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A method for evaluating a fastening state of a threaded joint of pipes or tubes including a pin having an external thread part, a metal seal part, and a shoulder part on an outer peripheral surface, and a box having an internal thread part, a metal seal part, and a shoulder part corresponding to each part of the pin on an inner peripheral surface and being fastened with the pin, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from a plurality of locations along an axial direction of the threaded joint in at least one of the internal thread part, the metal seal part, and the shoulder part of the box; reading an echo intensity of an echo having the minimum echo intensity and echo intensities (A, B) adjacent to this to define ratios of these echo intensities (X/(A + B), X/A, or X/B) as an evaluation index when a part to be evaluated is the internal thread part; reading the minimum echo intensity in the vicinity of a centre portion of a seal face of the metal seal part and the maximum echo intensity of an end portion on a bottom side of the seal face to define a ratio of these echo intensities (X\A) as an evaluation index when a part to be evaluated is the metal seal part; reading the maximum echo intensity of the corner part of the shoulder part and the maximum echo intensity of the end portion on the bottom side of the seal face to define a ratio of these echo intensities (X/A) as an evaluation index when a part to be evaluated is the shoulder part; and comparing the evaluation index with a predetermined threshold value to determine whether the fastening state of the threaded joint is good if the evaluation index is not more than the threshold value, or bad if the evaluation index exceeds the threshold value. transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from a plurality of locations along an axial direction of the threaded joint in at least one of the internal thread part, the metal seal part, and the shoulder part of the box; reading an echo intensity of an echo having the minimum echo intensity and echo intensities (A, B) adjacent to this to define ratios of these echo intensities (X/(A + B), X/A, or X/B) as an evaluation index when a part to be evaluated is the internal thread part; reading the minimum echo intensity in the vicinity of a centre portion of a seal face of the metal seal part and the maximum echo intensity of an end portion on a bottom side of the seal face to define a ratio of these echo intensities (X\A) as an evaluation index when a part to be evaluated is the metal seal part; reading the maximum echo intensity of the corner part of the shoulder part and the maximum echo intensity of the end portion on the bottom side of the seal face to define a ratio of these echo intensities (X/A) as an evaluation index when a part to be evaluated is the shoulder part; and comparing the evaluation index with a predetermined threshold value to determine whether the fastening state of the threaded joint is good if the evaluation index is not more than the threshold value, or bad if the evaluation index exceeds the threshold value.
An endoscope system (10, 300, 400) comprising: an imaging section that images an observed region; an image processing section (65, 140) that generates an observation image of the observed region from an imaging signal obtained by the imaging section; a display section that displays the generated observation image; a light source section (41, 341, 441) that selectively switches a plurality of kinds of illumination light different in spectroscopic characteristics to apply the illumination light to the observed region; an illumination mode changing section that changes the kind of illumination light applied from the light source section; and a light source control section (41, 55, 355) that controls, based on a light amount control signal, a light amount of the illumination light emitted from the light source section (41, 341, 441), characterized in that the light source control section (41, 55, 355) multiplies a value of the light amount control signal indicating a ratio relative to a maximum value of a light amount in an illumination mode before changing by a light amount ratio preset between different illumination modes to set a value of the light amount control signal for illumination light in an illumination mode after changing. an imaging section that images an observed region; an image processing section (65, 140) that generates an observation image of the observed region from an imaging signal obtained by the imaging section; a display section that displays the generated observation image; a light source section (41, 341, 441) that selectively switches a plurality of kinds of illumination light different in spectroscopic characteristics to apply the illumination light to the observed region; an illumination mode changing section that changes the kind of illumination light applied from the light source section; and a light source control section (41, 55, 355) that controls, based on a light amount control signal, a light amount of the illumination light emitted from the light source section (41, 341, 441), characterized in that the light source control section (41, 55, 355) multiplies a value of the light amount control signal indicating a ratio relative to a maximum value of a light amount in an illumination mode before changing by a light amount ratio preset between different illumination modes to set a value of the light amount control signal for illumination light in an illumination mode after changing.
A corrosion inhibition composition comprising a zinc oxide, a zinc phosphate, a calcium silicate, an aluminum phosphate, a zinc calcium strontium aluminum orthophosphate silicate hydrate, a molybdate compound, a magnesium silicate compound, and a zinc phthalate compound.
A method for bonding a first surface and a second surface by means of an interlayer, comprising the steps: a) providing a first item which has the first surface (1 a), b) providing flowable, solidifiable material for the interlayer, c) providing a second item which has the second surface, d) applying the material for the interlayer onto the first surface (1 a) so that a bulge encircling the surface is produced, e) applying a vacuum around the first item and the second item, f) bringing the second surface of the second item into contact with the circumferential bulge so that a sealed-off cavity is produced, g) increasing the ambient pressure so that the cavity is eliminated without resulting in a stream of gas flowing into the cavity and h) increasing the viscosity of the material for the interlayer. a) providing a first item which has the first surface (1 a), b) providing flowable, solidifiable material for the interlayer, c) providing a second item which has the second surface, d) applying the material for the interlayer onto the first surface (1 a) so that a bulge encircling the surface is produced, e) applying a vacuum around the first item and the second item, f) bringing the second surface of the second item into contact with the circumferential bulge so that a sealed-off cavity is produced, g) increasing the ambient pressure so that the cavity is eliminated without resulting in a stream of gas flowing into the cavity and h) increasing the viscosity of the material for the interlayer.
A two-component curable epoxy resin system, comprising I. an epoxy resin component containing at least 80% by weight of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol that has an epoxy equivalent weight of up to about 250 and contains no more than 3% by weight of monohydrolyzed resin species; II. a hardener mixture that has an amino hydrogen equivalent weight of from 25 to 90 and contains at least 90% by weight of a mixture of (i) from 5 to 75% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more compounds that have at least two primary and/or secondary aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amino groups and which have no phenolic groups; (ii) from 10 to 95% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more aminophenol compounds that contain one or more primary and/or secondary aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amino groups and at least one phenolic group and (iii) from 0 to 50% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more phenolic compounds that contain two or more phenolic groups and do not contain primary or secondary amino groups; components I and II being present in amounts sufficient to provide from 1.05 to 1.35 equivalents of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine hydrogens per equivalent of epoxide groups provided by the epoxy resin component. I. an epoxy resin component containing at least 80% by weight of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol that has an epoxy equivalent weight of up to about 250 and contains no more than 3% by weight of monohydrolyzed resin species; II. a hardener mixture that has an amino hydrogen equivalent weight of from 25 to 90 and contains at least 90% by weight of a mixture of (i) from 5 to 75% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more compounds that have at least two primary and/or secondary aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amino groups and which have no phenolic groups; (ii) from 10 to 95% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more aminophenol compounds that contain one or more primary and/or secondary aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amino groups and at least one phenolic group and (iii) from 0 to 50% of the combined weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) of one or more phenolic compounds that contain two or more phenolic groups and do not contain primary or secondary amino groups; components I and II being present in amounts sufficient to provide from 1.05 to 1.35 equivalents of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine hydrogens per equivalent of epoxide groups provided by the epoxy resin component.
A catch of a hook bolt comprising a frontal strip with a catch opening for inserting a hook bolt and a socket to slot the hook bolt in, as well as a securing element cooperating with the hook bolt, slidably mounted in the frontal strip and located in the area of the catch opening in the frontal strip, wherein the securing element has an opening for the hook bolt its shape and dimensions corresponding with the shape and dimensions of the trunk of the hook bolt, characterized in that the securing element consists of an inner slidable strip and an outer slidable strip the latter connected to the former with a fastener.
A method comprising: receiving a plurality of video image frames; extracting a plurality of image blocks (504A-504D) from the received video image frames along motion trajectories, wherein the motion trajectories are modeled to include a random variable that represents random spatial displacements due to distortion in the received video image frames; smoothing the motion trajectories to suppress the random displacements, wherein the smoothing is adaptive to a temporal length of the motion trajectories and/or a standard deviation of the random variable; and aggregating the image blocks (1304A-1304E) according to the smoothed trajectories to generate a plurality of processed video image frames, wherein at least some of the distortion is suppressed in the processed video image frames. receiving a plurality of video image frames; extracting a plurality of image blocks (504A-504D) from the received video image frames along motion trajectories, wherein the motion trajectories are modeled to include a random variable that represents random spatial displacements due to distortion in the received video image frames; smoothing the motion trajectories to suppress the random displacements, wherein the smoothing is adaptive to a temporal length of the motion trajectories and/or a standard deviation of the random variable; and aggregating the image blocks (1304A-1304E) according to the smoothed trajectories to generate a plurality of processed video image frames, wherein at least some of the distortion is suppressed in the processed video image frames.
A flexible stent graft for deployment within a body vessel at a treatment site, the stent graft comprising a tubular body, at least a first portion of the tubular body comprising a graft material and a coiled stent including a plurality of helical turns with spacings between the turns, opposing ends of the coiled stent being affixed to the graft material of the first portion, the first portion having a first portion diameter and the coiled stent comprising a helix diameter substantially the same as the first portion diameter, characterised in that the coiled stent comprises a ratio of helical pitch to helix diameter of from about 1:2 to about 1:20, the helical pitch being the spacing between adjacent turns of the coiled stent, in that the biocompatible graft material of the first portion comprises a circumferentially or helically pre-crimped biocompatible graft material comprising alternate troughs and crests along a length thereof, and in that the coiled stent is slidingly secured to the graft material at one or more locations between the opposing ends.
Appliance for the switching of radiofrequency signals, comprising at least a first port and a second port connectable along a transmission/receiving line (T/R) of a radiofrequency communication system, at least a third port connectable to a monitoring appliance of radiofrequency signals, at least a switching circuit which is able to switch between: - a monitoring configuration, wherein said first port and said second port are connected together for the transmission/receiving of signals along said transmission/receiving line (T/R) and wherein said signals are in part taken and sent to said third port for the analysis by means of said monitoring appliance; - a test configuration, wherein said third port and said second port are connected together for sending at least a predefined test signal from said monitoring appliance to said transmission/receiving line (T/R); characterized in that said switching circuit comprises at least a second switching device (SW2, RL2) connected to said second port, said second switching device (SW2, RL2) being connected to said first port in said monitoring configuration and to said third port in said test configuration, and a third switching device (SW3, RL3) placed between said first port and said second switching device (SW2, RL2), said third switching device (SW3, RL3) being connected to said second switching device (SW2, RL2) in said monitoring configuration and to a load resistor in said test configuration, and in that said appliance comprises at least a piloting circuit connected to said third port, operatively connected to said switching circuit and able to pilot said switching circuit between said monitoring configuration and said test configuration depending on the value of at least a direct current present on said third port. - a monitoring configuration, wherein said first port and said second port are connected together for the transmission/receiving of signals along said transmission/receiving line (T/R) and wherein said signals are in part taken and sent to said third port for the analysis by means of said monitoring appliance; - a test configuration, wherein said third port and said second port are connected together for sending at least a predefined test signal from said monitoring appliance to said transmission/receiving line (T/R);
A method of cleaning solder from the jaws of a solder ball test device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a cleaning apparatus including a heat exchanger and a body enclosing said heat exchanger such that a volume is enclosed between said body and said heat exchanger, said apparatus further including an inlet to said volume and an outlet nozzle in fluid communication with said volume, wherein, in use, gas under pressure introduced into said volume is heated by said heat exchanger such that said heated gas is delivered through said nozzle; heating, by said cleaning apparatus, a gas to a temperature above the melting temperature of the solder; and directing, by said cleaning apparatus, the heated gas over the jaws of said solder ball test device to remove solder from said jaws the jaws being moved and rotated in the hot gas jet, wherein said cleaning apparatus is mounted on said solder ball test device. providing a cleaning apparatus including a heat exchanger and a body enclosing said heat exchanger such that a volume is enclosed between said body and said heat exchanger, said apparatus further including an inlet to said volume and an outlet nozzle in fluid communication with said volume, wherein, in use, gas under pressure introduced into said volume is heated by said heat exchanger such that said heated gas is delivered through said nozzle; heating, by said cleaning apparatus, a gas to a temperature above the melting temperature of the solder; and directing, by said cleaning apparatus, the heated gas over the jaws of said solder ball test device to remove solder from said jaws the jaws being moved and rotated in the hot gas jet, wherein said cleaning apparatus is mounted on said solder ball test device.
Device for watering plants having a tub for receiving liquid, having a support provided above the tub bottom of the tub, having a capillary mat provided on the support, having a liquid-permeable film connected to the mat, which forms a floor surface for watering the plant, and having at least one capillary connecting element connected to the mat for receiving liquid of the tub, wherein the support forms at least one rigid conduit, which has the capillary connecting element, characterised in that the rigid conduit is filled by the capillary connecting element.
Belting for use in a conveyor, wherein the belting comprises: a fabric base; and an environmentally friendly rubber composition applied to at least one surface of the fabric base, wherein the environmentally friendly rubber composition comprises: a rubber component; a filler provided at a concentration of between 50 and 150 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component; a processing oil comprising soybean oil that is devoid of aromatic oil, wherein the processing oil is provided at a concentration of between 30 and 60 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component; and a vulcanizing agent provided at a concentration of between 1 and 10 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component, wherein the environmentally friendly rubber composition exhibits a tensile strength of between 13790kPa (2,000 psi) and 17237kPa (2,500 psi), an elongation of between 500% and 600%, and a Din abrasion of less than 250 mm3. a fabric base; and an environmentally friendly rubber composition applied to at least one surface of the fabric base, wherein the environmentally friendly rubber composition comprises: a rubber component; a filler provided at a concentration of between 50 and 150 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component; a processing oil comprising soybean oil that is devoid of aromatic oil, wherein the processing oil is provided at a concentration of between 30 and 60 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component; and a vulcanizing agent provided at a concentration of between 1 and 10 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component, wherein the environmentally friendly rubber composition exhibits a tensile strength of between 13790kPa (2,000 psi) and 17237kPa (2,500 psi), an elongation of between 500% and 600%, and a Din abrasion of less than 250 mm3. a rubber component; a filler provided at a concentration of between 50 and 150 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component; a processing oil comprising soybean oil that is devoid of aromatic oil, wherein the processing oil is provided at a concentration of between 30 and 60 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component; and a vulcanizing agent provided at a concentration of between 1 and 10 parts per hundred by weight of the rubber component, wherein the environmentally friendly rubber composition exhibits a tensile strength of between 13790kPa (2,000 psi) and 17237kPa (2,500 psi), an elongation of between 500% and 600%, and a Din abrasion of less than 250 mm3.
A method of programming a trigger time of a projectile, the method comprising: determining a muzzle velocity (Vo) of a projectile at the time (To) the projectile exits from an associated gun barrel; determining a flight speed (V1, V2) of the projectile a predetermined time (T1, T2) after the projectile has been fired; and accounting for the deviation of the projectiles muzzle velocity and flight speed from those determined by an associated ballistic computer and programming the trigger time during the remaining flight time as the projectile is reaching its target, thereby optimizing the effectiveness of the projectile; characterised in that: determining the projectiles muzzle velocity and flight speed comprises: emitting a signal (So, S1, S2) from the projectile at relevant predetermined time (To, T1, T2) after the projectile is fired; determining strength of the signal (So, S1, S2) received by an antenna connected to the ballistic computer; and calculating the projectiles speed from signal strength-distance data stored in the ballistic computer. determining a muzzle velocity (Vo) of a projectile at the time (To) the projectile exits from an associated gun barrel; determining a flight speed (V1, V2) of the projectile a predetermined time (T1, T2) after the projectile has been fired; and accounting for the deviation of the projectiles muzzle velocity and flight speed from those determined by an associated ballistic computer and programming the trigger time during the remaining flight time as the projectile is reaching its target, thereby optimizing the effectiveness of the projectile; characterised in that: determining the projectiles muzzle velocity and flight speed comprises: emitting a signal (So, S1, S2) from the projectile at relevant predetermined time (To, T1, T2) after the projectile is fired; determining strength of the signal (So, S1, S2) received by an antenna connected to the ballistic computer; and calculating the projectiles speed from signal strength-distance data stored in the ballistic computer. determining the projectiles muzzle velocity and flight speed comprises: emitting a signal (So, S1, S2) from the projectile at relevant predetermined time (To, T1, T2) after the projectile is fired; determining strength of the signal (So, S1, S2) received by an antenna connected to the ballistic computer; and calculating the projectiles speed from signal strength-distance data stored in the ballistic computer.
Radiation curable flame retardant composition comprising: (a) from 3 to 90 % by weight of at least one oligomer having one or more (meth)acryl or vinyl groups, (b) from 10 to 97 % by weight of at least one reactive aliphatic halogenated flame retardant additive having one or more (meth)acryl or vinyl groups, (c) optionally, from 0 to 87 % by weight of at least one non-reactive halogenated flame retardant additive, and (d) optionally, from 0 to 19 % by weight of at least one monomer having one or more (meth)acryl or vinyl groups. (a) from 3 to 90 % by weight of at least one oligomer having one or more (meth)acryl or vinyl groups, (b) from 10 to 97 % by weight of at least one reactive aliphatic halogenated flame retardant additive having one or more (meth)acryl or vinyl groups, (c) optionally, from 0 to 87 % by weight of at least one non-reactive halogenated flame retardant additive, and (d) optionally, from 0 to 19 % by weight of at least one monomer having one or more (meth)acryl or vinyl groups.
A method of producing a compound represented by the formula: wherein R 1 is an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, each of which is optionally substituted, or a salt thereof, or the formula: wherein the symbol is as defined above, or a salt thereof, comprising (i) using formic acid or a formic acid salt to reduce a compound represented by the formula: wherein R 1 is as defined above and p is 0, or a salt thereof, or a compound represented by the formula: wherein R 1 is as defined above and p is 0, or a salt thereof, in the presence of palladium barium sulfate.