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A rope cleaning device (20, 20a-20c; 220), comprising: a scraper ring (25; 225) which engages grooves between strands of a wire rope to scrape out foreign material from the grooves as the wire rope passes through the scraper ring; a wiper ring (24; 52) positioned in series with the scraper ring for wiping the surface of the wire rope as the wire rope passes through the wiper ring; and a rotational mechanism which allows the scraper ring (25; 225) to rotate about the axis of the wire rope, characterized in that: the rotational mechanism includes a low friction tape (35; 235) such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tape or an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape, or resin coating such as a PTFE or perfluoroalkoxy alkane coating, on the upper surface of a plate (28; 228) and a slider ring (26; 226) comprising a thin sheet of low friction material such as polypropylene positioned in contact with the low friction tape (35; 235) or resin coating. a scraper ring (25; 225) which engages grooves between strands of a wire rope to scrape out foreign material from the grooves as the wire rope passes through the scraper ring; a wiper ring (24; 52) positioned in series with the scraper ring for wiping the surface of the wire rope as the wire rope passes through the wiper ring; and a rotational mechanism which allows the scraper ring (25; 225) to rotate about the axis of the wire rope, characterized in that: the rotational mechanism includes a low friction tape (35; 235) such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tape or an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape, or resin coating such as a PTFE or perfluoroalkoxy alkane coating, on the upper surface of a plate (28; 228) and a slider ring (26; 226) comprising a thin sheet of low friction material such as polypropylene positioned in contact with the low friction tape (35; 235) or resin coating.
An antifog seal composition comprising: a) from 15 to 60% of polypropylene b) from 5 to 50% of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) c) from 15 to 60% of ethylene vinyl acetate, and d) from 0.5 to 8% of an antifog agent.
A light-emitting cooling fan, comprising: a base; a bracket arranged above the base; an impeller located in between the base and the bracket, rotatably mounted on the base, and having a hub and a plurality of fan blades arranged around the hub; a light source disposed on the bracket and pointing downward to the hub of the impeller; a reflector disposed on the hub of the impeller and underneath the light source, and configured for reflecting light from the light source in a radial direction of the hub; and a light guiding member, disposed on the hub and underneath the light source, and configured for receiving the light from the reflector and leading the light to travel along the radial direction of the hub to outside of the hub and then hit one of the fan blades of the impeller. a base; a bracket arranged above the base; an impeller located in between the base and the bracket, rotatably mounted on the base, and having a hub and a plurality of fan blades arranged around the hub; a light source disposed on the bracket and pointing downward to the hub of the impeller; a reflector disposed on the hub of the impeller and underneath the light source, and configured for reflecting light from the light source in a radial direction of the hub; and a light guiding member, disposed on the hub and underneath the light source, and configured for receiving the light from the reflector and leading the light to travel along the radial direction of the hub to outside of the hub and then hit one of the fan blades of the impeller.
A monitor comprising: an electronic visual display; and a receptacle including a bridge portion and a coupling, the bridge portion having a bridge width in a lateral direction of the monitor; wherein: the coupling is configured to detachably secure another monitor such that the other monitor is received in the receptacle of the monitor and the bridge portion of the monitor extends over the other monitor; the receptacle further comprising a guiding surface configured to receive the other monitor to be inserted into the receptacle in a first position and rotate the other monitor into a secured position within the monitor, the other monitor being engagable with the coupling in the secured position; and the monitor is configured to surround at least a portion of an electronic visual display of the other monitor when the other monitor is detachably secured to the monitor; the monitor having a monitor width in a lateral direction of the monitor, and the bridge width being less than the monitor width in the lateral direction of the monitor. the coupling is configured to detachably secure another monitor such that the other monitor is received in the receptacle of the monitor and the bridge portion of the monitor extends over the other monitor; the receptacle further comprising a guiding surface configured to receive the other monitor to be inserted into the receptacle in a first position and rotate the other monitor into a secured position within the monitor, the other monitor being engagable with the coupling in the secured position; and the monitor is configured to surround at least a portion of an electronic visual display of the other monitor when the other monitor is detachably secured to the monitor; the monitor having a monitor width in a lateral direction of the monitor, and the bridge width being less than the monitor width in the lateral direction of the monitor.
A public transportation land vehicle, in particular of the bus type, comprising: - a cover, called main cover, allowing, in an open position, an access, called main access, in at least one part of an upper panel of said vehicle, - at least one cover (114, 116), called secondary cover, smaller than said main cover, provided in said main cover, and allowing, in an open position, an access, called secondary access, in said upper panel through said main cover, and - at least one watertightness means of the main cover; characterized in that at least one watertightness means of the main cover comprises a first strip: - provided on at least a portion of the periphery of said main cover, - projecting downwards from said main cover, and - positioned so that said first strip is located outside a second strip, provided on a surface on the side of the upper panel and projecting upwards. - a cover, called main cover, allowing, in an open position, an access, called main access, in at least one part of an upper panel of said vehicle, - at least one cover (114, 116), called secondary cover, smaller than said main cover, provided in said main cover, and allowing, in an open position, an access, called secondary access, in said upper panel through said main cover, and - at least one watertightness means of the main cover; - provided on at least a portion of the periphery of said main cover, - projecting downwards from said main cover, and - positioned so that said first strip is located outside a second strip, provided on a surface on the side of the upper panel and projecting upwards.
A portable electronic device that executes a command from a host device, comprising: a sensor configured to acquire biometric information; and a processor configured to: cause the sensor to acquire first biometric information for generating a template used for authentication; cause the sensor to acquire second biometric information for generating the template after acquiring the first biometric information; and not use the second biometric information for template generation where the similarity exceeds the first threshold value and where the similarity is lower than a second threshold value that is lower than the first threshold value; wherein the biometric information is a fingerprint image; characterized in that the processor is further configured to output a signal indicating that the second biometric information is inappropriate for use as biometric information for generating the template, where a similarity between the first biometric information and the second biometric information exceeds a first threshold value. a sensor configured to acquire biometric information; and a processor configured to: cause the sensor to acquire first biometric information for generating a template used for authentication; cause the sensor to acquire second biometric information for generating the template after acquiring the first biometric information; and not use the second biometric information for template generation where the similarity exceeds the first threshold value and where the similarity is lower than a second threshold value that is lower than the first threshold value; wherein the biometric information is a fingerprint image; characterized in that the processor is further configured to output a signal indicating that the second biometric information is inappropriate for use as biometric information for generating the template, where a similarity between the first biometric information and the second biometric information exceeds a first threshold value. cause the sensor to acquire first biometric information for generating a template used for authentication; cause the sensor to acquire second biometric information for generating the template after acquiring the first biometric information; and not use the second biometric information for template generation where the similarity exceeds the first threshold value and where the similarity is lower than a second threshold value that is lower than the first threshold value; wherein the biometric information is a fingerprint image; characterized in that the processor is further configured to output a signal indicating that the second biometric information is inappropriate for use as biometric information for generating the template, where a similarity between the first biometric information and the second biometric information exceeds a first threshold value.
A method for manufacturing a barbed stent, comprising: providing a sheet of stent material; cutting the sheet to form a stent segment with integral barbs extending therefrom; forming the stent segment into a final stent shape; the method characterized in that, in a step performed prior to the step in which the stent segment is formed into a final stent shape, the stent segment is oriented such that the barbs point in a predetermined direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the final stent shape in order to engage an adjacent vessel wall obviating the need for bending the barbs relative to the stent segment during the forming. providing a sheet of stent material; cutting the sheet to form a stent segment with integral barbs extending therefrom; forming the stent segment into a final stent shape; the method characterized in that, in a step performed prior to the step in which the stent segment is formed into a final stent shape, the stent segment is oriented such that the barbs point in a predetermined direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the final stent shape in order to engage an adjacent vessel wall obviating the need for bending the barbs relative to the stent segment during the forming.
A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis; an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion, the end effector including an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly is pivotally coupled to the cartridge assembly between a first open position spaced from the cartridge assembly and a second position in approximation with the cartridge assembly; a firing rod defining a second longitudinal axis, characterised in that the instrument comprises a dual rotary cam member, the cam member being in contact with a proximal end of an inner surface of the anvil assembly and being configured to move the anvil assembly between the first position and the second position upon rotation of the firing rod about the second longitudinal axis. a housing; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis; an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion, the end effector including an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly is pivotally coupled to the cartridge assembly between a first open position spaced from the cartridge assembly and a second position in approximation with the cartridge assembly; a firing rod defining a second longitudinal axis, characterised in that the instrument comprises a dual rotary cam member, the cam member being in contact with a proximal end of an inner surface of the anvil assembly and being configured to move the anvil assembly between the first position and the second position upon rotation of the firing rod about the second longitudinal axis.
An antioxidant composition, comprising: (a) from 5 to 50% by weight based on the total weight of antioxidants in the composition of a first antioxidant which is a reaction product of para-cresol, dicyclopentadiene and isobutylene and having the structure: wherein n is 0 - 50, R 1 is tert-butyl and R 2 is methyl, and wherein the molar ratio of reactant-derived moieties is from 1.50 to 1.75 moles of phenolic compound per mole of dicyclopentadiene; and (b) from 50 to 95% by weight based on the total weight of antioxidants in the composition of a second antioxidant comprising a diarylamine selected from mono-nonyl diphenylamine, di-nonyl diphenylamine, tri-nonyl diphenylamine and mixtures thereof; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises from 0 to less than 0.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the antioxidant composition, of a hindered phenolic of formula: wherein R 5, R 6, and R 7, the same or different, represent a linear or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group; and wherein the antioxidant composition is a liquid at 25°C. (a) from 5 to 50% by weight based on the total weight of antioxidants in the composition of a first antioxidant which is a reaction product of para-cresol, dicyclopentadiene and isobutylene and having the structure: wherein n is 0 - 50, R 1 is tert-butyl and R 2 is methyl, and wherein the molar ratio of reactant-derived moieties is from 1.50 to 1.75 moles of phenolic compound per mole of dicyclopentadiene; and (b) from 50 to 95% by weight based on the total weight of antioxidants in the composition of a second antioxidant comprising a diarylamine selected from mono-nonyl diphenylamine, di-nonyl diphenylamine, tri-nonyl diphenylamine and mixtures thereof; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises from 0 to less than 0.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the antioxidant composition, of a hindered phenolic of formula: wherein R 5, R 6, and R 7, the same or different, represent a linear or branched C 1 -C 18 alkyl group; and wherein the antioxidant composition is a liquid at 25°C.
A ventilating lamp particularly suitable for dental units groups and operating beds, comprising at least one lighting head comprising one or more light sources suitable of emitting one or more light beams connected to at least one supporting structure at least for moving the lamp, comprising at least one forced air source comprising at least one or more dispensing nozzles comprising directional fins suitable for directing a forced air jet in at least one or more directions with respect to the direction of the light beam emitted by the said light sources, characterized by the fact that said source comprises electrical means configured to move said fins of said nozzles also with continuous wave motion.
A process for producing electrical contacts on the surface of an organic semiconductor, comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a layer of a polar solvent in which the semiconductor is insoluble, onto the surface of the semiconductor; (b) depositing onto the surface treated in said manner an aluminium or silver metal leaf exhibiting surface oxidation impurities, i.e. native oxide, in particular on the surface intended to come into contact with the semiconductor, or a gold leaf; (c) then evaporating the solvent. (a) depositing a layer of a polar solvent in which the semiconductor is insoluble, onto the surface of the semiconductor; (b) depositing onto the surface treated in said manner an aluminium or silver metal leaf exhibiting surface oxidation impurities, i.e. native oxide, in particular on the surface intended to come into contact with the semiconductor, or a gold leaf; (c) then evaporating the solvent.
A method in a portable data apparatus for managing data connections in a telecommunication network, the apparatus being in communicative connection with at least a first and a second mobile terminal, each mobile terminal being operable to establish a data connection in said telecommunication network over a plurality of types of radio access technologies, the method comprising: determining which type of radio access technology at least one of the terminals is camped upon; controlling connections of each one of the terminals in respective cells of respective Radio Access Technology Types, RATs; and, selecting a given terminal of the at least a first and second mobile terminal for establishing a data connection when said given terminal is determined to be camped in a particular RAT. determining which type of radio access technology at least one of the terminals is camped upon; controlling connections of each one of the terminals in respective cells of respective Radio Access Technology Types, RATs; and, selecting a given terminal of the at least a first and second mobile terminal for establishing a data connection when said given terminal is determined to be camped in a particular RAT.
A system for detecting and locating submerged underwater objects floating between two bodies of water comprising at least one mechanical scanning sonar intended to image a water column, the mechanical scanning sonar being a sonar with a single emission channel, allowing the insonification of a first individual sector to be performed in a first pointing direction by means of a single first acoustic pulse, said sonar forming a single reception channel capable of acquiring a first acoustic signal resulting from said insonification, the mechanical scanning sonar being characterised in that it is mounted on a carrier intended to advance in a main direction, so that the first pointing direction is substantially lateral to the carrier and so that the first individual sector has a wide bearing aperture and a narrower elevation aperture, the mechanical scanning sonar comprising a mechanical pointing device intended to pivot the first pointing direction about an axis of rotation (x) substantially parallel to the main direction, allowing the sonar to acquire first acoustic signals resulting from insonifications performed in different pointing directions.
A system for interfacing with a hazardous-environment-located machine, the system comprising: an explosion-proof housing; a transformer within the explosion-proof housing, the transformer configured to reactively couple to an industrial-voltage power-line conductor providing AC operating power of a line frequency to the hazardous-environment-located machine; a communications interface within the explosion-proof housing and electrically coupled to the transformer, the communications interface configured to receive control signals of frequencies within a communication frequency band from the industrial-voltage power-line conductor via the transformer, and to generate operating signals for the hazardous-environment-located machine based on the received control signals; a local interface electrically coupled to the communications interface and configured to couple to the hazardous-environment-located machine so as to provide the generated operating signals thereto; and an isolation filter electrically coupled to the industrial-voltage power-line conductor between the transformer and the hazardous-environment-located machine, the isolation filter configured to pass the line frequency and to attenuate the frequencies within the communications frequency band. an explosion-proof housing; a transformer within the explosion-proof housing, the transformer configured to reactively couple to an industrial-voltage power-line conductor providing AC operating power of a line frequency to the hazardous-environment-located machine; a communications interface within the explosion-proof housing and electrically coupled to the transformer, the communications interface configured to receive control signals of frequencies within a communication frequency band from the industrial-voltage power-line conductor via the transformer, and to generate operating signals for the hazardous-environment-located machine based on the received control signals; a local interface electrically coupled to the communications interface and configured to couple to the hazardous-environment-located machine so as to provide the generated operating signals thereto; and an isolation filter electrically coupled to the industrial-voltage power-line conductor between the transformer and the hazardous-environment-located machine, the isolation filter configured to pass the line frequency and to attenuate the frequencies within the communications frequency band.
A process for producing a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising: (i) mixing hydrodeoxygenation and hydrodewaxing catalysts, wherein the HDO catalyst is selected from the group consisting of NiO/MoO 3, CoO/MoO 3, and a mixture of NiO/MoOs and CoO/MoO 3 on a support selected from Al 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2, and the HDW catalyst is NiW on a support selected from Al 2 O 3, zeolite, zeolite-Al 2 O 3, and Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2, (ii) packing the HDO and HDW catalysts in a reactor, which reactor comprises at least two catalyst layers and the catalyst layers consist of the HDO and HDW catalysts or HDW catalyst as the sole catalyst, wherein 1-6 % HDW catalyst is mixed with HDO catalyst and loaded in a topmost section of the reactor and wherein the proportion of HDW catalyst grows towards the bottom of the reactor, (iii) subjecting a feed of biological material into the reactor, (iv) treating the feed material in the reactor at a temperature in the range of 280 to 450°C and under a pressure from 10 to 250 bar, where the WHSV of the feed of biological material varies between 0.1 and 5 and the ratio of the H 2 /feed varies between 600 and 4000 NI/I to produce a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from the reactor, (v) recovering the mixture of hydrocarbons, and (vi) subjecting the mixture of hydrocarbons to separation into fuel range hydrocarbon fractions. (i) mixing hydrodeoxygenation and hydrodewaxing catalysts, wherein the HDO catalyst is selected from the group consisting of NiO/MoO 3, CoO/MoO 3, and a mixture of NiO/MoOs and CoO/MoO 3 on a support selected from Al 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2, and the HDW catalyst is NiW on a support selected from Al 2 O 3, zeolite, zeolite-Al 2 O 3, and Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2, (ii) packing the HDO and HDW catalysts in a reactor, which reactor comprises at least two catalyst layers and the catalyst layers consist of the HDO and HDW catalysts or HDW catalyst as the sole catalyst, wherein 1-6 % HDW catalyst is mixed with HDO catalyst and loaded in a topmost section of the reactor and wherein the proportion of HDW catalyst grows towards the bottom of the reactor, wherein 1-6 % HDW catalyst is mixed with HDO catalyst and loaded in a topmost section of the reactor and wherein the proportion of HDW catalyst grows towards the bottom of the reactor, (iii) subjecting a feed of biological material into the reactor, (iv) treating the feed material in the reactor at a temperature in the range of 280 to 450°C and under a pressure from 10 to 250 bar, where the WHSV of the feed of biological material varies between 0.1 and 5 and the ratio of the H 2 /feed varies between 600 and 4000 NI/I to produce a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from the reactor, (v) recovering the mixture of hydrocarbons, and (vi) subjecting the mixture of hydrocarbons to separation into fuel range hydrocarbon fractions.