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An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: an electrically heated catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and including a heat generation element that generates heat by being energized and an exhaust gas purification catalyst; an electrical energization unit configured to start electrical energization of the electrically heated catalyst before starting of the internal combustion engine; an obtaining unit configured to obtain an electric resistance value of the electrically heated catalyst after the lapse of a predetermined period of time which is a period of time required for condensed water adhered to the electrically heated catalyst to finish evaporating from the start of energization of the electrically heated catalyst by the electrical energization unit; a calculation unit configured to calculate a heat energy shortage amount which is an amount of heat energy sufficient for raising the temperature of the electrically heated catalyst to a predetermined temperature or above, based on a resistance difference which is a difference between the electric resistance value obtained by the obtaining unit and a predetermined reference resistance value; and a supply unit configured to supply to the electrically heated catalyst an amount of energy required to compensate for the heat energy shortage amount calculated by the calculation unit. an electrically heated catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and including a heat generation element that generates heat by being energized and an exhaust gas purification catalyst; an electrical energization unit configured to start electrical energization of the electrically heated catalyst before starting of the internal combustion engine; an obtaining unit configured to obtain an electric resistance value of the electrically heated catalyst after the lapse of a predetermined period of time which is a period of time required for condensed water adhered to the electrically heated catalyst to finish evaporating from the start of energization of the electrically heated catalyst by the electrical energization unit; a calculation unit configured to calculate a heat energy shortage amount which is an amount of heat energy sufficient for raising the temperature of the electrically heated catalyst to a predetermined temperature or above, based on a resistance difference which is a difference between the electric resistance value obtained by the obtaining unit and a predetermined reference resistance value; and a supply unit configured to supply to the electrically heated catalyst an amount of energy required to compensate for the heat energy shortage amount calculated by the calculation unit.
A medical device at least a portion which is insertable into the tissue of a patient, the medical device comprising an elongate magnetic component that is integral with the tissue-insertable portion of the medical device and is a functional component of the medical device; wherein the magnetic component is a cannula; characterized in that a magnetization which is non-uniform in one dimension, in which the magnetic moment of the cannula varies in magnitude and/ or direction as a function of location on the cannula, thereby creating a one-dimensional magnetic identification pattern, is recorded along the length of the cannula.
An abuse deterrent or misuse deterrent transdermal patch system comprising a patch backing layer, wherein said backing layer comprises a distal side and a proximal side, wherein one or more aversive agents is incorporated into or irreversibly adhered onto the distal side of the backing layer, wherein an adhesive layer is adhered to the proximal side of the backing layer and wherein the one or more aversive agents exhibits a biphasic release profile when immersed in a dissolution medium.
A method of cutting slabs made of stone and/or ceramic material with a cutting head having a tool-holder frame mounted on a carriage movable above the slabs, wherein said frame supports at least one first and one second blade which are substantially vertical and mutually aligned along a longitudinal cutting direction and have respective centres (C 1, C 2) spaced apart by a predetermined distance, said frame being hinged to said carriage by means of a substantially horizontal pin so as to allow the oscillation of said frame and vary the relative height ( h R) of said blades (12, 13) and the respective cutting depth (h 1, h 2) thereof, the method comprising the following steps: a) first inclination of said frame by a first predetermined angle ( α 1) with respect to a first slab (L 1) to be cut so that said first blade is lower than said second blade by a first relative height (h R1); b) pre-cutting the first slab (L 1) using said first blade; c) second inclination of said frame by a second predetermined angle ( α 2) with respect to the first slab ( L 1) so that said first blade is higher than said second blade by a second relative height ( h R2); d) cutting the first slab (L 1) using said second blade; e) third inclination of said frame by a third predetermined angle ( α 3) with respect to the first slab ( L 1) so that said first blade is higher than said second blade by a third relative height (h R3) greater than said second relative height (h R2) so as to prevent said first blade from interacting with a second slab ( L 2) adjacent to the first slab ( L 1). a) first inclination of said frame by a first predetermined angle ( α 1) with respect to a first slab (L 1) to be cut so that said first blade is lower than said second blade by a first relative height (h R1); b) pre-cutting the first slab (L 1) using said first blade; c) second inclination of said frame by a second predetermined angle ( α 2) with respect to the first slab ( L 1) so that said first blade is higher than said second blade by a second relative height ( h R2); d) cutting the first slab (L 1) using said second blade; e) third inclination of said frame by a third predetermined angle ( α 3) with respect to the first slab ( L 1) so that said first blade is higher than said second blade by a third relative height (h R3) greater than said second relative height (h R2) so as to prevent said first blade from interacting with a second slab ( L 2) adjacent to the first slab ( L 1).
A method for the production of a composite material comprising any one of a microfibrillated cellulose and a nanofibrillated cellulose, the method comprising the following steps: (i) providing a liquid suspension of the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose; wherein the solids content of the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose is over 2%, (ii) bringing said liquid suspension in contact with two or more additives, wherein said additives are allowed to react with each another, wherein said additives are precursors of calcium carbonate, thereby forming a composite material suspension, wherein the composite material comprises the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose and calcium carbonate or the precursors thereof, and wherein said calcium carbonate is formed or precipitated onto fibers or fibrils of the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose; (iii) increasing the solid contents of said composite material suspension, thereby forming a high solid contents composite material suspension; (iv) drying said high solid contents composite material suspension, through a simultaneous heating and mixing operation, whereby a substantially dry composite material is formed. (i) providing a liquid suspension of the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose; wherein the solids content of the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose is over 2%, (ii) bringing said liquid suspension in contact with two or more additives, wherein said additives are allowed to react with each another, wherein said additives are precursors of calcium carbonate, thereby forming a composite material suspension, wherein the composite material comprises the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose and calcium carbonate or the precursors thereof, and wherein said calcium carbonate is formed or precipitated onto fibers or fibrils of the microfibrillated or nanofibrillated cellulose; (iii) increasing the solid contents of said composite material suspension, thereby forming a high solid contents composite material suspension; (iv) drying said high solid contents composite material suspension, through a simultaneous heating and mixing operation, whereby a substantially dry composite material is formed.
A pump system, comprising: a VFD-based hydraulic pump, a VFD, and an electric motor driving the pump, and wherein the VFD comprises a control system for controlling the electric motor via the VFD, the control system comprising: an anti-ripple injection module for injecting an anti-ripple signal into a control path, the anti-ripple signal causing pressure ripples in the pump output to be at least partially cancelled; wherein the control system further comprises a current controller configured to receive a combination of a second control signal and a current feedback signal from a current sensor at the input of the electric motor and to provide a first control signal to the electric motor; characterized in that the anti-rippie injection module is configured to combine the anti-ripple signal with the second control signal and the current feedback signal to be provided to the current controller. a VFD-based hydraulic pump, a VFD, and an electric motor driving the pump, and wherein the VFD comprises a control system for controlling the electric motor via the VFD, the control system comprising: an anti-ripple injection module for injecting an anti-ripple signal into a control path, the anti-ripple signal causing pressure ripples in the pump output to be at least partially cancelled; wherein the control system further comprises a current controller configured to receive a combination of a second control signal and a current feedback signal from a current sensor at the input of the electric motor and to provide a first control signal to the electric motor; characterized in that the anti-rippie injection module is configured to combine the anti-ripple signal with the second control signal and the current feedback signal to be provided to the current controller. an anti-ripple injection module for injecting an anti-ripple signal into a control path, the anti-ripple signal causing pressure ripples in the pump output to be at least partially cancelled; wherein the control system further comprises a current controller configured to receive a combination of a second control signal and a current feedback signal from a current sensor at the input of the electric motor and to provide a first control signal to the electric motor; characterized in that the anti-rippie injection module is configured to combine the anti-ripple signal with the second control signal and the current feedback signal to be provided to the current controller.
A composition comprising: (a) 0.1 to 10,000 ppm of at least one polyorganosiloxane demulsifier having a molecular structure comprising a polysiloxane backbone of at least two siloxane units covalently bound to (i) one or more pendant alkylene oxide groups comprising one or more alkylene oxide units independently having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) one or more pendant groups having the formula (C r H 2r)B wherein wherein r is an integer in the range between 0 and 30 and B is an aryl radical; and (iii) one or more pendant alkyl groups having at least 4 and up to 40 carbon atoms; (b) an aqueous phase; and (c) an oil phase. (a) 0.1 to 10,000 ppm of at least one polyorganosiloxane demulsifier having a molecular structure comprising a polysiloxane backbone of at least two siloxane units covalently bound to (i) one or more pendant alkylene oxide groups comprising one or more alkylene oxide units independently having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) one or more pendant groups having the formula (C r H 2r)B wherein wherein r is an integer in the range between 0 and 30 and B is an aryl radical; and (iii) one or more pendant alkyl groups having at least 4 and up to 40 carbon atoms; (i) one or more pendant alkylene oxide groups comprising one or more alkylene oxide units independently having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, (ii) one or more pendant groups having the formula (C r H 2r)B wherein wherein r is an integer in the range between 0 and 30 and B is an aryl radical; and (iii) one or more pendant alkyl groups having at least 4 and up to 40 carbon atoms; (b) an aqueous phase; and (c) an oil phase.
A resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate (component A) containing not less than 30 mol% of a recurring unit represented by the following formula and 2 to 20 parts by weight of an impact resistance modifier (component B) and having an aggregation structure that impact resistance modifier (component B) domains are dispersed in the matrix of the polycarbonate (component A), wherein the average size of the impact resistance modifier (component B) domains, determined as specified in the description, is 5 to 200 nm and the normalized dispersity, determined as specified in the description, is not more than 17 %.
A workstation, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a probability estimation module and a planning tool; the probability estimation module is configured to define shapes and sizes of ablation volumes in accordance with a treatment probability distribution, determines a joint treatment probability distribution for at least two planned ablations in a target volume, and computes a metric using a spatial representation of a joint treatment probability map and the target volume; the planning tool permits assigning of the ablation volumes to discrete volumes of a target volume in accordance with a plan by determining a number and location of planned ablations within the target volume using the one or more ablation volumes, and optimizes the metric to produce a final configuration of ablation volumes with an associated final treatment probability distribution, wherein the final treatment probability distribution represents a likelihood of treatment within the ablation volumes and wherein the workstation represents said treatment probability distributions with a plurality of values between a value that represents a 0% probability of ablation and a value that represents a 100% probability of ablution. a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a probability estimation module and a planning tool; the probability estimation module is configured to define shapes and sizes of ablation volumes in accordance with a treatment probability distribution, determines a joint treatment probability distribution for at least two planned ablations in a target volume, and computes a metric using a spatial representation of a joint treatment probability map and the target volume; the planning tool permits assigning of the ablation volumes to discrete volumes of a target volume in accordance with a plan by determining a number and location of planned ablations within the target volume using the one or more ablation volumes, and optimizes the metric to produce a final configuration of ablation volumes with an associated final treatment probability distribution, wherein the final treatment probability distribution represents a likelihood of treatment within the ablation volumes and wherein the workstation represents said treatment probability distributions with a plurality of values between a value that represents a 0% probability of ablation and a value that represents a 100% probability of ablution.
An actuator for a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) installation, which has a power supply connection for connecting the actuator to an external power supply, a control unit for controlling and monitoring the actuator, a peripheral unit with in particular heavy power consumers (21, 22, 23), and also a connection socket which is connected to a serial interface of the control unit, wherein the control unit is set up to receive primary configuration data from an operating device connected to the connection socket and/or is set up to send secondary configuration data and/or diagnostic data (DIAG) to the operating device, characterized in that - the connection socket and the power supply connection are interconnected such that a respective current fed in externally feeds exclusively in to a common connection, - a voltage regulator for supplying power to the control unit and also a switching means, which can be activated by said control unit, for supplying power to the peripheral unit are connected downstream of the common connection, and - the control unit is set up to activate the switching means to close only if a first voltage value detected by the control unit at a feed-in point of the power supply connection exceeds a first comparison value or if a second voltage value detected by the control unit at the common connection exceeds a second comparison value. - the connection socket and the power supply connection are interconnected such that a respective current fed in externally feeds exclusively in to a common connection, - a voltage regulator for supplying power to the control unit and also a switching means, which can be activated by said control unit, for supplying power to the peripheral unit are connected downstream of the common connection, and - the control unit is set up to activate the switching means to close only if a first voltage value detected by the control unit at a feed-in point of the power supply connection exceeds a first comparison value or if a second voltage value detected by the control unit at the common connection exceeds a second comparison value.
A floor sheet (1, 40) for vehicles to be laid on a floor face of a vehicle characterized in that the floor sheet (1, 40) comprises: a floor sheet main body made of a flame retardant rubber and formed to have a long-sheet shape and to have a thickness of no less than 1 mm and less than 7 mm; and a tacky layer made of an acrylic tacky material and overlaid directly or indirectly on a back face of the floor sheet main body so as to have a thickness of no less than 50 μm and less than 400 μm and that the acrylic tacky material comprises a hardening agent. a floor sheet main body made of a flame retardant rubber and formed to have a long-sheet shape and to have a thickness of no less than 1 mm and less than 7 mm; and a tacky layer made of an acrylic tacky material and overlaid directly or indirectly on a back face of the floor sheet main body so as to have a thickness of no less than 50 μm and less than 400 μm
Nasal powder delivery device comprising a container containing at least one dose of powder, a nasal delivery head intended to be inserted in a nostril of a user, said nasal delivery head comprising a delivery aperture, and an air discharge system generating, upon the actuation of said nasal powder delivery device, a flow of compressed air to deliver a dose of powder in said nostril through said delivery aperture, said air discharge system comprising an air chamber, arranged in a skirt, and a piston which, upon actuation of the device, sealingly slides in said air chamber to compress the air contained in said air chamber, said piston being rigidly connected to an actuating member, characterised in that before actuation, at least one breakable bridge is provided between said skirt and said actuating member, each breakable bridge being formed on said skirt and cooperating with a radial projection formed on said actuating member, each radial projection comprising an axial extension greater than that of the respective breakable bridge and forming an inclined axial ramp on either side of the respective breakable bridge.
A diagnostic imaging apparatus comprising: a magnetic resonance portion that includes: a main magnetic coil assembly for generating a main magnetic field in an imaging region of the apparatus; a gradient coil assembly for overlaying gradient magnetic fields on the main magnetic field; an RF coil assembly for at least transmitting RF signals into the imaging region; a positron emission tomography portion including: a fluid cooled detector array for detecting radiation indicative of nuclear decay events; at least one reconstruction processor (22, 40) for producing an image representation from detected signals originating from the imaging region; and a display for displaying the reconstructed image representation; the diagnostic imaging apparatus being characterized in that the fluid cooled detector array having its own fluid cooling system, the detector array being thermally proximate to the gradient coil assembly and maintained at a lower temperature than the thermally proximate gradient coil assembly by fluid cooling of the fluid cooled detector array. a magnetic resonance portion that includes: a main magnetic coil assembly for generating a main magnetic field in an imaging region of the apparatus; a gradient coil assembly for overlaying gradient magnetic fields on the main magnetic field; an RF coil assembly for at least transmitting RF signals into the imaging region; a main magnetic coil assembly for generating a main magnetic field in an imaging region of the apparatus; a gradient coil assembly for overlaying gradient magnetic fields on the main magnetic field; an RF coil assembly for at least transmitting RF signals into the imaging region; a positron emission tomography portion including: a fluid cooled detector array for detecting radiation indicative of nuclear decay events; at least one reconstruction processor (22, 40) for producing an image representation from detected signals originating from the imaging region; and a display for displaying the reconstructed image representation; the diagnostic imaging apparatus being characterized in that the fluid cooled detector array having its own fluid cooling system, the detector array being thermally proximate to the gradient coil assembly and maintained at a lower temperature than the thermally proximate gradient coil assembly by fluid cooling of the fluid cooled detector array. a fluid cooled detector array for detecting radiation indicative of nuclear decay events; at least one reconstruction processor (22, 40) for producing an image representation from detected signals originating from the imaging region; and a display for displaying the reconstructed image representation; the diagnostic imaging apparatus being characterized in that the fluid cooled detector array having its own fluid cooling system, the detector array being thermally proximate to the gradient coil assembly and maintained at a lower temperature than the thermally proximate gradient coil assembly by fluid cooling of the fluid cooled detector array.