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An apparatus to provide negative pressure to a wound site, comprising: a cover layer comprising an opening for fluidically connecting to a source of negative pressure; a porous hydrophobic layer positioned beneath the opening, the porous hydrophobic layer configured to transmit negative pressure to the wound site; and a porous hydrophilic ring positioned around a perimeter of the porous hydrophobic layer, the porous hydrophilic ring configured to prevent fluid transmission when negative pressure is transmitted through the opening and allow fluid transmission when negative pressure is not being transmitted through the opening. a cover layer comprising an opening for fluidically connecting to a source of negative pressure; a porous hydrophobic layer positioned beneath the opening, the porous hydrophobic layer configured to transmit negative pressure to the wound site; and a porous hydrophilic ring positioned around a perimeter of the porous hydrophobic layer, the porous hydrophilic ring configured to prevent fluid transmission when negative pressure is transmitted through the opening and allow fluid transmission when negative pressure is not being transmitted through the opening.
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion which has three or more main grooves continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction and has a land portion divided by the main grooves, wherein the main grooves include a pair of shoulder main grooves continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction at locations on both outer sides in a tire axial direction relative to a tire equator, and a center main groove continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction between the pair of shoulder main grooves, a shoulder sipe (35, 39) extending in the tire axial direction is formed in at least one of shoulder land portions that are disposed at outermost sides in the tire axial direction of the land portion, in a shoulder land portion rubber composition forming the shoulder land portions, not less than 3 parts by mass of a resin having a softening point of 60 to 120 °C are contained per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, characterized in that a tread width Wt and a depth D of each main groove satisfy the following expression, the tread width Wt and a length Ls of the shoulder sipe (35, 39) formed in at least one of the shoulder land portions, satisfy the following expression, and, in the shoulder land portion rubber composition forming the shoulder land portions, not less than 4 parts by mass of a low-temperature plasticizer having a solidifying temperature not higher than -10°C are contained per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component. [Math. 1] 5 ≤ Wt 2 D ≤ 35 10 ≤ Ls Wt × 100 ≤ 30 the main grooves include a pair of shoulder main grooves continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction at locations on both outer sides in a tire axial direction relative to a tire equator, and a center main groove continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction between the pair of shoulder main grooves, a shoulder sipe (35, 39) extending in the tire axial direction is formed in at least one of shoulder land portions that are disposed at outermost sides in the tire axial direction of the land portion, in a shoulder land portion rubber composition forming the shoulder land portions, not less than 3 parts by mass of a resin having a softening point of 60 to 120 °C are contained per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, characterized in that a tread width Wt and a depth D of each main groove satisfy the following expression, the tread width Wt and a length Ls of the shoulder sipe (35, 39) formed in at least one of the shoulder land portions, satisfy the following expression, and, in the shoulder land portion rubber composition forming the shoulder land portions, not less than 4 parts by mass of a low-temperature plasticizer having a solidifying temperature not higher than -10°C are contained per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component. [Math. 1] 5 ≤ Wt 2 D ≤ 35 10 ≤ Ls Wt × 100 ≤ 30
Method for operating a medical image recording device within the scope of an examination of a patient positioned with a patient poisoning means, characterised in that the image recording device has a speech interaction system with at least one microphone recording a noise of the patient and at least one loudspeaker for the patient, wherein - noise coming from the patient is recorded by means of the microphone and is evaluated by a speech recognition unit of the speech interaction system in order to determine an item of patient information describing the state of the patient and/or the content of spoken words, - a speech output is carried out via the loudspeaker to the patient as a function of the patient information. - noise coming from the patient is recorded by means of the microphone and is evaluated by a speech recognition unit of the speech interaction system in order to determine an item of patient information describing the state of the patient and/or the content of spoken words, - a speech output is carried out via the loudspeaker to the patient as a function of the patient information.
Device for holding guide rails for passenger and goods lifts, which device comprises a for example two-part angle profile, which can be fixed to the guide rail, and a counter profile, which can be connected to said angle profile and to the shaft wall, in order to connect the guide rail to a shaft wall on the building side, an insulator made of an elastomer being arranged between the angle profile and the counter profile, characterised in that the insulator comprises two mutually spaced insulator layers, and a metal balancing part is arranged between the two insulator layers.
A recombinant Zymomonas strain engineered to utilize xylose to produce ethanol by introduction of the xylose-utilisation genes xylose isomerase, xylulokinase, transketolase and transaldolase, wherein said strain comprises at least one genetic modification to the glucose-fructose oxidoreductase gene which reduces glucose-fructose oxidoreductase activity, or in which expression of the glucose-fructose oxidoreductase gene is reduced by co-suppression, or antisense or interfering RNA suppression of the glucose-fructose oxidoreductase gene.
Circuitry comprising: - a single illumination unit for illuminating a scene by emitting multiple specific modulation frequencies, - a signal generator (4, 43) for generating a multimodulated signal and for supplying this multimodulated signal to the illumination unit, the signal generator being adapted to provide this multimodulated signal to the illumination unit, wherein the multimodulated signal provided by the signal generator (4, 43) to the illumination unit has at least two modulation frequencies different to each other, at least one modulation frequency is associated to a distance measurement has known from the ToF principle and characterized in that: at least another modulation frequency is for providing information to a first object in the illuminated scene to control its operation. - a single illumination unit for illuminating a scene by emitting multiple specific modulation frequencies, - a signal generator (4, 43) for generating a multimodulated signal and for supplying this multimodulated signal to the illumination unit, the signal generator being adapted to provide this multimodulated signal to the illumination unit, wherein
A self-punching functional element which is adapted for punching into a workpiece, in particular into a sheet metal part, said self-punching functional element comprising - a head part forming a flange and having a contact surface for contact with the workpiece; and - a punching section which extends away from the head part, in particular from the contact surface, and which is in particular arranged coaxially to a central longitudinal axis of the functional element, wherein the punching section has a peripheral punching edge at its free end for punching through the workpiece and surrounds a cavity in a peripheral direction, said cavity having an opening defined by the punching edge, wherein an inner wall of the punching section facing the cavity has at least one elevated slug securing portion projecting radially inwardly into the cavity, wherein the elevated portion has the form of a rib extending in an axial direction, characterized in that the elevated slug securing portion is arranged in an axial end region of the cavity that is remote from the opening of the cavity, with the end region comprising less than 50%, preferably less than 40%, of an axial extent of the cavity. - a head part forming a flange and having a contact surface for contact with the workpiece; and - a punching section which extends away from the head part, in particular from the contact surface, and which is in particular arranged coaxially to a central longitudinal axis of the functional element, wherein the punching section has a peripheral punching edge at its free end for punching through the workpiece and surrounds a cavity in a peripheral direction, said cavity having an opening defined by the punching edge, wherein an inner wall of the punching section facing the cavity has at least one elevated slug securing portion projecting radially inwardly into the cavity, wherein the elevated portion has the form of a rib extending in an axial direction, wherein the punching section has a peripheral punching edge at its free end for punching through the workpiece and surrounds a cavity in a peripheral direction, said cavity having an opening defined by the punching edge, wherein an inner wall of the punching section facing the cavity has at least one elevated slug securing portion projecting radially inwardly into the cavity, wherein the elevated portion has the form of a rib extending in an axial direction,
A direct resistance heating method comprising: placing a first electrode and a second electrode on a plate-shaped workpiece (w) such that the first electrode and the second electrode extend across the workpiece (w) in a direction substantially perpendicular to a center line (L α) of a heating target region (w 1) of the workpiece (w), the center line (L α) connecting a middle portion (L M) of one side of the heating target region (w 1) and a middle portion (R M) of the other side of the heating target region (w 1); and moving at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode along the center line (L α) while applying electric current between the first electrode and the second electrode, characterized in that the placing the first electrode and the second electrode comprises rotating the workpiece (w) in a horizontal plane or rotating each of the first electrode and the second electrode in the horizontal plane so that the center line (L α) is substantially perpendicular to the first electrode and the second electrode. placing a first electrode and a second electrode on a plate-shaped workpiece (w) such that the first electrode and the second electrode extend across the workpiece (w) in a direction substantially perpendicular to a center line (L α) of a heating target region (w 1) of the workpiece (w), the center line (L α) connecting a middle portion (L M) of one side of the heating target region (w 1) and a middle portion (R M) of the other side of the heating target region (w 1); and moving at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode along the center line (L α) while applying electric current between the first electrode and the second electrode, characterized in that the placing the first electrode and the second electrode comprises rotating the workpiece (w) in a horizontal plane or rotating each of the first electrode and the second electrode in the horizontal plane so that the center line (L α) is substantially perpendicular to the first electrode and the second electrode.
An agent for treating keratin-containing fibers, in particular human hair, containing, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, (a) at least one non-ionic starch modified by propylene oxide, wherein the agent contains the non-ionic starch modified by propylene oxide in an amount of from 0.1 wt.% to 10 wt.%, based on the weight of the agent, and wherein the non-ionic starch modified by propylene oxide has an average molecular weight (weight average) of from 700 to 1000 kDa, and (b) at least one additional film-forming non-ionic and/or setting non-ionic polymer, containing at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural units of formulas to where R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R' represents a hydrogen atom or a (C 1 to C 4) acyl group, R" and R"" represent, independently of one another, a (C 1 to C 7) alkyl group or a hydrogen atom, and R'" represents a linear or branched (C 1 to C 4) alkyl group or a (C 2 to C 4) hydroxyalkyl group. (a) at least one non-ionic starch modified by propylene oxide, wherein the agent contains the non-ionic starch modified by propylene oxide in an amount of from 0.1 wt.% to 10 wt.%, based on the weight of the agent, and wherein the non-ionic starch modified by propylene oxide has an average molecular weight (weight average) of from 700 to 1000 kDa, and (b) at least one additional film-forming non-ionic and/or setting non-ionic polymer, containing at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural units of formulas to where R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R' represents a hydrogen atom or a (C 1 to C 4) acyl group, R" and R"" represent, independently of one another, a (C 1 to C 7) alkyl group or a hydrogen atom, and R'" represents a linear or branched (C 1 to C 4) alkyl group or a (C 2 to C 4) hydroxyalkyl group. R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R' represents a hydrogen atom or a (C 1 to C 4) acyl group, R" and R"" represent, independently of one another, a (C 1 to C 7) alkyl group or a hydrogen atom, and R'" represents a linear or branched (C 1 to C 4) alkyl group or a (C 2 to C 4) hydroxyalkyl group.
An alloyed steel powder for metal injection molding with improved degree of sintering, consisting as mass percentages of 0.1 to 1.8% C, 0.3 to 1.2% Si, 0.1 to 0.5% Mn, 11.0 to 18.0% Cr, 2.0 to 5.0% Nb, optionally 0 to 5.0% of at least one of Mo, V and W, and a remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities.
A loudspeaker comprising: at least one electroacoustic transducer for producing audible sound; a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer; a wooden exterior surface; a circuit board having an upper surface adjacent to and facing a lower surface of the wooden exterior surface; and at least one capacitive sense electrode on the upper surface of the circuit board such that the at least one capacitive sense electrode is between the circuit board and the wooden exterior surface, wherein: the at least one capacitive sense electrode forms part of a capacitive touch user interface for the loudspeaker that is adapted to allow a user of the loudspeaker to control operation of the loudspeaker; the at least one capacitive sense electrode is in communication with the processor; and the wooden exterior surface is a dielectric for said capacitive touch user interface. at least one electroacoustic transducer for producing audible sound; a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer; a wooden exterior surface; a circuit board having an upper surface adjacent to and facing a lower surface of the wooden exterior surface; and at least one capacitive sense electrode on the upper surface of the circuit board such that the at least one capacitive sense electrode is between the circuit board and the wooden exterior surface, wherein: the at least one capacitive sense electrode forms part of a capacitive touch user interface for the loudspeaker that is adapted to allow a user of the loudspeaker to control operation of the loudspeaker; the at least one capacitive sense electrode is in communication with the processor; and the wooden exterior surface is a dielectric for said capacitive touch user interface. the at least one capacitive sense electrode forms part of a capacitive touch user interface for the loudspeaker that is adapted to allow a user of the loudspeaker to control operation of the loudspeaker; the at least one capacitive sense electrode is in communication with the processor; and the wooden exterior surface is a dielectric for said capacitive touch user interface.
A tyre for running on rough terrain comprising a tread portion, wherein the tread portion includes a crown region (Cr), middle regions (Mi), and shoulder regions (sh), the crown region (Cr) has a center portion thereof positioned on a tyre equator (c) and a development width of one third of a tread development width (TWe), the middle regions (Mi) are arranged on both outer sides in a tyre axial direction of the crown region (Cr) and each have a development width of one sixth of the tread development width (TWe), the shoulder regions (sh) are arranged on both outer sides in the tyre axial direction of the middle regions (Mi) and each have a development width of one sixth of the tread development width (TWe), the crown region (Cr) is provided with a plurality of crown blocks, each of the middle regions (Mi) is provided with a plurality of middle blocks, and each of the shoulder regions (sh) is provided with a plurality of shoulder blocks, characterized in that each of the middle blocks is connected with at least one of the crown blocks by a crown tie bar and connected with at least one of the shoulder blocks by a shoulder tie bar, and a land ratio (Ls) of the shoulder regions (sh) is 90% or more and 115% or less of a land ratio (Lc) of the crown region (Cr).
Pressure vessel with an outer casing that has a cylinder-like central region and two adjoining end regions (16, 18), characterised in that at each of the two axial ends of the cylinder-like central region of the outer casing a hollow cylindrical extension is formed which projects beyond the respective end region (16, 18), wherein the respective hollow cylindrical extension is formed at its open end as a tension- and/or compression-elastic compensating region which merges into a plurality of tension- and/or compression-elastic, lug-like compensating elements, at the end of each of which a fastening element is formed, which are suitable for forming a torsionally rigid connection with corresponding fastening elements of a body structure.
A vacuum pump assembly including a main pump and a booster pump, wherein each of the pumps has an intake (11a, 21a) port and an exhaust port (11b, 21b), the intake port of the main pump intercommunicates with the exhaust port of the booster pump, the intake port of the booster pump is functioned as an intake side of the vacuum pump assembly, and the exhaust port of the main pump is functioned as an exhaust side of the vacuum pump assembly, characterized in that the vacuum pump assembly further comprises: an instruction receiving unit configured for receiving a start instruction for starting the main pump or a stop instruction for stopping the main pump, and outputting a switch signal; a main pump inverter configured for receiving the output switch signal to start or stop the main pump, and outputting a start/stop signal for instructing start/stop of the booster pump; and a booster pump inverter configured for detecting the start/stop signal output from the main pump inverter, and to start or stop the booster pump. an instruction receiving unit configured for receiving a start instruction for starting the main pump or a stop instruction for stopping the main pump, and outputting a switch signal; a main pump inverter configured for receiving the output switch signal to start or stop the main pump, and outputting a start/stop signal for instructing start/stop of the booster pump; and a booster pump inverter configured for detecting the start/stop signal output from the main pump inverter, and to start or stop the booster pump.
A tubular electrode assembly for use in a fuel cell comprising: - a central inner tubular air supply space; - an annular cathode surrounding the tubular air supply space; - an annular anode surrounding the cathode; - an oxygen-permeable layer that is impermeable for water between the tubular air supply space and the cathode; - an electrically-insulating, ion-permeable layer between the cathode and the anode; and - a first current collector attached to the anode and a second current collector attached to the cathode, wherein the first and the second current collectors are suitable for electrically connecting the anode with the cathode via an external electrically conductive path, wherein the central inner tubular air supply space is provided with an inlet for air (11, 12, 13) that prevents water from entering the tubular air supply space. - a central inner tubular air supply space; - an annular cathode surrounding the tubular air supply space; - an annular anode surrounding the cathode; - an oxygen-permeable layer that is impermeable for water between the tubular air supply space and the cathode; - an electrically-insulating, ion-permeable layer between the cathode and the anode; and - a first current collector attached to the anode and a second current collector attached to the cathode, wherein the first and the second current collectors are suitable for electrically connecting the anode with the cathode via an external electrically conductive path,
An organic light emitting display apparatus comprising: a substrate configured to include an active area and a pad area; an anode electrode (180, 200) disposed in the active area of the substrate; an organic emission layer disposed on the anode electrode (180, 200); a cathode electrode disposed on the organic emission layer; an auxiliary electrode (190, 210) connected to the cathode electrode; a signal pad disposed in the pad area of the substrate; a first pad electrode connected to the signal pad to cover a top of the signal pad, and a second pad electrode disposed on the first pad electrode, wherein the auxiliary electrode (190, 210) comprises a first auxiliary electrode and a second auxiliary electrode connected to the first auxiliary electrode through a contact hole, and the first pad electrode is formed of the same material as a material of the first auxiliary electrode, the first pad electrode comprises a first lower pad electrode, a first upper pad electrode, and a first cover pad electrode, the first cover pad electrode is disposed to cover a top and a side surface of the first upper pad electrode, the first cover pad electrode is lower in oxidation rate than the top of the signal pad, and the second pad electrode is formed of the same material as a material of the second auxiliary electrode. a substrate configured to include an active area and a pad area; an anode electrode (180, 200) disposed in the active area of the substrate; an organic emission layer disposed on the anode electrode (180, 200); a cathode electrode disposed on the organic emission layer; an auxiliary electrode (190, 210) connected to the cathode electrode; a signal pad disposed in the pad area of the substrate; a first pad electrode connected to the signal pad to cover a top of the signal pad, and a second pad electrode disposed on the first pad electrode, wherein the auxiliary electrode (190, 210) comprises a first auxiliary electrode and a second auxiliary electrode connected to the first auxiliary electrode through a contact hole, and the first pad electrode is formed of the same material as a material of the first auxiliary electrode, the first pad electrode comprises a first lower pad electrode, a first upper pad electrode, and a first cover pad electrode, the first cover pad electrode is disposed to cover a top and a side surface of the first upper pad electrode, the first cover pad electrode is lower in oxidation rate than the top of the signal pad, and the second pad electrode is formed of the same material as a material of the second auxiliary electrode.