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An elevator system comprising: an elevator car having an elevator car subsystem; a guide rail to guide the elevator car along a hoistway; and a wireless power supply of the elevator car, the wireless power supply comprising: primary windings positioned along the hoistway; permanent magnets coupled to the elevator car, the primary windings and permanent magnets defining a linear motor for imparting motion to the elevator car in response to a drive signal; and secondary windings coupled to the elevator car, the secondary windings arranged to generate a current to power the elevator car subsystem; characterized in that the primary windings and the secondary windings each including three phases and each being arranged in the same repeating pattern. an elevator car having an elevator car subsystem; a guide rail to guide the elevator car along a hoistway; and a wireless power supply of the elevator car, the wireless power supply comprising: primary windings positioned along the hoistway; permanent magnets coupled to the elevator car, the primary windings and permanent magnets defining a linear motor for imparting motion to the elevator car in response to a drive signal; and secondary windings coupled to the elevator car, the secondary windings arranged to generate a current to power the elevator car subsystem; characterized in that primary windings positioned along the hoistway; permanent magnets coupled to the elevator car, the primary windings and permanent magnets defining a linear motor for imparting motion to the elevator car in response to a drive signal; and secondary windings coupled to the elevator car, the secondary windings arranged to generate a current to power the elevator car subsystem; characterized in that the primary windings and the secondary windings each including three phases and each being arranged in the same repeating pattern.
A parathyroid hormone related-protein (PTHrP) peptide comprising amino acids 12-34 of SEQ ID NO: 79 with an amino acid substitution at one or more of positions 27, 20, 21, 24, 28 and 33 of SEQ ID NO: 79, wherein: (a) the PTHrP peptide comprises an Ala at one or more of positions 27, 20, 21, 23, 24, 28, 31, 32 and 33; or (b) the amino acid at one or more of positions 27, 20, 21, 24, 28, and 33 of SEQ ID NO: 79 is replaced with the amino acid at the corresponding position of SEQ ID NO: 9. (a) the PTHrP peptide comprises an Ala at one or more of positions 27, 20, 21, 23, 24, 28, 31, 32 and 33; or (b) the amino acid at one or more of positions 27, 20, 21, 24, 28, and 33 of SEQ ID NO: 79 is replaced with the amino acid at the corresponding position of SEQ ID NO: 9.
Process for refining vegetable oil, to suppress the formation of monochloropropanediol esters (MCPDe) and reduce the content of glycidyl esters, comprising first and second refinement stages, wherein the first refinement stage comprises the steps of: a) providing a crude vegetable oil having a combined MCPDe and glycidyl ester content below 0.2 ppm, preferably below 0.1 ppm; b) degumming the crude vegetable oil to produce degummed vegetable oil, wherein the degumming is an acid degumming step using a non-chloride containing acid; c) bleaching of the degummed vegetable oil with activated bleaching earth under reduced pressure to yield bleached vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure of 80-800 mbar; d) adding a base to the bleached vegetable oil and subsequent stripping and deodorizing under reduced pressure at a temperature below 255°C to yield an intermediate refined vegetable oil; and subsequently a second refinement stage comprising the steps of: e) bleaching of the intermediate refined vegetable oil using activated bleaching earth under reduced pressure to yield a bleached vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure of 80-800 mbar; and f) deodorizing at a temperature below 220°C to yield fully refined vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure below 5 mbar; wherein the fully refined vegetable oil has a combined MCPDe and glycidyl ester content below 4 ppm. a) providing a crude vegetable oil having a combined MCPDe and glycidyl ester content below 0.2 ppm, preferably below 0.1 ppm; b) degumming the crude vegetable oil to produce degummed vegetable oil, wherein the degumming is an acid degumming step using a non-chloride containing acid; c) bleaching of the degummed vegetable oil with activated bleaching earth under reduced pressure to yield bleached vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure of 80-800 mbar; d) adding a base to the bleached vegetable oil and subsequent stripping and deodorizing under reduced pressure at a temperature below 255°C to yield an intermediate refined vegetable oil; and subsequently a second refinement stage comprising the steps of: e) bleaching of the intermediate refined vegetable oil using activated bleaching earth under reduced pressure to yield a bleached vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure of 80-800 mbar; and f) deodorizing at a temperature below 220°C to yield fully refined vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure below 5 mbar; e) bleaching of the intermediate refined vegetable oil using activated bleaching earth under reduced pressure to yield a bleached vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure of 80-800 mbar; and f) deodorizing at a temperature below 220°C to yield fully refined vegetable oil, preferably at a reduced pressure below 5 mbar; wherein the fully refined vegetable oil has a combined MCPDe and glycidyl ester content below 4 ppm.
A safe portable sprayer of the type comprising a reservoir for storing clean water that can be carried by the user on his back or attached to his shoulders by belts connected to the reservoir by straps, the reservoir being provided with a large nozzle on the upper face thereof, a small nozzle with a water pump adapted thereto, and a small neck for feeding water provided with a cap, characterized in that at least one cap is screwed on the nozzle, so that a recipient that fits into the nozzle and extends as far as the bottom of the reservoir is provided therein; the tightness between the cap, nozzle and recipient being assured by fixtures (48, 49, and 50) disposed among them, the cap being provided with a plurality of vertical holes that pass through one same horizontal channel inside the higher wall of the cap; the holes being provided above the channel with an inner thread that receives corresponding valves having lower tapered ends for closing the holes below the channel when displaced at the end of their lower course; flexible containers inside the recipient containing a concentrated chemical attached to the holes through hydraulic couplers; the flexible containers kept immersed and compressed by a body of water inside the recipient which is fed by a pump located beside the recipient and inside the reservoir that is fed with water, so that a pressure valve of said pump communicates with the recipient through a pipe, in such a way that the pressure inside said recipient generated by the water pumped from the reservoir impels the water and chemical towards the channel of the cap, thus forming a solution that moves toward a spike, where it is connected to the spraying gun through the pipe.
A method for computer-assisted monitoring of a vibration exposure to which an operator is subjected while operating a processing machine, comprising the method steps of: a) determining an actual operating duration of a processing machine by the operator, b) querying a machine-specific exposure value with respect to the processing machine used, an identifier shown in the form of a QR code being permanently attached to the processing machine for this purpose, said querying being performed using a portable device including an optoelectronic reading device, c) automated calculating of the vibration exposure based on the operating duration and the machine-specific exposure value, d) outputting a vibration exposure value reflecting the vibration exposure up to a current point, or a value dependent thereon. a) determining an actual operating duration of a processing machine by the operator, b) querying a machine-specific exposure value with respect to the processing machine used, an identifier shown in the form of a QR code being permanently attached to the processing machine for this purpose, said querying being performed using a portable device including an optoelectronic reading device, c) automated calculating of the vibration exposure based on the operating duration and the machine-specific exposure value, d) outputting a vibration exposure value reflecting the vibration exposure up to a current point, or a value dependent thereon.
A processing element in the form of a sonotrode or an anvil, comprising a carrier surface which is substantially in the form of a cylinder or in the form of a segment of a cylinder and which is intended to come into contact with the material during processing, wherein the processing element is intended to be rotated about its longitudinal axis during processing so that the carrier surface rolls on the material to be processed, wherein arranged on the carrier surface is at least one structure element which projects beyond the carrier surface in the radial direction, wherein the structure element has a top side which is provided to come into contact with the material to be processed, characterised in that the top side is at least portion-wise convexly curved in the peripheral direction with a radius of curvature which is greater than 50% of the greatest spacing of the top side from the cylinder axis and less than the greatest spacing of the top side from the cylinder axis or comprises at least two surface portions which include an angle in the direction of the cylinder axis, which is less than 180° and greater than 170°.
A process of producing a part for casting comprising the step of preparing a raw material slurry comprising inorganic fibers, organic fibers, a thermosetting resin, a papermaking binder, and a sulfonate-based and/or a cellulose-based dispersant.
A method for fabricating a target part using a reconfigurable shape memory polymer and low temperature metal deposition, the method comprising: providing a shape memory polymer mandrel having a pre-form shape and a glass transition temperature; providing a shape mold based on the target part; placing the mandrel in contact with the shape mold and stimulating the mandrel, the stimulating deforming the mandrel to replicate a geometry of the shape mold; keeping the mandrel within the shape mold, and cooling it to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature, and removing it from the mold; coating an outer surface of the deformed mandrel with a conductive metal to form a tooling assembly and placing the tooling assembly into a low temperature electroplating tank; applying a voltage to electrochemically deposit metal onto a surface of the whole tooling assembly; and removing the whole tooling assembly from the bath and applying heat thereto, the mandrel becoming malleable in response to the heat. providing a shape memory polymer mandrel having a pre-form shape and a glass transition temperature; providing a shape mold based on the target part; placing the mandrel in contact with the shape mold and stimulating the mandrel, the stimulating deforming the mandrel to replicate a geometry of the shape mold; keeping the mandrel within the shape mold, and cooling it to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature, and removing it from the mold; coating an outer surface of the deformed mandrel with a conductive metal to form a tooling assembly and placing the tooling assembly into a low temperature electroplating tank; applying a voltage to electrochemically deposit metal onto a surface of the whole tooling assembly; and removing the whole tooling assembly from the bath and applying heat thereto, the mandrel becoming malleable in response to the heat.
A fuel injector comprising a valve member, a valve member guide, a spring chamber, a fuel supply passage and a cleaning fluid supply passage; the valve member being movable with respect to the valve member guide into and out of contact with a valve seat of the fuel injector to thereby control discharge of a fuel out of a fuel injector outlet; the valve member guide defining a bore which receives the valve member, the bore being configured to guide the valve member during sliding movement of the valve member into and out of contact with the valve seat, the bore comprising a first end proximate the fuel injector outlet and a second end distal the fuel injector outlet; the spring chamber containing a biasing member which biases the valve member into contact with the valve seat; the fuel supply passage being configured to direct a flow of the fuel to an outlet chamber of the fuel injector, the outlet chamber being in fluid communication with the first end of the bore and the valve member; wherein the fuel supply passage by-passes the spring chamber; the cleaning fluid supply passage being in fluid communication with the second end of the bore and configured to supply a pressurised cleaning fluid to the second end of the bore to restrict leakage of the fuel from the outlet chamber towards the second end of the bore along a clearance extending between the valve member and the valve member guide; characterised in that the valve member guide comprises a drainage port in fluid communication with the bore and located between the first end and the second end of the bore, the drainage port also being in fluid communication with a drainage passage which extends away from the bore; wherein the drainage passage by-passes the spring chamber; wherein the valve member guide comprises an annular drainage gallery in fluid communication with the bore and the drainage port; and wherein the annular drainage gallery is located between the first end of the bore and the second end of the bore.
A lead alloy anode straightening apparatus (10, 30, 60) including: at least one clamp (21.1, 21.2, 22.1, 22.2, 41.1, 41.2, 42.1, 42.2, 71.1, 71.2, 72.1, 72.2) for clamping the anode to the apparatus (10, 30, 60) during the course of the straightening process; at least one sensor (29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 52, 85) for monitoring the curvature of a blade portion of the anode when the anode is secured to the apparatus (10, 30, 60) by the clamp (21.1, 21.2, 22.1, 22.2, 41.1, 41.2, 42.1, 42.2, 71.1, 71.2, 72.1, 72.2); and straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) for bending the anode in a desired direction in response to feedback received from the sensor (29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 52, 85), the straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) being movable in two planes of movement which are transverse to one another; characterised in that the apparatus (10, 30, 60) includes actuators (27.1, 27.2, 28.1, 28.2, 47.1, 47.2, 49.1, 49.2, 81.1, 81.2, 83.1, 83.2) for urging the straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) along its first and second axes of movement in the first and second planes respectively so that the anode may be straightened by urging the straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) in the second plane of movement while moving it in the first plane of movement. at least one clamp (21.1, 21.2, 22.1, 22.2, 41.1, 41.2, 42.1, 42.2, 71.1, 71.2, 72.1, 72.2) for clamping the anode to the apparatus (10, 30, 60) during the course of the straightening process; at least one sensor (29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 52, 85) for monitoring the curvature of a blade portion of the anode when the anode is secured to the apparatus (10, 30, 60) by the clamp (21.1, 21.2, 22.1, 22.2, 41.1, 41.2, 42.1, 42.2, 71.1, 71.2, 72.1, 72.2); and straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) for bending the anode in a desired direction in response to feedback received from the sensor (29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 52, 85), the straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) being movable in two planes of movement which are transverse to one another; characterised in that the apparatus (10, 30, 60) includes actuators (27.1, 27.2, 28.1, 28.2, 47.1, 47.2, 49.1, 49.2, 81.1, 81.2, 83.1, 83.2) for urging the straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) along its first and second axes of movement in the first and second planes respectively so that the anode may be straightened by urging the straightening means (25.1, 25.2, 45.1, 45.2, 79.1, 79.2) in the second plane of movement while moving it in the first plane of movement.
Bump stop for a MacPherson strut comprising a telescopic damper and a coil spring, the stop including: - a bearing comprising an upper washer and a lower washer defining raceways in which run rolling members, the lower washer being secured to a support interface against an upper end of the coil spring; - a rigid fastening element fastening the bump stop to the superstructure of the vehicle, the upper washer directly or indirectly resting axially against the rigid fastening element; and - a snubber made from a deformable material for dissipating the impact force transmitted by the damper; characterised in that the snubber comprises a circular ridge housed in a circular volume demarcated axially by a lower face secured to the upper washer and an upper face secured to the rigid fastening element. - a bearing comprising an upper washer and a lower washer defining raceways in which run rolling members, the lower washer being secured to a support interface against an upper end of the coil spring; - a rigid fastening element fastening the bump stop to the superstructure of the vehicle, the upper washer directly or indirectly resting axially against the rigid fastening element; and - a snubber made from a deformable material for dissipating the impact force transmitted by the damper;
An accessory attachment system, comprising: a platform body having a platform recess, wherein the platform recess is defined by a bottom wall, a perimeter wall that extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and a locking ledge that extends inwardly from the perimeter wall substantially parallel to the bottom wall, and wherein the locking ledge includes a plurality of slots extending toward the perimeter wall; an accessory mounting plate having a plurality of mounting plate projections extending substantially radially therefrom and a plurality of mounting plate apertures formed therethrough; wherein at least some of the mounting plate projections correspond to at least some of the slots such that when the mounting plate projections are aligned with the corresponding slots, the accessory mounting plate can pass the locking ledge into the platform recess of the platform body; at least one release lever, pivotably positioned, via a pivot pin, within a release lever receiving slot formed in the platform body, wherein the at least one release lever comprises a thumb/finger engagement portion and an accessory plate engagement portion, and wherein the release lever is pivotable between a locking position and an unlocking position; and a plurality of internal stops formed within the platform recess for interacting with the mounting plate projections to limit rotation of the accessory mounting plate within the platform recess; wherein the accessory mounting plate can be secured within a portion of the platform recess such that the mounting plate projections are secured between the internal stops and the accessory plate engagement portion when the release lever is in the locking position. a platform body having a platform recess, wherein the platform recess is defined by a bottom wall, a perimeter wall that extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and a locking ledge that extends inwardly from the perimeter wall substantially parallel to the bottom wall, and wherein the locking ledge includes a plurality of slots extending toward the perimeter wall; an accessory mounting plate having a plurality of mounting plate projections extending substantially radially therefrom and a plurality of mounting plate apertures formed therethrough; wherein at least some of the mounting plate projections correspond to at least some of the slots such that when the mounting plate projections are aligned with the corresponding slots, the accessory mounting plate can pass the locking ledge into the platform recess of the platform body; at least one release lever, pivotably positioned, via a pivot pin, within a release lever receiving slot formed in the platform body, wherein the at least one release lever comprises a thumb/finger engagement portion and an accessory plate engagement portion, and wherein the release lever is pivotable between a locking position and an unlocking position; and a plurality of internal stops formed within the platform recess for interacting with the mounting plate projections to limit rotation of the accessory mounting plate within the platform recess;
A preparation for use as a medicament for the topical treatment of fish infected with an external parasite, characterized in that the preparation consists of sea water to which a potassium compound has been added, wherein the potassium compound is added in an amount corresponding to between 0.78 g of potassium ions per litre of said sea water and 1.21 g of potassium ions per litre of said sea water, wherein the salinity of said sea water is between 20 ppt and 40 ppt, wherein said sea water is one of: - natural sea water; - natural sea water thinned with fresh water; and - synthetic sea water containing at least chlorine, sodium magnesium, sulphur and potassium in approximately the same proportions as in natural sea water. wherein the potassium compound is added in an amount corresponding to between 0.78 g of potassium ions per litre of said sea water and 1.21 g of potassium ions per litre of said sea water, wherein the salinity of said sea water is between 20 ppt and 40 ppt, wherein said sea water is one of: - natural sea water; - natural sea water thinned with fresh water; and - synthetic sea water containing at least chlorine, sodium magnesium, sulphur and potassium in approximately the same proportions as in natural sea water. - natural sea water; - natural sea water thinned with fresh water; and - synthetic sea water containing at least chlorine, sodium magnesium, sulphur and potassium in approximately the same proportions as in natural sea water.
Device for fastening a support of a drafting arrangement on a holding rod of a spinning machine, a top roller carrying and weighting arm being arranged pivotably mounted on the support, characterised in that the device has a two-armed lever which can be pivoted about a pivot axle arranged axially parallel to the holding rod, the lever comprising a first lever arm, which can be brought into engagement with a recess provided in the holding rod to fasten the support of the top roller carrying and weighting arm, as well as having a second lever arm, on which a means engages to position the lever in a transporting and assembly position or a fastening position, the two-armed lever being able to be transferred from the transporting and assembly position into the fastening position and vice versa.