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A method for extracting and separating rare earth elements, comprising the steps of: contacting an organic phase containing a diglycolamic acid having the general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl groups independent of each other, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a straight or branched alkyl group of at least 6 carbon atoms as an extractant and an organic solvent with an aqueous phase containing at least first and second rare earth elements under acidic conditions of pH 3 or below, for extracting the first rare earth element into the organic phase, back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the first rare earth element once extracted into the organic phase, and recovering the second rare earth element which has not been extracted into the organic phase and has remained in the aqueous phase, wherein the organic phase resulting from the step of back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the rare earth element once extracted into the organic phase is washed with water or an aqueous acid solution at pH 3 to 7 and reused in the extraction step. contacting an organic phase containing a diglycolamic acid having the general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl groups independent of each other, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a straight or branched alkyl group of at least 6 carbon atoms as an extractant and an organic solvent with an aqueous phase containing at least first and second rare earth elements under acidic conditions of pH 3 or below, for extracting the first rare earth element into the organic phase, back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the first rare earth element once extracted into the organic phase, and recovering the second rare earth element which has not been extracted into the organic phase and has remained in the aqueous phase, wherein the organic phase resulting from the step of back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the rare earth element once extracted into the organic phase is washed with water or an aqueous acid solution at pH 3 to 7 and reused in the extraction step.
A video data transmitter for use with a vehicle and mountable to a trailer, the video data transmitter comprising: a camera for generating video data (Dv), the camera operable to generate video data of a region behind the trailer; an image processor configured to process the video data (Dv); a receiver for receiving one or more control signal from a video data receiver to control processing of the video data prior to transmission, the one or more control signal being generated in dependence on a direction of travel of the vehicle; and a transmitter for transmitting the processed video data wirelessly to the video data receiver which is remote from the transmitter; wherein the image processor is configured to modify the video data (D V) in dependence on the one or more control signal received from the video data receiver so as to provide a longer response time when the vehicle is reversing than when the vehicle is travelling in a forward direction, wherein the image processor is configured to provide a longer response time when the vehicle is reversing by increasing the resolution of the video data (Dv) and/or increasing the colour content of the video data (Dv). a camera for generating video data (Dv), the camera operable to generate video data of a region behind the trailer; an image processor configured to process the video data (Dv); a receiver for receiving one or more control signal from a video data receiver to control processing of the video data prior to transmission, the one or more control signal being generated in dependence on a direction of travel of the vehicle; and a transmitter for transmitting the processed video data wirelessly to the video data receiver which is remote from the transmitter; wherein the image processor is configured to modify the video data (D V) in dependence on the one or more control signal received from the video data receiver so as to provide a longer response time when the vehicle is reversing than when the vehicle is travelling in a forward direction, wherein the image processor is configured to provide a longer response time when the vehicle is reversing by increasing the resolution of the video data (Dv) and/or increasing the colour content of the video data (Dv).
Rectangular frame (1, 100, 200, 300), which frame (1, 100, 200, 300) is formed by at least a first upright, upper beam, second upright and lower beam, wherein the frame (1, 100, 200, 300) is provided with first coupling means and the frame (1, 100, 200, 300) is configured for coupling of a first device, such as a desk top, black/whiteboard or painting, to a first side of the frame (1, 100, 200, 300) by means of the first coupling means, wherein the frame (1, 100, 200, 300) is also configured for adjustable placing of the first device in the height relative to the frame (1, 100, 200, 300), wherein the frame (1, 100, 200, 300) is provided with first adjusting means for adjusting the first coupling means and a first operating member for operating the first adjusting means, wherein the first coupling means comprise a first and second coupling element (8, 9), which first and second coupling elements (8, 9) are arranged for simultaneous adjustable displacement to substantially the same height in respectively the first and second upright (3, 5) and are connected respectively by means of a first and second cord (10, 11) to the first adjusting means, characterized in that the first adjusting means comprise at least one constant-force spring (71, 72), wherein a first outer end of each constant-force spring (71, 72) is connected to both the first and the second cord.
A delay element including: - a first input port, - a first output port, - a second input port, - a second output port, - a first microstrip circuit, including a first microstrip realized on a first dielectric substrate, defining a first delayed travel path for a first signal from the first input port to the first output port, - a second microstrip circuit, including a second microstrip realized on a second dielectric substrate, defining a second delayed travel path for a second signal from the second input port to the second output port, said first and second substrates are arranged side-by-side, parallel to each other, with the first and the second microstrips facing each other and defining therebetween a spatial region separating the first and the second substrates, - a perturber, arranged between said first and second microstrip circuits, said perturber being displaceable towards and away from said first and second microstrip circuits, whereby, when the distance of said perturber to one of said first and second microstrip circuits increases, the distance of said perturber to the other of said first and second microstrip circuits decreases and viceversa; the position of said perturber between said first and second microstrip circuits defining the difference (Δτ=τ1-τ2) between the time (τ1) experienced by said first signal in travelling said first delayed travel path and the time (τ2) experienced by said second signal in travelling said second delayed travel path. - a first input port, - a first output port, - a second input port, - a second output port, - a first microstrip circuit, including a first microstrip realized on a first dielectric substrate, defining a first delayed travel path for a first signal from the first input port to the first output port, - a second microstrip circuit, including a second microstrip realized on a second dielectric substrate, defining a second delayed travel path for a second signal from the second input port to the second output port, - a perturber, arranged between said first and second microstrip circuits, said perturber being displaceable towards and away from said first and second microstrip circuits, whereby, when the distance of said perturber to one of said first and second microstrip circuits increases, the distance of said perturber to the other of said first and second microstrip circuits decreases and viceversa;
Monolithic fluid sensor system for sensing a fluid in the environment, comprising: a sensor arrangement having a thermal radiation emitter, an optical filter structure, a waveguide structure and a thermal radiation detector on a first main surface region of a sensor substrate a cover substrate, wherein a recess is arranged in a first main surface region of the cover substrate and a through-opening is arranged between the recess in the first main surface region and a second main surface region of the cover substrate, wherein the first main surface region of the cover substrate is bonded to the first main surface region of the sensor substrate (115; 105), and wherein the sensor arrangement is arranged below the recess of the cover substrate, wherein the recess forms a cavity and wherein the through-opening forms a fluidic connection from the cavity to the environment, a reference sensor arrangement having a reference thermal radiation emitter, a reference optical filter structure, a reference waveguide structure and a reference thermal radiation detector on a first main surface region of a reference sensor substrate, and a reference cover substrate, wherein a reference recess is arranged in a first main surface region of the reference cover substrate, wherein the first main surface region of the reference cover substrate is bonded to the first main surface region of the reference sensor substrate, and wherein the reference recess in the first main surface region of the reference cover substrate forms a hermetically closed cavity for the reference sensor arrangement. a sensor arrangement having a thermal radiation emitter, an optical filter structure, a waveguide structure and a thermal radiation detector on a first main surface region of a sensor substrate a cover substrate, wherein a recess is arranged in a first main surface region of the cover substrate and a through-opening is arranged between the recess in the first main surface region and a second main surface region of the cover substrate, wherein the first main surface region of the cover substrate is bonded to the first main surface region of the sensor substrate (115; 105), and wherein the sensor arrangement is arranged below the recess of the cover substrate, wherein the recess forms a cavity and wherein the through-opening forms a fluidic connection from the cavity to the environment, a reference sensor arrangement having a reference thermal radiation emitter, a reference optical filter structure, a reference waveguide structure and a reference thermal radiation detector on a first main surface region of a reference sensor substrate, and a reference cover substrate, wherein a reference recess is arranged in a first main surface region of the reference cover substrate, wherein the first main surface region of the reference cover substrate is bonded to the first main surface region of the reference sensor substrate, and wherein the reference recess in the first main surface region of the reference cover substrate forms a hermetically closed cavity for the reference sensor arrangement.
Drive device for motor vehicles, having one or more electric motors which is/are assigned to in each case at least one drive wheel (2; 3) rotatable on a steering stub and which drives/drive said drive wheel via a speed-reduction gearing, wherein the speed-reduction gearing is installed into the wheel hub of the respective drive wheel, and wherein a separating device is provided for the coupling and decoupling of the respective electric motor from the respective gearing, characterized in that the steering stub is in the form of an axle tube in which a drive shaft is rotatably mounted, which drive shaft can be connected in terms of drive in each case both at its inner end to the rotor of the electric motor, and at its outer end to the input of the speed-reduction gearing, if a drive action is to be imparted, and in that, here, the drive shaft is displaceable back and forth in its axial direction between an engagement position, in which there is a positively locking power transmission action, and thus the stated drive connection, in each case firstly between the electric motor and drive shaft and secondly between the drive shaft and speed-reduction gearing, and a disengagement position, in which the stated positively locking power transmission actions and thus the drive connection are eliminated, and here, said drive shaft also forms the separating device.
Disc brake, in particular for commercial vehicles, having a brake disc, a brake calliper which reaches over the brake disc, a brake carrier, a brake lining (16, 16a and 18), and a brake application device which presses the brake lining against the brake disc during braking, the brake lining lying in a U-shaped shaft, and the two limbs (28, 30) of the "U" serving to support the brake lining in the circumferential direction of the brake disc, and the "bottom" (32, 34, 36) of the "U" serving to support the brake lining radially to the inside, and the spacing (B 1) of the two limbs of the "U" from one another at their radially outer ends being smaller than the spacing (B 2) at their radially inner ends, characterized in that a section (32, 34) of the shaft contour, which section (32, 34) serves for support radially to the inside, runs rectilinearly and encloses an angle (β, γ) which measures from 2° to 3° with a plane which lies perpendicularly on a centre plane of the brake lining (16, 16a, 18), which centre plane runs through the brake axis.
A rechargeable battery, comprising: an electrode assembly configured to perform a charge action and a discharge action; a case in which the electrode assembly is inserted; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; and an electrode terminal (21, 22, 221, 321, 421) in a terminal hole (H1, H2) of the cap plate, the electrode terminal (21, 22, 221, 321, 421) including: a plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) outside the cap plate and corresponding to the terminal hole (H1, H2), the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) including a through-hole (H3,H4, H5, H6), a first groove (G1, G21, G31), and a second groove (G2, G22, G32, G42), and a rivet terminal (21a, 22a) electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the rivet terminal (21a, 22a) passing through the terminal hole (H1, H2), being inserted in the through-hole (H3,H4, H5, H6), and being riveted to the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) at an upper end of the rivet terminal (21a, 22a), wherein: the first groove (G1, G21, G31) extends from the through-hole (H3,H4) at an upper end side of the rivet terminal (21a, 22a), and the second groove (G2, G22, G32, G42) extends from the first groove (G1, G21, G31) to an outer side of the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c). an electrode assembly configured to perform a charge action and a discharge action; a case in which the electrode assembly is inserted; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; and an electrode terminal (21, 22, 221, 321, 421) in a terminal hole (H1, H2) of the cap plate, the electrode terminal (21, 22, 221, 321, 421) including: a plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) outside the cap plate and corresponding to the terminal hole (H1, H2), the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) including a through-hole (H3,H4, H5, H6), a first groove (G1, G21, G31), and a second groove (G2, G22, G32, G42), and a rivet terminal (21a, 22a) electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the rivet terminal (21a, 22a) passing through the terminal hole (H1, H2), being inserted in the through-hole (H3,H4, H5, H6), and being riveted to the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) at an upper end of the rivet terminal (21a, 22a), wherein: a plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) outside the cap plate and corresponding to the terminal hole (H1, H2), the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) including a through-hole (H3,H4, H5, H6), a first groove (G1, G21, G31), and a second groove (G2, G22, G32, G42), and a rivet terminal (21a, 22a) electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the rivet terminal (21a, 22a) passing through the terminal hole (H1, H2), being inserted in the through-hole (H3,H4, H5, H6), and being riveted to the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c) at an upper end of the rivet terminal (21a, 22a), wherein: the first groove (G1, G21, G31) extends from the through-hole (H3,H4) at an upper end side of the rivet terminal (21a, 22a), and the second groove (G2, G22, G32, G42) extends from the first groove (G1, G21, G31) to an outer side of the plate terminal (21c, 22c, 221c, 321c, 421c).
A cutting system for a hair clipper comprising a moving blade and a stationary blade, said moving blade moving, during use, in a back-and-forth movement with a force F, characterized in that said moving blade comprises a number of teeth N with two different lengths (x) and (y) and having two angles of attack α and β, the relationship between the two lengths and the angles of attack being defined as follows: - the ratio x/y is comprised between 1.33 and 6; - the ratio β/α is comprised between 1.2 and 3.55; with - α comprised between 9° and 15°; - β comprised between 18° and 32°. - the ratio x/y is comprised between 1.33 and 6; - the ratio β/α is comprised between 1.2 and 3.55; - α comprised between 9° and 15°; - β comprised between 18° and 32°.
A microwave heating device comprising: a cavity arranged to receive a load to be heated; and a feeding structure for feeding microwaves in said cavity, said feeding structure comprising: a transmission line for transmitting microwave energy generated by a microwave source; and a resonator arranged at the junction between said transmission line and said cavity for operating as a feeding port of said cavity, wherein the dielectric constant of the material constituting the interior of said resonator and the dimensions of said resonator are selected such that a resonance condition is established in the resonator for the microwaves generated by said source and impedance matching is established between said transmission line, said resonator and said cavity. a cavity arranged to receive a load to be heated; and a feeding structure for feeding microwaves in said cavity, said feeding structure comprising: a transmission line for transmitting microwave energy generated by a microwave source; and a resonator arranged at the junction between said transmission line and said cavity for operating as a feeding port of said cavity, wherein the dielectric constant of the material constituting the interior of said resonator and the dimensions of said resonator are selected such that a resonance condition is established in the resonator for the microwaves generated by said source and impedance matching is established between said transmission line, said resonator and said cavity. a transmission line for transmitting microwave energy generated by a microwave source; and a resonator arranged at the junction between said transmission line and said cavity for operating as a feeding port of said cavity, wherein the dielectric constant of the material constituting the interior of said resonator and the dimensions of said resonator are selected such that a resonance condition is established in the resonator for the microwaves generated by said source and impedance matching is established between said transmission line, said resonator and said cavity.
A heat spreader comprising: a tapered structure comprising a metal-diamond composite; wherein the metal-diamond composite comprises a continuous metallic phase and a plurality of micron-scale diamond particles having a size ranging between about 1 micron and about 1000 microns, the micron-scale diamond particles located in spaced apart regions of the continuous metallic phase; wherein an interlayer comprising the continuous metallic phase but lacking micron-scale diamond particles is disposed between each of the spaced apart regions; and wherein the metal-diamond composite increases in lateral size in a direction of increased tapering. wherein an interlayer comprising the continuous metallic phase but lacking micron-scale diamond particles is disposed between each of the spaced apart regions; and wherein the metal-diamond composite increases in lateral size in a direction of increased tapering.
A process for plating objects comprised of metallic areas and non-conductive areas, said process comprising contacting the object with: a. alkaline desmear solution comprising permanganate ions; b. neutralization solution comprising (i) acid, (ii) hydrogen peroxide, and (iii) corrosion inhibitor; c. conditioner solution comprising a material selected from the group consisting of surfactants and water soluble polymers; d. aqueous dispersion of carbon particles comprising (i) a material selected from the group consisting of surfactants and water soluble polymers, and (ii) carbon particles; e. drying; f. microetchant solution; g. copper electroplating solution with an electrical potential applied. a. alkaline desmear solution comprising permanganate ions; b. neutralization solution comprising (i) acid, (ii) hydrogen peroxide, and (iii) corrosion inhibitor; c. conditioner solution comprising a material selected from the group consisting of surfactants and water soluble polymers; d. aqueous dispersion of carbon particles comprising (i) a material selected from the group consisting of surfactants and water soluble polymers, and (ii) carbon particles; e. drying; f. microetchant solution; g. copper electroplating solution with an electrical potential applied.
Delivery unit for an application system for an industrial application of an adhesive and/or sealant comprising - a casing with an input suitable for the connection of a storage container (2, 3) to the delivery unit and an output suitable for the connection of a dispensing means to dispense the adhesive and/or sealant and - a line system (104, 120) for the adhesive and/or sealant within the casing and - a feed pump within the casing between input and output for feeding the adhesive and/or sealant trough the line system (104, 120) and - a measuring unit (114, 116, 118) within the casing for measuring the amount of fed adhesive and/or sealant operatively connected to the line system (104, 120) to collect data about the amount of adhesive and/or sealant fed by the feed pump and - an interface to tap the data collected by the measuring unit (114, 116, 118), wherein the interface comprises a telemetric module (126, 127) to provide a reading possibility of the data collected by the measuring unit (114, 116, 118) at a different location and/or a transference possibility of the data to and /or from a different location. - a casing with an input suitable for the connection of a storage container (2, 3) to the delivery unit and an output suitable for the connection of a dispensing means to dispense the adhesive and/or sealant and - a line system (104, 120) for the adhesive and/or sealant within the casing and - a feed pump within the casing between input and output for feeding the adhesive and/or sealant trough the line system (104, 120) and - a measuring unit (114, 116, 118) within the casing for measuring the amount of fed adhesive and/or sealant operatively connected to the line system (104, 120) to collect data about the amount of adhesive and/or sealant fed by the feed pump and - an interface to tap the data collected by the measuring unit (114, 116, 118), wherein the interface comprises a telemetric module (126, 127) to provide a reading possibility of the data collected by the measuring unit (114, 116, 118) at a different location and/or a transference possibility of the data to and /or from a different location.