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An apparatus for generating nitric oxide comprising: a housing and a recess formed by an interior of the housing; the housing including a first wall having an aperture formed therein to provide access to the recess and a second wall permitting gas flow therethrough; an insulator arranged in the recess; a pair of electrodes arranged within the housing to at least partially engage the insulator; a power supply connected to the pair of electrodes to energize the pair of electrodes to induce a chemical reaction within the recess that generates nitric oxide; a particle filter arranged to filter particulate passing through the second wall; a scavenger arranged proximate to the particle filter to control an amount of undesired byproducts from the chemical reaction induced by operation of the pair of electrodes; a controller in communication with the power supply and configured to selectively energize the pair of electrodes to achieve one or more electric discharges between the electrodes to generate the nitric oxide within the housing; and a flow path configured to non-mechanically direct, i.e. without using an additional device, the nitric oxide through the second wall of the housing and into an airway of a subject. a housing and a recess formed by an interior of the housing; the housing including a first wall having an aperture formed therein to provide access to the recess and a second wall permitting gas flow therethrough; an insulator arranged in the recess; a pair of electrodes arranged within the housing to at least partially engage the insulator; a power supply connected to the pair of electrodes to energize the pair of electrodes to induce a chemical reaction within the recess that generates nitric oxide; a particle filter arranged to filter particulate passing through the second wall; a scavenger arranged proximate to the particle filter to control an amount of undesired byproducts from the chemical reaction induced by operation of the pair of electrodes; a controller in communication with the power supply and configured to selectively energize the pair of electrodes to achieve one or more electric discharges between the electrodes to generate the nitric oxide within the housing; and a flow path configured to non-mechanically direct, i.e. without using an additional device, the nitric oxide through the second wall of the housing and into an airway of a subject.
A method for the treatment of industrial or municipal wastewater containing nitrate, the method comprising the step of reducing the nitrate by contacting wastewaters with a magnesium primary cell, wherein the cathode of the magnesium primary cell is made of graphite carbon and the anode of the magnesium primary cell is made of magnesium or a magnesium alloy, and wherein the nitrate serves as an oxidizing agent at the cathode of the magnesium primary cell, characterized in that the wastewater is anaerobic wastewater that has an oxygen saturation of less than 10 % when contacted with the magnesium primary cell, the magnesium primary cell is operated galvanically and the electrical energy obtained is supplied to a storage device or consumer, the pH value of the anaerobic wastewater when contacted with the magnesium primary cell is between 10-11 and this pH value is adjusted by adding gaseous ammonia, which is produced during the reduction of nitrate in the magnesium primary cell, and the method comprises separating suspended matter downstream of the reduction of nitrate, by a process selected from the group consisting of sedimentation, centrifugation, flotation and filtration. the wastewater is anaerobic wastewater that has an oxygen saturation of less than 10 % when contacted with the magnesium primary cell, the magnesium primary cell is operated galvanically and the electrical energy obtained is supplied to a storage device or consumer, the pH value of the anaerobic wastewater when contacted with the magnesium primary cell is between 10-11 and this pH value is adjusted by adding gaseous ammonia, which is produced during the reduction of nitrate in the magnesium primary cell, and the method comprises separating suspended matter downstream of the reduction of nitrate, by a process selected from the group consisting of sedimentation, centrifugation, flotation and filtration.
An electric switch comprising a mechanism module and a contact module, the contact module comprising a base element, a cover element, fixed contacts and a rotary roll for receiving moving contacts, the mechanism module comprising a base element, a cover element, a front pipeshaft for controlling the switch from the front side of the mechanism module, an inner pipeshaft for controlling the switch from a side end of the mechanism module, the pipeshafts (9,12) being engaged to each other by teeth (19,22) to form a gear for transferring a moment from the front pipeshaft to the inner pipeshaft, characterised by a lever with a round shaped first end and second end received and rotatably supported by apertures formed on both side walls of the mechanism module for transferring a moment to the roll, the lever arranged to receive the inner pipeshaft, the inner pipeshaft and the lever being rotatably engaged with each other, and at least one main spring for giving a rotational moment to the lever and being connected at a first end to the base element, wherein the second end of the main spring is connected to the lever.
A force transmission device for a disc brake operable to move a friction element of the brake into engagement with a rotary brake disc along a first axis in response to a loading from an actuating member, the device comprising: a guide member having a generally cylindrical guide form and comprising a yoke; a piston comprising a complementary generally cylindrical outer sliding surface slideable within the guide member; wherein an anti-rotation formation is provided between the guide member and the piston, the formation comprising a recess extending generally parallel to the first axis and a complementary projection; and characterised in that the yoke is moveable together with the piston during loading from the actuating member to apply the brake. a guide member having a generally cylindrical guide form and comprising a yoke; a piston comprising a complementary generally cylindrical outer sliding surface slideable within the guide member; wherein an anti-rotation formation is provided between the guide member and the piston, the formation comprising a recess extending generally parallel to the first axis and a complementary projection; and characterised in that the yoke is moveable together with the piston during loading from the actuating member to apply the brake.
Process for converting a starting material mixture comprising carbon dioxide (CO 2) and hydrogen (H 2) into a first product, methanol (MeOH), and a second product, water (H 2 O), having the following steps: - providing a reactor containing a catalyst, - feeding carbon dioxide (CO 2) and hydrogen (H 2) into the reactor, wherein the reactor is at a first pressure and a first temperature, - feeding a first liquid component as coolant and as an agent for removing the first product, methanol (MeOH), into the reactor, wherein the first liquid component is at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, - converting the carbon dioxide (CO 2) and hydrogen (H 2) into the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), wherein the first temperature and the first pressure in the reactor are set so that the methanol (MeOH) is in the gaseous state and the first component and the second product, water (H 2 O), are liquid, - removing the first gaseous product, methanol (MeOH), from a gas phase in at least one liquid phase comprising the first component and the second product, water (H 2 O), - discharging a first liquid material stream comprising the first component, the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), from the reactor. - providing a reactor containing a catalyst, - feeding carbon dioxide (CO 2) and hydrogen (H 2) into the reactor, wherein the reactor is at a first pressure and a first temperature, - feeding a first liquid component as coolant and as an agent for removing the first product, methanol (MeOH), into the reactor, wherein the first liquid component is at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, - converting the carbon dioxide (CO 2) and hydrogen (H 2) into the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), wherein the first temperature and the first pressure in the reactor are set so that the methanol (MeOH) is in the gaseous state and the first component and the second product, water (H 2 O), are liquid, - removing the first gaseous product, methanol (MeOH), from a gas phase in at least one liquid phase comprising the first component and the second product, water (H 2 O), - discharging a first liquid material stream comprising the first component, the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), from the reactor.
A whispering gallery mode inertial sensor comprising: a whispering gallery mode resonator; an evanescent coupler (20, 22, 24, 26) configured to couple with an evanescent field of the whispering gallery mode resonator so that light is transmitted to and received from the whispering galley mode resonator by the evanescent coupler (20, 22, 24, 26); a displacement sensor configured to determine a displacement of the whispering gallery mode resonator according to the light received from the whispering gallery mode resonator by the evanescent coupler (20, 22, 24, 26); a controller configured to determine an acceleration and/or rate of rotation experienced by the whispering gallery mode resonator based on the displacement of the whispering gallery mode resonator, characterized in that the controller is further configured to apply a restoring force to the whispering gallery mode resonator in a closed feedback loop based on the displacement of the whispering gallery mode resonator in order to maintain a predetermined mechanical state of the whispering gallery mode resonator; and in that the whispering gallery mode inertial sensor further comprises a timing sensor configured to determine a timing signal based on an optical frequency comb produced by the whispering gallery mode resonator. a whispering gallery mode resonator; an evanescent coupler (20, 22, 24, 26) configured to couple with an evanescent field of the whispering gallery mode resonator so that light is transmitted to and received from the whispering galley mode resonator by the evanescent coupler (20, 22, 24, 26); a displacement sensor configured to determine a displacement of the whispering gallery mode resonator according to the light received from the whispering gallery mode resonator by the evanescent coupler (20, 22, 24, 26); a controller configured to determine an acceleration and/or rate of rotation experienced by the whispering gallery mode resonator based on the displacement of the whispering gallery mode resonator, characterized in that the controller is further configured to apply a restoring force to the whispering gallery mode resonator in a closed feedback loop based on the displacement of the whispering gallery mode resonator in order to maintain a predetermined mechanical state of the whispering gallery mode resonator; and in that the whispering gallery mode inertial sensor further comprises a timing sensor configured to determine a timing signal based on an optical frequency comb produced by the whispering gallery mode resonator.
A lock assembly comprising: a blocking member, a first linkage assembly that includes a first triangle member assembly and a first bar member, wherein the first triangle member assembly includes first, second and third corners (75a, 75b, 75c), wherein the first corner is pivotably attached to a first end of the first bar member, wherein a second end of the first bar member is pivotably attached to the blocking member, wherein the first triangle member assembly includes first, second and third legs (75d, 75e, 75f), wherein the first leg extends between the first and second corners (75a, 75b), wherein the second leg extends between the second and third corners (75b, 75c), and wherein the third leg extends between the first and third corners (75a, 75c), and a first handle associated with the third corner of the first triangle member assembly, wherein movement of the handle along a curved path from a start position to a finish position moves the blocking member between a first position and a second position, wherein a first distance is defined between the handle and the blocking member when the blocking member is in the first position and a second distance is defined between the handle and the blocking member when the blocking member is in the second position, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. a blocking member, a first linkage assembly that includes a first triangle member assembly and a first bar member, wherein the first triangle member assembly includes first, second and third corners (75a, 75b, 75c), wherein the first corner is pivotably attached to a first end of the first bar member, wherein a second end of the first bar member is pivotably attached to the blocking member, a first handle associated with the third corner of the first triangle member assembly, wherein movement of the handle along a curved path from a start position to a finish position moves the blocking member between a first position and a second position, wherein a first distance is defined between the handle and the blocking member when the blocking member is in the first position and a second distance is defined between the handle and the blocking member when the blocking member is in the second position, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
Lamp, comprising - a lighting means for producing a light, - a light-guiding element, wherein the lamp is designed such that the light is coupled into the light-guiding element via a narrow side of said light-guiding element and subsequently emitted via a light emission surface area of the light-guiding element, wherein the light-guiding element is formed such that it comprises an axis and, viewed in a cross-section normal to the axis, extends along a profile line which in a first approximation is C-shaped and comprises at least one curvature ( k), further comprising - a housing for holding the light-guiding element and the lighting means, wherein the lamp is designed such that, viewed counter to a surface normal of the light emission surface area, the housing is disposed behind the light emission surface area, characterized in that the light-guiding element is formed such that the profile line comprises a first straight section, wherein the light emission surface area of the light-guiding element is configured in the region of the first straight section, and that the light-guiding element comprises a first decoupling structure on a side opposite the light emission surface area and a second decoupling structure along the at least one curvature ( k), wherein the second decoupling structure is configured to have a weaker effect than the first decoupling structure. - a lighting means for producing a light, - a light-guiding element, wherein the lamp is designed such that the light is coupled into the light-guiding element via a narrow side of said light-guiding element and subsequently emitted via a light emission surface area of the light-guiding element, wherein the light-guiding element is formed such that it comprises an axis and, viewed in a cross-section normal to the axis, extends along a profile line which in a first approximation is C-shaped and comprises at least one curvature ( k), further comprising - a housing for holding the light-guiding element and the lighting means
Book binding machine with a transport system comprising a multiplicity of driven clamps for clamping stacks of sheets, assembled signatures, book blocks or the like, the clamps being arranged at a distance from one another and being guided in a guide track which is mounted in a machine frame, and at least one clamp of the transport system having a device for lubricating the guide track, characterised in that the clamps are guided on the guide track by means of rollers, in that the lubrication device has at least one reservoir filled with lubricant, and in that the at least one reservoir is a container attached to the clamp having the lubrication device and entrained with the clamp.
A glass electrode for an ion selective electrode or a pH electrode comprising: an ion or a proton responsive glass membrane comprising a thin film containing titanium dioxide of an anatase type formed on the surface of a glass membrane that makes an ionic response, the whole of the thin film containing said titanium dioxide being electrically conducting and in continuous form. an ion or a proton responsive glass membrane comprising a thin film containing titanium dioxide of an anatase type formed on the surface of a glass membrane that makes an ionic response, the whole of the thin film containing said titanium dioxide being electrically conducting and in continuous form.
Seal set, particularly piston seal or piston rod seal, for sealing a primary side, particularly a low-pressure side, against a secondary side, particularly a high-pressure side, comprising a main body which is arranged to be received at a support part, and a slide ring for contacting a slide surface of a slide partner part, wherein the main body is arranged in an annular fashion and comprises a radial circumferential receiving groove for the slide ring, wherein at the main body further a radial circumferential sealing lip is provided, which is formed between the receiving groove for the slide ring and a secondary-side end of the main body, wherein the sealing lip comprises a tip region and a conical ring surface adjoining the tip region, and wherein the slide ring, in the mounted state, at least sectionally covers the receiving groove, a primary-side adjoining surface adjoining the receiving groove, and the conical ring surface, characterized in that the receiving groove of the main body is provided with a spherically shaped groove ground, wherein the groove ground comprises a convex cross-section, and wherein the slide ring further comprises an offset surface which is arranged such that in the mounted state an offset (e) is present between the offset surface of the slide ring and the corresponding primary-side adjoining surface of the main body.
An elongate profiled object useful for scaffolds having a cross section, the object being a plank and comprising: a peripheral wall, forming a hollow profile extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the peripheral wall has a rectangular shaped cross section, the peripheral wall comprising two longitudinal profile sidewalls (3, 4), an upper wall and a bottom wall, wherein the elongate profiled object is made of a fiber filled thermoplastic material, and wherein at least part of the peripheral wall is provided with a reinforcement element (11, 12, 13), and the reinforcement element (11, 12, 13) is provided in at least one of the upper wall and the bottom wall, wherein the reinforcement element (11, 12, 13) is formed by at least one fiber monofilament extending in the longitudinal direction of the profiled object, and wherein: i) the reinforcement element is an outer layer exposed to the exterior of the object; or ii) the upper and bottom walls (5, 6) form a laminate with an outer layer of thermoplastic covering a layer of the reinforcement element (12, 13) in the object, wherein the layer (12,13) of the reinforcement element is an embedded layer or a plurality of embedded continuous fiber rods. a peripheral wall, forming a hollow profile extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the peripheral wall has a rectangular shaped cross section, the peripheral wall comprising two longitudinal profile sidewalls (3, 4), an upper wall and a bottom wall, wherein the elongate profiled object is made of a fiber filled thermoplastic material, and wherein at least part of the peripheral wall is provided with a reinforcement element (11, 12, 13), and the reinforcement element (11, 12, 13) is provided in at least one of the upper wall and the bottom wall, wherein the reinforcement element (11, 12, 13) is formed by at least one fiber monofilament extending in the longitudinal direction of the profiled object, and wherein: i) the reinforcement element is an outer layer exposed to the exterior of the object; or ii) the upper and bottom walls (5, 6) form a laminate with an outer layer of thermoplastic covering a layer of the reinforcement element (12, 13) in the object, wherein the layer (12,13) of the reinforcement element is an embedded layer or a plurality of embedded continuous fiber rods. i) the reinforcement element is an outer layer exposed to the exterior of the object; or ii) the upper and bottom walls (5, 6) form a laminate with an outer layer of thermoplastic covering a layer of the reinforcement element (12, 13) in the object, wherein the layer (12,13) of the reinforcement element is an embedded layer or a plurality of embedded continuous fiber rods.
A dispenser for dispensing treats, said dispenser comprising: a body having an interior opening; a base removably connected to the body, and having a single cavity formed therein; an interconnecting assembly for connecting the body to the base, and a cover mounted to the interconnecting assembly for covering the cavity of the base; a treat receiving opening formed in the body for dispensing treats there through; characterized by a weighted, moveable material disposed in the cavity for maintaining the dispenser in the normally upright position, said weighted, moveable material being movable within said base in response to movement of said dispenser as caused by an animal contacting said dispenser and wherein the amount and volume of the weighted movable material present in the single cavity can be adjusted in order to modify the oscillation and movement characteristics of the device. a body having an interior opening; a base removably connected to the body, and having a single cavity formed therein; an interconnecting assembly for connecting the body to the base, and a cover mounted to the interconnecting assembly for covering the cavity of the base; a treat receiving opening formed in the body for dispensing treats there through; characterized by a weighted, moveable material disposed in the cavity for maintaining the dispenser in the normally upright position, said weighted, moveable material being movable within said base in response to movement of said dispenser as caused by an animal contacting said dispenser and wherein the amount and volume of the weighted movable material present in the single cavity can be adjusted in order to modify the oscillation and movement characteristics of the device.