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A method for molding a plastic article, the method comprising: providing a valve gated nozzle including a valve stem movable between an open position and a closed position, moving the valve stem at a constant first speed (V 1) for a first portion between the open position and the closed position, the first portion extending from the beginning of valve stem closure to a predetermined position (Si), the constant first speed being greater than a threshold speed (V Th), reducing the first speed (V 1) to a second speed (V 2), the second speed (V 2) being a constant speed, the second speed (V 2) being less than, or substantially equal to, the threshold speed (V Th), and moving the valve stem at the second speed (V 2) for a second portion between the open position and the closed position, the second portion being between the predetermined position (Si) and the closed position, wherein the second portion is between a final 10% and 70% of a distance between the open position and the closed position, and the second speed (V 2) is less than the first speed and a threshold speed (V Th), such that a deformation rate of a polymer melt, due to the movement of the valve stem, is less than or about equal to a relaxation rate of the polymer melt, and wherein the second speed is less than one of approximately 5 mm/s and approximately 2 mm/s. providing a valve gated nozzle including a valve stem movable between an open position and a closed position, moving the valve stem at a constant first speed (V 1) for a first portion between the open position and the closed position, the first portion extending from the beginning of valve stem closure to a predetermined position (Si), the constant first speed being greater than a threshold speed (V Th), reducing the first speed (V 1) to a second speed (V 2), the second speed (V 2) being a constant speed, the second speed (V 2) being less than, or substantially equal to, the threshold speed (V Th), and moving the valve stem at the second speed (V 2) for a second portion between the open position and the closed position, the second portion being between the predetermined position (Si) and the closed position, wherein the second portion is between a final 10% and 70% of a distance between the open position and the closed position, and the second speed (V 2) is less than the first speed and a threshold speed (V Th), such that a deformation rate of a polymer melt, due to the movement of the valve stem, is less than or about equal to a relaxation rate of the polymer melt, and wherein the second speed is less than one of approximately 5 mm/s and approximately 2 mm/s.
A surface marking device for applying thermoplastic marking materials to a surface comprising: a surface marking assembly, said surface marking assembly including a melting kettle, said melting kettle having a shell, a series of coaxial conduits positioned within said shell to allow hot oil to pass around in contact with an outer perimeter of said series of coaxial conduits within said shell, said series of coaxial conduits constructed from a heat conductive material and having an aperture at a first end thereof for accepting thermoplastic granules, a second end of said series of coaxial conduits fluidly connected to a material discharge collector at the bottom end of said kettle; a heating system for heating said oil, said oil passed through said melting kettle and around said series of coaxial conduits, said oil being re-circulated back to said heating system for reheating after being passed through said melting shell; wherein said series of coaxial conduits includes a centerless screw conveyor having a helical coil shape extending at least partially through said conduits for scraping an inner surface of said conduits and providing agitation to said thermoplastic granules as they are melted; said thermoplastic granules are passed from said first end of said conduit to said second end of said conduit by gravity and said thermoplastic granules are melted before reaching said material discharge collector. a surface marking assembly, said surface marking assembly including a melting kettle, said melting kettle having a shell, a series of coaxial conduits positioned within said shell to allow hot oil to pass around in contact with an outer perimeter of said series of coaxial conduits within said shell, said series of coaxial conduits constructed from a heat conductive material and having an aperture at a first end thereof for accepting thermoplastic granules, a second end of said series of coaxial conduits fluidly connected to a material discharge collector at the bottom end of said kettle; a heating system for heating said oil, said oil passed through said melting kettle and around said series of coaxial conduits, said oil being re-circulated back to said heating system for reheating after being passed through said melting shell; wherein said series of coaxial conduits includes a centerless screw conveyor having a helical coil shape extending at least partially through said conduits for scraping an inner surface of said conduits and providing agitation to said thermoplastic granules as they are melted; said thermoplastic granules are passed from said first end of said conduit to said second end of said conduit by gravity and said thermoplastic granules are melted before reaching said material discharge collector.
A path data generation device for three-dimensional modeling, comprising: a first generator that generates two-dimensional data of slice planes obtained by slicing three-dimensional shape data for which a plurality of different model materials are specified; and a second generator that continuously outputs the plurality of model materials in accordance with paths (46, 46A, 46B) generated based on the two-dimensional data, and when a three-dimensional shape is modeled using a three-dimensional modeling method to model three-dimensional shape data, generates path data indicating for each model material a path (46, 46A, 46B) for that model material so that a same model material is continuously output along the path for that model material, the path data generating device being characterized in that the second generator generates the path data by adjusting a shape of a path (46, 46A, 46B) in the slice planes so that a mixing ratio of the plurality of model materials, which is specified in the three-dimensional shape data, is maintained before and after the adjustment. a first generator that generates two-dimensional data of slice planes obtained by slicing three-dimensional shape data for which a plurality of different model materials are specified; and a second generator that continuously outputs the plurality of model materials in accordance with paths (46, 46A, 46B) generated based on the two-dimensional data, and when a three-dimensional shape is modeled using a three-dimensional modeling method to model three-dimensional shape data, generates path data indicating for each model material a path (46, 46A, 46B) for that model material so that a same model material is continuously output along the path for that model material, the path data generating device being characterized in that the second generator generates the path data by adjusting a shape of a path (46, 46A, 46B) in the slice planes so that a mixing ratio of the plurality of model materials, which is specified in the three-dimensional shape data, is maintained before and after the adjustment.
Compositions comprising A) 50% to 90% by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of aromatic polycarbonate based on bisphenol A having a weight-average molar mass M w of 24 kg/mol to 33 kg/mol determined by gel permeation chromatography in methylene chloride with a polycarbonate standard, aromatic polyestercarbonate and polyester, B) 5% to 40% by weight of at least one rubber-modified graft polymer, C) 1% to 20% by weight of fused silica having an average particle size d 50 measured as described in the experimental section of the description of 1.0 to 10.0 μm and a content of metal oxides ≤ 2% by weight based on component C, D) 0% to 20% by weight of at least one additive distinct from component C. A) 50% to 90% by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of aromatic polycarbonate based on bisphenol A having a weight-average molar mass M w of 24 kg/mol to 33 kg/mol determined by gel permeation chromatography in methylene chloride with a polycarbonate standard, aromatic polyestercarbonate and polyester, B) 5% to 40% by weight of at least one rubber-modified graft polymer, C) 1% to 20% by weight of fused silica having an average particle size d 50 measured as described in the experimental section of the description of 1.0 to 10.0 μm and a content of metal oxides ≤ 2% by weight based on component C, D) 0% to 20% by weight of at least one additive distinct from component C.
A MASP-2 inhibitory agent for use as a medicament, which selectively inhibits MASP-2 dependent complement activation while leaving C1q-dependent classical complement pathway activation functionally intact, which agent is an antibody or fragment thereof that binds to full length MASP-2 polypeptide, but does not bind to a MASP-2 N-terminal fragment consisting of the CUBI-EGF-CUBII domains and does not bind to a MASP-2 C-terminal fragment consisting of the CCPII-SP domains.
A pneumatic tire, comprising a tread portion, the tread portion comprising a jointless band, a cap tread and one tire component selected from the group consisting of a base tread, and an undertread, the cap tread, the base tread, and the undertread being formed from a rubber composition for cap treads, a rubber composition for base treads, and a rubber composition for undertreads, respectively, the jointless band comprising fiber cords coated with a rubber composition for fiber cord toppings, the rubber composition for cap treads having an amount of phenylenediamine antioxidant of 1.8% by mass or less, the cap tread, the base tread, the undertread, and an upper layer of the jointless band having amounts of phenylenediamine antioxidant satisfying Expression below, the rubber composition for undertreads comprising, per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, 1.8 to 6.0 parts by mass of sulfur, the pneumatic tire having a sub-tread thickness at the base of a tread main groove of 0.5 to 2.0 mm, 1.35 % by mass ≤ { ( rubber thickness mm of cap tread at base of tread main groove) × ( amount % by mass of phenylenediamine antioxidant in rubber composition for cap treads) + ( rubber thickness mm of base tread at base of tread main groove) × ( amount % by mass of phenylenediamine antioxidant in rubber composition for base treads) + ( rubber thickness mm of undertread at base of tread main groove) × ( amount % by mass of phenylenediamine antioxidant in rubber composition for undertreads) + ( rubber thickness mm of upper layer of jointless band at base of tread main groove) × ( amount % by mass of phenylenediamine antioxidant in rubber composition for fiber cord toppings)} / ( sub-tread thickness mm at base of tread main groove).
A transmission apparatus employing a MIMO, multi-input/multi-output, scheme of transmitting a plurality of data items for a same receiving apparatus using a plurality of antennas (106-1, 106-2) in parallel, the transmission apparatus comprising: an apportion section that apportions the plurality of data items to a plurality of groups; a multiplexing section (102, 104, 107) that code division multiplexes the apportioned data for each of said groups; a transmission section that transmits, to the receiving apparatus, the plurality of code division multiplexed data items in the plurality of groups using an antenna (106-1, 106-2) corresponding to each of said groups; and wherein the plurality of data items comprises at least a specific data item and other data items and the specific data item is different from the other data items; wherein the apportion section generates a replica data item by replicating the specific data item, and apportions the plurality of data items to the plurality of groups such that the specific data item and the replica data item are apportioned to at least two groups of the plurality of groups; wherein the apportion section apportions the other data items substantially equally among the plurality of groups without generating a replica of the other data items; and wherein said multiplexing section (102, 104, 107) code division multiplexes said apportioned specific data item and replica data item using spreading codes which differ from one apportioned group to another. an apportion section that apportions the plurality of data items to a plurality of groups; a multiplexing section (102, 104, 107) that code division multiplexes the apportioned data for each of said groups; a transmission section that transmits, to the receiving apparatus, the plurality of code division multiplexed data items in the plurality of groups using an antenna (106-1, 106-2) corresponding to each of said groups; and wherein the plurality of data items comprises at least a specific data item and other data items and the specific data item is different from the other data items; wherein the apportion section generates a replica data item by replicating the specific data item, and apportions the plurality of data items to the plurality of groups such that the specific data item and the replica data item are apportioned to at least two groups of the plurality of groups; wherein the apportion section apportions the other data items substantially equally among the plurality of groups without generating a replica of the other data items; and wherein said multiplexing section (102, 104, 107) code division multiplexes said apportioned specific data item and replica data item using spreading codes which differ from one apportioned group to another.
A hearing device, comprising • first and second microphones (M BTE1, M BTE2) for converting an input sound to first and second electric input signals (IN 1, IN 2), respectively, • an adaptive beam former filtering unit configured to adaptively provide a resulting beamformed signal (Y BF), based on said first and second electric input signals (IN 1, IN 2), and a covariance matrix for said first and second electric input signals; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the beamformer filtering unit comprises ∘ a smoothing unit (PreS, VarS) configured to adaptively smooth elements of said covariance matrix with adaptively changing time constants (τ att, τ rel) for said smoothing in dependence of changes (ΔC) over time in covariance of said first and second electric input signals (IN 1, IN 2) to provide an adaptively smoothed covariance matrix, wherein said time constants have first values (τ att1, τ rel1) for changes (ΔC) in covariance below a first threshold value (ΔC th1) and second values (τ att2, τ rel2) for changes (ΔC) in covariance above a second threshold value (ΔC th2), wherein the first values (τ att1, τ rel1) are larger than corresponding second values (τ att2, τ rel2) of said time constants, while said first threshold value (ΔC th1) is smaller than or equal to said second threshold value (ΔC th2), and wherein the adaptive beamformer filtering unit is configured to utilize said adaptively smoothed covariance matrix to determine said beamformed signal (Y BF). • first and second microphones (M BTE1, M BTE2) for converting an input sound to first and second electric input signals (IN 1, IN 2), respectively, • an adaptive beam former filtering unit configured to adaptively provide a resulting beamformed signal (Y BF), based on said first and second electric input signals (IN 1, IN 2), and a covariance matrix for said first and second electric input signals; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the beamformer filtering unit comprises ∘ a smoothing unit (PreS, VarS) configured to adaptively smooth elements of said covariance matrix with adaptively changing time constants (τ att, τ rel) for said smoothing in dependence of changes (ΔC) over time in covariance of said first and second electric input signals (IN 1, IN 2) to provide an adaptively smoothed covariance matrix, wherein said time constants have first values (τ att1, τ rel1) for changes (ΔC) in covariance below a first threshold value (ΔC th1) and second values (τ att2, τ rel2) for changes (ΔC) in covariance above a second threshold value (ΔC th2), wherein the first values (τ att1, τ rel1) are larger than corresponding second values (τ att2, τ rel2) of said time constants, while said first threshold value (ΔC th1) is smaller than or equal to said second threshold value (ΔC th2), and wherein the adaptive beamformer filtering unit is configured to utilize said adaptively smoothed covariance matrix to determine said beamformed signal (Y BF).
A catheter comprising: an elongated body comprising a proximal body portion and a distal body portion, and defining a body inner lumen; and an expandable member located at the distal body portion, the expandable member defining an expandable member inner lumen, the expandable member inner lumen comprising a distal extension of the body inner lumen, wherein the expandable member is configured to expand radially outward and thereby expand the expandable member inner lumen radially outward, wherein the expandable member comprises a plurality of structural elements, one or more of the structural elements of the plurality of structural elements comprising a first material surrounding a core comprising a second material, and wherein the first material is more radiopaque than the second material, or wherein the second material is more radiopaque than the first material, wherein the expandable member is configured to self-expand radially outward from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, and wherein, while a suction force is applied to the body inner lumen, the expandable member is configured to axially contract in response to contact with a thrombus enabling a user to observe, via fluoroscopic imagery, that the catheter is engaged with the thrombus. an elongated body comprising a proximal body portion and a distal body portion, and defining a body inner lumen; and an expandable member located at the distal body portion, the expandable member defining an expandable member inner lumen, the expandable member inner lumen comprising a distal extension of the body inner lumen, wherein the expandable member is configured to expand radially outward and thereby expand the expandable member inner lumen radially outward, wherein the expandable member comprises a plurality of structural elements, one or more of the structural elements of the plurality of structural elements comprising a first material surrounding a core comprising a second material, and wherein the first material is more radiopaque than the second material, or wherein the second material is more radiopaque than the first material, wherein the expandable member is configured to self-expand radially outward from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, and wherein, while a suction force is applied to the body inner lumen, the expandable member is configured to axially contract in response to contact with a thrombus enabling a user to observe, via fluoroscopic imagery, that the catheter is engaged with the thrombus.
A vent stack lid for a coke processing oven, comprising: a first lid portion proximate to and spaced apart from a second lid portion; a first sealing portion coupled to the first lid portion; and a second sealing portion coupled to the second lid portion, wherein the second sealing portion overlaps the first sealing portion over the space between the first and second lid portions (212, 214), characterised in that the first lid portion and the second lid portion are individually pivotably or slidably moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. a first lid portion proximate to and spaced apart from a second lid portion; a first sealing portion coupled to the first lid portion; and a second sealing portion coupled to the second lid portion, wherein the second sealing portion overlaps the first sealing portion over the space between the first and second lid portions (212, 214), characterised in that the first lid portion and the second lid portion are individually pivotably or slidably moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration.
Base oil, characterized in that the base oil comprises branched saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers of at least C18, the 14 C isotope content of the total carbon content in the base oil is at least 50 % on the basis of radioactive carbon content in the atmosphere in the year 1950 according to ASTM D 6866, it contains at least 90 % by weight of saturated hydrocarbons, linear paraffins less than 10 % by weight, not more than 0.1 % by FIMS method of fused polynaphthenes, 5-50 % by FIMS method of mononaphthenes and at least 50 % by weight of the saturated hydrocarbons having the width of the carbon number range of no more than 9 carbons, and the kinematic viscosity at 100 °C according to ASTM D445 being from 3 cSt to 8 cSt, the volatility of the base oil is not more than 2271.2* -3.5373 %.
Mechanical lifting aid for supporting the trunk muscles, which can be arranged in a fixed position on the back of a person carrying it via an upper body connection and a lower body connection with two thigh connections (8, 8.1), with a lower two-part mechanical energy storage device for tensioning energy with two elastic partial energy storage devices (21, 21.1) with spring elements between the respective thigh connection (8, 8.1) and a strong back element, wherein the spring elements are attached at one end to one of the thigh connections (8,8.1) and at the other end to at least one tension element (11, 11.1), wherein the back element is attached to the back and absorbs, redistributes and dissipates forces from the elastic partial energy storage devices (21, 21.1) via the at least one tension element (11, 11.1), - wherein the at least one tension element (11, 11.1) connects the respective elastic partial energy storage device (21, 21.1) to the back element, wherein a right and a left hip element with adjustable freewheel devices, each with a freewheel roller for the at least one tension element (11, 11.1) in at least one of the hip elements (4, 10) are articulated on the strong back element, and wherein at least one adjustable clamping device (5.1, 12.1) in the hip elements (4, 10) changes the activation of the lower two-part mechanical energy storage device by means of the respective freewheel roller, which is displaceable via a continuous adjustment of at least one adjustment strap (5, 12) and thus changes the effective length of the at least one tension element (11, 11.1). wherein the back element is attached to the back and absorbs, redistributes and dissipates forces from the elastic partial energy storage devices (21, 21.1) via the at least one tension element (11, 11.1), - wherein the at least one tension element (11, 11.1) connects the respective elastic partial energy storage device (21, 21.1) to the back element, - wherein the at least one tension element (11, 11.1) connects the respective elastic partial energy storage device (21, 21.1) to the back element, wherein a right and a left hip element with adjustable freewheel devices, each with a freewheel roller for the at least one tension element (11, 11.1) in at least one of the hip elements (4, 10) are articulated on the strong back element, and wherein at least one adjustable clamping device (5.1, 12.1) in the hip elements (4, 10) changes the activation of the lower two-part mechanical energy storage device by means of the respective freewheel roller, which is displaceable via a continuous adjustment of at least one adjustment strap (5, 12) and thus changes the effective length of the at least one tension element (11, 11.1).
Drawn surgical suture material (100; 200; 300; 400) with an elongate main body (120; 220; 320; 420) and with barbs (140; 240-243; 340-345; 440) for anchoring in biological tissues, particularly in human and/or animal tissues, characterized in that the barbs (140; 240-243; 340-345; 440) are formed by cuts made into the suture material in the undrawn state and have a row arrangement in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction of the suture material.