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A multilayer laminated material which comprises at least one layer of glass and which has improved thermal stability, wherein said laminated material comprises a lower substrate layer of a plastic, a metal or a combination of plastic and metal, arranged thereon an intermediate layer of a soft material, a further fibrous intermediate layer of thermoplastic polymer, which is provided with an adhesive material which is liquid under the action of heat but normally solid, and a top layer of glass.
A liquid discharging vessel comprising: an application tip for applying content to skin; and a nozzle exposed upwardly from the application tip by means of an external force and having an outlet adapted to discharge content to top of the application tip, characterized in that the nozzle is configured such that when the nozzle moves upwardly from the application tip, the outlet is exposed to the outside, and when the nozzle moves downwardly from the application tip, the outlet is covered by the application tip to close the outlet. an application tip for applying content to skin; and a nozzle exposed upwardly from the application tip by means of an external force and having an outlet adapted to discharge content to top of the application tip, characterized in that the nozzle is configured such that when the nozzle moves upwardly from the application tip, the outlet is exposed to the outside, and when the nozzle moves downwardly from the application tip, the outlet is covered by the application tip to close the outlet.
A system for measuring and assessing the skeletal geometry of a hip joint during surgery, suitable for surgical navigation of a hip arthroplasty operation, comprising: a locating system which determines positions and orientations of trackable markers; a computer, interfaced to said locating system to receive tracking data, and calculating from said tracking data the positions of tracked objects in relation to a generic computer model of a patient's hip geometry; characterized in further comprising a software module, executable on said computer, which defines the patient's pelvic plane without reference to previously obtained radiological data, by locating at least three pelvic landmarks (161, 162a, 162b); a pelvic tracking marker, fixable to the pelvic bone and tracked by said locating system, to track in real time the orientation of said pelvic plane; and a trackable, manual probe for acquiring the positions of said pelvic landmarks (161, 162a, 162b), wherein said software module defines said pelvic plane from at least three and not more than four pelvic landmarks. a locating system which determines positions and orientations of trackable markers; a computer, interfaced to said locating system to receive tracking data, and calculating from said tracking data the positions of tracked objects in relation to a generic computer model of a patient's hip geometry; a software module, executable on said computer, which defines the patient's pelvic plane without reference to previously obtained radiological data, by locating at least three pelvic landmarks (161, 162a, 162b); a pelvic tracking marker, fixable to the pelvic bone and tracked by said locating system, to track in real time the orientation of said pelvic plane; and a trackable, manual probe for acquiring the positions of said pelvic landmarks (161, 162a, 162b), wherein said software module defines said pelvic plane from at least three and not more than four pelvic landmarks.
Electrical connecting terminal having an insulating, one-piece housing and having a clamp body which can be inserted therein, wherein the housing has a bottom face, a top, a front side and a rear side and also a clamp body receptacle, wherein an insertion opening for an electrical conductor is arranged in the front side, wherein the bottom face is designed as a one-sided push-in opening for the clamp body, wherein the clamp body can be inserted into the clamp body receptacle and has a connecting space for the electrical conductor, which connecting space adjoins the insertion opening in the state where the clamp body is inserted in the housing, wherein the clamp body has a threaded bore in which a clamping screw is inserted for clamping an electrical conductor that is guided into the connecting space, wherein the clamp body receptacle has a recess in which the clamping screw comes to lie with its screw head, wherein the clamp body has at least one electrical contact for establishing an electrically conductive connection between an electrical conductor pushed into the connecting space of the clamp body and a printed circuit board, wherein the electrical contact is accessible through the bottom face of the housing, wherein at least one latching hook is arranged on the housing in the region of the bottom face, via which latching hook the housing can be fastened to the clamp body after being pushed onto the clamp body.
An onboard system of multi path communication for an unmanned air vehicle during a mission, the system comprising: - a database configured to store a plurality of secure data links to be used on one or more networks during the mission, wherein the database comprises geographical coverage data associated with each data link of a network, - a communicating unit configured to communicate on one or more networks using a plurality of secured data links, - a managing unit for managing data links and simultaneously distributing data flow among data links according to coverage and UAV location. - a database configured to store a plurality of secure data links to be used on one or more networks during the mission, wherein the database comprises geographical coverage data associated with each data link of a network, - a communicating unit configured to communicate on one or more networks using a plurality of secured data links, - a managing unit for managing data links and simultaneously distributing data flow among data links according to coverage and UAV location.
A method to maintain inflation of a cushion (15; 51; 73) of an article of footwear comprising forming a sealed chamber (52-55; 75 a-h) comprised of an elastomeric material within said article of footwear and combining within said chamber a reactant material and a reactant gas such that said reactant material and said reactant gas undergo a reaction to create an inflatant, and wherein a rate of said reaction is equal to or greater than a rate of diffusion of said inflatant through the sealed chamber (52-55; 75 a-h).
One-time actuated valve assembly, in particular for a spacecraft engine, which is arrangeable in a pipeline for liquid or gaseous media and which comprises an inlet and an outlet which open into a working chamber () of the valve assembly, and an actuator, wherein, in a non-actuated state of the actuator, a flow passage between the inlet and the outlet is blocked, wherein - the actuator is a one-time actuatable shape-memory actuator or comprises a shape-memory actuator, which suddenly changes its external shape upon reaching a conversion temperature that depends on its alloy composition, and which is generatable by a controllable electrical heating device of the valve assembly; and - the actuator in the working chamber, upon actuation, irreversibly destroys an element separating the inlet from the outlet, whereby the inlet and the outlet are fluidically connected to each other via the working chamber; characterized in that the inlet or the outlet open into a pipe element which is arranged in the working chamber in such a manner that the pipe element is sheared off upon actuation of the shape-memory actuator. - the actuator is a one-time actuatable shape-memory actuator or comprises a shape-memory actuator, which suddenly changes its external shape upon reaching a conversion temperature that depends on its alloy composition, and which is generatable by a controllable electrical heating device of the valve assembly; and - the actuator in the working chamber, upon actuation, irreversibly destroys an element separating the inlet from the outlet, whereby the inlet and the outlet are fluidically connected to each other via the working chamber;
Connection system for connecting at least two, in particular plate-like, elements, the connection system comprising a screw, a nut corresponding to the screw and having a screw channel which extends along a screw axis and into which the screw can be screwed, and a cage for receiving the nut, the nut having a foot portion and a head portion which adjoins said foot portion along the screw axis, the foot portion projecting, at least in portions, beyond the head portion in a direction perpendicular to the screw axis, and the foot portion having an upper surface, the upper surface being designed to abut a surface of the elements in order to connect the elements, the cage having a base portion and a casing portion which adjoins the base portion and delimits a receiving space for the nut, the casing portion having at least one opening through which the nut can be pushed, at least in part, into the receiving space, the cage having a cover portion, the cover portion adjoining the casing portion and being arranged at a distance from the base portion, a screw opening for the screw to pass through being provided in the base portion and/or the cover portion, characterized in that the cage and the nut are designed such that the nut can be pushed through the opening in the casing portion into the receiving space in the direction perpendicular to the screw axis, such that the screw channel is aligned with the screw opening in the base portion and/or the screw opening in the cover portion and such that the head portion of the nut is suitable to be passed through the elements to be fastened together. and a cage for receiving the nut, the nut having a foot portion and a head portion which adjoins said foot portion along the screw axis, the foot portion projecting, at least in portions, beyond the head portion in a direction perpendicular to the screw axis, and the foot portion having an upper surface, the upper surface being designed to abut a surface of the elements in order to connect the elements, the cage having a base portion and a casing portion which adjoins the base portion and delimits a receiving space for the nut, the casing portion having at least one opening through which the nut can be pushed, at least in part, into the receiving space, the cage having a cover portion, the cover portion adjoining the casing portion and being arranged at a distance from the base portion, a screw opening for the screw to pass through being provided in the base portion and/or the cover portion, characterized in that the cage and the nut are designed such that the nut can be pushed through the opening in the casing portion into the receiving space in the direction perpendicular to the screw axis, such that the screw channel is aligned with the screw opening in the base portion and/or the screw opening in the cover portion and such that the head portion of the nut is suitable to be passed through the elements to be fastened together.
A method of fabricating a gas turbine engine airfoil, characterized by the method comprising: drawing a continuous woven fabric ply over a contoured surface that has a geometry that is analogous to a geometry of the airfoil, the continuous woven fabric ply taking the geometry of the contoured surface to thereby form a contoured continuous woven fabric ply; producing an airfoil preform by wrapping the contoured continuous woven fabric ply around an airfoil tool, the airfoil tool has a geometry that is analogous to the airfoil, the contoured continuous woven fabric ply taking the geometry of the airfoil tool; and densifying the airfoil preform with a ceramic matrix to produce a ceramic matrix composite airfoil. drawing a continuous woven fabric ply over a contoured surface that has a geometry that is analogous to a geometry of the airfoil, the continuous woven fabric ply taking the geometry of the contoured surface to thereby form a contoured continuous woven fabric ply; producing an airfoil preform by wrapping the contoured continuous woven fabric ply around an airfoil tool, the airfoil tool has a geometry that is analogous to the airfoil, the contoured continuous woven fabric ply taking the geometry of the airfoil tool; and densifying the airfoil preform with a ceramic matrix to produce a ceramic matrix composite airfoil.
A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising dispersed particles of at least one first elastomer comprising halogenated isobutylene-containing elastomer selected from the group consisting of halogenated butyl rubbers and halogenated poly(isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene) copolymer and dispersed particles of at least one second elastomer selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride grafted styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene rubber, maleated ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber, maleated ethylene-butene rubber, maleated ethylene-hexene rubber, maleated ethylene-octene-rubber, maleated ethylene-decene rubber, maleated ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, maleated ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, maleated ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, and maleated ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, said particles of said at least one first and at least one second elastomers dispersed in a continuous thermoplastic resin having a Young's modulus of more than 500 MPa and an air permeation coefficient of less than 60 x 10 -12 cm 3 ·cm/cm 2 ·s·cmHg at 30°C and selected from the group consisting of nylon 6, nylon 11, nylon 12, nylon 6/12 copolymer, nylon 6/66 copolymer and mixtures thereof, said composition or said at least one first elastomer further comprising at least one stabilizer against degradation induced by exposure to ultraviolet rays, said stabilizer consists of (i) a UV absorber selected from the group consisting of benzotriazoles, triazines, and benzophenones, and (ii) an ester of an optionally substituted hydroxybenzoic acid.
An insertable filter unit for a smoking article filter, the insertable filter unit comprising a smoke modifying substance, characterized in that the smoke modifying substance is stored in a frangible capsule contained within the insertable filter unit.
A conductive material dispersed liquid, comprising: a conductive material including bundle-type carbon nanotubes; a dispersant including a hydrogenated nitrile-based rubber; and a dispersion medium; wherein a complex modulus (|G*| @1Hz) of the conductive material dispersed liquid is in a range of 20 to 500 Pa when measured by a rheometer at a frequency of 1 Hz; and wherein the hydrogenated nitrile-based rubber includes a repeating unit of a structure derived from a hydrogenated conjugated diene in an amount of 1 to 15 wt% based on the total weight of the rubber. a conductive material including bundle-type carbon nanotubes; a dispersant including a hydrogenated nitrile-based rubber; and a dispersion medium; wherein a complex modulus (|G*| @1Hz) of the conductive material dispersed liquid is in a range of 20 to 500 Pa when measured by a rheometer at a frequency of 1 Hz; and wherein the hydrogenated nitrile-based rubber includes a repeating unit of a structure derived from a hydrogenated conjugated diene in an amount of 1 to 15 wt% based on the total weight of the rubber.
A protective seed case comprising two casing sections (7, 8) interposed with a water soluble and/or hydrolytically degradable layer which is only located between flanges of casing material around the central seed case which encloses one or more seeds.
A communication network initiated method for a network processing unit commanding a communication terminal in a communication network to perform an operator domain subscription switching from a first operator domain subscription to a second operator domain subscription, different from the first operator domain subscription, the communication terminal comprising a subscriber identity unit comprising at least a first subscriber identity application defining the first operator domain subscription for accessing a first operator domain, and a second subscriber identity application defining the second operator domain subscription for accessing a second operator domain, the method comprising: • the network processing unit in the communication network detecting that at least one switch criterion has been fulfilled in the communication network; • the network processing unit ranking a multiplicity of operator domains of the communication network in order of preference; and • the network processing unit sending in response to the detected at least one switch criterion a command that is based on the ranking to the communication terminal to switch the communication terminal from using the first operator domain subscription to using the second operator domain subscription by deactivating the first subscriber identity application, and by activating the second subscriber identity application for communicating in the second operator domain by using the second operator domain subscription. • the network processing unit in the communication network detecting that at least one switch criterion has been fulfilled in the communication network; • the network processing unit ranking a multiplicity of operator domains of the communication network in order of preference; and • the network processing unit sending in response to the detected at least one switch criterion a command that is based on the ranking to the communication terminal to switch the communication terminal from using the first operator domain subscription to using the second operator domain subscription by deactivating the first subscriber identity application, and by activating the second subscriber identity application for communicating in the second operator domain by using the second operator domain subscription.
An isolated complex comprising a major histocompatibility complex class II and a Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantigenic peptide, wherein said GAD autoantigenic peptide comprises a core amino acid sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO:14 (GAD556-565, FFRMVISNPA), wherein a length of said GAD autoantigenic peptide does not exceed 30 amino acids and wherein said GAD autoantigenic peptide is covalently embedded between amino acids 1-6 of the N-terminus of the beta chain extracellular domain of said MHC class II.
An isolated genetically modified yeast, wherein the natural gene MDH2 is replaced or supplemented by a truncated variant of the gene MDH2, wherein the truncated variant of the gene MDH2 encodes an MDH2 protein, which is shortened by the first 12 N-terminal amino acids, and wherein the natural fumarase gene is replaced or supplemented by the fumarase gene from an organism different from the yeast, and wherein the gene FRDS1 is overexpressed, and one of the genes or both genes PYC1 and/or PYC2 is overexpressed.
A modular platform for supporting a display which comprises one or more aquatic tanks, the modular platform comprising, two or more joints (1, 20, 40), each joint comprising two or more arms (3, 5, 7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47), wherein the joint comprises a metal core (9, 29, 59) partially encased by a non-conductive cover means (11, 31, 51) and the metal core is exposed through the cover means at one or more contact points (13, 33, 53); at least one tubular support member configured to receive one or more arms (3, 5, 7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47) from the one or more joints (1, 20, 40) to provide electrical connection around the platform, via the joints between each of the support members; the modular platform comprising an electrical connection means to earth.
An electromagnetic relay with a coil, with a yoke and a moveably mounted armature, the armature with a face side of a first end section being arranged moveably in front of a face side of a first arm of the yoke, the first end section of the armature being able to be moved from an open position into a closed position dependently upon a current through the coil, in the closed position the end section of the armature being located closer to the first arm of the yoke than in the open position, the first end section of the armature having an overlap element (11, 31, 32), the overlap element (11, 31, 32) being designed such that in the open position of the armature the overlap element (11, 31, 32) is disposed over a side surface (15, 35, 36) of the yoke, in the open position of the armature, the overlap element (11, 31,32) extending through a first plane and through a second plane, the first plane being defined by the face side of the armature and the second plane being defined by the face side of the yoke, and in the open position of the armature a distance between at least one side surface (15, 35, 36) of the yoke and the overlap element (11, 31, 32) being smaller than a smallest distance between the face sides (5, 10) of the first arm of the yoke and the first end section of the armature, the overlap element (11; 31, 32) being formed on the first end section of the armature, characterised by the overlap element having at least two bars (19, 21, 22) which project out of the overlap element, and a comb being fastened to the bars (19, 21, 22) in order to actuate a moveable contact.
A method of predicting warpage of a silicon carbide single crystal wafer in advance, the silicon carbide single crystal wafer being produced by a sublimation-recrystallization method, the method comprising estimating warpage of the silicon carbide single crystal wafer after completion of a polishing step through use of a difference between Raman shift values at two points within any one of a front surface and a back surface, the method comprising using a Raman shift difference (A-B) between a Raman shift value measured at a center and a Raman shift value measured in an outer peripheral portion, which is measured before final polishing in obtaining the silicon carbide single crystal wafer.
A portable device comprising: a case having a holding part; a circuit board disposed in the case; an elastic contact; and an extending member extending toward an outside of the case in a first direction, the extending member having a rear end part on a same side as an end in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the rear end part being held in the holding part in the case, wherein the case has a wall disposed opposite to the rear end part, the elastic contact is held between the wall and the rear end part and urges the extending member in the first direction with an elastic force, and wherein the portable device further comprising an elastic sheet configured to cover the circuit board, wherein the elastic contact extends from an end of the elastic sheet in the first direction. a case having a holding part; a circuit board disposed in the case; an elastic contact; and an extending member extending toward an outside of the case in a first direction, the extending member having a rear end part on a same side as an end in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the rear end part being held in the holding part in the case, wherein the case has a wall disposed opposite to the rear end part, the elastic contact is held between the wall and the rear end part and urges the extending member in the first direction with an elastic force, and wherein the portable device further comprising an elastic sheet configured to cover the circuit board, wherein the elastic contact extends from an end of the elastic sheet in the first direction.