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A plate heat exchanger comprising a body portion that includes a plurality of heat transfer plates stacked on each other, the body portion further including a plurality of first flow channels that circulate a first fluid medium, a plurality of second flow channels that circulate a second fluid medium, a pair of first communication flow channels (32, 33) that communicate with the plurality of the first flow channels and allow the first fluid medium to flow into and out of the plurality of the first flow channels, a pair of second communication flow channels (34, 35) that communicate with the plurality of the second flow channels and allow the second fluid medium to flow into and out of the plurality of the second flow channels, the plurality of the first flow channels and the plurality of the second flow channels being alternately formed with the plurality of the heat transfer plates being respectively interposed therebetween, and the pair of first communication flow channels (32, 33) and the pair of second communication flow channels (34, 35) extending in the stacked direction of the plurality of the heat transfer plates through the plurality of the heat transfer plates, wherein the plurality of the first flow channels communicate with each other to form a flow channel of the first fluid medium from one of the pair of first communication flow channels to the other of the pair of first communication flow channels, characterised in that at least one of the plurality of the first flow channels located at an intermediate position in the stacked direction of the plurality of the heat transfer plates is a reference flow channel (Ra) that serves as a branching position of the flow channel of the first fluid medium, wherein the body portion includes at least one pair of primary branch flow channels that provide communication between the reference flow channel (Ra) and at least one first flow channel located on each of the one side and the other side of the reference flow channel (Ra) in the stacked direction of the plurality of the heat transfer plates, wherein the one of the pair of first communication flow channels communicates only with the reference flow channel (Ra), and wherein the other of the pair of first communication flow channels communicates only with the first flow channel that is located on each of the one side and the other side of the reference flow channel (Ra) in the stacked direction of the plurality of the heat transfer plates, and that serves as a terminal end of the flow channel of the first fluid medium.
A vehicle comprising: a vehicle support structure; first and second rear wheels that are each rotatable with respect to the vehicle support structure; first and second independent rear suspension systems associated with the first and second rear wheels respectively; characterized in that the vehicle further comprises a dual motor gearbox assembly including two independent electric motors each for driving one of the rear wheels, associated gear trains for the motors, and a housing (24; 24') that receives the motors and the gear trains; each rear suspension system including: a knuckle that supports one of the rear wheels, the knuckle defining an opening that extends laterally through the knuckle; two suspension devices connected to the vehicle support structure and an upper portion of the knuckle, such that each suspension device is oriented along an upright axis; and an upper control arm having a first portion supported by the vehicle support structure and a second portion that extends between the axes of the suspension devices and directly into the opening of the knuckle, wherein the second portion of the control arm is pivotally connected to a laterally facing outboard face of the knuckle (104; 136). a vehicle support structure; first and second rear wheels that are each rotatable with respect to the vehicle support structure; first and second independent rear suspension systems associated with the first and second rear wheels respectively; characterized in that the vehicle further comprises a dual motor gearbox assembly including two independent electric motors each for driving one of the rear wheels, associated gear trains for the motors, and a housing (24; 24') that receives the motors and the gear trains; each rear suspension system including: a knuckle that supports one of the rear wheels, the knuckle defining an opening that extends laterally through the knuckle; two suspension devices connected to the vehicle support structure and an upper portion of the knuckle, such that each suspension device is oriented along an upright axis; and an upper control arm having a first portion supported by the vehicle support structure and a second portion that extends between the axes of the suspension devices and directly into the opening of the knuckle, wherein the second portion of the control arm is pivotally connected to a laterally facing outboard face of the knuckle (104; 136). a knuckle that supports one of the rear wheels, the knuckle defining an opening that extends laterally through the knuckle; two suspension devices connected to the vehicle support structure and an upper portion of the knuckle, such that each suspension device is oriented along an upright axis; and an upper control arm having a first portion supported by the vehicle support structure and a second portion that extends between the axes of the suspension devices and directly into the opening of the knuckle, wherein the second portion of the control arm is pivotally connected to a laterally facing outboard face of the knuckle (104; 136).
An ultrasonic imaging system, comprising: an ultrasonic probe having a housing; a two-dimensional ultrasonic transducer array assembly configured and adapted to fit within the housing, the ultrasonic transducer array assembly being capable of generating at least one acoustic beam and receiving at least one echo signal; and an associated circuitry located within said housing, operatively coupled to said ultrasonic transducer array assembly and including a micro-beam-former for controlling the at least one acoustic beam thereof; wherein the associated circuitry further comprises a delay circuit and a plurality of high-voltage transmit amplifiers, one of said plurality of high-voltage transmit amplifiers on each sub-channel of the micro-beam-former; and characterized in that the system further comprises a waveform generation block communicating a signal, which is a low voltage arbitrary shape transmit waveform, to the associated circuitry wherein the signal is first delayed by a programmable amount by the delay circuitry and is further sent to the high-voltage transmit amplifiers, which are linear amplifiers. an ultrasonic probe having a housing; a two-dimensional ultrasonic transducer array assembly configured and adapted to fit within the housing, the ultrasonic transducer array assembly being capable of generating at least one acoustic beam and receiving at least one echo signal; and an associated circuitry located within said housing, operatively coupled to said ultrasonic transducer array assembly and including a micro-beam-former for controlling the at least one acoustic beam thereof; wherein the associated circuitry further comprises a delay circuit and a plurality of high-voltage transmit amplifiers, one of said plurality of high-voltage transmit amplifiers on each sub-channel of the micro-beam-former; and characterized in that the system further comprises a waveform generation block communicating a signal, which is a low voltage arbitrary shape transmit waveform, to the associated circuitry wherein the signal is first delayed by a programmable amount by the delay circuitry and is further sent to the high-voltage transmit amplifiers, which are linear amplifiers.
A multi-layer blow molded article formed from a preform etched in a predetermined pattern, the article comprising: a neck forming an opening; a body portion extending from the neck to a base, the body portion including one or more walls surrounding an interior space in fluid communication with the opening, the one or more walls having an article inner surface, an article outer surface, and a thickness; a predetermined feature, preferably an aesthetic or textural feature, incorporated into at least a portion of the one or more walls, wherein the predetermined feature is provided by variations in the thickness of the one or more walls corresponding to the predetermined pattern, wherein the article has a first layer having a first thickness and a second layer having a second thickness, the first layer being disposed outwardly of the second layer, and wherein the predetermined feature includes a thinned region of the first layer that is less thick than at least a portion of the first layer outside of the thinned region. a neck forming an opening; a body portion extending from the neck to a base, the body portion including one or more walls surrounding an interior space in fluid communication with the opening, the one or more walls having an article inner surface, an article outer surface, and a thickness; a predetermined feature, preferably an aesthetic or textural feature, incorporated into at least a portion of the one or more walls, wherein the predetermined feature is provided by variations in the thickness of the one or more walls corresponding to the predetermined pattern, wherein the article has a first layer having a first thickness and a second layer having a second thickness, the first layer being disposed outwardly of the second layer, and wherein the predetermined feature includes a thinned region of the first layer that is less thick than at least a portion of the first layer outside of the thinned region.
An ice maker comprising: an ice making unit configured to form ice; an ice bucket arranged below the ice making unit and configured to store the ice formed by the ice making unit; and a transporter configured to transport the ice stored in the ice bucket to an outside of the ice bucket, wherein the transporter comprises: a first transporter configured to be rotatably arranged inside the ice bucket to transport the ice in a horizontal direction, and a second transporter including a blade configured to crush the ice transported by the first transporter by rotation and having settlers (424, 425) arranged on either side of the blade in the direction of the length of the blade, characterized in that the settlers (424, 425) being configured to settle the ice upward from the first transporter, wherein the second transporter is slanted upward from the first transporter and configured to transport the ice to the top of the ice bucket by the settlers (424, 425) as the blade rotates. an ice making unit configured to form ice; an ice bucket arranged below the ice making unit and configured to store the ice formed by the ice making unit; and a transporter configured to transport the ice stored in the ice bucket to an outside of the ice bucket, wherein the transporter comprises: a first transporter configured to be rotatably arranged inside the ice bucket to transport the ice in a horizontal direction, and a second transporter including a blade configured to crush the ice transported by the first transporter by rotation and having settlers (424, 425) arranged on either side of the blade in the direction of the length of the blade, characterized in that the settlers (424, 425) being configured to settle the ice upward from the first transporter, wherein the second transporter is slanted upward from the first transporter and configured to transport the ice to the top of the ice bucket by the settlers (424, 425) as the blade rotates. a first transporter configured to be rotatably arranged inside the ice bucket to transport the ice in a horizontal direction, and a second transporter including a blade configured to crush the ice transported by the first transporter by rotation and having settlers (424, 425) arranged on either side of the blade in the direction of the length of the blade, characterized in that the settlers (424, 425) being configured to settle the ice upward from the first transporter, wherein the second transporter is slanted upward from the first transporter and configured to transport the ice to the top of the ice bucket by the settlers (424, 425) as the blade rotates.
A composition comprising a nitric oxide -inhibiting agent and a carrier vehicle, wherein the -inhibiting agent is for use in treating highly vascularized tumors by causing microvascular embolization in the tumor, wherein the carrier vehicle is a nanoparticle, and wherein the nanoparticle is a polymersome, wherein the -inhibiting agent comprises an -binding molecule; wherein NO binding is enabled only at oxygen tensions of less than 10 mm Hg; wherein the -binding molecule is selected from one or more of unmodified human myoglobin, unmodified myoglobin from another biological species, and chemically or genetically modified myoglobin from humans or from another biological species; wherein the -binding molecule is preloaded with oxygen; and wherein the NO-inhibiting agent is encapsulated within the carrier vehicle. wherein the carrier vehicle is a nanoparticle, and wherein the nanoparticle is a polymersome, wherein the -inhibiting agent comprises an -binding molecule; wherein NO binding is enabled only at oxygen tensions of less than 10 mm Hg; wherein the -binding molecule is selected from one or more of unmodified human myoglobin, unmodified myoglobin from another biological species, and chemically or genetically modified myoglobin from humans or from another biological species; wherein the -binding molecule is preloaded with oxygen; and wherein the NO-inhibiting agent is encapsulated within the carrier vehicle.
A medical device, preferably a vascular graft or a mesh or a catheter, comprising a polymer impregnated with minocycline and rifampin, preferably wherein the polymer is polytetrafluoroethylene, polyurethane, silicone, a polyvinyl chloride, a fluoropolymer, or a polyester, or a copolymer or blend thereof, and wherein a surface of the polymer is coated with a polymer coating comprising a guanidium compound.
Method for suppressing the phenomenon of chatter in a machine tool during machining of a workpiece, said machine tool comprising a machining carriage that supports a ram that is movable with respect to the carriage in a direction, a boring bar supported by said ram and movable with respect to said ram along said direction, a machining tool rotated around a rotation axis by a spindle supported by the boring bar, characterized in that, whilst the machining tool performs a machining task on said workpiece, the ram and the boring bar are moved in opposite ways along said direction, such that a displacement Δx 1 of said ram in said direction is equal and contrary to a displacement Δx 2 of said boring bar in said direction, being Δx 1 + Δx 2 =0.
Portable suction pump unit for aspirating body fluids and/or air from a patient, wherein the suction pump unit has a fluid collection container and a pump module housing for a pump module, wherein the pump module housing has a pump-side suction connector, wherein the fluid collection container has a container-side suction connector for leaktight connection to the pump-side suction connector, wherein the two suction connectors (22, 5) define a common axis, wherein the fluid collection container can be secured on the pump module housing via a repeatedly releasable and restorable connection, wherein this connection is releasable and/or restorable by means of a rotation movement of the fluid collection container relative to the pump module housing about said axis, wherein the container-side connector and/or the pump-side connector is designed with a sealing element for establishing the leaktight connection, and wherein the fluid collection container, in the correct position of use, is arranged under the pump module housing, characterized in that the collection container has a lid and the pump module housing has a base and in that the pump-side suction connector is arranged in a base of the pump module housing, and the container-side suction connector is arranged in the lid of the fluid collection container.
A nuclear magnetic resonance probe configured to be inserted into an NMR device and to detect an NMR signal from a sample, the NMR probe comprising: a detection coil provided in a low-temperature region so as to surround a sample container accommodating the sample and configured to irradiate the sample with a high-frequency magnetic field and to detect an NMR signal generated in the sample, wherein a temperature of the low-temperature region is lower during operation than a temperature of the sample; a first shield provided in a sample-temperature region between the sample container and the detection coil and configured to block irradiation of the high-frequency magnetic field from the detection coil from reaching a region other than an observation object in the sample container, wherein a temperature of the sample-temperature region is equal during operation to the temperature of the sample; and a second shield provided in the low-temperature region between the detection coil and the first shield and configured to block irradiation of the high-frequency magnetic field from the detection coil from reaching the first shield. a detection coil provided in a low-temperature region so as to surround a sample container accommodating the sample and configured to irradiate the sample with a high-frequency magnetic field and to detect an NMR signal generated in the sample, wherein a temperature of the low-temperature region is lower during operation than a temperature of the sample; a first shield provided in a sample-temperature region between the sample container and the detection coil and configured to block irradiation of the high-frequency magnetic field from the detection coil from reaching a region other than an observation object in the sample container, wherein a temperature of the sample-temperature region is equal during operation to the temperature of the sample; and a second shield provided in the low-temperature region between the detection coil and the first shield and configured to block irradiation of the high-frequency magnetic field from the detection coil from reaching the first shield.
A method for computer-implemented monitoring of a wind turbine comprising an upper section on top of a tower, the upper section being pivotable around a vertical yaw axis and having a nacelle and a rotor with rotor blades, the rotor being attached to the nacelle and the rotor blades being rotatable by wind around a substantially horizontal rotor axis, comprising the steps of: i) obtaining, from a data storage, a plurality of sets of measurement data of at least two measurement variables (Var1, Var2), the measurement variables (Var1, Var2) being measurement variables of the wind turbine, acquired by one or more first sensors, and/or the environment of the wind turbine, acquired by one or more second sensors, and the measurement data of a respective set of measurement data being acquired at a same time point in the past; ii) processing the plurality of sets of measurement data of the at least two measurement variables (Var1, Var2) by creating an image suitable for visualization; iii) determining a deviation type (DT1, DT2, DT3) from a predetermined operation of the wind turbine by processing the image by a trained data-driven model configured as a convolutional neural network, where the image is fed as a digital input to the trained data-driven model and the trained data-driven model provides the deviation type (DT1, DT2, DT3) as a digital output. i) obtaining, from a data storage, a plurality of sets of measurement data of at least two measurement variables (Var1, Var2), the measurement variables (Var1, Var2) being measurement variables of the wind turbine, acquired by one or more first sensors, and/or the environment of the wind turbine, acquired by one or more second sensors, and the measurement data of a respective set of measurement data being acquired at a same time point in the past; ii) processing the plurality of sets of measurement data of the at least two measurement variables (Var1, Var2) by creating an image suitable for visualization; iii) determining a deviation type (DT1, DT2, DT3) from a predetermined operation of the wind turbine by processing the image by a trained data-driven model configured as a convolutional neural network, where the image is fed as a digital input to the trained data-driven model and the trained data-driven model provides the deviation type (DT1, DT2, DT3) as a digital output.
An air spring, comprising a retainer plate, a piston made of plastic material, and an elastomeric sleeve, wherein the elastomeric sleeve is sealingly engaged with the first retainer plate and the piston to define a pressurizable chamber, wherein the piston has a wall which provide a surface on which the elastomeric sleeve rolls during compression, wherein the piston has a bead seal which extends from the piston wall toward the center of the air spring to provide a surface onto which the elastomeric sleeve is crimped with a clamp ring (70, 90) which extends from the bead seal, wherein the clamp ring (70, 80, 90) is crimped over the elastomeric sleeve to squeeze the elastomeric sleeve between the clamp ring (70, 90) and the bead seal and characterised in that the clamp ring (70, 90) is snapped into a clamp ring engagement ring or clamp ring engagement slot and is held securely in position over the second end of a elastomeric sleeve which extend from the bead seal of the piston.
A combine harvester (800, 1000) comprising: a chaffer (302, 827, 1047) to separate residue from grain in crop material; a fan (34, 829, 1050) to direct air across and through the chaffer (302, 829, 1050) to carry the residue from the harvester; a first sensor to output signals indicating a characteristic of the crop material upstream of the chaffer (302, 827, 1047); a controller (50, 855) to adjust a speed of the fan (34, 829, 1050) based on signals from the first sensor; and a second sensor downstream the chaffer (302, 827, 1047), wherein the controller (50, 855) is to adjust the speed of the fan (34, 829, 1050) based upon a combination of signals from the first sensor and the second sensor, characterized in that the second sensor is to sense grain flow into a holding tank of the combine harvester (800, 1000). a chaffer (302, 827, 1047) to separate residue from grain in crop material; a fan (34, 829, 1050) to direct air across and through the chaffer (302, 829, 1050) to carry the residue from the harvester; a first sensor to output signals indicating a characteristic of the crop material upstream of the chaffer (302, 827, 1047); a controller (50, 855) to adjust a speed of the fan (34, 829, 1050) based on signals from the first sensor; and a second sensor downstream the chaffer (302, 827, 1047), wherein the controller (50, 855) is to adjust the speed of the fan (34, 829, 1050) based upon a combination of signals from the first sensor and the second sensor, characterized in that the second sensor is to sense grain flow into a holding tank of the combine harvester (800, 1000).