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Tapping collar for tapping off a fluid-carrying pipe, comprising: - a saddle intended to be pressed in a fluid-tight manner against said pipe, via a gasket that has an opening intended to be positioned facing a tapping made in said pipe, - clamping means (5, 6) for clamping the saddle onto said pipe and comprising at least one flexible clamp intended to engage with the saddle to encircle the pipe, - a tubular connector, according to a first alternative or a tap according to a second alternative, wherein said saddle and said flexible clamp are arranged in such a way as to encircle said collar on said pipe, with no discontinuity in the contact between the collar and the circumference of the pipe between said saddle and the flexible clamp, or at the very least with only limited discontinuity in the contact (d) between the saddle and the clamp of less than or equal to 5 mm, characterised in that said saddle and the flexible clamp are formed by a single-unit, flexible element, in the form of a strip, obtained from a sheet of material, in particular metallic, the saddle made from the sheet of material, that is deformable, being intended to engage with the radius of curvature of said pipe during clamping, said saddle allowing its radius of curvature to be adapted to suit the diameter of the pipe, and in that said opening of the saddle is defined by a flange of the sheet of material, that is circular, turned towards the outside of the collar, said tubular connector according to said first alternative or even directly said tap, according to the second alternative, being fixed to said flange, by welding, crimping or bonding according to the first alternative, or by welding and crimping according to the second alternative, the connector, being a rigid part, having a circular edge inserted, within the interlocking clearance, into the circular flange, fixed by welding, crimping or bonding to said flange. - a saddle intended to be pressed in a fluid-tight manner against said pipe, via a gasket that has an opening intended to be positioned facing a tapping made in said pipe, - clamping means (5, 6) for clamping the saddle onto said pipe and comprising at least one flexible clamp intended to engage with the saddle to encircle the pipe, - a tubular connector, according to a first alternative or a tap according to a second alternative,
A drive mechanism for an injection device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the drive mechanism comprising: - a tubular shaped housing component (12, 45) extending in an axial direction (z) and comprising an inner thread, - a tubular shaped display member having an outer thread engaged with the inner thread, and - a dose member axially displaceable between a dose setting position and a dose dispensing position relative to the display member, - a clutch sleeve extending in axial direction (z), characterized in that - the display member comprises at least one blocking member on its outer circumference to axially engage with a blocking structure on an inside facing sidewall portion of the housing component (12, 45) to block an axial displacement of the dose member from the dose setting position towards the dose dispensing position, - wherein the clutch sleeve is axially positioned between the blocking member and the dose member, and - wherein the blocking member comprises an inner protrusion extending radially inwardly from the display member to axially engage with the clutch sleeve. - a tubular shaped housing component (12, 45) extending in an axial direction (z) and comprising an inner thread, - a tubular shaped display member having an outer thread engaged with the inner thread, and - a dose member axially displaceable between a dose setting position and a dose dispensing position relative to the display member, - a clutch sleeve extending in axial direction (z), characterized in that - the display member comprises at least one blocking member on its outer circumference to axially engage with a blocking structure on an inside facing sidewall portion of the housing component (12, 45) to block an axial displacement of the dose member from the dose setting position towards the dose dispensing position, - wherein the clutch sleeve is axially positioned between the blocking member and the dose member, and - wherein the blocking member comprises an inner protrusion extending radially inwardly from the display member to axially engage with the clutch sleeve.
An electrolyte, characterized in that, the electrolyte comprising: a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, a multi-nitrile compound having an ether bond and a cyclic carbonate having a carbon-carbon double bond; wherein based on a total weight of the electrolyte, a weight percentage (Cf) of the fluorinated cyclic carbonate is greater than a weight percentage (C n) of the multi-nitrile compound having the ether bond, wherein the fluorinated cyclic carbonate is at least one selected from the group consisting of fluoroethylene carbonate, 4,4-difluoroethylene carbonate, 4,5-difluoroethylene carbonate, 4-fluoro-4-methylethylene carbonate, 4,5-difluoro-4-methylethylene carbonate, 4-fluoro-5-methylethylene carbonate, 4,4-difluoro-5-methylethylene carbonate, 4-(fluoromethyl)-ethylene carbonate, 4-(difluoromethyl)-ethylene carbonate, 4-(trifluoromethyl)-ethylene carbonate, 4-(fluoromethyl)-4-fluoroethylene carbonate, 4-(fluoromethyl)-5-fluoroethylene carbonate, 4-fluoro-4,5-dimethylethylene carbonate, 4,5-difluoro-4,5-dimethylethylene carbonate, and 4,4-difluoro-5,5-dimethylethylene carbonate.
Method for implementing a limestone-carbon dioxide cycle in iron and steel production comprising the steps of: (a) providing calcium oxide-containing slag from the iron and steel production process in at least one dissolving tank; (b) causing the slag to contact process water and dissolve the calcium oxide by forming calcium hydroxide; (c) conveying the calcium hydroxide and process water to a reaction tank; (d) introducing, with agitation, purified carbon dioxide-containing production offgas into the reaction tank to form calcium carbonate; and (e) conveying the formed calcium carbonate and process water to at least one settling basin so that the formed calcium carbonate settles in the at least one settling basin, characterized in that: the settling basin comprises a granular lime bed so that the formed calcium carbonate attaches to the granular lime and limestone is formed. (a) providing calcium oxide-containing slag from the iron and steel production process in at least one dissolving tank; (b) causing the slag to contact process water and dissolve the calcium oxide by forming calcium hydroxide; (c) conveying the calcium hydroxide and process water to a reaction tank; (d) introducing, with agitation, purified carbon dioxide-containing production offgas into the reaction tank to form calcium carbonate; and (e) conveying the formed calcium carbonate and process water to at least one settling basin so that the formed calcium carbonate settles in the at least one settling basin,
A multi-layered wound dressing comprising: a fibrous absorbent layer for absorbing exudate from a wound site; and a support layer comprising a net formed from high density polyethylene configured to reduce shrinkage of at least a portion of the wound dressing wherein the support layer has a thickness of from 50 to 150 μm and comprises a bonding layer having a lower melting temperature than the net that is bonded to fibres in a top surface of the absorbent layer and wherein the net comprises a geometric structure having a plurality of substantially geometric apertures having an area from 0.005 to 0.32 mm 2 extending therethrough; and wherein the bonding layer has a similar structural shape to the net. a fibrous absorbent layer for absorbing exudate from a wound site; and a support layer comprising a net formed from high density polyethylene configured to reduce shrinkage of at least a portion of the wound dressing wherein the support layer has a thickness of from 50 to 150 μm and comprises a bonding layer having a lower melting temperature than the net that is bonded to fibres in a top surface of the absorbent layer and wherein the net comprises a geometric structure having a plurality of substantially geometric apertures having an area from 0.005 to 0.32 mm 2 extending therethrough; and wherein the bonding layer has a similar structural shape to the net.
Method for in-depth characterization of molecules comprising the following steps: a) providing a solution of molecules; b) loading the solution onto a separative chromatography column; c) recovering a flow-through sample comprising separated molecules; d) loading the flow-through sample comprising separated molecules recovered during step c) onto a desalting chromatography column to carry out a chromatographic method under non-denaturing conditions, e) recovering a desalted flow-through sample comprising separated molecules; f) loading the desalted flow-through sample comprising separated molecules recovered during step e) onto a mass spectrometer, g) performing a non-denaturing mass spectrometry analysis to determine interacting stoichiometries and elucidating higher order structure of molecules, wherein the molecules are proteins, and wherein the separated molecules are recovered according to a specific sequence during step c) and are loaded during step d), recovered during step e) and loaded during step f) according to the same specific sequence. a) providing a solution of molecules; b) loading the solution onto a separative chromatography column; c) recovering a flow-through sample comprising separated molecules; d) loading the flow-through sample comprising separated molecules recovered during step c) onto a desalting chromatography column to carry out a chromatographic method under non-denaturing conditions, e) recovering a desalted flow-through sample comprising separated molecules; f) loading the desalted flow-through sample comprising separated molecules recovered during step e) onto a mass spectrometer, g) performing a non-denaturing mass spectrometry analysis to determine interacting stoichiometries and elucidating higher order structure of molecules,
A surgical navigation system comprising: a software package programmed to utilize a sequential Monte Carlo algorithm to calculate changes in three dimensional position of a utility inertial measurement unit mounted to a surgical tool with data provided by the utility inertial measurement unit; and, characterized in further comprising: a tangible initialization device precisely matching a surface of an anatomical structure at only a single orientation and location, the initialization device configured to have the utility inertial measurement unit mounted thereto prior to mounting the utility inertial measurement unit to the surgical tool, wherein the tangible initialization device is fabricated by an initialization model generation module using template data and associated planning parameters. a software package programmed to utilize a sequential Monte Carlo algorithm to calculate changes in three dimensional position of a utility inertial measurement unit mounted to a surgical tool with data provided by the utility inertial measurement unit; and, characterized in further comprising: a tangible initialization device precisely matching a surface of an anatomical structure at only a single orientation and location, the initialization device configured to have the utility inertial measurement unit mounted thereto prior to mounting the utility inertial measurement unit to the surgical tool, wherein the tangible initialization device is fabricated by an initialization model generation module using template data and associated planning parameters. a tangible initialization device precisely matching a surface of an anatomical structure at only a single orientation and location, the initialization device configured to have the utility inertial measurement unit mounted thereto prior to mounting the utility inertial measurement unit to the surgical tool, wherein the tangible initialization device is fabricated by an initialization model generation module using template data and associated planning parameters.
A UV light emitting heterostructure comprising: an n-type contact layer formed of a group III nitride material; and a light generating structure adjacent to the n-type contact layer, wherein the light generating structure is formed within a group III nitride material having an aluminum molar fraction greater than fifty percent and forming a conduction band energy tub with respect to the n-type contact layer and includes a plurality of quantum wells, characterized in that a difference between a conduction band edge energy of the n-type contact layer and an electron ground state energy of each quantum well in the plurality of quantum wells exceeds an energy of a polar optical phonon (E OPT-PHONON) in a material of the light generating structure by approximately the thermal energy, and that a width of the light generating structure exceeds a mean free path for emission of a polar optical phonon by an electron injected into the material forming the conduction band energy tub by less than approximately ten percent. an n-type contact layer formed of a group III nitride material; and a light generating structure adjacent to the n-type contact layer, wherein the light generating structure is formed within a group III nitride material having an aluminum molar fraction greater than fifty percent and forming a conduction band energy tub with respect to the n-type contact layer and includes a plurality of quantum wells, characterized in that a difference between a conduction band edge energy of the n-type contact layer and an electron ground state energy of each quantum well in the plurality of quantum wells exceeds an energy of a polar optical phonon (E OPT-PHONON) in a material of the light generating structure by approximately the thermal energy, and that a width of the light generating structure exceeds a mean free path for emission of a polar optical phonon by an electron injected into the material forming the conduction band energy tub by less than approximately ten percent.
A diffuser for a turbine engine, said diffuser comprising: a first wall that extends circumferentially about a centerline axis of the turbine engine; a second wall that extends circumferentially about the centerline axis, at least a portion of said second wall positioned radially outwardly from at least a portion of said first wall; and a flow path defined by said first wall and said second wall, said flow path extends from an inlet configured to receive an axial flow of a fluid to a circumferentially extending outlet configured to emit the fluid in a substantially radial direction; characterized in that: said outlet extends asymmetrically about the centerline axis; said first wall and said second wall cooperate to form a radial diffuser section proximate said outlet, and wherein said first wall and said second wall diverge from each other within an upstream portion of said radial diffuser section; and said radial diffuser section extends radially from a first radial end to a circumferentially opposite second radial end, said first radial end is disposed at a first distance from the centerline axis, said second radial end is disposed at a second distance from the centerline axis that is greater than the first distance. a first wall that extends circumferentially about a centerline axis of the turbine engine; a second wall that extends circumferentially about the centerline axis, at least a portion of said second wall positioned radially outwardly from at least a portion of said first wall; and a flow path defined by said first wall and said second wall, said flow path extends from an inlet configured to receive an axial flow of a fluid to a circumferentially extending outlet configured to emit the fluid in a substantially radial direction; characterized in that: said outlet extends asymmetrically about the centerline axis; said first wall and said second wall cooperate to form a radial diffuser section proximate said outlet, and wherein said first wall and said second wall diverge from each other within an upstream portion of said radial diffuser section; and said radial diffuser section extends radially from a first radial end to a circumferentially opposite second radial end, said first radial end is disposed at a first distance from the centerline axis, said second radial end is disposed at a second distance from the centerline axis that is greater than the first distance. said outlet extends asymmetrically about the centerline axis; said first wall and said second wall cooperate to form a radial diffuser section proximate said outlet, and wherein said first wall and said second wall diverge from each other within an upstream portion of said radial diffuser section; and said radial diffuser section extends radially from a first radial end to a circumferentially opposite second radial end, said first radial end is disposed at a first distance from the centerline axis, said second radial end is disposed at a second distance from the centerline axis that is greater than the first distance.
An aqueous coating composition comprising a substituted succinimide compound, wherein the substituted succinimide compound has an acid value of at least 30 mg KOH/g of the substituted succinimide as measured by ASTM D1639, and wherein the substituted succinimide compound is the reaction product of a) an unsaturated oil comprising at least one non-aromatic unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, a polymer derived from the unsaturated oil, or a combination thereof; b) maleic anhydride; and c) a primary amine of general formula NH 2 RCOOH, wherein R can be an alkyl group or an aryl group with 2 to 30 carbon atoms and wherein the amine (-NH 2) group and the acid (-COOH) group of the primary amine are separated by more than one carbon atom. a) an unsaturated oil comprising at least one non-aromatic unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, a polymer derived from the unsaturated oil, or a combination thereof; b) maleic anhydride; and c) a primary amine of general formula NH 2 RCOOH, wherein R can be an alkyl group or an aryl group with 2 to 30 carbon atoms and wherein the amine (-NH 2) group and the acid (-COOH) group of the primary amine are separated by more than one carbon atom.
Equipment for handling parcels between loading points (S1, S2, S3, S4) at which said parcels are loaded and drop-off points (PT1, PT2, PT3, PT4) at which said parcels are dropped off in a logistics center, said equipment comprising trolleys, each of which is designed to carry a removable receptacle, and at least one shuttle robot designed to dock with any one of said trolleys and to move it automatically, said equipment further comprising a monitoring and control unit designed for automatically and remotely controlling the movement of said shuttle robot as a function of a sorting plan, said equipment being characterized in that it further comprises sorting receptacles placed at said loading points and into which said parcels are poured loosely in bulk as a function of sorting indications associated with said loading points, and in that the monitoring and control unit is designed to control the movement of said shuttle robot in such a manner as to place at said loading points (S1, S2, S3, S4) trolleys with empty receptacles into which the parcels are poured loosely in bulk, and in such a manner as to place each of said trolleys with a receptacle loaded with parcels at a drop-off point (PT1, PT2, PT3, PT4) where the receptacle loaded with parcels is replaced with an empty receptacle.
A marine seismic streamer system, comprising: a plurality of first particle motion sensor arrays disposed along a seismic streamer at longitudinally spaced apart positions, characterized by each first particle motion sensor array including: a second array, comprising: a plurality of particle motion sensors disposed at spaced apart locations along the streamer, outputs of the particle motion sensors functionally coupled to form the second array, wherein a number of the particle motion sensors and a spacing between adjacent particle motion sensors being such that noise in a selected mode of propagation and within a selected wavenumber range is attenuated, and means for weighting a signal output of each particle motion sensor in the second array, a signal weight for each sensor being such that attenuation of the noise is optimum. a plurality of first particle motion sensor arrays disposed along a seismic streamer at longitudinally spaced apart positions, characterized by each first particle motion sensor array including: a second array, comprising: a plurality of particle motion sensors disposed at spaced apart locations along the streamer, outputs of the particle motion sensors functionally coupled to form the second array, wherein a number of the particle motion sensors and a spacing between adjacent particle motion sensors being such that noise in a selected mode of propagation and within a selected wavenumber range is attenuated, and means for weighting a signal output of each particle motion sensor in the second array, a signal weight for each sensor being such that attenuation of the noise is optimum. a second array, comprising: a plurality of particle motion sensors disposed at spaced apart locations along the streamer, outputs of the particle motion sensors functionally coupled to form the second array, wherein a number of the particle motion sensors and a spacing between adjacent particle motion sensors being such that noise in a selected mode of propagation and within a selected wavenumber range is attenuated, and means for weighting a signal output of each particle motion sensor in the second array, a signal weight for each sensor being such that attenuation of the noise is optimum.
A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device having a support and a piezoelectric single crystal thin film formed on the support, comprising an ion implantation step for implanting an ionized element into a piezoelectric single crystal substrate in a way that a concentration peak of the implanted element is formed in the piezoelectric single crystal substrate, a support formation step for forming the support on the ion implantation plane side of the piezoelectric single crystal substrate, a stress layer formation step for forming, on the back side of the support, which is opposite to the surface on the piezoelectric single crystal thin film side, a stress layer (90/91) that makes a surface on the piezoelectric single crystal thin film side of the support contract, and an isolation formation step for isolating some amount of the piezoelectric single crystal substrate at the concentration peak of the implanted element as an isolation plane to form the piezoelectric single crystal thin film on the support, said isolation formation step being performed after the stress layer formation step; wherein in the stress layer formation step, a compressive stress film for compressing the surface on the piezoelectric single crystal thin film side of the support is formed as the stress layer on the back side of the support, which is opposite to the surface on the piezoelectric single crystal thin film side.