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A method of friction stir welding a first piece of material to at least one second piece of material (14, 14'), wherein the first piece of material has a face side and an adjacent planar side which forms a top side or a bottom side (24, 18) of the first piece of material, and has a melting temperature that is higher by at least 250°C than that of the at least one second piece of material (14, 14'), characterized by the following steps: (a) the first piece of material is overlapped in sections by at least one second piece of material (14, 14') adjacent to the face side such that at least the second piece of material or one of the second pieces of material (14, 14') is adjacent to the planar side and preferably laterally of the face side; and (b) the first piece of material is butt welded and overlap welded to the second piece of material or one of the second pieces of material (14, 14') by a friction stir welding tool having a rotating pin, by the pin being moved along the face side and the tool being moved along the planar side in the adjacent second piece of material (14, 14'). (a) the first piece of material is overlapped in sections by at least one second piece of material (14, 14') adjacent to the face side such that at least the second piece of material or one of the second pieces of material (14, 14') is adjacent to the planar side and preferably laterally of the face side; and (b) the first piece of material is butt welded and overlap welded to the second piece of material or one of the second pieces of material (14, 14') by a friction stir welding tool having a rotating pin, by the pin being moved along the face side and the tool being moved along the planar side in the adjacent second piece of material (14, 14').
A vacuum insulation panel manufacturing method being characterised by the following steps: a stacking step in which a first metal plate is stacked on one side of an insulating core member, and in which a backing member having an opening and a second metal plate having an evacuation port are stacked, with the opening and the evacuation port stacking, on the other surface of the core member in the order of the backing member and the second metal plate from the core member side; a first welding step for welding outwards of where the core member is arranged in the first metal plate and the second metal plate; an evacuating step for applying a vacuum in an inner area which is held between the first metal plate and the second metal plate and in which the core member is arranged, from the evacuation port; and a laser welding step in which, in a state in which the inner area is made into a vacuum by the evacuating step, the evacuation port is sealed by means of a sealing member, and the sealing member, the second metal plate and the backing member are laser welded. a stacking step in which a first metal plate is stacked on one side of an insulating core member, and in which a backing member having an opening and a second metal plate having an evacuation port are stacked, with the opening and the evacuation port stacking, on the other surface of the core member in the order of the backing member and the second metal plate from the core member side; a first welding step for welding outwards of where the core member is arranged in the first metal plate and the second metal plate; an evacuating step for applying a vacuum in an inner area which is held between the first metal plate and the second metal plate and in which the core member is arranged, from the evacuation port; and a laser welding step in which, in a state in which the inner area is made into a vacuum by the evacuating step, the evacuation port is sealed by means of a sealing member, and the sealing member, the second metal plate and the backing member are laser welded.
A moisture curable sealant system, comprising: a prepolymer that is a reaction product of an isocyanate component that includes at least one polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive component that includes at least a polyoxybutylene -polyoxypropylene polyol, the polyol having a functionality from 1.6 to 3.5 and a number average molecular weight from 1500 to 8000 wherein the polyoxybutylene -polyoxypropylene polyol contains 50 to 85 percent by weight of polyoxybutylene.
A sensor assembly, comprising: a housing having a major face and a side edge wherein at least a portion of the side edge is formed of a material that is capable of conducting light; a photosensitive element positioned within the housing wherein the photosensitive element comprises a front face that faces the major face of the housing; and the sensor assembly characterized in that the sensor assembly further comprises: a reflector positioned within the housing, the reflector shaped to direct light entering through the side edge onto the photosensitive element, and wherein the reflector is further configured to block the front face of the photosensitive element from being exposed to light entering through the major face in a direction normal to a plane containing the front face of the photosensitive element. a housing having a major face and a side edge wherein at least a portion of the side edge is formed of a material that is capable of conducting light; a photosensitive element positioned within the housing wherein the photosensitive element comprises a front face that faces the major face of the housing; and the sensor assembly characterized in that the sensor assembly further comprises: a reflector positioned within the housing, the reflector shaped to direct light entering through the side edge onto the photosensitive element, and wherein the reflector is further configured to block the front face of the photosensitive element from being exposed to light entering through the major face in a direction normal to a plane containing the front face of the photosensitive element. a reflector positioned within the housing, the reflector shaped to direct light entering through the side edge onto the photosensitive element, and wherein the reflector is further configured to block the front face of the photosensitive element from being exposed to light entering through the major face in a direction normal to a plane containing the front face of the photosensitive element.
A computer-implemented method for selecting seeds from a 3D image which is composed of cuboid voxels for region growing, comprising: determining a boundary surface between two regions in the 3D image; filtering voxels of the boundary surface that are corners in 2D and in 3D, wherein in 2D a corner is present when in an orthogonal plane through that voxel half or less of the neighbors that are adjacent to each other and are N4-connected are present, and wherein in 3D a corner is a voxel if it is a corner in all orthogonal planes through that voxel; placing the filtered voxels in a seed list; selecting a first seed from the seed list for growing a first region; and selecting a second seed from the seed list, wherein the second seed is for growing a second region only if the second seed is not part of the first region. determining a boundary surface between two regions in the 3D image; filtering voxels of the boundary surface that are corners in 2D and in 3D, wherein in 2D a corner is present when in an orthogonal plane through that voxel half or less of the neighbors that are adjacent to each other and are N4-connected are present, and wherein in 3D a corner is a voxel if it is a corner in all orthogonal planes through that voxel; placing the filtered voxels in a seed list; selecting a first seed from the seed list for growing a first region; and selecting a second seed from the seed list, wherein the second seed is for growing a second region only if the second seed is not part of the first region.
Method of manufacturing a belt with an upstream preparation of a tension member, wherein the belt comprises a belt body composed of a polyurethane having elastic properties, comprising an outer layer as belt backing and a substructure with a force transmission zone; and a tension member embedded within the belt body, where the tension member has been prepared with polyurethane; where in a preceding method stage in the belt manufacture tension member cavities of the tension member are filled essentially completely with the polyurethane by, in a single preparation stage or in two preparation stages, wetting the tension member with a preparation mixture comprising the polyurethane or starting components thereof and at least one solvent or dispersant, and then drying the prepared tension member, and wherein the polyurethane for filling of the tension member cavities is the same as the polyurethane of the belt body and characterized in that the tension member is sealed with an envelope layer of the polyurethane, and in that the wetting of the tension member with the preparation mixture and the drying are effected by a pultrusion method, and in that the tension member surface is covered with an envelope layer of polyurethane having a layer thickness between 5 μ m and 1 mm. a belt body composed of a polyurethane having elastic properties, comprising an outer layer as belt backing and a substructure with a force transmission zone; and a tension member embedded within the belt body, where the tension member has been prepared with polyurethane;
A compound of Formula: or a salt, isomer, hydrate, or solvate thereof, or combination thereof; wherein: E is -S- or -Se-; R 1 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; each instance of R 2, R 3, R 4, and R 5 is, independently, hydrogen, a carbohydrate group, or an oxygen protecting group; and X 1 and X 2 are each independently halogen. E is -S- or -Se-; R 1 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; each instance of R 2, R 3, R 4, and R 5 is, independently, hydrogen, a carbohydrate group, or an oxygen protecting group; and X 1 and X 2 are each independently halogen.
A motor vehicle comprising an adsorption refrigeration system for the production of demineralized water on board said motor vehicle comprising: - a condenser, suitable to condense a flow of gas or water vapour, - an evaporator, suitable to generate a gas or water vapour flow, - a first and a second adsorbent bed (16,20), each containing adsorbent material, - wherein each adsorbent bed (16,20) is selectively connectable to the condenser and/or the evaporator by pipes provided with at least one control valve, - wherein each adsorbent bed (16,20) is selectively and alternately connectable to a supply circuit of a heating source and to a supply circuit of a cooling source by means of supply valves, - wherein the condenser is directly and selectively connectable to the evaporator by a direct branch provided with a relative throttle valve, characterised in that - said system comprises an inlet valve arranged along an air inlet branch, suitable for selectively making a fluid connection between the air of the environment outside the system and said adsorbent beds (16,20), so as to capture water from the external air through an adsorption phenomenon performed by said adsorbent beds (16,20) and to produce water by means of the adsorption phenomenon. - a condenser, suitable to condense a flow of gas or water vapour, - an evaporator, suitable to generate a gas or water vapour flow, - a first and a second adsorbent bed (16,20), each containing adsorbent material, - wherein each adsorbent bed (16,20) is selectively connectable to the condenser and/or the evaporator by pipes provided with at least one control valve, - wherein each adsorbent bed (16,20) is selectively and alternately connectable to a supply circuit of a heating source and to a supply circuit of a cooling source by means of supply valves, - wherein the condenser is directly and selectively connectable to the evaporator by a direct branch provided with a relative throttle valve, characterised in that - said system comprises an inlet valve arranged along an air inlet branch, suitable for selectively making a fluid connection between the air of the environment outside the system and said adsorbent beds (16,20), so as to capture water from the external air through an adsorption phenomenon performed by said adsorbent beds (16,20) and to produce water by means of the adsorption phenomenon.
A compound of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein u and v are independently 0, 1, 2, or 3; each X is independently selected from CH, and N; provided that no more than two X groups are nitrogen; R 1 and R 3 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl; R 2 is selected from alkyl, -C R 7; R 4 is selected from -C R 7; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; each R 8 is independently selected from hydrogen, arylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, - C R 10, and -C R 10; each R 9 is independently selected from alkoxy, alkyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aryl, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxy, -NR a R b, and oxo, wherein the alkyl can optionally form a fused three- to six-membered ring with an adjacent carbon atom, wherein the three- to six-membered ring is optionally substituted with one or two alkyl groups; each R 5 and R 6 is independently selected from alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkyl, arylalkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, formyl, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, -NR a R b, (NR a R b)alkyl, and (NR a R b)carbonyl; each R 7 is independently selected from cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, and heterocyclyl; and each R 10 is independently selected from alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkyl, aryl, arylalkenyl, arylalkoxy, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, cycloalkyloxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkenyl, heterocyclylalkoxy, heterocyclylalkyl, heterocyclyloxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, -NR c R d, (NR c R d)alkenyl, and (NR c R d)alkyl.
A system for cooling at least one product, the system comprising: a product compartment with the at least one product positioned therein; a wetted material disposed about the at least one product; at least one sorption cartridge comprising an inlet and an outlet; and a vacuum pump, wherein when in a first configuration, the at least one sorption cartridge is in fluid communication with the product compartment and the vacuum pump is in fluid communication with the at least one sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the at least one sorption cartridge and the product compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the at least one sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the at least one product, characterised in that, when in a second configuration, the at least one sorption cartridge is detached from the vacuum pump and the product compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy; in that the at least one sorption cartridge comprises: a support structure; a passage within the support structure; a sorbent material disposed within the support structure; and a screen or perforated plate disposed about the sorbent material; and in that the at least one sorption cartridge comprises a substantially transparent vacuum insulated outer shell disposed about the support structure. a product compartment with the at least one product positioned therein; a wetted material disposed about the at least one product; at least one sorption cartridge comprising an inlet and an outlet; and a vacuum pump, wherein when in a first configuration, the at least one sorption cartridge is in fluid communication with the product compartment and the vacuum pump is in fluid communication with the at least one sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the at least one sorption cartridge and the product compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the at least one sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the at least one product, characterised in that, when in a second configuration, the at least one sorption cartridge is detached from the vacuum pump and the product compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy; in that the at least one sorption cartridge comprises: a support structure; a passage within the support structure; a sorbent material disposed within the support structure; and a screen or perforated plate disposed about the sorbent material; and a support structure; a passage within the support structure; a sorbent material disposed within the support structure; and a screen or perforated plate disposed about the sorbent material; and in that the at least one sorption cartridge comprises a substantially transparent vacuum insulated outer shell disposed about the support structure.
A tissue closure device comprising: an elongate body, a snare, a suture loop, and a suture hook connected to a first member, wherein the suture hook releasably retains a portion of the suture loop, and characterised in that the snare is connected to the first member which is moveable within the elongate body to move the snare and suture hook. an elongate body, a snare, a suture loop, and a suture hook connected to a first member, wherein the suture hook releasably retains a portion of the suture loop, and characterised in that the snare is connected to the first member which is moveable within the elongate body to move the snare and suture hook.
A method of calibrating a measurement probe mounted on the quill of a machine, the machine providing machine data (x,y,z) that describes the position of the quill in the machine co-ordinate system and the measurement probe having a stylus with a workpiece contacting tip, wherein the method comprises determining a probe calibration matrix (Δ p+m) that relates the probe outputs (a,b,c) to the machine coordinate system (X,Y,Z), the method comprising the steps of: (i) scanning a calibration artefact using a first probe deflection (d 1) to obtain first machine data; and (ii) scanning the calibration artefact using a second probe deflection (d 2) to obtain second machine data; characterised by the method comprising the step of (iii) using the first machine data and the second machine data to obtain a pure probe calibration matrix (Δ p) that is substantially unaffected by any machine errors that are present whilst scanning the calibration artefact, wherein step (iii) comprises using a numerical process to determine the pure probe calibration matrix using a machine position difference value (M2-M1) that is assumed to be known, the machine position difference value (M2-M1) relating to a difference between the first machine data and the second machine data. (i) scanning a calibration artefact using a first probe deflection (d 1) to obtain first machine data; and (ii) scanning the calibration artefact using a second probe deflection (d 2) to obtain second machine data;
Coating composition comprising (i) at least one adduct with silane functionality, (ii) at least one catalyst for the crosslinking of the silane groups, (iii) at least one film-forming material different from the adduct and having at least one reactive functional group G"', and (iv) one or more aprotic solvents, characterized in that the adduct is preparable by an addition reaction of (a) at least one silane which has at least one functional group G' which is reactive with the complementary functional groups G" of the compound, and the silane additionally has at least one hydrolyzable group, and (b) at least one compound which has at least one complementary functional group G" and at least one surface-active radical, wherein the surface-active radical is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon radicals, fluorinated hydrocarbon radicals, fatty acid radicals, and also from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted siloxane radicals; wherein the compound has a lower surface tension by at least 1 mN/m than the silane, and the surface tension is measured at 23°C by means of a ring tensiometer. (i) at least one adduct with silane functionality, (ii) at least one catalyst for the crosslinking of the silane groups, (iii) at least one film-forming material different from the adduct and having at least one reactive functional group G"', and (iv) one or more aprotic solvents, characterized in that the adduct is preparable by an addition reaction of (a) at least one silane which has at least one functional group G' which is reactive with the complementary functional groups G" of the compound, and the silane additionally has at least one hydrolyzable group, and (b) at least one compound which has at least one complementary functional group G" and at least one surface-active radical, wherein the surface-active radical is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon radicals, fluorinated hydrocarbon radicals, fatty acid radicals, and also from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted siloxane radicals; wherein the compound has a lower surface tension by at least 1 mN/m than the silane, and the surface tension is measured at 23°C by means of a ring tensiometer. (a) at least one silane which has at least one functional group G' which is reactive with the complementary functional groups G" of the compound, and the silane additionally has at least one hydrolyzable group, and (b) at least one compound which has at least one complementary functional group G" and at least one surface-active radical, wherein the surface-active radical is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon radicals, fluorinated hydrocarbon radicals, fatty acid radicals, and also from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted siloxane radicals; wherein the compound has a lower surface tension by at least 1 mN/m than the silane, and the surface tension is measured at 23°C by means of a ring tensiometer.
A method for extracting 1,5-pentanediamine from solution system containing a 1,5-pentanediamine salt, characterized in that: (i) a basic substance is added to the solution system to form a solution system containing free 1,5-pentanediamine; wherein said 1,5-pentanediamine salt comprises at least one or more of sulfate, carbonate, and phosphateof 1,5-pentanediamine; and the basic substance is selected from a group consisting of solid magnesium hydroxide, calcium oxide, and magnesium oxide; (ii) the resulting solution system containing free 1, 5-pentanediamine is directly subjectedto distillation/evaporation to obtain a solution of 1,5-pentanediamine, without separating solid substances from the resulting solution system or adding organic solvent prior to distillation/evaporation. (i) a basic substance is added to the solution system to form a solution system containing free 1,5-pentanediamine; wherein said 1,5-pentanediamine salt comprises at least one or more of sulfate, carbonate, and phosphateof 1,5-pentanediamine; and the basic substance is selected from a group consisting of solid magnesium hydroxide, calcium oxide, and magnesium oxide; (ii) the resulting solution system containing free 1, 5-pentanediamine is directly subjectedto distillation/evaporation to obtain a solution of 1,5-pentanediamine, without separating solid substances from the resulting solution system or adding organic solvent prior to distillation/evaporation.