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A medical headgear fabric comprising: a skin-facing fabric layer; an outer fabric layer; and a layer of rigid material located between the fabric layers, characterised in that the layers are thermoformed together. a skin-facing fabric layer; an outer fabric layer; and a layer of rigid material located between the fabric layers, characterised in that the layers are thermoformed together.
Fuel line of a turbomachine, having a conical screw connection, wherein the conical screw connection has at least one screw connection piece into which a sealing cone with a sealing cone surface and with a sealing cone face side, adjoining said sealing cone surface, of a screw connection body is inserted with a form fit, and the screw connection piece and screw connection body are directly or indirectly screwed together, wherein the sealing cone has a metallic, areal sealing element which is received in a receptacle of the sealing cone surface, wherein the areal sealing element comprises a metal which is softer than the material of the sealing cone, characterized in that the areal sealing element extends over the sealing cone surface only over those surface regions which are provided for the form fit with the screw connection piece.
An electric power tool (10; 110) comprising a three-phase brushless motor configured to drive a tool, and a motor driver configured to drive the three-phase brushless motor with square voltage waves, characterized in that the motor driver is able to fix a conduction angle to a value that is equal to or more than 130 degrees but not more than 180 degrees and is also capable to change the conduction angle among at least two values that are equal to or more than 120 degrees but not more than 180 degrees, and the electric power tool (10; 110) further comprises a first detector (50; 54) that is adapted to detect an index corresponding to a load applied to the tool, wherein the motor driver is configured to change the conduction angle in accordance with a detected value by the first detector (50; 54).
Optical system, in particular for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, with at least one first mirror which has an optically effective surface and, for electromagnetic radiation of a predefined operating wavelength impinging on the optically effective surface at an angle of incidence of at least 65° relative to the respective surface normal, has a reflectivity of at least 0.5, • wherein the first mirror has a reflection layer and a compensation layer which is arranged above this reflection layer in the direction of the optically effective surface; • wherein the compensation layer, for an intensity distribution generated in a pupil plane or a field plane of the optical system during operation thereof, reduces the difference between the maximum and the minimum intensity value by at least 20% compared to an analogous structure without the compensation layer; • wherein the compensation layer has a varying thickness; • wherein the optical system has, in addition to this first mirror, at least one second mirror which, for electromagnetic radiation of the operating wavelength impinging on the optically effective surface at an angle of incidence of at least 65° relative to the respective surface normal, has a reflectivity of at least 0.5; and • wherein, for a local variation of a reflectivity resulting for the system from the first and the second mirror, the at least one compensation layer reduces the difference between the maximum and the minimum value by at least 20% compared to an analogous structure without the compensation layer. • wherein the first mirror has a reflection layer and a compensation layer which is arranged above this reflection layer in the direction of the optically effective surface; • wherein the compensation layer, for an intensity distribution generated in a pupil plane or a field plane of the optical system during operation thereof, reduces the difference between the maximum and the minimum intensity value by at least 20% compared to an analogous structure without the compensation layer; • wherein the compensation layer has a varying thickness; • wherein the optical system has, in addition to this first mirror, at least one second mirror which, for electromagnetic radiation of the operating wavelength impinging on the optically effective surface at an angle of incidence of at least 65° relative to the respective surface normal, has a reflectivity of at least 0.5; and • wherein, for a local variation of a reflectivity resulting for the system from the first and the second mirror, the at least one compensation layer reduces the difference between the maximum and the minimum value by at least 20% compared to an analogous structure without the compensation layer.
Lever-like cam follower, in particular for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, which cam follower has a bearing point for supporting it in a pivotably movable manner with respect to a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine and, on its underside, a rest at one end for a gas exchange valve, at least one sliding face for counter-running of a cam or a cam group being intrinsic to the cam follower on its upper side, characterized in that the sliding face automatically aligns itself with respect to the cam/the cam group.
A compound of general formula: in which: X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NH or an N-alkyl radical, R 1 and R 2, which may be identical or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C 1 -C 10 hydrocarbon-based radical, R 1 and R 2 not both representing a hydrogen atom, R 3 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C 1 -C 10 hydrocarbon-based radical, and R represents a phenyl radical monosubstituted with a substituent Y chosen from Cl, Br, I and CF 3, or a phenyl radical disubstituted with a substituent Y and a substituent Z, Y and Z, which may be identical or different, being each chosen from Cl, Br, I and CF 3, or forming together a saturated or unsaturated or aromatic, optionally substituted, ring which may contain one or more heteroatoms, or R represents a radical: where R 4 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon-based radical, and R 5 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon-based radical, optionally substituted, a COR 6 group or a CO 2 R 6 group, where R 6 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon-based radical. X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NH or an N-alkyl radical, R 1 and R 2, which may be identical or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C 1 -C 10 hydrocarbon-based radical, R 1 and R 2 not both representing a hydrogen atom, R 3 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C 1 -C 10 hydrocarbon-based radical, and R represents a phenyl radical monosubstituted with a substituent Y chosen from Cl, Br, I and CF 3, or a phenyl radical disubstituted with a substituent Y and a substituent Z, Y and Z, which may be identical or different, being each chosen from Cl, Br, I and CF 3, or forming together a saturated or unsaturated or aromatic, optionally substituted, ring which may contain one or more heteroatoms, where R 4 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon-based radical, and R 5 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon-based radical, optionally substituted, a COR 6 group or a CO 2 R 6 group, where R 6 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon-based radical.
A method for the continuous multi-stage manufacture of an end-capped polycarbonate comprising, i) preparing a monomer mixture in a monomer mixing stage by mixing bisphenol A, diphenyl carbonate and optionally a transesterification catalyst in at least one monomer mixing device, ii) preparing a carbonate oligomer in an oligomerisation stage by reacting said monomer mixture in at least one oligomerisation reactor, iii) preparing the polycarbonate in a polymerisation stage by further reacting the carbonate oligomer of the oligomerisation stage in at least one polymerisation reactor, wherein, an end-capping agent different from phenol and having a single phenolic hydroxy group is added to the monomer mixture in the monomer mixing stage and/or to at least one oligomerisation reactor in the oligomerisation stage i) preparing a monomer mixture in a monomer mixing stage by mixing bisphenol A, diphenyl carbonate and optionally a transesterification catalyst in at least one monomer mixing device, ii) preparing a carbonate oligomer in an oligomerisation stage by reacting said monomer mixture in at least one oligomerisation reactor, iii) preparing the polycarbonate in a polymerisation stage by further reacting the carbonate oligomer of the oligomerisation stage in at least one polymerisation reactor,
An environmental control system of a vehicle comprising: an inlet configured to receive a medium; a heat exchanger fluidly connected directly to the inlet to receive the medium; and a water separator; a ram air circuit including another inlet configured to receive ram air and including a ram air heat exchanger; and a closed secondary fluid loop operably coupled to the heat exchanger and to the ram air heat exchanger, the secondary fluid loop having a secondary fluid circulating therein that removes heat from the medium in the heat exchanger and that discharges heat to the ram air in the ram air heat exchanger, characterised in that the water separator is arranged directly downstream from the heat exchanger relative to a flow of the medium. an inlet configured to receive a medium; a heat exchanger fluidly connected directly to the inlet to receive the medium; and a water separator; a ram air circuit including another inlet configured to receive ram air and including a ram air heat exchanger; and a closed secondary fluid loop operably coupled to the heat exchanger and to the ram air heat exchanger, the secondary fluid loop having a secondary fluid circulating therein that removes heat from the medium in the heat exchanger and that discharges heat to the ram air in the ram air heat exchanger, characterised in that the water separator is arranged directly downstream from the heat exchanger relative to a flow of the medium.
An all solid-state lithium battery comprising: a solid electrolyte (106a, 106b); at least two terminals, including a positive terminal (110a, 110b, 126) connecting a cathode electrode (104a, 104b) and a negative terminal (112a, 112b,122) connecting an anode electrode (108a, 108b), for operating the battery at one level of internal resistance (R 1) over a temperature range of the battery between a first temperature (T 1) and a second temperature (T 2), wherein T 2 is higher than T 1; at least one high resistance terminal (116, 124) for operating the battery at a second level of internal resistance (R 2); wherein a value of R 2 at 2 °C below T 1 is at least twice the value of R 1 at T 1 or a value of R 2 at 2 °C above T 2 is at least twice the value of R 1 at T 2; at least one resistor sheet within a cell of the battery wherein the at least one resistor sheet has at least two tabs (114, 116), with one tab electrically connected to one of the at least two terminals (112a, 112b, 122) for operating the battery at R 1 and the other tab electrically connected to the at least one high-resistance terminal (116, 124); and a switch for switching between the positive and negative terminals (122, 126) for operating the battery at R 1 and between the at least one high resistance terminal and the positive terminal for operating the battery at R 2. a solid electrolyte (106a, 106b); at least two terminals, including a positive terminal (110a, 110b, 126) connecting a cathode electrode (104a, 104b) and a negative terminal (112a, 112b,122) connecting an anode electrode (108a, 108b), for operating the battery at one level of internal resistance (R 1) over a temperature range of the battery between a first temperature (T 1) and a second temperature (T 2), wherein T 2 is higher than T 1; at least one high resistance terminal (116, 124) for operating the battery at a second level of internal resistance (R 2); wherein a value of R 2 at 2 °C below T 1 is at least twice the value of R 1 at T 1 or a value of R 2 at 2 °C above T 2 is at least twice the value of R 1 at T 2; at least one resistor sheet within a cell of the battery wherein the at least one resistor sheet has at least two tabs (114, 116), with one tab electrically connected to one of the at least two terminals (112a, 112b, 122) for operating the battery at R 1 and the other tab electrically connected to the at least one high-resistance terminal (116, 124); and a switch for switching between the positive and negative terminals (122, 126) for operating the battery at R 1 and between the at least one high resistance terminal and the positive terminal for operating the battery at R 2.
Method for calibrating X-ray mammography equipment of the dual-energy type, through a plurality of calibration elements, each element being associated with a pair of a predetermined iodine concentration and glandularity configuration, comprising the steps of: A) providing for each of said pairs a group of calibration elements having different and predetermined element thicknesses associated with the same pair, B) for each calibration element of said plurality, obtaining from said mammography equipment a low-energy image value through low-energy radiation and a high-energy image value through high-energy radiation, and C) for each thickness calculating coefficients of a formula for combining the low-energy image value and high-energy image value, through a regression technique using the low-energy image values and high-energy image values obtained in step B and the iodine concentration values of said calibration elements; wherein the glandularity configuration is the glandularity value of a portion of an animal body having the same volume and the same absorption of X-rays; and the glandularity of a portion of an animal body refers to the weight or volume ratio of glandular tissue in the portion of the animal body and the entire portion of the animal body considered. A) providing for each of said pairs a group of calibration elements having different and predetermined element thicknesses associated with the same pair, B) for each calibration element of said plurality, obtaining from said mammography equipment a low-energy image value through low-energy radiation and a high-energy image value through high-energy radiation, and C) for each thickness calculating coefficients of a formula for combining the low-energy image value and high-energy image value, through a regression technique using the low-energy image values and high-energy image values obtained in step B and the iodine concentration values of said calibration elements; wherein the glandularity configuration is the glandularity value of a portion of an animal body having the same volume and the same absorption of X-rays; and the glandularity of a portion of an animal body refers to the weight or volume ratio of glandular tissue in the portion of the animal body and the entire portion of the animal body considered.
A method of safe transfer of filter segments to the grouping belt in the process of producing multi-segment filters used in the tobacco industry, wherein the process progresses, consecutively, in the zone of delivery (2; 22; 42; 62; 82) of the prepared segments (1; 21; 41; 61; 81), in the zone of separation (4; 24; 44; 64; 84) of the delivered segments by a separating unit (5; 25; 45; 65; 85), in the zone of intercepting (7; 27; 47; 67; 87) of the separated segments by a transferring unit (11; 31; 51; 71; 91), in the zone of transferring (12; 32; 52; 72; 92) the segments by the transferring unit, and in the zone of placing (14; 34; 54; 74; 94) the segments by the transferring unit on the horizontal path of the grouping belt (13; 33; 53; 73; 93), characterized in that in the case of detected incorrect flow of filter segments in any zone and/or between the zones, the process of the transfer of filter segments is interrupted by removal of the transferring unit and/or the separating unit out of the filter segments' flow track.
A guidewire capture sheath for use in a bodily vessel, the guidewire capture sheath comprising: a) a catheter (14, 22, 30, 32) having a longitudinal central axis and defining a lumen; and b) a capture means (12, 28) housed by, connected to, or integral with the catheter, at least a portion of the capture means being configured to expand and collapse between a first condition and a second condition, wherein when in the second condition, the capture means is adapted to guide a guidewire into the catheter lumen, characterised by the capture means comprising in its second condition an eccentrically oriented cone, the cone being eccentrically oriented with respect to the longitudinal central axis and being deployable from and retractable into the lumen of the catheter. a) a catheter (14, 22, 30, 32) having a longitudinal central axis and defining a lumen; and b) a capture means (12, 28) housed by, connected to, or integral with the catheter, at least a portion of the capture means being configured to expand and collapse between a first condition and a second condition, wherein when in the second condition, the capture means is adapted to guide a guidewire into the catheter lumen,
An isolated polypeptide having isoprene synthase activity, wherein the polypeptide variant comprises a substitution S288C corresponding to SEQ ID NO:1, and wherein the polypeptide has increased protein solubility compared to a parent polypeptide which does not comprise the substitution S288C.
An antenna feed probe including a feed section (13,14;61,62) and a coupling section (15;74) attached to the feed section, the coupling section (15;74) having first and second opposite sides (51,52;65,66;75,76), a distal end (50;60;74) remote from the feed section, and a coupling surface (53;67) which is positionable proximate to a ring element (11;71) of an antenna element to enable the antenna feed probe to electromagnetically couple with the antenna element, wherein the first side (51;65;75) of the coupling section is concave when viewed perpendicular to the coupling surface, and wherein the second side (52;66;76) of the coupling section is convex when viewed perpendicular to the coupling surface, the concavo-convex geometry of the coupling section enabling the coupling surface (53;67) to align with the ring element (11;71) without protruding beyond the inner periphery or the outer periphery of the ring element (11;71), characterized in that the coupling section includes at least one pair of arms (15;74), the arms (15;74) of each pair extending from the feed section (13,14;61,62) in opposite circumferential directions, each arm (15;74) comprising the concave first and the convex second opposite sides (51,52;65,66;75,76), the distal end (50;60;74) remote from the feed section, and the coupling surface (53;67) which is positionable proximate to the ring element (11;71) of the antenna element.
An apparatus for moulding battery components comprising: a mould block having a plurality of mould cavities; a molten metal feed trough adjacent to the mould block and extending in a generally longitudinal direction along the mould block; a plurality of weirs between the feed trough and each of the cavities; a supply for providing molten metal to the trough; characterised in that the feed trough is provided with at least one volume adjustment mechanism, the volume adjustment mechanism comprising an element which is arranged to be received and longitudinally moveable within the feed trough to alter the volume of the feed trough. a mould block having a plurality of mould cavities; a molten metal feed trough adjacent to the mould block and extending in a generally longitudinal direction along the mould block; a plurality of weirs between the feed trough and each of the cavities; a supply for providing molten metal to the trough; characterised in that the feed trough is provided with at least one volume adjustment mechanism, the volume adjustment mechanism comprising an element which is arranged to be received and longitudinally moveable within the feed trough to alter the volume of the feed trough.
Laser processing machine comprising a height-adjustable laser component (2, 2a, 2b), a height-adjustable machine component and a weight compensation for the at least one machine component, characterised in that the weight compensation comprises at least one pair of rollers with two rollers (8, 9) fastened on a common axle in a rotatably fixed manner, wherein the axle is designed to rotate freely and slide in a machine frame guide, that the laser component (2, 2a, 2b) is held suspended on the one first roller by means of a first traction means wound onto the first roller and the machine component is held suspended on the other second roller by means of a second traction means wound onto the second roller, wherein both traction means (12, 13) are wound in reverse directions onto rollers (8, 9), and that a counterweight device acts on the axle by exerting a counterforce (F G) on the axle, which compensates at least partially, in particular completely the forces (F L, F T) exerted by the laser component (2, 2a, 2b) and the machine component on the axle in the sliding direction.
Reducing agent tank for motor vehicles as a tank for an aqueous urea solution, having at least one filler pipe which is provided with a filler opening, having at least one device for filling deaeration and having means for limiting the fill level during filling, with the device for filling deaeration comprising at least one filling deaeration line which extends at least in sections above the maximum fill level in the filler pipe and/or in the tank, characterized in that the reducing agent tank comprises at least one valve (9, 14) which closes off the filling deaeration line with respect to the atmosphere and which is arranged at a distance from the tank connection of the filling deaeration line, wherein the valve (9, 14) is held in spring-loaded fashion in the position in which the filling deaeration line is closed off and the valve (9, 14) can be actuated by means of a Bowden cable.