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A coffee machine comprising a body, a water tank which is disposed in the body, wherein the water to be used in the brewing process is stored and which has an inlet opening for filling in the water and a lid closing the inlet opening, and a handle which is disposed in the water tank, which has a passive position wherein the handle is concealed in the water tank and an active position wherein the handle is moved outwards from the water tank so as to be gripped by the user, and which shifts to the active position from the passive position upon being triggered when the lid is opened, characterized by a tab which is provided on the lid and which contacts the handle while the lid is being opened so as to trigger the handle and enable the same to shift to the active position from the passive position.
A spectacle lens which is formed from a polycarbonate containing (i) a carbonate unit represented by the following formula and having (ii) a specific viscosity measured with a 20°C methylene chloride solution of 0.3 to 0.8, (iii) a glass transition temperature of 100°C or higher, (iv) a pencil hardness of at least HB and (v) a total light transmittance of 80 % or more and wherein the lens (vi) does not crack with a falling ball having a weight of at least 68 g in a falling ball test based on ANSI Z87.1 standard at 25°C and (vii) has an in-plane phase difference of 50 nm or less at a thickness of 2.0 mm; wherein the specific viscosity (η sp) is obtained from a solution prepared by dissolving 0.7 g of the polycarbonate in 100 ml of methylene chloride at 20° by using an Ostwald viscometer and calculated as (t - t 0)/t 0, where "t 0 " is the number of seconds required for the dropping of methylene chloride, and "t" is the number of seconds required for the dropping of a sample solution, the glass transition temperature is measured at a temperature elevation rate of 20°C/min by using a DSC thermal analyzing system, the pencil hardness is measured by the JIS K5600 base map plate test method on a molded test piece where the molded test piece is prepared by molding a polycarbonate pellet into a 2 mm-thick rectangular plate at a cylinder temperature of 240°C, a mold temperature of 80°C and a molding cycle of 1 minute by using an injection molding machine, the total light transmission means the ratio of transmitted light to incident light measured by the method E308 of ASTM-D1003-61 on a molded three-stage plate having a thickness of 2.0 mm formed by injection molding the polycarbonate by using a Haze Meter in accordance with ISO13468, the in-plane phase difference is measured at a wavelength of 550 nm with a small-area phase difference measuring instrument.
Method of producing amidomethylated vinylaromatic bead polymers, characterized in that at least one vinylaromatic bead polymer is reacted with at least one compound of formula or salts thereof where R 1 = -CH-(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl) or -CH 2 - and R 2 = -CH-(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl) or -CH 2 - or R 1 and R 2 are two carbon atoms of an aromatic C 6 -ring optionally substituted by one or two C 1 -C 6 -alkyl radials or R 1 and R 2 each represent -CH= and at least one condensed formaldehyde in the presence of at least one protic acid and in the presence of at least one compound of the formula where R 3 = C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, F or Cl or wholly or partly chlorinated or fluorinated C 1 -C 4 -alkyl and X = Cl or F and m = 0, 1 or 2.
A metal member for joining, comprising: a surface that comprises a smooth part and an uneven part, the uneven part including a plurality of concavities and a plurality of protrusions, wherein, when a surface of the smooth part is defined as a reference surface, a given number of the concavities and a given number of the protrusions satisfy the following formula: X < Y wherein, in formula, X represents a maximum width of the concavities at the same height as the reference surface, and Y represents a maximum width of the protrusions, adjacent to the concavities, at an outer side of the reference surface and in a direction parallel to the reference surface, wherein X is from 50 μm to 300 μm, wherein Y is from 100 μm to 1000 μm, wherein an average depth of the concavities is from 100 μm to 1.5 mm, and wherein an average height of the protrusions is from 100 μm to 500 μm. a surface that comprises a smooth part and an uneven part, the uneven part including a plurality of concavities and a plurality of protrusions, wherein, when a surface of the smooth part is defined as a reference surface, a given number of the concavities and a given number of the protrusions satisfy the following formula: X < Y wherein, in formula, X represents a maximum width of the concavities at the same height as the reference surface, and Y represents a maximum width of the protrusions, adjacent to the concavities, at an outer side of the reference surface and in a direction parallel to the reference surface, wherein X is from 50 μm to 300 μm, wherein Y is from 100 μm to 1000 μm, wherein an average depth of the concavities is from 100 μm to 1.5 mm, and wherein an average height of the protrusions is from 100 μm to 500 μm.
A surge prevention dual-path valve (300, 400) comprising: an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path from said inlet to said outlet, a first valve and a second valve; a pressurisation orifice positioned between the inlet and the outlet, characterised in that the first valve comprises a downstream seat (350, 450), the downstream seat (350, 450) being in communication with a downstream portion of the pressurisation orifice; and a first valve seat associated therewith; the second valve comprising an upstream seat (395, 495) in communication with an upstream portion of said pressurisation orifice, and a second valve seat associated therewith; first valve comprises a downstream cup-shaped valve element (360, 460) having an annular recessed area for receiving the downstream seat (350, 450) of the first valve; the valve further comprises a vent connected to said outlet, which vent is in communication with an upper surface of the upstream seat (395, 495); and the valve further comprises a piston unit arranged to initially move said downstream seat of said first valve in an axial direction away from said first valve seat thereby bringing the pressurisation orifice into communication with the outlet, to allow gas to flow from said inlet to said outlet through said pressurisation orifice with said flow path closed, and to subsequently move said upstream seat (395, 495) of said second valve in said axial direction away from said second valve seat to open said flow path and thereby allow gas to flow from said inlet to said outlet through said flow path. an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path from said inlet to said outlet, a first valve and a second valve; a pressurisation orifice positioned between the inlet and the outlet, characterised in that the first valve comprises a downstream seat (350, 450), the downstream seat (350, 450) being in communication with a downstream portion of the pressurisation orifice; and a first valve seat associated therewith; the second valve comprising an upstream seat (395, 495) in communication with an upstream portion of said pressurisation orifice, and a second valve seat associated therewith; first valve comprises a downstream cup-shaped valve element (360, 460) having an annular recessed area for receiving the downstream seat (350, 450) of the first valve; the valve further comprises a vent connected to said outlet, which vent is in communication with an upper surface of the upstream seat (395, 495); and the valve further comprises a piston unit arranged to initially move said downstream seat of said first valve in an axial direction away from said first valve seat thereby bringing the pressurisation orifice into communication with the outlet, to allow gas to flow from said inlet to said outlet through said pressurisation orifice with said flow path closed, and to subsequently move said upstream seat (395, 495) of said second valve in said axial direction away from said second valve seat to open said flow path and thereby allow gas to flow from said inlet to said outlet through said flow path.
A line driver comprising: a first driver connectable to a transmission line and configured to drive the transmission line with a first output signal in response to receiving an input signal; a second driver (108, 308) connectable to the transmission line configured to drive the transmission line with a second output signal, the second driver comprising first, second, third and fourth transistors (M 1, M 2, M 3, M 4) connected in series with another, wherein the first and second transistors have a first conductivity type and the third and fourth transistors have a second conductivity type; and a gating circuit (106, 306) configured to activate the second driver for a period of time in response to receiving the input signal, the gating circuit comprising: a first delay element (Di) coupled to the first transistor, wherein the first delay element is configured to introduce a first time delay in the input signal between a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor, and a second delay element coupled to the fourth transistor, wherein the second delay element is configured to introduce a second time delay in the input signal between a gate of the third transistor and a gate of the fourth transistor; wherein the second driver is configured to drive the transmission line for the period of time. a first driver connectable to a transmission line and configured to drive the transmission line with a first output signal in response to receiving an input signal; a second driver (108, 308) connectable to the transmission line configured to drive the transmission line with a second output signal, the second driver comprising first, second, third and fourth transistors (M 1, M 2, M 3, M 4) connected in series with another, wherein the first and second transistors have a first conductivity type and the third and fourth transistors have a second conductivity type; and a gating circuit (106, 306) configured to activate the second driver for a period of time in response to receiving the input signal, the gating circuit comprising: a first delay element (Di) coupled to the first transistor, wherein the first delay element is configured to introduce a first time delay in the input signal between a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor, and a second delay element coupled to the fourth transistor, wherein the second delay element is configured to introduce a second time delay in the input signal between a gate of the third transistor and a gate of the fourth transistor; wherein the second driver is configured to drive the transmission line for the period of time. a first delay element (Di) coupled to the first transistor, wherein the first delay element is configured to introduce a first time delay in the input signal between a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor, and a second delay element coupled to the fourth transistor, wherein the second delay element is configured to introduce a second time delay in the input signal between a gate of the third transistor and a gate of the fourth transistor; wherein the second driver is configured to drive the transmission line for the period of time.
An electrical assembly comprising: a box-like case having at least four wall panels serially conjoined by living hinges extending between adjacent pairs of said wall panels and at least one discrete closure member cooperatively enclosing at least one electrical circuit assembly, wherein said at least four wall panels are integrally formed from a generally planer composite preform blank consisting of at least one layer of relatively rigid polymer material and at least one layer of electrically conductive material capable of shielding said electrical circuit assembly from electrical anomalies, wherein said electrical circuit assembly includes a substrate bifurcated by an electrically conductive barrier forming a connector region and a circuit region, said barrier segregating circuit connectors from circuit elements sensitive to said anomalies, wherein said electrical circuit assembly includes a ground plane extending coincidentally with said connector region and electrically interconnected with said barrier and said layer of electrically conductive material, forming a faraday shield enclosing said circuit region; characterized in that said electrically conductive barrier comprises a fifth wall panel serially conjoined to one of said at least four wall panels by an interconnecting living hinge and electrically interconnected with said ground plane. a box-like case having at least four wall panels serially conjoined by living hinges extending between adjacent pairs of said wall panels and at least one discrete closure member cooperatively enclosing at least one electrical circuit assembly, wherein said at least four wall panels are integrally formed from a generally planer composite preform blank consisting of at least one layer of relatively rigid polymer material and at least one layer of electrically conductive material capable of shielding said electrical circuit assembly from electrical anomalies, wherein said electrical circuit assembly includes a substrate bifurcated by an electrically conductive barrier forming a connector region and a circuit region, said barrier segregating circuit connectors from circuit elements sensitive to said anomalies, wherein said electrical circuit assembly includes a ground plane extending coincidentally with said connector region and electrically interconnected with said barrier and said layer of electrically conductive material, forming a faraday shield enclosing said circuit region; characterized in that said electrically conductive barrier comprises a fifth wall panel serially conjoined to one of said at least four wall panels by an interconnecting living hinge and electrically interconnected with said ground plane.
An optical assembly for lighting sources, including: - a cup-shaped reflector having a bottom portion for mounting a light radiation source and a mouth portion for projecting the light radiation, the mouth portion having a peripheral rim, - a light-permeable screen peripherally resting on the rim of the mouth portion of the reflector, - a front ring forming a receiving frame for the screen to arrange the screen sandwiched between the reflector and an annular inner side of the front ring, and - an annular assembly spring coupleable to the front ring to urge the reflector and the screen towards the annular inner side of the front ring, characterised in that said front ring is having a plurality of cusp formations protruding from said annular inner side to surround the reflector, and said annular assembly spring is having a plurality of cusps having distal ends coupleable to the cusp formations of the front ring. - a cup-shaped reflector having a bottom portion for mounting a light radiation source and a mouth portion for projecting the light radiation, the mouth portion having a peripheral rim, - a light-permeable screen peripherally resting on the rim of the mouth portion of the reflector, - a front ring forming a receiving frame for the screen to arrange the screen sandwiched between the reflector and an annular inner side of the front ring, and - an annular assembly spring coupleable to the front ring to urge the reflector and the screen towards the annular inner side of the front ring,
A rail fixing system for devices which can be fixed to a profile rail, in particular a top hat rail, having a rail fixing arrangement for fixing the rail fixing system to the profile rail, wherein the rail fixing arrangement has a first movable positive-locking connection element, having a system coupling arrangement for fixing to each other rail fixing systems (57, 57a, 57b) which are arranged on the profile rail beside each other, wherein the system coupling arrangement has a second movable positive-locking connection element and wherein the rail fixing arrangement and the system coupling arrangement have a common movable actuation device which is connected to the first positive-locking connection element and second positive-locking connection element so as to transmit movement, wherein the actuation device is supported on at least one resilient element, wherein the first positive-locking connection element, the second positive-locking connection element and the resilient element are arranged along a straight line which extends in the effective direction of the resilient element, characterised in that the actuation device has at least one rotatable cam and in that a position of the first positive-locking connection element and second positive-locking connection element is dependent on a rotational position (113, 113a, 113b, 113c) of the at least one cam.
A method for providing distributed index searching in a computer system accessible to members via a computer network, the computer system including content items hosted on content servers and a set of distributed indices of a subset of the content items hosted on a corresponding content server, the method comprising: receiving, at a database server and via the computer network from a server, search terms included in a search query for content from a member; and in response to receiving the search terms, at the database server, determining a subset of the distributed indices to be searched in response to the search query based on the received search terms and one or more records of searching features on the database server, the searching features containing data representing content searching profiles of at least one of an organization or the individual members of the organization; and providing, from the database server and via the computer network to the server, the determined list of distributed indices to be searched based on the search terms in the search query; characterized in that the database server does not contain a master index of the distributed indices hosted on the corresponding content servers. receiving, at a database server and via the computer network from a server, search terms included in a search query for content from a member; and in response to receiving the search terms, at the database server, determining a subset of the distributed indices to be searched in response to the search query based on the received search terms and one or more records of searching features on the database server, the searching features containing data representing content searching profiles of at least one of an organization or the individual members of the organization; and providing, from the database server and via the computer network to the server, the determined list of distributed indices to be searched based on the search terms in the search query; characterized in that the database server does not contain a master index of the distributed indices hosted on the corresponding content servers.
Melt spinning equipment comprising: a plurality of spinning take-up apparatuses; and a cutting unit, wherein each of the plurality of spinning take-up apparatuses includes a spinning apparatus which spins out a plurality of yarns, a take-up apparatus which takes in the plurality of yarns, and a yarn breakage-treating device which temporarily keeps the plurality of yarns, wherein the cutting unit is a cutting unit used for an operation of cutting the plurality of yarns by an operator, is able to cut a bundle of the plurality of yarns to be threaded to the take-up apparatus, and is installed in at least one of the take-up apparatus and the yarn breakage-treating device, and wherein the yarn breakage-treating device includes at least one cutter which continuously cuts one or more of the plurality of yarns in an array direction of the plurality of yarns and a suction portion which holds the plurality of yarns cut by the cutter and the plurality of yarns cut by the cutting unit. a plurality of spinning take-up apparatuses; and a cutting unit, wherein each of the plurality of spinning take-up apparatuses includes a spinning apparatus which spins out a plurality of yarns, a take-up apparatus which takes in the plurality of yarns, and a yarn breakage-treating device which temporarily keeps the plurality of yarns, wherein the cutting unit is a cutting unit used for an operation of cutting the plurality of yarns by an operator, is able to cut a bundle of the plurality of yarns to be threaded to the take-up apparatus, and is installed in at least one of the take-up apparatus and the yarn breakage-treating device, and wherein the yarn breakage-treating device includes at least one cutter which continuously cuts one or more of the plurality of yarns in an array direction of the plurality of yarns and a suction portion which holds the plurality of yarns cut by the cutter and the plurality of yarns cut by the cutting unit.
A marine vessel having a door incorporated into a hull of the vessel, the marine vessel comprising a hull, a door opening provided in the hull and extending between an exterior surface of the hull and an area within the hull, and a door, wherein the door is hingedly mounted to the hull within the door opening by a hinge mechanism having a hinge axis (X-X) which extends laterally across the door between opposite sides (18, 20) of the door, the door being pivotally movable about the hinge axis between a closed position in which a periphery of the door is surrounded by a door frame of the door opening and an open position in which the door is in a substantially horizontal orientation and extends outwardly away from the exterior surface of the hull, wherein the hinge mechanism has first and second hinge elements extending outwardly from respective opposite sides (18, 20) of the door into respective hinge mounts within the hull, an inner face of the door has a pair of sockets with open ends oriented towards the inner face of the door, each socket being located in the vicinity of both an upper or lower edge of the door and a respective one of the opposite sides (18, 20) of the door, and a pair of retractable pin mechanisms fitted to the hull, each retractable pin mechanism comprising a pin, which is movable within a housing fitted to the door frame, between a retracted position, in which the pin is located substantially within the door frame, and an extended position, in which the pin extends forwardly from the door frame in a transverse direction oriented towards the exterior surface of the hull and, when the door is in the closed position, is received within a respective socket to form a structural load-bearing assembly therebetween, and an actuator mechanism for moving the pins between the retracted and extended positions.
Device for removing hair cuttings, comprising a handle having a longitudinal axis, and comprising a receiving element held on the handle, on which receiving element a roll of adhesive tape is mounted, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, is constructed from tear-off pieces, and has an outwardly-facing adhesive layer, characterized in that the connection between the handle and the receiving element is established by means of a joint which enables the deflection of the axis of rotation relative to the longitudinal axis against a spring force.
A microorganism of the genus Komagataeibacter having enhanced cellulose productivity, wherein the microorganism comprises a genetic modification that increases a phosphofructose kinase activity, wherein the genetic modification is an increase of the copy number of a gene encoding the PFK or a modification of an expression regulatory sequence of a gene encoding the PFK; preferably wherein the increase of the copy number is caused by introduction of the gene into a cell from an outside of the cell.