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A composite structural element comprising: a basal member having voids of a predefined shape that are open to a surface thereof; and a plurality of filling elements designed to fit into the voids, wherein at least one of the predefined shape of the void and an interface between the filling elements and the voids is arranged to maintain the filling elements within the voids, and wherein the voids and the filling elements have an external short side and an internal long side, both with respect to the basal member, and the voids have edges connecting the external short side to the internal long side, which are inclined at at least 6°, and wherein the filling elements are designed to yield a specified frictional force at the interface, and wherein the shape of the voids and the material of the filling elements improve the strength of the basal member, characterised in that the filling elements are designed to fit into the voids in a compressed state, and in that the basal member is designed to engage another composite structural element via a joint that is shaped to engage the other composite strubtural element and wherein the filling elements are designed to conceal the joint to present the combined elements as a uniform surface. a basal member having voids of a predefined shape that are open to a surface thereof; and a plurality of filling elements designed to fit into the voids, wherein at least one of the predefined shape of the void and an interface between the filling elements and the voids is arranged to maintain the filling elements within the voids, and wherein the voids and the filling elements have an external short side and an internal long side, both with respect to the basal member, and the voids have edges connecting the external short side to the internal long side, which are inclined at at least 6°, and wherein the filling elements are designed to yield a specified frictional force at the interface, and wherein the shape of the voids and the material of the filling elements improve the strength of the basal member, characterised in that the filling elements are designed to fit into the voids in a compressed state, and in that the basal member is designed to engage another composite structural element via a joint that is shaped to engage the other composite strubtural element and wherein the filling elements are designed to conceal the joint to present the combined elements as a uniform surface.
A method for use in a data mirroring system comprising at least one host, at least one source storage system, and at least one target storage system, wherein the at least one source storage system includes a plurality of mirrored source storage devices, and the at least one target storage system includes a plurality of target storage devices, wherein the at least one host is coupled to the at least one source storage system to perform write operations to the plurality of mirrored source storage devices, and wherein the at least one source storage system is coupled to the at least one target storage system via mirroring communication links to enable mirroring communication from each of the plurality of mirrored source storage devices to a corresponding one of the plurality of target storage devices, the method characterised by comprising steps of: storing information in the data mirroring system identifying a subset of the plurality of mirrored source storage devices for which a consistent representation of logically related data is desired to be maintained on a corresponding subset of the plurality of target storage devices; and using the information stored in step to ensure that a consistent representation of logically related data is maintained on the corresponding subset of the plurality of target storage devices, by logically breaking the mirroring communication links to target storage devices of the corresponding subset that store data logically related to the data stored in a target storage device of the corresponding subset for which mirroring communication to the corresponding mirrored source storage device has been lost. storing information in the data mirroring system identifying a subset of the plurality of mirrored source storage devices for which a consistent representation of logically related data is desired to be maintained on a corresponding subset of the plurality of target storage devices; and using the information stored in step to ensure that a consistent representation of logically related data is maintained on the corresponding subset of the plurality of target storage devices, by logically breaking the mirroring communication links to target storage devices of the corresponding subset that store data logically related to the data stored in a target storage device of the corresponding subset for which mirroring communication to the corresponding mirrored source storage device has been lost.
The use of colored polyesters in solid form in washing and cleaning compositions, wherein the colored polyesters are obtained by polymerizing components comprising a) one or more sulfo-free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and/or salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, b) optionally one or more sulfo-containing dicarboxylic acids, salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, c) one or more diols, d) optionally one or more compounds of the formula R 1 O(CHR 2 CHR 3 O) n H where R 1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 50, e) optionally one or more compounds of the formula H-(OCHR 2 CHR 3) m -SO 3 X where R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and m is a number from 1 to 10 and X is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, and f) optionally one or more crosslinking polyfunctional compounds having 3 to 6 functions capable of polycondensation, especially acid, alcohol or ester functions, with the proviso that at least one of components d) and e) is present, in the presence of g) one or more pigment(s). a) one or more sulfo-free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and/or salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, b) optionally one or more sulfo-containing dicarboxylic acids, salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, c) one or more diols, d) optionally one or more compounds of the formula R 1 O(CHR 2 CHR 3 O) n H where R 1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 50, R 1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 50, e) optionally one or more compounds of the formula H-(OCHR 2 CHR 3) m -SO 3 X where R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and m is a number from 1 to 10 and X is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, and R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and m is a number from 1 to 10 and X is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, and f) optionally one or more crosslinking polyfunctional compounds having 3 to 6 functions capable of polycondensation, especially acid, alcohol or ester functions, with the proviso that at least one of components d) and e) is present, in the presence of g) one or more pigment(s).
A method of forwarding a packet by a gateway device, wherein a first Virtual extensible Local Area Network, VXLAN, tunnel is established between the gateway device and an aggregation switch, the aggregation switch corresponds to a Broadband Remote Access Server, BRAS, group including a plurality of BRAS network elements (101, 102, 103), and a second VXLAN tunnel is established between the gateway device and each of the BRAS network elements in the BRAS group, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by the gateway device, a first VXLAN packet from the aggregation switch through the first VXLAN tunnel; acquiring, by the gateway device, a first user packet by de-encapsulating the first VXLAN packet; performing, by the gateway device, a VXLAN encapsulation for the first user packet; forwarding, by the gateway device, the encapsulated first user packet to the BRAS network element through the second VXLAN tunnel; receiving, by the gateway device, a second VXLAN packet from the BRAS network element through the second VXLAN tunnel; acquiring, by the gateway device, a second user packet by de-encapsulating the second VXLAN packet; performing, by the gateway device, a VXLAN encapsulation for the second user packet; and forwarding, by the gateway device, the encapsulated second user packet to the aggregation switch through the first VXLAN tunnel, wherein the first VXLAN tunnel and a plurality of the second VXLAN tunnels are associated with a same VXLAN. receiving, by the gateway device, a first VXLAN packet from the aggregation switch through the first VXLAN tunnel; acquiring, by the gateway device, a first user packet by de-encapsulating the first VXLAN packet; performing, by the gateway device, a VXLAN encapsulation for the first user packet; forwarding, by the gateway device, the encapsulated first user packet to the BRAS network element through the second VXLAN tunnel; receiving, by the gateway device, a second VXLAN packet from the BRAS network element through the second VXLAN tunnel; acquiring, by the gateway device, a second user packet by de-encapsulating the second VXLAN packet; performing, by the gateway device, a VXLAN encapsulation for the second user packet; and forwarding, by the gateway device, the encapsulated second user packet to the aggregation switch through the first VXLAN tunnel, wherein the first VXLAN tunnel and a plurality of the second VXLAN tunnels are associated with a same VXLAN.
A banknote handling apparatus comprising: a reception unit configured to take in, one by one, a banknote put thereinto; a transport unit configured to transport the taken-in banknote; a memory unit storing a plurality of banknote recognition data elements, the banknote recognition data elements corresponds to currencies of a plurality of nations to be designated; the apparatus further comprising a selection unit configured to group in one group a plurality of the banknote recognition data elements stored in the memory unit and corresponding to a plurality of currencies that have been designated, such that a predetermined criterion is met; and a recognition unit disposed on the transport unit, and configured to recognize the banknote taken in by the reception unit, based on the grouped banknote recognition data elements, wherein: each banknote recognition data element includes a plurality of denomination recognition data elements; and the predetermined criterion is a criterion related to the number of denomination recognition data elements included in the one group. a reception unit configured to take in, one by one, a banknote put thereinto; a transport unit configured to transport the taken-in banknote; a memory unit storing a plurality of banknote recognition data elements, the banknote recognition data elements corresponds to currencies of a plurality of nations to be designated; the apparatus further comprising a selection unit configured to group in one group a plurality of the banknote recognition data elements stored in the memory unit and corresponding to a plurality of currencies that have been designated, such that a predetermined criterion is met; and a recognition unit disposed on the transport unit, and configured to recognize the banknote taken in by the reception unit, based on the grouped banknote recognition data elements, wherein: each banknote recognition data element includes a plurality of denomination recognition data elements; and the predetermined criterion is a criterion related to the number of denomination recognition data elements included in the one group.
A method for preparing an antimicrobial elastomeric article, comprising: coating an elastomeric article with an antimicrobial coating composition comprising chlorhexidine to form an antimicrobial elastomeric article with a minimum concentration of chlorhexidine at its surface of greater than 7.6 μg/cm 2; and exposing the elastomeric article and the antimicrobial elastomeric article to an environment comprising 10.3 g/m 3 or less absolute humidity for a period of from 12 to 48 hours, wherein the temperature of the environment is from 10° C to 30° C; wherein the antimicrobial elastomeric article has an antimicrobial efficacy such that the number of microorganisms present on a surface of the antimicrobial elastomeric article is reduced by at least 4 log 10 within 5 minutes. coating an elastomeric article with an antimicrobial coating composition comprising chlorhexidine to form an antimicrobial elastomeric article with a minimum concentration of chlorhexidine at its surface of greater than 7.6 μg/cm 2; and exposing the elastomeric article and the antimicrobial elastomeric article to an environment comprising 10.3 g/m 3 or less absolute humidity for a period of from 12 to 48 hours, wherein the temperature of the environment is from 10° C to 30° C; wherein the antimicrobial elastomeric article has an antimicrobial efficacy such that the number of microorganisms present on a surface of the antimicrobial elastomeric article is reduced by at least 4 log 10 within 5 minutes.
A method of manufacturing a tracheal tube, comprising the steps of: molding a tubular shaft; molding a cuff including two collars, one at each end of the cuff; inverting said cuff so that its original inner surface becomes the surface that is exposed to the environment and its original outer surface forms the interior surface of said cuff; attaching the two collars of said cuff proximate to a patient end of said shaft at spaced locations; and integrally forming a lumen along at least a portion of said shaft with its patient end located inside said cuff to enable said cuff to be inflated when a fluid is input to the machine end of said lumen. molding a tubular shaft; molding a cuff including two collars, one at each end of the cuff; inverting said cuff so that its original inner surface becomes the surface that is exposed to the environment and its original outer surface forms the interior surface of said cuff; attaching the two collars of said cuff proximate to a patient end of said shaft at spaced locations; and integrally forming a lumen along at least a portion of said shaft with its patient end located inside said cuff to enable said cuff to be inflated when a fluid is input to the machine end of said lumen.
A method for processing a high temperature crosslinked thermoplastic gel comprising: combining (a) an oil-swelled physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel comprising at least one functional group configured to chemically crosslink in the presence of a crosslinker and (b) a crosslinker; mixing the combination of the physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel and the crosslinker; maintaining the combination of the physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel and the crosslinker in a cold slurry at a temperature at which they remain substantially unreacted; subsequently heating the combination with a hot static mixer to a temperature at which the oil-swelled physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel reacts with the crosslinker to form a hot molten gel; and transferring the hot molten gel into an injection molder or into a molding part. combining (a) an oil-swelled physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel comprising at least one functional group configured to chemically crosslink in the presence of a crosslinker and (b) a crosslinker; (a) an oil-swelled physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel comprising at least one functional group configured to chemically crosslink in the presence of a crosslinker and (b) a crosslinker; mixing the combination of the physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel and the crosslinker; maintaining the combination of the physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel and the crosslinker in a cold slurry at a temperature at which they remain substantially unreacted; subsequently heating the combination with a hot static mixer to a temperature at which the oil-swelled physically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer gel reacts with the crosslinker to form a hot molten gel; and transferring the hot molten gel into an injection molder or into a molding part.
A head-up display system for a vehicle, comprising: a windshield (30a, 30b) including first and second substantially parallel spaced-apart substrates (2, 4) sandwiching a polymer-inclusive interlayer, and an anti-reflective coating provided on a surface of one of the first and second substrates (2,4); and an image source configured to direct light rays corresponding to an image to be formed at the windshield (30a, 30b), at least some of the light rays being optically removed or blocked via the anti-reflective coating, wherein the first substrate is closest to the vehicle exterior and the second substrate is closest to the vehicle interior, characterized in that the refractive index of the polymer-inclusive interlayer, is essentially the same as that of the first and second substrates (2, 4), and in that the image is produced by reflection off of one of the outer surfaces of the first and second glass substrates (2, 4) while an image produced by reflection off of the outer surface of the other glass substrate is optically eliminated or blocked by the anti-reflective coating provided on a surface of the other substrate opposite the polymer-inclusive interlayer. a windshield (30a, 30b) including first and second substantially parallel spaced-apart substrates (2, 4) sandwiching a polymer-inclusive interlayer, and an anti-reflective coating provided on a surface of one of the first and second substrates (2,4); and an image source configured to direct light rays corresponding to an image to be formed at the windshield (30a, 30b), at least some of the light rays being optically removed or blocked via the anti-reflective coating, wherein the first substrate is closest to the vehicle exterior and the second substrate is closest to the vehicle interior, characterized in that the refractive index of the polymer-inclusive interlayer, is essentially the same as that of the first and second substrates (2, 4), and in that the image is produced by reflection off of one of the outer surfaces of the first and second glass substrates (2, 4) while an image produced by reflection off of the outer surface of the other glass substrate is optically eliminated or blocked by the anti-reflective coating provided on a surface of the other substrate opposite the polymer-inclusive interlayer.
A unit for filling a succession of tubular wrappers of the tobacco industry, of the type extending along a main axis of extension and internally defining respective containment chambers adapted to contain a filling material of the tobacco industry, the unit comprising: - a filling station comprising a plurality of filling means configured to insert the filling material into respective containment chambers of the succession of tubular wrappers through a filling end of the tubular wrappers. - a closing station disposed downstream of the filling station and comprising a plurality of closing means configured to make respective walls which close the filling ends and which are transverse to the respective main axes of extension; characterized in that the closing station comprises at least one feed drum on which the plurality of closing means are mounted. - a filling station comprising a plurality of filling means configured to insert the filling material into respective containment chambers of the succession of tubular wrappers through a filling end of the tubular wrappers. - a closing station disposed downstream of the filling station and comprising a plurality of closing means configured to make respective walls which close the filling ends and which are transverse to the respective main axes of extension;
A system comprising: a dispenser having a nozzle; a platform; and a cleaning substrate supported by the platform, the cleaning substrate having a plurality of hook structures extending from a backing, the hook structures being configured to remove a material from an exterior surface of the nozzle, when at least one of the nozzle and the cleaning substrate moves relative to the other one of the nozzle and the cleaning substrate. a dispenser having a nozzle; a platform; and a cleaning substrate supported by the platform, the cleaning substrate having a plurality of hook structures extending from a backing, the hook structures being configured to remove a material from an exterior surface of the nozzle, when at least one of the nozzle and the cleaning substrate moves relative to the other one of the nozzle and the cleaning substrate.
An aluminum alloy material suitable for the manufacture of automotive body panels, comprising, based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy material, Si 0.6 to 1.2 wt%, Mg 0.7 to 1.3 wt%, Zn 0.25 to 0.8 wt%, Cu 0.02 to 0.20 wt%, Mn 0.01 to 0.25 wt%, Zr 0.01 to 0.20 wt%, and the balance of Al and incidental elements, wherein the aluminum alloy material satisfies the inequation of: 2.30 wt % ≤ Si + Mg + Zn + 2 Cu ≤ 3.20 wt %, wherein the incidental elements are impurities or entrained by grain refiner in the manufacture of aluminum alloy ingots, the incidental elements comprise Fe, Ti and one or more selected from other incidental elements, wherein Fe ≤ 0.40 wt%, Ti ≤ 0.15 wt%, each of the other incidental elements ≤ 0.15 wt%, and the sum of the other incidental elements ≤ 0.25 wt%.
A computer readable medium which, when executed by one or more processors on an electronic device, implements a media server comprising: a UPnP device that is arranged to identify UPnP services available to a client from the media server; and a content directory service that is exposed by the UPnP device responsively to a discovery request from the client, whereby the content directory service exposes one or more Server Message Block, SMB, paths to the client responsively to a command from the client over a UPnP network. a UPnP device that is arranged to identify UPnP services available to a client from the media server; and a content directory service that is exposed by the UPnP device responsively to a discovery request from the client, whereby the content directory service exposes one or more Server Message Block, SMB, paths to the client responsively to a command from the client over a UPnP network.