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A fitness monitor comprising: a module comprising a housing including a top surface and side surfaces, the housing having a first thickness; and a unitary wristband configured to be worn about a wrist of a user, the unitary wristband comprising a housing receiving structure configured to receive the housing and shaped to secure a first portion of each side surface within the housing receiving structure, the combination of the housing receiving structure and the housing having a second thickness, wherein the housing receiving structure defines one or more side openings shaped such that a second portion of each side surface not secured within the housing receiving structure is exposed, and wherein the second thickness is equal to the first thickness. a module comprising a housing including a top surface and side surfaces, the housing having a first thickness; and a unitary wristband configured to be worn about a wrist of a user, the unitary wristband comprising a housing receiving structure configured to receive the housing and shaped to secure a first portion of each side surface within the housing receiving structure, the combination of the housing receiving structure and the housing having a second thickness, wherein the housing receiving structure defines one or more side openings shaped such that a second portion of each side surface not secured within the housing receiving structure is exposed, and wherein the second thickness is equal to the first thickness.
A method of protecting a lifeline structure (10, 30) from damage caused by seismic waves, the method comprising: providing a plurality of composite particles, the composite particles having a hard core at least partially coated with a sealant layer of hydratable clay material that swells upon hydration, wherein the core comprises an aggregate having an angularity number ranging from 5 to 12; using the composite particles to protect the lifeline structure (10, 30) from damage caused by seismic waves by one or more of constructing or modifying the lifeline structure (10, 30) using the composite particles integrated into the lifeline structure (10, 30); or supporting the lifeline structure (10, 30) at at least one location using the composite particles; and hydrating the hydratable clay material to cause it to swell and seal voids. providing a plurality of composite particles, the composite particles having a hard core at least partially coated with a sealant layer of hydratable clay material that swells upon hydration, wherein the core comprises an aggregate having an angularity number ranging from 5 to 12; using the composite particles to protect the lifeline structure (10, 30) from damage caused by seismic waves by one or more of constructing or modifying the lifeline structure (10, 30) using the composite particles integrated into the lifeline structure (10, 30); or supporting the lifeline structure (10, 30) at at least one location using the composite particles; and hydrating the hydratable clay material to cause it to swell and seal voids.
A wear member having a rearwardly opening socket adapted to receive a mounting nose, the socket being at least partially defined by a top wall and a front wall, the wear member having a recess formed in the top wall and front wall adapted to receive at least part of a rib of the emounting nose wherein the top wall has a rear abutment face, a forward abutment face and an upper abutment face, the upper abutment face disposed at an angle between the rear abutment face and the forward abutment face.
A piezoelectric device comprising: a top electrode material layer; a piezoelectric material layer under the top electrode material layer; a bottom electrode material layer under the piezoelectric material layer; and characterized by: a first oxide hard mask layer overlying the top electrode material layer, the first oxide hard mask layer including an etch pattern that exposes a portion of the piezoelectric material layer through an etched portion of the top electrode material layer; and a second oxide hard mask layer overlying the first oxide hard mask layer, wherein the second oxide hard mask layer is thinner than the first oxide hard mask layer, and wherein the second oxide hard mask layer includes an etch pattern that exposes the portion of the piezoelectric material layer through the etch pattern of the first oxide hard mask layer and the etched portion of the top electrode material layer. a top electrode material layer; a piezoelectric material layer under the top electrode material layer; a bottom electrode material layer under the piezoelectric material layer; and characterized by: a first oxide hard mask layer overlying the top electrode material layer, the first oxide hard mask layer including an etch pattern that exposes a portion of the piezoelectric material layer through an etched portion of the top electrode material layer; and a second oxide hard mask layer overlying the first oxide hard mask layer, wherein the second oxide hard mask layer is thinner than the first oxide hard mask layer, and wherein the second oxide hard mask layer includes an etch pattern that exposes the portion of the piezoelectric material layer through the etch pattern of the first oxide hard mask layer and the etched portion of the top electrode material layer. a first oxide hard mask layer overlying the top electrode material layer, the first oxide hard mask layer including an etch pattern that exposes a portion of the piezoelectric material layer through an etched portion of the top electrode material layer; and a second oxide hard mask layer overlying the first oxide hard mask layer, wherein the second oxide hard mask layer is thinner than the first oxide hard mask layer, and wherein the second oxide hard mask layer includes an etch pattern that exposes the portion of the piezoelectric material layer through the etch pattern of the first oxide hard mask layer and the etched portion of the top electrode material layer.
A male touch fastener strip (100, 200, 300, 500) having a front fastening face and a rear face, the strip comprising: an elongated base; a field of exposed male fastener elements each having a stem extending from the base on the front fastening face of the strip; and a pair of wings, each wing extending from a respective longitudinal edge of the base outboard of the field of fastener elements; characterized in that each wing defines discrete corrugations extending in a series along the fastener strip and forming corresponding undulations in the rear face of the strip along longitudinal edge regions of the fastener strip. an elongated base; a field of exposed male fastener elements each having a stem extending from the base on the front fastening face of the strip; and a pair of wings, each wing extending from a respective longitudinal edge of the base outboard of the field of fastener elements; characterized in that each wing defines discrete corrugations extending in a series along the fastener strip and forming corresponding undulations in the rear face of the strip along longitudinal edge regions of the fastener strip.
A rechargeable battery comprising: an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab; a can accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing a top opening of the can and having a terminal through-hole at a first location offset toward one side of the cap plate with respect to a centre of the cap plate, wherein the centre corresponds to a mid place between the one side and an other side of the cap plate; an electrode terminal inserted into the terminal through-hole; a terminal plate below the first location and electrically connected to the electrode terminal; an insulation plate between a bottom surface of the cap plate and the terminal plate; and a protective device attached to a bottom surface of the insulation plate, wherein one side of the protective device is electrically connected to the terminal plate by a first connection tab, and another side of the protective device is electrically connected to one of the negative electrode tab and the positive electrode tab by a second connection tab, wherein the electrode terminal extends along a top surface of the cap plate from the first location across the centre of the cap plate. an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab; a can accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing a top opening of the can and having a terminal through-hole at a first location offset toward one side of the cap plate with respect to a centre of the cap plate, wherein the centre corresponds to a mid place between the one side and an other side of the cap plate; an electrode terminal inserted into the terminal through-hole; a terminal plate below the first location and electrically connected to the electrode terminal; an insulation plate between a bottom surface of the cap plate and the terminal plate; and a protective device attached to a bottom surface of the insulation plate, wherein one side of the protective device is electrically connected to the terminal plate by a first connection tab, and another side of the protective device is electrically connected to one of the negative electrode tab and the positive electrode tab by a second connection tab,
A method for cultivating a plant, wherein a substrate is formed, in which substrate a seed or a root of the plant is placed, which substrate containing the seed or the root of the plant is placed in a holder for the plant to grow, wherein at least two substrate parts are formed, with the seed or the root of the plant being placed between said at least two substrate parts before the substrate containing the seed or the root of the plant is placed in the holder, characterized in that the substrate parts are formed in a tray comprising a multitude of moulds and the substrate has a substantially frustoconical shape.
A process of producing a fire-resistant cellulosic material comprising: treating a cellulosic material with an aqueous reaction mixture of an alkali metal or ammonium hydroxide and an alkaline earth or aluminum metal salt, wherein the treating is done within 5 seconds to 5 hours of mixing the alkali metal or ammonium hydroxide and alkaline earth or aluminum metal salt; and, drying the treated cellulosic material.
An apparatus comprising: a flywheel for storing kinetic energy, the apparatus arranged for mechanically transferring energy between the flywheel and a vehicle transmission via a variable-ratio transmission, and an electrical machine arranged for conversion between mechanical energy and electrical energy; characterised in that the electrical machine is mechanically coupled to the flywheel via a first disconnect clutch, said first disconnect clutch comprising a magnetic coupling; and wherein the electrical machine is mechanically coupled to the variable-ratio transmission via a second disconnect clutch. a flywheel for storing kinetic energy, the apparatus arranged for mechanically transferring energy between the flywheel and a vehicle transmission via a variable-ratio transmission, and an electrical machine arranged for conversion between mechanical energy and electrical energy; characterised in that the electrical machine is mechanically coupled to the flywheel via a first disconnect clutch, said first disconnect clutch comprising a magnetic coupling; and wherein the electrical machine is mechanically coupled to the variable-ratio transmission via a second disconnect clutch.
A process to produce at least carbon dioxide from a feed gas containing carbon dioxide, hydrogen and carbon monoxide; comprising at least the following steps: a) Compressing the feed gas to a pressure higher than 25 bar abs, the feed gas being a tail gas from a pressure swing adsorption unit producing a hydrogen rich product, the pressure swing adsorption unit being fed by a synthesis gas generator b) Separating at least part of the carbon dioxide from the compressed feed gas by partial condensation and/or distillation producing a carbon dioxide product and a carbon dioxide depleted stream c) Treating the carbon dioxide depleted stream in a treatment unit to produce a feed stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, less rich in carbon dioxide than the carbon dioxide depleted stream and d) Feeding at least part of the feed stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a separation unit (HYCO) operating at cryogenic temperatures to produce a carbon monoxide product, the feed stream feeding the separation unit containing at least 30% mol carbon monoxide, the carbon monoxide product containing at least 40% mol carbon monoxide and the separation unit produces a methane enriched stream which is sent to the synthesis gas generator as fuel and a hydrogen rich stream, containing at least 50% hydrogen, which is sent upstream of the pressure swing adsorption unit. a) Compressing the feed gas to a pressure higher than 25 bar abs, the feed gas being a tail gas from a pressure swing adsorption unit producing a hydrogen rich product, the pressure swing adsorption unit being fed by a synthesis gas generator b) Separating at least part of the carbon dioxide from the compressed feed gas by partial condensation and/or distillation producing a carbon dioxide product and a carbon dioxide depleted stream c) Treating the carbon dioxide depleted stream in a treatment unit to produce a feed stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, less rich in carbon dioxide than the carbon dioxide depleted stream and d) Feeding at least part of the feed stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a separation unit (HYCO) operating at cryogenic temperatures to produce a carbon monoxide product, the feed stream feeding the separation unit containing at least 30% mol carbon monoxide, the carbon monoxide product containing at least 40% mol carbon monoxide and the separation unit produces a methane enriched stream which is sent to the synthesis gas generator as fuel and a hydrogen rich stream, containing at least 50% hydrogen, which is sent upstream of the pressure swing adsorption unit.
A method for forming an ad-hoc network between vehicles to communicate vehicle management information between them, comprising the steps of: collecting, by a source vehicle, its own first vehicle driving information; creating, by the source vehicle, vehicle management information of the source vehicle based on the first vehicle driving information; setting up, by the source vehicle, a routing condition composed of predetermined vehicle traveling requirements based on the vehicle management information; transmitting, by the source vehicle, a vehicle management information message having the routing condition and the vehicle management information to nearby vehicles; searching, by the nearby vehicles receiving the vehicle management information message, the routing condition from the vehicle management information message; and determining, by the nearby vehicles, whether the nearby vehicles route the vehicle management information message according to the routing condition, wherein only vehicles satisfying the vehicle travelling requirements comprised in the routing condition among the nearby vehicles route the vehicle management information message, wherein the nearby vehicles are one or more vehicles comprised in a prescribed area covering a predetermined distance where the vehicle management information message is broadcasted by the source vehicle. collecting, by a source vehicle, its own first vehicle driving information; creating, by the source vehicle, vehicle management information of the source vehicle based on the first vehicle driving information; setting up, by the source vehicle, a routing condition composed of predetermined vehicle traveling requirements based on the vehicle management information; transmitting, by the source vehicle, a vehicle management information message having the routing condition and the vehicle management information to nearby vehicles; searching, by the nearby vehicles receiving the vehicle management information message, the routing condition from the vehicle management information message; and determining, by the nearby vehicles, whether the nearby vehicles route the vehicle management information message according to the routing condition, wherein only vehicles satisfying the vehicle travelling requirements comprised in the routing condition among the nearby vehicles route the vehicle management information message, wherein the nearby vehicles are one or more vehicles comprised in a prescribed area covering a predetermined distance where the vehicle management information message is broadcasted by the source vehicle.
A vaccine composition comprising, by way of active ingredient: • at least one polypeptide comprising, or consisting of: - (i) SEQ ID NO: 2, or (ii) a variant sequence exhibiting at least 75% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2; or • at least one polynucleotide coding for the above polypeptide, provided that the polypeptide is different from IL-6 and that it is not constituted by a portion of more than 25 contiguous amino acids of IL-6 and provided that a polypeptide constituted by the variant sequence makes it possible to elicit an immune response directed against IL-6, optionally in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, for use in the prevention or treatment of IL-6-related diseases or chronic inflammatory diseases by eliciting an anti-IL-6 immune reaction. • at least one polypeptide comprising, or consisting of: - (i) SEQ ID NO: 2, or (ii) a variant sequence exhibiting at least 75% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2; or - (i) SEQ ID NO: 2, or (ii) a variant sequence exhibiting at least 75% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2; or • at least one polynucleotide coding for the above polypeptide, provided that the polypeptide is different from IL-6 and that it is not constituted by a portion of more than 25 contiguous amino acids of IL-6 and provided that a polypeptide constituted by the variant sequence makes it possible to elicit an immune response directed against IL-6, optionally in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, for use in the prevention or treatment of IL-6-related diseases or chronic inflammatory diseases by eliciting an anti-IL-6 immune reaction.
A heat sink, comprising a plurality of heat-radiating fins provided on a base of the heat sink, characterised in that the heat-radiating fins each have a projection-and-recess shape in which a sectional shape along the base is inscribed in a regular hexagon, wherein projections of the projection-and-recess shape are held in contact with the regular hexagon, and wherein, in the adjacent heat-radiating fins, sides of the regular hexagon, with which the projections are held in contact, are opposed to each other in an entire region, and the heat-radiating fins are arranged so that side-to-side distances being distances between the sides opposed to each other at a distance are equal.
An apparatus comprising: a memory device comprising: means for providing a data voltage from a first resistive memory cell via a first load transistor; and means for providing a reference voltage from a second resistive memory cell (134; 136) via a second load transistor (104; 106), characterized in that each of the first load transistor and the second load transistor has a first length that is longer than a length of a core transistor within the memory device and wherein the first load transistor and the second load transistor are operated at a load supply voltage similar to a core supply voltage. a memory device comprising: means for providing a data voltage from a first resistive memory cell via a first load transistor; and means for providing a reference voltage from a second resistive memory cell (134; 136) via a second load transistor (104; 106), characterized in that each of the first load transistor and the second load transistor has a first length that is longer than a length of a core transistor within the memory device and wherein the first load transistor and the second load transistor are operated at a load supply voltage similar to a core supply voltage. means for providing a data voltage from a first resistive memory cell via a first load transistor; and means for providing a reference voltage from a second resistive memory cell (134; 136) via a second load transistor (104; 106), characterized in that each of the first load transistor and the second load transistor has a first length that is longer than a length of a core transistor within the memory device and wherein the first load transistor and the second load transistor are operated at a load supply voltage similar to a core supply voltage.
An embolic protection delivery device comprising: a balloon catheter having an inflatable balloon and first and second ends; an embolic protection device comprising first and second ends, the embolic protection device comprising a frame and a filter sheet attached to the frame, the frame being expandable from a compact state to an expanded state in which the second end has a diameter larger than the first end to form a conical shape, the frame comprising a plurality of U-shaped members disposed at the second end of the embolic protection device and a plurality of leg members each coupled to a respective U-shaped member; a first sheath comprising a first inner lumen configured to receive at least a portion of the embolic protection device when the embolic protection device is in the compact state, the first sheath being distally movable relative to the embolic protection device to permit the second end of the embolic protection device to expand to the expanded state; a second sheath comprising a second inner lumen configured to receive at least a portion of the embolic protection device when the balloon is in an uninflated state, the second sheath being proximally movable relative to the balloon to permit the balloon to be inflated, wherein in the expanded state, the embolic protection device is manipulable independent of the balloon catheter such that the U-shaped members seat against native valve leaflet sinuses of a native valve annulus, the second sheath being thereafter proximally movable to permit the balloon to be inflated against a native valve leaflet. a balloon catheter having an inflatable balloon and first and second ends; an embolic protection device comprising first and second ends, the embolic protection device comprising a frame and a filter sheet attached to the frame, the frame being expandable from a compact state to an expanded state in which the second end has a diameter larger than the first end to form a conical shape, the frame comprising a plurality of U-shaped members disposed at the second end of the embolic protection device and a plurality of leg members each coupled to a respective U-shaped member; a first sheath comprising a first inner lumen configured to receive at least a portion of the embolic protection device when the embolic protection device is in the compact state, the first sheath being distally movable relative to the embolic protection device to permit the second end of the embolic protection device to expand to the expanded state; a second sheath comprising a second inner lumen configured to receive at least a portion of the embolic protection device when the balloon is in an uninflated state, the second sheath being proximally movable relative to the balloon to permit the balloon to be inflated, wherein in the expanded state, the embolic protection device is manipulable independent of the balloon catheter such that the U-shaped members seat against native valve leaflet sinuses of a native valve annulus, the second sheath being thereafter proximally movable to permit the balloon to be inflated against a native valve leaflet.