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Circuit arrangement for operating an LED section (LED9, LED10, LED11) with a pre-settable current from an alternating voltage, which is converted by a rectifier into a pulsating DC voltage of varying level, and fed to a constant current source (Q3, R9, R11, D12), characterized in that the constant current source (Q3, R9, R11, D12) supplies the LED section (LED9, LED10, LED11) with a substantially constant current as long as the amplitude of the alternating voltage is sufficiently high, i.e. greater than or equal to a threshold voltage, and an auxiliary power source (Q2, R5, R10, D11, C2), which, as an alternative to the constant current source (Q3, R9, R11, D12), supplies a current through the LED section (LED9, LED10, LED11) in the region of the zero crossings of the AC voltage, i.e. when the amplitude of the alternating voltage is lower than the threshold voltage.
An ice protection arrangement for an aircraft surface comprising: a de-icer assembly; a primer attachable to the aircraft surface; and an adhesive containing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes being, in use, oriented along their longitudinal axes normal to the aircraft surface and being positioned between and attached to both the primer and the de-icer assembly. a de-icer assembly; a primer attachable to the aircraft surface; and an adhesive containing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes being, in use, oriented along their longitudinal axes normal to the aircraft surface and being positioned between and attached to both the primer and the de-icer assembly. longitudinal axes normal to the aircraft surface and being positioned between and attached to both the primer and the de-icer assembly.
A manufacturing apparatus for deposition of a material on a carrier body having a first end and a second end spaced from each other with a socket disposed at each end of the carrier body, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a chamber; an inlet defined through said housing for introducing a gas into the chamber; an outlet defined through said housing for exhausting the gas from the chamber; characterized in that at least one electrode including a shaft having a first end and a second end with a head disposed on one of said ends (61,62) of said shaft with said electrode having an exterior surface having a contact region adapted to contact the socket, said electrode disposed through said housing with said electrode at least partially disposed within the chamber for coupling with the socket; a power supply device coupled to said electrode for providing an electrical current to said electrode; and a contact region coating disposed on said contact region of said electrode for maintaining thermal conductivity between said electrode and the socket, said contact region coating having an electrical conductivity of at least 9 x 10 6 Siemens/meter and corrosion resistance higher than silver in a galvanic series based upon room temperature sea water as an electrolyte; and an exterior coating different from said contact region coating and disposed on at least one of said head and said shaft outside of said contact region. a housing defining a chamber; an inlet defined through said housing for introducing a gas into the chamber; an outlet defined through said housing for exhausting the gas from the chamber; characterized in that at least one electrode including a shaft having a first end and a second end with a head disposed on one of said ends (61,62) of said shaft with said electrode having an exterior surface having a contact region adapted to contact the socket, said electrode disposed through said housing with said electrode at least partially disposed within the chamber for coupling with the socket; a power supply device coupled to said electrode for providing an electrical current to said electrode; and a contact region coating disposed on said contact region of said electrode for maintaining thermal conductivity between said electrode and the socket, said contact region coating having an electrical conductivity of at least 9 x 10 6 Siemens/meter and corrosion resistance higher than silver in a galvanic series based upon room temperature sea water as an electrolyte; and an exterior coating different from said contact region coating and disposed on at least one of said head and said shaft outside of said contact region.
Method of production of a patterned polymer layer (4,4') adhering to a substrate (3,3'), comprising the steps of: (a) surface treating a previously formed mold (1,1') with a polymerization inhibitor, (b) pouring of an acrylic and/or epoxy liquid polymerizable formulation (2,2') in the mold (1,1'), (c) positioning a substrate (3,3') on the liquid polymerizable formulation (2,2'), (d) polymerizing the liquid polymerizable formulation (2,2'), and (e) separating the mold (1,1') from the patterned polymer layer (4,4'). (a) surface treating a previously formed mold (1,1') with a polymerization inhibitor, (b) pouring of an acrylic and/or epoxy liquid polymerizable formulation (2,2') in the mold (1,1'), (c) positioning a substrate (3,3') on the liquid polymerizable formulation (2,2'), (d) polymerizing the liquid polymerizable formulation (2,2'), and (e) separating the mold (1,1') from the patterned polymer layer (4,4').
A method for preparing a chewy edible composition, comprising: preparing a liquid premix by mixing a humectant with other liquid ingredients, if any; preparing a dry premix by mixing collagen or a collagen derivative with other dry ingredients, if any; chilling the liquid premix and the dry premix to a temperature between about -15°C to about 7°C; mixing the liquid premix with the dry premix at a temperature between about -15°C to about 7°C to form a pourable paste; pouring the paste into a heat-stable container; heating the container at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce a cooked paste; and cooling the cooked paste to form the chewy edible composition. preparing a liquid premix by mixing a humectant with other liquid ingredients, if any; preparing a dry premix by mixing collagen or a collagen derivative with other dry ingredients, if any; chilling the liquid premix and the dry premix to a temperature between about -15°C to about 7°C; mixing the liquid premix with the dry premix at a temperature between about -15°C to about 7°C to form a pourable paste; pouring the paste into a heat-stable container; heating the container at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce a cooked paste; and cooling the cooked paste to form the chewy edible composition.
Transmission (1; 201) for converting a rotary motion (2; 102; 202) into a linear motion (3; 203), upon which a counterforce acting on the output side acts in one of its positions, comprising a rotatingly driven input drive member (4; 204), a linearly moved output drive member (5; 205) and a damping device (6; 206), by means of which the output drive member is held resiliently in both directions of its linear motion, wherein the input drive member (4; 204) is a lead screw and the output drive member (5; 205) is a lead screw nut, wherein the damping device (6; 206) is integrally joined to the output drive member (5; 205), wherein the damping device (6; 206) comprises at least one first hollow cylindrical stop element (9; 209) and at least one first damping element (10; 210) and wherein the first damping element (10; 210) is integrally joined to the outer casing surface (11; 211) of the lead screw nut (5; 205) and to the inner casing surface (12; 212) of the first stop element (9; 209), characterised in that the first stop element (9; 209) extends beyond the lead screw nut (5; 205) in both directions of the linear movement (3; 203) and the counterforce acts upon the stop element (9; 209) and only indirectly upon the lead screw nut (5; 205) via the damping device.
A system configured to in-exsufflate a subject, the system comprising: a pressure generator for generating a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to an airway of the subject; one or more sensors for generating output signals conveying information related to one or more gas parameters of the pressurized flow of breathable gas; one or more physical computer processors operatively connected to the one or more sensors and the pressure generator, configured to obtain a target respiratory volume; determine one or more gas parameters of the pressurized flow of breathable gas; deliver in-exsufflation therapy during a first respiratory cycle according to an in-exsufflation therapy regime based on the determined gas parameters, the first respiratory cycle including a first insufflation and a first exsufflation; determine one or more breathing parameters of the subject based on the output signals during the first respiratory cycle; and deliver in-exsufflation therapy during a second respiratory cycle according to an in-exsufflation therapy regime based on the determined breathing parameters of the subject and the target respiratory volume, wherein the one or more physical computer processors are further configured such that the determined one or more breathing parameters of the subject include one or more of a forced vital capacity, an inspiratory reserve volume, an inspiratory capacity, an expiratory reserve volume, or an upper inflection point. a pressure generator for generating a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to an airway of the subject; one or more sensors for generating output signals conveying information related to one or more gas parameters of the pressurized flow of breathable gas; one or more physical computer processors operatively connected to the one or more sensors and the pressure generator, configured to obtain a target respiratory volume; determine one or more gas parameters of the pressurized flow of breathable gas; deliver in-exsufflation therapy during a first respiratory cycle according to an in-exsufflation therapy regime based on the determined gas parameters, the first respiratory cycle including a first insufflation and a first exsufflation; determine one or more breathing parameters of the subject based on the output signals during the first respiratory cycle; and deliver in-exsufflation therapy during a second respiratory cycle according to an in-exsufflation therapy regime based on the determined breathing parameters of the subject and the target respiratory volume, wherein the one or more physical computer processors are further configured such that the determined one or more breathing parameters of the subject include one or more of a forced vital capacity, an inspiratory reserve volume, an inspiratory capacity, an expiratory reserve volume, or an upper inflection point.
Method for producing a shaped component, wherein the shaped component is produced from multiple layers (5, 7) arranged one on top of the other, and wherein at least one layer is produced at least in some regions from a starting material by means of a printing process, characterized in that at least one further layer is produced at least in some regions by means of a spraying process using fibre pieces, wherein fibre pieces of glass or aramid with a length of approximately 50 mm are used in the spraying process.
A system for converting fluid motion into electrical power, the system being deployable in a body of fluid such that the body of fluid has a surface generally perpendicular to a first axis and parallel with second and third axes of a Cartesian coordinate system, and such that the fluid motion has one or more of a first-axis component, second-axis component or third-axis component, and the system comprising: a support structure including a generator assembly (120, 200) configured to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy and provide electric power from the electrical energy, a swivel structure configured to permit movement of the movable structure (108, 300, 400) with the second-axis component and third-axis component of the fluid motion, and a pivotable guide structure configured to permit movement of the movable structure with the first-axis component of the fluid motion; and a movable structure (108, 300, 400) connected to the support structure and configured to generate mechanical energy for conversion by the generator assembly (120, 200) during a power generation phase of a power cycle in which the fluid motion acts on the movable structure (108, 300, 400), the movable structure (108, 300, 400) having three or more degrees of freedom, the movable structure (108, 300, 400) having a first configuration during the power generation phase and a second, different configuration during a recovery phase of the power cycle, the movable structure (108, 300, 400) in the first configuration having a greater surface area normal to a flow of fluid than the movable structure (108, 300, 400) in the second configuration. a support structure including a generator assembly (120, 200) configured to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy and provide electric power from the electrical energy, a swivel structure configured to permit movement of the movable structure (108, 300, 400) with the second-axis component and third-axis component of the fluid motion, and a pivotable guide structure configured to permit movement of the movable structure with the first-axis component of the fluid motion; and a movable structure (108, 300, 400) connected to the support structure and configured to generate mechanical energy for conversion by the generator assembly (120, 200) during a power generation phase of a power cycle in which the fluid motion acts on the movable structure (108, 300, 400), the movable structure (108, 300, 400) having three or more degrees of freedom, the movable structure (108, 300, 400) having a first configuration during the power generation phase and a second, different configuration during a recovery phase of the power cycle, the movable structure (108, 300, 400) in the first configuration having a greater surface area normal to a flow of fluid than the movable structure (108, 300, 400) in the second configuration.
Method for reducing the oxygen content of the heating water of a heating system, the heating water being circulated in the heating water circuit of the heating system, characterized in that the heating water in the heating water circuit is passed, in circulation operation, through an anion exchanger containing a reducing agent, namely a strongly basic anion exchanger, that the oxygen contained in the heating water is at least partially removed from the heating water by reaction with the reducing agent when the heating water flows through the anion exchanger in a circulating manner, that sulfite ions are provided as reducing agents on the anion exchanger, which, upon contact with the heating water, react with the oxygen dissolved in the heating water, whereby the oxygen is reduced and the sulfite ions are oxidized to sulfate ions, whereby the sulfate ions have a higher affinity for the anion exchanger than the reduced form of the sulfite, that the heating water is passed through the anion exchanger containing the reducing agent, and that the anion exchanger is present in the OH form in a proportion of 5 to 10% by volume.
A method in a communication system comprising a plurality of digital units (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) and a radio unit serving a cell, for allocating an amount of baseband resource in one of the plurality of digital units (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) to the radio unit, the method comprising: estimating the amount of the baseband resource to be allocated to the radio unit, identifying a digital unit (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) of the plurality of digital units on which a neighbour radio unit (110, 114), serving a neighbour cell (120, 124), situated in a geographical vicinity of the cell is allocated baseband resource, determining that the digital unit (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) has available baseband resource of the estimated amount, and if so: allocating the estimated amount of baseband resource in the digital unit (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) to the radio unit serving the cell. estimating the amount of the baseband resource to be allocated to the radio unit, identifying a digital unit (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) of the plurality of digital units on which a neighbour radio unit (110, 114), serving a neighbour cell (120, 124), situated in a geographical vicinity of the cell is allocated baseband resource, determining that the digital unit (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) has available baseband resource of the estimated amount, and if so: allocating the estimated amount of baseband resource in the digital unit (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155) to the radio unit serving the cell.
Drug loaded polymer particles having a homogeneous polymer composition from the centre to the periphery, having precipitated drug in a core region thereof, which drug has a water solubility of less than 0.1 g/L at room temperature and having a surface layer in the range of from 1 to 100 μm thick, wherein the ratio of the concentration of drug in the core: concentration of drug in the surface layer is at least 2:1, wherein the particles comprise a matrix of water insoluble polymer, the polymer is hydrophilic and is constrained from dissolution in water by physical or chemical crosslinks, has alcoholic hydroxyl groups and forms a hydrogel on contact with water, which particles, when neat, are swellable in phosphate buffered saline at room temperature to an equilibrium water content in the range of from 40% to 99% by weight based on polymer plus PBS and have a particle size in the range 100 to 1500 μm, and wherein the drug has a solubility in a solvent selected from dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, dimethyl formamide and dioxane to a concentration of at least 10 1 times the solubility in water at room temperature. wherein the ratio of the concentration of drug in the core: concentration of drug in the surface layer is at least 2:1, wherein the particles comprise a matrix of water insoluble polymer, the polymer is hydrophilic and is constrained from dissolution in water by physical or chemical crosslinks, has alcoholic hydroxyl groups and forms a hydrogel on contact with water, which particles, when neat, are swellable in phosphate buffered saline at room temperature to an equilibrium water content in the range of from 40% to 99% by weight based on polymer plus PBS and have a particle size in the range 100 to 1500 μm, and wherein the drug has a solubility in a solvent selected from dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, dimethyl formamide and dioxane to a concentration of at least 10 1 times the solubility in water at room temperature.
A formed resin article, comprising a compound and a polymer substance, wherein the compound has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 400 nm or less, measured in a solution of the compound, wherein the compound is contained in the polymer substance in a quantity of 5g/m 2 or less, wherein a light transmittance of the article at a wavelength of 410 nm is 5% or less, and wherein the compound is a compound represented by formula: wherein Het 1 represents a bivalent five- or six-membered aromatic heterocyclic residue, and the aromatic heterocyclic residue may further be substituted; X a, X b, X c, and X d each independently represent a heteroatom, and X a to X d may further be substituted; Y a, Y b, Y c, Y d, Y e, and Y f each independently represent a heteroatom or a carbon atom, and Y a to Y f may further be substituted; each of the rings bonding to Het 1 may have a double bond at any position, wherein said formed resin article is a polymer film and the thickness of the polymer film is from 1 to 500 μm.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) a drug component consisting of glycopyrronium bromide, fluticasone propionate and optionally at least one long acting beta-2-agonist selected from the group consisting of indacaterol and indacaterol maleate; and (ii) a propellant component comprising 1,1-difluoroethane (HFA-152a). (i) a drug component consisting of glycopyrronium bromide, fluticasone propionate and optionally at least one long acting beta-2-agonist selected from the group consisting of indacaterol and indacaterol maleate; and (ii) a propellant component comprising 1,1-difluoroethane (HFA-152a).
A nozzle for floor vacuum cleaner, comprising - a chassis, which encompasses a rearward chassis section comprising at least one roller and a front section, which projects forward in suction direction, for connecting a suction head, - a suction head, which is supported on the front section of the chassis so as to be tiltable about a horizontal axis, - a suction pipe connection piece, which is arranged on the chassis so as to be pivotable about a horizontal joint axis, and - a flexible line for guiding suction air, which is provided between the suction pipe connection piece and the suction head, wherein, in response to forwards and rearwards movements of the chassis, the joint axis assumes different positions relative to the axis of the rollers by means of a connection, which transfers sliding forces between the suction pipe connection piece and the chassis, characterized in that, on the end side, the joint axis is guided in guide recesses on the rearward chassis section so as to be vertically movable and that the joint axis assumes a position below the axis of the rollers in response to a forwards movement of the chassis and assumes a position above the roller axis in response to a rearwards movement. - a chassis, which encompasses a rearward chassis section comprising at least one roller and a front section, which projects forward in suction direction, for connecting a suction head, - a suction head, which is supported on the front section of the chassis so as to be tiltable about a horizontal axis, - a suction pipe connection piece, which is arranged on the chassis so as to be pivotable about a horizontal joint axis, and - a flexible line for guiding suction air, which is provided between the suction pipe connection piece and the suction head,
A method for preventing oil escape into an exhaust gas during operation of a turbocharged engine, comprising the steps of: providing pressurized air to an area sealing off a bearing housing of an axial turbine unit from an adjacent exhaust conduit downstream of the axial turbine unit; and detecting a malfunction in said provision of pressurized air; characterized by the step of: in response to such malfunction detection, controlling an exhaust pressure increasing device arranged downstream of the axial turbine unit for increasing the pressure inside the exhaust conduit upstream of the exhaust pressure increasing device. providing pressurized air to an area sealing off a bearing housing of an axial turbine unit from an adjacent exhaust conduit downstream of the axial turbine unit; and detecting a malfunction in said provision of pressurized air;
A method for wireless communications by a user equipment, UE, comprising: transmitting a random access preamble; receiving a random access response, in response to the random access preamble; transmitting an uplink message containing an indication of a capability of the UE to transmit using uplink gaps, wherein at least one of: the uplink message or the random access preamble is transmitted using uplink gaps regardless of the indicated capability of the UE to transmit using uplink gaps; and receiving signaling of configuration information regarding uplink gaps. transmitting a random access preamble; receiving a random access response, in response to the random access preamble; transmitting an uplink message containing an indication of a capability of the UE to transmit using uplink gaps, wherein at least one of: the uplink message or the random access preamble is transmitted using uplink gaps regardless of the indicated capability of the UE to transmit using uplink gaps; and receiving signaling of configuration information regarding uplink gaps.