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A method of manufacturing a flexible fiber-reinforced composite material comprising: impregnating a fiber fabric reinforcement material with a non-epoxy matrix material; and curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material, to provide a flexible fiber-reinforced composite material wherein the non-epoxy material comprises a mixture of a waterborne polyurethane dispersion and a polyether siloxane copolymer, and curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material includes curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material at a temperature of 93.3°C (200°F) for at least twenty minutes; or wherein the non-epoxy material comprises a mixture of a hydrophilic polyurethane dispersion and a waterborne polyurethane dispersion, and curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material includes curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material at a temperature of 148.9°C (300°F) for at least ten minutes; and characterized in that the cured impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material exhibits a tensile modulus between 10MPa and 42MPa when a tensile force is applied to a sample of the cured impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material, measuring 10.16 cm in length and 2.54 cm in width, and the sample is elongated, longitudinally, by 20 percent of the length of the sample as specified in the description. impregnating a fiber fabric reinforcement material with a non-epoxy matrix material; and curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material, to provide a flexible fiber-reinforced composite material wherein the non-epoxy material comprises a mixture of a waterborne polyurethane dispersion and a polyether siloxane copolymer, and curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material includes curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material at a temperature of 93.3°C (200°F) for at least twenty minutes; or wherein the non-epoxy material comprises a mixture of a hydrophilic polyurethane dispersion and a waterborne polyurethane dispersion, and curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material includes curing the impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material at a temperature of 148.9°C (300°F) for at least ten minutes; and characterized in that the cured impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material exhibits a tensile modulus between 10MPa and 42MPa when a tensile force is applied to a sample of the cured impregnated fiber fabric reinforcement material, measuring 10.16 cm in length and 2.54 cm in width, and the sample is elongated, longitudinally, by 20 percent of the length of the sample as specified in the description.
A process comprising (a) combining an amine compound comprising (i) at least one primary aliphatic amino group and (ii) at least one secondary aliphatic amino group, primary aromatic amino group, or secondary aromatic amino group, and a guanylating agent; (b) allowing or inducing reaction of said amine compound and said guanylating agent to form a guanylated amine compound; (c) combining said guanylated amine compound, and a reactive monomer comprising (i) at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and (ii) at least one group that is reactive with an amino group; and (d) allowing or inducing reaction of said guanylated amine compound and said reactive monomer to form a guanidino-functional, free radically polymerizable compound, wherein the process is carried out without isolating said guanylated amine. (a) combining an amine compound comprising (i) at least one primary aliphatic amino group and (ii) at least one secondary aliphatic amino group, primary aromatic amino group, or secondary aromatic amino group, and a guanylating agent; an amine compound comprising (i) at least one primary aliphatic amino group and (ii) at least one secondary aliphatic amino group, primary aromatic amino group, or secondary aromatic amino group, and a guanylating agent; (b) allowing or inducing reaction of said amine compound and said guanylating agent to form a guanylated amine compound; (c) combining said guanylated amine compound, and a reactive monomer comprising (i) at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and (ii) at least one group that is reactive with an amino group; and said guanylated amine compound, and a reactive monomer comprising (i) at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and (ii) at least one group that is reactive with an amino group; and (d) allowing or inducing reaction of said guanylated amine compound and said reactive monomer to form a guanidino-functional, free radically polymerizable compound,
A tool for manipulating a target with combustion products from a propellant, the tool comprising: a housing defining a chamber; a propellant source located within the chamber; an ignition mechanism for igniting propellant at the propellant source; and at least one chamber outlet for combustion products from the propellant source; wherein the at least one chamber outlet is provided by a sacrificial wall portion of the chamber housing, the sacrificial wall portion being removable by the action of combustion products following ignition of propellant at the propellant source; and, wherein the tool is configured to automatically open the chamber outlet from a closed condition, following ignition of the propellant at the propellant source; and wherein the at least one chamber outlet defines or comprises a nozzle for directing combustion products at a target. a housing defining a chamber; a propellant source located within the chamber; an ignition mechanism for igniting propellant at the propellant source; and at least one chamber outlet for combustion products from the propellant source; wherein the at least one chamber outlet is provided by a sacrificial wall portion of the chamber housing, the sacrificial wall portion being removable by the action of combustion products following ignition of propellant at the propellant source; and, wherein the tool is configured to automatically open the chamber outlet from a closed condition, following ignition of the propellant at the propellant source; and wherein the at least one chamber outlet defines or comprises a nozzle for directing combustion products at a target.
An electronic controller device for automatic control of a heating, ventilating, air conditioning or refrigeration (HVAC&R) system, comprising÷ a digital recycle counter that is capable of intercepting a thermostat command for cooling, refrigeration, or heating and replacing said thermostat command with a modulated binary signal that operates in an "on" state or "off" state, and characterized by a computer-readable storage medium that comprises a program that includes an auto-configuration mode that is capable of determining a base line performance of said HVAC&R system through a commissioning phase and is capable of determining an adjusted performance based on energy consumption, temperature regulation, humidity regulation, or power limit or any combination thereof, and wherein said program is capable of adjusting said digital recycle counter "on" and "off" states based on said adjusted performance determination.
Laser amplification system, of the type comprising: - a plurality of amplifier discs, each of said amplifier discs having a first face which is reflective at the wavelengths both of a laser beam and of a pumping beam, the saturation flux of the active medium of the amplifier discs being less than or equal to 3 J.cm -2; and - at least one semiconductor-type pumping device, generating the pumping beam for said amplifier discs, - the laser amplification system further comprises at least one heat dissipation element, to which the first face of said amplifier discs is rigidly connected; and characterised in that: - each of said amplifier discs being a thick amplifier disc with a thickness greater than 2 mm, - said laser amplification system is configured so that the optical path of the pulsed-type laser beam between two amplifier discs is less than fifteen times the diameter of an amplifier disc. - a plurality of amplifier discs, each of said amplifier discs having a first face which is reflective at the wavelengths both of a laser beam and of a pumping beam, the saturation flux of the active medium of the amplifier discs being less than or equal to 3 J.cm -2; and - at least one semiconductor-type pumping device, generating the pumping beam for said amplifier discs, - the laser amplification system further comprises at least one heat dissipation element, to which the first face of said amplifier discs is rigidly connected; and characterised in that: - each of said amplifier discs being a thick amplifier disc with a thickness greater than 2 mm, - said laser amplification system is configured so that the optical path of the pulsed-type laser beam between two amplifier discs is less than fifteen times the diameter of an amplifier disc.
A preform coating device comprising: a rotary holder operable to hold a preform in a horizontal direction and make the preform rotate about an axial line of the preform; a conveyor operable to convey the preform by moving the rotary holder; a dispenser operable to discharge a coating solution towards the preform; and a dryer arranged separated from the dispenser and operable to dry the coating solution coated on the preform, wherein the conveyor is operable to convey the preform in a state held in a horizontal direction, the device being characterized in that the rotary holder is operable to grip an opening part of the preform and make the preform rotate while the dispenser is discharging the coating solution, and the preform coating device further comprises a preform support, the preform support is operable to support the side of a bottom part of a cylindrical body part of the preform while the dispenser is discharging the coating solution. a rotary holder operable to hold a preform in a horizontal direction and make the preform rotate about an axial line of the preform; a conveyor operable to convey the preform by moving the rotary holder; a dispenser operable to discharge a coating solution towards the preform; and a dryer arranged separated from the dispenser and operable to dry the coating solution coated on the preform, wherein the conveyor is operable to convey the preform in a state held in a horizontal direction, the device being characterized in that the rotary holder is operable to grip an opening part of the preform and make the preform rotate while the dispenser is discharging the coating solution, and the preform coating device further comprises a preform support, the preform support is operable to support the side of a bottom part of a cylindrical body part of the preform while the dispenser is discharging the coating solution.
A method of controlling an electrical heating element, comprising: maintaining the temperature of the heating element at a target temperature by supplying pulses of electrical current to the heating element; monitoring the duty cycle of the pulses of electrical current; and determining if the duty cycle differs from an expected duty cycle or range of duty cycles, and if so, reducing the target temperature, or stopping the supply of current to the heating element or limiting the duty cycle of the pulses of electrical current supplied to the heating element. maintaining the temperature of the heating element at a target temperature by supplying pulses of electrical current to the heating element; monitoring the duty cycle of the pulses of electrical current; and determining if the duty cycle differs from an expected duty cycle or range of duty cycles, and if so, reducing the target temperature, or stopping the supply of current to the heating element or limiting the duty cycle of the pulses of electrical current supplied to the heating element.
A pyroelectric presence identification system comprising: a focal plane array including at least one first image sensor and a plurality of second image sensors, with the at least one first image sensor and the plurality of second image sensors configured to convert radiant energy into an electrical signal; a mechanical chopper disposed between a scene and the focal plane array; and a processor coupled to the focal plane array and configured to control the focal plane array in a sleep mode wherein the at least one first image sensor is utilized to detect gross motion of at least one presence and the plurality of second image sensors are de-energized wherein once gross motion is detected, the presence identification system is configured to operate in a chopperless-active mode wherein at least the plurality of second image sensors (52, 80) are energized for detection and counting of the at least one presence, and a chopping mode wherein at least the plurality of second image sensors are energized for identification of the at least one presence; a focal plane array including at least one first image sensor and a plurality of second image sensors, with the at least one first image sensor and the plurality of second image sensors configured to convert radiant energy into an electrical signal; a mechanical chopper disposed between a scene and the focal plane array; and a processor coupled to the focal plane array and configured to control the focal plane array in a sleep mode wherein the at least one first image sensor is utilized to detect gross motion of at least one presence and the plurality of second image sensors are de-energized wherein once gross motion is detected, the presence identification system is configured to operate in a chopperless-active mode wherein at least the plurality of second image sensors (52, 80) are energized for detection and counting of the at least one presence, and a chopping mode wherein at least the plurality of second image sensors are energized for identification of the at least one presence;
A substrate, comprising; a plurality of substantially equally spaced embossed grooves; a plurality of lines of material provided in the vicinity of the embossed grooves; wherein in a first region of the substrate, the plurality of lines of material have a fixed positional relationship with the plurality of equally spaced embossed grooves to provide a first visual effect when the substrate is viewed from a first angle, and a second visual effect when the substrate viewed from a second angle, the fixed positional relationship providing a first pitch between the plurality of lines of material in the first region and a second pitch between each of the plurality of substantially equally spaced embossed grooves in the first region; wherein in a second region of the substrate, there is a deviation in the fixed positional relationship between the plurality of lines of material and the at least one of the plurality of embossed grooves to provide a third visual effect in the second region when the substrate is viewed from the first angle and a fourth visual effect when the substrate is viewed from the second angle; and characterised in that, the deviation in the fixed positional relationship is lesser in extent than at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch over a majority of the second region of the substrate.
A herbicidal composition comprising microcapsules containing a solution of at least one herbicidally active compound that is solid at room temperature and with a melting point below 190°C, said herbicidally active compound being other than a sulfonylurea, in a polyhydric alcohol ester solvent system; the microcapsules being suspended in a continuous phase of a polyhydric alcohol solvent system having suspended therein finely divided particles of one or more sulfonylureas.
A resin composite material comprising a thermoplastic resin, exfoliated graphite, and an inorganic filler different from the exfoliated graphite, wherein the inorganic filler is talc, and the inorganic filler is contained in an amount of 50 parts by mass or more based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, wherein the number of stacked graphene sheets constituting the exfoliated graphite is 150 or less.
A method of performing reduction printing in an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: receiving image data, in which a reduction print option is set, from a host device connected to the image forming apparatus; determining whether there is at least one unprintable line due to the reduction print option based on line widths of lines forming at least one object included in the image data; when it is determined that there is an unprintable line and when the image data includes a plurality of lines that will be printed as overlapping each other due to compensation of line widths, determining whether a line width of the unprintable line will be compensated based on a raster operation between the lines of the at least one object included in the image data to be reduced; rendering the object based on the image data, in which a result of the determining of whether the line width of the unprintable line will be compensated is reflected; and performing a reduction printing operation by printing the object based on a rendering result, wherein, in the determining of the compensation, it is determined that line widths are not compensated for a first type of line that is not printable on another line and line widths are compensated for a second type of line that is printable on another line based on the raster operation. receiving image data, in which a reduction print option is set, from a host device connected to the image forming apparatus; determining whether there is at least one unprintable line due to the reduction print option based on line widths of lines forming at least one object included in the image data; when it is determined that there is an unprintable line and when the image data includes a plurality of lines that will be printed as overlapping each other due to compensation of line widths, determining whether a line width of the unprintable line will be compensated based on a raster operation between the lines of the at least one object included in the image data to be reduced; rendering the object based on the image data, in which a result of the determining of whether the line width of the unprintable line will be compensated is reflected; and performing a reduction printing operation by printing the object based on a rendering result, wherein, in the determining of the compensation, it is determined that line widths are not compensated for a first type of line that is not printable on another line and line widths are compensated for a second type of line that is printable on another line based on the raster operation.
A threaded joint for steel tubes constituted by a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal-to-metal contact portion, characterized in that the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box has a plating layer having a thickness of 1-40 μm made of a Cu-Zn-M1 alloy consisting of Cu: 30-60%, Zn: 3-30% and M1: 20-60%, wherein M1 is one or more elements selected from Sn, Bi, and In.
Apparatus for horizontally guiding optical fibre cables and for horizontally depositing excess lengths thereof in the region of an optical fibre distributor device, said apparatus comprising a main body, which has a base wall and longitudinal walls (13, 14) angled with respect to the base wall and extending on longitudinal sides of the base wall, wherein the base wall together with the longitudinal walls (13, 14) defines the main body contoured with a U-shaped profile, said main body being open at least on one narrow side of the base wall and having a horizontal cable passage opening at least on one narrow side, wherein at least one vertical cable passage opening is introduced into the base wall, and wherein at least one deflection element for optical fibre cables is positioned on the base wall between the two longitudinal walls (13, 14) characterized in that the respective deflection element, at the first end, has an end wall with a curved slot, into which a fastening element for fastening the respective deflection element to the base wall of the main body projects, the respective deflection element being rotatable relative to the base wall of the main body when the fastening element is loosened, and the respective deflection element not being rotatable relative to the base wall of the main body when the fastening element is tightened.
A method for defining the parameters of a custom horseshoe for its manufacture, characterised in that having obtained a digital image of at least part of a hoof to be shoed, the following steps are carried out: a) superimposing an image of a horseshoe and said digital image to insert the image of said horseshoe into said digital image, b) adapting the dimensions and/or shape of said horseshoe in said image to said hoof to be shoed, and c) adjusting the dimensions and/or shape of said horseshoe in said image taking into account at least physical parameters of the horse and/or the activity considered for this horse and the possible existence of at least one pathology such as an area of inflammation and/or at least one area of reduced blood circulation, of the foot of the horse whose hoof is intended to receive said shoe. a) superimposing an image of a horseshoe and said digital image to insert the image of said horseshoe into said digital image, b) adapting the dimensions and/or shape of said horseshoe in said image to said hoof to be shoed, and c) adjusting the dimensions and/or shape of said horseshoe in said image taking into account at least physical parameters of the horse and/or the activity considered for this horse and the possible existence of at least one pathology such as an area of inflammation and/or at least one area of reduced blood circulation, of the foot of the horse whose hoof is intended to receive said shoe.
A method for providing a computerized system which is protected from malicious programs coming from an external source, the method comprises the steps of: a) secretly, and in a manner unknown to authors of external programs, modifying at a central security authority one or more essential elements of an operating system of the protected system in a manner which causes all running programs to fail due to an exception which indicates an illegal operation, unless they are subjected to a compatible modification which enables them to run properly; and b) modifying also at said central security authority each program which is known to be benign in order to comply with said modification of one or more essential elements, thereby to enable proper execution of the program, and running the modified program at the computerized system. a) secretly, and in a manner unknown to authors of external programs, modifying at a central security authority one or more essential elements of an operating system of the protected system in a manner which causes all running programs to fail due to an exception which indicates an illegal operation, unless they are subjected to a compatible modification which enables them to run properly; and b) modifying also at said central security authority each program which is known to be benign in order to comply with said modification of one or more essential elements, thereby to enable proper execution of the program, and running the modified program at the computerized system.
A nonwoven substrate comprising: a fibrous web defining a surface; and a layer of a benefit agent wherein said benefit agent is selected from an additive composition, an enhancement component and combinations thereof; characterised in that said benefit agent is frothed and bonded to the fibrous web surface through a creping process, the benefit agent providing a coated layer on the web with entrapped air inside the coated layer. a fibrous web defining a surface; and a layer of a benefit agent wherein said benefit agent is selected from an additive composition, an enhancement component and combinations thereof; characterised in that said benefit agent is frothed and bonded to the fibrous web surface through a creping process, the benefit agent providing a coated layer on the web with entrapped air inside the coated layer.