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A developer supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said developer supply container comprising: a container body for containing a developer, said container body being rotatable about a rotation axis thereof; a drive coupling member including a drive receiving portion engageable with a driving member provided in the image forming apparatus to receive a rotational force from the driving member and a drive transmitting portion for transmitting the rotational force received by said drive receiving portion to said container body; and characterized in that an engaging portion, is provided in said container body and engageable with said drive transmitting portion to receive the rotational force, said drive coupling member is movable in a direction substantially parallel with the rotation axis to a position where said drive coupling member is rotatable substantially about the rotation axis relative to said container body, and in that said drive transmitting portion is engaged with said engaging portion with enough play to compensate for a deviation between the rotation axis and a rotation axis of the driving member when said drive coupling member is in the position. a container body for containing a developer, said container body being rotatable about a rotation axis thereof; a drive coupling member including a drive receiving portion engageable with a driving member provided in the image forming apparatus to receive a rotational force from the driving member and a drive transmitting portion for transmitting the rotational force received by said drive receiving portion to said container body; and characterized in that an engaging portion, is provided in said container body and engageable with said drive transmitting portion to receive the rotational force, said drive coupling member is movable in a direction substantially parallel with the rotation axis to a position where said drive coupling member is rotatable substantially about the rotation axis relative to said container body, and in that said drive transmitting portion is engaged with said engaging portion with enough play to compensate for a deviation between the rotation axis and a rotation axis of the driving member when said drive coupling member is in the position.
A method for lining an open hole section to form a junction where a lateral wellbore may be formed, comprising: lowering a tubular member (200;700;800) through a cased section of the wellbore; expanding the tubular member in the open hole section of the wellbore, wherein an uncased section of the wellbore is disposed between the cased section and the tubular member; anchoring the tubular member to the wellbore; forming a window in a sidewall of the tubular member; and drilling a lateral wellbore through the window. lowering a tubular member (200;700;800) through a cased section of the wellbore; expanding the tubular member in the open hole section of the wellbore, wherein an uncased section of the wellbore is disposed between the cased section and the tubular member; anchoring the tubular member to the wellbore; forming a window in a sidewall of the tubular member; and drilling a lateral wellbore through the window.
Process for production of a compound of formula of formula wherein R 1 signifies a C 1 -C 15 alkyl moiety or a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl moiety, characterised in that a compound of formula wherein R 1 has the same meanings as in formula is reduced by using 2-methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine / borane dimethyl sulphide, and wherein the compound of formula is produced by coupling a compound of formula and a compound of formula wherein R 1 has the same meanings as in formula in the presence of a palladium catalyst and copper catalyst.
Use of an insect repellent selected from lemon eucalyptus oil and/or ethyl 3-[acetyl(butyl)amino]propanoate to obtain, in a single treatment, a textile with an insect repellent effect which is effective for at least 12 hours, the insect repellent being present in the textile in an amount of 700 to 3000 mg/m 2.
A burner assembly, comprising: a burner; a blower configured to supply pre-mixed air and fuel gas mixture to the burner, the blower including a blower inlet; a venturi including a venturi inlet, a venturi outlet, and a reduced pressure zone intermediate of the venturi inlet and the venturi outlet, the blower inlet being communicated with the venturi outlet such that the blower pulls air through the venturi; at least one gas valve (60, 62) communicated with the reduced pressure zone such that the at least one gas valve supplies fuel gas to the reduced pressure zone at a fuel gas flow rate corresponding to a pressure in the reduced pressure zone; and an air flow restrictor located upstream of the reduced pressure zone and movable between an open position and a restricted position, such that in the restricted position air flow through the venturi is restricted, wherein the air flow restrictor comprises a disc-shaped valve element, the restrictor defining an annular flow path around the disc-shaped valve element when the air flow restrictor is in the restricted position, the at least one gas valve includes a larger gas valve and a smaller gas valve, both gas valves being communicated with the reduced pressure zone of the venturi, the venturi includes a reduced diameter throat, and the reduced pressure zone includes an annular zone surrounding and communicated with the reduced diameter throat through an annular opening. a burner; a blower configured to supply pre-mixed air and fuel gas mixture to the burner, the blower including a blower inlet; a venturi including a venturi inlet, a venturi outlet, and a reduced pressure zone intermediate of the venturi inlet and the venturi outlet, the blower inlet being communicated with the venturi outlet such that the blower pulls air through the venturi; at least one gas valve (60, 62) communicated with the reduced pressure zone such that the at least one gas valve supplies fuel gas to the reduced pressure zone at a fuel gas flow rate corresponding to a pressure in the reduced pressure zone; and an air flow restrictor located upstream of the reduced pressure zone and movable between an open position and a restricted position, such that in the restricted position air flow through the venturi is restricted, wherein the air flow restrictor comprises a disc-shaped valve element, the restrictor defining an annular flow path around the disc-shaped valve element when the air flow restrictor is in the restricted position, the at least one gas valve includes a larger gas valve and a smaller gas valve, both gas valves being communicated with the reduced pressure zone of the venturi, the venturi includes a reduced diameter throat, and the reduced pressure zone includes an annular zone surrounding and communicated with the reduced diameter throat through an annular opening.
Process for preparing hydrazine hydrate, comprising the following steps: (a) reacting ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and methyl ethyl ketone in the presence of a solution comprising at least one activator to form an azine; (b) treating the reaction mixture from step (a) to isolate: - the aqueous phase comprising the activator(s); and - the organic phase comprising the resulting azine and optionally the unreacted methyl ethyl ketone; (c) optionally recycling the aqueous phase to step (a) after optional treatment; (d) washing the organic phase, preferably in countercurrent; (e) distilling the washed organic phase to recover the azine; (f) hydrolyzing the azine to give hydrazine hydrate and regenerate methyl ethyl ketone, with pyrazoline-class heterocycles being purged; (g) optionally recycling the methyl ethyl ketone obtained in step (f) to step (a); (h) recycling the pyrazoline-class heterocycles purge obtained in step (f) to one at least of steps (a), (b), (c), (d) or (g). (a) reacting ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and methyl ethyl ketone in the presence of a solution comprising at least one activator to form an azine; (b) treating the reaction mixture from step (a) to isolate: - the aqueous phase comprising the activator(s); and - the organic phase comprising the resulting azine and optionally the unreacted methyl ethyl ketone; - the aqueous phase comprising the activator(s); and - the organic phase comprising the resulting azine and optionally the unreacted methyl ethyl ketone; (c) optionally recycling the aqueous phase to step (a) after optional treatment; (d) washing the organic phase, preferably in countercurrent; (e) distilling the washed organic phase to recover the azine; (f) hydrolyzing the azine to give hydrazine hydrate and regenerate methyl ethyl ketone, with pyrazoline-class heterocycles being purged; (g) optionally recycling the methyl ethyl ketone obtained in step (f) to step (a); (h) recycling the pyrazoline-class heterocycles purge obtained in step (f) to one at least of steps (a), (b), (c), (d) or (g).
A breathing assistance system configured to estimate a leak flow, wherein the system comprises: a ventilation device adapted to be connected to a patient; and a controller configured to: access data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identify a specific portion of the flow waveform; and perform a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system. a ventilation device adapted to be connected to a patient; and a controller configured to: access data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identify a specific portion of the flow waveform; and perform a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system. access data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identify a specific portion of the flow waveform; and perform a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system.
Profile for a flexible hose, comprising a polymer material comprising a first polyethylene and a second polyethylene, wherein the first polyethylene is a very low-density polyethylene and the second polyethylene is a linear low-density polyethylene, wherein the first polyethylene and the second polyethylene are the sole polymers in the polymer material, wherein the flexural modulus of said first polyethylene is between 5 MPa and 500 MPa and wherein the flexural modulus of said second polyethylene is between 5 MPa and 500 MPa, such that the flexural modulus of the polymer material is between 30 MPa and 300 MPa, wherein the flexural modulus is measured in accordance with ASTM D790-17. wherein the first polyethylene and the second polyethylene are the sole polymers in the polymer material, wherein the flexural modulus of said first polyethylene is between 5 MPa and 500 MPa and wherein the flexural modulus of said second polyethylene is between 5 MPa and 500 MPa, such that the flexural modulus of the polymer material is between 30 MPa and 300 MPa, wherein the flexural modulus is measured in accordance with ASTM D790-17.
A composition comprising: the reaction product of at least one oxidizing agent and polypropoxylated diethylene triamine, wherein the polypropoxylated diethylene triamine has a number-average molecular weight (M n) of 2,550, wherein the at least one oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.
A thermal management device comprising a first face intended to be in contact with a hot source and a second face opposite the first face intended to be in contact with a cold source, at least one network of cells filled with a solid/liquid phase-change material positioned between the first and second faces, where the cells comprise walls formed of carbon nanotubes, where the said nanotubes extend roughly from the first to the second face, thermally connecting the first face to the second face, and where the walls of the cells are formed from nanotubes in contact so as to form a dense material.
A winding method for winding a wire fed from a wire feeding member onto a stator having a plurality of radially disposed magnetic poles, comprising: a positioning step for positioning the wire fed from the wire feeding member relative to a magnetic pole while holding the wire using a guide (7, 8), and a wire inserting step performed by moving the wire feeding member relative to an opening portion (5a, 5b, 5c) of a slot formed between adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B) of the stator without passing the wire feeding member between the adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B) while the wire is held by the guide (7, 8) such that the wire fed from the wire feeding member is inserted into the slot between the adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B) only as a consequence of this movement by the wire feeding member and this holding by the guide (7, 8), and in the absence of any further guide means for the insertion of the wire into the slot, wherein the wire is guided to and wound around the magnetic pole by the positioning step and the wire inserting step, the wire is wound regularly around a winding subject magnetic pole by moving the guide (7, 8) in a winding axis direction of the winding subject magnetic pole by an amount corresponding to a diameter of the wire every time the wire is wound once around the winding subject magnetic pole, the guide (7, 8) comprises: a first guide (7a, 8a) disposed parallel to a winding direction of the wire wound around the winding subject magnetic pole, and a second guide (7b, 8b) disposed at a gap corresponding to the diameter of the wire from the first guide (7a, 8a), the wire is held between the first guide (7a, 8a) and the second guide (7b, 8b), the first guide (7a, 8a) and the second guide (7b, 8b) are each disposed in a pair, positioning of the wire in the positioning step is performed in a position facing a winding position on a non-opposing surface (4a, 4b), which does not oppose the adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B), of an outer peripheral surface of the winding subject magnetic pole, and the guide (7, 8) is disposed facing the non-opposing surface (4a, 4b). a positioning step for positioning the wire fed from the wire feeding member relative to a magnetic pole while holding the wire using a guide (7, 8), and a wire inserting step performed by moving the wire feeding member relative to an opening portion (5a, 5b, 5c) of a slot formed between adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B) of the stator without passing the wire feeding member between the adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B) while the wire is held by the guide (7, 8) such that the wire fed from the wire feeding member is inserted into the slot between the adjacent magnetic poles (4A, 4B) only as a consequence of this movement by the wire feeding member and this holding by the guide (7, 8), and in the absence of any further guide means for the insertion of the wire into the slot, wherein a first guide (7a, 8a) disposed parallel to a winding direction of the wire wound around the winding subject magnetic pole, and a second guide (7b, 8b) disposed at a gap corresponding to the diameter of the wire from the first guide (7a, 8a),
A flap actuation mechanism, comprising: a flap bracket for attaching to a flap and comprising a pivotal coupling for coupling to an underwing structure; a crankshaft configured for over center rotation having: aligned inboard and outboard crank arms (38a, 38b) extending from axially spaced inboard and outboard journals (36a, 36b) and configured to rotate about a rotation axis of the inboard and outboard journals; a crank pin connected between the inboard and outboard crank arms; and, an actuating rod, having a first end rotatably coupled to the crank pin and a second end coupled to the flap bracket, wherein the over center rotation of the crankshaft displaces the actuating rod to cause rotation of the flap bracket, wherein the inboard and outboard journals are spaced apart such that, during the over center rotation of the crankshaft, a forward portion of the actuating rod can pass through the rotation axis and between the inboard and outboard journals. a flap bracket for attaching to a flap and comprising a pivotal coupling for coupling to an underwing structure; a crankshaft configured for over center rotation having: aligned inboard and outboard crank arms (38a, 38b) extending from axially spaced inboard and outboard journals (36a, 36b) and configured to rotate about a rotation axis of the inboard and outboard journals; a crank pin connected between the inboard and outboard crank arms; and, an actuating rod, having a first end rotatably coupled to the crank pin and a second end coupled to the flap bracket, wherein the over center rotation of the crankshaft displaces the actuating rod to cause rotation of the flap bracket, wherein the inboard and outboard journals are spaced apart such that, during the over center rotation of the crankshaft, a forward portion of the actuating rod can pass through the rotation axis and between the inboard and outboard journals. aligned inboard and outboard crank arms (38a, 38b) extending from axially spaced inboard and outboard journals (36a, 36b) and configured to rotate about a rotation axis of the inboard and outboard journals; a crank pin connected between the inboard and outboard crank arms; and, an actuating rod, having a first end rotatably coupled to the crank pin and a second end coupled to the flap bracket, wherein the over center rotation of the crankshaft displaces the actuating rod to cause rotation of the flap bracket, wherein the inboard and outboard journals are spaced apart such that, during the over center rotation of the crankshaft, a forward portion of the actuating rod can pass through the rotation axis and between the inboard and outboard journals.
A sensor circuit comprising: an AC signal source for generating a first bias signal; an amplifier; a sensor having an impedance which is sensitive to a physical property to be sensed, coupled between the signal source and the amplifier; a tuneable impedance element connected to the sensor; a feedback loop arrangement (900,902) around the amplifier for controlling a bias applied to the sensor element by means of the first bias signal, wherein the feedback loop arrangement comprises: a first feedback control path for setting a bias point of the bias to a reference bias point; and a second feedback control path adapted to set the reference bias point to a point at which there is maximal sensitivity of the sensor based on the signal response of the sensor to an excitation probe signal during sensor circuit operation by providing a control signal for the tuneable impedance element; wherein the first feedback control is faster than the second feedback control. an AC signal source for generating a first bias signal; an amplifier; a sensor having an impedance which is sensitive to a physical property to be sensed, coupled between the signal source and the amplifier; a tuneable impedance element connected to the sensor; a feedback loop arrangement (900,902) around the amplifier for controlling a bias applied to the sensor element by means of the first bias signal, wherein the feedback loop arrangement comprises: a first feedback control path for setting a bias point of the bias to a reference bias point; and a second feedback control path adapted to set the reference bias point to a point at which there is maximal sensitivity of the sensor based on the signal response of the sensor to an excitation probe signal during sensor circuit operation by providing a control signal for the tuneable impedance element; wherein the first feedback control is faster than the second feedback control. a first feedback control path for setting a bias point of the bias to a reference bias point; and a second feedback control path adapted to set the reference bias point to a point at which there is maximal sensitivity of the sensor based on the signal response of the sensor to an excitation probe signal during sensor circuit operation by providing a control signal for the tuneable impedance element; wherein the first feedback control is faster than the second feedback control.
A micro-RNA inhibitor for use in the treatment of melanoma in a subject or for use in the treatment, prevention or delay of metastatic melanoma in a subject, wherein the micro-RNA inhibitor is a miR-16 target site blocker, wherein the miR-16 target site blocker binds to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10 and SEQ ID NO: 11.
A test device for simulating motor vehicle crashes, wherein the test device has the following: - a slide arrangement which is arranged displaceably along a rail arrangement; - a test rig arranged on the slide arrangement, with at least one motor vehicle component to be tested; and - an acceleration unit configured to transmit a force to the slide arrangement in order to accelerate the slide arrangement, wherein the test device has at least one sensor element (111, 112, 113) configured to detect at least one motion measured value of the slide arrangement, wherein the acceleration unit has a hydraulic or pneumatic drive cylinder with a piston, wherein the piston together with a piston rod which is connected thereto is configured to be displaceable axially along the axis of the drive cylinder and to separate a piston-side cylinder region and a piston-rod-side cylinder region from each other in a fluid-tight manner, characterized in that: the hydraulic or pneumatic drive cylinder has a first valve and a second valve, said first valve fluidically connecting the piston-side cylinder region to a first fluid reservoir and said second valve fluidically connecting the piston-rod-side cylinder region either to a second unpressurized fluid reservoir or to a high-pressure fluid reservoir, and wherein the test device further comprises a regulating device configured to regulate the acceleration of the slide arrangement and to regulate the force which is transmitted by the acceleration unit to the slide unit, said regulating device being connected to the at least one sensor element (111, 112, 113) and further configured to generate from the at least one motion measured value of the slide arrangement and from a predetermined acceleration value or a predetermined acceleration profile, an actuating variable which changes the flow rates through the two valves (124, 125) and to therefore influence the pressures (P1, P2) of the drive cylinder by changing the quantity of fluid which is fed to the piston-side region, or is discharged in the rod-side region, per unit of time. - a slide arrangement which is arranged displaceably along a rail arrangement; - a test rig arranged on the slide arrangement, with at least one motor vehicle component to be tested; and - an acceleration unit configured to transmit a force to the slide arrangement in order to accelerate the slide arrangement,