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A pipe testing apparatus comprising: two pipe end holders, respectively to hold a first and a second end of a pipe section under test; a reeling former; a straightening former; a translator to effect relative translational movement of the pipe and the reeling former and of the pipe and the straightening former to cause the pipe to move selectively into and out of contact with and to apply a contact force against one or other of the reeling former and the straightening former; wherein each pipe end holder comprises a pipe end connector and an extending arm extending beyond the pipe end connector in a pipe longitudinal direction; and wherein a lateral actuator is provided in association with each extending arm to apply a transverse load to the arm at a point distal from the pipe end connector. two pipe end holders, respectively to hold a first and a second end of a pipe section under test; a reeling former; a straightening former; a translator to effect relative translational movement of the pipe and the reeling former and of the pipe and the straightening former to cause the pipe to move selectively into and out of contact with and to apply a contact force against one or other of the reeling former and the straightening former; wherein each pipe end holder comprises a pipe end connector and an extending arm extending beyond the pipe end connector in a pipe longitudinal direction; and wherein a lateral actuator is provided in association with each extending arm to apply a transverse load to the arm at a point distal from the pipe end connector.
An ion implantation apparatus comprises: a vacuum chamber, a roller electrode having a portion of an outer circumferential part on which a film is wound, voltage application means for applying a voltage to the roller electrode, and gas introduction means for supplying a gas into the vacuum chamber, in operation, voltage being applied to the roller electrode by the voltage application means, and the gas being supplied into the chamber through the gas introduction means, to thereby form a plasma, whereby a surface of the film is subjected to an ion implantation treatment, wherein an electrode member is disposed so as to be opposite the portion of the roller electrode on which the film is wound, characterized in that the voltage application means is configured to apply a voltage to an axial end of the roller electrode and the electrode member is movable at a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction of the roller electrode. a vacuum chamber, a roller electrode having a portion of an outer circumferential part on which a film is wound, voltage application means for applying a voltage to the roller electrode, and gas introduction means for supplying a gas into the vacuum chamber, in operation, voltage being applied to the roller electrode by the voltage application means, and the gas being supplied into the chamber through the gas introduction means, to thereby form a plasma, whereby a surface of the film is subjected to an ion implantation treatment, wherein an electrode member is disposed so as to be opposite the portion of the roller electrode on which the film is wound, characterized in that the voltage application means is configured to apply a voltage to an axial end of the roller electrode and the electrode member is movable at a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction of the roller electrode.
Method for operating a plain suction dredging vessel, the vessel comprising; - a suction system having at least one lower suction pipe section at a respective suction location, wherein the at least one lower suction pipe section comprises an anchoring portion, and the method comprising the step; - anchoring the vessel at an anchoring location proximate the suction location, via the at least one lower suction pipe section only, and - driving the at least one lower suction pipe section for the anchoring portion at least partly extending in the bottom at the suction location - a suction system having at least one lower suction pipe section at a respective suction location, wherein the at least one lower suction pipe section comprises an anchoring portion, and - anchoring the vessel at an anchoring location proximate the suction location, via the at least one lower suction pipe section only, and - driving the at least one lower suction pipe section for the anchoring portion at least partly extending in the bottom at the suction location
A process for the manufacture of dried rose hip powder comprising the steps of • providing harvested rose hip, • drying and chopping the rose hip, • separating the chopped rose hip and isolating the shells, • grinding the shells, and • optionally sieving the ground rose hip shells to a particle size below 1 mm, wherein cooling is applied during the grinding step so that the grinding is performed at a constant temperature, said temperature being below 40°C, preferably below 30°C, more preferred below 25°C even more preferred below 20°C. • providing harvested rose hip, • drying and chopping the rose hip, • separating the chopped rose hip and isolating the shells, • grinding the shells, and • optionally sieving the ground rose hip shells to a particle size below 1 mm,
A method for operating a piconet operable device, the method comprising: receiving a signal that includes a symbol; detecting an energy of the symbol; comparing the energy of the symbol to a predetermined energy; characterized in that the method further comprising: determining whether a difference between the energy of the symbol and the predetermined energy exceeds at least one threshold from among a plurality of thresholds; when the difference exceeds a first threshold of the plurality of thresholds and no other threshold of the plurality of thresholds, de-weighting the symbol according to a first de-weighting factor and providing the de-weighted symbol to a decoder; when the difference exceeds the first threshold and a second threshold of the plurality of thresholds and no other threshold of the plurality of thresholds, de-weighting the symbol according to a second de-weighting factor and providing the de-weighted symbol to a decoder; and when the difference does not exceed any threshold of the plurality of thresholds, providing the symbol to the decoder. receiving a signal that includes a symbol; detecting an energy of the symbol; comparing the energy of the symbol to a predetermined energy; characterized in that the method further comprising: determining whether a difference between the energy of the symbol and the predetermined energy exceeds at least one threshold from among a plurality of thresholds; when the difference exceeds a first threshold of the plurality of thresholds and no other threshold of the plurality of thresholds, de-weighting the symbol according to a first de-weighting factor and providing the de-weighted symbol to a decoder; when the difference exceeds the first threshold and a second threshold of the plurality of thresholds and no other threshold of the plurality of thresholds, de-weighting the symbol according to a second de-weighting factor and providing the de-weighted symbol to a decoder; and when the difference does not exceed any threshold of the plurality of thresholds, providing the symbol to the decoder. determining whether a difference between the energy of the symbol and the predetermined energy exceeds at least one threshold from among a plurality of thresholds; when the difference exceeds a first threshold of the plurality of thresholds and no other threshold of the plurality of thresholds, de-weighting the symbol according to a first de-weighting factor and providing the de-weighted symbol to a decoder; when the difference exceeds the first threshold and a second threshold of the plurality of thresholds and no other threshold of the plurality of thresholds, de-weighting the symbol according to a second de-weighting factor and providing the de-weighted symbol to a decoder; and when the difference does not exceed any threshold of the plurality of thresholds, providing the symbol to the decoder.
A method for producing a population of cholangiocyte progenitors (CPs) comprising: (i) culturing a population of foregut stem cells (FSCs) in a hepatic induction medium comprising bone morphogenetic protein and a TGFβ signalling inhibitor selected from SB-431542 and SB-505124 to produce a population of hepatoblasts, and (ii) culturing the hepatoblasts in a biliary induction medium comprising fibroblast growth factor, retinoic acid and activin to produce a population of cholangiocyte progenitors (CPs). (i) culturing a population of foregut stem cells (FSCs) in a hepatic induction medium comprising bone morphogenetic protein and a TGFβ signalling inhibitor selected from SB-431542 and SB-505124 to produce a population of hepatoblasts, and (ii) culturing the hepatoblasts in a biliary induction medium comprising fibroblast growth factor, retinoic acid and activin to produce a population of cholangiocyte progenitors (CPs).
A microetching composition for treating metal surfaces comprising: a) a source of cupric ions; b) acid, wherein the acid comprises an acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, sulfamic acid and toluene sulfonic acid; c) a nitrile compound; and d) a source of halide ions. a) a source of cupric ions; b) acid, wherein the acid comprises an acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, sulfamic acid and toluene sulfonic acid; c) a nitrile compound; and d) a source of halide ions.
Method for measuring forces transferred to a measuring roll from film strips or sheet metal strips during rolling in roll stands by means of a force sensor system which is used at bias voltage in a cylindrical hole of the measuring roll and has a first force sensor and a bias voltage device to generate a bias voltage on the first force sensor so that the first force sensor can determine a radial force occurring on the first measuring roll and which comprises a second force sensor which is also able to be used by means of the bias voltage device at bias voltage, wherein the first force sensor has a high sensitivity corresponding to the required measurement sensitivity of the contact pressure of the film strips or sheet metal strips, and a second force sensor is a statically measuring force sensor, wherein the characteristic curve of the sensitivity of the first force sensor as a function of the bias voltage is known, characterised in that a) the force signal of the first force sensor is acquired, during which the position of the force sensor system inside the wrap angle (dα) of the strip is located, b) the bias voltage signal of the second force sensor is acquired, during which the position of the force sensor system outside the wrap angle (dα) of the strip is located, c) the current sensitivity of the first force sensor is determined from the bias voltage signal of the second force sensor by means of the known characteristic curve, d) and the acquired force signal is evaluated based on the current, determined sensitivity. a) the force signal of the first force sensor is acquired, during which the position of the force sensor system inside the wrap angle (dα) of the strip is located, b) the bias voltage signal of the second force sensor is acquired, during which the position of the force sensor system outside the wrap angle (dα) of the strip is located, c) the current sensitivity of the first force sensor is determined from the bias voltage signal of the second force sensor by means of the known characteristic curve, d) and the acquired force signal is evaluated based on the current, determined sensitivity.
A rinse agent composition for use in warewashing applications comprising: (a) sheeting agent for promoting draining of sheets of water from a surface, wherein the sheeting agent comprises at least one of a nonionic block copolymer, alcohol alkoxylates, alkyl polyglycosides, zwitterionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; (b) humectant, wherein the humectant comprises at least one of glycerine, propylene glycol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof; wherein the sheeting agent and the humectant are different and the weight ratio of the humectant to the sheeting agent is greater than 1:3. (a) sheeting agent for promoting draining of sheets of water from a surface, wherein the sheeting agent comprises at least one of a nonionic block copolymer, alcohol alkoxylates, alkyl polyglycosides, zwitterionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; (b) humectant, wherein the humectant comprises at least one of glycerine, propylene glycol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof; wherein the sheeting agent and the humectant are different and the weight ratio of the humectant to the sheeting agent is greater than 1:3.
A penetrator assembly (14,55,80) operable to provide access to a bone marrow, comprising: an outer penetrator (18,52,84) and a removable inner trocar (50,82) that includes a solid cutting tip that exits the distal end of the outer penetrator and is operable to penetrate the bone marrow; a luer lock connector operable to releasably engage the inner trocar with the outer penetrator, a male portion of the luer lock connector residing on the outer penetrator and a female portion of the luer lock connector residing on the inner trocar; a connector (62, 68, 97 and 95, 97 and 70, 97 and 72, 97 and 74) provided on the inner trocar, and operable to releasably attach the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft of an apparatus for penetrating a bone marrow. an outer penetrator (18,52,84) and a removable inner trocar (50,82) that includes a solid cutting tip that exits the distal end of the outer penetrator and is operable to penetrate the bone marrow; a luer lock connector operable to releasably engage the inner trocar with the outer penetrator, a male portion of the luer lock connector residing on the outer penetrator and a female portion of the luer lock connector residing on the inner trocar; a connector (62, 68, 97 and 95, 97 and 70, 97 and 72, 97 and 74) provided on the inner trocar, and operable to releasably attach the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft of an apparatus for penetrating a bone marrow.
A method of producing graphene layers on a substrate, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) applying a paste comprising from 0.5% by weight up to 15% by weight of graphene nanoplatelets mixed with an organic vehicle in the form of a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) solution in butyl carbitol acetate with the concentration from 2% by weight to 10% by weight or in the form of a polycarbonate solution in butyl carbitol acetate with the concentration from 5% by weight to 12% by weight on said substrate by the screen printing method, b) annealing of the paste so applied on the substrate in the temperature from 100°C to 500°C. a) applying a paste comprising from 0.5% by weight up to 15% by weight of graphene nanoplatelets mixed with an organic vehicle in the form of a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) solution in butyl carbitol acetate with the concentration from 2% by weight to 10% by weight or in the form of a polycarbonate solution in butyl carbitol acetate with the concentration from 5% by weight to 12% by weight on said substrate by the screen printing method, b) annealing of the paste so applied on the substrate in the temperature from 100°C to 500°C.
Method for access to a wireless communication medium, the access being of the "carrier sense multiple access" (CSMA) type, wherein a device, referred to as the sending device, wishing to send a message over said medium checks whether said medium is available before sending said message, the medium being busy when a signal coming from another device and detected by said sending device has a power higher than a predetermined power threshold, characterised in that the method comprises, when it is executed by a first device, the following steps of: - determining a proportion of a first observation period during which the first device detects an interfering signal with a power higher than said power threshold, the interfering signal being sent by a second device accessing the medium, - if said proportion is higher than a predefined value, then - modifying the value of the power threshold by lowering it. - determining a proportion of a first observation period during which the first device detects an interfering signal with a power higher than said power threshold, the interfering signal being sent by a second device accessing the medium, - if said proportion is higher than a predefined value, then - modifying the value of the power threshold by lowering it.
A hub for mounting propeller blades, the hub comprising: a plurality of mount locations for receiving propeller blades at a radially outer location; a piloting diameter centered on a center axis (x); plurality of openings to receive connection members for transmitting rotation/torque from an adapter; and characterised by a plurality of reliefs cut into the piloting diameter at locations circumferentially aligned with said openings. a plurality of mount locations for receiving propeller blades at a radially outer location; a piloting diameter centered on a center axis (x); plurality of openings to receive connection members for transmitting rotation/torque from an adapter; and characterised by a plurality of reliefs cut into the piloting diameter at locations circumferentially aligned with said openings.
Method of sampling acceleration measurements of a wheel (10, 20, 30, 40) of a motor vehicle, said vehicle having a tire pressure monitoring system and being fitted with an electronic central unit, each of said wheels (10, 20, 30, 40) including: • a wheel unit (A, B, C, D) fixed to a rim (J10, J20, J30, J40) of radius R and having at least one accelerometer, measuring the radial acceleration F 1 of the wheel, and • a microprocessor, said method consisting in the measurement, for each wheel revolution, at given time intervals (T measurement), of a number of radial acceleration values by the radial accelerometer, and the method being characterized in that it consists in: • fixing a minimum number of acceleration measurements per wheel revolution, and • determining the time intervals (T measurement) between two radial acceleration measurements, by means of the following relation: T measurement = 2 ⁢ π ⋅ R F 1 N • a wheel unit (A, B, C, D) fixed to a rim (J10, J20, J30, J40) of radius R and having at least one accelerometer, measuring the radial acceleration F 1 of the wheel, and • a microprocessor, • fixing a minimum number of acceleration measurements per wheel revolution, and • determining the time intervals (T measurement) between two radial acceleration measurements, by means of the following relation: T measurement = 2 ⁢ π ⋅ R F 1 N
A method, applied to a four antenna OFDM transmitter and two antenna OFDM receiver system, comprising: at the transmitter: grouping a first and a second antenna of the four antennas into a first group; grouping a third and a fourth antenna of the four antennas into a second group; characterized by transmitting, via the first group, identical first data in respective first signals on the first and the second antennas such that the first data is received at the receiver as if it were sent over a single channel; and transmitting, via the second group, identical second data in respective second signals on the third and fourth antennas such that the second data is received at the receiver as if it were sent over a single channel, wherein a delay spread of a channel between the transmitter and receiver is smaller than a cyclic prefix of the first and second signals. at the transmitter: grouping a first and a second antenna of the four antennas into a first group; grouping a third and a fourth antenna of the four antennas into a second group; grouping a first and a second antenna of the four antennas into a first group; grouping a third and a fourth antenna of the four antennas into a second group; characterized by transmitting, via the first group, identical first data in respective first signals on the first and the second antennas such that the first data is received at the receiver as if it were sent over a single channel; and transmitting, via the second group, identical second data in respective second signals on the third and fourth antennas such that the second data is received at the receiver as if it were sent over a single channel, transmitting, via the first group, identical first data in respective first signals on the first and the second antennas such that the first data is received at the receiver as if it were sent over a single channel; and transmitting, via the second group, identical second data in respective second signals on the third and fourth antennas such that the second data is received at the receiver as if it were sent over a single channel, wherein a delay spread of a channel between the transmitter and receiver is smaller than a cyclic prefix of the first and second signals.
A propulsion system for a helicopter comprising a main engine, a main rotor, a main gearbox including an output connected mechanically to the main rotor and a first input, and the main engine comprising an output shaft driven by a power turbine of the main engine, the propulsion system further comprising an assistance device comprising a first electric machine configured to operate as an electric generator to extract some energy produced by the main engine, and a second electric machine mechanically coupled to a second input of the main gearbox, the second electric machine being supplied with electrical power by the first electric machine and configured to operate as an electric motor to provide additional mechanical power to the main gearbox when required, characterized in that the main engine comprises a reduction gearbox mechanically coupled between the main engine and the first input of the main gearbox, and in that the output shaft is mechanically connected to the reduction gearbox, and in that the first electric machine is mechanically coupled to the reduction gearbox and comprises a rotor and a stator, the rotor being formed by an electromagnetic portion of the output shaft of the main engine and the stator being mounted around said electromagnetic portion of the output shaft of the main engine.
A crystalline Form of brigatinib which is crystalline Form A characterized by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least two peaks chosen from 6.1, 8.6, 9.6, 10.8, 11.3, 13.5, 14.3, 15.9, 17.2, 18.9, 19.4, 20.1, 21.8, 22.6, 23.1, 23.9, and 27.7 °2θ, with a variance of ±0.3 °2θ.
Injection moulding unit configured for processing plastics and other plasticisable materials, having at least one motor which is configured for rotationally moving a screw about a screw axis (A-A), at least one drive which is configured for translationally moving the screw in an axial direction along the screw axis (A-A), independently of the rotational movement of the screw, and at least one force sensor for force measurement and/or for determining a force exerted with respect to the screw of the injection moulding unit, wherein the force sensor is mounted non-rotatably with respect to the rotational movement of the screw and wherein at least one decoupling element is provided which decouples the forces exerted on and/or by the screw in an axial direction along and/or parallel to the screw axis (A-A) from other forces exerted on and/or by the screw, and wherein the force sensor is configured to capture the force exerted on and/or by the screw in an axial direction along and/or parallel to the screw axis (A-A), characterised in that the force sensor measures both a force pulling on the screw and also a force pushing on the screw and in that the injecting shaft, the decoupling element, the bearing element, the screw and/or the injecting body are configured to be effectively rigid.