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A braking device comprising: - a shaft and a brake casing assembled in relative rotation with respect to the shaft along an axis of rotation (X-X), - first braking elements, secured in rotation to the shaft, - second braking elements secured in rotation to the brake casing, adapted to cooperate with the first braking elements, the first braking elements and the second braking elements forming a stack, - an elastic return element, assembled to bear on the casing and configured so as to exert an application force on the first and second braking elements (41, 42) along an application direction, - a brake release actuator, adapted to bias the elastic return element along a direction opposing the application direction, characterized in that the braking device comprises a diffusion wedge and a pressure wedge positioned respectively to bear against the stack and against the elastic return element, the diffusion wedge and the pressure wedge having contact surfaces (88, 98) defining an annular linear contact between the diffusion wedge and the pressure wedge about the axis of rotation (X-X). - a shaft and a brake casing assembled in relative rotation with respect to the shaft along an axis of rotation (X-X), - first braking elements, secured in rotation to the shaft, - second braking elements secured in rotation to the brake casing, adapted to cooperate with the first braking elements, the first braking elements and the second braking elements forming a stack, - an elastic return element, assembled to bear on the casing and configured so as to exert an application force on the first and second braking elements (41, 42) along an application direction, - a brake release actuator, adapted to bias the elastic return element along a direction opposing the application direction,
A method of manufacturing a polymeric composite, comprising: mixing a plurality of microcapsules containing a phase change material with a dispersing polymeric material to form a first blend, the dispersing polymeric material having a latent heat of at least 40 J/g and a transition temperature in the range of 0°C to 50°C; and processing the first blend to form the polymeric composite. mixing a plurality of microcapsules containing a phase change material with a dispersing polymeric material to form a first blend, the dispersing polymeric material having a latent heat of at least 40 J/g and a transition temperature in the range of 0°C to 50°C; and processing the first blend to form the polymeric composite.
A tower for a wind turbine, comprising one or more tubular tower sections (4, 5), having a jacket wall and an inward directed flange (9, 10) in its lower and upper ends, and at least one platform (16, 16', 16") arranged inside the tower, wherein the tower also comprises a support structure including at least three elongated tensile load carrying members (14, 14'), which each is attached in its upper end to the upper flange of the tower section (4, 5) and in its lower end to the lower flange of the tower section (4, 5) and which supports one or more platforms (16, 16', 16"), characterized in that the one or more platforms (16, 16', 16") are suspended by the tensile load carrying members (14, 14') while at least one ladder is attached to the platforms (16, 16', 16"), and in that the at least one ladder is stabilized in the horizontal direction by transversal tensile load carrying members (22, 22') extending from the ladder to the tensile load carrying members (14, 14') that are vertically arranged between the upper and lower flanges.
A process for producing a water-based pigment dispersion, comprising the following steps 1 to 3: Step 1: subjecting an ionic group-containing monomer (a) and a hydrophobic monomer (b) to polymerization reaction using an ionic group-containing polymerization initiator (x) and an ionic group-containing chain transfer agent (y) to obtain an ionic group-containing polymer A; Step 2: mixing and dispersing the polymer A obtained in the step 1 and a pigment in an aqueous medium to obtain a pigment water dispersion; and Step 3: subjecting the polymer A in the pigment water dispersion obtained in the step 2 to crosslinking reaction with a polyfunctional compound to obtain the water-based pigment dispersion. Step 1: subjecting an ionic group-containing monomer (a) and a hydrophobic monomer (b) to polymerization reaction using an ionic group-containing polymerization initiator (x) and an ionic group-containing chain transfer agent (y) to obtain an ionic group-containing polymer A; Step 2: mixing and dispersing the polymer A obtained in the step 1 and a pigment in an aqueous medium to obtain a pigment water dispersion; and Step 3: subjecting the polymer A in the pigment water dispersion obtained in the step 2 to crosslinking reaction with a polyfunctional compound to obtain the water-based pigment dispersion.
A blocked isocyanate composition comprising a blocked isocyanate formed from: a triisocyanate compound of general formula; a diol compound; a hydrophilic compound; and a blocking agent, (in the general formula, each of plural Y 1 is independently a single bond or a C1-20 divalent hydrocarbon group which may have at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an ester structure and an ether structure, each of plural Y 1 is identical to or different from each other, and R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-12 monovalent hydrocarbon group). a triisocyanate compound of general formula; a diol compound; a hydrophilic compound; and a blocking agent, (in the general formula, each of plural Y 1 is independently a single bond or a C1-20 divalent hydrocarbon group which may have at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an ester structure and an ether structure, each of plural Y 1 is identical to or different from each other, and R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-12 monovalent hydrocarbon group).
A network comprising: - an input device (12b, 14b, 16b, 19b) usable for a user to create, modify, or delete electronic annotations; - one or more displays (12a, 14a, 16a, 19a) adapted to selectively display the annotations to a user; - a plurality of medical sensors being at least some of a plurality of nodes of a body sensor network, the medical sensors being adapted to be associated with a single patient and to take measurements of that patient, the medical sensors including a memory for storing data, and wherein the medical sensors are adapted to synchronize the data they store so that all of the sensors in the plurality store the same data; and, - wireless communication devices (12c, 14c, 16c, 19c) adapted to wirelessly communicate created annotations, annotation modifications, and annotation deletions to the medical sensors for storage on the memories and to communicate annotations wirelessly to at least one of the displays. - an input device (12b, 14b, 16b, 19b) usable for a user to create, modify, or delete electronic annotations; - one or more displays (12a, 14a, 16a, 19a) adapted to selectively display the annotations to a user; - a plurality of medical sensors being at least some of a plurality of nodes of a body sensor network, the medical sensors being adapted to be associated with a single patient and to take measurements of that patient, the medical sensors including a memory for storing data, and wherein the medical sensors are adapted to synchronize the data they store so that all of the sensors in the plurality store the same data; and, - wireless communication devices (12c, 14c, 16c, 19c) adapted to wirelessly communicate created annotations, annotation modifications, and annotation deletions to the medical sensors for storage on the memories and to communicate annotations wirelessly to at least one of the displays.
A compact light source based on electron beam accelerator technology, comprising a storage ring, a booster ring, a linear accelerator and an undulator for providing light having the characteristics for actinic mask inspection at 13.5 nm, wherein: a) the intensity stability of the electron beam can be maintained down to a level of 10 -3; b) a compact multi-bend magnet structure is used for the storage ring to generate a small emittance leading to high brilliance and large coherent content of the generated light; c) the booster ring and the storage ring are located at different levels in a concentric top view arrangement in order to keep the required floor space small and to reduce interference effects; d) means for quasi-continuous injection, respectively top-up injection being enabled to reach the high intensity stability and to combat lifetime reductions due to elastic beam gas scattering and Touschek scattering; e) the injection into the storage ring and extraction from the booster ring are performed diagonal in the plane which is defined by the parallel straight section orbits of the booster ring and the storage ring; and f) for the top-up injection from the booster ring into the storage ring two antisymmetrically arranged Lambertson septa are used. a) the intensity stability of the electron beam can be maintained down to a level of 10 -3; b) a compact multi-bend magnet structure is used for the storage ring to generate a small emittance leading to high brilliance and large coherent content of the generated light; c) the booster ring and the storage ring are located at different levels in a concentric top view arrangement in order to keep the required floor space small and to reduce interference effects; d) means for quasi-continuous injection, respectively top-up injection being enabled to reach the high intensity stability and to combat lifetime reductions due to elastic beam gas scattering and Touschek scattering; e) the injection into the storage ring and extraction from the booster ring are performed diagonal in the plane which is defined by the parallel straight section orbits of the booster ring and the storage ring; and f) for the top-up injection from the booster ring into the storage ring two antisymmetrically arranged Lambertson septa are used.
A method of communication performed by a location server, comprising: receiving, from a network entity serving a reference device, a registration request for the reference device to operate as a reference location device, RLD, the registration request including one or more parameters enabling the location server to communicate with the reference device via a positioning protocol; instigating a positioning procedure with the reference device via the positioning protocol based on the one or more parameters; receiving one or more reference positioning measurements from the reference device during the positioning procedure via the positioning protocol; and determining one or more correction terms for positioning one or more user equipments, UEs, based, at least in part, on a location of the reference device and the one or more reference positioning measurements, wherein: the location server is a location management function, LMF, and the network entity is an access and mobility management function, AMF. receiving, from a network entity serving a reference device, a registration request for the reference device to operate as a reference location device, RLD, the registration request including one or more parameters enabling the location server to communicate with the reference device via a positioning protocol; instigating a positioning procedure with the reference device via the positioning protocol based on the one or more parameters; receiving one or more reference positioning measurements from the reference device during the positioning procedure via the positioning protocol; and determining one or more correction terms for positioning one or more user equipments, UEs, based, at least in part, on a location of the reference device and the one or more reference positioning measurements, wherein: the location server is a location management function, LMF, and the network entity is an access and mobility management function, AMF. the location server is a location management function, LMF, and the network entity is an access and mobility management function, AMF.
Use of an additive combination for the preparation of polycondensation polymers, wherein the additive combination is present in the polycondensation reaction and wherein the additive combination comprises one or more compounds of the formula wherein R 11, R 12, R 13, R 14, R 15, R 16, R 17, and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl, linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear and branched nonyl groups, and R 21 and R 22 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, O(C 1 -C 6 -Acyl) and O-R 3, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear and branched nonyl groups, and one or more sterically hindered organic phosphorous compounds which are sterically hindered phenyl phosphonites of the formula wherein each R 41, R 42, R 43, R 44, R 51, R 52, R 53 and R 54, are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear branched nonyl, and cumyl groups., and wherein the additive combination is used in a proportion of from 85 % to 99.99 % by weight of the compounds of the formula and 0.01 % to 15 % by weight of the sterically hindered organic phosphorous compounds of formula. R 11, R 12, R 13, R 14, R 15, R 16, R 17, and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl, linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear and branched nonyl groups, and R 21 and R 22 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, O(C 1 -C 6 -Acyl) and O-R 3, wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear and branched nonyl groups, and one or more sterically hindered organic phosphorous compounds which are sterically hindered phenyl phosphonites of the formula wherein each R 41, R 42, R 43, R 44, R 51, R 52, R 53 and R 54, are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl linear or branched pentyl, linear or branched hexyl, linear or branched heptyl, linear or branched octyl or linear branched nonyl, and cumyl groups., and wherein the additive combination is used in a proportion of from 85 % to 99.99 % by weight of the compounds of the formula and 0.01 % to 15 % by weight of the sterically hindered organic phosphorous compounds of formula.
A compound according to formula IIa or IIb: Wherein: R 3, R 4, R 3 ', and R 4 ' are independently selected from the group consisting of -H, -OH, and -OCH 3: L is C0 - C8 alkylene, or L is an alkenylene, or L is an alkynyl when Z is nothing; Z is selected from the group consisting of -H, OH, or an aromatic ring, or a cycloalkyl, or -COR 1, CONR 1 R 2, CX 3, wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of -H, -CH 3, and -C 2 H 5; X is a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of -F, -Cl, and -Br; and further wherein the formula IIa and IIb are the equilibrate tautomers as a common phenomenon of β-diketone, selected from the group consisting of: R 3, R 4, R 3 ', and R 4 ' are independently selected from the group consisting of -H, -OH, and -OCH 3: L is C0 - C8 alkylene, or L is an alkenylene, or L is an alkynyl when Z is nothing; Z is selected from the group consisting of -H, OH, or an aromatic ring, or a cycloalkyl, or -COR 1, CONR 1 R 2, CX 3, wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of -H, -CH 3, and -C 2 H 5; X is a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of -F, -Cl, and -Br; and further wherein the formula IIa and IIb are the equilibrate tautomers as a common phenomenon of β-diketone, selected from the group consisting of:
An aqueous composition for use in the treatment of dry eye by topical ophthalmic administration, comprising a viscosity enhancing amount of combination of two polymers having a synergistic effect on the composition's viscosity and wherein the combination of two polymers is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and hyaluronic acid or hydroxyethylcellulose, wherein the concentration of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose ranges from 0.05-0.5 % (w/v).
A medical tubular shaft instrument, comprising a tubular shaft, a handle at a proximal end of the shaft and a movable working part at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a shaft section having a curvature and being arranged between the distal end and the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the handle and the working part are operatively connected via a force transmission element extending through the shaft and being movable in a longitudinal direction of the shaft to transmit push and/or pull forces from the handle to the movable working part, in order to transfer a movement of a movable grip part of the handle into a movement of the movable working part, wherein the force transmission element has a section arranged within the curved shaft section of the shaft which is guided on an inner surface of the shaft and which comprises a plurality of interconnected single elements arranged one after the other along the longitudinal direction of the shaft, characterized in that the single elements are pairwise connected by means of a pin forming a hinged joint, wherein each of the pins defines a rotation axis oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the shaft.
Method for producing a marked container comprising the following steps: - a first step of heating at least one shape-changing portion of the thermoplastic material wall of a preform above a glass transition temperature; - a second step of forming the container by injecting a pressurized fluid into the body of the preform so as to deform the heated part of the wall by stretching it; characterized in that said method comprises a step of marking the preform during which a mark is realized on the shape-changing portion of the wall so that the mark is stretched at the same time as the wall during the subsequent forming step. - a first step of heating at least one shape-changing portion of the thermoplastic material wall of a preform above a glass transition temperature; - a second step of forming the container by injecting a pressurized fluid into the body of the preform so as to deform the heated part of the wall by stretching it;
A collapsible scaffolding tower comprising four uprights arranged in two pairs, each of the uprights being formed of three or more telescopically collapsible sections (16a,16b,16c) that are lockable relative to each other when extended, respective rigid horizontal bars (20a,20b,20c) supported by and movable with corresponding sections (16a,16b,16c) of each pair of uprights to form two telescopically collapsible ladder structures (12,14), and a support platform having opposite ends each removably resting on a rigid horizontal bar of a respective one of the two ladder structures (12,14), characterized in that only on one side the outermost sections of two of the four uprights of the two ladder structures are permanently connected to one another by a folded gate formed of two leaves (24,26) that are pivoted about substantially vertical axes to one another and to the respective sections of the uprights of the two ladder structures to allow the two ladder structures (12,14) to move towards and away from one another while remaining substantially parallel to one another, and collapsible or removably attached braces (30,32,34,38,40) extending between the ladder structures and between the uprights of each ladder structure are provided for preventing racking of the tower.
A wheel hub having an inner ring consisting of a spindle and of an insert ring mounted onto the spindle in a manner which is axially blocked by an upset collar made of plastically deformed material of the spindle and designed to be further plastically deformed to obtain thereon a frontal toothing, wherein at least one part of the collar axially protrudes from the ring and comprises: a first conical surface delimiting the collar radially towards the interior of the inner ring and having its conicity facing the ring; a second conical surface delimiting the collar radially towards the exterior of the inner ring and having its conicity facing away from the ring; a curved surface which uninterruptedly connects the first and second conical surfaces to each other at a portion of the collar having the maximum overhanging axial extension with respect to the ring; characterized in that an angle (α) which is complementary to the angle formed by the first conical surface with an axis of symmetry of the inner ring is between 20° and 60°; while an angle (β) between the second conical surface and the insert ring is between 145° and 110°.
An optical switch (10, 30) characterized by: a plurality of inputs, each arranged to receive a respective input optical signal at one of a plurality of wavelengths and having a respective planar wavefront; a mode conversion apparatus (14, 32) arranged to receive each input optical signal and arranged to convert each input optical signal into a respective optical signal having a respective one of a plurality of helical wavefronts, each helical wavefront having a different orbital angular momentum; an optical multiplexing apparatus arranged to receive each helical wavefront optical signal from the mode conversion apparatus and arranged to multiplex the helical wavefront optical signals into an orbital angular momentum multiplexed optical signal; and an optical demultiplexing apparatus (18, 34, 36) comprising a plurality of outputs the optical demultiplexing apparatus arranged to: receive the orbital angular momentum multiplexed optical signal; demultiplex the orbital angular momentum multiplexed optical signal into a plurality of wavelength multiplexed optical signals each having a different one of the orbital angular momenta; reconvert each wavelength multiplexed optical signal from its helical wavefront into a respective planar wavefront; and deliver each planar wavefront wavelength multiplexed optical signal to a respective one of the outputs according to the respective orbital angular momentum it had before reconversion. a plurality of inputs, each arranged to receive a respective input optical signal at one of a plurality of wavelengths and having a respective planar wavefront; a mode conversion apparatus (14, 32) arranged to receive each input optical signal and arranged to convert each input optical signal into a respective optical signal having a respective one of a plurality of helical wavefronts, each helical wavefront having a different orbital angular momentum; an optical multiplexing apparatus arranged to receive each helical wavefront optical signal from the mode conversion apparatus and arranged to multiplex the helical wavefront optical signals into an orbital angular momentum multiplexed optical signal; and an optical demultiplexing apparatus (18, 34, 36) comprising a plurality of outputs the optical demultiplexing apparatus arranged to: receive the orbital angular momentum multiplexed optical signal; demultiplex the orbital angular momentum multiplexed optical signal into a plurality of wavelength multiplexed optical signals each having a different one of the orbital angular momenta; reconvert each wavelength multiplexed optical signal from its helical wavefront into a respective planar wavefront; and deliver each planar wavefront wavelength multiplexed optical signal to a respective one of the outputs according to the respective orbital angular momentum it had before reconversion.