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An apparatus, comprising: an oscillator circuit configured and arranged to generate an oscillating signal having a frequency specified by a frequency control signal; a switching power converter circuit configured to regulate a voltage at an output node by, for respective cycles of the oscillating signal, enabling a path that provides a current to the output node for a period of time in response to the voltage at the output node being below or above a first threshold voltage; and preventing the path from being enabled in response to the voltage at the output node being above or below a second threshold voltage, respectively; and a control circuit (120, 520) configured to adjust the frequency control signal based on a number of consecutive cycles of the oscillating signal in which the switching power converter prevents the path from being enabled, wherein the control circuit (120, 520) adjusts the frequency control signal by decreasing the frequency specified by the frequency control signal based on the number of consecutive cycles of the oscillating signal in which the switching power converter prevents the path from being enabled; and increasing the frequency specified by the frequency control signal based on the number of consecutive cycles of the oscillating signal in which the switching power converter enables the path. an oscillator circuit configured and arranged to generate an oscillating signal having a frequency specified by a frequency control signal; a switching power converter circuit configured to regulate a voltage at an output node by, for respective cycles of the oscillating signal, enabling a path that provides a current to the output node for a period of time in response to the voltage at the output node being below or above a first threshold voltage; and preventing the path from being enabled in response to the voltage at the output node being above or below a second threshold voltage, respectively; and enabling a path that provides a current to the output node for a period of time in response to the voltage at the output node being below or above a first threshold voltage; and preventing the path from being enabled in response to the voltage at the output node being above or below a second threshold voltage, respectively; and a control circuit (120, 520) configured to adjust the frequency control signal based on a number of consecutive cycles of the oscillating signal in which the switching power converter prevents the path from being enabled, wherein the control circuit (120, 520) adjusts the frequency control signal by decreasing the frequency specified by the frequency control signal based on the number of consecutive cycles of the oscillating signal in which the switching power converter prevents the path from being enabled; and increasing the frequency specified by the frequency control signal based on the number of consecutive cycles of the oscillating signal in which the switching power converter enables the path.
A method of installing at sea a double-walled preheated undersea pipe for transporting fluids, said pipe comprising a plurality of pipe sections assembled together at sea successively one after another, each pipe section being obtained by assembling together on land at least two inner wall unit elements for receiving the fluid that is to be transported and at least two outer wall unit elements that are assembled coaxially around the inner wall unit elements, the outer wall unit elements being assembled around the inner wall unit elements without adding any mechanical connection element such as a connection forged part, the method comprising in succession, for each new pipe section that is to be assembled to the pipe already installed at sea: a step of preheating the inner wall unit elements inside the outer wall unit elements of the new pipe section; a step of assembling a free end of the inner wall unit elements of the new pipe section to the inner wall of the pipe that is already installed at sea; a step of assembling a free end of the outer wall unit elements of the new pipe section to the outer wall of the pipe that is already installed at sea; a step of lowering the new pipe section into the sea; and repeating the above steps for other new pipe sections that are to be assembled so as to prestress the pipe while it is being installed at sea, characterized in that the inner wall unit elements of some of the pipe sections are assembled to the inner wall of the pipe that is already installed at sea without previously being subjected to preheating. a step of preheating the inner wall unit elements inside the outer wall unit elements of the new pipe section; a step of assembling a free end of the inner wall unit elements of the new pipe section to the inner wall of the pipe that is already installed at sea; a step of assembling a free end of the outer wall unit elements of the new pipe section to the outer wall of the pipe that is already installed at sea; a step of lowering the new pipe section into the sea; and repeating the above steps for other new pipe sections that are to be assembled so as to prestress the pipe while it is being installed at sea, characterized in that the inner wall unit elements of some of the pipe sections are assembled to the inner wall of the pipe that is already installed at sea without previously being subjected to preheating.
A cast-in-place anchor assembly (100; 300) for anchoring objects to a concrete structure after concrete pouring and concrete setting, the objects fastened to an elongated load bearing member which is connected to the anchor assembly, the cast-in-place anchor assembly (100; 300) comprising: an anchor housing (120;320), the anchor housing (120; 320) including an opening (119; 319) therein along a longitudinal axis thereof for receiving the elongate load bearing member, the anchor housing (120; 320) also including a jaw assembly housed in the anchor housing (120; 320), the jaw assembly for lockingly engaging and axially constraining the elongate load bearing member relative to the anchor housing (120; 320), the jaw assembly including separable jaws (160; 360) and a bias member for biasing the jaws (160; 360) toward each other, the jaws (160; 360) including a lock structure, the jaw assembly further including a lock member (150; 350), characterised in that, in a first anchor assembly configuration, the lock member (150; 350) has a first configuration that allows the jaws (160; 360) to move relative to the anchor housing (120; 320) and in a second anchor assembly configuration, the lock member (150; 350) has a second configuration wherein the jaws (160; 360) are prevented from axial movement relative to the anchor housing (120; 320) in a direction opposite to a load bearing direction. an anchor housing (120;320), the anchor housing (120; 320) including an opening (119; 319) therein along a longitudinal axis thereof for receiving the elongate load bearing member, the anchor housing (120; 320) also including a jaw assembly housed in the anchor housing (120; 320), the jaw assembly for lockingly engaging and axially constraining the elongate load bearing member relative to the anchor housing (120; 320), the jaw assembly including separable jaws (160; 360) and a bias member for biasing the jaws (160; 360) toward each other, the jaws (160; 360) including a lock structure, the jaw assembly further including a lock member (150; 350), characterised in that, in a first anchor assembly configuration, the lock member (150; 350) has a first configuration that allows the jaws (160; 360) to move relative to the anchor housing (120; 320) and in a second anchor assembly configuration, the lock member (150; 350) has a second configuration wherein the jaws (160; 360) are prevented from axial movement relative to the anchor housing (120; 320) in a direction opposite to a load bearing direction.
An apparatus comprising: (a) a port (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) operable to fluidly communicate with an implantable band, wherein the port comprises a needle penetrable septum (116, 216, 316, 416, 516), wherein the port further comprises at least one exterior suture aperture (115, 215, 315, 417, 515), wherein the at least one suture aperture extends through an exterior portion of the port; (b) a catheter (118, 218, 318, 418, 518) in selective communication with the port, wherein the catheter is configured to establish fluid communication between the port and the implantable band, wherein the catheter is configured to deliver fluid from the port to the implantable band; (c) a sleeve (104, 204, 404) in communication with the catheter, wherein the sleeve is configured to secure the catheter relative to the port; and (d) a blocking member (102, 230, 304, 413, 504) configured to selectively block or unblock the at least one suture aperture; characterised in that the blocking member is configured to unblock the at least one suture aperture in response to coupling of one or both of the sleeve or the catheter with the port. (a) a port (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) operable to fluidly communicate with an implantable band, wherein the port comprises a needle penetrable septum (116, 216, 316, 416, 516), wherein the port further comprises at least one exterior suture aperture (115, 215, 315, 417, 515), wherein the at least one suture aperture extends through an exterior portion of the port; (b) a catheter (118, 218, 318, 418, 518) in selective communication with the port, wherein the catheter is configured to establish fluid communication between the port and the implantable band, wherein the catheter is configured to deliver fluid from the port to the implantable band; (c) a sleeve (104, 204, 404) in communication with the catheter, wherein the sleeve is configured to secure the catheter relative to the port; and (d) a blocking member (102, 230, 304, 413, 504) configured to selectively block or unblock the at least one suture aperture;
A ceramic-and-polymer-compositely-coated lithium ion separator, comprising a polyolefin porous membrane, a ceramic coating coated onto one or both sides of the membrane surface, and a polymer coating coated onto the ceramic surface or the membrane surface, characterized in that the ceramic coating is made by following raw materials in parts by weight: 15-45 parts of a ceramic material, 0.5-8 parts of an aqueous dispersant, 1-10 parts of an aqueous binder, 1-5 parts of an aqueous binder emulsion, and 0.1-5 parts of an aqueous wetting agent.
A method for preparing a fatty acid composition, which comprises collecting a fatty acid composition from a cultured product obtained by culturing a host which is transformed with a recombinant vector carrying a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence shown in any one of (a) to (c) below: (a) a nucleotide sequence which encodes a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence with deletion, substitution or addition of 1 to 8 amino acids in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity; (b) a nucleotide sequence which consists of a nucleotide sequence sharing an identity of 95% or more with a nucleotide sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which encodes a protein having lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity; or (c) a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence sharing an identity of 95% or more with an amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2 and which encodes a protein having lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity, wherein the fatty acid composition has a higher value for at least one or more of i) to v) shown below in comparison with a cultured product obtained by culturing a host which is not transformed with the recombinant vector: i) the oleic acid content; ii) the ratio of the oleic acid content to the palmitic acid content; iii) the ratio of the oleic acid content to the stearic acid content; iv) the ratio of the total content of stearic acid and oleic acid to the total content of palmitic acid and palmitoleic acid; and v) the n-6 fatty acid content. (a) a nucleotide sequence which encodes a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence with deletion, substitution or addition of 1 to 8 amino acids in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity; (b) a nucleotide sequence which consists of a nucleotide sequence sharing an identity of 95% or more with a nucleotide sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which encodes a protein having lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity; or (c) a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence sharing an identity of 95% or more with an amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2 and which encodes a protein having lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity, i) the oleic acid content; ii) the ratio of the oleic acid content to the palmitic acid content; iii) the ratio of the oleic acid content to the stearic acid content; iv) the ratio of the total content of stearic acid and oleic acid to the total content of palmitic acid and palmitoleic acid; and v) the n-6 fatty acid content.
Radio frequency phase shifting device with a transmission line, whereby the transmission line comprises a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced at a distance to each other and are configured to propagate a radio frequency electromagnetic signal along the first electrode and the second electrode with a phase difference of 180° between the respective electromagnetic signals, wherein the transmission line further comprises a tunable dielectric material, the tunable dielectric material configured to affect a phase shift of the electromagnetic signal that is propagated along the transmission line, wherein each of the first electrode and the second electrode is divided into several upper segments and lower segments that are spaced apart in a first direction perpendicular to the direction of signal transmission along the transmission line and that are serially arranged along the transmission line, whereby adjacent lower segments and upper segments comprise serially overlapping areas that are filled with the tunable dielectric material, thereby each forming a tunable series capacitor, and further the first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, whereby the transmission line comprises parallel overlapping sections, wherein an overlapping area of the first electrode is overlapped by a capacitor electrode area (11, 23) and wherein an overlapping area of the second electrode is overlapped by a capacitor electrode area (10, 22), and whereby the tunable dielectric material is arranged between the respective capacitor electrode areas (10, 11, 22, 23) and the overlapping area of the first electrode and the overlapping area of the second electrode in order to provide for a tunable parallel capacitor within the parallel overlapping section of the transmission line that affects the phase of the radio frequency electromagnetic signal that propagates along the parallel overlapping section of the transmission line.
Process for metallizing electrically nonconductive plastic surfaces of articles, comprising the process steps of: A) fastening the article to a rack, B) etching the plastic surface with an etching solution; C) treating the plastic surface with a solution of a metal colloid or of a compound of a metal, the metal being selected from the metals of transition group I of the Periodic Table of the Elements and transition group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and D) metallizing the plastic surface with a metallizing solution; characterized in that the rack is treated with a solution comprising iodate ions, and in that the treatment of the rack with a solution comprising iodate ions is performed prior to process step C). A) fastening the article to a rack, B) etching the plastic surface with an etching solution; C) treating the plastic surface with a solution of a metal colloid or of a compound of a metal, the metal being selected from the metals of transition group I of the Periodic Table of the Elements and transition group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and D) metallizing the plastic surface with a metallizing solution;
A resin film comprising a resin containing a fluororesin; and, contained in the resin, composite particles each having a cover layer containing at least aluminum oxide on the surface of a titanium oxide particle, and composite particles each having a cover layer containing at least silicon oxide on the surface of a zinc oxide particle, wherein in the resin, the proportion of the fluororesin is at least 50 mass%, in the composite particles, the proportion of aluminum oxide is from 0.6 to 2.5 mass%, and the proportion of titanium oxide is at least 95 mass%, the content of the composite particles is from 2 to 15 mass% to the resin, in the composite particles, the mass ratio (ZnO/SiO 2) of zinc oxide to silicon oxide is from 50/50 to 85/15, and the total amount of zinc oxide and silicon oxide is at least 80 mass%, and the content of the composite particles to the fluororesin is from 0.05 to 0.5 mass%.
A module for monitoring at least one physical magnitude that is characteristic of the state of a contact guide member comprising a PIFA antenna, characterized in that it comprises a PIFA antenna accommodated inside a metallic cavity facing outwards and closed by a protective cover made of an electromagnetic waves-permissive transparent material, with said PIFA antenna comprising a radiating element accommodated in a substrate having several layers of different materials.
A display module, comprising: a circuit board having a first face and a second face; a plurality of light-emitting elements coupled to the first face; one or more first securing structures coupled to the second face of the circuit board, the one or more first securing structures being configured to mount or secure the circuit board to a support chassis; and a security latch coupled to the circuit board, the security latch comprising a latch body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the latch body comprises a ramped portion configured to engage a first feature of the support chassis during mounting of the display module to push the latch body toward the unlatched position and to engage the first feature of the support chassis to prevent disengagement of the display module from the support chassis when in the latched position. a circuit board having a first face and a second face; a plurality of light-emitting elements coupled to the first face; one or more first securing structures coupled to the second face of the circuit board, the one or more first securing structures being configured to mount or secure the circuit board to a support chassis; and a security latch coupled to the circuit board, the security latch comprising a latch body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the latch body comprises a ramped portion configured to engage a first feature of the support chassis during mounting of the display module to push the latch body toward the unlatched position and to engage the first feature of the support chassis to prevent disengagement of the display module from the support chassis when in the latched position.
A magnetic gear arrangement comprising a first gear member for generating a first magnetic field, a second gear member for generating a second magnetic field, and a plurality of interpoles disposed therebetween, for coupling said first magnetic field and said second magnetic field to control a gear ratio between said first gear member and said second gear member, wherein at least one interpole comprises wiring and a switch to activate said wiring, such that activation of said wiring alters the magnetic flux at said interpole so as to vary the coupling between said first magnetic field and said second magnetic field, characterised in that said wiring being electrically connected to an electronic filter, which modifies the current passing through said wiring, so as to modify the influence of said wiring on the magnetic flux at said interpole.
Method for forming at least one plurality of printed dots on a surface, with help of at least one plurality of printable drops generated by a printhead of a continuous inkjet printer (1, 300), said method comprising, for each plurality of printed dots: a) - deciding whether all drops of said at least one plurality of printable drops are protected from perturbations due to the air resistance or whether at least one drop of said at least one plurality of drops is not protected from said perturbations, said deciding being based on whether said plurality of printable drops is preceded by one preceding printable drop or by a preceding plurality of printable drops; b) - generating and charging each drop of said at least one plurality of printable drops according to whether it is protected from said perturbations or not protected from said perturbations; c) printing said at least one plurality of drops on said surface. a) - deciding whether all drops of said at least one plurality of printable drops are protected from perturbations due to the air resistance or whether at least one drop of said at least one plurality of drops is not protected from said perturbations, said deciding being based on whether said plurality of printable drops is preceded by one preceding printable drop or by a preceding plurality of printable drops; b) - generating and charging each drop of said at least one plurality of printable drops according to whether it is protected from said perturbations or not protected from said perturbations; c) printing said at least one plurality of drops on said surface.
A system for measuring a vibrational response in an eye for determination of ocular parameters comprising: an air jet nozzle directed at the apex of the eye along the optical axis, for providing an excitation stimulus at a single frequency to cause vibration in the eye; a sensor for emitting incident light that is directed to a point on the eye removed a distance from the apex of the eye, and for receiving the backscatter light from the point to measure a vibrational response of the eye to the excitation stimulus, and optionally, a camera disposed on the optical axis, wherein the incident light approaches the surface of the eye perpendicular to the surface tangent at the point. an air jet nozzle directed at the apex of the eye along the optical axis, for providing an excitation stimulus at a single frequency to cause vibration in the eye; a sensor for emitting incident light that is directed to a point on the eye removed a distance from the apex of the eye, and for receiving the backscatter light from the point to measure a vibrational response of the eye to the excitation stimulus, and optionally, a camera disposed on the optical axis, wherein the incident light approaches the surface of the eye perpendicular to the surface tangent at the point.