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An apparatus for dampening vibrations in a refrigeration system, the refrigeration system, including: a refrigerant fluid and a refrigeration circuit including an evaporator, an expansion device, a condenser, a compressor, an economizer branch, an economizer heat exchanger, an economizer expansion valve, wherein the economizer heat exchanger is positioned in the economizer branch between the economizer expansion valve and the compressor; wherein the apparatus comprises a check valve operatively connectable between an economizer inlet of the compressor and the economizer branch, the check valve including a housing and a shutter movable within the housing, wherein the check valve is movable, through movement of the shutter, between an open position, to allow the refrigerant fluid to flow from the economizer branch to the compressor, and a closed position, to prevent the refrigerant fluid from flowing from the economizer branch to the compressor, wherein the apparatus further comprises: - a first bypass branch, having a first end operatively connectable to the refrigeration circuit, and a second end connected to the check valve on a first side of the shutter, wherein the economizer branch is connectable to the check valve on a second side of the shutter, opposite to the first side; - a second bypass branch, having a first end operatively connectable to the refrigeration circuit, and a second end connectable to the economizer branch, wherein the shutter is movable by effect of a pressure difference between the first side of the shutter, and the second side of the shutter. - a first bypass branch, having a first end operatively connectable to the refrigeration circuit, and a second end connected to the check valve on a first side of the shutter, wherein the economizer branch is connectable to the check valve on a second side of the shutter, opposite to the first side; - a second bypass branch, having a first end operatively connectable to the refrigeration circuit, and a second end connectable to the economizer branch, wherein the shutter is movable by effect of a pressure difference between the first side of the shutter, and the second side of the shutter.
An apparatus comprising: a steerable access sheath, the steerable access sheath comprising: a proximal end, a distal end, a tip at the distal end, a central lumen, and an outer lumen surrounding the central lumen; a suction conduit positioned within the central lumen disposed from the distal end to the proximal end, the suction conduit comprising at least half the volume of the access sheath; the outer lumen having a plurality of channels therethrough (170,175); at least a portion of the plurality of channels being fluid flow channels; the plurality of fluid flow channels extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a plurality of irrigation tip portions movably extending from the outer lumen of the steerable access sheath, to be movable into and subsequently withdrawn from the distal end of the steerable access sheath, the plurality of irrigation tip portions including targeted exit conduits and in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid flow channels proximal to the distal tip, and the targeted exit conduits having contoured outer edges oriented to create a directed flow at the distal tip, wherein the plurality of irrigation tip portions are configured to generate turbulence within a region of interest a suction conduit positioned within the central lumen disposed from the distal end to the proximal end, the suction conduit comprising at least half the volume of the access sheath; the outer lumen having a plurality of channels therethrough (170,175); at least a portion of the plurality of channels being fluid flow channels; the plurality of fluid flow channels extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a plurality of irrigation tip portions movably extending from the outer lumen of the steerable access sheath, to be movable into and subsequently withdrawn from the distal end of the steerable access sheath, the plurality of irrigation tip portions including targeted exit conduits and in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid flow channels proximal to the distal tip, and the targeted exit conduits having contoured outer edges oriented to create a directed flow at the distal tip, wherein the plurality of irrigation tip portions are configured to generate turbulence within a region of interest
A fine particle applicator (100, 200, 300, 400), comprising: a loading vessel; a metering roller, positioned adjacent the loading vessel; a first stippling roller, in contact with the metering roller; a high speed roller, positioned adjacent the metering roller such that bristles of the metering roller and bristles of the high speed roller overlap of about 0.79 millimeters (1/32 inches) to about 4.76 millimeters (3/16 inches) to form an interference zone; a second stippling roller, in contact with the high speed roller; a stippling shoe, positioned adjacent at least the metering roller and high speed roller; and a housing; wherein at least a portion of a surface of the stippling shoe closest to at least the metering roller and high speed roller includes substantially the same curvature as the roller nearest the surface, and wherein the interactions between the metering roller, the high speed roller, and the stippling rollers (110, 114) allow the applicator (100, 200, 300, 400) to self-clean. a loading vessel; a metering roller, positioned adjacent the loading vessel; a first stippling roller, in contact with the metering roller; a high speed roller, positioned adjacent the metering roller such that bristles of the metering roller and bristles of the high speed roller overlap of about 0.79 millimeters (1/32 inches) to about 4.76 millimeters (3/16 inches) to form an interference zone; a second stippling roller, in contact with the high speed roller; a stippling shoe, positioned adjacent at least the metering roller and high speed roller; and a housing; wherein at least a portion of a surface of the stippling shoe closest to at least the metering roller and high speed roller includes substantially the same curvature as the roller nearest the surface, and wherein the interactions between the metering roller, the high speed roller, and the stippling rollers (110, 114) allow the applicator (100, 200, 300, 400) to self-clean.
Vehicle for a magnetic levitation railway having a coach body and a propulsion and supporting device as well as at least one levitation frame fastened on the coach body and the propulsion and supporting device, whereas the levitation frame has a traverse and a carrier which are connected to each other in an articulated fashion, whereas the coach body is arranged on the carrier in a fixed manner and the coach body can be deflected transversely to the longitudinal axis of the propulsion and supporting device and a spring suspension system (12, 14; 20, 21) is arranged between the levitation frame and propulsion and supporting device, characterized in that the traverse, connects two propulsion and supporting devices running in parallel with each other, the traverse and the carrier are connected to each other in an articulated fashion by means of two pendulums and that the traverse, two pendulums and the carrier hanging on the pendulums, form a symmetric four-joint linkage..
A nanoparticle comprising a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises at least 100 contiguous amino acids from a self-assembling subunit protein selected from the group consisting of a monomeric ferritin subunit protein, a monomeric encapsulin protein, a monomeric sulfur oxygenase reductase protein, a monomeric lumazine synthase protein and a monomeric PDC dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase protein, joined to at least one immunogenic portion from an Epstein-Barr Virus envelope protein selected from the group consisting of gp350, gH, gL and gp42, wherein the nanoparticle expresses the at least one immunogenic portion on its surface, and, wherein the fusion protein self-assembles into the nanoparticle.
A sensor device, which is a capacitive micromechanical electrical system pressure sensor, comprising: a bulk silicon layer; a first doped region of the bulk silicon layer of a first dopant type; a second doped region of the bulk silicon layer of a second dopant type, wherein the first dopant type is a type of dopant different from the second dopant type, the second doped region located at an upper surface of the bulk silicon layer and having a first doped portion bounded by the first doped region; a spacer layer formed on an upper surface of the bulk silicon layer; a first cavity portion formed in the spacer layer located over the second doped region and over the upper surface of the bulk silicon layer; an upper electrode formed in a deposited cap layer, the upper electrode forming a membrane over the first cavity portion, and wherein the deposited cap layer is deposited on an upper surface of the spacer layer, and wherein the deposited cap layer is formed by an epitaxial process; a trench formed in the bulk silicon layer and separating a portion of the second doped region from a portion of the first doped region; a second cavity portion formed below the first doped region; and a substrate layer formed below the second cavity portion, wherein the substrate layer is a silicon substrate layer; the bulk silicon layer is spaced apart from the silicon substrate by a spacer layer; the second cavity portion is formed in the spacer layer which is between the bulk silicon layer and the silicon substrate, and wherein a lower electrode is defined within the bulk silicon layer by the trench that defines an outer perimeter of the electrode within the bulk silicon layer. a bulk silicon layer; a first doped region of the bulk silicon layer of a first dopant type; a second doped region of the bulk silicon layer of a second dopant type, wherein the first dopant type is a type of dopant different from the second dopant type, the second doped region located at an upper surface of the bulk silicon layer and having a first doped portion bounded by the first doped region; a spacer layer formed on an upper surface of the bulk silicon layer; a first cavity portion formed in the spacer layer located over the second doped region and over the upper surface of the bulk silicon layer; an upper electrode formed in a deposited cap layer, the upper electrode forming a membrane over the first cavity portion, and wherein the deposited cap layer is deposited on an upper surface of the spacer layer, and wherein the deposited cap layer is formed by an epitaxial process; a trench formed in the bulk silicon layer and separating a portion of the second doped region from a portion of the first doped region; a second cavity portion formed below the first doped region; and a substrate layer formed below the second cavity portion, wherein
A topical composition comprising 4-hexyl resorcinol and a solid powder having a particle size distribution width of at least 15 microns in the 80% particle size range (10%-90%); wherein the powder is a vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer.
An apparatus for compressing containers and in particular plastics material containers using a first holding device that is suitable for holding a first region of a container to be compressed, with a second holding device that is suitable for holding a second region of the container to be compressed, wherein the second region is spaced apart from the first region, with a movement device that is suitable for moving the first holding device towards the second holding device in an infeed direction, in order to compress the container located between the first holding device and the second holding device, wherein the apparatus has a transport device in order to transport the container in a specified transport direction that is different from the infeed direction, wherein the transport device is suitable for transporting the container in this transport direction into a position in which the first holding device comes into contact with the first region of the container characterized in that the apparatus has a carrier, on which several first holding devices are disposed for receiving the first region of several containers.
A network access unit configured to allocate capacity of a network to a plurality of traffic flows generated by one or more client devices, the network access unit comprising: a network interface configured to provide access to the one or more client devices and the network; a data store including a plurality of traffic policies that define traffic scheduling parameters for a plurality of service flow types; a traffic classifier configured to classify data of the plurality of traffic flows to associate the data with a service flow type of the plurality of service flow types; a plurality of data queues (210, 260, 262, 264, 266, 268) configured to store data classified by the traffic classifier that has not yet been transmitted over the network; and a traffic scheduler configured to schedule transmission over the network of data stored in the plurality of data queues based on a current capacity of the network and a respective transmission profile (302a-e) corresponding to the service flow type determined by the traffic classifier, wherein the traffic scheduler is configured to operate during a network capacity allocation cycle comprising a plurality of sub-cycles, the traffic scheduler being configured to iteratively proceed through the sub-cycles to schedule data for transmission responsive to determining that network capacity remains for the network capacity allocation cycle, the traffic scheduler being configured to wait for a next network capacity allocation cycle responsive to determining that network capacity does not remain for the network capacity allocation cycle. a network interface configured to provide access to the one or more client devices and the network; a data store including a plurality of traffic policies that define traffic scheduling parameters for a plurality of service flow types; a traffic classifier configured to classify data of the plurality of traffic flows to associate the data with a service flow type of the plurality of service flow types; a plurality of data queues (210, 260, 262, 264, 266, 268) configured to store data classified by the traffic classifier that has not yet been transmitted over the network; and a traffic scheduler configured to schedule transmission over the network of data stored in the plurality of data queues based on a current capacity of the network and a respective transmission profile (302a-e) corresponding to the service flow type determined by the traffic classifier, wherein the traffic scheduler is configured to operate during a network capacity allocation cycle comprising a plurality of sub-cycles, the traffic scheduler being configured to iteratively proceed through the sub-cycles to schedule data for transmission responsive to determining that network capacity remains for the network capacity allocation cycle, the traffic scheduler being configured to wait for a next network capacity allocation cycle responsive to determining that network capacity does not remain for the network capacity allocation cycle.
An X-ray imaging system, comprising: - a moveable X-ray source and/or a moveable X-ray detector; - a plurality of object-surface detecting sensors; - a positioning detection arrangement; - a processing unit; and - a display unit; wherein the object-surface detecting sensors are arranged such to detect object data of objects located between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector; wherein the positioning detection arrangement is provided to detect the current position of the X-ray source and/or the X-ray detector and the position of the object-surface detecting sensors; wherein the processing unit is configured to compute a situation-map of the current spatial situation between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector based on the object data provided by the object-surface detecting sensors and the current position, the situation-map distinguishing at least between empty spaces and spaces occupied by rigid objects; and wherein the situation-map comprises a representation of the X-ray source and the X-ray detector in relation to the spatial situation; wherein the display unit is configured to display the situation-map to a user operating the X-ray imaging system; wherein the X-ray imaging system is a C-arm imaging system comprising a C-arm structure, wherein the X-ray source and the X-ray detector are mounted to opposing ends of a C-arm; and wherein the positioning detection arrangement comprises angulation detectors for providing information about the movement of the C-arm, characterised in that the object-surface detecting sensors are mounted to the C-arm structure in a distributed manner along the inner side of the arc. - a moveable X-ray source and/or a moveable X-ray detector; - a plurality of object-surface detecting sensors; - a positioning detection arrangement; - a processing unit; and - a display unit;
A heat exchanger having a block (2, 50) of first and second (4, 21, 41) flow ducts, wherein the block is designed to be open at an inflow side and at an outflow side of the first flow ducts for the inflow and outflow of a first fluid into and out of the first flow ducts, wherein the second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) have openings (13, 14) for the inflow and outflow of a second fluid, wherein the block (2, 50) is composed of a first element and of a second element, wherein the first and the second element each form second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) and a side wall (22, 42), wherein the elements are joined together such that the two side walls (22, 42) form opposite side walls of the block (2, 50) and the second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) extend between the side walls (22, 42) and form first flow ducts between themselves and the side walls, characterised in that the second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) and the side wall (22, 42) of an element (20, 40) are manufactured from one part by stamping and folding and the second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) of one element (20, 40) engage between the second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) of the other element (20, 40), wherein the second flow ducts (4, 21, 41) of one element (20, 40) are supported on the side wall (22, 42) of the respective other element (20, 40).
A composition comprising clomazone encapsulated within microcapsules having a polymer wall comprising a cross-linked polyacetylene carbamide-polyurea; wherein the microcapsules are formed by interfacial polymerization reaction between a water immiscible organic phase comprising clomazone, one or more polyfunctional isocyanates and a cross-linking resin, and an aqueous phase comprising one or more polyfunctional amines.
A mobile terminal, comprising: an antenna comprising: a first radiation part, a matching circuit, and a feed source, wherein the first radiation part comprises a first radiator (34, 34a, 34c), a second radiator (32, 32a), and a capacitor structure that is configured as a series-distributed capacitor structure in a composite right/left-handed transmission line configuration, the feed source is connected to a grounding part; and wherein a first end of the first radiator is connected to the feed source by using the matching circuit, a second end of the first radiator is connected to a first end of the second radiator by using the capacitor structure, a second end of the second radiator is connected to the grounding part, the second radiator is configured as a parallel distributed inductor in the composite right/left-handed transmission line configuration, and the first radiation part is configured to generate a first resonance frequency. a first radiation part, a matching circuit, and a feed source, wherein the first radiation part comprises a first radiator (34, 34a, 34c), a second radiator (32, 32a), and a capacitor structure that is configured as a series-distributed capacitor structure in a composite right/left-handed transmission line configuration, the feed source is connected to a grounding part; and wherein a first end of the first radiator is connected to the feed source by using the matching circuit, a second end of the first radiator is connected to a first end of the second radiator by using the capacitor structure, a second end of the second radiator is connected to the grounding part, the second radiator is configured as a parallel distributed inductor in the composite right/left-handed transmission line configuration, and the first radiation part is configured to generate a first resonance frequency.
A drug delivery formulation comprising a therapeutic agent, a complexing agent, and a solubilizing agent, formulated for controlled release of the therapeutic agent in the vitreous of an eye from a drug delivery device comprising a reservoir chamber coupled to a porous structure, the formulation comprising a ratio of the complexing agent to the therapeutic agent of equal to or between 1:1 and 15:1, wherein the reservoir concentration of the therapeutic agent in the formulation is 1 mg/ml to 100 mg/ml; wherein the therapeutic agent has a solubility of less than 1 mg/mL in water; wherein the complexing agent is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, methyl-β-cyclodextrin, randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin, ethylated-β-cyclodextrin, triacetyl-β-cyclodextrin, peracetylated-β-cyclodextrin, carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl -β-cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl-β-cyclodextrin, glucosyl-β-cyclodextrin, maltosyl-β-cyclodextrin, sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin, branched-β-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin, randomly methylated-γ-cyclodextrin, trimethyl-γ-cyclodextrin, and a combination thereof; wherein the solubilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of trehalose, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, sodium hyaluronate, sodium alginate, chitosan, a chitosan derivative, polyethylene glycol, glycerin, propylene glycol, triacetin, N,N-dimethylacetamide, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, ethanol, N-(β-hydroxyethyl)-lactamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, a triglyceride, monothioglycerol, sorbitol, lecithin, methylparaben, propylparaben and a combination thereof; and wherein the drug delivery formulation further comprises a pH adjusting agent, or a buffering agent, or a combination thereof, wherein the pH of the formulation in the reservoir is in the range from pH 2 to pH 7.0.
A coupling (130,330) for a sucker rod string, comprising: a core (132,332) having a first end (134, 334), a central portion (170, 370), and a second end (136, 336), the first end and the second end each having an end surface (135, 137), wherein the first end (134, 334) tapers linearly inwards from the central portion (170, 370) to the first end surface, the second end surface has a rounded edge; and wherein a diameter of the first end surface is less than a diameter of the second end surface, and wherein the coupling is made from a spinodally-hardened copper-nickel-tin alloy comprising from 8 to 20 wt% nickel, from 5 to 11 wt% tin, the remaining balance being copper, and has a sliding coefficient of friction of less than 0.4 when measured against carbon steel. a core (132,332) having a first end (134, 334), a central portion (170, 370), and a second end (136, 336), the first end and the second end each having an end surface (135, 137), wherein the first end (134, 334) tapers linearly inwards from the central portion (170, 370) to the first end surface, the second end surface has a rounded edge; and wherein a diameter of the first end surface is less than a diameter of the second end surface, and wherein the coupling is made from a spinodally-hardened copper-nickel-tin alloy comprising from 8 to 20 wt% nickel, from 5 to 11 wt% tin, the remaining balance being copper, and has a sliding coefficient of friction of less than 0.4 when measured against carbon steel.