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An optical power-limiting device (2, 20) comprising a composition for limiting optical power transmission, the device having a first side that receives impinging light and a second side opposed to the first side, the composition comprising: photochromic dye molecules and UV fluorescent nanoparticles in a matrix material, the composition being configured to absorb light at wavelengths in the entire solar UV spectrum, including wavelengths of 300-340 nm, the photochromic dye molecules being configured to absorb light having wavelengths between 340 nm and 420 nm, characterized in that: a portion of the impinging light having wavelengths shorter than 340 nm is absorbed by the UV fluorescent nanoparticles, the UV fluorescent nanoparticles being configured to convert the light having wavelengths shorter than 340 nm to light having wavelengths between 340 nm and 420 nm.
Use of a metalized substrate comprising (i) a porous substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, and (ii) a discontinuous metal layer deposited on at least the outer surface of the porous substrate, the metalized substrate having a gloss of at least about 2 gloss units when measured at an angle of illumination of 20°, for masking the appearance of stains in an article produced therefrom, wherein the gloss is measured according to ASTM D2457-03. (i) a porous substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, and (ii) a discontinuous metal layer deposited on at least the outer surface of the porous substrate, the metalized substrate having a gloss of at least about 2 gloss units when measured at an angle of illumination of 20°,
A razor cartridge for a liquid dispensing wet shaving razor, the razor cartridge comprising: a) a housing having a top portion, bottom portion, front surface and rear surface; b) a cartridge connecting structure attached to the rear surface of the housing; c) at least one blade positioned between the top portion and bottom portion, d) at least one aperture located between the top portion and the bottom portion of the housing that extends from the rear surface to the front surface, and e) a fluid dispensing member joined to the cartridge connecting structure, the fluid dispensing member having at least one dispensing member flowpath (320a, 320b) with a dispensing member supply end opening (322a, 322b) and a dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b), the dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b) is in fluid communication with the at least one aperture (316a, 316b) in the housing, characterized in that the dispensing member flowpath (320a, 320b) converges from the dispensing member supply end opening (322a, 322b) to the dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b) such that the cross-section of the dispensing member flowpath decreases from the dispensing member supply end opening (322a, 322b) to the dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b). a) a housing having a top portion, bottom portion, front surface and rear surface; b) a cartridge connecting structure attached to the rear surface of the housing; c) at least one blade positioned between the top portion and bottom portion, d) at least one aperture located between the top portion and the bottom portion of the housing that extends from the rear surface to the front surface, and e) a fluid dispensing member joined to the cartridge connecting structure, the fluid dispensing member having at least one dispensing member flowpath (320a, 320b) with a dispensing member supply end opening (322a, 322b) and a dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b), the dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b) is in fluid communication with the at least one aperture (316a, 316b) in the housing, characterized in that the dispensing member flowpath (320a, 320b) converges from the dispensing member supply end opening (322a, 322b) to the dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b) such that the cross-section of the dispensing member flowpath decreases from the dispensing member supply end opening (322a, 322b) to the dispensing member discharge end opening (326a, 326b).
Method for recycling carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers, comprising at least two reactors (R1, R2), wherein a reaction process for separating carbon fibers/carbon fiber mats and polymers takes place in the reactors in such a way that a preheated aqueous fluid is used as solvent, wherein the aqueous fluid is kept in the liquid state under pressure and is injected in the liquid state into the respective reactor (R1, R2), wherein a high pressure greater than 19 bar and a temperature above the boiling-point curve of the aqueous fluid is present in each of the reactors (R1, R2), and after completion of the reaction process the carbon fibers/carbon fiber mats purified from the polymers are separated from the reaction solution formed during the reaction process, wherein solvents in the form of oxygen-containing fluids in the supercritical range are used in the reactors of the unit, and water is used as the oxygen-containing fluid, wherein the temperature in the reactor is higher than 374.12°C and the pressure in the reactor is higher than 221.2 bar, wherein, after completion of the process in the first reactor R1, the heat content of the reactor R1 is extracted from the reactor R1 by means of a heater/cooler 3 and used to heat the reactor R2 provided for the next reaction cycle.
A heating building for a malting plant, comprising a heating device, at least one heat exchanger and a central kiln-drying fan, wherein the heating building can be detachably connected to a start module, the heating building being configured to be connected to one or more germinating/kiln-drying units via one or more fresh air channels and return air channels. a heating device, at least one heat exchanger and a central kiln-drying fan, wherein the heating building can be detachably connected to a start module, the heating building being configured to be connected to one or more germinating/kiln-drying units via one or more fresh air channels and return air channels.
Ceiling formwork system comprising - a ceiling formwork comprising at least one formwork element with a frame, - at least one side protector mounted on the ceiling formwork in an end position, and - a mounting rail wherein the side protector comprises the following: a) a railing; and b) a pivoting frame to which the railing is connected and which is indirectly connected to the frame from the bottom side of the ceiling formwork, wherein the pivoting frame can be pivoted from an installation position about an axis of rotation into the end position in which end position the ceiling formwork is laterally secured by the railing, and the pivoting frame is pivotably connected to the mounting rail about the axis of rotation, wherein the mounting rail is connected to the frame, characterized in that the mounting rail has a horizontal alignment or orientation. - a ceiling formwork comprising at least one formwork element with a frame, - at least one side protector mounted on the ceiling formwork in an end position, and - a mounting rail a) a railing; and b) a pivoting frame to which the railing is connected and which is indirectly connected to the frame from the bottom side of the ceiling formwork, wherein the pivoting frame can be pivoted from an installation position about an axis of rotation into the end position in which end position the ceiling formwork is laterally secured by the railing, and the pivoting frame is pivotably connected to the mounting rail about the axis of rotation, wherein the mounting rail is connected to the frame, characterized in that the mounting rail has a horizontal alignment or orientation.
A cleaning system adapted to an automatic milking system including teat cups, a milk collecting vessel, and a milk tube arrangement interconnecting the teat cups with the milk collecting vessel, the cleaning system comprising: - a water supply arrangement comprising a supply system connectable to cold and hot tap water, and a tank provided with an overflow, wherein the supply system has an outlet orifice for supplying water to the tank, the outlet orifice opening into the tank with a vertical air gap between the outlet orifice and the highest obtainable water level in the tank; - a first cleaning arrangement for cleaning the teat cups of the automatic milking system and/or the teats of milking animals prior to being milked by the automatic milking system, the first cleaning arrangement comprising at least one cleaning module (15d, 15g), at least one feed line interconnecting the at least one cleaning module with the tank, and a feed pump for feeding water from the tank to the at least one cleaning module; - a second cleaning arrangement for cleaning the automatic milking system comprising a detergent supply system connected to the tank for supplying detergent to the tank, thus forming a cleaning liquid; and a supply line interconnecting the tank with the automatic milking system allowing the cleaning liquid to be supplied to the automatic milking system; and - a control arrangement for controlling the operation of the water supply arrangement, and the first and second cleaning arrangements. - a water supply arrangement comprising a supply system connectable to cold and hot tap water, and a tank provided with an overflow, wherein the supply system has an outlet orifice for supplying water to the tank, the outlet orifice opening into the tank with a vertical air gap between the outlet orifice and the highest obtainable water level in the tank; - a first cleaning arrangement for cleaning the teat cups of the automatic milking system and/or the teats of milking animals prior to being milked by the automatic milking system, the first cleaning arrangement comprising at least one cleaning module (15d, 15g), at least one feed line interconnecting the at least one cleaning module with the tank, and a feed pump for feeding water from the tank to the at least one cleaning module; - a second cleaning arrangement for cleaning the automatic milking system comprising a detergent supply system connected to the tank for supplying detergent to the tank, thus forming a cleaning liquid; and a supply line interconnecting the tank with the automatic milking system allowing the cleaning liquid to be supplied to the automatic milking system; and - a control arrangement for controlling the operation of the water supply arrangement, and the first and second cleaning arrangements.
A temporary adhesive composition comprising: an organopolysiloxane comprising: 40 to 99 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 1 SiO 3/2 (T units), 0 to 49 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 2 R 3 SiO 2/2 units (D units) and 1 to 25 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 4 R 5 R 6 SiO 1/2 units (M units), wherein each of R 1 to R 6 represents an unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms selected from the group of alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups and aryl groups, or substituted groups of these hydrocarbon groups in which at least a portion of the hydrogen atoms have been substituted with a halogen atom or a cyano group, and having a weight-average molecular weight measured in terms of polystyrene by gel permeation chromatography of greater than 2,000, and an organic solvent having a boiling point of not more than 220°C. an organopolysiloxane comprising: 40 to 99 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 1 SiO 3/2 (T units), 0 to 49 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 2 R 3 SiO 2/2 units (D units) and 1 to 25 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 4 R 5 R 6 SiO 1/2 units (M units), wherein each of R 1 to R 6 represents an unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms selected from the group of alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups and aryl groups, or substituted groups of these hydrocarbon groups in which at least a portion of the hydrogen atoms have been substituted with a halogen atom or a cyano group, and having a weight-average molecular weight measured in terms of polystyrene by gel permeation chromatography of greater than 2,000, and 40 to 99 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 1 SiO 3/2 (T units), 0 to 49 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 2 R 3 SiO 2/2 units (D units) and 1 to 25 mol% of siloxane units represented by R 4 R 5 R 6 SiO 1/2 units (M units), wherein each of R 1 to R 6 represents an unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms selected from the group of alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups and aryl groups, or substituted groups of these hydrocarbon groups in which at least a portion of the hydrogen atoms have been substituted with a halogen atom or a cyano group, an organic solvent having a boiling point of not more than 220°C.
A medical device comprising: a rod receiving means for receiving a portion of a rod member therein and locking means for locking the rod member in place in said rod receiving means and gripping means for gripping a first thread of said rod receiving means with a second thread of said locking means when the threads are threadedly engaged and preventing splaying of said threads when said threads are threadedly entrained together characterised in that the gripping means comprises a curved portion (48, 60, 64) of the first thread and a curved portion of the second thread for engagement in a radial direction with the curved portion of the first thread such that splaying is prevented. a rod receiving means for receiving a portion of a rod member therein and locking means for locking the rod member in place in said rod receiving means and gripping means for gripping a first thread of said rod receiving means with a second thread of said locking means when the threads are threadedly engaged and preventing splaying of said threads when said threads are threadedly entrained together characterised in that the gripping means comprises a curved portion (48, 60, 64) of the first thread and a curved portion of the second thread for engagement in a radial direction with the curved portion of the first thread such that splaying is prevented.
An apparatus (100; 305); for retaining a plug within a receptacle for an AC power source, comprising; a receptacle body; and a retention device insertable into the receptacle body, the retention device including a face portion and at least one prong (124A; 124B; 124C; 124D) extending from the face portion, each prong of the at least one prong (124A; 124B; 124C; 124D) including at least one barb, wherein the retention device is configured to retain a plug (200; 260) within said receptacle body by contact with a shroud of the plug (200; 260) from the at least one barb of each prong of said at least one prong (124A; 124B; 124C; 124D) of the retention device, each prong of said at least one prong (124A; 124B; 124C; 124D) of retention device includes a ridge located on an opposite side of the at least one barb, an interior wall of the receptacle body includes a ledge configured to contact the ridge of each prong and prevent removal of the retention device from the receptacle body, characterized in that the interior wall includes a tapered wall portion; and wherein in use the at least one prong (124A; 124B; 124C; 124D) is forced toward the shroud by contact from a second side or exterior side of the prong by the tapered wall portion of the receptacle body, such that the plug forms an interference fit with the prong(s) of the retention device and is retained within the receptacle body; and in that when the plug should be removed from the apparatus for retaining the plug, the face portion of the retention device is forced inward towards the receptacle body.
A fluid management system for use in an endoscopic procedure, comprising: a pump system for providing a fluid inflow from a fluid source to a uterine cavity of a patient and fluid outflow returning to the fluid source from the uterine cavity; a controller and control algorithms; and a filter system having selected characteristics for filtering the outflows that return to the fluid source; characterized in that: the filter system characteristics are selected to insure that a filtrate returning to the fluid source causes substantially no activation of an immune system pathway as verified by a Complement Activation assay evaluating at least one of the protein complements C3A and C5b. a pump system for providing a fluid inflow from a fluid source to a uterine cavity of a patient and fluid outflow returning to the fluid source from the uterine cavity; a controller and control algorithms; and a filter system having selected characteristics for filtering the outflows that return to the fluid source; characterized in that: the filter system characteristics are selected to insure that a filtrate returning to the fluid source causes substantially no activation of an immune system pathway as verified by a Complement Activation assay evaluating at least one of the protein complements C3A and C5b.
A phase locked loop,PLL, comprising a phase frequency detector,PFD,, a loop filter, and a voltage controlled oscillator,VCO,, the PLL further comprises: an acceleration sensor for generating an acceleration signal by detecting an acceleration of the VCO; a first filter for filtering a phase difference signal generated by the PFD to obtain a filtered phase difference signal; an adaptive compensation unit for generating a correction signal based on the acceleration signal and the filtered phase difference signal; a first summing unit, connected between the loop filter and the VCO, for summing up the correction signal and an oscillator control signal output from the loop filter to compensate a frequency shift of an output clock signal from the VCO caused by the acceleration of the VCO; wherein the adaptive compensation unit comprises: a cross-correlation unit for calculating a correlation coefficient between the acceleration signal and the filtered phase difference signal; a gain generation unit for generating a gain setting signal as a gain for the acceleration signal based on the correlation coefficient; and a first variable gain amplifier,VGA, for generating the correction signal by applying the gain to the acceleration signal. an acceleration sensor for generating an acceleration signal by detecting an acceleration of the VCO; a first filter for filtering a phase difference signal generated by the PFD to obtain a filtered phase difference signal; an adaptive compensation unit for generating a correction signal based on the acceleration signal and the filtered phase difference signal; a first summing unit, connected between the loop filter and the VCO, for summing up the correction signal and an oscillator control signal output from the loop filter to compensate a frequency shift of an output clock signal from the VCO caused by the acceleration of the VCO; a cross-correlation unit for calculating a correlation coefficient between the acceleration signal and the filtered phase difference signal; a gain generation unit for generating a gain setting signal as a gain for the acceleration signal based on the correlation coefficient; and a first variable gain amplifier,VGA, for generating the correction signal by applying the gain to the acceleration signal.
An aerosol provision cartridge for an aerosol provision system, wherein the cartridge comprises a refillable chamber for aerosol precursor material, the chamber comprising a first opening and a second opening, each opening allowing for access into the chamber, wherein each opening is covered by a respective cap (130;132) which is configured to be uncoupled from the chamber for allowing access to the opening, wherein the cartridge is configured such that each cap (130;132), when coupled to the chamber, requires at least two different actions (A1;A2) to be uncoupled from the chamber; wherein the cartridge further comprises an aerosol generating component located in the chamber; wherein the cap for the first opening comprises an orifice through which the aerosol generating component projects when the cap for the first opening is coupled to the chamber; and characterized in that the aerosol provision cartridge further comprises a retaining means configured to hold the aerosol generating component inside the chamber when the cap for the first opening has been uncoupled from the chamber. wherein the cartridge further comprises an aerosol generating component located in the chamber; wherein the cap for the first opening comprises an orifice through which the aerosol generating component projects when the cap for the first opening is coupled to the chamber; and characterized in that the aerosol provision cartridge further comprises a retaining means configured to hold the aerosol generating component inside the chamber when the cap for the first opening has been uncoupled from the chamber.
Pressure tank device comprising a pressure tank, a high pressure inlet to the pressure tank and a low pressure outlet from the pressure tank, at least one removal component (4, 5) being arranged in the low pressure outlet, characterized in that a shut-off valve is arranged in the low pressure outlet upstream of the removal component (4, 5), it being possible for at least main flow connection from the pressure tank to the removal component (4, 5) to be closed by way of the shut-off valve, the shut-off valve being operatively connected to the high pressure inlet in such a way that the shut-off valve closes the main flow connection in the case of a predefined pressure rise at the high pressure inlet.
Operating device for electrically supplying at least one building technology device - in particular, an illuminant line with at least one illuminant - wherein the operating device comprises: - an input (E2, E2', E2") for electrically connecting an AC voltage source, - an output (A2, A2', A2") for electrically connecting at least one building technology device, - an electrical supply path having at least one converter stage, which comprises a PFC circuit which electrically connects the input (E2, E2', E2") and the output (A2, A2', A2") of the operating device to one another, and - a control unit that is configured to control the at least one converter stage; - wherein the control unit for input power measurement is configured to measure an input voltage and an input current of the electrical supply path between the input (E2, E2', E2") of the operating device and the at least one converter stage; and - wherein the operating device further comprises a rectifier that is arranged in the electrical supply path between the input (E2, E2', E2") of the operating device and the at least one converter stage, characterized in that the control unit is configured to measure the input voltage of the electrical supply path between the input (E2, E2', E2") of the operating device and the rectifier. - an input (E2, E2', E2") for electrically connecting an AC voltage source, - an output (A2, A2', A2") for electrically connecting at least one building technology device, - an electrical supply path having at least one converter stage, which comprises a PFC circuit which electrically connects the input (E2, E2', E2") and the output (A2, A2', A2") of the operating device to one another, and - a control unit that is configured to control the at least one converter stage; - wherein the control unit for input power measurement is configured to measure an input voltage and an input current of the electrical supply path between the input (E2, E2', E2") of the operating device and the at least one converter stage; and - wherein the operating device further comprises a rectifier that is arranged in the electrical supply path between the input (E2, E2', E2") of the operating device and the at least one converter stage,