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An electromechanical device comprising: a flat electromechanical layer consisting of a composite material consisting of a polymer; and at least one expanded microsphere having an outer shell comprising a shell material and a gas or liquid contained within the outer shell, wherein.the composite material comprises up to 50 weight percent microspheres, wherein the polymer at least partially encapsulates the expanded microsphere, and the polymer, the shell material of the microsphere, and the gas or liquid within the microsphere all have different dielectric constants; a first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer, wherein the electromechanical layer is positioned between and in electrical connection with both the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. a flat electromechanical layer consisting of a composite material consisting of a polymer; and at least one expanded microsphere having an outer shell comprising a shell material and a gas or liquid contained within the outer shell, wherein.the composite material comprises up to 50 weight percent microspheres, wherein the polymer at least partially encapsulates the expanded microsphere, a polymer; and at least one expanded microsphere having an outer shell comprising a shell material and a gas or liquid contained within the outer shell, wherein.the composite material comprises up to 50 weight percent microspheres, shell material and a gas or liquid contained within the outer shell, wherein.the composite material comprises up to 50 weight percent microspheres, wherein the polymer at least partially encapsulates the expanded microsphere, and the polymer, the shell material of the microsphere, and the gas or liquid within the microsphere all have different dielectric constants; a first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer, wherein the electromechanical layer is positioned between and in electrical connection with both the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. a first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer, wherein the electromechanical layer is positioned between and in electrical connection with both the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.
A localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) nanopillar assembly for use in sensing the presence of a biomarker when attached to a quantum dot, comprising: a) a substrate; b) an array comprising: i) a LSPR nanopillar; and ii) a polymer spacer attached to the nanopillar; and c) an antibody attached to the at least one polymer spacer; characterized in that a combined height of the polymer spacer and antibody is selected by varying the number of monomer units of the polymer spacer, so that, when in use with the biomarker and the quantum dot, the quantum dot is at a predetermined distance from the nanopillar; and in that the polymer spacer comprises two opposed terminal ends, one said terminal end being attached to the nanopillar and an other said terminal end being attached to the antibody. a) a substrate; b) an array comprising: i) a LSPR nanopillar; and ii) a polymer spacer attached to the nanopillar; and i) a LSPR nanopillar; and ii) a polymer spacer attached to the nanopillar; and c) an antibody attached to the at least one polymer spacer;
A needle for refilling an implantable drug-delivery device having a needle entry port that comprises a throat for receiving the needle therethrough, the needle comprising: a hollow shaft terminating in a tip; a fluid exit port along the shaft proximate to the tip; and characterised by a stop on the shaft, the stop limiting an extent of entry of the needle into the entry port. a hollow shaft terminating in a tip; a fluid exit port along the shaft proximate to the tip; and characterised by a stop on the shaft, the stop limiting an extent of entry of the needle into the entry port.
An adhesive composition comprising: a) an isobutylene copolymer having pendent anhydride groups, b) a polyamine photobase generator, and c) optionally a tackifier
Method for forming a porous portion in a substrate, the method comprising: - providing a substrate comprising a layer, - implanting ions selected from hydrogen ions and noble gas ions into at least one region of the layer, the implanted region being located at an implantation depth in the layer, so as to form an enriched portion enriched with at least one gas in the implanted region, then - laser annealing of the nanosecond type so as to induce, from the implanted region, at least one from among the formation and the development of a porous portion at the surface of the substrate, the porous portion comprising pores having an inner surface, - surface treating the porous portion comprising thermal oxidation of the inner surface of the pores of the porous portion or deposition of a dielectric material or of a semiconductor material on said inner surface. - providing a substrate comprising a layer, - implanting ions selected from hydrogen ions and noble gas ions into at least one region of the layer, the implanted region being located at an implantation depth in the layer, so as to form an enriched portion enriched with at least one gas in the implanted region, then - laser annealing of the nanosecond type so as to induce, from the implanted region, at least one from among the formation and the development of a porous portion at the surface of the substrate, the porous portion comprising pores having an inner surface, - surface treating the porous portion comprising thermal oxidation of the inner surface of the pores of the porous portion or deposition of a dielectric material or of a semiconductor material on said inner surface.
A watch with a rigid casing-up, comprising: - a middle; - a bottom; - a movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41); and - a casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) in contact with the middle; in which: - the casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) has an inner peripheral face (8, 17), of which the profile comprises at least one zone Z, the tangent to which forms a non-zero angle (α) of less than 90 degrees with the axis passing through the center of the movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41) and perpendicular to the plane formed by the latter; - the movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41) is integral with an outer peripheral face (7, 13, 18, 18bis), of which the profile comprises at least one zone Z', the tangent (T') to which forms a non-zero angle (α') of less than 90 degrees with the said axis; - the said inner (8, 17) and outer (7, 13, 18, 18bis) peripheral faces being in contact with each other in the Z and Z' regions thereof, characterized in that it also comprises a screwed tightening element (5, 5bis) provided for exerting pressure on the casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) or the movement (3quater) so as to induce a radial and an axial tightening of the movement, the watch comprising an abutment (9; 9') for tightening on the side of the movement opposite the screwed tightening element. - a middle; - a bottom; - a movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41); and - a casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) in contact with the middle; - the casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) has an inner peripheral face (8, 17), of which the profile comprises at least one zone Z, the tangent to which forms a non-zero angle (α) of less than 90 degrees with the axis passing through the center of the movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41) and perpendicular to the plane formed by the latter; - the movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41) is integral with an outer peripheral face (7, 13, 18, 18bis), of which the profile comprises at least one zone Z', the tangent (T') to which forms a non-zero angle (α') of less than 90 degrees with the said axis; - the said inner (8, 17) and outer (7, 13, 18, 18bis) peripheral faces being in contact with each other in the Z and Z' regions thereof,
A fabric printable medium comprising: a. a fabric base substrate, with an image-side and a back-side, having a water proofing treatment including a water-repellant agent applied thereto wherein the water-repellent agent is a fluorocarbon polymer; b. an adhesion promoting player applied to the image-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising a polymeric compound and a physical networking component that comprises an acrylate copolymer, a polyethylene glycol copolymer, a polyurethane copolymer, an isophorone diisocyanate, or a combination thereof and has a weight average molecular weight from 300,000 Mw to 1,000,000 Mw; c. an ink-receiving coating layer applied over the adhesion promoting player, comprising a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network; and d. a barrier player, applied to the back-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising polymeric binders and filler particles with flame retardancy properties. a. a fabric base substrate, with an image-side and a back-side, having a water proofing treatment including a water-repellant agent applied thereto wherein the water-repellent agent is a fluorocarbon polymer; b. an adhesion promoting player applied to the image-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising a polymeric compound and a physical networking component that comprises an acrylate copolymer, a polyethylene glycol copolymer, a polyurethane copolymer, an isophorone diisocyanate, or a combination thereof and has a weight average molecular weight from 300,000 Mw to 1,000,000 Mw; c. an ink-receiving coating layer applied over the adhesion promoting player, comprising a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network; and d. a barrier player, applied to the back-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising polymeric binders and filler particles with flame retardancy properties.
A method comprising: commanding, by a system management unit, a first power device having output terminals to change an output electrical parameter, receiving operating voltages reported by a respective one of a plurality of power devices, each comprising output terminals, wherein the output terminals of at least one power device of the plurality of power devices are serially coupled to the output terminals of the first power device; and determining, based on the received operating voltages, power devices of the plurality of power devices that are serially coupled to the first power device by detecting a change in the operating voltages. commanding, by a system management unit, a first power device having output terminals to change an output electrical parameter, receiving operating voltages reported by a respective one of a plurality of power devices, each comprising output terminals, wherein the output terminals of at least one power device of the plurality of power devices are serially coupled to the output terminals of the first power device; and determining, based on the received operating voltages, power devices of the plurality of power devices that are serially coupled to the first power device by detecting a change in the operating voltages.
Titanium oxynitride having a titanium deficiency-type halite structure (Ti 1-x O 1-y N y, in which x and y are real numbers), wherein x representing a deficiency degree of titanium is greater than 0 and less than 1, and y representing an introduction degree of nitrogen is greater than 0 and less than 1, wherein the oxidation number of the titanium site in the halite structure is greater than +2 and less than +3, and the oxidation number of the oxygen site in the halite structure is greater than -3 and less than -2, wherein a vacancy is formed at a titanium site in the halite structure according to the amount by which titanium is deficient, and nitrogen is substituted for oxygen at an oxygen site in the halite structure by binding to titanium.
Method for conversion of a measurement of a lens comprising the following steps: receiving an experimental lens measurement of the lens from a light measurement of the lens; determining from the experimental lens measurement a digital lens model representing the lens; determining, based on the digital lens model, a converted digital lens model representing the lens in a second measurement condition; determining, based on the converted digital lens model, a converted digital lens measurement representing a lens measurement of the lens in the second measurement condition; characterized in determining, based on the digital lens model, a digital lens measurement representing a lens measurement of the lens in the first measurement condition; determining a conversion correction for the conversion from the first measurement condition to the second measurement condition based on two of the digital lens measurement, the converted digital lens measurement and the experimental lens measurement; determining the measurement result for the lens in the second measurement condition. receiving an experimental lens measurement of the lens from a light measurement of the lens; determining from the experimental lens measurement a digital lens model representing the lens; determining, based on the digital lens model, a converted digital lens model representing the lens in a second measurement condition; determining, based on the converted digital lens model, a converted digital lens measurement representing a lens measurement of the lens in the second measurement condition; characterized in determining, based on the digital lens model, a digital lens measurement representing a lens measurement of the lens in the first measurement condition; determining a conversion correction for the conversion from the first measurement condition to the second measurement condition based on two of the digital lens measurement, the converted digital lens measurement and the experimental lens measurement; determining the measurement result for the lens in the second measurement condition.
A liner associated with a combustor of an aircraft engine, comprising: a thermal barrier coating (426, 436; 526, 536); and a base metal (446; 546), wherein the thermal barrier coating (426, 436; 526, 536) comprises a contoured surface on a flowpath side proximate to an exit of a hole formed by the thermal barrier coating (426, 436; 526, 536) and the base metal (446, 546); characterised in that: the contoured surface is formed based on a first thickness in proximity to the hole and a second thickness distant from the hole; the first thickness is of a greater size or dimension relative to the second thickness; wherein the first thickness defines a maximum thickness of the liner (400, 500) in a contour region, the second thickness defines a base thickness of the liner (400, 500), and the contour region is a geometric shape between the first and second thicknesses. a thermal barrier coating (426, 436; 526, 536); and a base metal (446; 546), wherein the thermal barrier coating (426, 436; 526, 536) comprises a contoured surface on a flowpath side proximate to an exit of a hole formed by the thermal barrier coating (426, 436; 526, 536) and the base metal (446, 546); characterised in that: the contoured surface is formed based on a first thickness in proximity to the hole and a second thickness distant from the hole; the first thickness is of a greater size or dimension relative to the second thickness; wherein the first thickness defines a maximum thickness of the liner (400, 500) in a contour region, the second thickness defines a base thickness of the liner (400, 500), and the contour region is a geometric shape between the first and second thicknesses. the contoured surface is formed based on a first thickness in proximity to the hole and a second thickness distant from the hole; the first thickness is of a greater size or dimension relative to the second thickness; wherein the first thickness defines a maximum thickness of the liner (400, 500) in a contour region, the second thickness defines a base thickness of the liner (400, 500), and the contour region is a geometric shape between the first and second thicknesses.
A float valve for use with a liquid medium, the float valve having an upright configuration and an inverted configuration, and comprising: a housing, defining at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port; a float assembly movable within said housing; and an auxiliary float member movable within said housing; wherein the float assembly comprises a primary float member, different from said auxiliary float member, and a spring element, the primary float member configured for closing said at least one outlet port when in abutment therewith, the spring element being configured for providing a biasing spring force to the primary float member in a direction towards said at least one outlet port; wherein said auxiliary float member is configured for providing a net upthrust force with respect to the liquid medium under submerged conditions irrespective of whether the float valve is in said upright configuration or in said inverted configuration; characterized in that said primary float member comprises a float chamber accommodating said auxiliary float member. a housing, defining at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port; a float assembly movable within said housing; and an auxiliary float member movable within said housing; wherein the float assembly comprises a primary float member, different from said auxiliary float member, and a spring element, the primary float member configured for closing said at least one outlet port when in abutment therewith, the spring element being configured for providing a biasing spring force to the primary float member in a direction towards said at least one outlet port; wherein said auxiliary float member is configured for providing a net upthrust force with respect to the liquid medium under submerged conditions irrespective of whether the float valve is in said upright configuration or in said inverted configuration; characterized in that said primary float member comprises a float chamber accommodating said auxiliary float member.
A bag comprising: a body made of plastics material defining a volume for receiving a product; and a sealable portion for sealing an opening of the body, the sealable portion including a first layer and a second layer that is externally arranged around at least a portion of the first layer and has a higher melting point than the first layer; wherein the sealable portion is configured such that, in use, a heating device may fuse the first layer together to seal the sealable portion and close the opening, where the second layer is configured to permit the transfer of heat from the heating device to the first layer to cause fusing but prevent the fusing of the first layer to the heating device; and wherein the second layer is formed of a material that is different to the plastics material of the body. a body made of plastics material defining a volume for receiving a product; and a sealable portion for sealing an opening of the body, the sealable portion including a first layer and a second layer that is externally arranged around at least a portion of the first layer and has a higher melting point than the first layer; wherein the sealable portion is configured such that, in use, a heating device may fuse the first layer together to seal the sealable portion and close the opening, where the second layer is configured to permit the transfer of heat from the heating device to the first layer to cause fusing but prevent the fusing of the first layer to the heating device; and wherein the second layer is formed of a material that is different to the plastics material of the body.
A device for transcatheter mitral valve replacement configured to be implanted into a mitral valve, comprising: a first replacement heart valve having a first atrial side and a first ventricular side; and a second replacement heart valve having a second atrial side and a second ventricular side; characterised in that the first and second replacement heart valves (101, 102) are connected on either their atrial or ventricular sides with a hinge. a first replacement heart valve having a first atrial side and a first ventricular side; and a second replacement heart valve having a second atrial side and a second ventricular side; characterised in that the first and second replacement heart valves (101, 102) are connected on either their atrial or ventricular sides with a hinge.
A method for partial or complete breakdown or rather decomposition of the natural glue, mainly pectin, which holds the fibre bundles of natural fibres together, wherein the fibre bundles in combination with water are exposed to an electrical field strength and a resulting electric current flow.
A spinning system comprising: a spinning beam having a spinning pack inserted therein including a spinneret for allowing molten polymer to be spun downward; a cooling unit arranged below the spinning beam, including a spinning cylinder extending in an up-and-down direction so as to surround the molten polymer spun from the spinneret, configured to cool the molten polymer through the use of cooling air supplied from a periphery of the spinning cylinder; a moving mechanism configured to cause the cooling unit to move downward with respect to the spinning beam so as to form a gap between the cooling unit and the spinning beam; and a blower configured to, at least when the cooling unit having been caused to move downward with respect to the spinning beam, blow air toward between the spinning beam and the cooling unit in a direction intersecting a yarn path of the molten polymer spun from the spinneret. a spinning beam having a spinning pack inserted therein including a spinneret for allowing molten polymer to be spun downward; a cooling unit arranged below the spinning beam, including a spinning cylinder extending in an up-and-down direction so as to surround the molten polymer spun from the spinneret, configured to cool the molten polymer through the use of cooling air supplied from a periphery of the spinning cylinder; a moving mechanism configured to cause the cooling unit to move downward with respect to the spinning beam so as to form a gap between the cooling unit and the spinning beam; and a blower configured to, at least when the cooling unit having been caused to move downward with respect to the spinning beam, blow air toward between the spinning beam and the cooling unit in a direction intersecting a yarn path of the molten polymer spun from the spinneret.
A temperature device, comprising: a flexible substrate; a first thermal sensor disposed on a first section of the substrate; a heater trace disposed on the first section with the first thermal sensor; a second thermal sensor disposed on a second section of the substrate; a plurality of electrical pads disposed on a third section of the substrate; a plurality of traces on the flexible substrate connecting the first and second thermal sensors and the heater trace with the plurality of electrical pads; the first and second sections (102,104) disposed in a folded-together configuration in which the first and second thermal sensors are positioned in a spaced apart relationship; and, a flexible insulator (140,208) disposed between the first and second thermal sensors. a flexible substrate; a first thermal sensor disposed on a first section of the substrate; a heater trace disposed on the first section with the first thermal sensor; a second thermal sensor disposed on a second section of the substrate; a plurality of electrical pads disposed on a third section of the substrate; a plurality of traces on the flexible substrate connecting the first and second thermal sensors and the heater trace with the plurality of electrical pads; the first and second sections (102,104) disposed in a folded-together configuration in which the first and second thermal sensors are positioned in a spaced apart relationship; and, a flexible insulator (140,208) disposed between the first and second thermal sensors.