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A wooden pallet comprising: a base layer; a cargo layer comprising a pair of spaced apart connector boards, and a pair of spaced apart end deck boards orthogonal to said pair of connector boards, with respective ends of said pair of end deck boards overlapping respective ends of said pair of connector boards, and a plurality of spaced apart intermediate deck boards between said pair of end deck boards and coupled to said pair of connector boards, with a gap area being defined between an inside edge of each end deck board and an adjacent one of said intermediate deck boards; a plurality of nail plates coupled between the respective ends of said pair of connector boards and the respective ends of said pair of end deck boards, each nail plate comprising a first surface comprising a plurality of projections extending outwards therefrom and embedded into the end of one of said end deck boards, a second surface opposite the first surface and devoid of any projections, and contacting the end of one of said connector boards, and a backstop (70") extending within the gap area and contacting the inside edge of one of said end deck boards to absorb an impact to an outside edge thereof; and a plurality of spaced apart support blocks between said base layer and said pair of connector boards in said cargo layer, and forming a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member. a base layer; a cargo layer comprising a pair of spaced apart connector boards, and a pair of spaced apart end deck boards orthogonal to said pair of connector boards, with respective ends of said pair of end deck boards overlapping respective ends of said pair of connector boards, and a plurality of spaced apart intermediate deck boards between said pair of end deck boards and coupled to said pair of connector boards, with a gap area being defined between an inside edge of each end deck board and an adjacent one of said intermediate deck boards; a plurality of nail plates coupled between the respective ends of said pair of connector boards and the respective ends of said pair of end deck boards, each nail plate comprising a first surface comprising a plurality of projections extending outwards therefrom and embedded into the end of one of said end deck boards, a second surface opposite the first surface and devoid of any projections, and contacting the end of one of said connector boards, and a backstop (70") extending within the gap area and contacting the inside edge of one of said end deck boards to absorb an impact to an outside edge thereof; and a first surface comprising a plurality of projections extending outwards therefrom and embedded into the end of one of said end deck boards, a second surface opposite the first surface and devoid of any projections, and contacting the end of one of said connector boards, and a backstop (70") extending within the gap area and contacting the inside edge of one of said end deck boards to absorb an impact to an outside edge thereof; and a plurality of spaced apart support blocks between said base layer and said pair of connector boards in said cargo layer, and forming a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member.
A light converter assembly, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate; and a phosphor material disposed between the first and second substrates (102, 108), characterized in that the first and second substrates comprise a light transmissive, thermally conductive material, wherein a confinement material is disposed between the first and second substrates (102, 108), the confinement material surrounding the phosphor material and bonding the first and second substrates (102, 108) together to hermetically seal the phosphor material between the first and second substrates (102, 108), the confinement material having a thermal conductivity greater than 10W/m/K. a first substrate and a second substrate; and a phosphor material disposed between the first and second substrates (102, 108),
A method for providing a media program and an advertisement for physical merchandise related to the media program, comprising: receiving a request associated with a user equipment device to access the media program, wherein the media program is associated with a merchandise information pointer; identifying, based on a storage location identified by the merchandise information pointer, merchandise information for a plurality of physical merchandise items related to the media program, wherein the merchandise information: specifies physical locations where each of the plurality of physical merchandise items is available for purchase; and associates merchandise items with a particular elapsed time of the media program; determining a location of the user equipment device; selecting, based on a comparison of the location of the user equipment device to the physical locations where each of the plurality of physical merchandise items is available for purchase, at least one of the plurality of physical merchandise items related to the media program; and communicating an advertisement for the selected at least one physical merchandise item to the user equipment device, when an elapsed time of the media program surpasses the particular elapsed time associated with the merchandise item. receiving a request associated with a user equipment device to access the media program, wherein the media program is associated with a merchandise information pointer; identifying, based on a storage location identified by the merchandise information pointer, merchandise information for a plurality of physical merchandise items related to the media program, wherein the merchandise information: specifies physical locations where each of the plurality of physical merchandise items is available for purchase; and associates merchandise items with a particular elapsed time of the media program; specifies physical locations where each of the plurality of physical merchandise items is available for purchase; and associates merchandise items with a particular elapsed time of the media program; determining a location of the user equipment device; selecting, based on a comparison of the location of the user equipment device to the physical locations where each of the plurality of physical merchandise items is available for purchase, at least one of the plurality of physical merchandise items related to the media program; and communicating an advertisement for the selected at least one physical merchandise item to the user equipment device, when an elapsed time of the media program surpasses the particular elapsed time associated with the merchandise item.
A refrigerant fluoropropene composition comprising E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop ene, wherein the total amount of 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is 1.0 wt.% or less, based on the total weight of the fluoropropene composition, wherein the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is present in the fluoropropene composition in an amount of at least 0.001 wt.% based on the total weight of the fluoropropene composition, and wherein the 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene is present in the fluoropropene composition in an amount of at least 0.001 wt.% based on the total weight of the fluoropropene composition.
A cosmetic substrate composed of a silylated amino acid/silane compound copolymer having a structural unit U represented by the following general formula (Ia), (Ib) or (Ic): [wherein, R 2 represents a hydroxyl group, a phenyl group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing nitrogen, sulfur, a halogen or a phenyl group in the group, and the groups R 2 may be the same or different.] and a structural unit W represented by the following general formula (Id) or (Ie): [wherein, R 1 represents a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, the groups R 1 may be the same or different, A is a divalent group bonding Si and N, and represents at least one group selected from the group consisting of R B, *R B OCH 2 CH CH 2, *R B S, *R B NH and *R B OCOCH 2 CH 2 (R B represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and * represents a side bonding to Si), E represents a residue obtained by removing one primary amino group from an α amino acid, wherein 40 mol% or more of the α amino acid are basic amino acids, and when E has an amino group other than the α amino group, N in the above-described other amino group may be bonded to A of the other structural unit W], wherein the molar ratio of structural unit W:structural unit U is in the range of 1:5 to 1:150. [wherein, R 2 represents a hydroxyl group, a phenyl group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing nitrogen, sulfur, a halogen or a phenyl group in the group, and the groups R 2 may be the same or different.] and a structural unit W represented by the following general formula (Id) or (Ie):
An isolated subtilisin variant, wherein said subtilisin variant is a mature form having proteolytic activity and comprises an amino acid sequence comprising a combination of amino acid substitutions selected from: T022A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-T033S-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-T213A-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-V068A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-T213A-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-T213A-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-S128L-G159D-S188D-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-V068A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, and wherein amino acid positions of the subtilisin variant are numbered according to the numbering of corresponding amino acid positions in the amino acid sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subtilisin BPN' shown in SEQ ID NO:1, and wherein said subtilisin variant has at least 90% amino acid identity with Bacillus lentus subtilisin GG36 protease comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, and wherein said subtilisin variant has improved cleaning performance compared to said GG36 protease. T022A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-T033S-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-T213A-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-V068A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-T213A-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-T213A-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-S128L-G159D-S188D-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F, T022A-V068A-S101G-S103A-V104I-N116L-G159D-S188D-A232V-Q245R-N248D-E271F,
A package for storing contact lenses in a solution, comprising a molded base wherein the molded base comprises an additive, wherein the additive is polyvinylpyrrolidinone, wherein the additive is present at a concentration of 1 weight percent to 5 weight percent, wherein the package contains a contact lens, wherein the contact lens is in a solution and wherein the molded base comprises polypropylene mixed with said additive, provided that the contact lens is not a contact lens consisting of acquafilcon A coated with polyHema.
A medical device comprising: an expandable tubular structure formed of an interwoven strand and configured to be positioned in a blood vessel, wherein the interwoven strand is arranged to form a plurality of cells and a plurality of joints between adjacent cells, wherein at least one of the joints includes a first strand slidably interlocked (1312, 1314) with a second strand, and wherein each of the first strand and the second strand bends back on itself to form first and second restrictions (1318, 1320), respectively, that limit disengagement of the first strand and the second strand at the joint, and wherein the first and second restrictions limit longitudinally compressive disengagement of the first strand and the second strand at the joint. an expandable tubular structure formed of an interwoven strand and configured to be positioned in a blood vessel, wherein the interwoven strand is arranged to form a plurality of cells and a plurality of joints between adjacent cells, wherein at least one of the joints includes a first strand slidably interlocked (1312, 1314) with a second strand, and wherein each of the first strand and the second strand bends back on itself to form first and second restrictions (1318, 1320), respectively, that limit disengagement of the first strand and the second strand at the joint, and wherein the first and second restrictions limit longitudinally compressive disengagement of the first strand and the second strand at the joint.
A method of producing a polyether alcohol, the method comprising: feeding an initiator into a reactor, the initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality of at least 1; feeding one or more monomers into the reactor, the one or more monomers being an alkylene oxide; feeding a polymerization catalyst into the reactor, the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having a general formula M(R 1) 1 (R 2) 1 (R 3) 1 (R 4) 0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independent, R 1 includes a first fluoro/chloro or fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, R 2 includes a second fluoro/chloro or fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, R 3 includes a third fluoro/chloro or fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a first functional group or functional polymer group, optional R 4 is a second functional group or functional polymer group; separate from feeding the initiator into the reactor, feeding a hydrogen bond acceptor additive into the reactor, the hydrogen bond acceptor additive being a C 2 to C 20 organic molecule having at least two hydroxyl groups, of which two hydroxyl groups are situated in 1,2-, 1,3-, or 1,4- positions on the organic molecule; and allowing the initiator to react with the one or more monomers in the presence of the polymerization catalyst and the hydrogen bond acceptor additive to form a polyether alcohol having a number average molecular weight greater than a number average molecular weight of the initiator. feeding an initiator into a reactor, the initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality of at least 1; feeding one or more monomers into the reactor, the one or more monomers being an alkylene oxide; feeding a polymerization catalyst into the reactor, the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having a general formula M(R 1) 1 (R 2) 1 (R 3) 1 (R 4) 0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independent, R 1 includes a first fluoro/chloro or fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, R 2 includes a second fluoro/chloro or fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, R 3 includes a third fluoro/chloro or fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a first functional group or functional polymer group, optional R 4 is a second functional group or functional polymer group; separate from feeding the initiator into the reactor, feeding a hydrogen bond acceptor additive into the reactor, the hydrogen bond acceptor additive being a C 2 to C 20 organic molecule having at least two hydroxyl groups, of which two hydroxyl groups are situated in 1,2-, 1,3-, or 1,4- positions on the organic molecule; and allowing the initiator to react with the one or more monomers in the presence of the polymerization catalyst and the hydrogen bond acceptor additive to form a polyether alcohol having a number average molecular weight greater than a number average molecular weight of the initiator.
A water-free agent for dyeing keratinous material, in particular human hair, containing at least alkylene glycol of formula where x represents an integer from 0 to 10,000, y represents an integer from 0 to 10,000, Ra, Rb represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or a hydroxy-C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, Rc represents a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, with the proviso that x + y is at least 1, and at least one pigment, and at least one amino-functionalized silicone polymer, and at least one addition product of C 1 -C 6 alkylene oxide(s) to the esters of C 12 -C 30 fatty acids and aromatic C 1 -C 12 alcohols. at least alkylene glycol of formula where x represents an integer from 0 to 10,000, y represents an integer from 0 to 10,000, Ra, Rb represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or a hydroxy-C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, Rc represents a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, with the proviso that x + y is at least 1, and x represents an integer from 0 to 10,000, y represents an integer from 0 to 10,000, Ra, Rb represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group or a hydroxy-C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, Rc represents a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, with the proviso that x + y is at least 1, and at least one pigment, and at least one amino-functionalized silicone polymer, and at least one addition product of C 1 -C 6 alkylene oxide(s) to the esters of C 12 -C 30 fatty acids and aromatic C 1 -C 12 alcohols.
A system (100, 200) for processing a sample (130, 230) according to a selected one of a plurality of assays, said system comprising a) a plurality of cartridges in which the processing of a sample (130, 230) can take place, which each contain a different set of reagents required for at least one of the assays and which comprise magnetic particles (MP, Ba, Bb) as label particles that selectively bind to one target component, wherein the reagents are dry reagents; b) a manipulator (140, 240) for introducing a sample liquid (130, 230) into a selected one of the cartridges; c) at least one actuation-device (120a-120c) comprising a magnetic field generator and a detection device or at least one integrated actuation-and-readout device (270a-270d) comprising a magnetic field generator; characterized in that the plurality of cartridges is configured to enable execution of a complete assay with a sample liquid added to the cartridge without the addition and/or transfer of liquid materials besides the sample liquid itself, wherein the plurality of cartridges is configured such that the only liquid involved in the assay is the sample liquid itself. a) a plurality of cartridges in which the processing of a sample (130, 230) can take place, which each contain a different set of reagents required for at least one of the assays and which comprise magnetic particles (MP, Ba, Bb) as label particles that selectively bind to one target component, wherein the reagents are dry reagents; b) a manipulator (140, 240) for introducing a sample liquid (130, 230) into a selected one of the cartridges; c) at least one actuation-device (120a-120c) comprising a magnetic field generator and a detection device or at least one integrated actuation-and-readout device (270a-270d) comprising a magnetic field generator; characterized in that the plurality of cartridges is configured to enable execution of a complete assay with a sample liquid added to the cartridge without the addition and/or transfer of liquid materials besides the sample liquid itself, wherein the plurality of cartridges is configured such that the only liquid involved in the assay is the sample liquid itself.
A light-emitting element control system comprising: a series connection of two or more LEE units, each comprising one or more LEEs and a unit activation module configured to control activation thereof in response to a respective unit activation control signal; a control module operatively coupled to each said unit activation module and configured to generate each said respective unit activation control signal, wherein said control module is configured to generate each said respective unit activation control signal based on a co-operative relationship between said LEE units, and a converting module operatively coupled to said series connection of LEE units, said converting module adapted for connection to a source of power and configured to provide a drive current to said LEE units; characterized in that said cooperative relationship being assessed from one or more operational characteristics of said one or more LEEs during an operation of the control system; a feedback system configured to sense an output of the LEE units such that the cooperative relationship is determined during the operation of the control system. a series connection of two or more LEE units, each comprising one or more LEEs and a unit activation module configured to control activation thereof in response to a respective unit activation control signal; a control module operatively coupled to each said unit activation module and configured to generate each said respective unit activation control signal, wherein said control module is configured to generate each said respective unit activation control signal based on a co-operative relationship between said LEE units, and a converting module operatively coupled to said series connection of LEE units, said converting module adapted for connection to a source of power and configured to provide a drive current to said LEE units; characterized in that said cooperative relationship being assessed from one or more operational characteristics of said one or more LEEs during an operation of the control system; a feedback system configured to sense an output of the LEE units such that the cooperative relationship is determined during the operation of the control system.
A device for establishing an anchorage in tissue with the aid of a material having thermoplastic properties, the device comprising: a perforated sheath having a sheath axis, and an inner and an outer cross section, and a tool comprising an active element and a counter element, the active element having a proximal end suitable for being connected to an energy source and being capable of transmitting energy generated by the energy source to a distal portion of the active element, wherein a distal portion of the active element and a distal portion of the counter element have a cross section being adapted to the inner cross section of the sheath to allow introduction of these distal portions into the sheath, positioning of these distal portions axially beside each other and in contact with each other within the sheath, and movement of these distal portions in an axial direction within the sheath, wherein the distal portion of one of the active element and the counter element comprises an axial passage and the other one comprises a proximal shaft portion adapted to the passage for axial movement therein, and wherein the material having thermoplastic properties is provided on one of the active element and the counter element at an interface where the elements (3, 4) are in contact with each other. a perforated sheath having a sheath axis, and an inner and an outer cross section, and a tool comprising an active element and a counter element, the active element having a proximal end suitable for being connected to an energy source and being capable of transmitting energy generated by the energy source to a distal portion of the active element, wherein a distal portion of the active element and a distal portion of the counter element have a cross section being adapted to the inner cross section of the sheath to allow introduction of these distal portions into the sheath, positioning of these distal portions axially beside each other and in contact with each other within the sheath, and movement of these distal portions in an axial direction within the sheath, wherein the distal portion of one of the active element and the counter element comprises an axial passage and the other one comprises a proximal shaft portion adapted to the passage for axial movement therein, and wherein the material having thermoplastic properties is provided on one of the active element and the counter element at an interface where the elements (3, 4) are in contact with each other.