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Method for manufacturing a steel wire mesh for mining applications, from steel wire rod, in which method - steel wire rod having a specific diameter is guided to a further processing stage where roll scale and other possible impurities are removed from the surface of the steel wire rod, - the processed steel wire rod is straightened and cut into parts having a desired length, - the desired steel wire mesh is welded from the cut steel wire parts (4, 4'), wherein the method is free from heat treatment stages, characterized in that - the average diameter of the steel wire rod remains substantially the same in the further processing stage, and the diameter of the steel wire rod is formed more circular, the change of the average diameter of the steel wire rod being 0.01-0.75%, - the steel wire rod is only guided through the further processing stage and the straightening stage before forming the actual mesh structure by welding. - steel wire rod having a specific diameter is guided to a further processing stage where roll scale and other possible impurities are removed from the surface of the steel wire rod, - the processed steel wire rod is straightened and cut into parts having a desired length, - the desired steel wire mesh is welded from the cut steel wire parts (4, 4'), - the average diameter of the steel wire rod remains substantially the same in the further processing stage, and the diameter of the steel wire rod is formed more circular, the change of the average diameter of the steel wire rod being 0.01-0.75%, - the steel wire rod is only guided through the further processing stage and the straightening stage before forming the actual mesh structure by welding.
Wall, comprising at least two bricks, each of which comprises a substantially cuboid body, which has a longitudinal connecting groove in a first side with a cross-section that is at least partially enlarged inwards, wherein two or more cross connecting grooves, which are substantially parallel to the longitudinal connecting groove, with a cross-section that is at least partially enlarged inwards are provided in a second side adjacent to the first side, as well as at least one connecting dowel, characterized in that the bricks are made of solid wood and the connecting dowel engages in the cross connecting groove of a first brick and at the same time engages in the cross-connecting groove of a second brick, whereby the first brick and the second brick are connected to one another, wherein the connecting dowel is designed such that the first brick and the second brick touch each other.
A corrosive environment monitoring device comprising: a housing having an opening in one side thereof, other sides of the housing than the one side being sealed to form space inside the housing; a first thin metal film extending in a direction from a bottom of the space toward the opening, the first thin metal film being resistant to corrosion by a corrosive substance and serving as a supporting member; a second thin metal film extending in the space in a direction from the bottom of the space toward the opening and being supported by the first thin metal film, the second thin metal film being susceptible to corrosion by the corrosive substance and serving as a measuring member; wherein a width of the opening is provided such to cause constant gas diffusion without influence from an ambient atmosphere; and terminals (8a, 8b) being disposed at both ends of the first thin metal film, where an external voltage is to be applied to the terminals (8a, 8b), the second thin metal film being disposed on one or both sides of the one first thin metal film and extending in the space in a direction from the bottom toward the opening, wherein a width of the second thin metal film is provided to be smaller than the width of the opening, characterized in that the terminals (8a, 8b) disposed at both ends of the first thin metal film, to which an external voltage is to be applied, have a four-terminal structure. a housing having an opening in one side thereof, other sides of the housing than the one side being sealed to form space inside the housing; a first thin metal film extending in a direction from a bottom of the space toward the opening, the first thin metal film being resistant to corrosion by a corrosive substance and serving as a supporting member; a second thin metal film extending in the space in a direction from the bottom of the space toward the opening and being supported by the first thin metal film, the second thin metal film being susceptible to corrosion by the corrosive substance and serving as a measuring member; wherein a width of the opening is provided such to cause constant gas diffusion without influence from an ambient atmosphere; and terminals (8a, 8b) being disposed at both ends of the first thin metal film, where an external voltage is to be applied to the terminals (8a, 8b), the second thin metal film being disposed on one or both sides of the one first thin metal film and extending in the space in a direction from the bottom toward the opening, wherein a width of the second thin metal film is provided to be smaller than the width of the opening, characterized in that the terminals (8a, 8b) disposed at both ends of the first thin metal film, to which an external voltage is to be applied, have a four-terminal structure.
A method for stripping a pellicle from an exposure master plate, the pellicle being a lithographic pellicle comprising a pellicle frame, a pellicle film stretched over one end face of the pellicle frame via a pellicle film adhesive, and an exposure master plate pressure-sensitive adhesion layer provided on the other end face, wherein the method comprises the step of irradiating the pressure-sensitive adhesion layer with UV light having spectral energy with a wavelength of no greater than 200 nm, characterised in that the step of irradiating is performed while heating the exposure master plate and/or the pellicle frame with which the pressure-sensitive adhesion layer is in contact.
A medical access device, comprising: an elongate member defining a lumen and having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion having a first configuration and a second configuration, the second end portion having a first size when the second end portion is in its first configuration and a second size when the second end portion is in its second configuration, the first size being smaller than the second size, the second end portion being biased to its second configuration, the second end portion including anchoring members or points; and a sleeve defining a lumen extending from a first end portion of the sleeve to a second end portion of the sleeve, the lumen being configured to movably receive at least a portion of the elongate member, the sleeve being configured to engage the second end portion of the elongate member to help retain the second end portion of the elongate member in its first configuration, wherein the elongate member is configured to rotate with respect to the sleeve such as to lock the elongate member in position with respect to the sleeve via a frictional coupling between a portion of the elongate member and a portion of the sleeve. an elongate member defining a lumen and having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion having a first configuration and a second configuration, the second end portion having a first size when the second end portion is in its first configuration and a second size when the second end portion is in its second configuration, the first size being smaller than the second size, the second end portion being biased to its second configuration, the second end portion including anchoring members or points; and a sleeve defining a lumen extending from a first end portion of the sleeve to a second end portion of the sleeve, the lumen being configured to movably receive at least a portion of the elongate member, the sleeve being configured to engage the second end portion of the elongate member to help retain the second end portion of the elongate member in its first configuration, wherein the elongate member is configured to rotate with respect to the sleeve such as to lock the elongate member in position with respect to the sleeve via a frictional coupling between a portion of the elongate member and a portion of the sleeve.
Cap or closure made from a resin composition consisting of at least 50 wt% of a polyethylene based on the total weight of the resin composition having a density of at least 0.940 g/cm 3 and of at most 0.970 g/cm 3 when measured following the ASTM D-1505 method at 23°C and 2 to 50 wt% of polylactic acid based on the total weight of the resin composition.
A smoke detector using an air dielectric capacitor as a smoke sensor without the use of a radioactive source, said smoke detector comprising: an air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) having a plurality of plates (110, 112), wherein when clean air flows over surfaces of the plurality of plates, the air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) has a first capacitance value and when smoke is in the air flowing over the plurality of plates, the air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) has a second capacitance value, wherein the second capacitance value is preferably greater than the first capacitance value; a capacitance measurement circuit coupled to the air dielectric capacitor, wherein the capacitance measurement circuit measures a capacitance value or a change in capacitance value of the air dielectric capacitor; and an alarm circuit coupled to the capacitance measurement circuit, wherein the alarm circuit is actuated based on the measured capacitance value or the measured change in capacitance value, characterized in that the plurality of plates (110; 112) of the air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) is arranged such that an inter-digital structure is formed by the plates. an air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) having a plurality of plates (110, 112), wherein when clean air flows over surfaces of the plurality of plates, the air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) has a first capacitance value and when smoke is in the air flowing over the plurality of plates, the air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) has a second capacitance value, wherein the second capacitance value is preferably greater than the first capacitance value; a capacitance measurement circuit coupled to the air dielectric capacitor, wherein the capacitance measurement circuit measures a capacitance value or a change in capacitance value of the air dielectric capacitor; and an alarm circuit coupled to the capacitance measurement circuit, wherein the alarm circuit is actuated based on the measured capacitance value or the measured change in capacitance value, characterized in that the plurality of plates (110; 112) of the air dielectric capacitor (102; 402) is arranged such that an inter-digital structure is formed by the plates.
A noise suppressing method, comprising: S1, receiving, by a noise suppressing device, internal noise acquired by a reference voice acquisition mechanism and a voice signal containing external noise acquired by a primary voice acquisition mechanism, when the voice signal is inputted; S2, extracting an internal signal feature corresponding to the internal noise, wherein the internal signal feature is a power spectrum frame sequence; the method being characterised by further comprising: S3, acquiring an external approximate feature corresponding to the external noise based on the internal signal feature and a pre-set mapping formula, wherein the external approximate feature is a sequence of frames in a power spectrum form; S4, converting the external approximate feature into a noise signal estimate by the inverse Fourier transform; and S5, performing a pre-set noise cancellation process on the noise signal estimate and the acquired voice signal containing the external noise, to obtain a noise-suppressed de-noised voice signal. S1, receiving, by a noise suppressing device, internal noise acquired by a reference voice acquisition mechanism and a voice signal containing external noise acquired by a primary voice acquisition mechanism, when the voice signal is inputted; S2, extracting an internal signal feature corresponding to the internal noise, wherein the internal signal feature is a power spectrum frame sequence; the method being characterised by further comprising: S3, acquiring an external approximate feature corresponding to the external noise based on the internal signal feature and a pre-set mapping formula, wherein the external approximate feature is a sequence of frames in a power spectrum form; S4, converting the external approximate feature into a noise signal estimate by the inverse Fourier transform; and S5, performing a pre-set noise cancellation process on the noise signal estimate and the acquired voice signal containing the external noise, to obtain a noise-suppressed de-noised voice signal.
Energy storing prosthetic knee actuator comprising a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder with a piston and a piston rod, wherein the piston and the hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder are movable with respect to each other and are connected or connectable to a user's upper leg and lower leg (1") respectively or vice versa, and further comprising an energy storage accumulator and at least one control valve provided in piping connecting the hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder with the energy storage accumulator for controlling an exchange of fluid or gas between the energy storage accumulator and the hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, characterized in that the control valve is a single control valve and automatically operable and connected to at least one sensor for detection whether the user is standing up.
A system comprising: a dissolving tank; a spout disposed adjacently above the dissolving tank, wherein the spout is configured to convey a volume of smelt into the dissolving tank; a disruptor configured to disrupt the volume of smelt flowing from the spout into the dissolving tank; an agitator disposed in the dissolving tank, wherein the agitator is configured to mix the volume of smelt into a dissolving liquid in the dissolving tank; and an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is configured to emit ultrasonic waves within the dissolving tank at a frequency above 20 kilohertz. a dissolving tank; a spout disposed adjacently above the dissolving tank, wherein the spout is configured to convey a volume of smelt into the dissolving tank; a disruptor configured to disrupt the volume of smelt flowing from the spout into the dissolving tank; an agitator disposed in the dissolving tank, wherein the agitator is configured to mix the volume of smelt into a dissolving liquid in the dissolving tank; and an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is configured to emit ultrasonic waves within the dissolving tank at a frequency above 20 kilohertz.
A film stretching system with two clip chains each one running through a stretching area and a return area, which are adjustable via a deflection of a first control rail and a second control rail, wherein the first control rail is arranged for a longitudinal shrinkage in the stretching region and the second control rail is arranged for a shrink-back in the return region, wherein the deflection of the second control rail is jointly adjustable at at least two deflection bearings via an adjusting device with a single drive.
A method for forming a dispersible nonwoven substrate in an aqueous medium comprising: contacting a fibrous substrate with an aqueous nonwoven binder comprising an emulsion polymer having a polydispersity index of at least 10, a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000,000 and from 8 weight percent to 22 weight percent acid monomer; wherein the aqueous nonwoven binder is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: a) emulsion polymerizing at least one mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and at least one acid monomer in an aqueous solution using an initiator wherein the initiator is present in the aqueous solution in an amount in the range of from 0.5 weight percent to 1.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the monomers, to form the emulsion polymer; and b) neutralizing the emulsion polymer with a neutralizer selected from the group consisting of an amine having a pKb of 4 to7, an alkali hydroxide, and combinations thereof to form the aqueous nonwoven binder. contacting a fibrous substrate with an aqueous nonwoven binder comprising an emulsion polymer having a polydispersity index of at least 10, a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000,000 and from 8 weight percent to 22 weight percent acid monomer; wherein the aqueous nonwoven binder is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: a) emulsion polymerizing at least one mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and at least one acid monomer in an aqueous solution using an initiator wherein the initiator is present in the aqueous solution in an amount in the range of from 0.5 weight percent to 1.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the monomers, to form the emulsion polymer; and b) neutralizing the emulsion polymer with a neutralizer selected from the group consisting of an amine having a pKb of 4 to7, an alkali hydroxide, and combinations thereof to form the aqueous nonwoven binder. a) emulsion polymerizing at least one mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and at least one acid monomer in an aqueous solution using an initiator wherein the initiator is present in the aqueous solution in an amount in the range of from 0.5 weight percent to 1.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the monomers, to form the emulsion polymer; and b) neutralizing the emulsion polymer with a neutralizer selected from the group consisting of an amine having a pKb of 4 to7, an alkali hydroxide, and combinations thereof to form the aqueous nonwoven binder.
An internal combustion engine comprising: at least one cylinder; a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons within the cylinder forming a combustion chamber therebetween; and at least one combustion igniter associated with the cylinder, a portion of the combustion igniter being exposed within the combustion chamber formed between the opposed pistons, wherein the combustion igniter is fixed at one end of the cylinder and projects into the cylinder from that end, along or parallel to the central axis of the cylinder, to locate said portion of the combustion igniter in a fixed position that is within the combustion chamber throughout the engine cycle; and characterised in that the combustion igniter extends through the piston closest to the end of the cylinder from which the combustion igniter projects and said piston is configured to reciprocate throughout its complete stroke along a housing within which the combustion igniter is housed. at least one cylinder; a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons within the cylinder forming a combustion chamber therebetween; and at least one combustion igniter associated with the cylinder, a portion of the combustion igniter being exposed within the combustion chamber formed between the opposed pistons, wherein the combustion igniter is fixed at one end of the cylinder and projects into the cylinder from that end, along or parallel to the central axis of the cylinder, to locate said portion of the combustion igniter in a fixed position that is within the combustion chamber throughout the engine cycle; and characterised in that the combustion igniter extends through the piston closest to the end of the cylinder from which the combustion igniter projects and said piston is configured to reciprocate throughout its complete stroke along a housing within which the combustion igniter is housed.
An air capture device provided with a device for controlling air flow of the type comprising: - an air conduit delimiting an air admission mouth along a circulation direction of the air, - an obturator of the air conduit, movably mounted relatively to the conduit between a rest position and an at least partial obturation position of the conduit, - a means for returning the obturator to its rest position, - a flap for actuating the obturator, providing an exposed wall along the circulation direction of the air, characterized in that the actuation flap is outside the air conduit. - an air conduit delimiting an air admission mouth along a circulation direction of the air, - an obturator of the air conduit, movably mounted relatively to the conduit between a rest position and an at least partial obturation position of the conduit, - a means for returning the obturator to its rest position, - a flap for actuating the obturator, providing an exposed wall along the circulation direction of the air,
A method of registering a catheter navigation system to an image of at least a portion of a heart, comprising: determining position information for a location X relative to an n-dimensional space of a catheter navigation system; determining position information for a corresponding location Y relative to an n-dimensional space of an image of at least a portion of a heart; associating the position information for the location X with the position information for the corresponding location Y as a fiducial pair; and generating a mapping function f that locally warps a coordinate system of the catheter navigation system to force a match to a coordinate system of the image at each fiducial pair by using a warping algorithm to compensate for non-linearities and inhomogeneities in the catheter system, and to transform points within the catheter navigation system to points within the image, such that, for each fiducial pair ( X, Y), a divergence between f and Y is about zero. determining position information for a location X relative to an n-dimensional space of a catheter navigation system; determining position information for a corresponding location Y relative to an n-dimensional space of an image of at least a portion of a heart; associating the position information for the location X with the position information for the corresponding location Y as a fiducial pair; and generating a mapping function f that locally warps a coordinate system of the catheter navigation system to force a match to a coordinate system of the image at each fiducial pair by using a warping algorithm to compensate for non-linearities and inhomogeneities in the catheter system, and to transform points within the catheter navigation system to points within the image, such that, for each fiducial pair ( X, Y), a divergence between f and Y is about zero.