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A data storage device comprising a magnetic stack, which is separated from a side shield, the magnetic stack and the side shield being configured with an air bearing surface ABS, the side shield being biased by a biasing layer contacting the side shield; characterized in that: the biasing layer is disposed in a reduced thickness portion of the side shield, the reduced thickness portion lying distal (188, 196, 156) of the ABS. the biasing layer is disposed in a reduced thickness portion of the side shield, the reduced thickness portion lying distal (188, 196, 156) of the ABS.
A high strength wire rod having a high reduction of area, containing, in mass %, C: 0.7 to 1.2%, Si: 0.35 to 1.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, N: 0.001 to 0.006%, B: 0.0004 to 0.0060%, one or both of Al: 0.005 to 0.1% and Ti: 0.005 to 0.1%, optionally one or more elements selected from the group consisting of, in mass %, Cr: 0.5% or less, Ni: 0.5% or less, Co: 0.5% or less, V: 0.5% or less, Cu: 0.2% or less, Mo: 0.2% or less, W: 0.2% or less, and Nb: 0.1% or less, and the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein an amount of solid-solubilized B is 0.0002% or more, the solid-solubilized B being measured by the method disclosed in the description, a tensile strength TS (MPa) of the wire rod is specified by the following formula: TS ≥ 1000 × C % − 10 × wire-diameter mm + 450 and in a section from the surface to a central portion of the steel, an area fraction of pearlite structure is 95 % or more, and the balance is composed of a non-pearlite structure, the area fraction of pearlite and non-pearlite structures being measured by the method disclosed in the description, where the non-pearlite structure is composed of pro-eutectoid ferrite, degenerate-pearlite, or bainite generating along the grain boundaries of prior austenite.
A point of sale system capable of operating in (i) an indicia-reading mode or (ii) a verification mode, the point of sale system comprising: an illumination subsystem configured to illuminate an item with radiation from light sources; an imaging subsystem configured to acquire images of the item illuminated by the illumination subsystem; an indicia-reading subsystem configured to decode indicia information from images acquired by the imaging subsystem when the point of sale system is in indicia-reading mode; and a verification subsystem configured to verify the item from images acquired by the imaging subsystem when the point of sale system is in verification mode and to produce an output corresponding to the verification; characterized in that the radiation depends on the operating mode. an illumination subsystem configured to illuminate an item with radiation from light sources; an imaging subsystem configured to acquire images of the item illuminated by the illumination subsystem; an indicia-reading subsystem configured to decode indicia information from images acquired by the imaging subsystem when the point of sale system is in indicia-reading mode; and a verification subsystem configured to verify the item from images acquired by the imaging subsystem when the point of sale system is in verification mode and to produce an output corresponding to the verification; characterized in that the radiation depends on the operating mode.
A personal care article comprising; a nonwoven fluid permeable liner, a surge material having a wearer-facing surface, a fluid impermeable backsheet, at least one intermediate layer disposed between the backsheet and the surge material, and characterised in that the surge material comprises; ridges and grooves, apertures disposed within the grooves, wherein at least some of the ridges are treated with a hydrophobic treatment agent, and wherein at least some of the apertures are treated with a hydrophilic treatment agent. a nonwoven fluid permeable liner, a surge material having a wearer-facing surface, a fluid impermeable backsheet, at least one intermediate layer disposed between the backsheet and the surge material, and characterised in that the surge material comprises; ridges and grooves, apertures disposed within the grooves, wherein at least some of the ridges are treated with a hydrophobic treatment agent, and wherein at least some of the apertures are treated with a hydrophilic treatment agent.
Method for fixing glass fibers in an endoscope at a proximal light connection of the endoscope, comprising the following steps, namely: a) introducing a proximal end section of the glass fibers into a sleeve; b) introducing the sleeve into a connecting piece of the light connection arranged on the endoscope; c) fixing the proximal end section of the glass fibers in the sleeve; d) disconnecting an end piece of the sleeve together with the glass fibers contained therein; e) processing an end surface of the sleeve and the glass fibers contained therein; and f) fitting a fiber cone in such a way, that the latter bears against the end surface, wherein an optical conductive medium is introduced between the end surface and the fiber cone, and wherein the introduction of the sleeve into the connecting piece is performed by a linear movement along its longitudinal axis thereof. a) introducing a proximal end section of the glass fibers into a sleeve; b) introducing the sleeve into a connecting piece of the light connection arranged on the endoscope; c) fixing the proximal end section of the glass fibers in the sleeve; d) disconnecting an end piece of the sleeve together with the glass fibers contained therein; e) processing an end surface of the sleeve and the glass fibers contained therein; and f) fitting a fiber cone in such a way, that the latter bears against the end surface,
A method for producing a wood wool construction element, comprising the steps of: a) providing a mould having a bottom and at least two side walls (3, 4), preferably two oppositely placed side walls (3, 4); b) providing a mixture of wood wool and a hydraulic binder; c) dispersing at least a part of said mixture in the mould so as to provide a layer of the mixture, said layer having a height that is less than the height of the side walls (3, 4); d) at least partially hardening said mixture dispersed during step c) in the mould; e) repeating steps c) and d) with the provision that a final layer of mixture is added in step c) when the total height of the mixture in the mould exceeds the height of the side walls (3, 4) of the mould, characterized in that it comprises a further step of: f) positioning a cover on top of the mould so as to compress the mixture in said mould with a bottom side of said cover to a height substantially equal to the height of the side walls (3, 4) of the mould, and hardening the mixture. a) providing a mould having a bottom and at least two side walls (3, 4), preferably two oppositely placed side walls (3, 4); b) providing a mixture of wood wool and a hydraulic binder; c) dispersing at least a part of said mixture in the mould so as to provide a layer of the mixture, said layer having a height that is less than the height of the side walls (3, 4); d) at least partially hardening said mixture dispersed during step c) in the mould; e) repeating steps c) and d) with the provision that a final layer of mixture is added in step c) when the total height of the mixture in the mould exceeds the height of the side walls (3, 4) of the mould,
A urine shield (1, 20, 21) comprising an elongate base and side walls, the side walls have a lower edge and an upper edge, and wherein the side walls are connected to the base at the lower edge, the upper edge distal from the base and for engagement with a user's skin, at least one of said side walls and base being absorbent or supporting an absorbent element, the shield further comprising at least one attachment tab for releasably attaching the shield to a the user's skin, wherein the shield has an hourglass shaped cross-section, characterised in that the side walls extend continuously around the base and wherein with the upper edge of the side walls in engagement with the user's skin, the base is spaced apart from the user's genital area.
A clipping device, comprising: a clip including a capsule extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of which are slidably received within the channel to move the clip arms between an open configuration, in which distal ends thereof are separated from one another, and a closed configuration, in which the distal ends of the clip arms are drawn toward one another, the clip arms being biased toward the open configuration and being aligned relative to one another via a pin received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms; a proximal portion configured for insertion of the clip through a working channel of an endoscope, the proximal portion including a flexible shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a bushing releasably coupled to the capsule; and a control member extending longitudinally through the flexible shaft from a proximal end to a distal end releasably coupled to the proximal ends of the clip arms to move the clip arms between the open and closed configurations, the distal end of the control member including a pair of holding jaws (144, 146), each of which include a pair of fingers extending about the pin along opposing sides thereof with distal ends of the fingers curving around a distal surface of the pin to grip the pin therebetween. a clip including a capsule extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of which are slidably received within the channel to move the clip arms between an open configuration, in which distal ends thereof are separated from one another, and a closed configuration, in which the distal ends of the clip arms are drawn toward one another, the clip arms being biased toward the open configuration and being aligned relative to one another via a pin received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms; a proximal portion configured for insertion of the clip through a working channel of an endoscope, the proximal portion including a flexible shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a bushing releasably coupled to the capsule; and a control member extending longitudinally through the flexible shaft from a proximal end to a distal end releasably coupled to the proximal ends of the clip arms to move the clip arms between the open and closed configurations, the distal end of the control member including a pair of holding jaws (144, 146), each of which include a pair of fingers extending about the pin along opposing sides thereof with distal ends of the fingers curving around a distal surface of the pin to grip the pin therebetween.
A product comprising at least two antibiofilm agents wherein at least one of the antibiofilm agents is an antimicrobial peptide and the at least one other antibiofilm agent is cysteamine wherein the antimicrobial peptide comprises amino acids according to the formula I: ( l m) n wherein 1 and m are integers from 1 to 10, for example 1 to 5; n is an integer from 1 to 10; X and Y, which may be the same or different, are independently a hydrophobic or cationic amino acid.
A process for preparing fumed silicon dioxide powder which has a BET surface area of 175±15 m 2 /g, comprising the following steps - a silicon compound (SiCl 4) is vaporized and the vapour is transferred, by means of a carrier gas if desired, into a mixing chamber, - and, separately, a fuel gas, primary air, which if desired may have been preheated and/or enriched with oxygen, is transferred into the mixing chamber, - the mixture comprising the silicon chlorides' vapour, fuel gas and primary air is ignited in a burner and the flame is burnt into a reaction chamber, - secondary air surrounding the flame is introduced into the reaction chamber, and - then the solid is separated from.gaseous substances, and thereafter the solid is treated with steam at 250°C to 750°C, characterized in that - the secondary air/primary air ratio is situated within a range from 0.05 to 3, preferably 0.15 to 2, and - the total amount of oxygen being at least sufficient for the complete combustion of the fuel gas and the silicon compounds, and - the amount of the primary feedstocks, comprising silicon compounds, fuel gas and primary air, being selected such as to result in an adiabatic flame temperature T ad of 1840 to 1900°C, where T ad = temperature of feedstocks + sum of the reaction enthalpies of the sub-reactions/heat capacity of the substances which depart from the reaction chamber, comprising silicon dioxide, water, hydrogen chloride, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and, where appropriate, a carrier gas, if the latter is not air or nitrogen, on the basis of the specific heat capacity of these substances at 1000°C. - a silicon compound (SiCl 4) is vaporized and the vapour is transferred, by means of a carrier gas if desired, into a mixing chamber, - and, separately, a fuel gas, primary air, which if desired may have been preheated and/or enriched with oxygen, is transferred into the mixing chamber, - the mixture comprising the silicon chlorides' vapour, fuel gas and primary air is ignited in a burner and the flame is burnt into a reaction chamber, - secondary air surrounding the flame is introduced into the reaction chamber, and - then the solid is separated from.gaseous substances, and thereafter the solid is treated with steam at 250°C to 750°C, - the secondary air/primary air ratio is situated within a range from 0.05 to 3, preferably 0.15 to 2, and - the total amount of oxygen being at least sufficient for the complete combustion of the fuel gas and the silicon compounds, and - the amount of the primary feedstocks, comprising silicon compounds, fuel gas and primary air, being selected such as to result in an adiabatic flame temperature T ad of 1840 to 1900°C, where T ad = temperature of feedstocks + sum of the reaction enthalpies of the sub-reactions/heat capacity of the substances which depart from the reaction chamber, comprising silicon dioxide, water, hydrogen chloride, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and, where appropriate, a carrier gas, if the latter is not air or nitrogen, on the basis of the specific heat capacity of these substances at 1000°C.
Portion capsule for making a beverage, having a basic element on which a peripheral region (2.4) is provided, wherein the basic element has on one side of the peripheral region a cavity, in which a raw beverage material is provided and which is closed by a membrane, which is fastened wherein the portion capsule on the basic element, has an identifier, which makes it possible to individualize the respective portion capsule, characterized in that the identifier is an electrically conductive coating which is provided on the other side of the peripheral region.
An animal litter box, comprising: an upper container having a plurality of holes formed on a bottom portion, the plurality of holes penetrating in an up-down direction; a lower container that includes a receiving section receiving excrement that has passed through the plurality of holes, wherein, an absorbent sheet that absorbs the excrement is placed on the receiving section, characterised by: the weight of the upper container not acting on the lower container; and an output unit that outputs a signal changing according to an amount of the excrement received by the receiving section (31. an upper container having a plurality of holes formed on a bottom portion, the plurality of holes penetrating in an up-down direction; a lower container that includes a receiving section receiving excrement that has passed through the plurality of holes, wherein, an absorbent sheet that absorbs the excrement is placed on the receiving section, characterised by: the weight of the upper container not acting on the lower container; and an output unit that outputs a signal changing according to an amount of the excrement received by the receiving section (31. the weight of the upper container not acting on the lower container; and an output unit that outputs a signal changing according to an amount of the excrement received by the receiving section (31.
Water heater, comprising an electric heating element, a water guide unit, a temperature sensor and a controller for regulating the temperature of the water in the water guide unit, characterised by the fact that the controller features a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the second control unit is used to perform regulation based on a variable hysteresis, wherein the hysteresis depends on a parameter.
A telesurgical system comprising: an actuation pod comprising: a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis defined between the proximal and distal ends of the actuation pod, a plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) arranged concentrically around and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the actuation pod; and a surgical instrument comprising: a shaft, and a plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) arranged radially around the surgical instrument; wherein the shaft of the surgical instrument is positioned coincident with the longitudinal axis of the actuation pod; and wherein each actuator engagement member (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) of the plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) is engaged with a corresponding linear actuator (720a-h, 730a-h, 740ah) of the plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) with the plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) being positioned radially around the plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638). an actuation pod comprising: a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis defined between the proximal and distal ends of the actuation pod, a plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) arranged concentrically around and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the actuation pod; and a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis defined between the proximal and distal ends of the actuation pod, a plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) arranged concentrically around and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the actuation pod; and a surgical instrument comprising: a shaft, and a plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) arranged radially around the surgical instrument; a shaft, and a plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) arranged radially around the surgical instrument; wherein the shaft of the surgical instrument is positioned coincident with the longitudinal axis of the actuation pod; and wherein each actuator engagement member (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) of the plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638) is engaged with a corresponding linear actuator (720a-h, 730a-h, 740ah) of the plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) with the plurality of linear actuators (720a-h, 730a-h, 740a-h) being positioned radially around the plurality of actuator engagement members (632a, 632b, 634a, 634b, 636a, 636b, 638).
A device designed to be used in a current collection system for railway rolling stock with a multi-voltage traction circuit including a roof line carrying the collected current from a catenary line (1, 2) comprising in an integrated manner on a mechanical support: ▪ commutation means capable of performing commutation depending on whether the vehicle roof line is carrying direct current or single-phase current, between: - a first state in which it connects said roof line to a continuous power line provided for carrying direct current toward the traction circuit of said equipment, - and a second state, characterized in that in the second state said roof line is isolated and said continuous power line is connected to ground or to another continuous power line; and ▪ in that it comprises in an integrated manner on the same mechanical support: - voltage sensor means (PP') for recognizing the voltage carried by the roof line, and/or - electrical protection means (PFC') against lightning and maneuvering impacts. ▪ commutation means capable of performing commutation depending on whether the vehicle roof line is carrying direct current or single-phase current, between: - a first state in which it connects said roof line to a continuous power line provided for carrying direct current toward the traction circuit of said equipment, - and a second state, - a first state in which it connects said roof line to a continuous power line provided for carrying direct current toward the traction circuit of said equipment, - and a second state, ▪ in that it comprises in an integrated manner on the same mechanical support: - voltage sensor means (PP') for recognizing the voltage carried by the roof line, and/or - electrical protection means (PFC') against lightning and maneuvering impacts. - voltage sensor means (PP') for recognizing the voltage carried by the roof line, and/or - electrical protection means (PFC') against lightning and maneuvering impacts.
A process for the alkylation of an organic compound comprising: (a) providing a catalyst comprising one or more zeolitic materials having a BEA framework structure, wherein the BEA framework structure comprises YO 2 and optionally comprises X 2 O 3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, (b) contacting the catalyst with one or more alkylatable organic compounds in the presence of one or more alkylating agents in one or more reactors for obtaining one or more alkylated organic compounds, wherein the one or more zeolitic materials is obtainable from a synthetic process which does not employ an organotemplate as structure directing agent. (a) providing a catalyst comprising one or more zeolitic materials having a BEA framework structure, wherein the BEA framework structure comprises YO 2 and optionally comprises X 2 O 3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, (b) contacting the catalyst with one or more alkylatable organic compounds in the presence of one or more alkylating agents in one or more reactors for obtaining one or more alkylated organic compounds,