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A method for analyzing effects of friction on a process control device, the method comprising: determining a force or torque corresponding to friction of a process control device and an actuator operatively coupled to the process control device via a stem or shaft; and determining a value indicative of a response of the actuator to a command to operate the process control device via the stem or shaft based on the force or torque corresponding to the friction, characterized in that determining the force or torque corresponding to the friction includes determining a difference between a first force or torque applied by the actuator to the stem or shaft at a first position and a second force or torque applied by the actuator to the stem or shaft at a second position during movement of the stem or shaft from the first position to the second position; and determining the value indicative of the response of the actuator comprises comparing the determined force or torque corresponding to the friction to an estimated force or torque of the actuator using a ratio of the estimated force or torque of the actuator to the determined force or torque corresponding to the friction, wherein the estimated force or torque of the actuator comprises a difference between an estimated maximum force or torque of the actuator and an estimated force or torque of the actuator to perform an action on the flow control device. determining a force or torque corresponding to friction of a process control device and an actuator operatively coupled to the process control device via a stem or shaft; and determining a value indicative of a response of the actuator to a command to operate the process control device via the stem or shaft based on the force or torque corresponding to the friction, characterized in that determining the force or torque corresponding to the friction includes determining a difference between a first force or torque applied by the actuator to the stem or shaft at a first position and a second force or torque applied by the actuator to the stem or shaft at a second position during movement of the stem or shaft from the first position to the second position; and determining the value indicative of the response of the actuator comprises comparing the determined force or torque corresponding to the friction to an estimated force or torque of the actuator using a ratio of the estimated force or torque of the actuator to the determined force or torque corresponding to the friction, wherein the estimated force or torque of the actuator comprises a difference between an estimated maximum force or torque of the actuator and an estimated force or torque of the actuator to perform an action on the flow control device.
A system comprising: a fluid communication channel comprising: a first portion that extends from the earth's surface toward a subterranean hot area; a second portion connected to the first portion and in thermal communication with the subterranean hot area; and a third portion connected to the second portion and that extends to the earth's surface; a first turbine generator configured to convert kinetic energy of a fluid flowing substantially under the influence of gravity in the first portion of the fluid communication channel into electrical energy; a second turbine generator configured to convert kinetic energy of a vapor flowing within or out from the third portion of the fluid communication channel into electrical energy; the system being characterised in that it further comprises a valve arrangement configured for manipulation to hold the fluid in the second portion of the fluid communication channel in thermal communication with the subterranean hot area to produce the vapor. a fluid communication channel comprising: a first portion that extends from the earth's surface toward a subterranean hot area; a second portion connected to the first portion and in thermal communication with the subterranean hot area; and a third portion connected to the second portion and that extends to the earth's surface; a first turbine generator configured to convert kinetic energy of a fluid flowing substantially under the influence of gravity in the first portion of the fluid communication channel into electrical energy; a second turbine generator configured to convert kinetic energy of a vapor flowing within or out from the third portion of the fluid communication channel into electrical energy; the system being characterised in that it further comprises a valve arrangement configured for manipulation to hold the fluid in the second portion of the fluid communication channel in thermal communication with the subterranean hot area to produce the vapor. a first portion that extends from the earth's surface toward a subterranean hot area; a second portion connected to the first portion and in thermal communication with the subterranean hot area; and a third portion connected to the second portion and that extends to the earth's surface; a first turbine generator configured to convert kinetic energy of a fluid flowing substantially under the influence of gravity in the first portion of the fluid communication channel into electrical energy; a second turbine generator configured to convert kinetic energy of a vapor flowing within or out from the third portion of the fluid communication channel into electrical energy; the system being characterised in that it further comprises a valve arrangement configured for manipulation to hold the fluid in the second portion of the fluid communication channel in thermal communication with the subterranean hot area to produce the vapor.
An amperometric gas sensor (10, 40) for measuring a concentration of an analyte, said sensor being characterised in that it comprises: a solid support (22, 42) configured for diffusion of the analyte therethrough, the solid support comprising one or more ionically and electrically non-conductive polymers; a working electrode (24A, 44A) in contact with the solid support; and a reference electrode (24B, 44B) positioned on and in contact with the solid support and spaced apart from the working electrode; wherein prior to being contacted by the analyte, the working electrode and the reference electrode are ionically and electrically insulated from one another, and the analyte is a dopant which when diffused in the solid support increases the electrical conductivity of the solid support. a solid support (22, 42) configured for diffusion of the analyte therethrough, the solid support comprising one or more ionically and electrically non-conductive polymers; a working electrode (24A, 44A) in contact with the solid support; and a reference electrode (24B, 44B) positioned on and in contact with the solid support and spaced apart from the working electrode; wherein prior to being contacted by the analyte, the working electrode and the reference electrode are ionically and electrically insulated from one another, and the analyte is a dopant which when diffused in the solid support increases the electrical conductivity of the solid support. prior to being contacted by the analyte, the working electrode and the reference electrode are ionically and electrically insulated from one another, and the analyte is a dopant which when diffused in the solid support increases the electrical conductivity of the solid support.
A handle for an electrically operated personal care implement, characterized in that the handle comprises a metal tube housing, the housing having a metal wall with an opening and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner cavity of the housing for accommodating an energy source, the handle further comprising a switch assembly for activating the energy source, the switch assembly being accommodated in the opening and sealing the opening from the inner surface of the metal wall, the switch assembly comprising a hard switch component and a soft switch component, the hard switch component comprising a frame with a recess, the frame being attached to the inner surface of the metal wall thereby surrounding the opening and providing an undercut between the recess and the inner surface, the undercut being open to the opening, wherein the soft switch component is positioned in the undercut and covers at least partially the opening.
An extension guide for drawers, including: - a carcass rail to be fixed to a furniture carcass, - a drawer rail to be fixed to the drawer, - a central rail mounted movably between the carcass rail and the drawer rail, - at least one running carriage (8, 9) mounted displaceably between at least two rails (5, 6, 7) of the extension guide, - a synchronization device for preventing running faults of the extension guide, - wherein the synchronization device includes at least one synchronization wheel, wherein the synchronization wheel is formed of a gear having two pinion wheels (11 a, 11 b) of a different diameter, wherein a first pinion wheel (11 a) interacts with the at least one running carriage and the second pinion wheel (11 b) interacts with a running surface arranged on one of the rails (5, 6, 7), wherein the first pinion wheel and the second pinion wheel (11 b) are connected together in a torque-proof manner and wherein upon a movement of one pinion wheel (11 a, 11 b), also the other pinion wheel (11 a, 11 b) moves therewith, characterized in that the first pinion wheel (11 a) only meshes with a toothed rack connected to the running carriage and the second pinion wheel (11 b) only meshes with a running surface in the form of a toothed bar of the rails (5, 6, 7), so that by way of the pinion wheels (11 a, 11 b), a direct coupling between that rail (5, 6, 7), on which the running surface in the form of the toothed bar is arranged, and that running carriage, which is connected to the toothed rack, is effected. - a carcass rail to be fixed to a furniture carcass, - a drawer rail to be fixed to the drawer, - a central rail mounted movably between the carcass rail and the drawer rail, - at least one running carriage (8, 9) mounted displaceably between at least two rails (5, 6, 7) of the extension guide, - a synchronization device for preventing running faults of the extension guide, - wherein the synchronization device includes at least one synchronization wheel, wherein the synchronization wheel is formed of a gear having two pinion wheels (11 a, 11 b) of a different diameter, wherein a first pinion wheel (11 a) interacts with the at least one running carriage and the second pinion wheel (11 b) interacts with a running surface arranged on one of the rails (5, 6, 7), wherein the first pinion wheel and the second pinion wheel (11 b) are connected together in a torque-proof manner and wherein upon a movement of one pinion wheel (11 a, 11 b), also the other pinion wheel (11 a, 11 b) moves therewith,
An etching method comprising: an etching step of treating a body to be treated including a laminated film having a silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer laminated on top of each other with an etching gas containing dibromodifluoromethane to etch both the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer, wherein the etching step includes performing etching using a plasma gas obtained by plasmolyzing said etching gas, and the ratio of the etching rate of the silicon nitride layer to the etching rate of the silicon oxide layer is 0.8 or more and less than 1.5. an etching step of treating a body to be treated including a laminated film having a silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer laminated on top of each other with an etching gas containing dibromodifluoromethane to etch both the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer, wherein the etching step includes performing etching using a plasma gas obtained by plasmolyzing said etching gas, and the ratio of the etching rate of the silicon nitride layer to the etching rate of the silicon oxide layer is 0.8 or more and less than 1.5.
A method for analyzing the expression of a survival motor neuron protein nuclear body, comprising the steps of: labeling one or more surface antigen markers of blood-derived nucleated cells in a sample containing the nucleated cells with one or more label antibodies, wherein the one or more surface antigen markers comprise CD33; labeling SMN protein in the nucleated cells with a first fluorescent dye; labeling nuclei of the nucleated cells; selecting one cell population containing monocytes from a plurality of cell populations in which the nuclei and the SMN protein in the nucleated cells have been labeled and which have been classified based on the one or more surface antigen markers comprising CD33 labeled with the one or more label antibodies; and analyzing the expression of an SMN protein nuclear body of the selected cell population by measuring a fluorescence intensity emitted by the first fluorescent dye, wherein the step of selecting a cell population and the step of analyzing the expression of an SMN protein nuclear body are performed by imaging flow cytometry which uses an objective lens with a magnification of 40 times or more. labeling one or more surface antigen markers of blood-derived nucleated cells in a sample containing the nucleated cells with one or more label antibodies, wherein the one or more surface antigen markers comprise CD33; labeling SMN protein in the nucleated cells with a first fluorescent dye; labeling nuclei of the nucleated cells; selecting one cell population containing monocytes from a plurality of cell populations in which the nuclei and the SMN protein in the nucleated cells have been labeled and which have been classified based on the one or more surface antigen markers comprising CD33 labeled with the one or more label antibodies; and analyzing the expression of an SMN protein nuclear body of the selected cell population by measuring a fluorescence intensity emitted by the first fluorescent dye, wherein the step of selecting a cell population and the step of analyzing the expression of an SMN protein nuclear body are performed by imaging flow cytometry which uses an objective lens with a magnification of 40 times or more.
A method for depositing a layer of semiconducting nanoparticles _onto a substrate under ambient temperature and pressure conditions, comprising: suspending a plurality of ultrapure, dipolar, silicon and/or germanium semiconducting nanoparticles _in a nonaqueous polar solvent (50, 55, 60) to yield a suspension; connecting an electrically conducting substrate to a first electrode; placing a second electrode in electric communication with the suspension; immersing the electricity conducting substrate into the suspension; imparting a first charge onto the suspended nanoparticles imparting a second, opposite charge onto the substrate; depositing, by electrophoretic deposition, a uniform layer of the silicon and/or germanium semiconducting nanoparticles from the suspension onto the substrate to define a coated substrate; varying the applied voltage and/or the pH of the suspension to apply multiple layers of nanoparticles to the substrate in a size-specific, graduated order; and removing the coated substrate from the suspension into air at a pressure of about 1 atmosphere; wherein a temperature of the suspension is maintained below about 100 degrees Celsius; and the nanoparticles have dimensions of less than 1000 nanometers. suspending a plurality of ultrapure, dipolar, silicon and/or germanium semiconducting nanoparticles _in a nonaqueous polar solvent (50, 55, 60) to yield a suspension; connecting an electrically conducting substrate to a first electrode; placing a second electrode in electric communication with the suspension; immersing the electricity conducting substrate into the suspension; imparting a first charge onto the suspended nanoparticles imparting a second, opposite charge onto the substrate; depositing, by electrophoretic deposition, a uniform layer of the silicon and/or germanium semiconducting nanoparticles from the suspension onto the substrate to define a coated substrate; varying the applied voltage and/or the pH of the suspension to apply multiple layers of nanoparticles to the substrate in a size-specific, graduated order; and removing the coated substrate from the suspension into air at a pressure of about 1 atmosphere; wherein a temperature of the suspension is maintained below about 100 degrees Celsius; and the nanoparticles have dimensions of less than 1000 nanometers. a temperature of the suspension is maintained below about 100 degrees Celsius; and the nanoparticles have dimensions of less than 1000 nanometers.
A neck for a food package, the neck comprising a main body having an upper part configured to be closed with a cap, a lower part configured to be attached to the food package, and a neck wall extending between the upper part and the lower part along a main axis of the neck, the neck wall having a wall thickness along a direction transverse to the main axis, and a tether band holding portion configured to hold the cap to the neck via a tether band, characterized in that an outside surface of the neck wall is provided with cap parking protrusions, the cap parking protrusions having an extension in the direction transverse to the main axis which is less than 50% of the wall thickness. a main body having an upper part configured to be closed with a cap, a lower part configured to be attached to the food package, and a neck wall extending between the upper part and the lower part along a main axis of the neck, the neck wall having a wall thickness along a direction transverse to the main axis, and a tether band holding portion configured to hold the cap to the neck via a tether band, characterized in that an outside surface of the neck wall is provided with cap parking protrusions, the cap parking protrusions having an extension in the direction transverse to the main axis which is less than 50% of the wall thickness.
A scroll-type compressor, comprising: a compression-chamber-forming member (35,40) having a movable scroll and a fixed scroll 40) for forming a compression chamber; a housing forming a back pressure chamber in which refrigerant for applying back pressure to the compression-chamber-forming member is accumulated; an injection passage part formed in the compression-chamber-forming member (35, 40) and/or other surrounding members (50, 90), and linked to the compression chamber; and a relief mechanism provided to the compression-chamber-forming member and configured to establish a communication between the compression chamber and the back pressure chamber when injection pressure, which is the pressure of the refrigerant flowing from the injection passage part into the compression chamber, is higher than the pressure in the back pressure chamber, characterized in that the relief mechanism comprises: a relief passage part provided to the fixed scroll, the relief passage part configured to establish a communication between the compression chamber and the back pressure chamber; and a check valve associated with the relief passage part. a compression-chamber-forming member (35,40) having a movable scroll and a fixed scroll 40) for forming a compression chamber; a housing forming a back pressure chamber in which refrigerant for applying back pressure to the compression-chamber-forming member is accumulated; an injection passage part formed in the compression-chamber-forming member (35, 40) and/or other surrounding members (50, 90), and linked to the compression chamber; and a relief mechanism provided to the compression-chamber-forming member and configured to establish a communication between the compression chamber and the back pressure chamber when injection pressure, which is the pressure of the refrigerant flowing from the injection passage part into the compression chamber, is higher than the pressure in the back pressure chamber, characterized in that the relief mechanism comprises: a relief passage part provided to the fixed scroll, the relief passage part configured to establish a communication between the compression chamber and the back pressure chamber; and a check valve associated with the relief passage part. a relief passage part provided to the fixed scroll, the relief passage part configured to establish a communication between the compression chamber and the back pressure chamber; and a check valve associated with the relief passage part.
Thermoplastic masterbatches, comprising vulcanizing agents for rubbers chosen from: - so-called "sulphur" vulcanization systems; - sulphur-donor vulcanization systems; - vulcanization systems based on metal oxides; - vulcanization systems based on peroxides; - vulcanization systems based on resins and/or soaps; - vulcanization systems based on diamines; and - acceleration systems based on derivatives of thiourea, characterized in that they comprise, as a support, at least one copolymer of ethylene and α-olefins, obtained by "metallocene" catalysis, and at least one copolymer of ethylene and an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester. - so-called "sulphur" vulcanization systems; - sulphur-donor vulcanization systems; - vulcanization systems based on metal oxides; - vulcanization systems based on peroxides; - vulcanization systems based on resins and/or soaps; - vulcanization systems based on diamines; and - acceleration systems based on derivatives of thiourea,
A gastric medical device assembly comprising: a gastric bougie that defines at least one lumen; a gastric catheter with a distal segment extending distally from the gastric bougie, a middle segment slidably received in a first lumen of the at least one lumen, and a proximal segment extending proximally from the gastric bougie; a light emitter attached to a distal portion of at least one of the gastric bougie and the gastric catheter, and having a luminosity sufficient to penetrate through, and be seen on an opposite side of, a stomach wall; at least one of the gastric bougie and the gastric catheter define a plurality of side ports; characterized in that the gastric catheter includes a distal stop surface; the gastric bougie includes a tapered distal end that terminates at a contact surface; and the distal stop surface blocks the gastric bougie from being advanced past a position in contact with the distal stop surface of the gastric catheter. a gastric bougie that defines at least one lumen; a gastric catheter with a distal segment extending distally from the gastric bougie, a middle segment slidably received in a first lumen of the at least one lumen, and a proximal segment extending proximally from the gastric bougie; a light emitter attached to a distal portion of at least one of the gastric bougie and the gastric catheter, and having a luminosity sufficient to penetrate through, and be seen on an opposite side of, a stomach wall; at least one of the gastric bougie and the gastric catheter define a plurality of side ports; characterized in that the gastric catheter includes a distal stop surface; the gastric bougie includes a tapered distal end that terminates at a contact surface; and the distal stop surface blocks the gastric bougie from being advanced past a position in contact with the distal stop surface of the gastric catheter.