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A liquid accommodating container that supplies liquid to a liquid ejecting head, the liquid accommodating container comprising: a liquid absorbing element absorbing a first liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting head; and an introduction opening that is provided to introduce a second liquid to the liquid absorbing element, characterized in that the liquid absorbing element comprises a preventive region that is configured to prevent the second liquid from being mixed with the first liquid and being supplied to the liquid ejecting head, until the supply of the first liquid to the liquid ejecting head ends. a liquid absorbing element absorbing a first liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting head; and an introduction opening that is provided to introduce a second liquid to the liquid absorbing element, characterized in that the liquid absorbing element comprises a preventive region that is configured to prevent the second liquid from being mixed with the first liquid and being supplied to the liquid ejecting head, until the supply of the first liquid to the liquid ejecting head ends.
System of catalyst frost protection of selective catalytic reduction, which system comprises an engine, an exhaust gas duct leading from the engine to outside, a selective catalytic reduction reactor comprising catalyst elements is located on the path of the exhaust gas duct, a heating system of the selective catalytic reduction system, which comprises a compressed air supply (12, 24) connected to the exhaust gas duct via an air channel for feeding the compressed air via the exhaust gas duct to the SCR reactor and at least one heater for keeping warm and/or warming catalyst elements of the SCR reactor, characterized in that the system comprises control for activating the heater heating the selective catalytic reduction reactor and for also activating the compressed air supply (12, 24) to ensure sufficient heat convection for keeping the selective catalytic reduction reactor in temperatures above 0 °C in case of ambient temperature being below 0 °C, when the engine is not running.
A motion assisting apparatus, comprising: a multijoint structure in which links are rotatably connected to each other in series, and which can be deformed in a bendable manner; a linear member which is inserted through each of the links in the multijoint structure, wherein one end is fixed to the link in front and another end is configured to pass and extend through the link in rear; a holding part which fixes the end of the linear member extending through the link in rear of the linear member, and slidably guides the rear link in a lengthwise direction extending along an extension direction of the linear member through the rear link; a drive unit which drives the rear link to slide toward or away from the holding part and causes the multijoint structure, through which the linear member has been inserted, to engage in an extending motion or a flexing motion respectively; and a control unit which drive-controls the drive unit so that a sliding direction, a sliding speed and a sliding position of the rear link will become an intended state. a multijoint structure in which links are rotatably connected to each other in series, and which can be deformed in a bendable manner; a linear member which is inserted through each of the links in the multijoint structure, wherein one end is fixed to the link in front and another end is configured to pass and extend through the link in rear; a holding part which fixes the end of the linear member extending through the link in rear of the linear member, and slidably guides the rear link in a lengthwise direction extending along an extension direction of the linear member through the rear link; a drive unit which drives the rear link to slide toward or away from the holding part and causes the multijoint structure, through which the linear member has been inserted, to engage in an extending motion or a flexing motion respectively; and a control unit which drive-controls the drive unit so that a sliding direction, a sliding speed and a sliding position of the rear link will become an intended state.
A dispersion comprising carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets, wherein the mass ratio of carbon nanotubes to graphene platelets is in a range from ≥ 5:95 to ≤ 75:25, characterized in that the carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets are non-functionalized and the dispersion has a water content in a range from ≥ 50 to ≤ 99.5 % by weight.
Wind turbine having a device for measuring the bending or length change of a product of the wind turbine, that is to say, a rotor blade or a tower of the wind turbine, there being laid in the product a conductor (20, 22, 24, 26) which is subjected to a change of length when the product bends and/or changes length, a signal, preferably a pulse signal, being produced by means of a signal generator and fed into the line (20, 22, 24, 26) at the input thereof, there being arranged at the end of the line (20, 22, 24, 26) a signal receiver which, when the signal of the signal generator is received, causes it to transmit another signal and wherein a device is constructed by means of which the number of transmitted signals within a predetermined time unit is measured and, from the comparison of the measured number of transmitted signals per specific time unit with a stored table, the bending and/or the extension of the product, that is to say, the rotor blade or the tower of the wind turbine, can be established.
A computer-implemented method of monitoring and/or controlling domestic hot water production and/or distribution, particularly by monitoring and/or controlling a system for monitoring and/or controlling domestic hot water production and/or distribution, the method comprising: - detecting at least two real temperatures (T 1R_t0, T 2R_t0) of hot water, particularly sanitary hot water, that is stored in a heat storage tank, in particular a pressurized tank, by at least two real temperature sensors (10A, 10B) at two different positions along the height of the heat storage tank at least at few points in time (t 0, t 0-1, t 0-2), - acquiring, by a controller, the at least two real temperatures from the at least two real temperature sensors (10, 10B), - acquiring (S15A), by the controller, a plurality of virtual temperatures (T 1V_t0, T 2V_t0,... T NV_t0) of the hot water stored in the heat storage tank at different positions along the height of the heat storage tank by applying a virtual-temperature-sensor-algorithm to the detected at least two real temperatures (T 1R_t0, T 2R_t0) detected at least at few points in time (t 0, t 0-1, t 0-2), and - acquiring (S20A), by the controller, a temperature distribution pattern (TDP 1) of heat stored in the heat storage tank and/or corresponding heat distribution pattern data by applying a temperature-distribution-pattern-algorithm to the detected at least two real temperatures (T 1R_t0, T 2R_t0) detected at least at few points in time (t 0) and the acquired plurality of virtual temperatures (T 1V_t0, T 2V_t0,... T NV_t0). - detecting at least two real temperatures (T 1R_t0, T 2R_t0) of hot water, particularly sanitary hot water, that is stored in a heat storage tank, in particular a pressurized tank, by at least two real temperature sensors (10A, 10B) at two different positions along the height of the heat storage tank at least at few points in time (t 0, t 0-1, t 0-2), - acquiring, by a controller, the at least two real temperatures from the at least two real temperature sensors (10, 10B), - acquiring (S15A), by the controller, a plurality of virtual temperatures (T 1V_t0, T 2V_t0,... T NV_t0) of the hot water stored in the heat storage tank at different positions along the height of the heat storage tank by applying a virtual-temperature-sensor-algorithm to the detected at least two real temperatures (T 1R_t0, T 2R_t0) detected at least at few points in time (t 0, t 0-1, t 0-2), and - acquiring (S20A), by the controller, a temperature distribution pattern (TDP 1) of heat stored in the heat storage tank and/or corresponding heat distribution pattern data by applying a temperature-distribution-pattern-algorithm to the detected at least two real temperatures (T 1R_t0, T 2R_t0) detected at least at few points in time (t 0) and the acquired plurality of virtual temperatures (T 1V_t0, T 2V_t0,... T NV_t0).
Arrangement with several heat exchanger probes for the extraction of heat out of rotting biomass, wherein the heat exchanger probes each comprise: - an inner wall for the feeding of fluid into an heat exchanger area of the heat exchanger probe; - an outer wall for directing back the fluid out of the heat exchanger area; wherein the heat exchanger area is located between the inner wall and the outer wall; wherein the arrangement comprises a carrier, on which the heat exchanger probes are mounted; characterised in that the carrier comprises two reception flaps (302, 303) for the reception of a device for lifting and lowering, wherein by means of the device for lifting and lowering the heat exchanger probes can be pushed into the biomass and can be pulled out of the biomass. - an inner wall for the feeding of fluid into an heat exchanger area of the heat exchanger probe; - an outer wall for directing back the fluid out of the heat exchanger area;
A microintegrated MEMS acoustic transducer (30; 80; 430) of an ultrasonic type comprising: a body (32; 82; 432, 433', 433") of semiconductor material, the body having a first and a second surface (32A, 32B; 82A; 432A, 432B) opposite to each other; a first cavity (34; 84; 480), extending in the body; a sensitive portion (38; 88; 438), suspended over the first cavity and extending between the first cavity and the first surface of the body, the sensitive portion housing a second cavity (42; 92; 490), the sensitive portion comprising a membrane (45; 95; 445) extending between the second cavity and the first surface of the body; a piezoelectric actuator (50; 100; 450) extending over the membrane; and an elastic supporting structure (40, 40A-40D; 90, 90A; 440, 440A, 440C) extending between the sensitive portion and the body, the elastic supporting structure being suspended over the first cavity, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is formed by a stack of layers, comprising a first electrode; a piezoelectric layer, extending on the first electrode; and a second electrode, extending on the piezoelectric layer, and wherein the membrane (45; 95; 445) has a ventilation hole (44; 94; 444) extending through the membrane until the second cavity (42; 92; 490). a body (32; 82; 432, 433', 433") of semiconductor material, the body having a first and a second surface (32A, 32B; 82A; 432A, 432B) opposite to each other; a first cavity (34; 84; 480), extending in the body; a sensitive portion (38; 88; 438), suspended over the first cavity and extending between the first cavity and the first surface of the body, the sensitive portion housing a second cavity (42; 92; 490), the sensitive portion comprising a membrane (45; 95; 445) extending between the second cavity and the first surface of the body; a piezoelectric actuator (50; 100; 450) extending over the membrane; and an elastic supporting structure (40, 40A-40D; 90, 90A; 440, 440A, 440C) extending between the sensitive portion and the body, the elastic supporting structure being suspended over the first cavity, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is formed by a stack of layers, comprising a first electrode; a piezoelectric layer, extending on the first electrode; and a second electrode, extending on the piezoelectric layer, and wherein the membrane (45; 95; 445) has a ventilation hole (44; 94; 444) extending through the membrane until the second cavity (42; 92; 490).
A system for degassing ink in an ink ejection device comprising: an ink chamber having an associated firing element and nozzle; an ink supply slot in fluid communication with the ink chamber; a controller to control drop ejections through the nozzle by activating the firing element; a degassing module executable on the controller to generate a nucleation site within the ink chamber through repeated, sub-turn-on-energy activations of the firing element; a first bubble-impeding structure between the ink chamber and the ink supply slot to prevent an air bubble formed on the nucleation site from venting into the ink supply slot; a recirculation channel having first and second ends (210, 212) coupled with the ink supply slot; a pump element located toward the first end of the channel; the ink chamber located toward the second end of the channel; wherein the degassing module is configured to generate a second nucleation site through repeated, turn-on-energy activations of the pump element, the system further comprising a second bubble-impeding structure between the pump element and the ink supply slot to prevent a second air bubble formed on the second nucleation site from venting into the ink supply slot, wherein each of the first and second bubble-impeding structures provides a clearance that ranges between 1 micron and 10 microns. an ink chamber having an associated firing element and nozzle; an ink supply slot in fluid communication with the ink chamber; a controller to control drop ejections through the nozzle by activating the firing element; a degassing module executable on the controller to generate a nucleation site within the ink chamber through repeated, sub-turn-on-energy activations of the firing element; a first bubble-impeding structure between the ink chamber and the ink supply slot to prevent an air bubble formed on the nucleation site from venting into the ink supply slot; a recirculation channel having first and second ends (210, 212) coupled with the ink supply slot; a pump element located toward the first end of the channel; the ink chamber located toward the second end of the channel; wherein the degassing module is configured to generate a second nucleation site through repeated, turn-on-energy activations of the pump element, the system further comprising a second bubble-impeding structure between the pump element and the ink supply slot to prevent a second air bubble formed on the second nucleation site from venting into the ink supply slot, wherein each of the first and second bubble-impeding structures provides a clearance that ranges between 1 micron and 10 microns.
A device for dispensing surgical fasteners inside the body of a patient and generating marks outside the body indicating where said surgical fasteners have been dispensed inside the body, said device comprising: a first member having a surgical fastener dispenser opening at a distal end thereof adapted for dispensing surgical fasteners; a second member coupled with said first member, said second member having a distal end that opposes said surgical fastener dispenser opening; and characterized by a marking assembly secured to the distal end of said second member, wherein said marking assembly is moveable away from and toward said surgical fastener dispenser opening, and wherein said marking assembly is adapted for generating marks on an external surface of the body that mirror the location of each surgical fastener dispensed from said surgical fastener opening at the distal end of said first member. a first member having a surgical fastener dispenser opening at a distal end thereof adapted for dispensing surgical fasteners; a second member coupled with said first member, said second member having a distal end that opposes said surgical fastener dispenser opening; and characterized by a marking assembly secured to the distal end of said second member, wherein said marking assembly is moveable away from and toward said surgical fastener dispenser opening, and wherein said marking assembly is adapted for generating marks on an external surface of the body that mirror the location of each surgical fastener dispensed from said surgical fastener opening at the distal end of said first member.
Method for producing thermally curable resins, containing the step of reacting an aminoplast former with 5-hydroxymethylfurfural under conditions leading to the formation of polycondensation products, characterized in that the HMF comprises at least one HMF oligomer and in that the proportion of HMF oligomer is 0.05 wt.% to 100 wt.%, based on the total amount of HMF used.
A hearing aid comprising at least one microphone for transforming an acoustic signal surrounding a hearing aid user into an electrical signal, signal processing means for processing said electrical signal into an electrical output signal which is supplied to a receiver adapted for generating an acoustical signal into the ear canal of said hearing aid user, said hearing aid further comprising - an ear plug part prepared for being arranged in the ear canal of said hearing aid user, and - guiding sound generation means for generating an acoustic guiding signal to be provided for a limited period through said receiver during insertion of said ear plug part into the ear canal, characterized in that, during said insertion, a gradual change in volume and in timbre of the acoustic guiding signal at the eardrum of the hearing aid user, will assist the hearing aid user in the correct positioning of the ear plug part. - an ear plug part prepared for being arranged in the ear canal of said hearing aid user, and - guiding sound generation means for generating an acoustic guiding signal to be provided for a limited period through said receiver during insertion of said ear plug part into the ear canal,
An antimicrobial composition, comprising: a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula: wherein groups R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different, substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, cyclic or acyclic, may contain ether, ester, or amide linkages and are alkyl groups each having less than a C20 chain length, and X- is an anionic counterion; an acid component, wherein the acid component is a fatty acid or a fatty acid surfactant; wherein the composition is either a ready-to-use-solution or a watersoluble concentrate and has a pH between 0 to 6. a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula: wherein groups R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different, substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, cyclic or acyclic, may contain ether, ester, or amide linkages and are alkyl groups each having less than a C20 chain length, and X- is an anionic counterion; an acid component, wherein the acid component is a fatty acid or a fatty acid surfactant; wherein the composition is either a ready-to-use-solution or a watersoluble concentrate and has a pH between 0 to 6.
An organic salt comprising terephthalic acid and at least one kind of primary alkylamine, wherein an alkyl group constituting the primary alkylamine has 6 or more and 17 or less carbon atoms.
A method of diastereoselective hydrogenation, the method comprising providing a substrate of formula: wherein Cycl represents a furan (C 4 H 3 O-)or 4H-pyran (C 5 H 6 O-) ring moiety and R 1 represents H or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl chain; reacting the substrate with hydrogen under pressure in the presence of a catalyst composition, the catalyst's composition comprising: a metal hydrogenation catalyst on a support in the presence of a lithium salt. wherein Cycl represents a furan (C 4 H 3 O-)or 4H-pyran (C 5 H 6 O-) ring moiety and R 1 represents H or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl chain; a metal hydrogenation catalyst on a support in the presence of a lithium salt.
Process of recharging a rechargeable battery in a portable object communicating with a reader establishing communication compliant with ISO standard 14443 over a modulated electromagnetic field that further enables powering of the portable object, the portable object furthermore having the rechargeable battery, characterised in that the portable object sends to the reader at least one waiting message of S-Block type messages comprising a power level parameter indicating whether or not the power level of the electromagnetic field is sufficient to recharge the battery and a waiting time parameter (WTXM) indicating the reader a waiting time before the next message, and in which, when the power level is sufficient for recharging the battery, the waiting time parameter is set to a maximum time value of the S-Block type waiting time message and the portable object uses the energy of the electromagnetic field to recharge its battery during the waiting time.
A cosmetic method of lightening skin comprising applying to skin in need of skin lightening a compound of Formula I: wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 - C 20 alkyl, C 2 - C 20 alkenyl, C 2 - C 20 alkynyl, and C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C 1 - C 6 alkyl, C 2 - C 6 alkenyl, C 2 - C 6 alkynyl, C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl, -OC 1 - C 6 alkyl, -OC 2 - C 6 alkenyl, -OC 2 - C 6 alkynyl, -OC 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl, thiol, -SC 1 - C 6 alkyl, -SC 2 - C 6 alkenyl, -SC 2 - C 6 alkynyl, -SC 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl, -NR 4 C 1 - C 6 alkyl, -NR 4 C 2 - C 6 alkenyl, -NR 4 C 2 - C 6 alkynyl, and -NR 4 C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; R 3 is selected from -CO 2 H, -CO 2 R 4 or an isosteric equivalent of a carboxy group, wherein R 4 is C 1 - C 6 alkyl, C 2 - C 6 alkenyl, C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; and Y is -(CH 2 -CH 2)-, -(CH=CH)-, or -(C≡C)-; or a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof. R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 - C 20 alkyl, C 2 - C 20 alkenyl, C 2 - C 20 alkynyl, and C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, C 1 - C 6 alkyl, C 2 - C 6 alkenyl, C 2 - C 6 alkynyl, C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl, -OC 1 - C 6 alkyl, -OC 2 - C 6 alkenyl, -OC 2 - C 6 alkynyl, -OC 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl, thiol, -SC 1 - C 6 alkyl, -SC 2 - C 6 alkenyl, -SC 2 - C 6 alkynyl, -SC 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl, -NR 4 C 1 - C 6 alkyl, -NR 4 C 2 - C 6 alkenyl, -NR 4 C 2 - C 6 alkynyl, and -NR 4 C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; R 3 is selected from -CO 2 H, -CO 2 R 4 or an isosteric equivalent of a carboxy group, wherein R 4 is C 1 - C 6 alkyl, C 2 - C 6 alkenyl, C 3 - C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; and Y is -(CH 2 -CH 2)-, -(CH=CH)-, or -(C≡C)-;
A nozzle (10, 200, 400) comprising: a deflector having an upstream surface contoured to deliver fluid radially outwardly therefrom through an arcuate span; a nozzle (10, 200, 400) body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a pattern adjustment valve (14, 125), the inlet capable of receiving fluid from a source, the outlet capable of delivering fluid to the upstream surface of the deflector, and the pattern adjustment valve (14, 125) defining an opening adjustable in length to set the arcuate span; wherein the pattern adjustment valve (14, 125) comprises a first valve body and a second valve body, each valve body comprising an arcuate slot (65, 265, 267, 465, 467) shiftable relative to one another to increase or decrease the length of the valve opening; and wherein the two valve bodies cooperate to adjust the length of the opening to define a substantially polygonal irrigation area in at least one valve position. a deflector having an upstream surface contoured to deliver fluid radially outwardly therefrom through an arcuate span; a nozzle (10, 200, 400) body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a pattern adjustment valve (14, 125), the inlet capable of receiving fluid from a source, the outlet capable of delivering fluid to the upstream surface of the deflector, and the pattern adjustment valve (14, 125) defining an opening adjustable in length to set the arcuate span; wherein the pattern adjustment valve (14, 125) comprises a first valve body and a second valve body, each valve body comprising an arcuate slot (65, 265, 267, 465, 467) shiftable relative to one another to increase or decrease the length of the valve opening; and wherein the two valve bodies cooperate to adjust the length of the opening to define a substantially polygonal irrigation area in at least one valve position.