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An outer space deployable antenna comprising: a support shaft; a plurality of antenna fins; an actuator; and at least one draw cord coupled between the plurality of antenna fins and the actuator so that the plurality of antenna fins are moveable from a flat stored configuration to a fanned-out deployed configuration surrounding the support shaft. a support shaft; a plurality of antenna fins; an actuator; and at least one draw cord coupled between the plurality of antenna fins and the actuator so that the plurality of antenna fins are moveable from a flat stored configuration to a fanned-out deployed configuration surrounding the support shaft.
A control device for controlling a rolling mill device including a pair of mill rolls (15, 16) disposed on opposite sides of a metal plate, the control device comprising: a first plate end detection part disposed on an entry side of the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) in a conveying direction of the metal plate and configured to detect a plate end position in a plate width direction of the metal plate at a first position in the conveying direction; a second plate end detection part disposed on an exit side of the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) in the conveying direction and configured to detect a plate end position in the plate width direction of the metal plate at a second position in the conveying direction; and a determination part configured to determine whether tip end tension-free rolling, which is rolling of the metal plate by the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) in a state where an exit-side tension applied to the metal plate is zero, can be started, on the basis of the first plate end position of the metal plate detected by the first plate end detection part while a gap between the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) is larger than a thickness of the metal plate and the second plate end position of the metal plate detected by the second plate end detection part while the gap is larger than the thickness of the metal plate. a first plate end detection part disposed on an entry side of the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) in a conveying direction of the metal plate and configured to detect a plate end position in a plate width direction of the metal plate at a first position in the conveying direction; a second plate end detection part disposed on an exit side of the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) in the conveying direction and configured to detect a plate end position in the plate width direction of the metal plate at a second position in the conveying direction; and a determination part configured to determine whether tip end tension-free rolling, which is rolling of the metal plate by the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) in a state where an exit-side tension applied to the metal plate is zero, can be started, on the basis of the first plate end position of the metal plate detected by the first plate end detection part while a gap between the pair of mill rolls (15, 16) is larger than a thickness of the metal plate and the second plate end position of the metal plate detected by the second plate end detection part while the gap is larger than the thickness of the metal plate.
Process for producing a flame-retardant, textile sheet product containing a textile carrier layer, comprising the steps of: a) reduction of the washing-removable salt content of platelet-form expandable graphite by additional washing, preferably to a proportion of below 0.8%, preferably to below 0.5%, particularly preferably to below 0.2%, with platelet-form expandable graphite with an average platelet diameter of at least 0.5 mm, preferably 0.5-3.0 mm, and/or with a minimum proportion of 70% having a mesh size of > 50 mesh (0.3 mm) being selected, b) production of a paste consisting of at least one binder, at least one foam stabilizer and expandable graphite which has been reduced in salt content as specified in a), c) mechanical foaming of a paste produced as per b), d) coating of a textile carrier layer with a foam produced as per c), e) drying of the foam layer, and f) optionally pressing of the foam layer after drying. a) reduction of the washing-removable salt content of platelet-form expandable graphite by additional washing, preferably to a proportion of below 0.8%, preferably to below 0.5%, particularly preferably to below 0.2%, with platelet-form expandable graphite with an average platelet diameter of at least 0.5 mm, preferably 0.5-3.0 mm, and/or with a minimum proportion of 70% having a mesh size of > 50 mesh (0.3 mm) being selected, b) production of a paste consisting of at least one binder, at least one foam stabilizer and expandable graphite which has been reduced in salt content as specified in a), c) mechanical foaming of a paste produced as per b), d) coating of a textile carrier layer with a foam produced as per c), e) drying of the foam layer, and f) optionally pressing of the foam layer after drying.
A method of controlling a deacidification process for an aqueous fluid circulated through a deacidification column containing an ion exchange resin, comprising: obtaining, from a first sensor located at an entry of the column, first pH values indicative of a pH of the fluid before circulation through the column; obtaining, from a second sensor located at an exit of the column, second pH values indicative of a pH of the fluid after circulation through the column; comparing the second pH value to a target pH value for the fluid to determine a pH difference between the second pH value and the target pH value; determining, based on the first and second pH values, a remaining deacidification capacity of the ion exchange resin; and adjusting a fluid flow rate of the fluid through the column based on the pH difference and the remaining deacidification capacity. obtaining, from a first sensor located at an entry of the column, first pH values indicative of a pH of the fluid before circulation through the column; obtaining, from a second sensor located at an exit of the column, second pH values indicative of a pH of the fluid after circulation through the column; comparing the second pH value to a target pH value for the fluid to determine a pH difference between the second pH value and the target pH value; determining, based on the first and second pH values, a remaining deacidification capacity of the ion exchange resin; and adjusting a fluid flow rate of the fluid through the column based on the pH difference and the remaining deacidification capacity.
A method of egress/ingress location determination in an indoor environment comprising: locating, by an acoustic location system, a location tag at a first location in a first region (110; 210) within the indoor environment (100; 200), wherein the acoustic location system is a real-time location system comprising acoustic beacon transceivers (260, 270), and wherein the location tag is a transponder that is receptive to the real-time location system in order to provide location information; locating at a later time, by the acoustic location system, the location tag at a second location in a second region (120; 220) within the indoor environment (100; 200), wherein the first region (110; 210) is separated from the second region (120; 220) by a partition (130; 230); determining a presence of an egress/ingress located in the partition; determining a velocity vector of the location tag, wherein the determining the velocity vector includes using successive position events that are near in time or using derivations from Doppler range measurements; and confirming the presence of an egress/ingress located in the partition (130; 230), the confirming based on a magnitude of an inner product of the velocity vector with a normal vector of the partition (130; 230) exceeding a predetermined threshold. locating, by an acoustic location system, a location tag at a first location in a first region (110; 210) within the indoor environment (100; 200), wherein the acoustic location system is a real-time location system comprising acoustic beacon transceivers (260, 270), and wherein the location tag is a transponder that is receptive to the real-time location system in order to provide location information; locating at a later time, by the acoustic location system, the location tag at a second location in a second region (120; 220) within the indoor environment (100; 200), wherein the first region (110; 210) is separated from the second region (120; 220) by a partition (130; 230); determining a presence of an egress/ingress located in the partition; determining a velocity vector of the location tag, wherein the determining the velocity vector includes using successive position events that are near in time or using derivations from Doppler range measurements; and confirming the presence of an egress/ingress located in the partition (130; 230), the confirming based on a magnitude of an inner product of the velocity vector with a normal vector of the partition (130; 230) exceeding a predetermined threshold.
A surgical stapler (7100, 7300) for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising: a handle; a shaft (7110, 7310) extending from said handle; an end effector (7120, 7320) extending from said shaft (7110, 7310), wherein said end effector (7120, 7320) comprises: a plurality of staples; and an anvil configured to deform said staples; a firing mechanism configured to deploy said staples along a firing path; a sensor configured to detect a target (7210, 7310); a controller configured to calculate said firing path based on the target (7210, 7310); and a motorized drive system configured to move said end effector (7120, 7320) along said firing path. a handle; a shaft (7110, 7310) extending from said handle; an end effector (7120, 7320) extending from said shaft (7110, 7310), wherein said end effector (7120, 7320) comprises: a plurality of staples; and an anvil configured to deform said staples; a plurality of staples; and an anvil configured to deform said staples; a firing mechanism configured to deploy said staples along a firing path; a sensor configured to detect a target (7210, 7310); a controller configured to calculate said firing path based on the target (7210, 7310); and a motorized drive system configured to move said end effector (7120, 7320) along said firing path.
A lens, which is a spectacle lens comprising (i) a lens substrate including a blue-light-absorbing compound; (ii) a multilayer film located on the object-side surface of the lens substrate; and (iii) a multilayer film located on the eyeball-side surface of the lens substrate; wherein - the blue light (380-500 nm) absorption rate a b is ≥ 10.0%, calculated by the Equation a b = 1 − ∫ 380 nm 500 nm τ ∗ λ ⋅ WB λ ⋅ dλ ∫ 380 nm 500 nm WB λ ⋅ dλ wherein WB(λ) is a weighting function calculated by the Equation WB(λ) = E sλ (λ) ·B(λ) wherein E sλ (λ) is the spectral irradiance of sunlight, B(λ) is a blue light hazard function, with E sλ (λ), B(λ) and WB(λ) being as described in Annex C of JIS T 7333, using the values measured with a spectrophotometer in the range of at least 380-500 nm at a pitch of 5 nm, - the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400-500 nm, measured on the object-side surface of the lens, is 10.0-18.0%, and - the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400-500 nm, measured on the eyeball-side surface of the lens, is 10.0-16.0%, and - the luminous reflectance, measured in accordance with JIS T 7334:2011, on each of the object-side surface and the eyeball-side surface of the lens is < 2.0%. (i) a lens substrate including a blue-light-absorbing compound; (ii) a multilayer film located on the object-side surface of the lens substrate; and (iii) a multilayer film located on the eyeball-side surface of the lens substrate; - the blue light (380-500 nm) absorption rate a b is ≥ 10.0%, calculated by the Equation a b = 1 − ∫ 380 nm 500 nm τ ∗ λ ⋅ WB λ ⋅ dλ ∫ 380 nm 500 nm WB λ ⋅ dλ wherein WB(λ) is a weighting function calculated by the Equation WB(λ) = E sλ (λ) ·B(λ) wherein E sλ (λ) is the spectral irradiance of sunlight, B(λ) is a blue light hazard function, with E sλ (λ), B(λ) and WB(λ) being as described in Annex C of JIS T 7333, using the values measured with a spectrophotometer in the range of at least 380-500 nm at a pitch of 5 nm, - the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400-500 nm, measured on the object-side surface of the lens, is 10.0-18.0%, and - the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400-500 nm, measured on the eyeball-side surface of the lens, is 10.0-16.0%, and - the luminous reflectance, measured in accordance with JIS T 7334:2011, on each of the object-side surface and the eyeball-side surface of the lens is < 2.0%.
Assembly of a first and second elongate tubular element (2, 5), the first and second elongate tubular element (2, 5) being respectively an underwater pile and a noise mitigation screen wherein the underwater pile is accommodated within the noise mitigation screen, the assembly also comprising a centre system suitable for centring the first elongate tubular element and the second elongate tubular element, and wherein the assembly has a common central longitudinal axis along which axis both the first and second tubular element (2, 5) extend and wherein the centre system comprises; - a first coupling means (30a, 30 b, 30c) for fixedly coupling the centre system with the second tubular element, and - a second coupling means (31a, 31b, 31c) for engaging the first tubular element for centring the first tubular element at the common central longitudinal axis, and - a drive system having at least two drive means (28a, 28b, 28c) arranged around the common central longitudinal axis, each drive means (28a, 28b, 28c) having a line of action (32a, 32b, 32c) for applying a centring force at a circumference of the first tubular element towards a centred position of said first tubular element at the common central longitudinal axis, wherein the at least two drive means (28a, 28b, 28c) are mutually coupled for evenly driving said second tubular element for maintaining said second tubular element in its centred position, and wherein the centre system is fixedly coupled with the second tubular element, and engages the first tubular element for centring the first tubular element at the common central longitudinal axis such that an intermediate space between the first and second tubular elements (2, 5) is optimal with respect to noise dampening. - a first coupling means (30a, 30 b, 30c) for fixedly coupling the centre system with the second tubular element, and - a second coupling means (31a, 31b, 31c) for engaging the first tubular element for centring the first tubular element at the common central longitudinal axis, and - a drive system having at least two drive means (28a, 28b, 28c) arranged around the common central longitudinal axis, each drive means (28a, 28b, 28c) having a line of action (32a, 32b, 32c) for applying a centring force at a circumference of the first tubular element towards a centred position of said first tubular element at the common central longitudinal axis, wherein the at least two drive means (28a, 28b, 28c) are mutually coupled for evenly driving said second tubular element for maintaining said second tubular element in its centred position, and wherein the centre system is fixedly coupled with the second tubular element, and engages the first tubular element for centring the first tubular element at the common central longitudinal axis such that an intermediate space between the first and second tubular elements (2, 5) is optimal with respect to noise dampening.
Refractory wall, in particular for a combustion furnace, with a boiler wall (1; 1a) and a refractory and fire-tight protective lining placed in front of and spaced from the boiler wall for protecting the boiler wall from corrosion by smoke gas, the protective lining comprising a multiplicity of refractory plates arranged alongside and above one another, each fastened to the boiler wall with at least one plate mounting, an intermediate space being provided between the boiler wall and the protective lining and a particulate filling is arranged in at least one portion of the intermediate space, characterized in that the particulate filling has a porosity of 15-70% and is coated with an activatable ceramic or mineral binding agent (Pb) that starts bonding or binding when an activation temperature is exceeded, and in that the refractory wall comprises means for supplying gas, in particular air, to the intermediate space and additionally means for discharging gas from the intermediate space.
A biodegradable frame for an implantable medical stent, the frame comprising: a magnesium (Mg) alloy; and a coating on the Mg alloy, wherein the coating comprises a hydrofluoric acid conversion coating layer on the Mg alloy, and alternating layers of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) and a poly(aluminum ethylene glycol) polymer (alucone) on the HF conversion coating layer. a magnesium (Mg) alloy; and a coating on the Mg alloy, wherein the coating comprises a hydrofluoric acid conversion coating layer on the Mg alloy, and alternating layers of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) and a poly(aluminum ethylene glycol) polymer (alucone) on the HF conversion coating layer. a hydrofluoric acid conversion coating layer on the Mg alloy, and alternating layers of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) and a poly(aluminum ethylene glycol) polymer (alucone) on the HF conversion coating layer.
A method for reducing the impact of motion in a core-in-shell type heat exchanger comprising: a. flooding the heat exchanger with a refrigerant vaporizing fluid, wherein the heat exchanger includes an internal volume defined within a shell and a plurality of spaced apart cores (16, 18, 20) disposed within the internal volume of the shell; b. delivering a hot process feed stream to a core (16, 18, 20) within the internal volume of the shell, wherein the hot process feed stream undergoes indirect heat exchange with the vaporizing fluid thereby producing a warm liquid stream and a non-vaporized stream, wherein the non-vaporized stream includes a mixture of vapor and liquid; characterized by c. providing an upper vessel, wherein the upper vessel is located above the heat exchanger, wherein the upper vessel is connected to the heat exchanger via a plurality of conductor pipes, wherein the conductor pipes include external pipes for connecting the upper vessel and the shell, wherein the conductor pipes further include an internal diameter vapor riser, wherein the internal vapor riser is fixed to the top of the plurality of cores (16, 18, 20) and floats inside the conductor pipe to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the plurality of cores (16, 18, 20); d. delivering the non-vaporized stream to the upper vessel via the internal vapor risers in the conductor pipes to undergo disengagement, the vapor risers terminating above a normal liquid level inside the upper vessel. a. flooding the heat exchanger with a refrigerant vaporizing fluid, wherein the heat exchanger includes an internal volume defined within a shell and a plurality of spaced apart cores (16, 18, 20) disposed within the internal volume of the shell; b. delivering a hot process feed stream to a core (16, 18, 20) within the internal volume of the shell, wherein the hot process feed stream undergoes indirect heat exchange with the vaporizing fluid thereby producing a warm liquid stream and a non-vaporized stream, wherein the non-vaporized stream includes a mixture of vapor and liquid; characterized by c. providing an upper vessel, wherein the upper vessel is located above the heat exchanger, wherein the upper vessel is connected to the heat exchanger via a plurality of conductor pipes, wherein the conductor pipes include external pipes for connecting the upper vessel and the shell, wherein the conductor pipes further include an internal diameter vapor riser, wherein the internal vapor riser is fixed to the top of the plurality of cores (16, 18, 20) and floats inside the conductor pipe to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the plurality of cores (16, 18, 20); d. delivering the non-vaporized stream to the upper vessel via the internal vapor risers in the conductor pipes to undergo disengagement, the vapor risers terminating above a normal liquid level inside the upper vessel.
A method of forming a catalytic cracking catalyst having a high matrix surface area, said method comprising a. forming an aqueous slurry comprising at least one zeolite particle, optionally a faujasite zeolite particle, having catalytic cracking activity under catalytic cracking conditions, at least one siliceous metal oxide and aluminum chlorhydrol; b. milling the slurry; c. spraying the milled slurry to formed catalyst particles; d. calcining the spray-dried catalyst particles at a temperature and for a time sufficient to remove volatiles; e. re-slurrying the calcined catalyst particles, at a pH sufficient to provide negative surface charge on the zeolite and siliceous metal oxide and a positive surface charge on the aluminium chlorhydrol, preferably pH7, in an aqueous base solution for a time and at a temperature sufficient to precipitate alumina throughout the catalyst particles, the aqueous base optionally being selected from sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide and mixtures thereof; and f. removing the catalyst particles. a. forming an aqueous slurry comprising at least one zeolite particle, optionally a faujasite zeolite particle, having catalytic cracking activity under catalytic cracking conditions, at least one siliceous metal oxide and aluminum chlorhydrol; b. milling the slurry; c. spraying the milled slurry to formed catalyst particles; d. calcining the spray-dried catalyst particles at a temperature and for a time sufficient to remove volatiles; e. re-slurrying the calcined catalyst particles, at a pH sufficient to provide negative surface charge on the zeolite and siliceous metal oxide and a positive surface charge on the aluminium chlorhydrol, preferably pH7, in an aqueous base solution for a time and at a temperature sufficient to precipitate alumina throughout the catalyst particles, the aqueous base optionally being selected from sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide and mixtures thereof; and f. removing the catalyst particles.
A process for preparing a composition comprising i. a compound selected from resorcinol, phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-alkyl substituted resorcinol and mixtures thereof, ii. a chelating agent, and; iii. a cosmetically acceptable base comprising a water phase and an oil phase, wherein, the process comprises the steps of (a) combining a compound selected from resorcinol, phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-alkyl substituted resorcinol and mixtures thereof with a chelating agent in water, (b) preparing a water phase and an oil phase, (c) combining the water phase and the oil phase to prepare a cosmetically acceptable base, and; (d) combining the adduct obtained in step (a) with the cosmetically acceptable base of step (c), wherein the process does not comprise a combination of 4-hexyl resorcinol with ethylenediamine di-succinic acid. i. a compound selected from resorcinol, phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-alkyl substituted resorcinol and mixtures thereof, ii. a chelating agent, and; iii. a cosmetically acceptable base comprising a water phase and an oil phase, wherein, the process comprises the steps of (a) combining a compound selected from resorcinol, phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-alkyl substituted resorcinol and mixtures thereof with a chelating agent in water, (b) preparing a water phase and an oil phase, (c) combining the water phase and the oil phase to prepare a cosmetically acceptable base, and; (d) combining the adduct obtained in step (a) with the cosmetically acceptable base of step (c), wherein the process does not comprise a combination of 4-hexyl resorcinol with ethylenediamine di-succinic acid. (a) combining a compound selected from resorcinol, phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-alkyl substituted resorcinol and mixtures thereof with a chelating agent in water, (b) preparing a water phase and an oil phase, (c) combining the water phase and the oil phase to prepare a cosmetically acceptable base, and; (d) combining the adduct obtained in step (a) with the cosmetically acceptable base of step (c),