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A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine, the mid-turbine frame comprising: an inner frame case; a bearing support member located adjacent and connected to the inner frame case; and at least one spoke attached to the inner frame case and including an inlet passage; characterised in that: the mid-turbine frame further comprises a fitting fluidly connecting the inlet passage to the inner frame case and the bearing support member, wherein the fitting includes a transfer tube connecting the at least one spoke to a cup boss fastened to the inner frame case, wherein the cup boss is aligned with a first hole in the inner frame case and a second hole in the bearing support member, and the transfer tube is fixed relative to the at least one spoke and moveable relative to the cup boss. an inner frame case; a bearing support member located adjacent and connected to the inner frame case; and at least one spoke attached to the inner frame case and including an inlet passage; characterised in that: the mid-turbine frame further comprises a fitting fluidly connecting the inlet passage to the inner frame case and the bearing support member, wherein the fitting includes a transfer tube connecting the at least one spoke to a cup boss fastened to the inner frame case, wherein the cup boss is aligned with a first hole in the inner frame case and a second hole in the bearing support member, and the transfer tube is fixed relative to the at least one spoke and moveable relative to the cup boss.
A composition, comprising a tin (Sn) core, wherein said Sn core is coated by a shell, wherein said shell: comprises palladium (Pd) and Sn, wherein a Pd:Sn molar ratio is in the range of 1:4 to 3:1, respectively; and is characterized by an average thickness of less than 50 nm. comprises palladium (Pd) and Sn, wherein a Pd:Sn molar ratio is in the range of 1:4 to 3:1, respectively; and is characterized by an average thickness of less than 50 nm.
Cold-gas spray gun comprising a mixing chamber, through which a process gas flows, and a powder injector for injecting a gas-powder mixture into the mixing chamber, the powder injector having a powder injector tube comprising a feed opening for feeding the gas-powder mixture into the powder injector and a discharge opening for discharging the gas-powder mixture from the powder injector, characterised by the following features: - the powder injector tube is closed at one end-face end, - the discharge opening is formed as an opening in a side wall of the powder injector tube; and - the discharge opening opens into the cavity of the powder injector tube at an axial distance from the closed end-face end of the powder injector tube, so that a backed-up volume is arranged between the discharge opening and the closed end-face end of the powder injector tube. - the powder injector tube is closed at one end-face end, - the discharge opening is formed as an opening in a side wall of the powder injector tube; and - the discharge opening opens into the cavity of the powder injector tube at an axial distance from the closed end-face end of the powder injector tube, so that a backed-up volume is arranged between the discharge opening and the closed end-face end of the powder injector tube.
A method for removing a portion of sulfur contained in a hydrocarbon, comprising contacting said sulfur containing hydrocarbon in gaseous form to a catalytic composition comprising copper oxide in an amount ranging from 10 weight percent (wt%) to 50 wt%, zinc oxide in an amount ranging from 5 wt% to less than 20 wt%, aluminum oxide in an amount ranging from 20 wt% to 70 wt%, and further comprising CeO 2 in the form of particles ranging in diameter from 5 nm to 10 nm, in an amount ranging from 0.1 wt% to 10 wt% of said catalytic composition, wherein said catalytic composition has an X-ray amorphous oxide phase, and a formula Cu x Zn 1-x Al 2 O 4 wherein x ranges from 0.1 to 0.6, highly dispersed crystalline ZnO and CuO, in the presence of an oxygen containing gas to remove a portion of sulfur therefrom.
Method for measuring a parameter of non-linearity of elasticity of soft tissue of a mammal, said tissue being subject to blood pressure, said method comprising: - carrying out several measurements, at different instants corresponding to different pressure values in the soft tissue induced by the cardiac cycle of the mammal, of a shear wave propagation parameter of said soft tissue, wherein the shear wave propagation parameter is measured using an array of ultrasonic transducers during propagation of at least a shear wave in said soft tissue; - carrying out, at said time instants, non-invasive measurements of the blood pressure value in the soft tissue; and - determining the parameter of non-linearity of elasticity based on: - said several measurements of said shear wave propagation parameter and said corresponding blood pressure values. - carrying out several measurements, at different instants corresponding to different pressure values in the soft tissue induced by the cardiac cycle of the mammal, of a shear wave propagation parameter of said soft tissue, wherein the shear wave propagation parameter is measured using an array of ultrasonic transducers during propagation of at least a shear wave in said soft tissue; - carrying out, at said time instants, non-invasive measurements of the blood pressure value in the soft tissue; and - determining the parameter of non-linearity of elasticity based on: - said several measurements of said shear wave propagation parameter and said corresponding blood pressure values. - said several measurements of said shear wave propagation parameter and said corresponding blood pressure values.
Method for calibrating a drive of a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, wherein a correlation between a rotor position of the drive and an output voltage of a throttle valve angle transducer follows a characteristic, wherein the method comprises the following steps: detecting whether the internal combustion engine is currently running or is not running; characterized in that -- if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently not running, --- activating the drive to displace the throttle valve into a target position; and ---- calibrating the characteristic at the target position by means of a first calibration method; and -- if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently running, ---- the characteristic is calibrated by means of a second calibration method. detecting whether the internal combustion engine is currently running or is not running; characterized in that -- if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently not running, --- activating the drive to displace the throttle valve into a target position; and ---- calibrating the characteristic at the target position by means of a first calibration method; and -- if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently running, ---- the characteristic is calibrated by means of a second calibration method. -- if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently not running, --- activating the drive to displace the throttle valve into a target position; and ---- calibrating the characteristic at the target position by means of a first calibration method; and --- activating the drive to displace the throttle valve into a target position; and ---- calibrating the characteristic at the target position by means of a first calibration method; and -- if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently running, ---- the characteristic is calibrated by means of a second calibration method. ---- the characteristic is calibrated by means of a second calibration method.
Battery pack with a first battery module level and a second battery module level stacked above the first battery module level, the first battery module level comprising: a first heat exchange member with a first cooling area comprising a first cooling tube; a first secondary battery cell in thermal contact with the first cooling area; first coolant distributor lines arranged outside the first heat exchange member and configured for supplying coolant to the first cooling tube and for returning coolant from the first cooling tube; characterized in that the first battery module level further comprises: a coolant interconnector configured for fluidly connecting the first cooling tube or one of the first coolant distributor lines to the second battery module level; and an encapsulation element enclosing the coolant interconnector and confining a volume with an outer surface of the coolant interconnector. a first heat exchange member with a first cooling area comprising a first cooling tube; a first secondary battery cell in thermal contact with the first cooling area; first coolant distributor lines arranged outside the first heat exchange member and configured for supplying coolant to the first cooling tube and for returning coolant from the first cooling tube; characterized in that the first battery module level further comprises: a coolant interconnector configured for fluidly connecting the first cooling tube or one of the first coolant distributor lines to the second battery module level; and an encapsulation element enclosing the coolant interconnector and confining a volume with an outer surface of the coolant interconnector. a coolant interconnector configured for fluidly connecting the first cooling tube or one of the first coolant distributor lines to the second battery module level; and an encapsulation element enclosing the coolant interconnector and confining a volume with an outer surface of the coolant interconnector.
A clutch for driving a winch, the clutch comprising: an input shaft for connection to a motor and being operatively connected to at least one input friction plate for rotation therewith; an output shaft for driving a winch and being operatively connected to at least one output friction plate for rotation therewith; a biasing member arranged to provide a biasing force that pushes the at least one input friction plate and the at least one output friction plate into contact with each other so that torque can be transferred from the input shaft to the output shaft via the input and output friction plates (44,32), wherein rotation of the output shaft causes the biasing force to vary; and a retainer for retaining the biasing member in operative connection with the output shaft, wherein rotation of the output shaft causes the retainer to translate axially relative to the input shaft, the axial translation causing the biasing force to vary; characterised in that the retainer is operatively connected to the output shaft such that it translates axially and rotates therewith; and by the clutch further comprising an auxiliary shaft arranged to be rotationally driven by the output shaft, wherein rotation of the auxiliary shaft relative to the output shaft causes the output shaft to translate axially relative to the auxiliary shaft and the input shaft. an input shaft for connection to a motor and being operatively connected to at least one input friction plate for rotation therewith; an output shaft for driving a winch and being operatively connected to at least one output friction plate for rotation therewith; a biasing member arranged to provide a biasing force that pushes the at least one input friction plate and the at least one output friction plate into contact with each other so that torque can be transferred from the input shaft to the output shaft via the input and output friction plates (44,32), wherein rotation of the output shaft causes the biasing force to vary; and a retainer for retaining the biasing member in operative connection with the output shaft, wherein rotation of the output shaft causes the retainer to translate axially relative to the input shaft, the axial translation causing the biasing force to vary; characterised in that the retainer is operatively connected to the output shaft such that it translates axially and rotates therewith; and by the clutch further comprising an auxiliary shaft arranged to be rotationally driven by the output shaft, wherein rotation of the auxiliary shaft relative to the output shaft causes the output shaft to translate axially relative to the auxiliary shaft and the input shaft.
An accessory (200, 500) detachably mountable to an imaging apparatus and capable of communication with the imaging apparatus when mounted to the imaging apparatus, the accessory (200, 500) comprising: a mount unit (250, 550a) where a plurality of electric contacts are arrayed (2001 - 2012), wherein the plurality of electric contacts (2001 - 2012) include: a first electric contact configured to receive supply of electric power from the imaging apparatus, a second electric contact configured to set a ground level of the first electric contact, a third electric contact configured to transmit and receive data between the imaging apparatus and the accessory, and a fourth electric contact configured to make notification of a timing relating to communication using the third electric contact, wherein the third electric contact is connected to a CMOS-type input/output interface comprising a CMOS logic circuit, wherein the fourth electric contact is connected to an open-type output interface, and wherein the fourth electric contact is disposed adjacent to the second electric contact on the mount unit (250, 550a), and the third electric contact is disposed on the opposite side of the fourth electric contact from the second electric contact. a mount unit (250, 550a) where a plurality of electric contacts are arrayed (2001 - 2012), wherein the plurality of electric contacts (2001 - 2012) include: a first electric contact configured to receive supply of electric power from the imaging apparatus, a second electric contact configured to set a ground level of the first electric contact, a third electric contact configured to transmit and receive data between the imaging apparatus and the accessory, and a fourth electric contact configured to make notification of a timing relating to communication using the third electric contact, a first electric contact configured to receive supply of electric power from the imaging apparatus, a second electric contact configured to set a ground level of the first electric contact, a third electric contact configured to transmit and receive data between the imaging apparatus and the accessory, and a fourth electric contact configured to make notification of a timing relating to communication using the third electric contact, wherein the third electric contact is connected to a CMOS-type input/output interface comprising a CMOS logic circuit, wherein the fourth electric contact is connected to an open-type output interface, and wherein the fourth electric contact is disposed adjacent to the second electric contact on the mount unit (250, 550a), and the third electric contact is disposed on the opposite side of the fourth electric contact from the second electric contact.
A method comprising: providing a memory device storing executable data; providing a processing device coupled to the memory device and operable to retrieve and execute the executable data; providing a hardware synchronization component operably coupled to the processing device and including one or more states; concurrently executing a plurality of threads of execution by the processing device; issuing, by the plurality of threads of execution, instructions to the hardware synchronization component, the instructions including, for each state of one or more states, multiple instructions addressed to the each state within a same clock cycle; aggregating, by the hardware synchronization, for each state of the one or more states, the multiple instructions addressed to the each state to obtain an aggregate instruction for the each state; updating, by the hardware synchronization component, each state of the one or more states according to the aggregate instruction for the each state; determining, by the hardware synchronization component, that the one or more states of the hardware synchronization component meet a threshold condition; in response to determining that the one or more states of the hardware synchronization component meet the threshold condition, outputting, by the hardware synchronization component, an event to the processing device; in response to receiving the event from the hardware synchronization component, altering, by the processing device, execution of at least one thread of the plurality of threads of execution. providing a memory device storing executable data; providing a processing device coupled to the memory device and operable to retrieve and execute the executable data; providing a hardware synchronization component operably coupled to the processing device and including one or more states; concurrently executing a plurality of threads of execution by the processing device; issuing, by the plurality of threads of execution, instructions to the hardware synchronization component, the instructions including, for each state of one or more states, multiple instructions addressed to the each state within a same clock cycle; aggregating, by the hardware synchronization, for each state of the one or more states, the multiple instructions addressed to the each state to obtain an aggregate instruction for the each state; updating, by the hardware synchronization component, each state of the one or more states according to the aggregate instruction for the each state; determining, by the hardware synchronization component, that the one or more states of the hardware synchronization component meet a threshold condition; in response to determining that the one or more states of the hardware synchronization component meet the threshold condition, outputting, by the hardware synchronization component, an event to the processing device; in response to receiving the event from the hardware synchronization component, altering, by the processing device, execution of at least one thread of the plurality of threads of execution.
Unit for recovering thermal energy from exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising: - an inlet for the exhaust gas to enter the unit; - an outlet for the exhaust gas to exit the unit; - a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, said heat exchanger being arranged downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas through the unit; and - a valve capable of being switched between a recovery position, in which the exhaust gas is directed to flow from the inlet through the heat exchanger to the outlet, and a bypass position, in which the exhaust gas is directed to flow from the inlet through a bypass to the outlet, characterized in that the valve comprises separate first and second valve bodies and associated separate first (430, 431) and second (440, 441) valve seats for receiving the separate first and second valve bodies in the recovery position and in the bypass position, wherein the first valve body and the associated first valve seat (430, 431) are arranged upstream of the heat exchanger and the bypass, respectively, with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas through the unit, wherein the second valve body and the associated second valve seat (440, 441) are arranged downstream of the heat exchanger and the bypass, respectively, and wherein the first and second valve bodies are adapted to be switched only simultaneously from the recovery position to the bypass position and vice versa. - an inlet for the exhaust gas to enter the unit; - an outlet for the exhaust gas to exit the unit; - a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, said heat exchanger being arranged downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas through the unit; and - a valve capable of being switched between a recovery position, in which the exhaust gas is directed to flow from the inlet through the heat exchanger to the outlet, and a bypass position, in which the exhaust gas is directed to flow from the inlet through a bypass to the outlet,
A method of forming a reinforced tubular medical device in a continuous operation, comprising: providing an elongated core capable of movement along a line; forming an elongated tubular member around a moving length of said core, said elongated tubular member formed by: applying a coating of a functionalized polymer around said moving length of said core, applying a reinforcing member to an outer surface of said functionalized polymer coating along said moving length, and applying a polymeric outer jacket over said functionalized polymer and said reinforcing member along said moving length, whereby a bond is formed between said functionalized polymer and said polymeric outer jacket; cutting said elongated tubular member to form said tubular medical device; and removing the core from said device. providing an elongated core capable of movement along a line; forming an elongated tubular member around a moving length of said core, said elongated tubular member formed by: applying a coating of a functionalized polymer around said moving length of said core, applying a reinforcing member to an outer surface of said functionalized polymer coating along said moving length, and applying a polymeric outer jacket over said functionalized polymer and said reinforcing member along said moving length, whereby a bond is formed between said functionalized polymer and said polymeric outer jacket; cutting said elongated tubular member to form said tubular medical device; and removing the core from said device. applying a coating of a functionalized polymer around said moving length of said core, applying a reinforcing member to an outer surface of said functionalized polymer coating along said moving length, and applying a polymeric outer jacket over said functionalized polymer and said reinforcing member along said moving length, whereby a bond is formed between said functionalized polymer and said polymeric outer jacket; cutting said elongated tubular member to form said tubular medical device; and removing the core from said device.