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A composition, comprising: a copolymer made from a thiol terminated hydrocarbon monomer and at least one additional monomer chosen from the compounds of i) a terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer and ii) an isocyanate functionalized hydrocarbon monomer, the copolymer being transmissive to radiation in at least one of the visual spectrum or the infrared ("IR") wavelength range of about 4 μm to about 12 μm; a particulate filler dispersed in the copolymer, the particulate filler having an average discrete particle size ranging from about 10 nm to 250 nm as measured by direct imaging with Transmission Electron Microscopy; a solvent, with the proviso that if the terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer is polybutadiene, the polybutadiene contains from about 0 mol % to about 30 mol % of polymer units in a cis-1,4-butadiene form. a copolymer made from a thiol terminated hydrocarbon monomer and at least one additional monomer chosen from the compounds of i) a terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer and ii) an isocyanate functionalized hydrocarbon monomer, the copolymer being transmissive to radiation in at least one of the visual spectrum or the infrared ("IR") wavelength range of about 4 μm to about 12 μm; a particulate filler dispersed in the copolymer, the particulate filler having an average discrete particle size ranging from about 10 nm to 250 nm as measured by direct imaging with Transmission Electron Microscopy; a solvent, with the proviso that if the terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer is polybutadiene, the polybutadiene contains from about 0 mol % to about 30 mol % of polymer units in a cis-1,4-butadiene form.
An ultrasonic imaging device for transmitting/receiving ultrasonic pulses to/from a living body in which microbubbles for contrast are introduced, and forming a contrast image of the inside of the living body,comprising: a transmit beamformer for generating a transmit pulse; a receive beamformer for generating a time-series reception echo signal by adding receive signals, to each of which a delay time is given for generating receiving sensitivity with directivity; an adder for summing the time series reception echo signals; and a transmit/receive sequence controller for controlling the transmit beamformer and the receive beamformer; wherein the transmit/receive sequence controller is adapted to control the transmit beamformer and the receive beamformer to perform transmitting/receiving operations N times, N = an integer of three or greater, by controlling N pieces of transmission pulse waves having a common envelope signal and different waveforms under the same transmission/reception wave focus condition, and controlling carrier waves of the transmission pulse waves so as to vary in phase by 360°/N from one wave to the next, and receiving returned ultrasonic waves as N pieces of the time-series reception echo signals; and wherein the adder is adapted to sum the N pieces of the time-series reception echo signals so as to output an output signal as a signal indicative of a spatial distribution of the microbubbles. a transmit beamformer for generating a transmit pulse; a receive beamformer for generating a time-series reception echo signal by adding receive signals, to each of which a delay time is given for generating receiving sensitivity with directivity; an adder for summing the time series reception echo signals; and a transmit/receive sequence controller for controlling the transmit beamformer and the receive beamformer; wherein the transmit/receive sequence controller is adapted to control the transmit beamformer and the receive beamformer to perform transmitting/receiving operations N times, N = an integer of three or greater, by controlling N pieces of transmission pulse waves having a common envelope signal and different waveforms under the same transmission/reception wave focus condition, and controlling carrier waves of the transmission pulse waves so as to vary in phase by 360°/N from one wave to the next, and receiving returned ultrasonic waves as N pieces of the time-series reception echo signals; and wherein the adder is adapted to sum the N pieces of the time-series reception echo signals so as to output an output signal as a signal indicative of a spatial distribution of the microbubbles.
Lift platform comprising: a cabin slidable in a lift shaft, said cabin having an entrance where it is mounted a door that may be manually opened/closed; means for detecting an open/close condition of the door; a selector for selecting the sliding of the cabin in the lift shaft, said selector being configurable by a user in a first mode in which it enables the automatic sliding of the cabin in the lift shaft, and in a second mode in which it enables the manual sliding of the cabin in the lift shaft; a safety barrier (8a, 8b) operatively active on said entrance for detecting obstacles; a control unit configured in such a way that: - in response to the detection of the close condition of the door by said means for detecting, the control unit allows to configure the selector in the first mode, - in such a way that in response to the detection of the open condition of the door by said means for detecting, the control unit allows to configure the selector only in the second mode; characterised in that said control unit is configured - to disable the sliding of the cabin in response to the detection of the open condition of the door by said means for detecting and to the detection of obstacles in proximity of the entrance by said safety barrier (8a, 8b) a cabin slidable in a lift shaft, said cabin having an entrance where it is mounted a door that may be manually opened/closed; means for detecting an open/close condition of the door; a selector for selecting the sliding of the cabin in the lift shaft, said selector being configurable by a user in a first mode in which it enables the automatic sliding of the cabin in the lift shaft, and in a second mode in which it enables the manual sliding of the cabin in the lift shaft; a safety barrier (8a, 8b) operatively active on said entrance for detecting obstacles; a control unit configured in such a way that: - in response to the detection of the close condition of the door by said means for detecting, the control unit allows to configure the selector in the first mode, - in such a way that in response to the detection of the open condition of the door by said means for detecting, the control unit allows to configure the selector only in the second mode; - in response to the detection of the close condition of the door by said means for detecting, the control unit allows to configure the selector in the first mode, - in such a way that in response to the detection of the open condition of the door by said means for detecting, the control unit allows to configure the selector only in the second mode; characterised in that said control unit is configured - to disable the sliding of the cabin in response to the detection of the open condition of the door by said means for detecting and to the detection of obstacles in proximity of the entrance by said safety barrier (8a, 8b) - to disable the sliding of the cabin in response to the detection of the open condition of the door by said means for detecting and to the detection of obstacles in proximity of the entrance by said safety barrier (8a, 8b)
An automatic analyzer comprising a B/F separator comprising: a reaction vessel for containing a specimen and a reagent; a reaction vessel holding unit for holding the reaction vessel; magnetic force generating means for exerting magnetic force on the specimen and the reagent contained in the reaction vessel from outside the reaction vessel; and reaction vessel rotating means for rotating the reaction vessel holding unit holding the reaction vessel around an axis of rotation of the reaction vessel holding unit, characterised in that the magnetic force generating means is embedded in the reaction vessel holding unit, and the axis of rotation of the reaction vessel holding unit is located within the reaction vessel but is separated by a distance from the center axis of the reaction vessel and from the center axis of the magnetic field formed by the magnetic force generating means. a reaction vessel for containing a specimen and a reagent; a reaction vessel holding unit for holding the reaction vessel; magnetic force generating means for exerting magnetic force on the specimen and the reagent contained in the reaction vessel from outside the reaction vessel; and reaction vessel rotating means for rotating the reaction vessel holding unit holding the reaction vessel around an axis of rotation of the reaction vessel holding unit, characterised in that the magnetic force generating means is embedded in the reaction vessel holding unit, and the axis of rotation of the reaction vessel holding unit is located within the reaction vessel but is separated by a distance from the center axis of the reaction vessel and from the center axis of the magnetic field formed by the magnetic force generating means.
A system for a fan of a turbine comprising: a fan mid shaft made of a coated steel material configured to extend along a center axis of a turbine, the fan mid shaft being configured to receive a central vent tube inside the fan mid shaft and having an inner diameter surface; and characterised in that it further comprises a dry film lubricant applied to at least a portion of the inner diameter surface of the fan mid shaft. a fan mid shaft made of a coated steel material configured to extend along a center axis of a turbine, the fan mid shaft being configured to receive a central vent tube inside the fan mid shaft and having an inner diameter surface; and characterised in that it further comprises a dry film lubricant applied to at least a portion of the inner diameter surface of the fan mid shaft.
A device comprising: (a) a squeegee element (423; 503; 767) protruding from a support surface (421; 501; 751) to provide top wiping edges, the squeegee element comprising: i. elongated walls with terminus ends that are side wiping edges; and ii. two or more squeegee fins (425; 505; 757'; 757") attached to and protruding from a portion of at least one of the elongated walls having the terminus ends; and (b) bristles (427; 427'; 511'; 511"; 765) protruding from the support at locations between the two or more squeegee fins. (a) a squeegee element (423; 503; 767) protruding from a support surface (421; 501; 751) to provide top wiping edges, the squeegee element comprising: i. elongated walls with terminus ends that are side wiping edges; and ii. two or more squeegee fins (425; 505; 757'; 757") attached to and protruding from a portion of at least one of the elongated walls having the terminus ends; and i. elongated walls with terminus ends that are side wiping edges; and ii. two or more squeegee fins (425; 505; 757'; 757") attached to and protruding from a portion of at least one of the elongated walls having the terminus ends; and (b) bristles (427; 427'; 511'; 511"; 765) protruding from the support at locations between the two or more squeegee fins.
A method for the synthesis of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine or one of its derivatives selected from the group consisting of its salts, its phosphonate esters and its phosphonate ester salts, comprising the steps of: a) forming a reaction mixture comprising an acid catalyst, N,N'-bis(carboxymethyl)-2,5-diketopiperazine and a compound comprising one or more P-O-P anhydride moieties, wherein said moieties comprise one P atom at the oxidation state (+III) and the other P atom at the oxidation state (+III) or (+V), to form N,N'-bis(phosphonomethyl-2,5-diketopiperazine, its dehydrated forms or their phosphonate esters; b) hydrolyzing the reaction mixture to form N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine or one of its derivatives selected from the group consisting of its salts, its phosphonate esters and its phosphonate ester salts. a) forming a reaction mixture comprising an acid catalyst, N,N'-bis(carboxymethyl)-2,5-diketopiperazine and a compound comprising one or more P-O-P anhydride moieties, wherein said moieties comprise one P atom at the oxidation state (+III) and the other P atom at the oxidation state (+III) or (+V), to form N,N'-bis(phosphonomethyl-2,5-diketopiperazine, its dehydrated forms or their phosphonate esters; b) hydrolyzing the reaction mixture to form N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine or one of its derivatives selected from the group consisting of its salts, its phosphonate esters and its phosphonate ester salts.
An electrical motor comprising a stator, said stator comprising a back iron, a plurality of teeth extending therefrom, and windings wound around said teeth; a rotary body comprising permanent magnets positioned between said stator and said rotary body; said rotary body being coaxially rotatable relative to the stator about a central axis; means for rotating said rotary body about said central axis of rotation relative to said stator, and wherein said back iron of said stator further comprises a first loop of electrical resistive wire for providing a damping effect extending therein, and wherein said back iron of said stator is cylindrical and comprises a first side and an opposing second side with a circumferential surface extending therebetween and wherein said first loop extends within said back iron between said first and second sides of the back iron and further comprising a first channel extending between said first side and said second side of the back iron; and a second channel extending between said first and said second side of said back iron; and wherein said first loop of electrical resistive wire for providing a damping effect extends within and between said first and second channels, and characterized by said motor further comprising a third channel extending between said first side and said second side and a fourth channel extending between said first side and said second side, and wherein a second loop of electrical resistive wire for providing a damping effect extends within and between said third and said fourth channels; wherein said third and fourth channels are positioned adjacent to, and spaced apart from, each other in the circumferential direction and at the same radial distance from the central axis, and wherein said third and fourth channels are positioned radially outward of the first and second channels; and further comprising means for opening said first loop of electrical resistive wire to make the damping effect disengageable.
A composite material board that comprises a core as well as a first cover layer and a second cover layer that are respectively made of a mixture (7, 8) of particles (5, 6) containing lignin and a bonding agent, that in a chemical or mechanical bonding process is formed into a solid structure, wherein at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, very preferably at least 90% of the particles belonging to the mixture of the core are obtained from annual plants and at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, very preferably at least 90% of the particles belonging to the mixture of the two cover layers (3, 4) are obtained from wood.
A computed tomography method for determining a volumetric representation of a sample, comprising a first reconstruction for reconstructing first reconstructed volume data of the sample from first x-ray projection data of the sample taken by an x-ray system, a second reconstruction for reconstructing second reconstructed volume data of the sample from second x-ray projection data of the sample taken by an x-ray system, characterized by calculating first individual confidence measures for single voxels of said first reconstructed volume data, calculating second individual confidence measures for single voxels of said second reconstructed volume data, and calculating, in a subsequent step, at least one resulting set of individual values (36, 37, 38) for each voxel based on said first individual confidence measures and said second individual confidence measures, said individual values (36, 37, 38) comprising reconstructed volume data generated from said first and second reconstructed volume data (23a, 23b) based on a voxel-by-voxel comparison of said first and second individual confidence measures (28a, 28b) in a fusion step, and the fusion criterion is evaluated for each single voxel of the reconconstructed volume data to calculate a resulting confidence measure generated from said first and second individual confidence measures (28a,; 28b), and a conflict measure calculated for individual voxels of the sample volume generated from said first and second individual confidence measures to identify critical regions which may require special attention.
A method for measuring the thickness of flat workpieces processed in a double-sided processing machine, comprising the following steps: - the workpieces are processed in a working gap formed between an upper working disk and a lower working disk of the double-sided processing machine, involving rotating the working disks (10, 12) relative to one another in such a way that material is removed, - the workpiece thickness is optically measured during the processing of the workpieces by means of at least one optical thickness measurement apparatus arranged on the upper working disk and/or the lower working disk, wherein the at least one thickness measurement apparatus measures the workpiece thickness of the workpieces located in the working gap through at least one through-hole in the upper working disk and/or the lower working disk, - the measurement results of the at least one thickness measurement apparatus are supplied to a control apparatus of the double-sided processing machine, - once a previously specified target thickness of the workpieces is reached, the control apparatus terminates the processing operation of the workpieces, - characterized in that at least one focusing optic of the at least one thickness measurement apparatus is arranged in the at least one through-hole. - the workpieces are processed in a working gap formed between an upper working disk and a lower working disk of the double-sided processing machine, involving rotating the working disks (10, 12) relative to one another in such a way that material is removed, - the workpiece thickness is optically measured during the processing of the workpieces by means of at least one optical thickness measurement apparatus arranged on the upper working disk and/or the lower working disk, wherein the at least one thickness measurement apparatus measures the workpiece thickness of the workpieces located in the working gap through at least one through-hole in the upper working disk and/or the lower working disk, - the measurement results of the at least one thickness measurement apparatus are supplied to a control apparatus of the double-sided processing machine, - once a previously specified target thickness of the workpieces is reached, the control apparatus terminates the processing operation of the workpieces, - characterized in that at least one focusing optic of the at least one thickness measurement apparatus is arranged in the at least one through-hole.
Method of manufacturing a sheet steel component by means of a press-hardening or form-hardening process wherein the steel sheet component is produced by cold-forming a blank from a dual-phase steel, then heating it and quenching it in a quench press, or to reheat a blank of a dual-phase steel to a temperature above the austenitising temperature of the highly hardenable steel material and to then to reshape it in a forming or quench press with one stroke or a series of strokes to form the steel sheet component, characterised in that a dual-phase steel is used whose Ac3 value has been raised so high that, at the required annealing temperatures, only a partial austenitising temperature of the dual-phase steel is obtained so that, when placed in the quench press, the dual-phase steel has a ferrite matrix, alongside which austenite is present, wherein the material has the following composition in mass %, C 0.02 - 0.12% Si 0.5 - 2.0% Mn 0.5 - 2.0% Cr 0.3 - 1.0 % A1 0.5 - 1.5 % Nb < 0.10 % Ti < 0.10 % The remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities from the melting process.
An ion conductor comprising an ion conductive powder having lithium ion conductivity, characterized in that the ion conductor further comprises an ionic liquid having lithium ion conductivity, the ionic liquid has an average thickness of 5 nm or more, wherein the average thickness is determined as defined in section A-4-1 of the description, and a particle size distribution D50 of the ion conductive powder is 10.1 μm or less. characterized in that the ion conductor further comprises an ionic liquid having lithium ion conductivity, the ionic liquid has an average thickness of 5 nm or more, wherein the average thickness is determined as defined in section A-4-1 of the description, and a particle size distribution D50 of the ion conductive powder is 10.1 μm or less.
Radar measuring device, configured to detect a cavity below the filling material stored in a container, wherein the filling material is a poorly flowing bulk material, comprising: a first radar circuit (102', 102) configured to transmit a first radar signal in the direction of a surface (202, 202') of a medium and to receive a first reflected radar signal; a further, second radar circuit (102, 102' configured to transmit a second radar signal in the direction of a further surface (202', 202) of the medium and for receiving a second, further reflected radar signal (210', 210), a control device configured to detect one or more echoes (204, 206, 208, 208') in the reflected radar signal (210, 210') and to detect one or more echoes (204, 206, 208, 208') in the second, further reflected radar signal (210', 210); wherein the control device is configured to detect the presence or absence of a layer in or above the filling material or a cavity below the filling material, based on the detected echo or echoes; wherein the first radar circuit is positioned in the upper region of the container; wherein the second radar circuit is positioned in the lower region of the container, in particular in the region of the outlet of the container. a first radar circuit (102', 102) configured to transmit a first radar signal in the direction of a surface (202, 202') of a medium and to receive a first reflected radar signal; a further, second radar circuit (102, 102' configured to transmit a second radar signal in the direction of a further surface (202', 202) of the medium and for receiving a second, further reflected radar signal (210', 210), a control device configured to detect one or more echoes (204, 206, 208, 208') in the reflected radar signal (210, 210') and to detect one or more echoes (204, 206, 208, 208') in the second, further reflected radar signal (210', 210); wherein the control device is configured to detect the presence or absence of a layer in or above the filling material or a cavity below the filling material, based on the detected echo or echoes; wherein the first radar circuit is positioned in the upper region of the container; wherein the second radar circuit is positioned in the lower region of the container, in particular in the region of the outlet of the container.