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A polymer manufacturing apparatus comprising a polymerization reaction apparatus and a heat exchanger having a cooling passage connected to a polymer product outlet of the polymerization reaction apparatus, wherein said cooling passage includes a rigid outer tube for a cooling medium and a plurality of rigid outer tubes for solution arranged parallel to each other inside the rigid outer tube for a cooling medium, and characterized in that a thin inner tube is disposed inside each of said rigid outer tubes for solution, said thin inner tube having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of said rigid outer tube for solution at normal temperature and pressure, expanding by an increase in at least one of temperature and pressure of a solution conveyed and, as a result, contacting with an inner surface of said rigid outer tube for solution, and moreover contracting in diameter, when said solution is cooled or pressure is dropped, so that there is a space between an inner circumferential surface of said rigid outer tube for solution and said thin inner tube, wherein said thin inner tube is removable from said rigid outer tube so that, when removed, the thin inner tube may be subjected to a polymer fouling removal process.
A lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein an ionomer represented by the following Formula 1 is comprised in at least one element selected from the group consisting of the cathode and the anode: where A and B are independently H, F, CH 3, CF 3 or CF 2 H, a molar ratio of -CF-O-(CF 2) 2 -SO 3 - Li +: -CF 2 - is 10 to 100: 0 to 90, and k is an integer of at least 1. where A and B are independently H, F, CH 3, CF 3 or CF 2 H, a molar ratio of -CF-O-(CF 2) 2 -SO 3 - Li +: -CF 2 - is 10 to 100: 0 to 90, and k is an integer of at least 1.
A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water; the method comprising the steps of: - guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure (13; 35) of a laying ramp (6; 34); - acquiring a first and a second image of a respective first and second face of the pipeline in the same acquisition plane crosswise to the axis of the pipeline in the body of water; - determining whether the acquired first and second images are within an acceptance range; and - determining the distance between the pipeline and the supporting structure (13; 35) at the free end of the laying ramp (6; 34). - guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure (13; 35) of a laying ramp (6; 34); - acquiring a first and a second image of a respective first and second face of the pipeline in the same acquisition plane crosswise to the axis of the pipeline in the body of water; - determining whether the acquired first and second images are within an acceptance range; and - determining the distance between the pipeline and the supporting structure (13; 35) at the free end of the laying ramp (6; 34).
A depth sensing device, comprising: a first light projector and a second light projector, the first light projector configured to project light towards the second light projector, the second light projector configured to project light towards the first light projector; a reflective component positioned between the first and second light projectors (601, 609), the reflective component configured to redirect the light projected by the first light projector onto a first portion of a scene and to redirect the light projected by the second light projector onto a second portion of the scene, wherein the first and second portions of the scene (634, 636) are adjacent to one another and are non-overlapping relative to one another; a receiver configured to detect reflections of redirected light projected by the first and second light projectors (601, 609); and a controller configured to generate depth information based on the detected reflections of redirected light. a first light projector and a second light projector, the first light projector configured to project light towards the second light projector, the second light projector configured to project light towards the first light projector; a reflective component positioned between the first and second light projectors (601, 609), the reflective component configured to redirect the light projected by the first light projector onto a first portion of a scene and to redirect the light projected by the second light projector onto a second portion of the scene, wherein the first and second portions of the scene (634, 636) are adjacent to one another and are non-overlapping relative to one another; a receiver configured to detect reflections of redirected light projected by the first and second light projectors (601, 609); and a controller configured to generate depth information based on the detected reflections of redirected light.
A recombinant filamentous fungal host cell comprising: a) at least one first polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest; and b) one or more second polynucleotide encoding a fungal PepC protease, wherein the one or more second polynucleotide is operably linked to a regulated heterologous promoter, wherein the regulated heterologous promoter is induced in the presence of nitrate and repressed in the presence of ammonium, or wherein the regulated heterologous promoter is induced in the presence of sorbitol and repressed in the absence of sorbitol. a) at least one first polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest; and b) one or more second polynucleotide encoding a fungal PepC protease, wherein the one or more second polynucleotide is operably linked to a regulated heterologous promoter, wherein the regulated heterologous promoter is induced in the presence of nitrate and repressed in the presence of ammonium, or wherein the regulated heterologous promoter is induced in the presence of sorbitol and repressed in the absence of sorbitol.
A refrigerator comprising: first and second doors (11, 12) which open/close first and second storage compartments defined in a body, respectively; and a door opening device, wherein the door opening device comprises: a plurality of sliding bars (40, 41) which selectively open the first and second doors (11, 12); a motor which opens and closes the first door or the second door by moving back and forth the sliding bars (40, 41) in directions opposite to each other, and a plurality of position detectors (31, 32, 33) configured to detect at least one protrusion (42, 43, 44) provided at one side of at least one of the sliding bars (40, 41). first and second doors (11, 12) which open/close first and second storage compartments defined in a body, respectively; and a door opening device, wherein the door opening device comprises: a plurality of sliding bars (40, 41) which selectively open the first and second doors (11, 12); a motor which opens and closes the first door or the second door by moving back and forth the sliding bars (40, 41) in directions opposite to each other, and a plurality of position detectors (31, 32, 33) configured to detect at least one protrusion (42, 43, 44) provided at one side of at least one of the sliding bars (40, 41). a plurality of sliding bars (40, 41) which selectively open the first and second doors (11, 12); a motor which opens and closes the first door or the second door by moving back and forth the sliding bars (40, 41) in directions opposite to each other, and a plurality of position detectors (31, 32, 33) configured to detect at least one protrusion (42, 43, 44) provided at one side of at least one of the sliding bars (40, 41).
A wheel cover quick mount assembly for a wheel of a passenger vehicle, the wheel cover quick mount assembly comprising: a receiver having a plurality of posts and a spring; and a wheel cover assembly having a wheel cover and an engagement plate, the engagement plate having a plurality of openings configured to engage the engagement plate to the plurality of posts, such that the wheel cover covers the wheel of the passenger vehicle, the engagement plate configured to receive a positive feedback from the spring characterised in that the spring is adapted to be assembled onto a rim of the wheel and to provide a spring bias against the engagement plate. a receiver having a plurality of posts and a spring; and a wheel cover assembly having a wheel cover and an engagement plate, the engagement plate having a plurality of openings configured to engage the engagement plate to the plurality of posts, such that the wheel cover covers the wheel of the passenger vehicle, the engagement plate configured to receive a positive feedback from the spring characterised in that the spring is adapted to be assembled onto a rim of the wheel and to provide a spring bias against the engagement plate.
A polymeric panel having an electrically conductive structure, comprising: - a polymeric substrate with at least one conductor track on a surface of the polymeric substrate, - at least one electrically conductive, elastic contacting rail, which is electrically connected to a part of the conductor track arranged between the polymeric substrate and the contacting rail, and - at least one fastening element, by means of which the contacting rail is clamped onto surface of the polymeric substrate, wherein the fastening element is formed in one piece with the polymeric substrate, characterized in that the conductor track includes an electrical contact surface via which the electrically conductive connection between the conductor track and the contacting rail is provided, wherein the electrical contact surface is facing away from the surface of the substrate, - a polymeric substrate with at least one conductor track on a surface of the polymeric substrate, - at least one electrically conductive, elastic contacting rail, which is electrically connected to a part of the conductor track arranged between the polymeric substrate and the contacting rail, and - at least one fastening element, by means of which the contacting rail is clamped onto surface of the polymeric substrate,
An aerosol delivery device comprising: a member comprising a passive aerosol generator portion, wherein the member is configured to transfer a first aerosol precursor to the passive aerosol generator portion; and an air flow passage configured to direct air past the passive aerosol generator portion to pick up the first aerosol precursor from the passive aerosol generator portion to form a first aerosol, wherein the air flow passage comprises first and second airflow branches (210, 212), the member located between the first and second airflow branches (210, 212), wherein the first and second airflow branches (210, 212) are configured to provide inward airflow towards the passive aerosol generator portion. a member comprising a passive aerosol generator portion, wherein the member is configured to transfer a first aerosol precursor to the passive aerosol generator portion; and an air flow passage configured to direct air past the passive aerosol generator portion to pick up the first aerosol precursor from the passive aerosol generator portion to form a first aerosol, wherein the air flow passage comprises first and second airflow branches (210, 212), the member located between the first and second airflow branches (210, 212), wherein the first and second airflow branches (210, 212) are configured to provide inward airflow towards the passive aerosol generator portion.
A polymer comprising at least one residue having a structure represented by a formula: wherein n is greater than 5; wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, CH 2 Ar 1, or Ar 1; and wherein each Ar 1, when present, is aryl substituted with 0, 1, or 2 groups independently selected from halogen, -OH, —CN, -N 3, -NH 2, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, and C1-C4 dialkylamino. wherein n is greater than 5; wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, CH 2 Ar 1, or Ar 1; and
A method, performed by a first node, for managing traffic characteristics of one or more packets on a connection between the first node and a second node, wherein the connection is provided via a network node interconnecting the first and second nodes (110, 120), wherein the method comprises: exchanging, with the network node, traffic characteristic semantics and a common key for encryption of a traffic characteristic value to be applied for the one or more packets on the connection, wherein the traffic characteristic semantics include the traffic characteristic value and an associated characteristic for the one or more packets; wherein the connection is an end-to-end connection between transport layers of the first node and a second node which are end points of the end-to-end connection; sending the traffic characteristic value and the common key to the second node; exchanging, with the second node, payload including one or more packets over the connection, wherein information about the traffic characteristic value is encrypted by the common key and included in a transport header of each packet carrying the payload. exchanging, with the network node, traffic characteristic semantics and a common key for encryption of a traffic characteristic value to be applied for the one or more packets on the connection, wherein the traffic characteristic semantics include the traffic characteristic value and an associated characteristic for the one or more packets; wherein the connection is an end-to-end connection between transport layers of the first node and a second node which are end points of the end-to-end connection; sending the traffic characteristic value and the common key to the second node; exchanging, with the second node, payload including one or more packets over the connection, wherein information about the traffic characteristic value is encrypted by the common key and included in a transport header of each packet carrying the payload.
A method for preventing demagnetization by a wireless charging transceiver of a foreign object (320, 330) including magnetically stored data, characterized in that the foreign object includes a near field communication, NFC, chip and in that the method comprises the steps of: - detecting the foreign object by means of a first identification sensor at the wireless charging transceiver, wherein the first identification sensor is an NFC sensor; - determining, by a processor using information from the first identification sensor and data that is stored in a local memory or stored in a network, whether the foreign object (320, 330) includes magnetically stored data which are able to be interfered or erased or damaged by the electromagnetic signals from the wireless charging transceiver; and - responsive to a determination that the foreign object (320, 330) includes magnetically stored data which are able to be interfered or erased or damaged by the electromagnetic signals from the wireless charging transceiver, preventing the wireless charging transceiver from operating. - detecting the foreign object by means of a first identification sensor at the wireless charging transceiver, wherein the first identification sensor is an NFC sensor; - determining, by a processor using information from the first identification sensor and data that is stored in a local memory or stored in a network, whether the foreign object (320, 330) includes magnetically stored data which are able to be interfered or erased or damaged by the electromagnetic signals from the wireless charging transceiver; and - responsive to a determination that the foreign object (320, 330) includes magnetically stored data which are able to be interfered or erased or damaged by the electromagnetic signals from the wireless charging transceiver, preventing the wireless charging transceiver from operating.
A fuel cell stack comprising: a stack comprising single cells that are stacked, each of the single cells comprising a frame that holds an outer periphery of a membrane electrode assembly and a pair of separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly and the frame; and a case that houses the stack, wherein the frame comprises a protrusion that protrudes outward from an outer periphery of a frame body that constitutes the frame, beyond an outer peripheral edge of the pair of separators, and a protrusion length of the protrusion is greater than at least a gap between the frame and one of the pair of separators, such that the protrusions intervene between an end face of the one of the pair of separators and the case, thereby preventing a contact between the end face and the case, thereby preventing a short circuit, characterized in that the protrusion is bendable with respect to the frame body. a stack comprising single cells that are stacked, each of the single cells comprising a frame that holds an outer periphery of a membrane electrode assembly and a pair of separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly and the frame; and a case that houses the stack, wherein the frame comprises a protrusion that protrudes outward from an outer periphery of a frame body that constitutes the frame, beyond an outer peripheral edge of the pair of separators, and a protrusion length of the protrusion is greater than at least a gap between the frame and one of the pair of separators, such that the protrusions intervene between an end face of the one of the pair of separators and the case, thereby preventing a contact between the end face and the case, thereby preventing a short circuit, characterized in that the protrusion is bendable with respect to the frame body.
A method for chlorinating a carbohydrate or an ester thereof comprising reacting the carbohydrate or ester thereof with a chlorinating agent and irreversibly removing during chlorination at least a portion of the hydrogen chloride produced by the reaction of the chlorinating agent with the carbohydrate or ester thereof, wherein the hydrogen chloride is removed by vacuum distillation.
A lancet assembly comprising; a housing; a needle carriage movably mounted within the housing, the needle carriage adapted to support a needle thereon, the needle carriage having a first end and a second end generally opposite thereto, and wherein the needle carriage has an elongate guided surface extending generally axially between the first and second ends of the needle carriage; a needle mounted to the needle carriage; a guidance biasing spring operative for biasing the needle carriage in translation towards a retracted position; a guide element positioned within the housing for guiding the needle carriage for reciprocating translation, the guide element comprising a guide surface for engaging and guiding the elongate guided surface of the needle carriage; a pivotal drive cam for driving the needle carriage in translation and having a cam lobe for engaging the second end of the needle carriage; and a drive spring for storing potential energy for pivoting the pivotal drive cam and driving the needle carriage in translation; wherein the needle carriage is guided by the guide element and driven in translation by the pivotal drive cam such that guidance of the needle carriage and drive of the needle carriage are kept substantially separate from one another.
A system comprising an electronically controlled smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) and a cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501), wherein the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) comprises: one or more manual controls such as buttons or knobs (603, 606), a display allowing a user to input customized smoking cycles or modify existing smoking cycles, and the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) is configured for communicating with and controlling operation of the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303), the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) comprising a hardware processor, a receiver configured to receive inputs from a smart phone including a first input indicating that the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) is permitted to communicate with the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501), if such communication is permitted by the user, the system is configured to establish communication between the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) and an access point that permits flow of control inputs between the grill or smoker (120, 202, 303) and the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) and/or between the grill or smoker (120, 202, 303) and the smart phone, to enable the user to control the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) from any location that has internet access, and wherein the system is configured to disable an ignition functionality unless the smart phone is within a specified distance of the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303). one or more manual controls such as buttons or knobs (603, 606), a display allowing a user to input customized smoking cycles or modify existing smoking cycles, and the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) is configured for communicating with and controlling operation of the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303), the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) comprising a hardware processor, a receiver configured to receive inputs from a smart phone including a first input indicating that the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) is permitted to communicate with the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501), if such communication is permitted by the user, the system is configured to establish communication between the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) and an access point that permits flow of control inputs between the grill or smoker (120, 202, 303) and the cloud computing platform (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) and/or between the grill or smoker (120, 202, 303) and the smart phone, to enable the user to control the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303) from any location that has internet access, and wherein the system is configured to disable an ignition functionality unless the smart phone is within a specified distance of the smoker or grill (120, 202, 303).
Processing device for processing at least one container, having a transport unit which is coupled magnetically to a stator arrangement and which is able to be moved on a drive surface by way of energization of the stator arrangement, wherein at least one support element defines a working space for processing of the container, wherein the container is able to be coupled to the support element by way of a relative movement of transport unit and support element, wherein the transport unit has at least one container-receiving means which carries the at least one container, characterized in that the at least one container-receiving means is able to be decoupled from the transport unit, and in that the at least one support element, for coupling to the container, acts on the at least one container-receiving means.