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An apparatus comprising a conduit clamping device with a closing mechanism for closing and opening passage of fluid or air in a flexible conduit, the apparatus comprising: a) a movable arm that is connected to a manipulation arm or a knob; b) a conduit in form of a tube, that is laid flat against an abutment; and c) a guide structure that constrains the movable arm between the guide structure and the tube and being designed such that movement of the arm will control the compression of the tube and a housing, wherein the moveable arm is a pivotable element, pivotable around a pivot connected to said housing, and having a protruding closing end; and wherein the abutment is fixedly connected to said housing, wherein the conduit is arranged between the abutment and the protruding closing end; and characterized in that the guide structure comprises a first elongate channel being arranged in said housing, a second elongate channel being arranged in the pivotable element, and a pin extending through said first and second elongate channels (34, 35) and being displaceable within said channels, wherein the manipulation arm or knob is connected to said pin, for displacement of said pin within said channels (34, 35); whereby the first and second elongate channels (34, 35) are arranged to provide movement of said protruding closing end towards and away from said abutment upon displacement of said pin. a) a movable arm that is connected to a manipulation arm or a knob; b) a conduit in form of a tube, that is laid flat against an abutment; and c) a guide structure that constrains the movable arm between the guide structure and the tube and being designed such that movement of the arm will control the compression of the tube and a housing, wherein the moveable arm is a pivotable element, pivotable around a pivot connected to said housing, and having a protruding closing end; and wherein the abutment is fixedly connected to said housing, wherein the conduit is arranged between the abutment and the protruding closing end; and characterized in that the guide structure comprises a first elongate channel being arranged in said housing, a second elongate channel being arranged in the pivotable element, and a pin extending through said first and second elongate channels (34, 35) and being displaceable within said channels, wherein the manipulation arm or knob is connected to said pin, for displacement of said pin within said channels (34, 35); whereby the first and second elongate channels (34, 35) are arranged to provide movement of said protruding closing end towards and away from said abutment upon displacement of said pin.
An aerospace vehicle, comprising: a polymer-based elongated stringer having reinforcing fibers positioned in a plurality of adjacent layers, the reinforcing fibers of a first layer being oriented at +5 degrees relative to a reference direction, and the reinforcing fibers of a second layer being oriented at -5 degrees relative to the reference direction, and the reinforcing fibers of a third layer being oriented at +65 decrees relative to the reference direction, and the reinforcing fibers of a fourth layer being oriented at -65 degrees relative to the reference direction; wherein the first layer and the second layer comprise about eighty percent of the stringer and wherein the third layer and the fourth layer comprise about twenty percent of the stringer; a polymer-based and fiber-reinforced skin member that adjoins the stringer; and an adhesive material interposed between the stringer and the skin member. a polymer-based elongated stringer having reinforcing fibers positioned in a plurality of adjacent layers, the reinforcing fibers of a first layer being oriented at +5 degrees relative to a reference direction, and the reinforcing fibers of a second layer being oriented at -5 degrees relative to the reference direction, and the reinforcing fibers of a third layer being oriented at +65 decrees relative to the reference direction, and the reinforcing fibers of a fourth layer being oriented at -65 degrees relative to the reference direction; wherein the first layer and the second layer comprise about eighty percent of the stringer and wherein the third layer and the fourth layer comprise about twenty percent of the stringer; a polymer-based and fiber-reinforced skin member that adjoins the stringer; and an adhesive material interposed between the stringer and the skin member.
Process for separating trace substances from contaminated water, wherein water contaminated with trace substances is first pre-cleaned and then filtered with a filter membrane, wherein the filter membrane comprises a multi-channel membrane with a polymer matrix, pores and • 3 to 70 % by weight adsorbent, preferably 40 to 60 % by weight adsorbent, • 0 to 5 % by weight of additives, • 0 to 5 % by weight of pore-forming agent, • Rest Polymer, wherein the adsorbent and optionally the additives and optionally the pore-forming agent are embedded in the polymer matrix, wherein the filter membrane has an inlet for the coarsely filtered water and the contaminated water then permeates the filter membrane, wherein the trace substances contained in the coarsely filtered water are at least partially adsorbed on the adsorbent. • 3 to 70 % by weight adsorbent, preferably 40 to 60 % by weight adsorbent, • 0 to 5 % by weight of additives, • 0 to 5 % by weight of pore-forming agent, • Rest Polymer,
A method for determining a relative amount of full length opsin gene mRNA in a biological sample from a subject compared to exon 3-skipped (EX3(-)) opsin gene mRNA transcribed from one or more opsin genes in said sample, said method comprising: (a) generating opsin gene mRNA from a portion of said one or more opsin genes, wherein said portion comprises exons 2, 3, and 4 of said one or more opsin genes; (b) reverse transcribing the opsin gene mRNA to generate opsin gene cDNA; (c) generating amplification products from the opsin gene cDNA using PCR primers that span exon 3 of the one or more opsin genes, wherein the amplification products comprise a first population of amplification products representing full length opsin gene mRNA, and a second population of amplification products representing Ex3(-) opsin gene mRNA; and (d) detecting an amount of the first population of amplification products representing full length opsin gene mRNA and an amount of the second population of amplification products representing Ex3(-) opsin gene mRNA, wherein said detecting comprises a primer extension assay, real time qPCR, mass spectrometry, or next generation sequencing. (a) generating opsin gene mRNA from a portion of said one or more opsin genes, wherein said portion comprises exons 2, 3, and 4 of said one or more opsin genes; (b) reverse transcribing the opsin gene mRNA to generate opsin gene cDNA; (c) generating amplification products from the opsin gene cDNA using PCR primers that span exon 3 of the one or more opsin genes, wherein the amplification products comprise a first population of amplification products representing full length opsin gene mRNA, and a second population of amplification products representing Ex3(-) opsin gene mRNA; and (d) detecting an amount of the first population of amplification products representing full length opsin gene mRNA and an amount of the second population of amplification products representing Ex3(-) opsin gene mRNA, wherein said detecting comprises a primer extension assay, real time qPCR, mass spectrometry, or next generation sequencing.
A piezoceramic ultrasonic transducer for a vehicle, comprising: - a disc-shaped piezoceramic oscillator for generating ultrasonic waves; - a printed circuit board for providing electric power to the disc-shaped piezoceramic oscillator, and - a composite elastomeric element arranged between the disc-shaped piezoceramic oscillator and the printed circuit board for supporting the piezoceramic oscillator on the printed circuit board, wherein the composite elastomeric element includes a first elastomeric compound element and a second elastomeric compound element, wherein the first elastomeric compound element includes a first temperature dependent viscoelasticity and supports the piezoceramic oscillator on the printed circuit board in a first temperature range and the second elastomeric compound element includes a second temperature dependent viscoelasticity and supports the piezoceramic oscillator on the printed circuit board in a second temperature range different from the first temperature range. - a disc-shaped piezoceramic oscillator for generating ultrasonic waves; - a printed circuit board for providing electric power to the disc-shaped piezoceramic oscillator, and - a composite elastomeric element arranged between the disc-shaped piezoceramic oscillator and the printed circuit board for supporting the piezoceramic oscillator on the printed circuit board, wherein the composite elastomeric element includes a first elastomeric compound element and a second elastomeric compound element, wherein the first elastomeric compound element includes a first temperature dependent viscoelasticity and supports the piezoceramic oscillator on the printed circuit board in a first temperature range and the second elastomeric compound element includes a second temperature dependent viscoelasticity and supports the piezoceramic oscillator on the printed circuit board in a second temperature range different from the first temperature range.
A vertically oriented bodymaker tool pack comprising: a tool pack housing assembly defining a passage and including an inner surface, an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall, a first lateral sidewall, a second lateral sidewall, a rear sidewall, and a door; said tool pack housing assembly passage extending generally vertically; a number of die spacers, each die spacer structured to support a die and defining a central passage; a number of dies, each die including a body defining a central passage; and a number of die spacers and a number of dies disposed in said tool pack housing assembly; the tool pack being characterised by: a compression device disposed at said tool pack housing assembly lower sidewall, said compression device structured to axially bias said number of die spacers; and whereby said number of die spacers and said number of dies are biased upwardly. a tool pack housing assembly defining a passage and including an inner surface, an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall, a first lateral sidewall, a second lateral sidewall, a rear sidewall, and a door; said tool pack housing assembly passage extending generally vertically; a number of die spacers, each die spacer structured to support a die and defining a central passage; a number of dies, each die including a body defining a central passage; and a number of die spacers and a number of dies disposed in said tool pack housing assembly; the tool pack being characterised by: a compression device disposed at said tool pack housing assembly lower sidewall, said compression device structured to axially bias said number of die spacers; and whereby said number of die spacers and said number of dies are biased upwardly. a compression device disposed at said tool pack housing assembly lower sidewall, said compression device structured to axially bias said number of die spacers; and whereby said number of die spacers and said number of dies are biased upwardly.
Method for producing a decorated wall or floor panel, comprising the method steps: a) providing a pourable carrier material, in particular a granulate; b) placing the carrier material between two belt-like conveying means (12, 14); c) molding the carrier material under the action of temperature while forming a web-shaped carrier; d) compressing the carrier; e) treating the carrier under the action of pressure by use of a double-belt press at a temperature T1 while forming a compression factor K1 of the carrier; f) treating the carrier under the action of pressure at a temperature T2 while forming a compression factor K2 of the carrier, wherein T2 < T1 and wherein K2 < K1; g) optionally cooling the carrier; h) optionally applying a decoration subsurface onto at least a partial area of the carrier; i) applying a decoration which replicates a decoration template onto at least a partial area of the carrier; and j) applying a protective layer onto at least a partial area of the decoration. a) providing a pourable carrier material, in particular a granulate; b) placing the carrier material between two belt-like conveying means (12, 14); c) molding the carrier material under the action of temperature while forming a web-shaped carrier; d) compressing the carrier; e) treating the carrier under the action of pressure by use of a double-belt press at a temperature T1 while forming a compression factor K1 of the carrier; f) treating the carrier under the action of pressure at a temperature T2 while forming a compression factor K2 of the carrier, wherein T2 < T1 and wherein K2 < K1; g) optionally cooling the carrier; h) optionally applying a decoration subsurface onto at least a partial area of the carrier; i) applying a decoration which replicates a decoration template onto at least a partial area of the carrier; and j) applying a protective layer onto at least a partial area of the decoration.
A valve assembly for a variable frequency generator comprising: an input shaft extending about a longitudinal axis and having a bore defined therein; a disconnect shaft extending about the longitudinal axis and disposed in abutment with the input shaft; a vent valve disposed within the bore, the vent valve comprising an angled wall, the angled wall partially defining an annulus; characterised in that an oil restrictor is disposed within the bore of the input shaft; the vent valve is in abutment with the oil restrictor; and a plurality of ball bearings is disposed within the annulus, the plurality of ball bearings sliding radially outwardly away from the longitudinal axis during rotational operation of the input shaft to apply a force on the angled wall of the vent valve to bias the vent valve axially into a sealed condition. an input shaft extending about a longitudinal axis and having a bore defined therein; a disconnect shaft extending about the longitudinal axis and disposed in abutment with the input shaft; a vent valve disposed within the bore, the vent valve comprising an angled wall, the angled wall partially defining an annulus; characterised in that an oil restrictor is disposed within the bore of the input shaft; the vent valve is in abutment with the oil restrictor; and a plurality of ball bearings is disposed within the annulus, the plurality of ball bearings sliding radially outwardly away from the longitudinal axis during rotational operation of the input shaft to apply a force on the angled wall of the vent valve to bias the vent valve axially into a sealed condition.
A tantalum alloy consisting of a Ta-3W tantalum alloy and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir and Pt in an amount of at least 50 ppm and less than 10,000 ppm to form a tantalum alloy that is resistant to aqueous corrosion.
An image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium, comprising: receiving means for receiving first metadata relating to a planning step providing production information relating to a video production, the first metadata relating to the planning step being transmitted from another apparatus; input means for inputting image data during an acquisition step;recording means for recording the image data input by the input means in the recording medium with the first meta data representing the production information received by the receiving means; means for automatically generating second metadata relating to the image data when the image data is input by the input means; detection means detecting a recording position on the recording medium of an editing point of image data recorded by the recording means; and transmission means for transmitting information of the recording position detected by the detection means, without said first metadata or said second metadata, to another apparatus. receiving means for receiving first metadata relating to a planning step providing production information relating to a video production, the first metadata relating to the planning step being transmitted from another apparatus; input means for inputting image data during an acquisition step;recording means for recording the image data input by the input means in the recording medium with the first meta data representing the production information received by the receiving means; means for automatically generating second metadata relating to the image data when the image data is input by the input means; detection means detecting a recording position on the recording medium of an editing point of image data recorded by the recording means; and transmission means for transmitting information of the recording position detected by the detection means, without said first metadata or said second metadata, to another apparatus.
A method for reducing the audibility of a damped sinusoidal signal present in a signal output from a filter comprising: inputting a signal into a filter; filtering a first frame of the input signal to generate a filtered frame of the output signal; analyzing the filtered frame of the output signal, wherein said step of analyzing the filtered frame of the output signal comprises: determining the energy of a frame of the input signal and determining the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal, and detecting if a damped sinusoidal signal is present in the filtered frame of the output signal by comparing the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal to the energy of the frame of the input signal and determining that a damped sinusoidal signal is present on the output signal if the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal is greater than the energy of the frame of the input signal; and adjusting the filter characteristics to reduce an audibility of a damped sinusoidal signal in a subsequent filtered frame of the output signal if it is determined that a damped sinusoidal signal is present. inputting a signal into a filter; filtering a first frame of the input signal to generate a filtered frame of the output signal; analyzing the filtered frame of the output signal, wherein said step of analyzing the filtered frame of the output signal comprises: determining the energy of a frame of the input signal and determining the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal, and detecting if a damped sinusoidal signal is present in the filtered frame of the output signal by comparing the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal to the energy of the frame of the input signal and determining that a damped sinusoidal signal is present on the output signal if the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal is greater than the energy of the frame of the input signal; and determining the energy of a frame of the input signal and determining the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal, and detecting if a damped sinusoidal signal is present in the filtered frame of the output signal by comparing the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal to the energy of the frame of the input signal and determining that a damped sinusoidal signal is present on the output signal if the energy of the filtered frame of the output signal is greater than the energy of the frame of the input signal; and adjusting the filter characteristics to reduce an audibility of a damped sinusoidal signal in a subsequent filtered frame of the output signal if it is determined that a damped sinusoidal signal is present.
A retractable ballpoint pen comprising a retraction mechanism to allow a ballpoint pen tip formed by metal to be retracted from a front end opening of a barrel formed by a synthetic resin by mounting the ballpoint pen tip at a front end of an ink storage cylinder directly or via a tip holder, by housing a ballpoint pen refill, directly storing thermochromic ink in the ink storage cylinder, by biasing by a first coil spring to a rear end of the barrel, and by operating an operating portion of an operating body; and - a friction body, at a rear end of the barrel, used for friction of handwriting in the thermochromic ink, enabling thermochromism of the handwriting in the thermochromic ink with frictional heat produced at that time, and having rubber-like elasticity, - the ballpoint pen tip comprising a ball, a tip end part deformed inside and rotatably holding the ball, and a second coil spring disposed behind the ball and pressing the ball against an inner wall at the front end of the tip, - an angle α at which the tip end part is deformed inside is from 90 degrees to 120 degrees, - an outer diameter K of the tip end part deformed inside is from 1.0 times to 1.2 times a diameter of the ball, characterized in that - a pressing force of the second coil spring is greater than a gross weight of the retractable ballpoint pen, - the gross weight of the retractable ballpoint pen is 5 g or more and 10 g or less, and - a center of gravity of the retractable ballpoint pen is located in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the retractable ballpoint pen or located backwardly away from the center, regardless of an appearance/retraction state of the ballpoint pen tip. - a friction body, at a rear end of the barrel, used for friction of handwriting in the thermochromic ink, enabling thermochromism of the handwriting in the thermochromic ink with frictional heat produced at that time, and having rubber-like elasticity, - the ballpoint pen tip comprising a ball, a tip end part deformed inside and rotatably holding the ball, and a second coil spring disposed behind the ball and pressing the ball against an inner wall at the front end of the tip, - an angle α at which the tip end part is deformed inside is from 90 degrees to 120 degrees, - an outer diameter K of the tip end part deformed inside is from 1.0 times to 1.2 times a diameter of the ball, characterized in that - a pressing force of the second coil spring is greater than a gross weight of the retractable ballpoint pen, - the gross weight of the retractable ballpoint pen is 5 g or more and 10 g or less, and - a center of gravity of the retractable ballpoint pen is located in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the retractable ballpoint pen or located backwardly away from the center, regardless of an appearance/retraction state of the ballpoint pen tip.
A cleaning device comprising: a disinfection water supply portion to supply cleaning water with a dissolved disinfection component; a bubble generation portion to contain bubbles into cleaning water on a downstream side of the disinfection water supply portion; characterized in that the cleaning device comprises a bypass channel to connect an upstream side of the disinfection water supply portion with an upstream side of the bubble generation portion on a downstream side of the disinfection water supply portion; and a switching valve to selectively communicate a side of a water supply source with a side of the disinfection water supply portion or a side of the bypass channel side. a disinfection water supply portion to supply cleaning water with a dissolved disinfection component; a bubble generation portion to contain bubbles into cleaning water on a downstream side of the disinfection water supply portion; characterized in that the cleaning device comprises a bypass channel to connect an upstream side of the disinfection water supply portion with an upstream side of the bubble generation portion on a downstream side of the disinfection water supply portion; and a switching valve to selectively communicate a side of a water supply source with a side of the disinfection water supply portion or a side of the bypass channel side.
A method for the desulfurization of methane-containing gases comprising contacting activated carbon with methane-containing gas, wherein the activated carbon is an activated carbon based on bamboo, wherein the methane-containing gas contains at least 10% methane.