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An apparatus for installing pre-molded seal caps onto fasteners that extend from a surface, the apparatus comprising: a plunger mechanism, configured to individually install the pre-molded seal caps onto selected ones of the fasteners; and characterized by a feed system, configured to sequentially deliver the pre-molded seal caps, arranged on a carrier strip, to the plunger mechanism; and a take-up mechanism, configured to collect the carrier strip as the pre-molded seal caps are sequentially removed from the carrier strip; and wherein the plunger mechanism is also configured to operate in concert with the feed system to sequentially remove the pre-molded seal caps from the carrier strip. a plunger mechanism, configured to individually install the pre-molded seal caps onto selected ones of the fasteners; and characterized by a feed system, configured to sequentially deliver the pre-molded seal caps, arranged on a carrier strip, to the plunger mechanism; and a take-up mechanism, configured to collect the carrier strip as the pre-molded seal caps are sequentially removed from the carrier strip; and wherein the plunger mechanism is also configured to operate in concert with the feed system to sequentially remove the pre-molded seal caps from the carrier strip.
Method for determining geometric characteristics (d) of an anomaly, which changes the electrical conductivity, in the region near the surface of an electrically conducting, in particular metallic workpiece, wherein in the region of the anomaly in the workpiece eddy currents (13, 14) of different frequencies are excited, and the magnetic field (B y,0), which is produced by the excited eddy currents, is scanned in the vicinity of the anomaly and the geometric characteristics of the anomaly are exclusively deduced from the distribution of the magnetic field (B y,0), wherein the anomaly is a crack and the crack depth (d) is determined as the geometric characteristic, characterized in that, starting from the crack, the first zero crossing of the quadrature component, which is located in the plane of the surface and transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the crack, of the magnetic field (B y,0) is determined and the maximum current layer width (Δ max) of the current layers (13, 14), linked to the crack, of the eddy currents is ascertained from the first zero crossing, and in that the depth (d) of the associated crack is deduced from the ascertained maximum current layer width (Δ max).
Suspension element of a motor vehicle, the suspension element comprising a damper body and a holding ring for holding a stabilizer bar link on the damper body of a suspension element of a motor vehicle, the holding ring extending along a main axis and comprising: - two flanges intended to bear against the damper body, each flange comprising first and second end portions (26, 28); - a means for fastening the two flanges of the holding ring with respect to each other at their first end portion, characterized in that the holding ring comprises a means for articulating the two flanges with respect to each other at their second end portion, and - at least one device (34, 40) for preventing rotation of the holding ring with respect to the damper body, - the damper body comprising a rotation-preventing device (14, 16) complementary to the device for preventing rotation of the holding ring with respect to the damper body. - two flanges intended to bear against the damper body, each flange comprising first and second end portions (26, 28); - a means for fastening the two flanges of the holding ring with respect to each other at their first end portion, characterized in that the holding ring comprises a means for articulating the two flanges with respect to each other at their second end portion, and - at least one device (34, 40) for preventing rotation of the holding ring with respect to the damper body, - the damper body comprising a rotation-preventing device (14, 16) complementary to the device for preventing rotation of the holding ring with respect to the damper body.
A viscous fluid coating device comprising: a flow tank that houses a viscous fluid in a molten state; a pump, operation of which ejects viscous fluid from the flow tank such that viscous fluid is suitable to be coated on a circuit board; a jet motor, provided outside the flow tank, that drives the pump; and a cooling device, provided outside the flow tank and including a passage through which a fluid body is capable of flowing, that cools the jet motor using the fluid body, wherein a downstream end of the passage is connected to the flow tank, characterized in that an upstream end of the passage is connectable to a gas supply source, so that the fluid body, which is an antioxidation gas for preventing oxidation of solder as the viscous fluid and is lighter than air, is supplied from a connection section of a lower section of the passage, flows up the passage following the path of the passage and flows out from a connection section of an upper section of the passage so as to be supplied into the flow tank. a flow tank that houses a viscous fluid in a molten state; a pump, operation of which ejects viscous fluid from the flow tank such that viscous fluid is suitable to be coated on a circuit board; a jet motor, provided outside the flow tank, that drives the pump; and a cooling device, provided outside the flow tank and including a passage through which a fluid body is capable of flowing, that cools the jet motor using the fluid body, wherein a downstream end of the passage is connected to the flow tank, characterized in that an upstream end of the passage is connectable to a gas supply source, so that the fluid body, which is an antioxidation gas for preventing oxidation of solder as the viscous fluid and is lighter than air, is supplied from a connection section of a lower section of the passage, flows up the passage following the path of the passage and flows out from a connection section of an upper section of the passage so as to be supplied into the flow tank.
A washing machine, comprising: a washing tub: a voice receiver configured to receive voice information; a communication unit activatable by a starting phrase input to communicate with a server that provides washing-related information; a touch screen for outputting a graphic object corresponding to a washing-related function executable by the washing tub; a control unit configured to sense a user's proximity to display a first graphic object on the touch screen, and to control the touch screen to switch the first graphic object to a second graphic object indicating that a voice recognition function is activated in response to the input of the starting phrase; and characterised in that the washing machine further comprises a sensor configured to sense opening and closing of a door of the washing machine; wherein the control unit is configured to analyze the received voice information in response to receiving the voice information related to laundry while placing the laundry in the washing tub, to output feedback voice related to washing of the relevant laundry based on the analysis result of the received voice, and to output voice corresponding to a set washing course when the closing of the door is sensed. a voice receiver configured to receive voice information; a communication unit activatable by a starting phrase input to communicate with a server that provides washing-related information; a touch screen for outputting a graphic object corresponding to a washing-related function executable by the washing tub; a control unit configured to sense a user's proximity to display a first graphic object on the touch screen, and to control the touch screen to switch the first graphic object to a second graphic object indicating that a voice recognition function is activated in response to the input of the starting phrase; and characterised in that the washing machine further comprises a sensor configured to sense opening and closing of a door of the washing machine; wherein the control unit is configured to analyze the received voice information in response to receiving the voice information related to laundry while placing the laundry in the washing tub, to output feedback voice related to washing of the relevant laundry based on the analysis result of the received voice, and to output voice corresponding to a set washing course when the closing of the door is sensed.
A method for regulating a transit of wild animals along a crossing pathway of a public road, the pathway being habitually used by wild animals and meeting the public road at a crossing, the method comprising the following steps: a) monitoring a portion of the pathway in proximity of the crossing, for detecting a presence of a wild animal in proximity of the crossing; b) monitoring a portion of the public road in proximity of the crossing, for detecting a presence of at least a vehicle in proximity of the crossing and a velocity thereof; c) allowing transit of the wild animal detected on the crossing if a vehicle presence is not detected in proximity of the crossing or alternatively if a presence of a vehicle is detected in proximity of the crossing travelling at a velocity that is lower than a predetermined limit value (V*); d) prohibiting transit of the wild animal detected in proximity of the crossing if a presence of a vehicle is detected in proximity of the crossing travelling at a velocity that is greater than a predetermined limit value (V*); this step of prohibiting transit of the wild animal 4 being carried out by means of acoustic dissuaders located at the portion of the pathway in proximity of the crossing. a) monitoring a portion of the pathway in proximity of the crossing, for detecting a presence of a wild animal in proximity of the crossing; b) monitoring a portion of the public road in proximity of the crossing, for detecting a presence of at least a vehicle in proximity of the crossing and a velocity thereof; c) allowing transit of the wild animal detected on the crossing if a vehicle presence is not detected in proximity of the crossing or alternatively if a presence of a vehicle is detected in proximity of the crossing travelling at a velocity that is lower than a predetermined limit value (V*); d) prohibiting transit of the wild animal detected in proximity of the crossing if a presence of a vehicle is detected in proximity of the crossing travelling at a velocity that is greater than a predetermined limit value (V*); this step of prohibiting transit of the wild animal 4 being carried out by means of acoustic dissuaders located at the portion of the pathway in proximity of the crossing.
A method for monitoring the effect of an environmental factor on the proteome or parts thereof of a cell, the method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting introns to be targeted in the genome of a cell; (b) identifying guide RNA (gRNA) sequences suitable for inserting a tag in the selected introns in the genome of the cell; (c) cloning identified gRNA sequences and tag sequence into vectors; (d) contacting a population of the cell with said vectors of (c) to integrate the tag of (b) into selected introns; (e) exposing cell population to environmental factor; and (f) monitoring the effect of the environmental factor on the proteome based on the detection of the tag prior to exposure of the cell population to the environmental factor and subsequent to exposure of the cell population to the environmental factor wherein in step (c) the identified gRNA sequences are cloned into a transduction vector and the tag sequence is cloned into a minicircle DNA. (a) selecting introns to be targeted in the genome of a cell; (b) identifying guide RNA (gRNA) sequences suitable for inserting a tag in the selected introns in the genome of the cell; (c) cloning identified gRNA sequences and tag sequence into vectors; (d) contacting a population of the cell with said vectors of (c) to integrate the tag of (b) into selected introns; (e) exposing cell population to environmental factor; and (f) monitoring the effect of the environmental factor on the proteome based on the detection of the tag prior to exposure of the cell population to the environmental factor and subsequent to exposure of the cell population to the environmental factor
A structure comprising: a III-nitride semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting region disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region, wherein: at least one layer in the light emitting region is B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N; the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer has a band gap energy and a bulk lattice constant corresponding to a lattice constant of a relaxed layer having a same composition as the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer; an InGaN layer having a same band gap energy as the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer has a bulk lattice constant corresponding to a lattice constant of a relaxed layer having a same composition as the InGaN layer; the bulk lattice constant of the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer is less than the bulk lattice constant of the InGaN layer; the at least one B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N is a light emitting layer; and 0.06 ≤ x ≤ 0.08 and 0.1 ≤ y ≤ 0.14; or 0.08 ≤ x ≤ 0.11 and 0.14 ≤ y ≤ 0.18; or 0.11 ≤ x ≤ 0.13 and 0.18 ≤ y ≤ 0.22. a III-nitride semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting region disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region, wherein: at least one layer in the light emitting region is B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N; the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer has a band gap energy and a bulk lattice constant corresponding to a lattice constant of a relaxed layer having a same composition as the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer; an InGaN layer having a same band gap energy as the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer has a bulk lattice constant corresponding to a lattice constant of a relaxed layer having a same composition as the InGaN layer; the bulk lattice constant of the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer is less than the bulk lattice constant of the InGaN layer; the at least one B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N is a light emitting layer; and 0.06 ≤ x ≤ 0.08 and 0.1 ≤ y ≤ 0.14; or 0.08 ≤ x ≤ 0.11 and 0.14 ≤ y ≤ 0.18; or 0.11 ≤ x ≤ 0.13 and 0.18 ≤ y ≤ 0.22. at least one layer in the light emitting region is B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N; the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer has a band gap energy and a bulk lattice constant corresponding to a lattice constant of a relaxed layer having a same composition as the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer; an InGaN layer having a same band gap energy as the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer has a bulk lattice constant corresponding to a lattice constant of a relaxed layer having a same composition as the InGaN layer; the bulk lattice constant of the B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N layer is less than the bulk lattice constant of the InGaN layer; the at least one B x (In y Ga 1-y) 1-x N is a light emitting layer; and 0.06 ≤ x ≤ 0.08 and 0.1 ≤ y ≤ 0.14; or 0.08 ≤ x ≤ 0.11 and 0.14 ≤ y ≤ 0.18; or 0.11 ≤ x ≤ 0.13 and 0.18 ≤ y ≤ 0.22.
A method for securing a digital image of a document containing sensitive information, the method comprising: selecting, for secure display a digital image of a document corresponding to one of a plurality of defined document types, wherein the selected digital image is of a document type selected from the group comprising: cheque, deposit slip, bank statement, credit card bill, tax return, driver's license, and medical record; dividing the selected digital image into a plurality of image cells according to a predetermined division pattern selected for the document type, wherein different document types comprise different division patterns; selecting from the plurality of image cells at least one image cell; and automatically redacting the selected at least one image cell to secure the sensitive information contained in the digital image; wherein redacting the selected at least one image cell is based on one of a plurality of redacting techniques, the redacting techniques including: removing, blocking out, crossing out, pixelating, blurring, masking, drawing a line through. selecting, for secure display a digital image of a document corresponding to one of a plurality of defined document types, wherein the selected digital image is of a document type selected from the group comprising: cheque, deposit slip, bank statement, credit card bill, tax return, driver's license, and medical record; dividing the selected digital image into a plurality of image cells according to a predetermined division pattern selected for the document type, wherein different document types comprise different division patterns; selecting from the plurality of image cells at least one image cell; and automatically redacting the selected at least one image cell to secure the sensitive information contained in the digital image; wherein redacting the selected at least one image cell is based on one of a plurality of redacting techniques, the redacting techniques including: removing, blocking out, crossing out, pixelating, blurring, masking, drawing a line through.
An apparatus comprising: a dialyzer; a blood inlet conduit connected to the dialyzer; a blood flow regulator operative to control fluid flow along the blood inlet conduit; a saline reservoir; a saline conduit connecting the saline reservoir to the blood inlet conduit between the blood flow regulator and the dialyzer; a saline flow regulator operative to control fluid flow through the saline conduit; and a controller operatively interconnected with the blood flow regulator and the saline flow regulator to automatically close the blood flow regulator and open the saline flow regulator in response to a signal calling for delivery of saline into the blood inlet conduit, wherein the controller is configured to monitor a total volume of saline available for delivery and a total volume of saline delivered to a patient, and is configured to restrict the total volume of saline available for delivery in order to reserve saline for blood rinse-back at the end of treatment a dialyzer; a blood inlet conduit connected to the dialyzer; a blood flow regulator operative to control fluid flow along the blood inlet conduit; a saline reservoir; a saline conduit connecting the saline reservoir to the blood inlet conduit between the blood flow regulator and the dialyzer; a saline flow regulator operative to control fluid flow through the saline conduit; and a controller operatively interconnected with the blood flow regulator and the saline flow regulator to automatically close the blood flow regulator and open the saline flow regulator in response to a signal calling for delivery of saline into the blood inlet conduit, wherein the controller is configured to monitor a total volume of saline available for delivery and a total volume of saline delivered to a patient, and is configured to restrict the total volume of saline available for delivery in order to reserve saline for blood rinse-back at the end of treatment
A method for manufacturing a lightweight cowl crossbar, the method comprising: producing an inner pipe; laminating a winding layer comprising a plurality of composite material layers (112a-d) wound around the inner pipe; performing drawing after each composite material layer of the plurality of composite material layers (112a-d) is laminated; and extruding an outer pipe on the winding layer, wherein at least two composite material layers (112a-d) of the plurality of composite material layers (112a-d) are adjacent to each other and are wound in different directions. producing an inner pipe; laminating a winding layer comprising a plurality of composite material layers (112a-d) wound around the inner pipe; performing drawing after each composite material layer of the plurality of composite material layers (112a-d) is laminated; and extruding an outer pipe on the winding layer, wherein at least two composite material layers (112a-d) of the plurality of composite material layers (112a-d) are adjacent to each other and are wound in different directions.
Magnet arrangement comprising a carrier sleeve made of metal featuring a flange with a front and a back to which flange a ring-shaped plastic-bonded permanent magnet is fixed directly on the back of the flange so as to make contact with the flange and is permanently attached to the flange, wherein the flange features recesses and the plastic-bonded permanent magnet features mouldings protruding through the recesses, each of which then overlap the front of the flange at the respective recesses and make direct contact to the front of the flange, wherein at least one of the recesses of the plastic-bonded permanent magnets is narrower in a radial direction R of the carrier sleeve than the associated recess of the flange in such a way that one area of the recess is exposed in a radial direction to the carrier sleeve, characterized in that the respective moulding overlaps the recess on both sides of the recess and wherein the area of the recess exposed in a radial direction is no bigger than 1.5 mm in a radial direction.
A method for producing a fluorine-containing N-alkylsulfonylimide compound comprising the step of: alkylating, in which a fluorine-containing sulfonylimide acid represented by a formula below or a fluorine-containing sulfonylimide acid salt represented by a formula below is alkylated with a dialkylsulfuric acid represented by a formula below or a dialkylcarbonic acid represented by a formula below, (RfSO 2) 2 NH, (RfSO 2) 2 N·M, 2 SO 2, 2 CO, wherein, Rf in the formulae and is a fluorine atom or a perfluoroalkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is an integer from 1 to 4, M in the formula is an element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K, and R in the formulae and is an alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is an integer of 1 or more. alkylating, in which a fluorine-containing sulfonylimide acid represented by a formula below or a fluorine-containing sulfonylimide acid salt represented by a formula below is alkylated with a dialkylsulfuric acid represented by a formula below or a dialkylcarbonic acid represented by a formula below, (RfSO 2) 2 NH, (RfSO 2) 2 N·M, 2 SO 2, 2 CO, wherein, Rf in the formulae and is a fluorine atom or a perfluoroalkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is an integer from 1 to 4, M in the formula is an element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K, and R in the formulae and is an alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is an integer of 1 or more. wherein, Rf in the formulae and is a fluorine atom or a perfluoroalkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is an integer from 1 to 4, M in the formula is an element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K, and R in the formulae and is an alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms of which is an integer of 1 or more.