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A shock absorber assembly including a fluid for absorbing forces between a first component and a second component comprising: a housing extending along an axis and presenting an open interior, a piston slidably disposed in said open interior of said housing and defining a compression chamber on one side of said piston and a rebound chamber on the other side of said piston, said piston presenting at least one aperture for conveying the fluid through said aperture of said piston between said compression and rebound chambers, a resilient disc engaging said piston for impeding the passage of fluid through said aperture of said piston, a first spring engaging said resilient disc for exerting a biasing force against said resilient disc, a second spring, an actuator for selectively compressing and expanding said second spring, characterised in that it further comprises a sleeve engaging said first spring and said second spring for adjusting said first spring in response to said selective compression and expansion of said second spring, a first fixed spring seat disposed between said first spring and said resilient disc for receiving said first spring and for transferring said biasing force from said first spring to said resilient disc, wherein said sleeve presents an inwardly extending annular lip positioned between said first spring and said first fixed spring seat. a housing extending along an axis and presenting an open interior, a piston slidably disposed in said open interior of said housing and defining a compression chamber on one side of said piston and a rebound chamber on the other side of said piston, said piston presenting at least one aperture for conveying the fluid through said aperture of said piston between said compression and rebound chambers, a resilient disc engaging said piston for impeding the passage of fluid through said aperture of said piston, a first spring engaging said resilient disc for exerting a biasing force against said resilient disc, a second spring, an actuator for selectively compressing and expanding said second spring, characterised in that it further comprises a sleeve engaging said first spring and said second spring for adjusting said first spring in response to said selective compression and expansion of said second spring, a first fixed spring seat disposed between said first spring and said resilient disc for receiving said first spring and for transferring said biasing force from said first spring to said resilient disc, wherein said sleeve presents an inwardly extending annular lip positioned between said first spring and said first fixed spring seat.
A mucosal vaccine producing an antigen-specific mucosal IgA and blood IgG, which comprises: (a) an antigen-drug vehicle consisting of a synthetic peptide and a lipid(s), wherein the synthetic peptide consists of the amino acid sequence KnLm (wherein n is 4 to 8 and m is 11 to 20); (b) a carboxyvinyl polymer; and, (c) an antigenic protein. (a) an antigen-drug vehicle consisting of a synthetic peptide and a lipid(s), wherein the synthetic peptide consists of the amino acid sequence KnLm (wherein n is 4 to 8 and m is 11 to 20); (b) a carboxyvinyl polymer; and, (c) an antigenic protein.
A support for a current collector strip of a rolling stock vehicle, said support being suitable for holding said strip in place and for transmitting the current passing through it to the rolling stock vehicle, said support comprising a base and at least two walls (12, 13) defining a space suitable for partially accommodating the strip, characterized in that the support comprises at least one elastic means (40, 40') located at least partially at the junction between the base and the walls, and suitable for clamping said strip against said base.
A method of evaluating the quality of a surface on a component, wherein said component is a blade for a gas turbine engine, and wherein said surface of the component includes a plurality of particles and wherein evaluating the quality includes determining whether the particles have worn such that they should be replaced, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: (a) contacting a surface of a component with a media and imprinting qualities of the surface with the media (134, 136) to form an imprint (140; 146); and (b) evaluating the imprint (140; 146) to determine the quality of the surface of the component. (a) contacting a surface of a component with a media and imprinting qualities of the surface with the media (134, 136) to form an imprint (140; 146); and (b) evaluating the imprint (140; 146) to determine the quality of the surface of the component.
A broadband electrodynamic transducer for headphones, where said transducer comprises: - a magnetic motor configured for generating a magnetic field; - a coil arranged in an air gap of said magnetic motor and mobile in translation under the effect of said magnetic field; - a membrane connected to said coil so as to convert the translational movement of said coil into an acoustic wave; said membrane having a Young's modulus over 40 GPa; and - a suspension connecting an outer edge of said membrane to a fixed support, where said suspension being made of rubber; characterized in that said transducer comprises a self-supporting coil attached to said membrane by adhering and in that said suspension has a thickness included between 50 and 100 μm. - a magnetic motor configured for generating a magnetic field; - a coil arranged in an air gap of said magnetic motor and mobile in translation under the effect of said magnetic field; - a membrane connected to said coil so as to convert the translational movement of said coil into an acoustic wave; said membrane having a Young's modulus over 40 GPa; and - a suspension connecting an outer edge of said membrane to a fixed support, where said suspension being made of rubber;
A thermal energy storage system comprising: a container; and a heat exchange apparatus disposed within the container, the heat exchange apparatus comprising a tank, a manifold at least partially disposed within the tank, and a phase change material disposed within the tank and in thermal contact with the manifold, characterised in that, the container is a standard shipping container having exterior dimensions of 6.1 m (20 feet) by 2.44 m (8 feet) by 2.44 m (8 feet). a container; and a heat exchange apparatus disposed within the container, the heat exchange apparatus comprising a tank, a manifold at least partially disposed within the tank, and a phase change material disposed within the tank and in thermal contact with the manifold, characterised in that, the container is a standard shipping container having exterior dimensions of 6.1 m (20 feet) by 2.44 m (8 feet) by 2.44 m (8 feet).
A cathode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery which is active material particles including central particles represented by Li x A y M z PO 4, wherein 0.95≤x≤1.1, 0.8≤y≤1.1, and 0≤z≤0.2, A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, and Ni, and M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and rare earth elements; and a carbonaceous film that coats surfaces of the central particles, wherein a median diameter is 0.50 μm or more and 0.80 μm or less, characterized in that: a chromaticity b* in an L*a*b* color space is 1.9 or more and 2.3 or less, the thickness of the carbonaceous film is 0.2 nm or more and 10 nm or less, and the coating ratio of the carbonaceous film with respect to the central particles is 60% or more and 95% or less. a chromaticity b* in an L*a*b* color space is 1.9 or more and 2.3 or less, the thickness of the carbonaceous film is 0.2 nm or more and 10 nm or less, and the coating ratio of the carbonaceous film with respect to the central particles is 60% or more and 95% or less.
A powder formulation comprising an active, magnesium stearate and lactose, wherein the powder formulation incorporates magnesium stearate on the surface of both the active particles and the lactose particles, and wherein when the magnesium stearate is added to the lactose, the amount used is from 0.5 to 2% w/w.
A method for identifying a tumor cell in a sample received from a subject as resistant to an inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2), comprising: detecting the presence of at least one FGFR2 mutation variant chosen from M536I, M538I, 1548V, N550H, N550K, N550S, V565I, E566G, L618M, Y770IfsX14 in the sample from the subject; wherein the presence of the at least one of the FGFR2 variant indicates that the subject is resistant to the inhibitor. detecting the presence of at least one FGFR2 mutation variant chosen from M536I, M538I, 1548V, N550H, N550K, N550S, V565I, E566G, L618M, Y770IfsX14 in the sample from the subject; wherein the presence of the at least one of the FGFR2 variant indicates that the subject is resistant to the inhibitor.
A handover method in a wireless communication system comprising a source transmission and reception point, TRP, and a target TRP, the method comprising: the source TRP obtaining first handover triggering information identifying a first handover triggering condition, the first handover triggering information comprising first beam information indicating a first set of beam characteristics; the source TRP communicating with a user equipment, UE, using a high-gain beam having a second set of beam characteristics; the source TRP obtaining second beam information indicating the second set of beam characteristics; the source TRP determining whether the first handover triggering condition is present; and as a result of determining that the first handover triggering condition is present, the source TRP initiating a handover of the UE from the source TRP to the target TRP, wherein determining whether the first handover triggering condition is present comprises determining whether the second set of beam characteristics of the high-gain beam that is being used by the source TRP to communicate with the UE matches the first set of beam characteristics, wherein the first beam information comprises first beam direction information, the second beam information comprises second beam direction information indicating the direction of the high-gain beam that is being used to communicate with the UE, and wherein determining whether the second set of beam characteristics matches the first set of beam characteristics comprises determining whether the second beam direction information is substantially identical to the first beam direction information. the source TRP obtaining first handover triggering information identifying a first handover triggering condition, the first handover triggering information comprising first beam information indicating a first set of beam characteristics; the source TRP communicating with a user equipment, UE, using a high-gain beam having a second set of beam characteristics; the source TRP obtaining second beam information indicating the second set of beam characteristics; the source TRP determining whether the first handover triggering condition is present; and as a result of determining that the first handover triggering condition is present, the source TRP initiating a handover of the UE from the source TRP to the target TRP, wherein determining whether the first handover triggering condition is present comprises determining whether the second set of beam characteristics of the high-gain beam that is being used by the source TRP to communicate with the UE matches the first set of beam characteristics, wherein the first beam information comprises first beam direction information, the second beam information comprises second beam direction information indicating the direction of the high-gain beam that is being used to communicate with the UE, and wherein determining whether the second set of beam characteristics matches the first set of beam characteristics comprises determining whether the second beam direction information is substantially identical to the first beam direction information.
Method for repairing an aircraft and/or gas turbine component, wherein the method comprises the automated steps of: a) checking the component for cracks using an optical measurement method using white light interferometry, wherein gathered geometric and/or damage data are stored in a component-specific manner, b) generating an adaptive processing strategy on the basis of the gathered geometric and/or damage data in a data processing unit, c) machining the component, d) gathering the altered geometric data of the component, e) carrying out repair welding, wherein the repair welding is carried out by a robot unit using a laser powder build-up welding method, f) checking the component for cracks using an optical measurement method, wherein a database which is linked to the data processing unit contains predefined cases of damage and shapes which, in method step b), are compared with the damage which is currently present in each case, wherein, while checking for cracks, current is individually regulated in each individual pixel. a) checking the component for cracks using an optical measurement method using white light interferometry, wherein gathered geometric and/or damage data are stored in a component-specific manner, b) generating an adaptive processing strategy on the basis of the gathered geometric and/or damage data in a data processing unit, c) machining the component, d) gathering the altered geometric data of the component, e) carrying out repair welding, wherein the repair welding is carried out by a robot unit using a laser powder build-up welding method, f) checking the component for cracks using an optical measurement method, wherein a database which is linked to the data processing unit contains predefined cases of damage and shapes which, in method step b), are compared with the damage which is currently present in each case, wherein, while checking for cracks, current is individually regulated in each individual pixel.
Process for reducing the surface tension of thermoplastic-based fibres or filaments, characterized in that the thermoplastic is additized with at least one E/X copolymer of an α-olefin and an acrylic or methacrylic ester of an unsubstituted aliphatic alcohol having 6 to 30 carbon atoms and spun by the melt-spinning process, wherein the thermoplastic used is polyamide or polyester and the α-olefin content of the E/X copolymer is between 50 and 90 wt%.
Process for preparing a colourless solution comprising at least 3-(N-vinylbenzyl-2-aminoethyl)aminopropyltrimethoxysilane hydrochloride and methanol, where the solution has an APHA colour number of ≤ 200 mg Pt-Co/l, by - in step 1 fractionally distilling the vinylbenzyl chloride reactant component with addition of at least one stabilizer and - in step 2 metering and mixing the distillate (vinylbenzyl chloride) from step 1 into an initial charge of N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and methanol in a molar ratio of the N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane to vinylbenzyl chloride of 1.0:0.60 to 1.0:1.15 at a temperature in the range from 40 to 60°C and leaving them to react further. - in step 1 fractionally distilling the vinylbenzyl chloride reactant component with addition of at least one stabilizer and - in step 2 metering and mixing the distillate (vinylbenzyl chloride) from step 1 into an initial charge of N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and methanol in a molar ratio of the N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane to vinylbenzyl chloride of 1.0:0.60 to 1.0:1.15 at a temperature in the range from 40 to 60°C and leaving them to react further.
Combination of a floor and a drain comprising: - a collecting tray for collecting water for draining, wherein the collecting tray has a bottom and upright walls along the edge of the bottom and an outlet opening for connection to an outlet pipe; and - a grating (6, 7, 9) arranged in the collecting tray; wherein at least one part of the grating is displaceable between a first position, in which the at least one part of the grating (6, 7, 9) lies flush with or below the upper surface of the grating, and a second position in which the at least one part of the grating (6, 7, 9) lies above the level of the upper surface of the grating in the first position, wherein the drain is arranged in the floor and in the first position the upper surface of the grating (6, 7, 9) lies substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor, characterized in that the at least one part of the grating (6, 7, 9) comprises an arm arranged pivotally on the grating (6, 7, 9), wherein in the second position the free end of the arm protrudes above the upper surface of the grating (6, 7, 9), and wherein the arm is arranged on the outer side of the grating (6, 7, 9) adjacent to the collecting tray. - a collecting tray for collecting water for draining, wherein the collecting tray has a bottom and upright walls along the edge of the bottom and an outlet opening for connection to an outlet pipe; and - a grating (6, 7, 9) arranged in the collecting tray;
Centrifuge for material separation, comprising a centrifuge drum, which defines a drum axis and which is rotatably supported about the drum axis, and a drive shaft, which coaxially extends to the drum axis and which is non-rotatably connected to the centrifuge drum via a shaft-hub connection device to be able to transfer rotary drive torque from the drive shaft to the centrifuge drum, wherein the shaft-hub connection device comprises a hub, which is formed on a drum wall of the centrifuge drum and which has a hub opening coaxially extending to the drum axis and defining an inner circumference, an insertion portion, which is formed by a front end portion of the drive shaft and which is inserted into the hub opening, wherein the insertion portion comprises a central pin being coaxial to the drum axis and an annular recess coaxially surrounding the pin, which is open at a front end of the insertion portion and which is outer circumferentially surrounded by an outer annular wall of the insertion portion, which annular wall is outer circumferentially in contact with the inner circumference of the hub opening, and at least one clamping set, which is inserted into the annular recess and by which a radial clamping force can be generated around the central pin, by which the outer annular wall can outer circumferentially and radially be braced against the inner circumference of the hub opening. a hub, which is formed on a drum wall of the centrifuge drum and which has a hub opening coaxially extending to the drum axis and defining an inner circumference, an insertion portion, which is formed by a front end portion of the drive shaft and which is inserted into the hub opening, wherein the insertion portion comprises a central pin being coaxial to the drum axis and an annular recess coaxially surrounding the pin, which is open at a front end of the insertion portion and which is outer circumferentially surrounded by an outer annular wall of the insertion portion, which annular wall is outer circumferentially in contact with the inner circumference of the hub opening, and at least one clamping set, which is inserted into the annular recess and by which a radial clamping force can be generated around the central pin, by which the outer annular wall can outer circumferentially and radially be braced against the inner circumference of the hub opening.
A method for deriving channel quality indicator, CQI, by an user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one of a cell-specific reference signal, CRS, or a channel-state-information reference signal, CSI-RS, in a downlink subframe; and deriving a CQI based on the reception of the at least one of the CRS or the CSI-RS in the downlink subframe, and a CQI reference resource; and transmitting the CQI to a enhanced node B, eNB, wherein the CQI reference resource is defined by a group of downlink physical resource blocks corresponding to the band to which the derived CQI relates, and the downlink subframe. receiving at least one of a cell-specific reference signal, CRS, or a channel-state-information reference signal, CSI-RS, in a downlink subframe; and deriving a CQI based on the reception of the at least one of the CRS or the CSI-RS in the downlink subframe, and a CQI reference resource; and transmitting the CQI to a enhanced node B, eNB, wherein the CQI reference resource is defined by a group of downlink physical resource blocks corresponding to the band to which the derived CQI relates, and the downlink subframe.
Grinding head adapted to rotate about a central axis, having a surface which is selected between a plane surface and a cylindrical surface, and which is provided with retainer grooves for reception of edge profile parts of a number of abrasive paper members behind each of which a row of associated support brushes is provided, characterised in that the abrasive paper members are mounted at an angle of 20-40°, preferably about 30°, directed obliquely forward in the direction of rotation of the plane surface and the tangential plane of the cylindrical surface, respectively,
Self-sealing elastomer composition that can be used especially as a puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, comprising at least, phr denoting parts by weight per hundred parts of solid rubber: - as predominant elastomer, an unsaturated diene elastomer; - between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; and - 0 to less than 30 phr of a filler. - as predominant elastomer, an unsaturated diene elastomer; - between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; and - 0 to less than 30 phr of a filler.
A fusion protein formed with a protein or peptide comprising an FcRn-binding region and lactoferrin or a biologically active fragment or peptide of lactoferrin, which is represented by: (LF-s-Y)n or (Y-s-LF)n wherein LF represents lactoferrin or a biologically active fragment or peptide of lactoferrin, Y represents the protein or peptide comprising an FcRn-binding region, s represents any amino acid sequence of 0 to 10 residues, and n represents an integer of 1 to 10, and wherein Y is hinge region free. (LF-s-Y)n or (Y-s-LF)n
A method of producing a thermostable biopolyester, comprising: dissolving poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) or poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer which is produced by a microorganism into an organic solvent and subsequently acidifying the obtained solution, thereby removing calcium from poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) or poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer which is produced by a microorganism to obtain the thermostable biopolyester. dissolving poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) or poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer which is produced by a microorganism into an organic solvent and subsequently acidifying the obtained solution, thereby removing calcium from poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) or poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) copolymer which is produced by a microorganism to obtain the thermostable biopolyester.
A method for the prediction of prolonged survival of a glioblastoma multiforme patient, wherein said method comprises determining the cytokine profile in a previously-obtained sample of the GBM patient's peripheral blood, cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow or tumour infiltrating lymphocytes prior to tumour surgery, wherein the identification of all or none of either: (a) interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-5 (IL-5) and interleukin-6 (IL-6); or (b) interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A), in said patient's cytokine profile is indicative of the patient's prolonged survival following GBM therapy. (a) interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-5 (IL-5) and interleukin-6 (IL-6); or (b) interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A),