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A tank assembly for the transport of hazardous fluid materials, of the type adapted to be mounted on a chassis provided with wheels, comprising a substantially cylindrical tank, delimited by an inner surface and an outer surface, closed at the ends and inside which at least a compartment (14, 15, 16) is defined, wherein said compartment comprises at least two open diaphragms which defines respective adjacent zones (15a, 15b, 15c) of the same compartment, wherein each of said at least two open diaphragms comprises a bulkhead connected to the inner surface of the tank, said bulkhead being provided with an opening which establishes communication between the two adjacent zones of the compartment, said opening being delimited by two lateral edges which extend in a substantially vertical direction upwards and downwards into the vicinity of the inner surface of the tank, the tank assembly being characterised by the centre line axes of the openings of two consecutive open diaphragms being shifted from the centre line of the tank towards opposite sides respectively.
A cable winch having a cable drum onto which a cable can be wound, wherein a temperature measuring device is provided to measure the temperature of the cable drum, characterized in that the temperature measuring device comprises a temperature switch for providing a temperature signal when a predetermined limit temperature of the cable drum is reached or exceeded.
A solid state system comprising a host material and a quantum spin defect, said quantum spin defect having a decoherence time, T2, at room temperature of between 300 μs and 1000 ms, wherein the host material comprises a layer of single crystal CVD diamond having a total nitrogen concentration of 20 ppb or less and a concentration of paramagnetic defects in the single crystal CVD diamond layer of 1 ppm or less, wherein the quantum spin defect is a nitrogen-vacancy centre positioned within 100 μm of the surface of the layer of single crystal diamond, and the surface roughness, R q of the single crystal diamond within an area defined by a circle of radius of 5 μm centred on the point on the surface nearest to where the quantum spin defect is formed is 10 nm or less.
Method for preparing a mechatronic system for a commercial vehicle, wherein the mechatronic system comprises at least one electronic component and at least one printed circuit board, wherein the electronic component is secured to the printed circuit board by means of at least one first connector pin, the method comprising at least the following steps: - the first connector pin is severed in such a way that a part of the first connector pin remains on the printed circuit board as a used part connector pin and the electronic component can be removed from the printed circuit board; - the electronic component is removed; - a replacement electronic component is fitted with a replacement connector pin; - the used part connector pin and the replacement connector pin are enclosed in a sheath and soldered in the sheath. - the first connector pin is severed in such a way that a part of the first connector pin remains on the printed circuit board as a used part connector pin and the electronic component can be removed from the printed circuit board; - the electronic component is removed; - a replacement electronic component is fitted with a replacement connector pin; - the used part connector pin and the replacement connector pin are enclosed in a sheath and soldered in the sheath.
A pet food composition for use in enhancing the immune response to an antigen of a feline, wherein the feline is born from a queen fed the composition during pregnancy, which composition comprises: 200 to 1200 IU/kg vitamin E; 50 to 500 ppm vitamin C; 0.1% to 0.7% EPA; and 0.1% to 0.5% DHA; wherein the queen is also fed the composition prior to pregnancy; wherein the kitten is also fed the composition prior to weaning and post weaning. 200 to 1200 IU/kg vitamin E; 50 to 500 ppm vitamin C; 0.1% to 0.7% EPA; and 0.1% to 0.5% DHA; wherein the queen is also fed the composition prior to pregnancy; wherein the kitten is also fed the composition prior to weaning and post weaning.
Method for calibrating at least one position sensor in a vehicle, comprising the steps of: - storing in the vehicle a map having at least one piece of virtual location information from the surroundings of a predefined calibration route, the virtual location information being digital location information stored in the vehicle, - moving the vehicle on the predefined calibration route, - detecting at least one piece of actual location information by means of the at least one position sensor while the vehicle is moving on the predefined calibration route, the at least one position sensor being designed as a camera sensor of a camera system of the vehicle or as a distance sensor, and the piece of actual location information being a piece of physical location information which can actually be detected and/or measured by the at least one position sensor, - performing a comparison between the at least one piece of virtual location information and the at least one piece of actual location information, - calculating a map-based movement of the vehicle within the stored map based on the comparison, - calculating an odometry-based movement of the vehicle, and - calibrating the at least one position sensor using a comparison between the map-based movement and the odometry-based movement, characterized in that the predefined calibration route is located at the place of manufacture of the vehicle and the vehicle is moved on the predefined calibration route during its manufacture, the vehicle being towed on the predefined calibration route by means of a towing device without a person to drive and/or move the vehicle, objects and/or features of surroundings at the place of manufacture and/or on the production line of the vehicle serving as location information, and the actual location information and the virtual location information being in the form of objects on the calibration route, in particular in the form of calibration signs or panels. - storing in the vehicle a map having at least one piece of virtual location information from the surroundings of a predefined calibration route, the virtual location information being digital location information stored in the vehicle, - moving the vehicle on the predefined calibration route, - detecting at least one piece of actual location information by means of the at least one position sensor while the vehicle is moving on the predefined calibration route, the at least one position sensor being designed as a camera sensor of a camera system of the vehicle or as a distance sensor, and the piece of actual location information being a piece of physical location information which can actually be detected and/or measured by the at least one position sensor, - performing a comparison between the at least one piece of virtual location information and the at least one piece of actual location information, - calculating a map-based movement of the vehicle within the stored map based on the comparison, - calculating an odometry-based movement of the vehicle, and - calibrating the at least one position sensor using a comparison between the map-based movement and the odometry-based movement,
A process for producing non-aqueous battery electrode-forming binder solutions, comprising a step of filtering a polymer solution of a vinylidene fluoride resin in an organic solvent through a filter membrane (a) characterized in that the filter membrane (a) is made of a polyolefin resin and has an initial filtration efficiency of not less than 99.9% for a filtering particle size of 20 μm, and wherein the filter membrane (a) has a multilayer structure having two or more layers, and the opening size of the filter membrane (a) on a secondary side is smaller than the opening size on a primary side.
An inkjet printer for newly printing a new pattern to be printed on an outer surface of a print object having a spherical shape on which an existing pattern is printed, the new pattern being different from the existing pattern, the inkjet printer comprising: a retainer, configured to retain the spherical print object; a carriage, configured to print the new pattern to be printed on the outer surface of the spherical print object; and a projector, configured to project the new pattern to be printed on the outer surface of the spherical print object retained by the retainer, characterized in that the projector is configured to project the new pattern to be printed and at least a part of the existing pattern together on the outer surface of the print object retained by the retainer. a retainer, configured to retain the spherical print object; a carriage, configured to print the new pattern to be printed on the outer surface of the spherical print object; and a projector, configured to project the new pattern to be printed on the outer surface of the spherical print object retained by the retainer, characterized in that the projector is configured to project the new pattern to be printed and at least a part of the existing pattern together on the outer surface of the print object retained by the retainer.
A colon cleaning system for evacuating material from a distal end of a colon while keeping the colon in a safely inflated state allowing internal observation, the colon cleaning system comprising: an evacuation conduit having a distal region insertable to the colon to communicate suction for evacuating the material; an irrigating subsystem comprising an irrigation conduit, and an irrigation source configured to supply an irrigating fluid comprising liquid through the irrigation conduit to the colon; an insufflation subsystem comprising a gas source, and an insufflation conduit configured to supply insufflation gas without liquid from the gas source to inflate the colon; a controller; and a pressure sensor configured to provide pressure measurements from the distal region to the controller; characterized in that the controller is configured to regulate a flow of the supply of insufflation gas and the suction to produce and maintain the inflated state, based on the pressure measurements, including regulation that supplies the insufflation gas through the insufflation conduit while restricting flow of irrigation fluid from the irrigation source. an evacuation conduit having a distal region insertable to the colon to communicate suction for evacuating the material; an irrigating subsystem comprising an irrigation conduit, and an irrigation source configured to supply an irrigating fluid comprising liquid through the irrigation conduit to the colon; an insufflation subsystem comprising a gas source, and an insufflation conduit configured to supply insufflation gas without liquid from the gas source to inflate the colon; a controller; and a pressure sensor configured to provide pressure measurements from the distal region to the controller; characterized in that the controller is configured to regulate a flow of the supply of insufflation gas and the suction to produce and maintain the inflated state, based on the pressure measurements, including regulation that supplies the insufflation gas through the insufflation conduit while restricting flow of irrigation fluid from the irrigation source.
A sailing vessel having a hull, a keel, a mast, a ballast bulb providing ballast at the base of the keel and a control apparatus for controlling adjustment of the ballast bulb in relation to the keel, wherein the control apparatus includes: a first rotating mechanism for rotating the ballast bulb around a lateral axis of the ballast bulb to change the pitch of the ballast bulb in relation to the keel; and a second rotating mechanism for rotating the ballast bulb around a longitudinal axis of the ballast bulb to change the roll of the ballast bulb in relation to the keel.
An inkjet printing method by an inkjet printing device wherein the inkjet printing device comprises a vacuum support for holding-down a substrate against the support surface of the vacuum support by air suction; and wherein the inkjet printing method comprises: - a step of jetting a set of layers by a set of liquids on the support surface to form a pattern for continuous air passage and air suction on the vacuum support; wherein the pattern has a surface roughness (R a) between 2.0 μm and 200.0 μm and is rougher than the surface roughness of the support surface; and - a step of supporting the substrate at least partially on the pattern. - a step of jetting a set of layers by a set of liquids on the support surface to form a pattern for continuous air passage and air suction on the vacuum support; wherein the pattern has a surface roughness (R a) between 2.0 μm and 200.0 μm and is rougher than the surface roughness of the support surface; and - a step of supporting the substrate at least partially on the pattern.
A method for producing 2,3-butanediol, comprising the steps of: culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Zymobacter in a fermentation feedstock containing a carbon source at a volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) of not less than 9 h -1 and at a pH of 5 to 7 (Step A); and purifying 2,3-butanediol from culture liquid obtained in said step (Step B). culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Zymobacter in a fermentation feedstock containing a carbon source at a volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) of not less than 9 h -1 and at a pH of 5 to 7 (Step A); and purifying 2,3-butanediol from culture liquid obtained in said step (Step B).
A plasma generation device comprising: a device main body in which a reaction chamber for plasmatizing a processing gas is formed; a ceramic nozzle in which a first ejection port for ejecting a plasma gas that is plasmatized in the reaction chamber is formed; and a nozzle cover in which a second ejection port for ejecting a gas so as to cover the plasma gas is formed to cover the first ejection port, wherein the nozzle cover includes a cover main body formed of ceramic, and a cover tip wherein the cover tip is shaped so as to extend in a direction away from the cover main body, so that the cover main body is closer to the reaction chamber and the cover tip is distant from the reaction chamber, characterised in that the cover tip is made of metal. a device main body in which a reaction chamber for plasmatizing a processing gas is formed; a ceramic nozzle in which a first ejection port for ejecting a plasma gas that is plasmatized in the reaction chamber is formed; and a nozzle cover in which a second ejection port for ejecting a gas so as to cover the plasma gas is formed to cover the first ejection port, wherein the nozzle cover includes a cover main body formed of ceramic, and a cover tip wherein the cover tip is shaped so as to extend in a direction away from the cover main body, so that the cover main body is closer to the reaction chamber and the cover tip is distant from the reaction chamber, characterised in that the cover tip is made of metal. a cover main body formed of ceramic, and a cover tip wherein the cover tip is shaped so as to extend in a direction away from the cover main body, so that the cover main body is closer to the reaction chamber and the cover tip is distant from the reaction chamber, characterised in that the cover tip is made of metal.
An endoluminal flow adjuster for being placed in a vessel, the flow adjuster having a diameter, a length delimited by proximal and distal ends, and providing a passage for the flow of fluid therethrough; the flow adjuster including at least one support structure providing proximal and distal supports (22, 24, 310) spaced in a longitudinal direction of the flow adjuster between the proximal and distal ends; and an adjuster element including a panel (26, 126, 226, 326) having a length extending in the longitudinal direction, said panel (26, 126, 226, 326) being disposed between and supported by the proximal and distal supports, the panel dividing the passage through the flow adjuster into first (40, 140, 240) and second (42, 142, 242) parts, each part having a cross-sectional area varying in size over at least a part of the length of the flow adjuster to create in fluid exiting from the first and second parts of the flow adjuster a pressure differential across a width of a vessel in which the flow adjuster is placed.
A method of designing an aircraft component formed by a number of elements (j), including a phase to estimate the effect of a variation of a design variable on the component weight comprising the following steps: a) providing the main primary structure basic data of the aircraft component and the Reserve Factors (RFij) associated to its design criteria (i); b) obtaining a breakdown of the component weight by said design criteria (i); c) obtaining the weight effect of a design variable variation, characterized in that said step b) includes a sub-step for assigning a fictitious weight (mefRFij) to each element design criteria (i) as a function of the weight (meaj) of each element (j) and of a parameter (n) able to determine which criteria from RF>1 can be considered without effect on weight according to the following equation: mefRF ij = mea j ⋅ 1 RF ij RF j min n a) providing the main primary structure basic data of the aircraft component and the Reserve Factors (RFij) associated to its design criteria (i); b) obtaining a breakdown of the component weight by said design criteria (i); c) obtaining the weight effect of a design variable variation, characterized in that said step b) includes a sub-step for assigning a fictitious weight (mefRFij) to each element design criteria (i) as a function of the weight (meaj) of each element (j) and of a parameter (n) able to determine which criteria from RF>1 can be considered without effect on weight according to the following equation: mefRF ij = mea j ⋅ 1 RF ij RF j min n
On an artificial spacecraft installable system for the detection of space debris objects, wherein the system comprises at least one detection device, a switching device, a measuring electronics and an on-board computer having a memory device, the detection device comprises at least one planar antenna, wherein the planar antenna comprises on its surface a sandwich structure of two conductive layers, which are separated via a non-conductive layer, wherein on the two conductive layers electrical tension can be applied and at least the outer conductive layer is mechanically changeable through the impact of a space debris object, wherein due to the mechanical change of the at least outer conductive layer at least one of their electrical parameters is being changed, wherein this change is measurable and wherein via this change the impact of a space debris object can be determined.
Device for moistening a bulk material, in particular for moistening power plant filter ashes, comprising a downpipe and a container for the bulk material, which is arranged above the downpipe, an inlet, through which the bulk material enters the downpipe, being formed at the upper end of the downpipe, a closure being formed at the transition between the container and the downpipe and an outlet, through which the bulk material leaves in the moistened state, being formed at the lower end of the downpipe, a water feed (20, 21, 22) to the downpipe being provided and the downpipe having a flexible wall portion, characterized in that the water feed (20, 21, 22) opens out in the flexible wall portion of the downpipe.
A hydrocolloid composition comprising: a hydrophobic, unsaturated, elastomeric polymer; a hydrocolloid absorbent; and a hydrophilic polymer comprising an unsaturated polymer backbone having polyalkylene ether groups bonded thereto, wherein the polyalkylene ether groups are derived from a hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide-containing compound, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer is present in an amount that increases the WVTR of the hydrocolloid composition relative to the same hydrocolloid composition without the hydrophilic polymer. a hydrophobic, unsaturated, elastomeric polymer; a hydrocolloid absorbent; and a hydrophilic polymer comprising an unsaturated polymer backbone having polyalkylene ether groups bonded thereto, wherein the polyalkylene ether groups are derived from a hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide-containing compound, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer is present in an amount that increases the WVTR of the hydrocolloid composition relative to the same hydrocolloid composition without the hydrophilic polymer.
A method for manufacturing a flexible display device, comprising: providing a first flexible substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface and a second flexible substrate comprising a third surface and a fourth surface; joining the second surface of the first flexible substrate with the third surface of the second flexible substrate by a connecting element (11a, 11b) to form a laminated structure, wherein the first surface of the first flexible substrate is a first outer surface of the laminated structure, and the fourth surface of the second flexible substrate is a second outer surface of the laminated structure; forming a first display element layer and a second display element layer respectively on the first and second outer surfaces of the laminated structure; and separating the first flexible substrate from the second flexible substrate of the laminated structure, characterized by providing a support member comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; joining the second surface of the first flexible substrate with the third surface of the second flexible substrate by the connecting element (11a, 11b) comprising fixing the second surface of the first flexible substrate and the third surface of the second flexible substrate to the first and second surfaces of the support member by the connecting element (11a, 11b), respectively, so as to form the laminated structure, and the first display element layer and the second display element layer being flexible respectively. providing a first flexible substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface and a second flexible substrate comprising a third surface and a fourth surface; joining the second surface of the first flexible substrate with the third surface of the second flexible substrate by a connecting element (11a, 11b) to form a laminated structure, wherein the first surface of the first flexible substrate is a first outer surface of the laminated structure, and the fourth surface of the second flexible substrate is a second outer surface of the laminated structure; forming a first display element layer and a second display element layer respectively on the first and second outer surfaces of the laminated structure; and separating the first flexible substrate from the second flexible substrate of the laminated structure, characterized by providing a support member comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; joining the second surface of the first flexible substrate with the third surface of the second flexible substrate by the connecting element (11a, 11b) comprising fixing the second surface of the first flexible substrate and the third surface of the second flexible substrate to the first and second surfaces of the support member by the connecting element (11a, 11b), respectively, so as to form the laminated structure, and the first display element layer and the second display element layer being flexible respectively.