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A method for preparing an ester composition comprising steps of: obtaining an ester composition comprising hybrid branched type, non-hybrid unbranched type and non-hybrid branched type alkyl-substituted terephthalate compounds through esterification reaction, wherein the hybrid branched type alkyl-substituted terephthalate compound is present in an amount of 1 to 70% by weight in the ester composition, wherein the esterification reaction is carried out by reacting terephthalic acid, a unbranched alcohol and a branched alcohol using an acid catalyst at 130 to 250°C for 1 to 10 hours in the presence of an acid catalyst in the range of 0.1 to 15 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the terephthalic acid, and wherein the acid catalyst comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of paratoluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, propanesulfonic acid and sulfuric acid. obtaining an ester composition comprising hybrid branched type, non-hybrid unbranched type and non-hybrid branched type alkyl-substituted terephthalate compounds through esterification reaction, wherein the hybrid branched type alkyl-substituted terephthalate compound is present in an amount of 1 to 70% by weight in the ester composition, wherein the esterification reaction is carried out by reacting terephthalic acid, a unbranched alcohol and a branched alcohol using an acid catalyst at 130 to 250°C for 1 to 10 hours in the presence of an acid catalyst in the range of 0.1 to 15 parts by weight, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the terephthalic acid, and wherein the acid catalyst comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of paratoluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, propanesulfonic acid and sulfuric acid.
An implantable medical device, comprising: a circuit board comprising electronic components, the circuit board comprising an edge along a side of the circuit board, wherein the edge comprises a plurality of exposed traces each coupled to a node in the circuit board, and a conductive structure proximate to the edge, wherein the edge comprises at least one first portion comprising at least some of the exposed traces, and at least one second portion not comprising the exposed traces, wherein the at least one first portion is recessed with respect to the at least one second portion to prevent the exposed traces in the at least one first portion from contacting the conductive structure. a circuit board comprising electronic components, the circuit board comprising an edge along a side of the circuit board, wherein the edge comprises a plurality of exposed traces each coupled to a node in the circuit board, and a conductive structure proximate to the edge, wherein the edge comprises at least one first portion comprising at least some of the exposed traces, and at least one second portion not comprising the exposed traces, wherein the at least one first portion is recessed with respect to the at least one second portion to prevent the exposed traces in the at least one first portion from contacting the conductive structure.
An electric vehicle comprising a support device for batteries of a vehicle battery pack, the support device being configured to support the vehicle battery pack, including a first battery accommodating portion arranged in a first space between a pair of side rails constituting a ladder frame of a vehicle; including a second battery accommodating portion arranged in a second space below the first space and continuous with the first battery accommodating portion; wherein batteries of the vehicle battery pack are accommodatable in the first battery accommodating portion and in the second battery accommodating portion, the support device comprising: a frame-side bracket to support the second battery accommodating portion; characterized by, the frame-side bracket having first brackets extending outwardly from each of the side rails in a transversal direction of the vehicle and downwardly in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and a second bracket connectable to each of the first brackets below the second battery accommodating portion; a battery-side bracket projecting outwardly from an end surface on an outer side of the second battery accommodating portion in the transversal direction of the vehicle; and an elastic coupling portion elastically connecting the frame-side bracket and the battery-side bracket. including a first battery accommodating portion arranged in a first space between a pair of side rails constituting a ladder frame of a vehicle; including a second battery accommodating portion arranged in a second space below the first space and continuous with the first battery accommodating portion; wherein batteries of the vehicle battery pack are accommodatable in the first battery accommodating portion and in the second battery accommodating portion, the support device comprising: a frame-side bracket to support the second battery accommodating portion; characterized by, the frame-side bracket having first brackets extending outwardly from each of the side rails in a transversal direction of the vehicle and downwardly in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and a second bracket connectable to each of the first brackets below the second battery accommodating portion; a battery-side bracket projecting outwardly from an end surface on an outer side of the second battery accommodating portion in the transversal direction of the vehicle; and an elastic coupling portion elastically connecting the frame-side bracket and the battery-side bracket. the frame-side bracket having first brackets extending outwardly from each of the side rails in a transversal direction of the vehicle and downwardly in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and a second bracket connectable to each of the first brackets below the second battery accommodating portion; a battery-side bracket projecting outwardly from an end surface on an outer side of the second battery accommodating portion in the transversal direction of the vehicle; and an elastic coupling portion elastically connecting the frame-side bracket and the battery-side bracket.
Stereo examination system for imaging an object or an intermediate image produced by an object, comprising: an objective arrangement with an optical axis and an object plane for arranging the intermediate image or object to be imaged, wherein the objective arrangement receives an object-side beam emitted from the object plane to a solid angle region and converts said beam into an image-side beam, a selector arrangement for selecting at least one pair of partial beams (19, 20) from the image-side beam, and an image transmission apparatus (51, 52) for producing representations of the images provided by the at least one pair of partial beams (19, 20), wherein the image transfer apparatus comprises at least three cameras, wherein a partial beam that is fixed in relation to the remaining cameras is directed onto each camera, characterized in that the selector arrangement is embodied to displace a beam cross section of at least one of the two partial beams (19, 20) relative to a beam cross section of the image-side beam, wherein a controller is provided to actuate the selector arrangement for displacing the beam cross section of the at least one partial beam (19, 20) in the circumferential direction around the optical axis, and wherein the controller selects different pairs from the at least three cameras for producing the representations in order to displace the at least one beam cross section around the optical axis. an objective arrangement with an optical axis and an object plane for arranging the intermediate image or object to be imaged, wherein the objective arrangement receives an object-side beam emitted from the object plane to a solid angle region and converts said beam into an image-side beam, a selector arrangement for selecting at least one pair of partial beams (19, 20) from the image-side beam, and an image transmission apparatus (51, 52) for producing representations of the images provided by the at least one pair of partial beams (19, 20), wherein the image transfer apparatus comprises at least three cameras, wherein a partial beam that is fixed in relation to the remaining cameras is directed onto each camera, characterized in that the selector arrangement is embodied to displace a beam cross section of at least one of the two partial beams (19, 20) relative to a beam cross section of the image-side beam, wherein a controller is provided to actuate the selector arrangement for displacing the beam cross section of the at least one partial beam (19, 20) in the circumferential direction around the optical axis, and wherein the controller selects different pairs from the at least three cameras for producing the representations in order to displace the at least one beam cross section around the optical axis.
A surgical instrument comprising: (a) a shaft extending along a longitudinal shaft axis; (b) a probe comprising (i) a distal tip, wherein the distal tip is configured to puncture a tissue surface to enter a nerve canal of a patient, and (ii) an ablation element, wherein the ablation element is operable to ablate a nerve located within the nerve canal; and (c) a stop element arranged proximally of the distal tip, wherein the stop element is configured to abut the tissue surface punctured by the distal tip; wherein the stop element comprises an annular collar disposed around said longitudinal shaft axis, said stop element arranged at the distal end of the shaft and a proximal end of the probe; characterised in that the probe extends distally from a distal end of the shaft and extends along the longitudinal axis. (a) a shaft extending along a longitudinal shaft axis; (b) a probe comprising (i) a distal tip, wherein the distal tip is configured to puncture a tissue surface to enter a nerve canal of a patient, and (ii) an ablation element, wherein the ablation element is operable to ablate a nerve located within the nerve canal; and (i) a distal tip, wherein the distal tip is configured to puncture a tissue surface to enter a nerve canal of a patient, and (ii) an ablation element, wherein the ablation element is operable to ablate a nerve located within the nerve canal; and (c) a stop element arranged proximally of the distal tip, wherein the stop element is configured to abut the tissue surface punctured by the distal tip; wherein the stop element comprises an annular collar disposed around said longitudinal shaft axis, said stop element arranged at the distal end of the shaft and a proximal end of the probe;
A method for determining a whiteness value of an article of fabric, comprising: obtaining, from a mobile device, a digital image of an article of fabric with a calibration card comprising a white region and a black region; calculating a fabric luminosity value for the article of fabric from the digital image, the fabric luminosity value being based on an analysis of pixels of the digital image associated with a sample area of the digital image related to the article of fabric; comparing the fabric luminosity value with calibration luminosity values, to create a comparison, the calibration luminosity being based on an analysis of pixels of the digital image associated with the white region and with the black region of the calibration card, the comparison establishing a relationship between the calibration luminosity values and the fabric luminosity value; and determining, based on the comparison, the whiteness value of the article of fabric, identifying the article of fabric; presenting, via a user interface (Ul) of the mobile device, a recommendation to increase the whiteness value of the article of fabric, wherein the recommendation is based on comparing the whiteness value of the article of fabric with a previous whiteness value of the article of fabric stored in a database to determine if the whiteness value has increased or decreased over time and multiple washes. obtaining, from a mobile device, a digital image of an article of fabric with a calibration card comprising a white region and a black region; calculating a fabric luminosity value for the article of fabric from the digital image, the fabric luminosity value being based on an analysis of pixels of the digital image associated with a sample area of the digital image related to the article of fabric; comparing the fabric luminosity value with calibration luminosity values, to create a comparison, the calibration luminosity being based on an analysis of pixels of the digital image associated with the white region and with the black region of the calibration card, the comparison establishing a relationship between the calibration luminosity values and the fabric luminosity value; and determining, based on the comparison, the whiteness value of the article of fabric, identifying the article of fabric; presenting, via a user interface (Ul) of the mobile device, a recommendation to increase the whiteness value of the article of fabric, wherein the recommendation is based on comparing the whiteness value of the article of fabric with a previous whiteness value of the article of fabric stored in a database to determine if the whiteness value has increased or decreased over time and multiple washes.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: identifying, by a first wireless communication device associated with a first network operating entity of a plurality of network operating entities, a transmission opportunity, TXOP, in a shared spectrum shared by the plurality of network operating entities, wherein the first network operating entity has priority among the plurality of network operating entities for communicating in the TXOP; identifying, by the first wireless communication device, a first frequency band of the shared spectrum designated for transmissions by the first network operating entity during the TXOP that are independent of a schedule provided by the first network operating entity, wherein a second frequency band of the shared spectrum is designated for communication in accordance with the schedule by the first network operating entity during the TXOP; communicating, by the first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity in the first frequency band, data independently of the schedule during the TXOP, and; communicating, by the first wireless communication device, data with a third wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity in the second frequency band based on the schedule. identifying, by a first wireless communication device associated with a first network operating entity of a plurality of network operating entities, a transmission opportunity, TXOP, in a shared spectrum shared by the plurality of network operating entities, wherein the first network operating entity has priority among the plurality of network operating entities for communicating in the TXOP; identifying, by the first wireless communication device, a first frequency band of the shared spectrum designated for transmissions by the first network operating entity during the TXOP that are independent of a schedule provided by the first network operating entity, wherein a second frequency band of the shared spectrum is designated for communication in accordance with the schedule by the first network operating entity during the TXOP; communicating, by the first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity in the first frequency band, data independently of the schedule during the TXOP, and; communicating, by the first wireless communication device, data with a third wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity in the second frequency band based on the schedule.
A flywheel energy storage device, comprising: a fiber-resin composite elliptical ovoid shell having an axial shaft; a hub boss plate (66, 70) on each side of the ovoid shell, the hub boss plates (66, 70) concentrically disposed within and outside the shell and attached to the axial shaft; and an axially oriented internal compressive support between axial walls of the elliptical ovoid shell; wherein the flywheel energy storage device is configured such that upon rotation, the elliptical ovoid shell elongates slightly to increase a moment of inertia about the elliptical ovoid shell; characterized in that: the flywheel energy storage device further comprises a plurality of radially oriented, fiber-resin composite helical wraps coupling the shell to the hub boss plates (66, 70) for co-rotation and torque transfer to the axial shaft; and each layer of the radially oriented helical wrap is angled initially by 5 degrees and stepped to 35 degrees to shift wrap layer mass build-up away from the axial shaft to increase flywheel moment of inertia. a fiber-resin composite elliptical ovoid shell having an axial shaft; a hub boss plate (66, 70) on each side of the ovoid shell, the hub boss plates (66, 70) concentrically disposed within and outside the shell and attached to the axial shaft; and an axially oriented internal compressive support between axial walls of the elliptical ovoid shell; wherein the flywheel energy storage device is configured such that upon rotation, the elliptical ovoid shell elongates slightly to increase a moment of inertia about the elliptical ovoid shell; the flywheel energy storage device further comprises a plurality of radially oriented, fiber-resin composite helical wraps coupling the shell to the hub boss plates (66, 70) for co-rotation and torque transfer to the axial shaft; and each layer of the radially oriented helical wrap is angled initially by 5 degrees and stepped to 35 degrees to shift wrap layer mass build-up away from the axial shaft to increase flywheel moment of inertia.
A vehicle control system capable of switching a travel mode of a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising: a control part in which a public road mode that is selected at a time of traveling on a public road and a non-public road mode that is a setting suitable for a travel in a non-public road region are set as the travel mode; and a smart key system that is configured to perform a communication between the vehicle and a smart key which is portable by a driver, and that is configured to perform locking and unlocking of each part of the vehicle based on a result of the communication, wherein the control part is configured to allow a safety protection component of the vehicle to perform a normal operation that is required at a time of traveling on a public road when the public road mode is selected and is configured to allow the safety protection component to perform an alarm operation that is different from the normal operation when the non-public road mode is selected, characterized in that the control part is configured to permit the selection of the non-public road mode at a time of traveling in a situation in which the radio wave that is emitted by the smart key is not received. a control part in which a public road mode that is selected at a time of traveling on a public road and a non-public road mode that is a setting suitable for a travel in a non-public road region are set as the travel mode; and a smart key system that is configured to perform a communication between the vehicle and a smart key which is portable by a driver, and that is configured to perform locking and unlocking of each part of the vehicle based on a result of the communication, wherein the control part is configured to allow a safety protection component of the vehicle to perform a normal operation that is required at a time of traveling on a public road when the public road mode is selected and is configured to allow the safety protection component to perform an alarm operation that is different from the normal operation when the non-public road mode is selected, characterized in that the control part is configured to permit the selection of the non-public road mode at a time of traveling in a situation in which the radio wave that is emitted by the smart key is not received.
A cosmetic use via oral route of a combination of lycopene, of vitamin C, of vitamin E and of at least one polyphenol compound derived from pine bark as sole active ingredient, intended to prevent and/or treat cutaneous signs selected from among: lines or wrinkles at eye level, bags or dark rings under the eyes.
A system composed of two similar hand held units designed to assist people with limited body flexibility to simply put on and take off underpants or elastic waisted trousers, each unit consisting of a comfortable handle (1; 10) of various materials, connected to a strong, lightweight shaft (2; 11; 15), the shaft long enough so that when seated and holding the handle (1; 10) attached to the shaft (2; 11; 15), the other end of the shaft comfortably reaches the ground in front of the user's toes without excessive bending from the waist or hips, at the opposite end of each of the units' shafts, to the handle (1; 10) is firmly attached a strong, but lightweight, slim, narrow profile curved head (3; 12) whose external convex surface is covered with a fabric gripping material such as VELCRO® hook, the heads (3; 12) designed to hold the weight of the garment comfortably and also hold the waistband of the garment open when correctly attached to the garment and the device is held in its correct working position.
A damping valve comprising: an annular valve disc, the valve disc comprising: an annular outer peripheral seat that projects toward an axial direction of the valve disc; an inner peripheral seat that is provided on an inside of the outer peripheral seat and projects toward the axial direction; an annular window formed between the outer peripheral seat and the inner peripheral seat; and a port that communicates with the annular window; an annular leaf valve that is laminated on the valve disc and is seated/unseated on the outer peripheral seat; an annular spacer interposed between the leaf valve and the inner peripheral seat, the annular spacer being configured to set an initial deflection amount of the leaf valve; and a positioning part being configured to restrict positional deviation of the spacer in a radial direction relative to the valve disc, wherein the positioning part comprises a projection that projects from one end of the valve disc toward the axial direction characterized in that said projection opposes an outer periphery of the spacer. an annular outer peripheral seat that projects toward an axial direction of the valve disc; an inner peripheral seat that is provided on an inside of the outer peripheral seat and projects toward the axial direction; an annular window formed between the outer peripheral seat and the inner peripheral seat; and a port that communicates with the annular window; an annular leaf valve that is laminated on the valve disc and is seated/unseated on the outer peripheral seat; an annular spacer interposed between the leaf valve and the inner peripheral seat, the annular spacer being configured to set an initial deflection amount of the leaf valve; and a positioning part being configured to restrict positional deviation of the spacer in a radial direction relative to the valve disc, wherein the positioning part comprises a projection that projects from one end of the valve disc toward the axial direction characterized in that said projection opposes an outer periphery of the spacer.