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A connector assembly comprising a connector housing and a canted coil spring; wherein the connector housing comprises a first stamped housing section attached to a second stamped housing section and has an interior cavity with a housing groove comprising a groove bottom, said connector housing having two openings defining a common bore; the housing groove comprising two sidewalls; the first housing section comprises a first bottom wall with an endmost surface; the second housing section comprises a second bottom wall with an endmost surface or comprises a contact surface; the housing groove is cooperatively defined by the first and second bottom walls attached to one another at respective endmost surfaces or the endmost surface of the first bottom wall attached to the contact surface of the second housing section; and the canted coil spring comprises a plurality of coils located in the housing groove, characterized in that each coil of the plurality of coils having four sides including at least one straight segment and forming a line contact with a groove bottom of the housing groove; the at least one straight segment is connected to two side segments at right angles and the two side segments have equal lengths or unequal lengths; and wherein an upper segment opposite the at least one straight segment is curved or arcuate and connects to the two side segments. a first stamped housing section attached to a second stamped housing section and has an interior cavity with a housing groove comprising a groove bottom, said connector housing having two openings defining a common bore; the housing groove comprising two sidewalls; the first housing section comprises a first bottom wall with an endmost surface; the second housing section comprises a second bottom wall with an endmost surface or comprises a contact surface; the housing groove is cooperatively defined by the first and second bottom walls attached to one another at respective endmost surfaces or the endmost surface of the first bottom wall attached to the contact surface of the second housing section; and the canted coil spring comprises a plurality of coils located in the housing groove, characterized in that each coil of the plurality of coils having four sides including at least one straight segment and forming a line contact with a groove bottom of the housing groove; the at least one straight segment is connected to two side segments at right angles and the two side segments have equal lengths or unequal lengths; and wherein an upper segment opposite the at least one straight segment is curved or arcuate and connects to the two side segments.
A method in an audio encoder for quantization of parameters relating to parametric spatial coding of audio signals, comprising: receiving at least a first parameter and a second parameter to be quantized; quantizing the first parameter based on a first scalar quantization scheme having first non-uniform step-sizes to obtain a quantized first parameter, wherein the first non-uniform step-sizes are selected such that smaller step-sizes are used for ranges of the first parameter where the human sound perception is most sensitive, and larger step-sizes are used for ranges of the first parameter where the human sound perception is less sensitive; dequantizing the quantized first parameter using the first scalar quantization scheme to obtain a dequantized first parameter being an approximation of the first parameter; accessing a scaling function which maps values of the dequantized first parameter on scaling factors, and determining a scaling factor by subjecting the dequantized first parameter to the scaling function; and quantizing the second parameter based on the scaling factor and a second scalar quantization scheme having second non-uniform step-sizes to obtain a quantized second parameter. receiving at least a first parameter and a second parameter to be quantized; quantizing the first parameter based on a first scalar quantization scheme having first non-uniform step-sizes to obtain a quantized first parameter, wherein the first non-uniform step-sizes are selected such that smaller step-sizes are used for ranges of the first parameter where the human sound perception is most sensitive, and larger step-sizes are used for ranges of the first parameter where the human sound perception is less sensitive; dequantizing the quantized first parameter using the first scalar quantization scheme to obtain a dequantized first parameter being an approximation of the first parameter; accessing a scaling function which maps values of the dequantized first parameter on scaling factors, and determining a scaling factor by subjecting the dequantized first parameter to the scaling function; and quantizing the second parameter based on the scaling factor and a second scalar quantization scheme having second non-uniform step-sizes to obtain a quantized second parameter.
A combine harvester, with a chassis with at least two chassis wheels (12, 13) which lie on opposite with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the chassis has a propulsion unit for the production of propulsion along a curved path and a steering device for setting a nominal trajectory as a function of a steering angle (γ), as well as with a front attachment (2, 3) for picking up harvested material, wherein crop dividers for dividing harvested material at a boundary between field crop which remains standing and field crop to be harvested are disposed laterally on the front attachment (2, 3) at least the tip of which, viewed in the forward travel direction of the combine harvester, protrudes beyond the front attachment (2, 3), wherein the crop dividers can be pivoted about a vertical axis by a respective actuator, wherein the steering device is connected to a control unit which is configured to control the actuators in order to execute a pivotal movement of the respective crop divider as a function of the steering angle (γ), wherein the tip of the respective crop divider follows a curved path which is coaxial with the curved path of the combine harvester, characterized in that the actuators are configured as hydraulic cylinders, wherein the hydraulic cylinders are configured as electro-hydraulic, proportionally controlled differential cylinders.
Filter element, comprising a frame and a filter pocket, where the frame has, running around the periphery, an elastomer body into which a reinforcement element has been embedded, there being bonding between the frame and the aperture of the filter pocket, the bonding being coherent via the elastomer body, characterized in that the frame has at least one spacer element which protrudes into the filter pocket and which prevents contact between the opposite walls of the filter pocket, where the spacer element and the reinforcement element are configured as a single unit comprising both.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a soluble FZD8 receptor and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or stabilizer, wherein the amino acid sequence of the soluble FZD8 receptor consists of residues 28 to 158 of SEQ ID NO: 7, linked to a non-FZD receptor sequence, wherein the non-FZD receptor sequence comprises a human Fc.
A device for up-conversion of Short Wavelength Infra-Red (SWIR) images into visible images, the device comprising a sub micrometer thickness structure that is composed of several sub-layers, each having a typical thickness of tens to hundreds of nanometers; wherein the device is composed of two main sections, an organic light emitted diode (OLED) section on top of a photodetector section, and wherein the sub-layers comprise: A. a transparent anode layer; and B. the photodetector section comprising: i. a SWIR absorption layer comprising nano-rods or nano-columns; ii. a surface plasmon enhanced layer comprising metal nano-particles; iii. a structured pixilated metal layer; and C. the organic light emitted diode (OLED) section comprising: i. a holes transport layer; ii. an OLED layer; iii. an electron transport layer; and D. a transparent cathode layer; wherein the generated visible image is emitted from the OLED section through the top transparent cathode, which is deposited on the OLED section, and wherein, the nano-rods or nano-columns are grown perpendicular to a substrate applied on top of the transparent anode layer. A. a transparent anode layer; and B. the photodetector section comprising: i. a SWIR absorption layer comprising nano-rods or nano-columns; ii. a surface plasmon enhanced layer comprising metal nano-particles; iii. a structured pixilated metal layer; and i. a SWIR absorption layer comprising nano-rods or nano-columns; ii. a surface plasmon enhanced layer comprising metal nano-particles; iii. a structured pixilated metal layer; and C. the organic light emitted diode (OLED) section comprising: i. a holes transport layer; ii. an OLED layer; iii. an electron transport layer; and i. a holes transport layer; ii. an OLED layer; iii. an electron transport layer; and D. a transparent cathode layer;
A car ferry, such as an ice-breaking archipelago ferry or a ferry operating in an archipelago, having an oil recovery apparatus to recover oil from water and an oil recovery tank (30, 35) into which oil recovered from water can be conveyed, wherein the oil recovery apparatus and the oil recovery tank (30, 35) are under the car deck of the ferry, the oil recovery apparatus is located close to the waterline, in a space in the side portion of the ship, the space being equipped with a hatch that can be opened to the side to convey oil to the oil recovery apparatus, the maximum allowed draught of the ferry is substantially larger when recovering oil compared to transportation of passengers and vehicles, the oil recovery tank is located below an open location of the car deck, because the tanks are an explosion hazard during oil recovery, and for the same reason a maintenance hatch leads to the open space for servicing and cleaning equipment and tanks both on the oil recovery apparatus and on the oil recovery tank.
Burner system at least comprising a grounded burner, actuators with which the supply of fuel and air to the burner is adjusted, an ionisation electrode disposed in the flame region, a flame amplifier at the ionisation electrode for generating an ionisation signal, and a final control device which during air ratio control mode sets a first actuator and adjusts a second actuator by means of the ionisation signal and an ionisation signal setpoint, wherein the flame amplifier is equipped with an AC voltage source for generating an AC voltage for the ionisation electrode, with a voltmeter and with a voltage regulator which during voltage control mode controls the AC voltage source by means of the AC voltage measured by the voltmeter and a voltage setpoint, and with an ionisation current amplifier, characterised in that the voltmeter is connected in parallel with a sequence comprising the ionisation electrode, the flame region, the burner and the input of the ionisation current amplifier, and the connection of the voltage regulator to the voltmeter is designed such that, during voltage control mode, the time-averaged current caused by the voltmeter through said connection is less than 5% of the time-averaged current through the ionisation electrode.
An air-conditioning apparatus comprising: a heat source device that supplies a refrigerant that changes in two phases or a refrigerant in a supercritical state; at least one relay unit that exchanges heat between the refrigerant supplied from the heat-source device and a heat medium such as water or anti-freezing fluid different from the refrigerant in an intermediate heat exchanger and supplies the heat medium; at least one indoor unit that exchanges heat between the heat medium supplied from the relay unit and air of a region to be air-conditioned in a use side heat exchanger and performs cooling or heating in the region to be air-conditioned; a first controller (61, 63a, 63b) that controls operation of the heat-source device and the relay unit; a second controller that controls operation of the indoor unit; and a first temperature detection portion that detects the temperature of the heat medium that flows through the use side heat exchanger, characterised in that if an abnormality occurs in the communication between the first and the second controller, the second controller is adapted to continue the operation of the indoor unit regardless of the operation states of the heat-source device and the relay unit while the temperature detected by the first temperature detection portion remains within a first predetermined temperature range capable of the operation. a heat source device that supplies a refrigerant that changes in two phases or a refrigerant in a supercritical state; at least one relay unit that exchanges heat between the refrigerant supplied from the heat-source device and a heat medium such as water or anti-freezing fluid different from the refrigerant in an intermediate heat exchanger and supplies the heat medium; at least one indoor unit that exchanges heat between the heat medium supplied from the relay unit and air of a region to be air-conditioned in a use side heat exchanger and performs cooling or heating in the region to be air-conditioned; a first controller (61, 63a, 63b) that controls operation of the heat-source device and the relay unit; a second controller that controls operation of the indoor unit; and a first temperature detection portion that detects the temperature of the heat medium that flows through the use side heat exchanger, characterised in that if an abnormality occurs in the communication between the first and the second controller, the second controller is adapted to continue the operation of the indoor unit regardless of the operation states of the heat-source device and the relay unit while the temperature detected by the first temperature detection portion remains within a first predetermined temperature range capable of the operation.
A process for producing dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles or a powderous composition comprising said particles comprising the steps of: i. providing a first suspension of non-surface modified cellulose particles in an first aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, ii. exchanging substantially all of the first aqueous liquid of the first suspension for a second solvent, which is miscible with the first aqueous liquid and non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, to form a second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in said second solvent, iii. contacting a flow of the second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a flow of a fluid in a supercritical or critical state, which fluid in a supercritical or critical state is miscible with the second solvent and non-solvating for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles under conditions suitable for the transfer of substantially all of the second solvent into the supercritical fluid, iv. removing the second solvent and the fluid in a supercritical or critical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the dry, water-dispersible nanocellulose particles, v. collecting the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles and/or forming a powderous composition comprising said particles, wherein the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles comprise less than 5 wt% of liquid. i. providing a first suspension of non-surface modified cellulose particles in an first aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, ii. exchanging substantially all of the first aqueous liquid of the first suspension for a second solvent, which is miscible with the first aqueous liquid and non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, to form a second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in said second solvent, iii. contacting a flow of the second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a flow of a fluid in a supercritical or critical state, which fluid in a supercritical or critical state is miscible with the second solvent and non-solvating for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles under conditions suitable for the transfer of substantially all of the second solvent into the supercritical fluid, iv. removing the second solvent and the fluid in a supercritical or critical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the dry, water-dispersible nanocellulose particles, v. collecting the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles and/or forming a powderous composition comprising said particles, wherein the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles comprise less than 5 wt% of liquid.
A one-component type curable composition comprising, as components, a polyoxyalkylene polymer having a silicon-containing group being capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds and/or a (meth)acrylate polymer having a silicon-containing group being capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds, a chelate type methyl titanate represented by the general formula: wherein each of (4-n) R 1 s is independently hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each of (4-n) A 1 s and (4-n) A 2 s is independently -R 2 or -OR 2 where R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, n is 1, 2 or 3, and/or a chelate type ethyl titanate represented by the general formula: wherein R 1, A 1, A 2 and n are the same as defined above, and a compound having, in its molecule, a hydrolyzable silicon group and a nitrogen-substituted group represented by the general formula: -NHR 3 wherein R 3 is hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein said silicon-containing group contained in the component is represented by the following general formula: -SiR 5 3-a (OR 6) a wherein R 5 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a triorganosiloxy group represented by (R') 3 SiO- where each of R's is independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 6 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a is 1, 2 or 3, and said hydrolyzable silicon group contained in the component is a trimethoxysilyl group. a polyoxyalkylene polymer having a silicon-containing group being capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds and/or a (meth)acrylate polymer having a silicon-containing group being capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds, a chelate type methyl titanate represented by the general formula: wherein each of (4-n) R 1 s is independently hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each of (4-n) A 1 s and (4-n) A 2 s is independently -R 2 or -OR 2 where R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, n is 1, 2 or 3, and/or a chelate type ethyl titanate represented by the general formula: wherein R 1, A 1, A 2 and n are the same as defined above, and a compound having, in its molecule, a hydrolyzable silicon group and a nitrogen-substituted group represented by the general formula: -NHR 3 wherein R 3 is hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein said silicon-containing group contained in the component is represented by the following general formula: -SiR 5 3-a (OR 6) a wherein R 5 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a triorganosiloxy group represented by (R') 3 SiO- where each of R's is independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 6 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a is 1, 2 or 3, and said hydrolyzable silicon group contained in the component is a trimethoxysilyl group.
A coating material for a medical device, comprising: a biomaterial, wherein the biomaterial comprises fatty acids cross-linked to each other; and a fixating material, wherein the fixating material is disposed on an outer surface of the biomaterial relative to the medical device, and wherein the biomaterial imparts a degree of protonation to the fixating material; wherein the fixating material is sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Na-CMC) and comprises one or more therapeutic agents; wherein the coating material effects controlled delivery in a patient of the one or more therapeutic agents from the coating material; and wherein the controlled delivery is at least partially characterized by total and relative amounts of the biomaterial and the fixating material in the coating material. a biomaterial, wherein the biomaterial comprises fatty acids cross-linked to each other; and a fixating material, wherein the fixating material is disposed on an outer surface of the biomaterial relative to the medical device, and wherein the biomaterial imparts a degree of protonation to the fixating material; wherein the fixating material is sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Na-CMC) and comprises one or more therapeutic agents; wherein the coating material effects controlled delivery in a patient of the one or more therapeutic agents from the coating material; and wherein the controlled delivery is at least partially characterized by total and relative amounts of the biomaterial and the fixating material in the coating material.