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A method to determine the condition and/or identity of a functional fluid comprising obtaining a sample of the functional fluid; placing the sample of the functional fluid on a medium; contacting the functional fluid sample with a reagent solution wherein the reagent solution comprises a redox indicator in combination with an acid reducing agent where the acid reducing agent comprises dithiophosphoric acid; allowing the indicator in the reagent solution to react with the functional fluid sample on a medium to produce a color change; analyzing the results of the reaction by determining or comparing the resultant color change; and determining the condition or identity of the functional fluid; wherein the reagent solution is sprayed onto the sample using a pump type sprayer, an aerosol spray, or a mister. obtaining a sample of the functional fluid; placing the sample of the functional fluid on a medium; contacting the functional fluid sample with a reagent solution wherein the reagent solution comprises a redox indicator in combination with an acid reducing agent where the acid reducing agent comprises dithiophosphoric acid; allowing the indicator in the reagent solution to react with the functional fluid sample on a medium to produce a color change; analyzing the results of the reaction by determining or comparing the resultant color change; and determining the condition or identity of the functional fluid;
A non-aqueous electrolyte composition comprising a) lithium bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide and b) a compound selected from asymmetric borates, characterized in that the weight ratio of b) to a) ranges from 0.2 to 2.
Box (55, 71) made of corrugated cardboard sheet material exhibiting a polygonal section, said box comprising a girdle having at least four rectangular main panels, provided with at least one series of flaps capable of forming at least partially the bottom and/or the top of the box, at least two of said lateral main panels being connected to a central main panel by intermediate panels forming cut corners, devoid of flaps, at least two cut corners being formed by at least two rectangular cut panel portions, connected with one another or with the adjacent main panel by a fold line, characterised in that said cut panel portions have a width of between 3 mm and 20 mm and in that at least two opposing main panels are of different widths.
A perforated-tray column for the interaction of a downwardly flowing liquid with an ascending gaseous stream, the column comprising a vessel with a vertical axis and a perforated tray assembly including at least a first perforated tray and a second perforated tray which is next to and below the first perforated tray, wherein both the first perforated tray and the second perforated tray have a plurality of holes through which said gaseous stream bubbles and mixes with the liquid above each perforated tray, and the first perforated tray comprises a plurality of downcomer pipes wherein each downcomer pipe includes: a first portion extending above the first perforated tray, a second portion extending below the first perforated tray towards the second perforated tray, where the first portion of downcomer pipe terminates with an inlet section of the downcomer pipe located above the first perforated tray, where the second portion of downcomer pipe terminates above the second perforated tray with an outlet section and an end guard, said end guard configured to maintain said outlet section submerged by the liquid flowing through the downcomer pipe, wherein each downcomer pipe associated to said first perforated tray is axially aligned with a corresponding downcomer pipe associated to said second perforated tray; wherein the second portion of downcomer pipes of the first tray terminates above the second perforated tray at a distance from the second perforated tray which is greater than the height ( h) of first portions of downcomer pipes of the second tray; and wherein the downcomer pipe has no liquid inlet or outlet other than said inlet section and outlet section. a first portion extending above the first perforated tray, a second portion extending below the first perforated tray towards the second perforated tray, where the first portion of downcomer pipe terminates with an inlet section of the downcomer pipe located above the first perforated tray, where the second portion of downcomer pipe terminates above the second perforated tray with an outlet section and an end guard, said end guard configured to maintain said outlet section submerged by the liquid flowing through the downcomer pipe, wherein each downcomer pipe associated to said first perforated tray is axially aligned with a corresponding downcomer pipe associated to said second perforated tray; wherein the second portion of downcomer pipes of the first tray terminates above the second perforated tray at a distance from the second perforated tray which is greater than the height ( h) of first portions of downcomer pipes of the second tray; and wherein the downcomer pipe has no liquid inlet or outlet other than said inlet section and outlet section.
A switch operating device that opens/closes contacts of a switch having a three-position configuration in which a disconnector and a grounding switch have different operating angles or strokes, the device comprising: an electric motor capable of being rotated in both positive and negative directions by switching of supply power; a drive shaft rotated by the electric motor; a drive-side intermittent gear rotated by the drive shaft; a driven-side intermittent gear rotated by being meshed with the drive-side intermittent gear; a main shaft that is fixed to the driven-side intermittent gear so as to be rotated together with the driven-side intermittent gear to drive the contacts of the switch; a disconnector lock cam that is fixed to the main shaft so as to be rotated with the main shaft; a grounding switch lock cam fixed to the main shaft so as to be rotated together with the main shaft; characterised in that it comprises a disconnector lock pin that is capable of being engaged with and released from the disconnector lock cam and capable of inhibiting a predetermined range of rotation of the main shaft when being engaged with the disconnector lock cam; and a grounding switch lock pin that is capable of being engaged with and released from the grounding switch lock cam and capable of inhibiting another predetermined range of rotation of the main shaft when being engaged with the grounding switch lock cam. an electric motor capable of being rotated in both positive and negative directions by switching of supply power; a drive shaft rotated by the electric motor; a drive-side intermittent gear rotated by the drive shaft; a driven-side intermittent gear rotated by being meshed with the drive-side intermittent gear; a main shaft that is fixed to the driven-side intermittent gear so as to be rotated together with the driven-side intermittent gear to drive the contacts of the switch; a disconnector lock cam that is fixed to the main shaft so as to be rotated with the main shaft; a grounding switch lock cam fixed to the main shaft so as to be rotated together with the main shaft; characterised in that it comprises a disconnector lock pin that is capable of being engaged with and released from the disconnector lock cam and capable of inhibiting a predetermined range of rotation of the main shaft when being engaged with the disconnector lock cam; and a grounding switch lock pin that is capable of being engaged with and released from the grounding switch lock cam and capable of inhibiting another predetermined range of rotation of the main shaft when being engaged with the grounding switch lock cam.
Method for coloring materials with natural dyes comprising the following steps: • preparing a water bath comprising extracts of natural origin for coloring and enzymes with oxidase or peroxidase activity in the referred extracts, at a temperature between 30-60 °C and a pH between 4-6; • impregnating the material for coloring in the aforementioned bath; wherein the materials are previously subjected to a pre-treatment process with plasma and/or ozone. • preparing a water bath comprising extracts of natural origin for coloring and enzymes with oxidase or peroxidase activity in the referred extracts, at a temperature between 30-60 °C and a pH between 4-6; • impregnating the material for coloring in the aforementioned bath;
Single- or multilayer biaxially oriented polyester film with transparency from 70 to 92 %, where: • the film comprises at least 1.0 % by weight of SiO 2 and at most 2.5 % by weight of SiO 2, ∘ wherein the d 50 value of these SiO 2 particles is from 3 to 9 μm, • the SV value of the film is at least 700, • the scattering factor SF of the film is at least 2 and not more than 8, • the haze of the film is from 60 to 95 %, and • the clarity of the film is from 15 to 40 %; and • all of the external layers comprise at least 0.3 % by weight (based on the weight of the layer) of an organic UV stabilizer, where the SF value of the film clamped into a clamping ring is measured by holding the film flush in front of the measurement port for the haze and transparency measurement as described in ASTM D-1003-61 (method A) and subsequently holding the clamped film flush in front of the light emergence port (as for the clarity measurement) and measuring the transparency again, the light-scattering factor SF corresponding to the ratio of these two measurements: SF = transparency ( measured as per ASTM − D − 1003 − 61 method A) / transparency measured in front of light emergence port. • the film comprises at least 1.0 % by weight of SiO 2 and at most 2.5 % by weight of SiO 2, ∘ wherein the d 50 value of these SiO 2 particles is from 3 to 9 μm, ∘ wherein the d 50 value of these SiO 2 particles is from 3 to 9 μm, • the SV value of the film is at least 700, • the scattering factor SF of the film is at least 2 and not more than 8, • the haze of the film is from 60 to 95 %, and • the clarity of the film is from 15 to 40 %; and • all of the external layers comprise at least 0.3 % by weight (based on the weight of the layer) of an organic UV stabilizer,
A method for rendering a textile antimicrobial, comprising a main process cycle comprising the steps of: - treating the textile in a main liquor application process such as padding or preferably exhaustion, the liquor of the main liquor application process comprising at least one amino acid and/or at least one amino acid derivative, wherein the amino acid and/or amino acid derivative has an isoelectric point equal to or above 7, preferably equal to or above 8, more preferably equal to or above 8.5, and/or has a pH-independent positive charge - subjecting the treated textile to a heat treatment, - optionally washing the heat-treated textile, and - optionally drying the washed textile, and the method preferably comprising a secondary process cycle being performed after the steps of the main process cycle and comprising the steps of: - treating the textile using a secondary liquor application process, such as an exhaust or preferably a padding process, wherein the liquor of the secondary liquor application process comprises at least one amino acid, at least one amino acid derivative, and/or at least one antimicrobial agent; - subjecting the treated textile to a heat treatment, - optionally washing the heat-treated textile, and optionally drying the washed textile and wherein the liquor of the main and/or secondary liquor application process comprises glucosamine and/or polyglucosamine. - treating the textile in a main liquor application process such as padding or preferably exhaustion, the liquor of the main liquor application process comprising at least one amino acid and/or at least one amino acid derivative, wherein the amino acid and/or amino acid derivative has an isoelectric point equal to or above 7, preferably equal to or above 8, more preferably equal to or above 8.5, and/or has a pH-independent positive charge - subjecting the treated textile to a heat treatment, - optionally washing the heat-treated textile, and - optionally drying the washed textile, - treating the textile using a secondary liquor application process, such as an exhaust or preferably a padding process, wherein the liquor of the secondary liquor application process comprises at least one amino acid, at least one amino acid derivative, and/or at least one antimicrobial agent; - subjecting the treated textile to a heat treatment, - optionally washing the heat-treated textile, and
A medical device assembly (10, 110, 210, 310) for incising a stenosis in a blood vessel, the medical device assembly comprising: a self-expanding scaffold (14, 114, 214, 314) configured to be expandable from a first contracted configuration to a second expanded configuration, the self-expanding scaffold being biased toward the second expanded configuration; a cutting element (20, 120, 220, 320) secured to the self-expanding scaffold and extending radially outward therefrom; a sheath having a lumen therein, the self-expanding scaffold positionable in the lumen of the sheath in the first contracted configuration; an elongate member (32, 132, 232, 332) extending proximally from the self-expanding scaffold through the lumen of the sheath; and wherein the self-expanding scaffold is constrained by the sheath to maintain the self-expanding scaffold in the first contracted configuration within the lumen of the sheath, and configured to be deployed out of the lumen of the sheath to permit the self-expanding scaffold to expand to the second expanded configuration, characterised in that the device assembly further comprises a catheter (50, 350) having an inflatable balloon (52, 352) mounted thereon configured to provide a radially outward force to the cutting element (20,120,220,320), said catheter (50, 350) extending within the lumen of the sheath; and guidewire extending through the lumen of the sheath and configured to extend through the interior of the expandable scaffold (14, 114, 210, 314). a self-expanding scaffold (14, 114, 214, 314) configured to be expandable from a first contracted configuration to a second expanded configuration, the self-expanding scaffold being biased toward the second expanded configuration; a cutting element (20, 120, 220, 320) secured to the self-expanding scaffold and extending radially outward therefrom; a sheath having a lumen therein, the self-expanding scaffold positionable in the lumen of the sheath in the first contracted configuration; an elongate member (32, 132, 232, 332) extending proximally from the self-expanding scaffold through the lumen of the sheath; and
Electrical connector, comprising: an elongated hollow housing having a continuous forward end wall with upper and lower surface areas, the electrical connector being characterized in that it comprises a lowermost surface area of the forward end wall having an integrally thickened wall portion which is adapted to be sheared off to make the connector operable, and in that the thickened wall portion has a plurality of openings (144, 145) configured such that wires are placed through the plurality of openings (144, 145) inside the housing to project outward beyond the forward end wall. an elongated hollow housing having a continuous forward end wall with upper and lower surface areas, the electrical connector being characterized in that it comprises a lowermost surface area of the forward end wall having an integrally thickened wall portion which is adapted to be sheared off to make the connector operable, and in that the thickened wall portion has a plurality of openings (144, 145) configured such that wires are placed through the plurality of openings (144, 145) inside the housing to project outward beyond the forward end wall.
A separating agent for optical isomers, comprising a carrier, and a xylan-phenyl carbamate derivative in which hydroxyl groups in the xylan are substituted with groups represented by formula or formula below: in formula, R 1 is a halogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and the R 1 substitution position is a meta position; in formula, R 2 and R 3 are each independently a halogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 2 and R 3 are different from each other.
An implantable device, comprising a coating comprising a reservoir layer comprising a terpolymer comprising caprolactone, glycolide and a third monomer, which terpolymer has a molar composition where caprolactone is 20% or higher, and glycolide is 10% or higher, wherein the coating has a thickness of 5 microns or less and a degradation or absorption rate that within a period of 6 months after deployment of the implantable device, the coating has a mass loss of 80% or more, wherein the coating further comprises a primer layer comprising a biodegradable amorphous polymer, wherein the amorphous polymer is selected from the group consisting of amorphous poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA), amorphous poly(L-lactide-co-D,L-lactide) (PLLA-DLLA) with D,L-Iactide content of 30 molar % or above, amorphous poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PDLLA-GA) with glycolide content of 10 to 50 molar %, amorphous poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLLA-GA) with L-Iactide content of 70 molar % or below, amorphous poly(glycolide-co-caprolactone) (PGA-CL) with glycolide content of 70 molar % or below, amorphous poly(D,L-lactide-co-caprolactone) (PDLLA-CL) with caprolactone content of 70 molar % or below, and amorphous poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) (PLLA-CL) with L-lactide content of below 70 molar % but above 30 molar %; wherein the primer layer does not contain the terpolymer comprising caprolactone, glycolide and a third monomer.
A pneumatic tire that rotates about a center axis, comprising: a tread portion; and a stud pin including a body disposed in a hole provided in the tread portion and a tip having a rectangular shape, the tip protruding outward from a ground contact surface of the tread portion; the stud pin being disposed such that a tip imaginary line (Lt) is inclined with respect to a reference imaginary line (Lr); characterized in that an angle α formed by the tip imaginary line (Lt) and the reference imaginary line (Lr) is not less than 10° and not greater than 50°, wherein the tip imaginary line (Lt) is defined as a straight line parallel to a longest straight edge among the edges of the tip, and the reference imaginary line (Lr) is defined as a straight line parallel to the center axis of the pneumatic tire. a tread portion; and a stud pin including a body disposed in a hole provided in the tread portion and a tip having a rectangular shape, the tip protruding outward from a ground contact surface of the tread portion; the stud pin being disposed such that a tip imaginary line (Lt) is inclined with respect to a reference imaginary line (Lr); characterized in that an angle α formed by the tip imaginary line (Lt) and the reference imaginary line (Lr) is not less than 10° and not greater than 50°, wherein the tip imaginary line (Lt) is defined as a straight line parallel to a longest straight edge among the edges of the tip, and the reference imaginary line (Lr) is defined as a straight line parallel to the center axis of the pneumatic tire.
A fastening system, in particular as a button or fastener substitute, consisting of at least two active partners (6, 8), each active partner (6, 8) having at least two different types of adhesive fastener elements which can be detachably connected to one another with corresponding adhesive fastener elements of the other active partner (6, 8) designed conversely, the adhesive fastener elements being provided on a backing in the form of a band defining a longitudinal axis, and adhesive fastener elements of one type being arranged in a strip running centrally on the backing and adhesive fastener elements of at least one other type being arranged in one strip (16, 20) running on each of two sides along the central strip, characterised in that the centrally arranged strip ends a distance away from the ends of the band of the backing, and that the side strips (16, 20) merge with one another between the ends of the central strip and the ends of the band.
Electric system comprising at least one first electric circuit, an electric device (D_x), a first printed circuit board (PCB_x, PCB_10) supporting said first electric circuit, a device for shielding said electric device comprising at least one first shielding plate (Pz_BL) attached to said first printed circuit board, said first electric circuit comprising at least one inductor (Ly, L10, L20), characterized in that said inductor comprises at least one first ferromagnetic part (P1_Ly) attached to the first printed circuit board and arranged to have at least one air gap with said first shielding plate (Pz_BL, P1_BL, P2_BL), in such a way as to form a magnetic circuit with the latter.
Vacuum cleaner comprising a backwashable air filter, the air filter having a filter element which separates a dust air chamber from a clean air chamber and through which, in a filter operation, air to be cleaned flows from the dust air chamber towards the clean air chamber, a clean air outlet region being associated with the clean air chamber and the clean air outlet region having a valve element which is designed to make it possible, in a backwashing operation as a result of opening a secondary air inlet path, for the filter element to be backwashed using ambient air, and in addition the secondary air inlet path being downstream of the clean air outlet region in the flow direction for a filter operation, characterised in that the valve element has a check valve which is arranged and designed in such a way that this seals the clean air outlet region, when air flows through the air filter, by means of an airflow flowing from the clean air chamber towards the dust air chamber.
A coiled vacuum hose with at least one electric conductor for dissipating an electrostatic charge, the conductor extending essentially over the coil length of the vacuum hose and having a width which at most is equal to the width of the coil of the vacuum hose, characterised in that the hose is formed of a profiled hose section which comprises a web planar in cross-section, one end of which is bent outwards at right angles, and where the other end of the hose section is also bent outwards and comprises a U-shape, wherein the one end engages into the U-shaped end, which is connected with the other end in a medium-tight manner and the cross-sectional width of which essentially corresponds to the thickness of the other end and in that a receiving space is formed between the one end and an arch of the U-shaped end, wherein the electric conductor is fastened on the web (3, 3').
A microfluidic device comprising a flow channel with an inlet and a gas escape opening_into an inflatable unit of the device or for gas to escape out of the device, the flow channel comprises a liquid flow channel section and a flow controlling section downstream to the liquid flow channel section and upstream to the gas escape opening, said flow controlling section is in the form of a flow controlling channel section characterised by that the flow controlling channel section has a length of at least about 10 cm and a cross section profile along its length, wherein the average cross sectional area along the length of the flow controlling channel section is about 10.000 μm 2 or less for providing a flow resistance to gas, which is sufficiently high to reduce velocity of a capillary flow of a liquid in the liquid flow channel section, and wherein the average cross sectional area along the length of the flow controlling channel section is at least about 90 %, such as at least about 95 %, such as at least about 99 %, such as at least about 99.9 smaller than the average cross sectional area of the liquid flow channel section.