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A centrifugal pellet dryer (12, 112, 212) configured to dry pellets, especially polymer micropellets introduced into the dryer as a slurry of water and pellets comprising a housing (22, 122, 222), a screen (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 450a-f, 480a-d, 510) mounted in the housing, and a rotor (18, 118, 218) rotatably positioned within said screen to direct said slurry outwardly toward said screen, characterized in that, said screen includes a shape sustaining outer screen member (452a-f,482a-d) having openings and at least one inner screen member (456a-f,484a-d) conforming with and bonded to an inner surface of said outer screen member, said inner screen member being positioned upstream of said outer screen member with respect to, in use, the direction of flow of said water through said screen and having openings smaller than the openings in the outer screen member and small enough to retain said pellets interiorly of the inner screen member and permitting passage of water through the inner screen member and the outer screen member during operation of the centrifugal pellet dryer.
A fastening assembly configured to couple a toilet seat hinge to a toilet bowl by a threaded shaft the fastening assembly comprising: a sleeve including an inner surface defining an aperture, the aperture configured to receive the threaded shaft such that the sleeve is axially moveable along the threaded shaft to abut a portion of the toilet bowl; and a fastening nut including a resilient clamping portion and a drive portion, the fastening nut configured to receive the threaded shaft such that the fastening nut is axially moveable along the threaded shaft without rotation between the fastening nut and the threaded shaft, the resilient clamping portion configured to engage the threaded shaft and the inner surface of the sleeve such that rotation of the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft axially moves the fastening nut relative to the sleeve, the drive portion configured to fracture at a predetermined torque during rotation of the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft. a sleeve including an inner surface defining an aperture, the aperture configured to receive the threaded shaft such that the sleeve is axially moveable along the threaded shaft to abut a portion of the toilet bowl; and a fastening nut including a resilient clamping portion and a drive portion, the fastening nut configured to receive the threaded shaft such that the fastening nut is axially moveable along the threaded shaft without rotation between the fastening nut and the threaded shaft, the resilient clamping portion configured to engage the threaded shaft and the inner surface of the sleeve such that rotation of the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft axially moves the fastening nut relative to the sleeve, the drive portion configured to fracture at a predetermined torque during rotation of the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft.
Device for distributing a fluid, which is able to be arranged in a fixed catalytic bed (C 1, C 2; C' 1, C' 2)of a reactor, said device comprising • upstream conveying means for conveying said fluid, comprising a plurality of pipes each directly receiving a distinct share of said fluid, with no upstream connection to a common distribution means, • downstream means for distributing said fluid, • means for generating a local pressure drop in said fluid, characterized in that: - the device comprises manifold means (2a; 2b) for collecting said fluid together, and providing the fluidic connection between the pipes of said fluid conveying means and said fluid distribution means, - said means for generating a local pressure drop are added on to said conveying or distribution or manifold (2a; 2b) means. • upstream conveying means for conveying said fluid, comprising a plurality of pipes each directly receiving a distinct share of said fluid, with no upstream connection to a common distribution means, • downstream means for distributing said fluid, • means for generating a local pressure drop in said fluid, characterized in that: - the device comprises manifold means (2a; 2b) for collecting said fluid together, and providing the fluidic connection between the pipes of said fluid conveying means and said fluid distribution means, - said means for generating a local pressure drop are added on to said conveying or distribution or manifold (2a; 2b) means. - the device comprises manifold means (2a; 2b) for collecting said fluid together, and providing the fluidic connection between the pipes of said fluid conveying means and said fluid distribution means, - said means for generating a local pressure drop are added on to said conveying or distribution or manifold (2a; 2b) means.
A speaker net to be mounted on one of a cabinet accommodating one or more speaker units and at least one of the one or more speaker units to cover a sound emitting surface of each of the at least one of the one or more speaker units, the speaker net comprising: a frame surrounding the sound emitting surface of each of the at least one of the one or more speaker units; and a sheet member stuck to the frame to cover the sound emitting surface of each of the at least one of the one or more speaker units, the frame being formed with at least one through hole establishing communication between (i) a gap between the frame and the cabinet and (ii) a space outside the speaker. a frame surrounding the sound emitting surface of each of the at least one of the one or more speaker units; and a sheet member stuck to the frame to cover the sound emitting surface of each of the at least one of the one or more speaker units, the frame being formed with at least one through hole establishing communication between (i) a gap between the frame and the cabinet and (ii) a space outside the speaker.
A method for producing an image of a subject positioned in the field of view, FOV, of a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, system, the steps comprising: a) acquiring with the MRI system a plurality of projection views of the subject positioned in the FOV; b) producing a composite image with the MRI system, the composite image comprising a plurality of image pixels that indicate the magnitude of the NMR signal of the subject at each pixel of the image throughout the prescribed FOV; and c) reconstructing the image of the subject by: c)i) backprojecting each projection view of the plurality of projection views into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the value of the image pixel at the corresponding location in the composite image, and normalizing the value of the image pixel for each of the projection views backprojected by dividing said value by the sum of the pixel values of the composite image along the backprojection path of the projection being backprojected; and c)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel. a) acquiring with the MRI system a plurality of projection views of the subject positioned in the FOV; b) producing a composite image with the MRI system, the composite image comprising a plurality of image pixels that indicate the magnitude of the NMR signal of the subject at each pixel of the image throughout the prescribed FOV; and c) reconstructing the image of the subject by: c)i) backprojecting each projection view of the plurality of projection views into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the value of the image pixel at the corresponding location in the composite image, and normalizing the value of the image pixel for each of the projection views backprojected by dividing said value by the sum of the pixel values of the composite image along the backprojection path of the projection being backprojected; and c)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel. c)i) backprojecting each projection view of the plurality of projection views into the FOV and weighting the value backprojected into each image pixel by the value of the image pixel at the corresponding location in the composite image, and normalizing the value of the image pixel for each of the projection views backprojected by dividing said value by the sum of the pixel values of the composite image along the backprojection path of the projection being backprojected; and c)ii) summing the backprojected values for each image pixel.
A lighting device comprising: a housing; a half mirror member; a first light source portion configured to emit light toward the half mirror member; a mirror member configured to reflect light reflected by the half mirror member; a diffusion plate disposed between the first light source portion and the half mirror member; and a guide portion protruding from a bottom surface of the housing wherein the housing comprises a first area and a second area which are formed by the guide portion, wherein the first light source portion is disposed in the first area and the mirror member is disposed in the second area, and wherein the diffusion plate is supported by the guide portion, characterized by the fact that an opening is formed in the housing and the half mirror member is disposed in the opening; the guide portion is formed to divide the bottom surface of the housing into a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface, wherein the first light source portion is disposed on the first bottom surface and the mirror member is disposed on the second bottom surface, and wherein one side of the diffusion plate is supported by a top end surface of the guide portion. a housing; a half mirror member; a first light source portion configured to emit light toward the half mirror member; a mirror member configured to reflect light reflected by the half mirror member; a diffusion plate disposed between the first light source portion and the half mirror member; and a guide portion protruding from a bottom surface of the housing wherein the housing comprises a first area and a second area which are formed by the guide portion, wherein the first light source portion is disposed in the first area and the mirror member is disposed in the second area, and wherein the diffusion plate is supported by the guide portion, an opening is formed in the housing and the half mirror member is disposed in the opening; the guide portion is formed to divide the bottom surface of the housing into a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface, wherein the first light source portion is disposed on the first bottom surface and the mirror member is disposed on the second bottom surface, and wherein one side of the diffusion plate is supported by a top end surface of the guide portion.
A method for performing device-to-device, D2D, communication with a second user equipment, UE, by a first UE in a cellular communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first signal from the second UE; and delivering a second signal based on the received first signal to a third UE, wherein the first and second signals are used for synchronization acquisition related to D2D communication in each of the first UE and the third UE, wherein the first UE is out of coverage of a serving eNB to which the second UE belongs, wherein the first UE uses a downlink frequency band for D2D communication if receive power of the first signal is equal to or less than a predetermined value, wherein the downlink frequency band is a downlink resource used between the serving eNB and the second UE. receiving a first signal from the second UE; and delivering a second signal based on the received first signal to a third UE, wherein the first and second signals are used for synchronization acquisition related to D2D communication in each of the first UE and the third UE, wherein the first UE is out of coverage of a serving eNB to which the second UE belongs, wherein the first UE uses a downlink frequency band for D2D communication if receive power of the first signal is equal to or less than a predetermined value, wherein the downlink frequency band is a downlink resource used between the serving eNB and the second UE.
A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire characterized by including: conveying, to a shaping drum, a sheet lamination body formed by laminating an unvulcanized rubber sheet and a resin film having a gas barrier property, and winding the conveyed sheet lamination body in a position that the resin film is located on the inner side while causing an outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum to retain the conveyed sheet lamination body, wherein, at the time of attaching the resin film on a surface of the unvulcanized rubber sheet, a resin film protrusion portion is formed by making a leading edge of the resin film protrude further toward a downstream side in a conveying direction than a leading edge of the unvulcanized rubber sheet as viewed in the conveying direction, the outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum is caused to retain in advance the resin film protrusion portion to wind the sheet lamination body on the outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum, and wherein the sheet lamination body is moved toward the upstream side in the conveying direction after the outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum is caused to retain the resin film protrusion portion. conveying, to a shaping drum, a sheet lamination body formed by laminating an unvulcanized rubber sheet and a resin film having a gas barrier property, and winding the conveyed sheet lamination body in a position that the resin film is located on the inner side while causing an outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum to retain the conveyed sheet lamination body, wherein, at the time of attaching the resin film on a surface of the unvulcanized rubber sheet, a resin film protrusion portion is formed by making a leading edge of the resin film protrude further toward a downstream side in a conveying direction than a leading edge of the unvulcanized rubber sheet as viewed in the conveying direction, the outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum is caused to retain in advance the resin film protrusion portion to wind the sheet lamination body on the outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum, and wherein the sheet lamination body is moved toward the upstream side in the conveying direction after the outer peripheral surface of the shaping drum is caused to retain the resin film protrusion portion.
An electrostatographic imaging member comprising: a substrate; and an imaging layer disposed on the substrate, wherein an outermost layer of the electrostatographic imaging member further comprises a polymer matrix, a charge transport component and a plurality of wax particles, such that the outermost layer has a rough surface morphology, wherein the rough surface morphology has a root mean square surface roughness (Rq) of from 0.05 to 5 micrometers, and wherein the wax particles have an average particle size of from 0.5 micrometer to 8 micrometers. a substrate; and an imaging layer disposed on the substrate, wherein an outermost layer of the electrostatographic imaging member further comprises a polymer matrix, a charge transport component and a plurality of wax particles, such that the outermost layer has a rough surface morphology, wherein the rough surface morphology has a root mean square surface roughness (Rq) of from 0.05 to 5 micrometers, and wherein the wax particles have an average particle size of from 0.5 micrometer to 8 micrometers.
A backlight unit comprising: a light guide plate comprising an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a side surface which connects the upper surface with the lower surface; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member, characterized in that the light guide plate is fused to the housing, or is part thereof. a light guide plate comprising an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a side surface which connects the upper surface with the lower surface; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member, characterized in that the light guide plate is fused to the housing, or is part thereof.
A peptidoglycan hydrolase -secreting probiotic bacterial strain for use in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of a Clostridium difficile infection, wherein the probiotic bacterial strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactococcus lactis CCOS 949 (DSM 32294), Lactobacillus gasseri CCOS 960 (DSM 32296); Lactobacillus crispatus CCOS 961 (CCOS 961); Lactobacillus plantarum CCOS 893 (DSM 32352); Lactobacillus johnsonii CCOS 824 (CCOS 824); Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei CCOS 1205 (CCOS 1205); Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei CCOS 1201 (CCOS 1201); Lactobacillus fermentum CCOS 1030 (CCOS 1030); Lactobacillus jensenii CCOS 962 (CCOS 962); Lactobacillus rhamnosus CCOS 965 (CCOS 965); Bifidobacterium bifidum CCOS 571 (CCOS 571); Bifidobacterium longum CCOS 974 (CCOS 974); Bifidobacterium breve CCOS 971 (CCOS 971) and Bifidobacterium breve CCOS 586 (CCOS 586), preferably, the probiotic bacterial strain is Lactococcus lactis CCOS 949 (DSM 32294).
Rotary switching body for a residual load disconnector, wherein the residual load disconnector is designed for disconnecting an electrical connection to a traction current supply conductor for a means of transport, and wherein the residual load disconnector comprises a feed line connection, a discharge line connection and at least one switching device, characterized in that the rotary switch body has a multi-part insulating housing which comprises a first half-shell, a second half-shell and an inner sleeve, and wherein the rotary switch body has at least one contact blade (24, 25, 26, 27) and the at least one contact blade (24, 25, 26, 27) has a central recess through which the housing extends.
An attachment ring for a transport container, which is arrangeable between a base and a lid of the transport container, with at least two ring sections (18, 19), which form a closed attachment ring with a plurality of side walls, wherein each ring section (18, 19) comprises at least one side wall section (27, 28, 31, 32), and wherein the ring sections (18, 19) have an upper and lower end face (33, 34) and between the upper and lower end face (33, 34) there is an end edge (37, 34) at the respective end of the ring section (18, 19), which end edge forms a connection point in each case with an opposite end edge of an adjacent ring section (18, 19), characterized in that the ring sections (18, 19) are connected to one another in the connection point by a retaining profile, the side wall sections (27, 28, 31, 32) of the ring sections (18, 19) being connected to the retaining profile at the mutually opposite end edges in each case to form a common side wall, in that the retaining profile has a first and, opposite thereto, a second U-shaped receptacle (61, 62), which are aligned along a common outer leg of the retaining profile, in that the respective width of the U-shaped receptacle (61, 62) is narrower than the thickness of the side wall sections (27, 28, 31, 32) at the respective end of the respective ring section (18, 19) and in that the thickness of the end edge is reduced compared with the thickness of the side wall sections (27, 28, 31, 32) of the side walls.
A device for collecting one or more gastrointestinal samples comprising a tube-shaped body having an opening, the device characterized in that a lumen of said tube-shaped body is collapsed by winding or folding said tube-shaped body and said lumen is maintained in said collapsed state by a degradable material that degrades to allow said collapsed lumen of said tube-shaped body to expand and collect one or more gastrointestinal samples through said opening.
Apparatus for devolatilizing solvent-containing polycarbonate melts, characterized in that a downpipe devolatilizer comprising at least one heatable shell-and-tube heat exchanger is combined with a vented extruder, said shell-and-tube heat exchanger being arranged at right angles on a separator and connected directly thereto, and this separator is connected in an unrestricted and unblockable manner via the lower cone directly to an extruder housing of the vented extruder, and vapor lines being mounted on the downpipe devolatilizer.
Heating system for service water with a storage tank for a heat accumulator fluid, a heat exchanger, arranged in the storage tank, against which service water can impinge, and a heat pump, configured to heat up the heat accumulator fluid, which comprises an evaporator unit for absorbing heat and a heat transmission circuit for conducting a working fluid through the evaporator unit, wherein the heat pump comprises a pump for compressing the working fluid, wherein the heat transmission circuit includes a heating pipe which is immersed in the heat accumulator fluid, wherein the working fluid of the heat pump is, in the heating pipe, in heat-conducting contact with the heat accumulator fluid, characterised in that the heating pipe is formed by a single-walled pipe and the pipe can be impinged against on the inner side with the working fluid and on the outer side with the heat accumulator fluid, and that the evaporator unit can, for defrosting purposes, be heated via the heat transmission circuit, extracting heat from the heat accumulator fluid, wherein the heat pump is configured such that, in defrost mode, the direction of flow in the heat transmission circuit is reversed by reversing the pump.
Drawer-guiding device having at least three rails (2, 3, 4) which can be displaced in relation to one another by means of rolling (-contact) bodies (18, 20, 22, 24), wherein a first rail is connected to a pull-out furniture part, a second rail forms a central guide rail, and a third rail is connected to a basic furniture structure and the first, second and third rails (2, 3, 4) are retained in a displaceable manner on one another, wherein a retracting mechanism is provided, this making it possible for the first rail to be moved into a closed position, by means of spring force, over an extent of the pushing-in movement, wherein means (9, 10) are provided for forcibly synchronizing the running movement of the rails (2, 3, 4), which can be moved relative to one another, characterized in that the synchronizing means comprise a stop which is active before the beginning of the extent of the retracting mechanism.