to deform under force while at least partially ensuring the resistance of the beam, - a bumper beam impact absorber arranged parallel to the said pedestrian beam and in which - struts (41, 42) extend perpendicularly to the pedestrian beam and to the bumper beam impact absorber and connect the ends of the pedestrian beam to the ends of the absorber, the said shield comprising, at least in the absorption zone corresponding to the struts, at least two layers of cells arranged parallel to the plane Y and Z making it possible to define two impact-absorbing zones comprising different energy-absorbing levels. - an impact-resistant pedestrian beam, the pedestrian beam being formed by an impact-absorbing structure designed to deform under force while at least partially ensuring the resistance of the beam, - a bumper beam impact absorber arranged parallel to the said pedestrian beam and in which - struts (41, 42) extend perpendicularly to the pedestrian beam and to the bumper beam impact absorber and connect the ends of the pedestrian beam to the ends of the absorber,
A chromatography system comprising: (i) a sodium chloride-free multi component buffer system for the purification of a recombinant protein; and (ii) a series of chromatography units, wherein the chromatography units comprise affinity chromatography and one or more additional chromatography units chosen from: anion exchange chromatography, cation exchange chromatography, and mixed-mode chromatography, wherein the chromatography units are operated in either bind-elute mode or flow-through mode, wherein components of the sodium chloride-free multi component buffer system comprises: (a) an organic acid; (b) an alkaline metal or an ammonium salt of the conjugate base of the organic acid of (a); and (c) an organic base; and wherein the sodium chloride-free multi component buffer system is used across the series of chromatography units. (a) an organic acid; (b) an alkaline metal or an ammonium salt of the conjugate base of the organic acid of (a); and (c) an organic base; and
A system comprising: - a driving hydraulic device with retractable radial pistons, having an admission port and a discharging port, - a driven hydraulic device with retractable radial pistons, having an admission port and a discharging port, the discharging of the driving hydraulic device being connected to the admission of the driven hydraulic device by a supply line, and the discharging of the driven hydraulic device being connected to the admission of the driving hydraulic device by a return line, - a primary motor, characterized in that said system further comprises a booster source delivering a flow, suitable for being selectively engaged, said booster source being connected - to the admission line and to the discharge line via a booster line, and - selectively either to a tank, or only to the admission of the driving hydraulic device via an engagement line equipped with a control. - a driving hydraulic device with retractable radial pistons, having an admission port and a discharging port, - a driven hydraulic device with retractable radial pistons, having an admission port and a discharging port, the discharging of the driving hydraulic device being connected to the admission of the driven hydraulic device by a supply line, and the discharging of the driven hydraulic device being connected to the admission of the driving hydraulic device by a return line, - a primary motor, characterized in that said system further comprises a booster source delivering a flow, suitable for being selectively engaged, said booster source being connected - to the admission line and to the discharge line via a booster line, and - selectively either to a tank, or only to the admission of the driving hydraulic device via an engagement line equipped with a control.
A use of at least one mixed mineral organoclay rheology additive, which comprises or consists of a quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture prepared by i. forming an aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) ii. forming an aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) iii. combining the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) with the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) to form a combined clay slurry (c) iv. treating the combined clay slurry I with one or more quaternary alkyl-ammonium salts v. separating the thus produced quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture from the aqueous medium, in which the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) being formed by (i.1) dispersing a fraction of one or more hormite clays selected from the group of sepiolites and palygorskites in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion, and wherein the hormite clay fraction employed contains less than 3.0 % by weight of Al 2 O 3, less than 1.0 % by weight of Fe 2 O 3, and less than 3.5 % by weight of the combination of Al 2 O 3 and Fe 2 O 3, and the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) being formed by (ii.1) dispersing a fraction of one or more smectite clays in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion, and in that the weight of the hormite clay content exceeds the weight of the smectite clay content in the combined clay slurry (c); and subjecting the dispersions formed in (i.1) and (ii.1) to high speed fluid shear before carrying out step iii. and/or after having carried out step iii, in a liquid composition comprising at least one epoxy resin. i. forming an aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) ii. forming an aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) iii. combining the aqueous hormite clay slurry (a) with the aqueous smectite clay slurry (b) to form a combined clay slurry (c) iv. treating the combined clay slurry I with one or more quaternary alkyl-ammonium salts v. separating the thus produced quaternary alkyl-ammonium salt treated mineral clay mixture from the aqueous medium,
A continuously operating press with an upper, continuously circulating belt and a lower continuously circulating belt, wherein pressing material is passed through the press gap between the upper and lower belt and with the application of pressure and/or heat is pressed to form a board or a continuous board sections, with at least one application device (8, 8') with which lubricant can be directly or indirectly applied to the upper belt and/or to the lower belt, and with a device for monitoring the lubrication status of the circulating belt, to which lubricant is applied, with one or more sensors which are arranged in the area of the belt and with which a measuring signal that is dependent on the amount of lubricant on the belt can be generated, characterised in that the sensors are designed as capacitively operating sensors, which each have at least one sensor plate arranged at a distance from the belt, which each, with the belt, form a capacitor, the capacitance of which depends on the amount of lubricant arranged on the belt. wherein pressing material is passed through the press gap between the upper and lower belt and with the application of pressure and/or heat is pressed to form a board or a continuous board sections, with at least one application device (8, 8') with which lubricant can be directly or indirectly applied to the upper belt and/or to the lower belt, and with a device for monitoring the lubrication status of the circulating belt, to which lubricant is applied, with one or more sensors which are arranged in the area of the belt and with which a measuring signal that is dependent on the amount of lubricant on the belt can be generated, characterised in that the sensors are designed as capacitively operating sensors, which each have at least one sensor plate arranged at a distance from the belt, which each, with the belt, form a capacitor, the capacitance of which depends on the amount of lubricant arranged on the belt.
A cascade array (240;551;701), comprising: a first strongback (202;400;550;700) having a first thermoset or thermoplastic composite material (500;556); a second strongback (202;402) having a second thermoset or thermoplastic composite material (504;538); and a first vane (341;404) that is coupled to the first strongback (202...700) and the second strongback (202;402) and includes a third thermoset or thermoplastic composite material, characterised in that the cascade array (240; 551; 701) further comprises: a forward attachment configured to be coupled to a torque box; and an aft attachment, wherein at least one of the forward attachment and the aft attachment has a radius that varies according to the circumferential position. a first strongback (202;400;550;700) having a first thermoset or thermoplastic composite material (500;556); a second strongback (202;402) having a second thermoset or thermoplastic composite material (504;538); and a first vane (341;404) that is coupled to the first strongback (202...700) and the second strongback (202;402) and includes a third thermoset or thermoplastic composite material, characterised in that the cascade array (240; 551; 701) further comprises: a forward attachment configured to be coupled to a torque box; and an aft attachment, wherein at least one of the forward attachment and the aft attachment has a radius that varies according to the circumferential position. a forward attachment configured to be coupled to a torque box; and an aft attachment, wherein at least one of the forward attachment and the aft attachment has a radius that varies according to the circumferential position.
A method of detecting bleed air leakage onboard an aircraft comprising: measuring voltage (V m) or current associated with a plurality of disparately-located thermostatic switches or thermistors connected in electrical series, each of said thermostatic switches or thermistors having an electrical resistance associated therewith; analyzing said measured voltage (V m) or current to determine whether at least one of said thermostatic switches or thermistors has indicated abnormally high temperature; and conditioned on said analysis, selectively providing an alert and/or operating a shutoff valve to at least reduce further bleed air leakage. measuring voltage (V m) or current associated with a plurality of disparately-located thermostatic switches or thermistors connected in electrical series, each of said thermostatic switches or thermistors having an electrical resistance associated therewith; analyzing said measured voltage (V m) or current to determine whether at least one of said thermostatic switches or thermistors has indicated abnormally high temperature; and conditioned on said analysis, selectively providing an alert and/or operating a shutoff valve to at least reduce further bleed air leakage.
A transgenic plant produced by a method for deleting a region of DNA in a plant, the method comprising: providing a first viable plant containing a genomic DNA, the genomic DNA comprising the region of DNA and a first recognition sequence flanking the 3' end and a second recognition sequence flanking the 5' end of the region of DNA, wherein the first recognition sequence and the second recognition sequence are identical; providing a second viable plant containing a genomic DNA, the genomic DNA comprising a DNA encoding a zinc finger nuclease engineered to cleave the genomic DNA at the first and second recognition sequences, wherein the zinc finger nuclease is operably linked to a pollen- specific promoter; crossing the first and second viable plants such that F1 seed is produced on either the first or the second viable plant; and growing a resultant transgenic F1 plant containing a genomic DNA, wherein the region of DNA is absent from the genomic DNA in the F1 plant, and wherein the plant comprises a DNA encoding said zinc finger nuclease operably linked to a pollen-specific promoter. providing a first viable plant containing a genomic DNA, the genomic DNA comprising the region of DNA and a first recognition sequence flanking the 3' end and a second recognition sequence flanking the 5' end of the region of DNA, wherein the first recognition sequence and the second recognition sequence are identical; providing a second viable plant containing a genomic DNA, the genomic DNA comprising a DNA encoding a zinc finger nuclease engineered to cleave the genomic DNA at the first and second recognition sequences, wherein the zinc finger nuclease is operably linked to a pollen- specific promoter; crossing the first and second viable plants such that F1 seed is produced on either the first or the second viable plant; and growing a resultant transgenic F1 plant containing a genomic DNA, wherein the region of DNA is absent from the genomic DNA in the F1 plant, and wherein the plant comprises a DNA encoding said zinc finger nuclease operably linked to a pollen-specific promoter.
A method, performed in a network node, of selecting antenna sector configuration for an adaptive antenna system, AAS, of the network node the method comprising: - determining performance metrics for wireless devices served from the network node; - deriving wireless device specific statistics indicative of a distribution of wireless devices served from the network node; for each out of a number of sector configuration models, - associating the wireless devices served from the network node to the sectors of the respective sector configuration model by comparing the derived wireless device specific statistics to one or more sectorization thresholds for the sectors of the respective sector configuration model, - estimating performance metrics for each sector configuration model based on the associating of wireless devices to sectors of the respective sector configuration model; and - selecting an antenna sector configuration of the AAS based on the estimated performance metrics. - determining performance metrics for wireless devices served from the network node; - deriving wireless device specific statistics indicative of a distribution of wireless devices served from the network node; for each out of a number of sector configuration models, - associating the wireless devices served from the network node to the sectors of the respective sector configuration model by comparing the derived wireless device specific statistics to one or more sectorization thresholds for the sectors of the respective sector configuration model, - estimating performance metrics for each sector configuration model based on the associating of wireless devices to sectors of the respective sector configuration model; and - selecting an antenna sector configuration of the AAS based on the estimated performance metrics.
A method of producing a separator plate for a fuel cell by providing a material blend of powder of at least 70% carbon powder, 0.5-5% PTFE, PolyTetraFluoroEthylene, and 10-20% thermoplastic polymer different from PTFE, all percentages by weight of the material, and moulding the blend into a separator plate, characterised in that the method comprises providing the blend of powder as a suspension, sedimenting the powder as slurry in the suspension, removing excess liquid from the slurry and press moulding the slurry in a mould into a shape of a separator plate.