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An apparatus comprising: an item of protective gear configured to be positioned proximate to an object to be protected; and a shock penetration resistant material disposed proximate to the item of protective gear to attenuate or redirect shock pulses away from the object to be protected characterized in that the shock penetration resistant material comprises an acoustic metamaterial having a negative elastic modulus and a negative effective density and comprising an array of Helmholtz resonators, rubber ring inclusions, rubber rods or rubber coated spheres. an item of protective gear configured to be positioned proximate to an object to be protected; and a shock penetration resistant material disposed proximate to the item of protective gear to attenuate or redirect shock pulses away from the object to be protected characterized in that the shock penetration resistant material comprises an acoustic metamaterial having a negative elastic modulus and a negative effective density and comprising an array of Helmholtz resonators, rubber ring inclusions, rubber rods or rubber coated spheres.
A method for air conditioning a room, in which outside air is able to flow into the room through an outside air opening not connected to an air conditioner, and room air can be conditioned by way of the at least one air conditioner, characterized by the combined open-loop control and/or closed-loop control of at least one of the following variables: outside air opening cross-section, and volume flow of a heating and/or cooling medium through one or more heat exchangers of the air conditioner. outside air opening cross-section, and volume flow of a heating and/or cooling medium through one or more heat exchangers of the air conditioner.
Process for producing a silica sol material containing at least one therapeutically active ingredient, comprising the steps a) carrying out a hydrolysis-condensation reaction with tetraethoxysilane, wherein the hydrolysis-condensation reaction is acid-catalysed at an initial pH of 0 to ≤ 7, optionally in the presence of a watersoluble solvent, and the hydrolysis-condensation reaction is carried out for at least 16 h at a temperature of 0°C to 80°C, b) generating a single-phase solution by subsequent evaporation, wherein the single-phase solution has a viscosity within the range from 0.5 to 2 Pa · s at a shear rate of 10 s -1 at 4°C, c) subsequently cooling said solution to 2°C to 4°C, and d) forming a homogeneous sol by subjecting said solution to a kinetically controlled maturation at a temperature of 2°C to 4°C, wherein at least one therapeutically active ingredient is added in one or more of steps a) to d) and preferably in one or more of steps a) to c). a) carrying out a hydrolysis-condensation reaction with tetraethoxysilane, wherein the hydrolysis-condensation reaction is acid-catalysed at an initial pH of 0 to ≤ 7, optionally in the presence of a watersoluble solvent, and the hydrolysis-condensation reaction is carried out for at least 16 h at a temperature of 0°C to 80°C, b) generating a single-phase solution by subsequent evaporation, wherein the single-phase solution has a viscosity within the range from 0.5 to 2 Pa · s at a shear rate of 10 s -1 at 4°C, c) subsequently cooling said solution to 2°C to 4°C, and d) forming a homogeneous sol by subjecting said solution to a kinetically controlled maturation at a temperature of 2°C to 4°C,
A prosthetic foot comprising: a plate-like foot member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is generally horizontal, the foot member having a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion; an adapter coupled to the proximal portion of the foot member, wherein the adapter is generally vertical and configured to couple the proximal portion of the foot member to a prosthetic pylon or socket; and a resilient heel member disposed below the foot member, wherein the heel member has a concave front surface coupled to the curved portion of the foot member and a rear surface facing generally away from the foot member, the rear surface having a convex curvature, wherein the rear surface comprises a lip that protrudes from the rear surface, the lip configured to engage a corresponding structure inside a foot cover to removably secure the foot cover to the foot member and the heel member. a plate-like foot member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is generally horizontal, the foot member having a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion; an adapter coupled to the proximal portion of the foot member, wherein the adapter is generally vertical and configured to couple the proximal portion of the foot member to a prosthetic pylon or socket; and a resilient heel member disposed below the foot member, wherein the heel member has a concave front surface coupled to the curved portion of the foot member and a rear surface facing generally away from the foot member, the rear surface having a convex curvature, wherein the rear surface comprises a lip that protrudes from the rear surface, the lip configured to engage a corresponding structure inside a foot cover to removably secure the foot cover to the foot member and the heel member.
A coolant pump configured to pump a coolant for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle comprising the internal combustion engine and a central engine control unit, said coolant pump comprising: a pump shaft which is rotatably mounted in a pump housing and driven by the internal combustion engine via a belt drive, an impeller which is arranged on the pump shaft and accommodated in a pump chamber of the pump housing, pumping the coolant, an axial piston pump which is actuated via a wobble plate on a rear side of the impeller and which branches-off a fraction of the pumped coolant, a hydraulic circuit which extends from the axial piston pump via a proportional valve back to the pumped coolant and which includes a branch between the axial piston pump and the proportional valve as a hydraulic actuator, a regulating slide valve which adjusts the volume flow of the coolant pumped by the coolant pump and which is slidable depending on a pressure in the hydraulic circuit, a sensor which detects a parameter indicative of the volume flow of the pumped coolant and which outputs an actual value signal of the parameter, and characterized by a dedicated pump control which controls the proportional valve in the hydraulic circuit on the basis of the actual value signal from the sensor and a desired value signal from the central engine control unit, and wherein the pump control and the proportional valve are formed as a mutual electromechanical component. a pump shaft which is rotatably mounted in a pump housing and driven by the internal combustion engine via a belt drive, an impeller which is arranged on the pump shaft and accommodated in a pump chamber of the pump housing, pumping the coolant, an axial piston pump which is actuated via a wobble plate on a rear side of the impeller and which branches-off a fraction of the pumped coolant, a hydraulic circuit which extends from the axial piston pump via a proportional valve back to the pumped coolant and which includes a branch between the axial piston pump and the proportional valve as a hydraulic actuator, a regulating slide valve which adjusts the volume flow of the coolant pumped by the coolant pump and which is slidable depending on a pressure in the hydraulic circuit, a sensor which detects a parameter indicative of the volume flow of the pumped coolant and which outputs an actual value signal of the parameter, and characterized by a dedicated pump control which controls the proportional valve in the hydraulic circuit on the basis of the actual value signal from the sensor and a desired value signal from the central engine control unit, and wherein the pump control and the proportional valve are formed as a mutual electromechanical component.
An optoelectronic circuit intended to receive a variable voltage (V ALIM) containing an alternation of rising and falling phases, the optoelectronic circuit comprising: a plurality of assemblies (D i) of light-emitting diodes, said assemblies being series-assembled; a current source connected to each assembly (D i), among at least certain assemblies from the plurality of assemblies, by a switch (SW i); characterized in that it comprises: for each switch, a first comparison unit (36 i) capable of comparing the current (I i) flowing through the switch with a current threshold; a second unit for comparing a voltage representative of the voltage (V CS) across the current source with a voltage threshold; and a control unit connected to the first and second comparison units and capable, during each rising phase and each falling phase, of controlling the switches to the off and on state according to signals supplied by the first and second comparison units. a plurality of assemblies (D i) of light-emitting diodes, said assemblies being series-assembled; a current source connected to each assembly (D i), among at least certain assemblies from the plurality of assemblies, by a switch (SW i); characterized in that it comprises: for each switch, a first comparison unit (36 i) capable of comparing the current (I i) flowing through the switch with a current threshold; a second unit for comparing a voltage representative of the voltage (V CS) across the current source with a voltage threshold; and a control unit connected to the first and second comparison units and capable, during each rising phase and each falling phase, of controlling the switches to the off and on state according to signals supplied by the first and second comparison units. for each switch, a first comparison unit (36 i) capable of comparing the current (I i) flowing through the switch with a current threshold; a second unit for comparing a voltage representative of the voltage (V CS) across the current source with a voltage threshold; and a control unit connected to the first and second comparison units and capable, during each rising phase and each falling phase, of controlling the switches to the off and on state according to signals supplied by the first and second comparison units.
A method for additively manufacturing a product, comprising: receiving, by a data processing system, a three-dimensional model of the product to be manufactured by additive manufacturing; generating, by the data processing system, a time-based heat map of temperatures of the product during manufacture, which represents the cumulative effect of the thermal history at each location; identifying, by the data processing system, hot spots in the heat map where the temperature exceeds a first predetermined threshold, and where the temperature exceeds the first predetermined threshold cumulatively more often than a second predetermined threshold; adding, by the data processing system, heatsink support structures to the 3D model at locations corresponding to the identified hot spots to produce a modified 3D model; storing, by the data processing system, the modified 3D model; and additively manufacturing the product according to the modified 3D model. receiving, by a data processing system, a three-dimensional model of the product to be manufactured by additive manufacturing; generating, by the data processing system, a time-based heat map of temperatures of the product during manufacture, which represents the cumulative effect of the thermal history at each location; identifying, by the data processing system, hot spots in the heat map where the temperature exceeds a first predetermined threshold, and where the temperature exceeds the first predetermined threshold cumulatively more often than a second predetermined threshold; adding, by the data processing system, heatsink support structures to the 3D model at locations corresponding to the identified hot spots to produce a modified 3D model; storing, by the data processing system, the modified 3D model; and additively manufacturing the product according to the modified 3D model.
A solid oral stable pharmaceutical composition of Desloratadine, characterised in that it comprises a tablet core containing: i) desloratadine as active substance; ii) lactose in an amount from 12 to 50% by weight of the total weight of the tablet core; iii) and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; with said core being coated with a functional polymer that acts as filmogenic agent, characterized in that said functional polymer is based on polyvinyl alcohol, wherein between 4% w/w and 8% w/w of the total amount of the pharmaceutical composition is the functional polymer, and wherein the oral pharmaceutical composition does not comprise either any amino acid or magnesium oxide. i) desloratadine as active substance; ii) lactose in an amount from 12 to 50% by weight of the total weight of the tablet core; iii) and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients;
Chip card with a dual, contact and contactless, communication interface, comprising a card body comprising two metal sheets (2, 3) and an electronic module provided with a contact terminal block and with an antenna intended for radiofrequency communication with the antenna of a remote reader, characterized in that the electronic module comprises an active communication circuit supplied with power by a battery located in the chip card and configured to generate a carrier signal capable of interacting with the carrier signal emitted by a remote contactless reader so as to establish active radiofrequency communication between the chip card and said remote reader.
A bank note processing machine, having a sensor device, a transport device which is configured to transport bank notes to be processed past the sensor device, a cleaning device configured to clean the sensor device or a transparent region of the sensor device, a control device controlling the constituents of the bank note processing machine, and means (17, 18, 19) for enlarging a distance between the transport device and the sensor device, wherein the control device is configured to drive the means (17, 18, 19) and the cleaning device in such a way that the distance between the transport device and the sensor device is enlarged by the means (17, 18, 19) during the cleaning of the sensor device by the cleaning device, characterized in that during the cleaning no bank notes are transported past the sensor device, but the transport device is active, and the cleaning device is configured to produce a gas stream along the sensor device or the transparent region for the cleaning of the sensor device.
A fuel cell system, comprising: a plurality of fuel cell stacks arranged in up-and-down direction with an interval defined between the stacks; a plurality of outlet manifold units guiding a reaction mixture discharged from each of the stacks to outside of the stack; a plurality of inlet manifold units supplying fuel and air which are supplied from outside through a fuel supply pipe and an air supply pipe into the stack; and a subsidiary fuel supply unit for supplying subsidiary fuel into the outlet manifold unit such that the subsidiary fuel is burnt in the outlet manifold unit so as to heat the respective stacks coming into contact with the respective outlet manifold units, wherein an outlet manifold unit is formed in a lower surface of each stack, and an inlet manifold unit is formed in an upper surface of each stack. a plurality of fuel cell stacks arranged in up-and-down direction with an interval defined between the stacks; a plurality of outlet manifold units guiding a reaction mixture discharged from each of the stacks to outside of the stack; a plurality of inlet manifold units supplying fuel and air which are supplied from outside through a fuel supply pipe and an air supply pipe into the stack; and a subsidiary fuel supply unit for supplying subsidiary fuel into the outlet manifold unit such that the subsidiary fuel is burnt in the outlet manifold unit so as to heat the respective stacks coming into contact with the respective outlet manifold units, wherein an outlet manifold unit is formed in a lower surface of each stack, and an inlet manifold unit is formed in an upper surface of each stack.
A straddled electric vehicle comprising: a wheel; an axle that includes a first end in a first direction which is one of left and right directions, and a second end in a second direction which is the other direction of the left and right directions; an arm that is connected to a body frame, supports the first end of the axle, and does not support the second end of the axle; an electric motor that includes a stator supported by the axle and a rotor rotatably supported by the axle; and a motor housing that constitutes an accommodation chamber that accommodates the rotor and the stator and that is partitioned from an outside of the motor housing, the rotor being fixed to an inside of the motor housing, wherein the wheel is attached to the outside of the motor housing and is removable from the motor housing in the second direction, the wheel includes a rim portion and an air valve, characterized in that the air valve protrudes from the rim portion inwardly in the radial direction, the motor housing includes a right housing member and a left housing member that are combined with each other in a left-right direction, a seal member is placed between the right housing member and the left housing member, and the air valve and the seal member do not intersect when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the axle. a wheel; an axle that includes a first end in a first direction which is one of left and right directions, and a second end in a second direction which is the other direction of the left and right directions; an arm that is connected to a body frame, supports the first end of the axle, and does not support the second end of the axle; an electric motor that includes a stator supported by the axle and a rotor rotatably supported by the axle; and a motor housing that constitutes an accommodation chamber that accommodates the rotor and the stator and that is partitioned from an outside of the motor housing, the rotor being fixed to an inside of the motor housing, wherein the wheel is attached to the outside of the motor housing and is removable from the motor housing in the second direction, the wheel includes a rim portion and an air valve, characterized in that the air valve protrudes from the rim portion inwardly in the radial direction, the motor housing includes a right housing member and a left housing member that are combined with each other in a left-right direction, a seal member is placed between the right housing member and the left housing member, and the air valve and the seal member do not intersect when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the axle.
A battery, comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte layer containing a negative electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode active material is dispersed in the electrolyte layer, wherein the electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer which is adjacent to the positive electrode, and a second electrolyte layer which is adjacent to the negative electrode, characterized in that both of the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer contain the negative electrode active material, the negative electrode active material contains a metal oxide, and compositions of the negative electrode active materials contained in the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer are the same. a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte layer containing a negative electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode active material is dispersed in the electrolyte layer, wherein the electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer which is adjacent to the positive electrode, and a second electrolyte layer which is adjacent to the negative electrode, characterized in that both of the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer contain the negative electrode active material, the negative electrode active material contains a metal oxide, and compositions of the negative electrode active materials contained in the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer are the same.
Process for producing a component from refractory metal or a refractory metal alloy having a refractory metal content > 50 at%, whereby the refractory metals encompass the metals based on niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and rhenium, and whereby the method comprises steps of providing a powder formed of particles and solidifying the powder under the action of a laser beam or electron beam, characterized in that the powder has a particle size d 50 as measured laser-optically of > 10 μm and an average surface area as measured by the BET method of > 0.08 m 2 /g.
A glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article, wherein glass fibers contained in the glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article have a fiber diameter D (μm) in a range from 4.0 to 7.5 μm; the glass fibers contained in the glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article have a number-average fiber length L (μm) in a range from 195 to 225 μm; the glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article has a glass fiber volume fraction V (%) in a range from 6.0 to 25.0%; and D, L, and V satisfy formula: 400.0 ≤ D 2 × L / V ≤ 700.0 whereby the fiber diameter D and the number-average fiber length L are determined as specified in the specification and the glass fiber volume fraction V is determined according to JIS K 7053. the glass fibers contained in the glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article have a number-average fiber length L (μm) in a range from 195 to 225 μm; the glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article has a glass fiber volume fraction V (%) in a range from 6.0 to 25.0%; and D, L, and V satisfy formula: 400.0 ≤ D 2 × L / V ≤ 700.0 whereby the fiber diameter D and the number-average fiber length L are determined as specified in the specification and the glass fiber volume fraction V is determined according to JIS K 7053.
A method to automatically optimize waveform captures from an electrical system, comprising: capturing at least one energy-related waveform using at least one Intelligent Electronic Device (121, 122, 123, 124) in the electrical system; analyzing the captured at least one energy-related waveform to determine if the at least one captured energy-related waveform is capable of being compressed, while maintaining relevant attributes for characterization, analysis and/or other use; in response to determining the at least one captured energy-related waveform is capable of being compressed, while maintaining relevant attributes for characterization, analysis, and/or use, compressing the at least one captured energy-related waveform using at least one compression technique to generate at least one compressed energy-related waveform; and taking one or more actions based on or using the at least one compressed energy-related waveform. capturing at least one energy-related waveform using at least one Intelligent Electronic Device (121, 122, 123, 124) in the electrical system; analyzing the captured at least one energy-related waveform to determine if the at least one captured energy-related waveform is capable of being compressed, while maintaining relevant attributes for characterization, analysis and/or other use; in response to determining the at least one captured energy-related waveform is capable of being compressed, while maintaining relevant attributes for characterization, analysis, and/or use, compressing the at least one captured energy-related waveform using at least one compression technique to generate at least one compressed energy-related waveform; and taking one or more actions based on or using the at least one compressed energy-related waveform.