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Process for precipitating a carbonate or (oxy)hydroxide comprising nickel from an aqueous solution by combining at least one aqueous solution of at least two different metal salts of which one is a nickel salt with at least one aqueous solution of at least one alkali metal hydroxide or (hydrogen)carbonate wherein such process is carried out in a vessel comprising a vessel body, one or more elements that control the hydraulic flow of the slurry formed during the precipitation and that induce a loop-type circulation flow, such element(s) being selected from draft tubes and guide vanes, and a stirrer whose stirrer element is in the vessel and located below the element(s). a vessel body, one or more elements that control the hydraulic flow of the slurry formed during the precipitation and that induce a loop-type circulation flow, such element(s) being selected from draft tubes and guide vanes, and a stirrer whose stirrer element is in the vessel and located below the element(s).
A printed antenna assembly for the transmission of electromagnetic waves, the printed antenna comprising: a substantially planar circuit board having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the planar circuit board including a mounting section and an antenna section integrally formed with each other on the first planar surface of said planar circuit board; an antenna driving circuit mounted to the mounting section for generating electromagnetic waves to be transmitted by the printed antenna assembly; a pair of radiating strips formed on the antenna section of the planar circuit board and electrically connected to the antenna driving circuit for the transmission of electromagnetic waves; characterized in that a pair of impedance matching strips is formed on the antenna section of the planar circuit board and each impedance matching strip is electrically connected to a respective one of the radiating strips, the impedance matching strips each having a length configured to enable the antenna to substantially match the impedance of the antenna driving circuit. a substantially planar circuit board having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the planar circuit board including a mounting section and an antenna section integrally formed with each other on the first planar surface of said planar circuit board; an antenna driving circuit mounted to the mounting section for generating electromagnetic waves to be transmitted by the printed antenna assembly; a pair of radiating strips formed on the antenna section of the planar circuit board and electrically connected to the antenna driving circuit for the transmission of electromagnetic waves; characterized in that a pair of impedance matching strips is formed on the antenna section of the planar circuit board and each impedance matching strip is electrically connected to a respective one of the radiating strips, the impedance matching strips each having a length configured to enable the antenna to substantially match the impedance of the antenna driving circuit.
A waveguide arrangement (1, 1') comprising a mounting printed circuit board, PCB, and at least a first waveguide layer, where each waveguide layer (3, 4, 5, 6) in turn comprises at least a first waveguide conducting tube (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), each waveguide conducting tube (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) having an electrically conducting inner wall, where the PCB comprises a signal interface for each waveguide conducting tube (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), wherein the waveguide arrangement (1, 1') further comprises at least a first coupling layer that is positioned between the PCB and the first waveguide layer such that at least the first waveguide conducting tube (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) of the first waveguide layer is connected to the corresponding signal interface via the first coupling layer, wherein each coupling layer (15, 17, 18) comprises a frame and rows of pins (31, 32) protruding in opposite directions from the frame, where each row of pins (31, 32) is adapted to make contact with an adjacent waveguide layer (3, 4, 5, 6) or with the adjacent PCB, and wherein gaps between the pins define air passages (16, 16a, 16b) that enable air to pass through the coupling layer.
An energy-saving vehicle, comprising a housing, a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels driven by a power unit, and a steering wheel; wherein said housing comprising an outer portion, an inner portion, an air-flow channel disposed between said outer portion and said inner portion, at least a first air inlet disposed in the front of the vehicle, and at least an air outlet disposed at the back of the vehicle; and said first air inlet and said air outlet are connected to said air-flow channel; characterized in that the length of a path of the air passing said air-flow channel is larger than the length of a path of the air passing the upper portion of said housing; said outer portion surrounds said inner portion such that said air-flow channel disposed therebetween is annular and surrounds the inner portion; and at least a second air inlet is disposed at the bottom of said outer portion and is connected to said air outlet via said air-flow channel.
A method for transporting a person from a first position relative to a watercraft to a second position relative to the watercraft, the method using a device comprising: - a foundation comprising: ∘ a base section fixed to the watercraft; ∘ a tilting section hingedly connected to the base section for allowing rotation of said tilting section relative to the base section around a first axis; and ∘ a pedestal rotatably connected to the tilting section for allowing rotation of the pedestal relative to the tilting section around a second axis transverse to the first axis; - an arm defining a first end and a second end, the arm hingedly connected at the first end to the pedestal for allowing rotation of said arm relative to the pedestal around a third axis transverse to the first axis and the second axis; - a platform for supporting the person, the platform hingedly connected to the second end of the arm for allowing rotation of said platform relative to the arm; - actuators for operating the foundation, the arm and the platform; and - a Control Unit, CU, for operating the device by driving the actuators; wherein the person is transported by operating the CU to move the platform from the first position to the second position and wherein a Motion Reference Unit, MRU, detects a watercraft-motion and outputs the CU, said CU compensating a platform-motion caused by the watercraft-motion, wherein the arm of the device is telescopic and in the method the platform is moved by extending said arm along its longitudinal axis. - a foundation comprising: ∘ a base section fixed to the watercraft; ∘ a tilting section hingedly connected to the base section for allowing rotation of said tilting section relative to the base section around a first axis; and ∘ a pedestal rotatably connected to the tilting section for allowing rotation of the pedestal relative to the tilting section around a second axis transverse to the first axis; ∘ a base section fixed to the watercraft; ∘ a tilting section hingedly connected to the base section for allowing rotation of said tilting section relative to the base section around a first axis; and ∘ a pedestal rotatably connected to the tilting section for allowing rotation of the pedestal relative to the tilting section around a second axis transverse to the first axis; - an arm defining a first end and a second end, the arm hingedly connected at the first end to the pedestal for allowing rotation of said arm relative to the pedestal around a third axis transverse to the first axis and the second axis; - a platform for supporting the person, the platform hingedly connected to the second end of the arm for allowing rotation of said platform relative to the arm; - actuators for operating the foundation, the arm and the platform; and - a Control Unit, CU, for operating the device by driving the actuators;
A surgical suturing device, including: a needle assembly having a needle movable in a needle housing between a free suture state and a captured suture state; a handle assembly including a longitudinal handle housing sized and configured to releasably receive the needle assembly; a thumb slide assembly movable longitudinally on the handle housing between a distal position and a proximal position; the distal position of the thumb slide assembly being associated with the needle in the free suture state; and the proximal position of the thumb slide assembly being associated with the needle in the captured suture state, characterized by the thumb slide assembly being releasably coupled to the needle; the surgical suturing device further comprising a needle lock included in the thumb slide assembly and having a releasable locking relationship with the needle; and a needle housing lock (136, 150) carried by the handle housing and having a releasable locking relationship with the needle housing; and wherein the needle housing lock (136, 150) is pivotal on the handle housing between an unlocking position and a locking position. a needle assembly having a needle movable in a needle housing between a free suture state and a captured suture state; a handle assembly including a longitudinal handle housing sized and configured to releasably receive the needle assembly; a thumb slide assembly movable longitudinally on the handle housing between a distal position and a proximal position; the distal position of the thumb slide assembly being associated with the needle in the free suture state; and the proximal position of the thumb slide assembly being associated with the needle in the captured suture state, characterized by
Device for continuous gas exchange in a stream of a fluid mixture, with a nozzle (2, 26) for supplying a fluid mixture composed of several components into a volume filled by the fluid mixture when the device is in use, which nozzle (2, 26) has a conical annular gap (8, 27) arranged between a conical inner surface of a nozzle jacket (5, 30) and a guide cone (7, 28) and opening at its tip, at a nozzle opening (10, 31), into the volume, and a fluid supply line (6, 29) opening tangentially into the conical annular gap (8, 27), and with a separator (3, 33) for separating a first gas contained in the fluid mixture, which separator has a separating portion (18, 34) arranged in the volume and fluidically connected to an outlet line (20, 41), with an inlet opening arranged concentrically with respect to the nozzle opening (10, 31) and axially spaced apart from the latter, and with at least one gas supply line (3, 37) which is fluidically connected to a gas source for a second gas to be dispersed into the fluid mixture and which, at an outlet (21, 38), opens into the volume at a distance from the nozzle opening (10, 31), at the level of the separating portion (18, 34) and radially to the outside of the latter.
An adjustment device for a chair having a backrest and a seat, the adjustment device comprising a backrest support for supporting the backrest, wherein the backrest support is capable of rotating around a shaft fastened to a support base, said backrest support being provided with a blocking plate provided with a plurality of openings, an insert being movable for engaging and disengaging said openings, said insert is provided with means limiting the travel of the insert, an actuator being provided, wherein the actuator is operated by a rod connected to a handle that can be operated by a user, said actuator being movable between a release position and a lock position and vice-versa, wherein in the lock position, said insert is selectively engaged in one of said openings, said actuator being connected to said insert; wherein the insert is capable of sliding along a track defined in a support to selectively engage in one of said openings; wherein said actuator is provided with an elastic means culminating in a ball capable of being engaged in a pair of seats (16,17) capable of housing said ball to define the lock position and the release position respectively characterised in that said means limiting the travel of the insert include a cover fastened to said insert provided with a flexible tab.
Method for operating a rotational speed sensor, in particular of a motor vehicle, including a signal generator ring which has multiple magnetic elements which are equally distributed over its circumference having an alternating magnetic orientation, and including a signal receiver which has at least two sensor elements (S L, S M, S R) for detecting the magnetic fields of the magnets, wherein the sensor elements (S L, S M, S R) are spaced at an equal distance from one another, and wherein information bits are generated as a function of the magnetic field strengths detected by the sensor elements (S L, S M, S R) and are provided as a rotational speed information signal, wherein at least one additional rotational speed information signal is generated as a function of an ascertained rotational speed of the signal generator ring and is added to the rotational speed information signal in order to increase the signal resolution, characterized in that an AK protocol with a low, medium and high current strength is used for generating the rotational speed information signal, in that the additional rotational speed information signal is assigned to a signal generator ring angle of the signal generator ring and is added to the rotational speed information signal as an information bit at a corresponding position in the AK protocol, wherein the additional rotational speed information signal has a current strength which differs from the low, medium and high current strength of the rotational speed information signal, and in that the additional rotational speed information signal is generated only until the ascertained rotational speed exceeds a predefinable limit rotational speed.
A unitary cosmetic compact comprising a hollow base having at least one wall (12, 12', 13, 13') and an opened top, the wall having at least one groove that has a lower end further from the top, and an upper end nearer to the top; an article carrier disposed within the base through the top, wherein the article carrier is capable of translation with respect to the base; a cap that surrounds a portion of the base, wherein the cap is capable of translation and rotation with respect to the base; an attachment through the at least one groove, attaching the article carrier to the cap, such that the cap, attachment and article carrier translate together, between a fully retracted position that is closest to the bottom of the base, and a fully extended position that is closest to the top of the base; and characterized in that the cosmetic compact further comprises a selective rotation mechanism that only permits rotation of the cap when the article carrier is fully extended with respect to the base, and that only permits translation of the cap when the cap is not rotated with respect to the base.
A method for determining the reduction rate of a recovery boiler, the reduction rate indicating an amount of sodium sulphate reduced to sodium sulphide, characterised in that the method comprises steps of: receiving or retrieving a digital frame from a chemical smelt sample drawn from the recovery boiler, wherein the digital frame is generated by imaging means; reading with a processor the digital frame at least part of which represents a chemical smelt sample of the recovery boiler; determining from the digital frame read with the processor, an area of interest comprising at least part of the area in the digital frame representing the chemical smelt sample; determining with the processor from the pixel values of the determined area of interest one or more spectral characteristic values correlating with the change of reduction rate; and determining with the processor the reduction rate of the recovery boiler using a reduction rate function of one or more of the determined spectral characteristic values weighted at predetermined weights. receiving or retrieving a digital frame from a chemical smelt sample drawn from the recovery boiler, wherein the digital frame is generated by imaging means; reading with a processor the digital frame at least part of which represents a chemical smelt sample of the recovery boiler; determining from the digital frame read with the processor, an area of interest comprising at least part of the area in the digital frame representing the chemical smelt sample; determining with the processor from the pixel values of the determined area of interest one or more spectral characteristic values correlating with the change of reduction rate; and determining with the processor the reduction rate of the recovery boiler using a reduction rate function of one or more of the determined spectral characteristic values weighted at predetermined weights.
Two-component pressurized can having a body, a dome, a valve arranged in the dome, an inwardly curved bottom, an upper chamber and a lower chamber for a first and a second component, which chambers are separated from one another by a separating element, and an opening device which is arranged in the bottom, can be actuated from outside and, upon actuation, removes the separation between the chambers (12, 13) for the first and second component, characterized in that the separating element between the chambers (12, 13) is a piston which is mounted so as to be displaceable in the pressurized can and which has at least one opening closed by a closure element, and the opening device has an opening element which extends through a passage in the bottom and is suitable for separating the closure element from the at least one opening of the piston.
An artificial blood vessel which is a tubular fabric comprising, a fiber layer containing an ultrafine fiber(s) and an ultrafine fiber layer in the inside of the fiber layer, the ultrafine fiber layer being composed of an ultrafine fiber(s) having a fiber diameter(s) of not less than 10 nm and not more than 3 μm, wherein a quaternary ammonium group-containing polymer having alkyl groups each having a carbon number of 2 to 6 is covalently bound to said ultrafine fiber(s); heparin is ionically bound to said quaternary ammonium group-containing polymer; and the residual heparin activity after washing with physiological saline at 37°C for 30 minutes is 20 mIU/cm 2 or more.
A plant pushing apparatus for mounting on a reel of a combine header mounted on a front end of a combine for travel in a forward operating travel direction to cut plant stalks, wherein the reel comprises a center shaft rotatably mounted at each end thereof to the combine header, a plurality of contact members mounted to the center shaft in a horizontal orientation radially spaced from the center shaft, and a drive operative to rotate the center shaft such that the contact members below the center shaft move in a rearward direction toward the combine header, the apparatus having: for each contact member, a projecting shield member adapted at an inner portion thereof for attachment to the contact member such that an outer edge of the projecting shield member, opposite the inner portion thereof, is substantially horizontal characterized in that the projecting shield member is further adapted for attachment to the contact member such that the outer edge is rearward of the contact member when the contact member is below the center shaft, and such that the outer edge of the projecting shield member contacts plant stalks and pushes the plant stalks toward the combine header ahead of the following attached contact member.
A channel estimation apparatus which performs channel estimation by signal processing in a frequency domain using a single carrier pilot signal, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: a subcarrier copying means (20,28) for copying one or plurality of channel estimation values of end-side subcarriers in the frequency domain before transforming the channel estimation values in the frequency domain to a time domain, the subcarrier copying means is configured to copy said one or a plurality of channel estimation values of the end-side subcarriers at locations of subcarriers of low frequency components and/or high frequency components to outside of a bandwidth of the received signal; a first Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform, IDFT, means for transforming the channel estimation values in the frequency domain obtained by the subcarrier copying means into the time domain; a noise path removing means for substituting zeros, 0s, for a noise path that is a signal having only noise points, using a time window filter or noise threshold value control for the channel estimation values transformed into the time domain to remove one or more noise paths from a channel response; and a first Discrete Fourier Transform, DFT, means for transforming the channel estimation values in the time domain from which one or more noise paths are removed, into the frequency domain to obtain channel estimation values in the frequency domain and for outputting a noise-suppressed channel estimation value. a subcarrier copying means (20,28) for copying one or plurality of channel estimation values of end-side subcarriers in the frequency domain before transforming the channel estimation values in the frequency domain to a time domain, the subcarrier copying means is configured to copy said one or a plurality of channel estimation values of the end-side subcarriers at locations of subcarriers of low frequency components and/or high frequency components to outside of a bandwidth of the received signal; a first Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform, IDFT, means for transforming the channel estimation values in the frequency domain obtained by the subcarrier copying means into the time domain; a noise path removing means for substituting zeros, 0s, for a noise path that is a signal having only noise points, using a time window filter or noise threshold value control for the channel estimation values transformed into the time domain to remove one or more noise paths from a channel response; and a first Discrete Fourier Transform, DFT, means for transforming the channel estimation values in the time domain from which one or more noise paths are removed, into the frequency domain to obtain channel estimation values in the frequency domain and for outputting a noise-suppressed channel estimation value.