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A cartridge for holding a plurality of hollow fiber membranes having an outer diameter which is larger than 3 mm and smaller than 4.5 mm, comprising i) a bottom plate featuring a plurality of parallel notches having a semicircular profile with a diameter matching the diameter of the hollow fiber membranes, the wall of each notch featuring at least one bore connecting the wall of the notch with the underside of the bottom plate; and ii) a top cover configured to cover the bottom plate and to be attached to the bottom plate, the top cover having a length and width matching the length and width of the bottom plate, the bottom surface of the top cover featuring a plurality of parallel notches having a semicircular profile with a diameter matching the diameter of the hollow fiber membranes, each notch matching a corresponding notch in the bottom plate, the top cover featuring a hinge located near the edge of one of the longitudinal sides of the top cover, and a moveable frame attached to the hinge and rotatable around the hinge to open or close the cartridge, the moveable frame comprising two brackets and a cover plate attached to them, the cover plate featuring a plurality of recesses, each recess surrounding one of the hollow fiber membranes when the cartridge is closed. i) a bottom plate featuring a plurality of parallel notches having a semicircular profile with a diameter matching the diameter of the hollow fiber membranes, the wall of each notch featuring at least one bore connecting the wall of the notch with the underside of the bottom plate; and ii) a top cover configured to cover the bottom plate and to be attached to the bottom plate, the top cover having a length and width matching the length and width of the bottom plate, the bottom surface of the top cover featuring a plurality of parallel notches having a semicircular profile with a diameter matching the diameter of the hollow fiber membranes, each notch matching a corresponding notch in the bottom plate, the top cover featuring a hinge located near the edge of one of the longitudinal sides of the top cover, and a moveable frame attached to the hinge and rotatable around the hinge to open or close the cartridge, the moveable frame comprising two brackets and a cover plate attached to them, the cover plate featuring a plurality of recesses, each recess surrounding one of the hollow fiber membranes when the cartridge is closed.
A meat quality and yield improvement process comprising the steps of:- hanging a carcass or a part thereof; applying an additional pulling force of from 50 to 500kgf to muscles of the carcass in order to stretch the muscle filaments; and maintaining this force until rigor is complete, wherein the additional force is applied by joining portions of the carcass with a contraction device and rigid connectors (30, 31) having sufficient tensile strength to apply/resist the additional pulling force applied. hanging a carcass or a part thereof; applying an additional pulling force of from 50 to 500kgf to muscles of the carcass in order to stretch the muscle filaments; and maintaining this force until rigor is complete,
A composition of a protein-rich nutrient supplement generated from a fermentation process using anaerobic bacteria, wherein the composition has a protein content of between 10% to 80% of the composition, a carbohydrate content of between 5% to 35% of the composition, and a nucleic acid content of no more than 2% of the composition, comprising: a first protein-containing portion which has been obtained from a homogenate by fractionating a homogenate into the first protein-containing portion and a protein-containing cell debris portion using one or more fractionators, wherein the homogenate comprising the protein-containing portion and a protein-containing cell debris portion has been obtained from rupturing a cell-containing suspension containing cells of the anaerobic bacteria, wherein the cell-containing suspension containing the cells of the anaerobic bacteria has been obtained from separating a fermentation liquid broth being delivered out of a fermentation vessel during fermentation of a gaseous substrate by the anaerobic bacteria, wherein the anaerobic bacteria is selected from a group consisting of Clostridium bacteria, Acetobacterium bacteria, and combinations thereof, wherein the fermentation liquid broth has been separated into the cell-containing suspension containing the cells of the anaerobic bacteria and a cell-free permeate solution. a first protein-containing portion which has been obtained from a homogenate by fractionating a homogenate into the first protein-containing portion and a protein-containing cell debris portion using one or more fractionators, wherein the homogenate comprising the protein-containing portion and a protein-containing cell debris portion has been obtained from rupturing a cell-containing suspension containing cells of the anaerobic bacteria, wherein the cell-containing suspension containing the cells of the anaerobic bacteria has been obtained from separating a fermentation liquid broth being delivered out of a fermentation vessel during fermentation of a gaseous substrate by the anaerobic bacteria, wherein the anaerobic bacteria is selected from a group consisting of Clostridium bacteria, Acetobacterium bacteria, and combinations thereof, wherein the fermentation liquid broth has been separated into the cell-containing suspension containing the cells of the anaerobic bacteria and a cell-free permeate solution.
Device for processing optical workpieces, particularly spectacle lenses, with a work chamber, which is accessible from outside via a selectably closable opening and in which a workpiece mount and at least one tool mount (13, 13') are opposite one another and movable relative to one another so that a processing region (14, 14') of a tool (15, 15') held at the tool mount (13, 13') can be brought into processing engagement with a workpiece held at the workpiece mount and in processing engagement can be guided over the workpiece, characterized in that a sensor equipment with at least one contactlessly operating sensor arrangement (18, 18') for recognition of wear at the tool (15, 15') is provided and is movable outside the work chamber from a protected rest position to a detecting position and conversely, wherein in the detecting position of the sensor arrangement (18, 18') the sensor equipment is adapted to detect via the opened opening of the work chamber at the processing region (14, 14') of the tool (15, 15') held at the tool mount (13, 13') an impermissible deviation of the processing region (14, 14') from a desired geometry.
Illuminating device comprising - at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, wherein the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip has at least two emission regions arranged at a distance from one another in a lateral direction, wherein each emission region comprises at least one active zone suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation; - a control device for operating the emission regions, wherein - the emission regions can be operated separately from one another, and - the control device is set up to control each emission region separately from the remaining emission regions depending on at least one of the following conditions: operating time of the emission region, specifiable minimum intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emission region, reaching a maximum operating temperature of the semiconductor chip, intensity of the electromagnetic radiation to be emitted by the semiconductor chip, luminous intensity distribution along a luminous surface of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, luminous intensity distribution along an object to be illuminated by the illuminating device, characterized in that: the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip comprises at least one carrier, wherein at least two of the emission regions are epitaxially grown together on the carrier and fixed to the carrier, wherein the emission regions have one or more of the following properties: same expansion in vertical direction, same semiconductor layer sequence, same expansion in vertical direction of the individual semiconductor layers, same material composition. - at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, wherein the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip has at least two emission regions arranged at a distance from one another in a lateral direction, wherein each emission region comprises at least one active zone suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation; - a control device for operating the emission regions, wherein - the emission regions can be operated separately from one another, and - the control device is set up to control each emission region separately from the remaining emission regions depending on at least one of the following conditions: operating time of the emission region, specifiable minimum intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emission region, reaching a maximum operating temperature of the semiconductor chip, intensity of the electromagnetic radiation to be emitted by the semiconductor chip, luminous intensity distribution along a luminous surface of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, luminous intensity distribution along an object to be illuminated by the illuminating device, characterized in that: the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip comprises at least one carrier, wherein at least two of the emission regions are epitaxially grown together on the carrier and fixed to the carrier, wherein the emission regions have one or more of the following properties: same expansion in vertical direction, same semiconductor layer sequence, same expansion in vertical direction of the individual semiconductor layers, same material composition.
A modular pod mattress, comprising: a structural mattress frame, comprising: a rigid bottom rail generally surrounding a lower perimeter of said mattress; a rigid dividing rail connected to said bottom rail; and a plurality of rigid guide rails connected to said bottom rail and said dividing rail; a plurality of modular pods configured to be removably secured to said mattress frame, each of said modular pods comprising a plurality of resistant members enclosed within a pod housing; characterized in that said modular pod mattress further comprises: at least one support platform positioned intermediate of said resistant members of said modular pods and said mattress frame, wherein each of said at least one support platforms is respectively integrated into one of said modular pods and bound within the pod housing of the one of said modular pods. a rigid bottom rail generally surrounding a lower perimeter of said mattress; a rigid dividing rail connected to said bottom rail; and a plurality of rigid guide rails connected to said bottom rail and said dividing rail; a plurality of modular pods configured to be removably secured to said mattress frame, each of said modular pods comprising a plurality of resistant members enclosed within a pod housing; characterized in that said modular pod mattress further comprises: at least one support platform positioned intermediate of said resistant members of said modular pods and said mattress frame, wherein each of said at least one support platforms is respectively integrated into one of said modular pods and bound within the pod housing of the one of said modular pods.
A circuitry of a base station, comprising: A transceiver circuit, configured to transceive a radio frame to a mobile terminal in a dedicated frequency band which is dedicated for coexisting access of a license assisted access, LAA, based radio communication scheme and a non-LAA based radio communication scheme; and a frame generation circuit, configured to generate the radio frame based on a downlink, DL, section, an uplink, UL, section and at least one pause section to allow the non-LAA based radio communication scheme accessing the dedicated frequency band during the at least one pause section, wherein the frame generation circuit is configured to generate the radio frame comprising a DL section and an UL section and to insert the at least one pause section between the DL section and the UL section of the radio frame, wherein the frame generation circuit is configured to estimate the scheduling delay, the propagation delay and processing delay required in the mobile terminal and to choose a duration of the at least one pause section to be at least 100 microseconds and to accommodate for those delays such that the mobile terminal is able to decode the DL section and to be ready to request a corresponding HARQ retransmission when the UL section starts. A transceiver circuit, configured to transceive a radio frame to a mobile terminal in a dedicated frequency band which is dedicated for coexisting access of a license assisted access, LAA, based radio communication scheme and a non-LAA based radio communication scheme; and a frame generation circuit, configured to generate the radio frame based on a downlink, DL, section, an uplink, UL, section and at least one pause section to allow the non-LAA based radio communication scheme accessing the dedicated frequency band during the at least one pause section, wherein the frame generation circuit is configured to generate the radio frame comprising a DL section and an UL section and to insert the at least one pause section between the DL section and the UL section of the radio frame, wherein the frame generation circuit is configured to estimate the scheduling delay, the propagation delay and processing delay required in the mobile terminal and to choose a duration of the at least one pause section to be at least 100 microseconds and to accommodate for those delays such that the mobile terminal is able to decode the DL section and to be ready to request a corresponding HARQ retransmission when the UL section starts.
A clamp assembly for securing a battery sensor to a vehicle battery comprising: a surround portion defining an aperture for at least partially surrounding a battery post for the vehicle battery; a pair of clamping arms extending from opposing ends of the surround portion and in generally the same direction as one another; a tab extending from one of the clamp arms toward the other of the clamp arms, wherein the tab defines a first through hole; a wedge having a generally U-shaped cross-section, wherein a width of the base of the wedge is less than a width at distal ends of the U-shaped cross-section, wherein the base of the wedge defines a second through hole; a fastener wherein the wedge is fitted over the clamping arms and the fastener is extended through the first and the second through holes (36,38); and a nut threaded on the fastener to force the wedge over the clamp arms such that the width at the base of the wedge forces the clamp arms toward one another, a step defined by the clamp arms and the surround portion, such that a head of the fastener may be flush with the lower edge of the surround portion. a surround portion defining an aperture for at least partially surrounding a battery post for the vehicle battery; a pair of clamping arms extending from opposing ends of the surround portion and in generally the same direction as one another; a tab extending from one of the clamp arms toward the other of the clamp arms, wherein the tab defines a first through hole; a wedge having a generally U-shaped cross-section, wherein a width of the base of the wedge is less than a width at distal ends of the U-shaped cross-section, wherein the base of the wedge defines a second through hole; a fastener wherein the wedge is fitted over the clamping arms and the fastener is extended through the first and the second through holes (36,38); and a nut threaded on the fastener to force the wedge over the clamp arms such that the width at the base of the wedge forces the clamp arms toward one another, a step defined by the clamp arms and the surround portion, such that a head of the fastener may be flush with the lower edge of the surround portion.
A tire comprising: a tread having a ring-shaped steel belt which extends in a circumferential direction of the tire; a pair of beads having a bead core and a bead filler which extends to an outer side in a tire-radial direction of the bead core; and a carcass ply which extends from one of the beads to the other of the beads, wherein an electronic component covered by a rubber sheet (431, 432) is disposed on a tire outer surface side of the carcass ply in a region between a tire-radial direction outside end of the bead filler and a tire-width direction outside end of the steel belt, wherein the rubber sheet (431, 432) includes a first rubber sheet disposed on a tire inner cavity side of the electronic component, and a second rubber sheet disposed on a tire outer surface side of the electronic component, and wherein the second rubber sheet is configured from rubber of higher 100% elongation modulus under a 23°C atmosphere, measured in accordance with "3.7 stress at a given elongation, S" of JIS K6251:2010, than the first rubber sheet. a tread having a ring-shaped steel belt which extends in a circumferential direction of the tire; a pair of beads having a bead core and a bead filler which extends to an outer side in a tire-radial direction of the bead core; and a carcass ply which extends from one of the beads to the other of the beads, wherein an electronic component covered by a rubber sheet (431, 432) is disposed on a tire outer surface side of the carcass ply in a region between a tire-radial direction outside end of the bead filler and a tire-width direction outside end of the steel belt, wherein the rubber sheet (431, 432) includes a first rubber sheet disposed on a tire inner cavity side of the electronic component, and a second rubber sheet disposed on a tire outer surface side of the electronic component, and wherein the second rubber sheet is configured from rubber of higher 100% elongation modulus under a 23°C atmosphere, measured in accordance with "3.7 stress at a given elongation, S" of JIS K6251:2010, than the first rubber sheet.
A method for low-dropout regulation, the method comprising: enabling a digital to analog converter, DAC, to provide a current in response to an advance notification signal supplied by a system circuit, wherein the advance notification signal indicates a change in load requiring increased current is to begin in a pre-determined time period; and combining the current provided by the DAC with a current provided by a low- dropout, LDO, regulator to supply the system circuit, whereby voltage undershoot to the system circuit is reduced or removed. enabling a digital to analog converter, DAC, to provide a current in response to an advance notification signal supplied by a system circuit, wherein the advance notification signal indicates a change in load requiring increased current is to begin in a pre-determined time period; and combining the current provided by the DAC with a current provided by a low- dropout, LDO, regulator to supply the system circuit, whereby voltage undershoot to the system circuit is reduced or removed.
A sealing profile to be embedded into a molded part made of curable material, in particular a concrete or plastic molded part, wherein the sealing profile has a profile area with a profile area surface, which faces toward the molded part after the sealing profile has been embedded, characterized in that, at least in a partial area of the profile area, the sealing profile has a nonwoven, felted or random fiber layer that is firmly connected with the sealing profile and extends beyond the profile area surface.
A process for preparing thermoplastic polymer foam, the process comprising: a. providing a thermoplastic polymer selected from styrenic polymers and (meth)acrylic polymers; b. compounding with the thermoplastic polymer one or more than one additive having a Total Hansen Solubility Parameter that differs from that of carbon dioxide by less than 2 where the total concentration of said one or more than one additive is 1.5 weight-parts or less and 0.01 weight-parts or more based on 100 weight-parts of thermoplastic polymer to form a thermoplastic polymer compound; c. incorporating into the thermoplastic polymer at an initial pressure sufficient to prevent foaming, either before or after step (b), a blowing agent comprising 20 mole-percent or more carbon dioxide based on total moles of blowing agent; and d. reducing the pressure on the thermoplastic polymer compound thereby allowing the blowing agent to expand the thermoplastic polymer into thermoplastic polymer foam having a porosity of 70% or more and at least one of (i) an average cell size of 200 nanometers or less; and (ii) a nucleation density of at least 1x10 15 effective nucleation sites per cubic centimeter of foamable polymer composition not including blowing agent; wherein the thermoplastic polymer and thermoplastic polymer foam are free of triblock copolymers and polymers derived from 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine compounds and wherein the pressure reduction in step (d) occurs at a rate that is 7,500 mega Pascals per second or less. a. providing a thermoplastic polymer selected from styrenic polymers and (meth)acrylic polymers; b. compounding with the thermoplastic polymer one or more than one additive having a Total Hansen Solubility Parameter that differs from that of carbon dioxide by less than 2 where the total concentration of said one or more than one additive is 1.5 weight-parts or less and 0.01 weight-parts or more based on 100 weight-parts of thermoplastic polymer to form a thermoplastic polymer compound; c. incorporating into the thermoplastic polymer at an initial pressure sufficient to prevent foaming, either before or after step (b), a blowing agent comprising 20 mole-percent or more carbon dioxide based on total moles of blowing agent; and d. reducing the pressure on the thermoplastic polymer compound thereby allowing the blowing agent to expand the thermoplastic polymer into thermoplastic polymer foam having a porosity of 70% or more and at least one of (i) an average cell size of 200 nanometers or less; and (ii) a nucleation density of at least 1x10 15 effective nucleation sites per cubic centimeter of foamable polymer composition not including blowing agent;
An exhaust gas/liquid heat exchanger comprising at least two vessels (305, 306, 307, 308) containing the liquid to be heated; said at least two vessels (305, 306, 307, 308) being hydraulically connected to one another, in pairs, by means of substantially vertical ducts (330, 340, 350), each of which takes liquid from the upper part of a first source vessel (308, 307, 306, 305) to introduce it into the lower part of a second destination vessel (308, 307, 306, 305); wherein said at least two vessels (305, 306, 307, 308) are detached from one another and are within a chassis; the heat exchanger characterized in that said at least two vessels (305, 306, 307, 308) are contained in a casing (320, 317, 318) contained, in turn, within said chassis; said casing (320, 317, 318) having walls such as to oblige the exhaust gases to touch the walls of said at least two vessels (305, 306, 307, 308) so as to improve the heat exchange between such exhaust gases and the water containers in said at least two vessels (305, 306, 307, 308).
A silicon carbide sintered body, and having a relative density of 95% or more, wherein, on an observation surface of the silicon carbide sintered body prepared, selected and analysed by the methods described in the description, the accumulated areas of observed silicon carbide grains occupy 80 area% or more assuming that the area of the observation surface is 100 area%, coarse silicon carbide grains having a surface area of 170 μm 2 or more occupy 6 area% or more and 15 area% or less, and an average crystal grain size of the silicon carbide grains is 2 μm or more and 6 μm or less as determined by the method described in the description.