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A twister device comprising: a body; a suture management component coupled to the body, the suture management component having one or more features to receive end portions (332, 333, 334, 335) of two or more sutures and to secure the received suture end portions (332, 333, 334, 335) to the body, and including two or more tie knobs (348, 348') and a twisting component coupled to the body, the twisting component configured to rotate the suture management component to intertwine the two or more sutures; wherein the suture management component includes suture locks (349, 349') configured to releasably engage with the two or more tie knobs (348, 348') to secure the suture end portions (332, 333, 334, 335) to the two or more tie knobs (348, 348'). a body; a suture management component coupled to the body, the suture management component having one or more features to receive end portions (332, 333, 334, 335) of two or more sutures and to secure the received suture end portions (332, 333, 334, 335) to the body, and including two or more tie knobs (348, 348') and a twisting component coupled to the body, the twisting component configured to rotate the suture management component to intertwine the two or more sutures; wherein the suture management component includes suture locks (349, 349') configured to releasably engage with the two or more tie knobs (348, 348') to secure the suture end portions (332, 333, 334, 335) to the two or more tie knobs (348, 348').
A method of synchronizing nodes within an on-body sensor network, the method comprising: transmitting, by a master hub located on a surface of a user, an initialization electrical current pulse into the surface; receiving, by at least one sensor node located on the surface, the initialization electrical current pulse from the surface; transmitting, by the at least one sensor node, an acknowledge electrical current pulse into the surface after a pre-determined delay and in response to receipt of the initialization electrical current pulse; detecting, by the master hub, the acknowledge electrical current pulse; transmitting, by the master hub, a triggering electrical current pulse into the surface, the triggering electrical current pulse including electrical power and data; and receiving, by the at least one sensor node, the triggering electrical current pulse from the surface, the electrical power and data triggering the at least one sensor node to begin generating sensor information. transmitting, by a master hub located on a surface of a user, an initialization electrical current pulse into the surface; receiving, by at least one sensor node located on the surface, the initialization electrical current pulse from the surface; transmitting, by the at least one sensor node, an acknowledge electrical current pulse into the surface after a pre-determined delay and in response to receipt of the initialization electrical current pulse; detecting, by the master hub, the acknowledge electrical current pulse; transmitting, by the master hub, a triggering electrical current pulse into the surface, the triggering electrical current pulse including electrical power and data; and receiving, by the at least one sensor node, the triggering electrical current pulse from the surface, the electrical power and data triggering the at least one sensor node to begin generating sensor information.
A method for the production of L-carnitine, comprising the steps of (a) providing a solution comprising at least 5% (w/w) carnitine in a first solvent, wherein the carnitine is a mixture of D- and L-carnitine, (b) optionally seeding the solution with L-carnitine crystals, (c) adding a second solvent, in which the L-carnitine is not soluble or has a low solubility, (d) isolating crystals comprising L-carnitine, wherein the first solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, methanol, water, acetonitrile and mixtures thereof, wherein the second solvent is selected from acetone, isopropanol, isobutanol, 2-propanol, 1-pentanol, 2-butanone, methylacetate, ethylacetate, butylacetate, tetrahydrofuran, toluene and mixtures thereof, wherein in step (a) the carnitine comprises more than 80% (e.e.) L-carnitine, and wherein step (a) comprises heating the solution to a temperature of above 40°C. (a) providing a solution comprising at least 5% (w/w) carnitine in a first solvent, wherein the carnitine is a mixture of D- and L-carnitine, (b) optionally seeding the solution with L-carnitine crystals, (c) adding a second solvent, in which the L-carnitine is not soluble or has a low solubility, (d) isolating crystals comprising L-carnitine,
A process for texturing microalgal biomass flour, which comprises the following steps: (a) introducing water, microalgal flour and, optionally, a vegetable protein source into a solid-liquid mixer, (b) emulsifying and homogenizing the content of the solid-liquid mixer, (c) optionally, placing the internal space of the mixer at low pressure or under vacuum, characterized in that steps (b) and (c) are carried out until a homogeneous emulsified pasty mixture is obtained. (a) introducing water, microalgal flour and, optionally, a vegetable protein source into a solid-liquid mixer, (b) emulsifying and homogenizing the content of the solid-liquid mixer, (c) optionally, placing the internal space of the mixer at low pressure or under vacuum,
Motor vehicle door lock with a locking mechanism (2, 3, 4) encompassing a catch and at least one pawl for ratcheting of the catch and with a blocking lever to block the pawl in the ratcheted position, wherein effective blockage of the pawl is controlled by the blocking lever dependent on the locking position of the catch during the control device is formed in such a way that effective blockage of the pawl is controlled in such a way by the blocking lever by means of a catch during the closure movement that blockage of the pawl is delayed until the catch has reached at least the main ratchet position.
A method for lifting and moving an object that is underwater, the method comprising the steps of: deploying an apparatus with a first and a second chamber from the sea surface to the seabed, both chambers (12,14) comprising a first and a second fluid, wherein the first fluid is brine and the second fluid is a buoyant fluid with density of 0.4 to 0.7 kg/L, the first chamber housing a first and a second container, the brine in the first container, the buoyant fluid in the second container; and the second chamber housing a third and a fourth container, the brine in the third container, the buoyant fluid in the fourth container; providing a first conduit in fluid communication with the first container of the first chamber and the third container of the second chamber, and a second conduit in fluid communication with the second container of the first chamber and the fourth container of the second chamber; securing the object to the second chamber; lifting the object by increasing the buoyancy of the second chamber, wherein the step of lifting the object comprises moving a volume of the brine from the third container along the first conduit and into the first container and, simultaneously, substantially the same volume of the buoyant fluid from the second container along the second conduit and into the fourth container. deploying an apparatus with a first and a second chamber from the sea surface to the seabed, both chambers (12,14) comprising a first and a second fluid, wherein the first fluid is brine and the second fluid is a buoyant fluid with density of 0.4 to 0.7 kg/L, the first chamber housing a first and a second container, the brine in the first container, the buoyant fluid in the second container; and the second chamber housing a third and a fourth container, the brine in the third container, the buoyant fluid in the fourth container; providing a first conduit in fluid communication with the first container of the first chamber and the third container of the second chamber, and a second conduit in fluid communication with the second container of the first chamber and the fourth container of the second chamber; securing the object to the second chamber; lifting the object by increasing the buoyancy of the second chamber, wherein the step of lifting the object comprises moving a volume of the brine from the third container along the first conduit and into the first container and, simultaneously, substantially the same volume of the buoyant fluid from the second container along the second conduit and into the fourth container.
Braking circuit for the braking of a vehicle, comprising: - at least one supply line of a pressurized work fluid; - at least one discharge line; - at least one braking line communicating with a braking device of a vehicle; - main valve means which can be moved between a braking position, wherein it places said braking line in communication with said discharge line, and a release position, wherein it places said braking line in communication with said supply line; - main command means which can be operated to bring said main valve means from said braking position to said release position, where said main command means comprise first and second electrical command means (8a, 8b) operating on said main valve means and which can be operated independently to each other; wherein the force exertable by each of said first and second command means (8a, 8b) is sufficient to keep said main valve means in the release position and characterized by the fact that said force exertable by each of said first and second command means (8a, 8b) is insufficient to move said main valve means. - at least one supply line of a pressurized work fluid; - at least one discharge line; - at least one braking line communicating with a braking device of a vehicle; - main valve means which can be moved between a braking position, wherein it places said braking line in communication with said discharge line, and a release position, wherein it places said braking line in communication with said supply line; - main command means which can be operated to bring said main valve means from said braking position to said release position, where said main command means comprise first and second electrical command means (8a, 8b) operating on said main valve means and which can be operated independently to each other;
A 2D/3D switchable display panel, comprising: an OLED display panel which is self-luminescent, and a LCD panel which is provided with no color filter layer and disposed on a display side of the OLED display panel, wherein the OLED display panel is configured to display an image when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in a 3D display mode, and to act as a backlight source module when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in a 2D display mode; and wherein the LCD panel is configured to display an image when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in the 2D display mode, characterized in that the LCD panel is configured to act as a grating when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in the 3D mode. an OLED display panel which is self-luminescent, and a LCD panel which is provided with no color filter layer and disposed on a display side of the OLED display panel, wherein the OLED display panel is configured to display an image when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in a 3D display mode, and to act as a backlight source module when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in a 2D display mode; and wherein the LCD panel is configured to display an image when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in the 2D display mode, characterized in that the LCD panel is configured to act as a grating when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in the 3D mode.
A process for producing acetic acid comprising: carbonylating at least one member selected from the group consisting of methanol, dimethyl ether, and methyl acetate in a reaction medium comprising a rhodium catalyst, water, methyl iodide and lithium-containing compounds; separating the reaction medium into a liquid recycle stream and a vapor product stream comprising acetic acid; distilling the vapor product stream in a first column to form an overhead and a crude product stream comprising acetic acid; distilling the crude product stream in a second column to form a vapor sidedraw comprising acetic acid and lithium-containing compounds at a concentration of no more than 100 wppb, and a bottoms stream enriched in lithium-containing compounds at a concentration of greater than 100 wppb, and preferably no more than 10 wppm; condensing the vapor sidedraw to form a condensed sidedraw; and feeding the condensed sidedraw to a metal-exchanged ion exchange resin having acid cation exchange sites to produce purified acetic acid. carbonylating at least one member selected from the group consisting of methanol, dimethyl ether, and methyl acetate in a reaction medium comprising a rhodium catalyst, water, methyl iodide and lithium-containing compounds; separating the reaction medium into a liquid recycle stream and a vapor product stream comprising acetic acid; distilling the vapor product stream in a first column to form an overhead and a crude product stream comprising acetic acid; distilling the crude product stream in a second column to form a vapor sidedraw comprising acetic acid and lithium-containing compounds at a concentration of no more than 100 wppb, and a bottoms stream enriched in lithium-containing compounds at a concentration of greater than 100 wppb, and preferably no more than 10 wppm; condensing the vapor sidedraw to form a condensed sidedraw; and feeding the condensed sidedraw to a metal-exchanged ion exchange resin having acid cation exchange sites to produce purified acetic acid.
Method for preservation of food products in a container with a vent hole in which the food product is packed and sold, comprising the following method steps: - filling of wet food products that can be precooked or crude, - steam cooking and pasteurization of the food products with microwave, wherein the water steam produced escapes through the vent hole, further characterized by - application of a vacuum to the container in a vacuum chamber for at least partially removing the steam and - release of the vacuum, an inert gas being sucked off out of a storage container into the vacuum chamber and into the container through the vent hole. - filling of wet food products that can be precooked or crude, - steam cooking and pasteurization of the food products with microwave, wherein the water steam produced escapes through the vent hole, further characterized by - application of a vacuum to the container in a vacuum chamber for at least partially removing the steam and - release of the vacuum, an inert gas being sucked off out of a storage container into the vacuum chamber and into the container through the vent hole.
A variable capacitance switched capacitor input system comprising: a differential integrator circuit having first and second input summing nodes (48n; 48p), and first and second outputs (54a; 54b), a first integrator capacitor (Cint1) connected between the first input summing node and the first output node, and a second integrator capacitor (Cint2) connected between the second input summing node and the second output node; a first variable sensing capacitor; a second variable sensing capacitor; and first and second switching systems (140; 142) associated with said first and second variable sensing capacitors (90n, 90p) respectively, each said first and second switching systems connecting one terminal of its associated variable sensing capacitor to one of said input summing nodes (48n, 48p) in a first phase and to the other of said input summing nodes in a second phase characterised in that; each of said first and second variable sensing capacitors (90n, 90p) have a shared second terminal for receiving a first voltage level (V H) in said first phase and a second voltage level (V L) in said second phase for transferring the charge on the associated variable sensing capacitor to said first input summing node in said first phase and to said second input summing node in said second phase and canceling errors in the differential integrator circuit output caused by leakage current a differential integrator circuit having first and second input summing nodes (48n; 48p), and first and second outputs (54a; 54b), a first integrator capacitor (Cint1) connected between the first input summing node and the first output node, and a second integrator capacitor (Cint2) connected between the second input summing node and the second output node; a first variable sensing capacitor; a second variable sensing capacitor; and first and second switching systems (140; 142) associated with said first and second variable sensing capacitors (90n, 90p) respectively, each said first and second switching systems connecting one terminal of its associated variable sensing capacitor to one of said input summing nodes (48n, 48p) in a first phase and to the other of said input summing nodes in a second phase characterised in that; each of said first and second variable sensing capacitors (90n, 90p) have a shared second terminal for receiving a first voltage level (V H) in said first phase and a second voltage level (V L) in said second phase for transferring the charge on the associated variable sensing capacitor to said first input summing node in said first phase and to said second input summing node in said second phase and canceling errors in the differential integrator circuit output caused by leakage current
Solid anhydrous cosmetic composition in particle form wherein the size of the particles is, in the largest dimension thereof, between 0.01 and 5 mm, comprising: - at least 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more anionic surfactants, - at least 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more amphoteric surfactants chosen from (C 8 -C 20)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylamido(C 1 -C 6)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphoacetates and (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphodiacetates, and mixtures thereof, - at least 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more fillers chosen from sodium or calcium halides and polymeric organic fillers. - at least 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more anionic surfactants, - at least 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more amphoteric surfactants chosen from (C 8 -C 20)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylamido(C 1 -C 6)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphoacetates and (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphodiacetates, and mixtures thereof, - at least 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more fillers chosen from sodium or calcium halides and polymeric organic fillers.
A transcoding method comprising the step of: selecting one of a plurality of transcoding nodes (120,140,190) for transcoding a digital file based on a comparison of characteristics of a source digital file, transcoding profile for the digital file and transcoding histories of the transcoding nodes, using the transcoding histories of the transcoding nodes to determine transcoding parameters for a transcoding node to transcode a digital file having a similar transcoding profile to the digital file. selecting one of a plurality of transcoding nodes (120,140,190) for transcoding a digital file based on a comparison of characteristics of a source digital file, transcoding profile for the digital file and transcoding histories of the transcoding nodes, using the transcoding histories of the transcoding nodes to determine transcoding parameters for a transcoding node to transcode a digital file having a similar transcoding profile to the digital file.
A parking assistant system for use in a vehicle, the parking assistant system comprising: an object detection apparatus configured to generate information on an object located outside a vehicle; and a controller configured to, when it is determined, based on the information, an available parking space is a diagonal parking space, generate a diagonal parking path for the vehicle to enter the available parking space, wherein the object detection apparatus comprises: a side sensor configured to detect an object located on a side of the vehicle; and a diagonal sensor configured to detect an object located in a diagonal direction of the vehicle, wherein the controller is further configured to, when it is determined that a different vehicle is parked beside the available parking space and that there is an area which is not sensed by the side sensor but sensed by the diagonal sensor due to the presence of the different vehicle, determine that the available parking space is a diagonal parking space. an object detection apparatus configured to generate information on an object located outside a vehicle; and a controller configured to, when it is determined, based on the information, an available parking space is a diagonal parking space, generate a diagonal parking path for the vehicle to enter the available parking space, wherein the object detection apparatus comprises: a side sensor configured to detect an object located on a side of the vehicle; and a diagonal sensor configured to detect an object located in a diagonal direction of the vehicle, a side sensor configured to detect an object located on a side of the vehicle; and a diagonal sensor configured to detect an object located in a diagonal direction of the vehicle, wherein the controller is further configured to, when it is determined that a different vehicle is parked beside the available parking space and that there is an area which is not sensed by the side sensor but sensed by the diagonal sensor due to the presence of the different vehicle, determine that the available parking space is a diagonal parking space.
A plant preparation suitable for biological plant protection based on aerial parts material, including flowers, of plants from the species Agapanthus africanus in form of an aqueous solution or suspension based on a dry powder that is suspended or dissolved in water in a concentration range from 0.25 g/l to 2 g/l, wherein said dried powder is obtainable by the following steps: (i) drying one or more of the different aerial parts of the plant at 30 - 40°C to the exclusion of sun light; (ii) grinding the dried plant material to a grit size less than 0.1 mm, (iii) soaking the ground material in methanol, thus forming a suspension / solution; (iv) performing a stirred extraction of the suspension; (v) evaporating the solvent without prior separation of the solid phase from the soluble organic phase; (vi) soaking the evaporated solid phase residue in ethanol and repeating steps (iv) and (v); and (vii) drying the evaporated solid phase residue, thus obtaining a dry powder. (i) drying one or more of the different aerial parts of the plant at 30 - 40°C to the exclusion of sun light; (ii) grinding the dried plant material to a grit size less than 0.1 mm, (iii) soaking the ground material in methanol, thus forming a suspension / solution; (iv) performing a stirred extraction of the suspension; (v) evaporating the solvent without prior separation of the solid phase from the soluble organic phase; (vi) soaking the evaporated solid phase residue in ethanol and repeating steps (iv) and (v); and (vii) drying the evaporated solid phase residue, thus obtaining a dry powder.