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A coupling arrangement for connecting a pipe to a further pipe or a connector, the coupling arrangement comprising: a connector body having an open end for receiving the free end of a pipe, a mechanical engagement arrangement for preventing or limiting axial movement of the connector body relative to the free end of a pipe received in the open end of the connector body; and a mechanical seal arrangement for providing a metal-to-metal seal between the free end of the pipe and the connector body when the free end of the pipe is received in the open end of the connector body; wherein the mechanical seal arrangement includes a first metallic element configured to fit on a free end of a pipe, for use as part of the metal-to-metal seal; wherein the coupling arrangement includes a metallic seal surface, arranged for cooperation with the first metallic element, such that the metal-to-metal seal is created between the first metallic element and the metallic seal surface, and wherein the first metallic element is an annular seal element; characterised in that the connector body comprises one or more apertures defining a plurality of channels or bores through a portion of the connector body, from a front surface of the connector body to a radial internal surface, the radial internal surface being located substantially adjacent the first metallic element in use.
Component for a redox flow cell, having an electrode frame (1, 11), an electrode (4, 14), a membrane and a bipolar plate, wherein the electrode (4, 14) is arranged in the electrode frame (1, 11) and is enclosed around its circumference by the latter and the electrode frame (1, 11) is arranged between the membrane and the bipolar plate, characterised in that the electrode frame (1, 11) is adhesively bonded to at least the membrane. having an electrode frame (1, 11), an electrode (4, 14), a membrane and a bipolar plate, wherein the electrode (4, 14) is arranged in the electrode frame (1, 11) and is enclosed around its circumference by the latter and the electrode frame (1, 11) is arranged between the membrane and the bipolar plate, characterised in that the electrode frame (1, 11) is adhesively bonded to at least the membrane.
A grinder-doser for beans, for example coffee beans, comprising a body which encloses a first grinder supported by a relative first grinder-holder, and a second grinder supported by a relative second grinder-holder, wherein the first and second grinders (11,12) are facing one to the other along an axial direction (X-X) and are housed in a grinding chamber for coffee beans made inside said body, one of said grinders being movable along the axial direction (X-X) with respect to the other grinder, said grinder-doser comprising an adjustment device of the relative axial distance between said first and second grinders (11,12), which in turn comprises a control element which is supported by said body in a position offset from said axial direction (X-X) and is kinematically connected to the axially movable grinder by means of a lever pivoted on said body to impose on said axially movable grinder controlled movements along said axial direction (X-X) so as to adjust the relative axial distance between said first and second grinders (11,12), wherein said lever is kinematically connected to said control element by means of a first hinge, characterized in that said lever is kinematically connected to said axially movable grinder by means of a second hinge, the rotation axes (Y1-Y1; Y2-Y2) of said first and second hinges (71,72) being parallel to the fulcrum axis (Y-Y) of said lever.
A multiple stage pump assembly comprising at least two pumps (2,3) arranged in series, wherein at least the second and each subsequent pump comprises a pump inlet, a pump outlet and at least two threaded rotors, characterized in that at least the second and each subsequent pump further comprises a pressure controlled valve, the pressure controlled valve being capable of controlling re-circulation of fluid from the pump outlet to the pump inlet.
A vascular access device comprising: a body having an interior lumen; a septum housed within the interior lumen of the body, the septum having a slit to allow a separate extravascular device to access the interior lumen; a first coating material is disposed on at least a portion of the septum, characterized in that: the first coating material being soluble to a first flush compound and resistant to a second flush compound; and a second coating material is disposed on the first coating material, the second coating material being soluble to the second flush compound such that when the second flush compound contacts the second coating material, the second coating material is dissolved, while the first coating material remains disposed on the portion of the septum, wherein at least one of the first coating material or second coating material includes an antimicrobial agent. a body having an interior lumen; a septum housed within the interior lumen of the body, the septum having a slit to allow a separate extravascular device to access the interior lumen; a first coating material is disposed on at least a portion of the septum, characterized in that: the first coating material being soluble to a first flush compound and resistant to a second flush compound; and a second coating material is disposed on the first coating material, the second coating material being soluble to the second flush compound such that when the second flush compound contacts the second coating material, the second coating material is dissolved, while the first coating material remains disposed on the portion of the septum, wherein at least one of the first coating material or second coating material includes an antimicrobial agent.
A particle collection mechanism (100;200;300;400) for use in filtering airflow (102;202;302;402) moving from an upstream direction to downstream direction, comprising: a fibrous filter (104;204;304;404) having a grounded side (106;206;306;406) and a fiber side (108;208;308;408), the fibrous filter being oriented such that the grounded side is directed toward the upstream direction and the fiber side is directed toward the downstream direction; and a first ionization array (110;210;310;410) positioned downstream of the fibrous filter, the ionization array having a plurality of electrodes (112;212;312;412) permitting unipolar ions to be directed toward the fibrous filter, characterised in that the first ionization array is unidirectional. a fibrous filter (104;204;304;404) having a grounded side (106;206;306;406) and a fiber side (108;208;308;408), the fibrous filter being oriented such that the grounded side is directed toward the upstream direction and the fiber side is directed toward the downstream direction; and a first ionization array (110;210;310;410) positioned downstream of the fibrous filter, the ionization array having a plurality of electrodes (112;212;312;412) permitting unipolar ions to be directed toward the fibrous filter, characterised in that the first ionization array is unidirectional.
A polylactic acid based resin sheet having a laminated structure comprising a layer A formed of a composition containing polylactic acid and a layer B formed of a composition containing a poly(meth)acrylate based resin, an ionic surface active agent, and a nonionic surface active agent, the layer B being the outermost layer at at least one surface of the sheet, the poly(meth)acrylate based resin accounting for 50 mass% or more and 99.5 mass% or less of the entire 100 mass% of the composition, and the ionic surface active agent and nonionic surface active agent in the composition having a mass ratio as follows: 2 ≤ ionic surface active agent / nonionic surface active agent ≤ 25.
A particle separator for removing particulate from a flue gas comprising: a chamber having an inlet for receiving a flue gas and an outlet for exhausting a flue gas from the chamber after passing there through; a plurality of perforated screens disposed within the chamber, wherein each screen has a planar surface; a means for vibrating the screens, wherein the vibrating means directly contacts the planar surface of the screens, comprising at least one rapper having a hammer and a shaft operatively connected to the hammer, wherein the shaft extends through openings formed in a chamber wall and the perforated screens; the particle separator being characterised in that the screens have a plate which surrounds the opening of the perforated screen and the shaft is welded to the plate; and the rapper further comprises a controller which controls the operation of the rapper; wherein the controller is configured to vary the force, duration and timing of the operation of the rapper; and a plurality of rappers are mounted on opposite sides of the chamber, the shafts of the rappers positioned on the same side of the chamber are spaced vertically along the height of the same perforated screens. a chamber having an inlet for receiving a flue gas and an outlet for exhausting a flue gas from the chamber after passing there through; a plurality of perforated screens disposed within the chamber, wherein each screen has a planar surface; a means for vibrating the screens, wherein the vibrating means directly contacts the planar surface of the screens, comprising at least one rapper having a hammer and a shaft operatively connected to the hammer, wherein the shaft extends through openings formed in a chamber wall and the perforated screens;
An object detection apparatus for detecting a predetermined object from an image, comprising one or more strong classifiers each including one or more weak classifiers each including a feature extracting section and a function mapping section, the feature extracting section being configured to extract a feature value of the image, and the function mapping section being configured to determine a weak classification of the image in accordance with the feature value extracted by the feature extracting section; the feature extracting section comprising: a feature point extracting section, for extracting a plurality of pairs of predetermined feature points from the image; a pixel value obtaining section, for obtaining a pixel value of each feature point in each pair of feature points; a feature point comparing section, for comparing, in accordance with the pixel values obtained by the pixel value obtaining section, two feature points in each pair of feature points to obtain a logical value; and a feature value obtaining section, for obtaining, as the feature value of the image, a bit stream composed of a plurality of the logical values respectively obtained from the plurality of pairs of feature points. a feature point extracting section, for extracting a plurality of pairs of predetermined feature points from the image; a pixel value obtaining section, for obtaining a pixel value of each feature point in each pair of feature points; a feature point comparing section, for comparing, in accordance with the pixel values obtained by the pixel value obtaining section, two feature points in each pair of feature points to obtain a logical value; and a feature value obtaining section, for obtaining, as the feature value of the image, a bit stream composed of a plurality of the logical values respectively obtained from the plurality of pairs of feature points.
Solid anhydrous cosmetic makeup and/or care composition comprising at least: - at least 0.1% by weight of hollow particles relative to the total weight of the said composition, the said hollow particles being chosen from hydrophobic silica aerogel particles; - a volatile oil; - at least 5% by weight of at least one organopolysiloxane elastomer; and - a wax solid at 25 °C, the composition comprising a content of less than or equal to 0.5% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the said composition, and hydrophobic silica meaning any silica whose surface is treated with silylating agents. - at least 0.1% by weight of hollow particles relative to the total weight of the said composition, the said hollow particles being chosen from hydrophobic silica aerogel particles; - a volatile oil; - at least 5% by weight of at least one organopolysiloxane elastomer; and - a wax solid at 25 °C,
A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus installed in a vehicle reducing a drive torque during a halt, the apparatus including vehicle holding control means for performing vehicle holding control by holding a brake hydraulic pressure when the vehicle is at a halt, wherein: the vehicle holding control means is configured to release the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure based on an accelerator operation of a driver when the vehicle is at a halt and is further configured to release the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure completely before a drive torque of the vehicle starts increasing; characterised by gradient acquiring means for acquiring a road surface gradient (α), wherein, only when an absolute value of the road surface gradient acquired by the gradient acquiring means is less than a predetermined value, in the releasing of the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure, the vehicle holding control means releases the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure completely before the drive torque of the vehicle starts increasing. the vehicle holding control means is configured to release the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure based on an accelerator operation of a driver when the vehicle is at a halt and is further configured to release the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure completely before a drive torque of the vehicle starts increasing; characterised by gradient acquiring means for acquiring a road surface gradient (α), wherein, only when an absolute value of the road surface gradient acquired by the gradient acquiring means is less than a predetermined value, in the releasing of the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure, the vehicle holding control means releases the holding of the brake hydraulic pressure completely before the drive torque of the vehicle starts increasing.
A power consumption device, comprising: a passenger compartment; and a box for accommodating a battery cell, the box comprising a thermal management component; wherein the thermal management component is configured to accommodate fluid to adjust a temperature for the battery cell and the passenger compartment; wherein the thermal management component is configured for a heat conducting connection to the battery cell, and the thermal management component is in a heat conducting connection to a compartment wall of the passenger compartment or is formed as a part of the compartment wall so as to simultaneously adjust a temperature for the battery cell and the passenger compartment; characterized in that the box further comprises a box body with an opening, the thermal management component is configured to cover the opening, the box body and the thermal management component enclose a closing chamber, and the closing chamber is configured to accommodate the battery cell. a passenger compartment; and a box for accommodating a battery cell, the box comprising a thermal management component; wherein the thermal management component is configured to accommodate fluid to adjust a temperature for the battery cell and the passenger compartment; wherein the thermal management component is configured for a heat conducting connection to the battery cell, and the thermal management component is in a heat conducting connection to a compartment wall of the passenger compartment or is formed as a part of the compartment wall so as to simultaneously adjust a temperature for the battery cell and the passenger compartment; characterized in that the box further comprises a box body with an opening, the thermal management component is configured to cover the opening, the box body and the thermal management component enclose a closing chamber, and the closing chamber is configured to accommodate the battery cell.
A method (300, 500) for operating a docking host for communicating with a wireless peripheral device, the method comprising: establishing an initial connection between the docking host and the wireless peripheral device, the initial connection comprising obtaining functionality information that describes functionality provided by the wireless peripheral device; storing the functionality information; receiving a request from a dockee to retrieve information regarding wireless peripheral functionality associated with the docking host; checking a current state of the wireless peripheral device upon receiving the request; determining, based on the current state, whether to advertise the functionality information; and advertising (304, 508) the functionality information to the dockee based on the determination. establishing an initial connection between the docking host and the wireless peripheral device, the initial connection comprising obtaining functionality information that describes functionality provided by the wireless peripheral device; storing the functionality information; receiving a request from a dockee to retrieve information regarding wireless peripheral functionality associated with the docking host; checking a current state of the wireless peripheral device upon receiving the request; determining, based on the current state, whether to advertise the functionality information; and advertising (304, 508) the functionality information to the dockee based on the determination.
An endoprosthesis having an expanded state and an unexpanded state, the endoprosthesis comprising: a stent, wherein the stent has an inner surface defining a lumen, an outer surface, a first end, a second end, and a thickness defined between the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the stent has a plurality of openings extending through the thickness; and a polymeric coating adhered to the outer surface of the stent, the polymeric coating comprising a base and a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the base, wherein the protrusions are arranged in a micropattern, wherein the base and the stent are coterminous, wherein the base covers the openings of the stent, characterised in that the protrusions are micropillars, and in that the protrusions include a plurality of bumps extending outwardly from a surface of one of the micropillars or a plurality of indentations extending inwardly from a surface of one of the micropillars. a stent, wherein the stent has an inner surface defining a lumen, an outer surface, a first end, a second end, and a thickness defined between the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the stent has a plurality of openings extending through the thickness; and a polymeric coating adhered to the outer surface of the stent, the polymeric coating comprising a base and a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the base, wherein the protrusions are arranged in a micropattern, wherein the base and the stent are coterminous, wherein the base covers the openings of the stent, characterised in that the protrusions are micropillars, and in that the protrusions include a plurality of bumps extending outwardly from a surface of one of the micropillars or a plurality of indentations extending inwardly from a surface of one of the micropillars.
A control method of a laundry machine, the laundry machine comprising a tub and/or a drum, a duct configured to communicate with the tub and/or the drum, and a heater, a nozzle to directly eject water to the heater and a blower which are arranged within the duct, the method comprises: a preparation operation of heating the heater, which occupies a partial space within the duct, to create a high temperature external environment of the heater that is suitable for steam generation, wherein actuation of the nozzle and/or the blower stops in the preparation operation or stopping actuation of the nozzle and/or the blower is maintained for a partial duration of the preparation operation; a steam generation operation of generating steam by directly supplying water to the heater using the nozzle, wherein actuation of the blower stops in the steam generation operation or stopping actuation of the blower is maintained for a partial duration of the steam generation operation; and a steam supply operation of generating air flow within the duct by rotating the blower and to supply the generated steam to the laundry in the drum, wherein the steam supply operation at least includes a duration for which simultaneous actuation of the heater, the nozzle, and the blower is performed, characterized in that the steam generation operation and the steam supply operation include ejecting water to the heater from the nozzle installed in or to a blower housing surrounding the blower to be close to a discharge portion of the blower through which air having passed through the blower is discharged, and wherein the heater is located at one longitudinal side of the duct, and the blower is located at the other longitudinal side of the duct. a preparation operation of heating the heater, which occupies a partial space within the duct, to create a high temperature external environment of the heater that is suitable for steam generation, wherein actuation of the nozzle and/or the blower stops in the preparation operation or stopping actuation of the nozzle and/or the blower is maintained for a partial duration of the preparation operation; a steam generation operation of generating steam by directly supplying water to the heater using the nozzle, wherein actuation of the blower stops in the steam generation operation or stopping actuation of the blower is maintained for a partial duration of the steam generation operation; and a steam supply operation of generating air flow within the duct by rotating the blower and to supply the generated steam to the laundry in the drum, wherein the steam supply operation at least includes a duration for which simultaneous actuation of the heater, the nozzle, and the blower is performed, characterized in that the steam generation operation and the steam supply operation include ejecting water to the heater from the nozzle installed in or to a blower housing surrounding the blower to be close to a discharge portion of the blower through which air having passed through the blower is discharged, and wherein the heater is located at one longitudinal side of the duct, and the blower is located at the other longitudinal side of the duct.
A registration processing method, comprising: receiving registration processing type information reported by a User Equipment, UE; and identifying a processing type of the registration according to the processing type information; wherein for a registration caused by handover, a network-side network element initiates a bearer creation procedure to create resources in a target Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, network used by the UE in a source non-3GPP network or to create resources in a non-3GPP network used by the UE in a source 3GPP network. receiving registration processing type information reported by a User Equipment, UE; and identifying a processing type of the registration according to the processing type information;