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A rechargeable battery (1000, 1002, 1003) comprising: an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and connected to the first electrode, the case having an opening exposing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled with the case and covering an outer region of the opening in the case, the cap plate having an opening exposing a central region of the opening in the case and comprising an insulation layer coated on a surface thereof corresponding to the opening in the cap plate; and a terminal portion connected with the second electrode and bonded in an insulated manner to the cap plate, the terminal portion covering the opening in the cap plate, wherein the terminal portion comprises a plating layer being directly bonded to the insulation layer of the cap plate, and wherein the plating layer completely fills the opening in the cap plate. an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and connected to the first electrode, the case having an opening exposing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled with the case and covering an outer region of the opening in the case, the cap plate having an opening exposing a central region of the opening in the case and comprising an insulation layer coated on a surface thereof corresponding to the opening in the cap plate; and a terminal portion connected with the second electrode and bonded in an insulated manner to the cap plate, the terminal portion covering the opening in the cap plate, wherein the terminal portion comprises a plating layer being directly bonded to the insulation layer of the cap plate, and wherein the plating layer completely fills the opening in the cap plate.
Gateway for providing controlled access from an entrance point to an exit point, comprising two wall elements (4, 5) defining a corridor inbetween said wall elements (4, 5), and comprising a movable close off element or elements that have an open position and a closed position, whereby in the open position the corridor between the entrance point and the exit point provides a free passageway, and whereby in the closed position the corridor is closed off and passage from the entrance point to the exit point is prevented, wherein the movable close off element or elements is/are embodied as at least one flexible band which at least one flexible band is movable from within a wall element (4, 5) to at least in part outside that wall element (4, 5), whereby in the open position the at least one flexible band is substantially rectilinear and positioned inside the wall element (4, 5), and whereby in the closed position the at least one flexible band is bent to extend at least in part outside the wall element (4, 5) towards the other wall element to close up the passageway, characterized in that the band is suspended at its extremities between a first holder and a second holder of the band, whereby at least one of said holders (8, 9) is movable in order to reduce a distance between said holders (8, 9) so as to buckle out the band suspended between said holders from its position within the wall element (4, 5) to a position extending at least in part outside the wall element (4, 5).
A method for reprogramming a differentiated animal somatic cell to an undifferentiated pluripotent stem cell, comprising the steps of: (a) isolating the nucleus, DNA, or chromatin from said differentiated animal somatic cell and exposing said nucleus, DNA, or chromatin in vitro to an extract from undifferentiated cells to form a remodelled nucleus, wherein the extract from undifferentiated cells is an extract from embryonic stem cells, an extract from embryonic germ cells, an extract from embryonal carcinoma cells or an extract from oocytes; and (b) transferring or fusing the resulting remodelled nucleus from step (a) into the enucleated cytoplasm of an undifferentiated pluripotent embryonic cell that is an embryonic stem cell, an embryonic germ cell, or an embryonal carcinoma cell to form an undifferentiated pluripotent stem cell and allowing the resulting undifferentiated pluripotent stem cell to grow. (a) isolating the nucleus, DNA, or chromatin from said differentiated animal somatic cell and exposing said nucleus, DNA, or chromatin in vitro to an extract from undifferentiated cells to form a remodelled nucleus, wherein the extract from undifferentiated cells is an extract from embryonic stem cells, an extract from embryonic germ cells, an extract from embryonal carcinoma cells or an extract from oocytes; and (b) transferring or fusing the resulting remodelled nucleus from step (a) into the enucleated cytoplasm of an undifferentiated pluripotent embryonic cell that is an embryonic stem cell, an embryonic germ cell, or an embryonal carcinoma cell to form an undifferentiated pluripotent stem cell and allowing the resulting undifferentiated pluripotent stem cell to grow.
An organic/inorganic composite separator, which includes a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate with a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the binder polymer is a copolymer including: (a) a first monomer unit having a contact angle to a water drop in the range from 0° to 49°; and (b) a second monomer unit having a contact angle to a water drop in the range from 50° to 130°, wherein the copolymer has a contact angle to a water drop in the range from 30° to 80°; wherein interstitial volumes exist among the inorganic particles in the porous coating layer; wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic particles and the binder polymer is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1. (a) a first monomer unit having a contact angle to a water drop in the range from 0° to 49°; and (b) a second monomer unit having a contact angle to a water drop in the range from 50° to 130°, wherein the copolymer has a contact angle to a water drop in the range from 30° to 80°;
Micro combined heat and power system (2, 2.1) with an electrical power of less than 20 kW for at least one building, comprising: - at least one combined heat and power device, - at least one thermal storage device connected to the combined heat and power device for storing at least the thermal energy generated by the combined heat and power device, - at least one control device connected via a communication link to the combined heat and power device and the thermal storage device for controlling the combined heat and power system (2, 2.1), - wherein said control device is set up to determine at least one power set point value for a first period of time for said combined heat and power device, characterized in that - the control device is set up to generate at least one load forecast for the first period for the building, and - the control device is set up to determine the power set point value for the first period as a function of the at least one load forecast and at least one tariff forecast provided for the first period, - wherein an electrical load forecast is realised as a weighted linear combination of the electrical values measured in the last few days, and - wherein a thermal load forecast is realised as a weighted linear combination of the thermal values measured over the last few days. - at least one combined heat and power device, - at least one thermal storage device connected to the combined heat and power device for storing at least the thermal energy generated by the combined heat and power device, - at least one control device connected via a communication link to the combined heat and power device and the thermal storage device for controlling the combined heat and power system (2, 2.1), - wherein said control device is set up to determine at least one power set point value for a first period of time for said combined heat and power device, characterized in that - the control device is set up to generate at least one load forecast for the first period for the building, and - the control device is set up to determine the power set point value for the first period as a function of the at least one load forecast and at least one tariff forecast provided for the first period, - wherein an electrical load forecast is realised as a weighted linear combination of the electrical values measured in the last few days, and - wherein a thermal load forecast is realised as a weighted linear combination of the thermal values measured over the last few days.
A method of reducing the number or size of voids in a polyurethane formed in situ in a container, comprising forming a flow of at least two reactive polyurethane formulation components from a component source such that at least a portion of the flow contacts an inner surface of a container or of a liner thereof, the inner surface being modified to increase the area of the inner surface of the container by at least 25 percent compared to that of an unmodified inner surface by either (a) profiling features, said profiling features each having an average height-to-surface measurement ranging from 0.5 mm to 20 mm; or (b) engraving features, said engraving features having a depth-to-surface measurement ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm; the profiling or engraving features being repeated at intervals that range from 2 to 5 times the height-to-surface or depth-to-surface measurement, respectively under conditions such that a polyurethane is formed, the polyurethane having fewer or smaller voids than a polyurethane formed under identical conditions but without a modified inner surface, wherein the container is selected from: an appliance interior and exterior wall; an appliance shelf; a boat or ship hull or compartment divider; a vehicle or engine compartment divider or modifier; an aircraft body; an aircraft interior structure; a helmet; personal protective gear; sporting and recreational equipment; an electrical housing and an electronics housing.
An appliance cooling system configured so as to cool an insulated interior space of an appliance, the appliance cooling system comprising: a compressor; a condenser that receives refrigerant flowing from the compressor; an evaporator that receives refrigerant flowing from the condenser, the evaporator defining upstream and downstream portions (22, 24), and wherein refrigerant received from the condenser flows through the upstream portion of the evaporator, the refrigerant splitting into a first portion and a second portion after flowing through the upstream portion of the evaporator, the first portion of the refrigerant flowing to the compressor without passing through the downstream portion of the evaporator, the second portion of the refrigerant from the upstream portion flowing through the downstream portion of the evaporator after passing through the upstream portion of the evaporator, the second portion of the refrigerant flowing to the compressor after passing through the downstream portion of the evaporator; and a refrigerant expander operably coupled to the condenser and the evaporator and permitting expansion of refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator; and characterized by an insulated structure extending around the upstream and downstream portions (22, 24) of the evaporator configured to define a refrigerated space in the appliance to be cooled by the appliance cooling system, so that air in the refrigerated space can flow around both the upstream and downstream portions (22, 24) of the evaporator. a compressor; a condenser that receives refrigerant flowing from the compressor; an evaporator that receives refrigerant flowing from the condenser, the evaporator defining upstream and downstream portions (22, 24), and wherein refrigerant received from the condenser flows through the upstream portion of the evaporator, the refrigerant splitting into a first portion and a second portion after flowing through the upstream portion of the evaporator, the first portion of the refrigerant flowing to the compressor without passing through the downstream portion of the evaporator, the second portion of the refrigerant from the upstream portion flowing through the downstream portion of the evaporator after passing through the upstream portion of the evaporator, the second portion of the refrigerant flowing to the compressor after passing through the downstream portion of the evaporator; and a refrigerant expander operably coupled to the condenser and the evaporator and permitting expansion of refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator; and characterized by an insulated structure extending around the upstream and downstream portions (22, 24) of the evaporator configured to define a refrigerated space in the appliance to be cooled by the appliance cooling system, so that air in the refrigerated space can flow around both the upstream and downstream portions (22, 24) of the evaporator.
Sliding valve having anti-twist protection, the sliding valve comprising a valve housing and a sliding piston that is arranged so as to be axially movable in the valve housing and that comprises a cylindrical piston region having a lateral surface in which a longitudinal groove is formed which extends axially at least over the sliding-piston stroke and in which an anti-twist protection element arranged in the valve housing engages, characterised in that the anti-twist protection element is a ball that interacts at least with edges of the longitudinal groove and is arranged in the valve housing in a floating manner.
Battery cell, in particular lithium-ion battery cell, comprising a monitoring device for controlling the charge, voltage and/or temperature of the battery cell, and comprising a first terminal for electrical connection of the battery cell, wherein the first terminal is electrically conductively connected to a first electrode of the battery cell and to a fuse which serves to interrupt the current path leading to the first terminal, wherein the monitoring device is connected to this current path between the first electrode and the fuse by way of a first contact, characterized in that the monitoring device is connected to this current path between the fuse and the first terminal by way of a second contact, in that the battery cell comprises a housing, wherein the monitoring device is arranged in the housing, and in that the first electrode is electrically conductively connected to the housing and/or to a housing cover of the battery cell, wherein the second contact is realized on the housing and/or on the housing cover.
A plethysmographic measurement system, comprising: a plethysmographic measurement chamber (22; 52; 84; 138); and plethysmographic measurement components (26; 56) coupled to the measurement chamber, an air circulation system coupled between the measurement chamber and the environment outside the measurement chamber, wherein the measurement components comprise: a volume perturbation element (28; 58) configured to change the volume of the measurement chamber and means (104; 106) for determining pressure within the chamber; and wherein the air circulation system is configured to renew air within the measurement chamber using air from the environment outside the chamber during plethysmographic measurement. a plethysmographic measurement chamber (22; 52; 84; 138); and plethysmographic measurement components (26; 56) coupled to the measurement chamber, an air circulation system coupled between the measurement chamber and the environment outside the measurement chamber, wherein the measurement components comprise: a volume perturbation element (28; 58) configured to change the volume of the measurement chamber and means (104; 106) for determining pressure within the chamber; and wherein the air circulation system is configured to renew air within the measurement chamber using air from the environment outside the chamber during plethysmographic measurement. a volume perturbation element (28; 58) configured to change the volume of the measurement chamber and means (104; 106) for determining pressure within the chamber; and wherein the air circulation system is configured to renew air within the measurement chamber using air from the environment outside the chamber during plethysmographic measurement.
Computer-implemented method for determining uncertainties in measurement data from a measurement of an object, wherein a digital representation of the object is generated by the measurement, wherein the object representation has a plurality of items of image information, wherein an item of image information indicates a value of a measurement variable for the object at a defined position of the object, wherein a statistical noise is superimposed on the image information, wherein the method has the following steps: • determining the object representation, • determining a distance field from the image information relating to the object representation, wherein the distance field has a plurality of distance values, wherein a distance value for a particular point in the distance field indicates the shortest distance between the point and a closest material boundary surface of the object, • determining a strength of the statistical noise in the image information, • determining an uncertainty of the distance values of the distance field on the basis of the strength of the statistical noise, and • determining an uncertainty of the position of at least one point on at least one material boundary surface from the uncertainty of the distance values of the distance field. • determining the object representation, • determining a distance field from the image information relating to the object representation, wherein the distance field has a plurality of distance values, wherein a distance value for a particular point in the distance field indicates the shortest distance between the point and a closest material boundary surface of the object, • determining a strength of the statistical noise in the image information, • determining an uncertainty of the distance values of the distance field on the basis of the strength of the statistical noise, and • determining an uncertainty of the position of at least one point on at least one material boundary surface from the uncertainty of the distance values of the distance field.
Installation for condensing steam, with the following features: 1.1 Two tube bundles are connected by their upper ends to steam distribution lines for the introduction of steam into the tube bundles and are connected by their lower ends to condensate collectors for receiving condensate from the tube bundles; 1.2 The tube bundles are arranged in V-shaped fashion such that the steam distribution lines of a pair of tube bundles run with a greater spacing to one another than the condensate collectors of the pair of tube bundles, such that the condensate collectors are arranged in the region of a lower vertex of the V-shaped arrangement; 1.3 Above the pair of tube bundles, at least one aspirating fan is arranged in the region between the steam distribution lines; 1.4 The fan is borne by a central support pillar which extends from the fan to the vertex; 1.5 The tube bundles are mounted on a support bracket which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vertex and is connected to the central support pillar, such that the support pillar bears the weight of the support bracket and the tube bundles; 1.6 The tube bundles are self-supporting. 1.1 Two tube bundles are connected by their upper ends to steam distribution lines for the introduction of steam into the tube bundles and are connected by their lower ends to condensate collectors for receiving condensate from the tube bundles; 1.2 The tube bundles are arranged in V-shaped fashion such that the steam distribution lines of a pair of tube bundles run with a greater spacing to one another than the condensate collectors of the pair of tube bundles, such that the condensate collectors are arranged in the region of a lower vertex of the V-shaped arrangement; 1.3 Above the pair of tube bundles, at least one aspirating fan is arranged in the region between the steam distribution lines; 1.4 The fan is borne by a central support pillar which extends from the fan to the vertex; 1.5 The tube bundles are mounted on a support bracket which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vertex and is connected to the central support pillar, such that the support pillar bears the weight of the support bracket and the tube bundles; 1.6 The tube bundles are self-supporting.
A composition comprising: (a) a poly(arylene ether); a radial block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene; wherein the radial block copolymer has 50 to 70 weight percent of repeating units derived from the alkenyl aromatic monomer and a number average molecular weight of 50,000 to 70,000 atomic units as determined by gel permeation chromatography using polystyrene standards; a linear block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene; wherein the linear block copolymer has 55 to 70 weight percent of repeating units derived from the alkenyl aromatic monomer; wherein the ratio of to is 0.5:1 to 4:1; (c) one or more optical enhancing agents; and (d) a hydrocarbon resin selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated alicyclic hydrocarbon resins and hydrogenated terpene resins; wherein the composition is characterized by one or more of the following properties: (i) a multiaxial impact of at least 20 J as measured by ASTM D 3763-08; (ii) a percent haze of 15 percent or less as measured by ASTM D 1003-00; and (iii) a percent transmittance of 75 percent or more as measured by ASTM D 1003. (a) a poly(arylene ether); a radial block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene; wherein the radial block copolymer has 50 to 70 weight percent of repeating units derived from the alkenyl aromatic monomer and a number average molecular weight of 50,000 to 70,000 atomic units as determined by gel permeation chromatography using polystyrene standards; a linear block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene; wherein the linear block copolymer has 55 to 70 weight percent of repeating units derived from the alkenyl aromatic monomer; wherein the ratio of to is 0.5:1 to 4:1; (c) one or more optical enhancing agents; and (d) a hydrocarbon resin selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated alicyclic hydrocarbon resins and hydrogenated terpene resins; (i) a multiaxial impact of at least 20 J as measured by ASTM D 3763-08; (ii) a percent haze of 15 percent or less as measured by ASTM D 1003-00; and (iii) a percent transmittance of 75 percent or more as measured by ASTM D 1003.