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An automatic taping mechanism for use with a dunnage conversion machine and a coiling mechanism for coiling a strip of dunnage, comprising: a supply of tape; and a guide surface that can be positioned to extend between an outlet of the dunnage conversion machine and the coiling mechanism to guide a strip of dunnage to the coiling mechanism and to guide a strip of tape for engagement with a trailing end of the strip of dunnage to secure the trailing end of the strip of dunnage to the coil, characterized by the guide surface having a groove extending along the guide surface for receipt of the strip of tape and an inlet opening in the groove for receipt of the strip of tape from the supply of tape, the supply of tape being located on an opposing side of the guide surface opposite the groove. a supply of tape; and a guide surface that can be positioned to extend between an outlet of the dunnage conversion machine and the coiling mechanism to guide a strip of dunnage to the coiling mechanism and to guide a strip of tape for engagement with a trailing end of the strip of dunnage to secure the trailing end of the strip of dunnage to the coil, characterized by the guide surface having a groove extending along the guide surface for receipt of the strip of tape and an inlet opening in the groove for receipt of the strip of tape from the supply of tape, the supply of tape being located on an opposing side of the guide surface opposite the groove.
An ink comprising: a pigment dispersed with a polymer; a surfactant; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the mass ratio of a content of the pigment to a content of the polymer is more than 3; wherein the surfactant includes a fluorinated surfactant having an HLB value of 11 or less determined by a Griffin method and represented by Formula: R 1 (CR 2 R 3) n CH 2 CH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) m OH wherein, R 1 represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom; R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R 2 and R 3 represents fluorine atom; n represents a number of 1 or more and 30 or less; and m represents a number of 1 or more and 60 or less; wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from Group A consisting of glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol with a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and diglycerol; and wherein the total content of the water-soluble organic solvents of the Group-A in the ink is larger than the total content of water-soluble organic solvents other than the water-soluble organic solvents of Group A in the ink, characterized by further comprising at least one additive selected from Group B consisting of tetritol, pentitol, hexitol, heptitol, octitol, and polyethylene glycol with a weight-average molecular weight of more than 10,000 and 100,000 or less. a pigment dispersed with a polymer; a surfactant; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the mass ratio of a content of the pigment to a content of the polymer is more than 3; wherein the surfactant includes a fluorinated surfactant having an HLB value of 11 or less determined by a Griffin method and represented by Formula: R 1 (CR 2 R 3) n CH 2 CH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) m OH wherein, R 1 represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom; R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R 2 and R 3 represents fluorine atom; n represents a number of 1 or more and 30 or less; and m represents a number of 1 or more and 60 or less; wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from Group A consisting of glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol with a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and diglycerol; and wherein the total content of the water-soluble organic solvents of the Group-A in the ink is larger than the total content of water-soluble organic solvents other than the water-soluble organic solvents of Group A in the ink, characterized by further comprising at least one additive selected from Group B consisting of tetritol, pentitol, hexitol, heptitol, octitol, and polyethylene glycol with a weight-average molecular weight of more than 10,000 and 100,000 or less.
A threaded connection for a conduit, defining a central axis and comprising: a pin member comprising a pin thread having a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank oriented at a pin load flank angle, and a pin stab flank oriented at a pin stab flank angle; a box member comprising a box thread having a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank oriented at a box load flank angle, and a box stab flank oriented at a box stab flank angle; wherein the pin load flank angle, the pin stab flank angle, the box load flank angle, and the box stab flank angle are quantified relative to a line perpendicular to the central axis of the threaded connection, wherein at least one of the pin load flank angle, the pin stab flank angle, the box load flank angle, and the box stab flank angle varies over at least part of the threaded connection, wherein the pin thread and the box thread are wedge threads, wherein a wedge form of the pin thread and the box thread is open on a selected portion and trapped on a selected portion, characterized in that the wedge form is trapped on distal portions (301, 303) of the pin thread and the box thread and open in a central portion of the pin thread and the box thread, the trapped wedge form gradually changing to the open wedge form and then back to the trapped wedge form, or in that the wedge form is trapped on a central portion of the pin thread and the box thread and open in distal portions (401, 403) of the pin thread and the box thread, the open wedge form gradually changing to the trapped wedge form and then back to the open wedge form. a pin member comprising a pin thread having a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank oriented at a pin load flank angle, and a pin stab flank oriented at a pin stab flank angle; a pin thread crest, a pin thread root, a pin load flank oriented at a pin load flank angle, and a pin stab flank oriented at a pin stab flank angle; a box member comprising a box thread having a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank oriented at a box load flank angle, and a box stab flank oriented at a box stab flank angle; wherein the pin load flank angle, the pin stab flank angle, the box load flank angle, and the box stab flank angle are quantified relative to a line perpendicular to the central axis of the threaded connection, wherein at least one of the pin load flank angle, the pin stab flank angle, the box load flank angle, and the box stab flank angle varies over at least part of the threaded connection, a box thread crest, a box thread root, a box load flank oriented at a box load flank angle, and a box stab flank oriented at a box stab flank angle; wherein the pin thread and the box thread are wedge threads, wherein a wedge form of the pin thread and the box thread is open on a selected portion and trapped on a selected portion,
A synthetic jet device comprising: a first plate; a second plate spaced apart from the first plate; a spacing component coupled to and positioned between the first and second plates (24, 26) to form a chamber and including an orifice therein; and an actuator element (34, 36) coupled to at least one of the first or second plates (24, 26) to selectively cause deflection thereof; wherein the first and second plates (24, 26) are formed at least in part of a non-metallic material characterised in that the first and second plates (24, 26) comprise a single piece of non-metallic material folded along a bridge thereof to form the first and second plates. a first plate; a second plate spaced apart from the first plate; a spacing component coupled to and positioned between the first and second plates (24, 26) to form a chamber and including an orifice therein; and an actuator element (34, 36) coupled to at least one of the first or second plates (24, 26) to selectively cause deflection thereof; wherein the first and second plates (24, 26) are formed at least in part of a non-metallic material characterised in that the first and second plates (24, 26) comprise a single piece of non-metallic material folded along a bridge thereof to form the first and second plates.
A kit, comprising: - a prosthesis including - a glenosphere having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, an articular surface on the first side, a hollowed out portion on the second side, and a perimeter at an intersection of the first and second sides (512, 514); - a glenoid plate including a body portion and a stem portion, the body portion having a first side and a second side and being operatively connected to the hollowed out portion of the glenosphere such that the first side of the body portion faces the glenosphere, the stem portion extending from the second side of the body portion and being configured to be fixed to a glenoid of a patient; and - a plurality of accessory fixation points, each of the plurality of accessory fixation points being configured to receive an accessory, and - a plurality of accessories, each of the accessories being configured to be attached to a selected one of the accessory fixation points of the prosthesis, characterized in that the glenoid plate is a modular plate designed so that it is bendable either fully or at pre-defined regions so that the surgeon can shape the plate intra-operatively to meet the specific anatomic/morphological needs of a particular patient during surgery. - a prosthesis including - a glenosphere having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, an articular surface on the first side, a hollowed out portion on the second side, and a perimeter at an intersection of the first and second sides (512, 514); - a glenoid plate including a body portion and a stem portion, the body portion having a first side and a second side and being operatively connected to the hollowed out portion of the glenosphere such that the first side of the body portion faces the glenosphere, the stem portion extending from the second side of the body portion and being configured to be fixed to a glenoid of a patient; and - a plurality of accessory fixation points, each of the plurality of accessory fixation points being configured to receive an accessory, and - a glenosphere having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, an articular surface on the first side, a hollowed out portion on the second side, and a perimeter at an intersection of the first and second sides (512, 514); - a glenoid plate including a body portion and a stem portion, the body portion having a first side and a second side and being operatively connected to the hollowed out portion of the glenosphere such that the first side of the body portion faces the glenosphere, the stem portion extending from the second side of the body portion and being configured to be fixed to a glenoid of a patient; and - a plurality of accessory fixation points, each of the plurality of accessory fixation points being configured to receive an accessory, and - a plurality of accessories, each of the accessories being configured to be attached to a selected one of the accessory fixation points of the prosthesis,
An automatic dual flush mode actuation assembly comprising: an actuator assembly housing and a mechanism assembly disposable therein; the actuator assembly housing having a housing plunger passage; a plunger slidably disposed within a bushing, the plunger having a plunger head at an outer end and a shank extending therefrom to an inner end, the plunger being axially slidable through the housing plunger passage a gear train assembly having at least one gear and a motor; the mechanism assembly including a mechanism frame supporting the gear train assembly; and a roller system including a support gear and one or more rollers, the roller system being configured to engage the plunger head, wherein the roller system is coupled to the gear train assembly and positioned adjacent the plunger; and a manual actuation assembly at least partially disposed within the actuator assembly housing; characterized in that: the plunger is additionally tiltably disposed within the bushing, the plunger additionally having a secondary plunger head at the outer end; and the manual actuation assembly includes a face plate having a button coupled to a manual actuation arm, the manual actuation arm positioned adjacent the secondary plunger head and engageable with the secondary plunger head when the button is depressed. an actuator assembly housing and a mechanism assembly disposable therein; the actuator assembly housing having a housing plunger passage; a plunger slidably disposed within a bushing, the plunger having a plunger head at an outer end and a shank extending therefrom to an inner end, the plunger being axially slidable through the housing plunger passage a gear train assembly having at least one gear and a motor; the mechanism assembly including a mechanism frame supporting the gear train assembly; and a roller system including a support gear and one or more rollers, the roller system being configured to engage the plunger head, wherein the roller system is coupled to the gear train assembly and positioned adjacent the plunger; and a manual actuation assembly at least partially disposed within the actuator assembly housing; the plunger is additionally tiltably disposed within the bushing, the plunger additionally having a secondary plunger head at the outer end; and the manual actuation assembly includes a face plate having a button coupled to a manual actuation arm, the manual actuation arm positioned adjacent the secondary plunger head and engageable with the secondary plunger head when the button is depressed.
A method of treating a wastewater stream, comprising acts of (a) adding a nitrate containing compound at a first position in the wastewater stream; (b) adding an alkaline material at a second position in the wastewater stream; (c) sensing a level of at least one of atmospheric hydrogen sulfide, dissolved sulfide, and residual nitrate in the wastewater stream downstream of the first and second positions; and (d) adjusting an amount of at least one of the nitrate containing compound and the alkaline material added to the wastewater stream in response to the act of sensing, wherein the act (b) includes an act of adding the alkaline material in an amount sufficient to raise a pH of the wastewater stream downstream of the first and second positions to between approximately 7.5 and 8.5 units of pH. (a) adding a nitrate containing compound at a first position in the wastewater stream; (b) adding an alkaline material at a second position in the wastewater stream; (c) sensing a level of at least one of atmospheric hydrogen sulfide, dissolved sulfide, and residual nitrate in the wastewater stream downstream of the first and second positions; and (d) adjusting an amount of at least one of the nitrate containing compound and the alkaline material added to the wastewater stream in response to the act of sensing,
A reflective mask blank comprising a substrate on which a reflective layer for reflecting exposure light in a short-wavelength region including an extreme ultraviolet region and an absorber layer for absorbing the exposure light are successively formed, the absorber layer having an at least two-layer structure including as a lower layer an exposure light absorbing layer comprising an absorber for the exposure light and as an upper layer a low-reflectivity layer comprising an absorber for inspection light used in inspection of a mask pattern, the upper layer being farther from the substrate than the lower layer, characterized in that the upper layer is made of a material containing tantalum (Ta), boron, and oxygen, a content of B being 5 at% to 25 at%, a ratio of Ta and O (Ta: O) falling within a range of 7: 2 to 1: 2, a contrast between reflected light reflected on a surface of the reflective layer and reflected light reflected on a surface of the absorber layer is 40 % or more at the wavelength of light of 257 nm.
A method for manufacturing a support assembly made of injected plastic material and a transparent screen made of plastic material characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - Injecting the support made of plastic material, - Overinjecting a spacer made of a material incompatible with the plastic material of the support, onto at least parts of a surface of the support where on the transparent screen made of plastic material will be overinjected in the later - Overinjecting the transparent screen made of plastic material onto at least parts of the outer edge of the support surface and at least parts of the spacer as well, while at least one portion of the transparent screen's outermost edge is overlapping with the surface of the support where the spacer is, while said spacer being positioned between the support and the transparent screen. - Injecting the support made of plastic material, - Overinjecting a spacer made of a material incompatible with the plastic material of the support, onto at least parts of a surface of the support where on the transparent screen made of plastic material will be overinjected in the later - Overinjecting the transparent screen made of plastic material onto at least parts of the outer edge of the support surface and at least parts of the spacer as well, while at least one portion of the transparent screen's outermost edge is overlapping with the surface of the support where the spacer is, while said spacer being positioned between the support and the transparent screen.
A display control apparatus for presenting information on a display unit presenting a virtual image in front of a moving body through a transparent member, the display control apparatus comprising: an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information about an obstacle around the moving body; a display image generation unit configured to generate a display element in the virtual image, wherein the display element indicates the moving body and is arranged at a center of the virtual image, wherein the display image generation unit is further configured to generate, based on the information about the obstacle acquired by the information acquiring unit, data of an indicator image to be displayed in the virtual image, wherein the indicator image is arranged in proximity to the display element in the virtual image, wherein the indicator image is arranged to point, in the virtual image, in the direction of the obstacle with respect to the moving body indicated by the display element, wherein the indicator image is arranged to gradually move away, in the virtual image, from the display element in the direction of the obstacle in accordance with the information about the obstacle; and an output unit configured to output the indicator image generated by the display image generation unit to the display unit. an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information about an obstacle around the moving body; a display image generation unit configured to generate a display element in the virtual image, wherein the display element indicates the moving body and is arranged at a center of the virtual image, wherein the display image generation unit is further configured to generate, based on the information about the obstacle acquired by the information acquiring unit, data of an indicator image to be displayed in the virtual image, wherein the indicator image is arranged in proximity to the display element in the virtual image, wherein the indicator image is arranged to point, in the virtual image, in the direction of the obstacle with respect to the moving body indicated by the display element, wherein the indicator image is arranged to gradually move away, in the virtual image, from the display element in the direction of the obstacle in accordance with the information about the obstacle; and wherein the indicator image is arranged in proximity to the display element in the virtual image, wherein the indicator image is arranged to point, in the virtual image, in the direction of the obstacle with respect to the moving body indicated by the display element, wherein the indicator image is arranged to gradually move away, in the virtual image, from the display element in the direction of the obstacle in accordance with the information about the obstacle; and an output unit configured to output the indicator image generated by the display image generation unit to the display unit.
Front structure for an electric vehicle comprising a lower dash panel separating a passenger cabin and a front engine compartment, a seat cross-member extending in a substantially transverse direction and being attached at either ends to a lateral reinforcement structure and a tunnel nose comprising - a front portion at least attached to the lower dash panel, - a rear portion at least attached to the seat cross-member, characterised in that the product of the ultimate tensile strength by the average thickness of the rear portion is greater than the product of the ultimate tensile strength by the average thickness of the front portion and wherein the front portion is made from a material having a fracture strain of at least 0,6 and a critical bending angle of at least 75°. - a front portion at least attached to the lower dash panel, - a rear portion at least attached to the seat cross-member,