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A heating element, comprising: a plurality of positive temperature coefficient elements (16, 116), each positive temperature coefficient element including: first and second conductive plates (16a, 16b), and at least one positive temperature coefficient heating stone in electrical contact with, and sandwiched between the conductive plates wherein the heating element further comprises first and second buses, and that the plurality of positive temperature coefficient elements (16, 116) is in electrical contact with, and sandwiched between the buses in an electrically parallel configuration, characterized in that each positive temperature coefficient element (16, 116) includes a plurality of positive temperature coefficient heating stones sandwiched between the conductive plates in an electrically parallel configuration and the buses are bus plates. a plurality of positive temperature coefficient elements (16, 116), each positive temperature coefficient element including: first and second conductive plates (16a, 16b), and at least one positive temperature coefficient heating stone in electrical contact with, and sandwiched between the conductive plates wherein the heating element further comprises first and second buses, and that the plurality of positive temperature coefficient elements (16, 116) is in electrical contact with, and sandwiched between the buses in an electrically parallel configuration, characterized in that each positive temperature coefficient element (16, 116) includes a plurality of positive temperature coefficient heating stones sandwiched between the conductive plates in an electrically parallel configuration and the buses are bus plates. first and second conductive plates (16a, 16b), and at least one positive temperature coefficient heating stone in electrical contact with, and sandwiched between the conductive plates wherein the heating element further comprises first and second buses, and that the plurality of positive temperature coefficient elements (16, 116) is in electrical contact with, and sandwiched between the buses in an electrically parallel configuration, characterized in that each positive temperature coefficient element (16, 116) includes a plurality of positive temperature coefficient heating stones sandwiched between the conductive plates in an electrically parallel configuration and the buses are bus plates.
A surface acoustic wave, SAW, device comprising: a piezoelectric layer; a high acoustic velocity layer coupled to the piezoelectric layer at a first surface of the piezoelectric layer; and at least one transducer (104, 106) between the piezoelectric layer and the high acoustic velocity layer, the at least one transducer including graphene, the graphene in the transducer being a first multi-layer graphene layer, the at least one transducer being configured to propagate a surface acoustic wave having an operating wavelength (λ) along the piezoelectric layer, wherein the first multi-layer graphene layer is 3-5 atomic layers of graphene. a piezoelectric layer; a high acoustic velocity layer coupled to the piezoelectric layer at a first surface of the piezoelectric layer; and at least one transducer (104, 106) between the piezoelectric layer and the high acoustic velocity layer, the at least one transducer including graphene, the graphene in the transducer being a first multi-layer graphene layer, the at least one transducer being configured to propagate a surface acoustic wave having an operating wavelength (λ) along the piezoelectric layer, wherein the first multi-layer graphene layer is 3-5 atomic layers of graphene.
A structure comprising: a trough for laying cables, wherein the trough comprises a trough body and a resin-made trough lid that is disposed over the trough body; and a destaticizing member (1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) comprising a conductor member (15, 18) and a metal-made conductive member having a connection portion to be connected with the conductor member (15, 18); wherein a first end of the conductor member (15, 18) is connected to the connection portion and a second end of the conductor member (15, 18) is connectable to an earth portion; wherein the metal-made conductive member comprises a top plate portion and a pair of leg portions that are connected to both ends of the top plate portion the metal-made conductive member being formed by bending an elastic band-shaped metal piece; wherein the top plate portion is disposed so as to cover an upper surface of the trough lid in the width direction thereof; wherein the pair of the leg portions, which are bent with a sharp angle to the top plate portion, can open and interpose and hold side faces of the trough body, whereby pressing forces are applied to the side faces; and wherein the metal-made conductive member is fixed to the trough body. a trough for laying cables, wherein the trough comprises a trough body and a resin-made trough lid that is disposed over the trough body; and a destaticizing member (1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) comprising a conductor member (15, 18) and a metal-made conductive member having a connection portion to be connected with the conductor member (15, 18); wherein a first end of the conductor member (15, 18) is connected to the connection portion and a second end of the conductor member (15, 18) is connectable to an earth portion; wherein the metal-made conductive member comprises a top plate portion and a pair of leg portions that are connected to both ends of the top plate portion the metal-made conductive member being formed by bending an elastic band-shaped metal piece; wherein the top plate portion is disposed so as to cover an upper surface of the trough lid in the width direction thereof; wherein the pair of the leg portions, which are bent with a sharp angle to the top plate portion, can open and interpose and hold side faces of the trough body, whereby pressing forces are applied to the side faces; and wherein the metal-made conductive member is fixed to the trough body.
A reaction product prepared from reactants comprising: (a) a compound embraced within structure A where X is C 1-20 alkyl, C 2-20 alkenyl, or C 7-20 alkaryl, any of which may be interrupted by one or more hereto atoms, and which are functionalized by at least one and preferably at least two groups selected from -OH, -NH 2 or -SH and z is 1-3 and (b) at least one isocyanate functional material. (a) a compound embraced within structure A where X is C 1-20 alkyl, C 2-20 alkenyl, or C 7-20 alkaryl, any of which may be interrupted by one or more hereto atoms, and which are functionalized by at least one and preferably at least two groups selected from -OH, -NH 2 or -SH and z is 1-3 and (b) at least one isocyanate functional material.
An exhaust-gas heater for an exhaust system for an internal-combustion engine, comprising a heating conductor with a first supply-voltage terminal, with a second supply-voltage terminal and with a heating region extending between the first supply-voltage terminal and the second supply-voltage terminal, further comprising a voltage-measuring section integrated into the heating region, wherein the voltage-measuring section comprises a measuring resistor, characterized in that a first terminal region of the measuring resistor is coupled to a first heating-region portion leading to the first supply-voltage terminal, and a second terminal region of the measuring resistor is coupled to a second heating-region portion leading to the second supply-voltage terminal, wherein the measuring resistor is electrically connected in series with the first heating-region portion and with the second heating-region portion.
A method for making an olefinic feedstock comprising: a) in a first stage, reacting conjugated alkenes comprising at least one conjugated diene and at least one additional olefinic bond with hydrogen in the presence of a first catalyst under conditions suitable to preferentially hydrogenate at least one olefinic bond in the conjugated diene to produce partially hydrogenated intermediates; and b) in a second stage, reacting the partially hydrogenated intermediates with hydrogen in the presence of a second catalyst to produce an olefinic feedstock; wherein the catalyst, catalyst loading, temperature or hydrogen pressure is varied between the first stage and the second stage so as to favor hydrogenation of partially hydrogenated intermediates having more than one olefinic bond over hydrogenation of partially hydrogenated intermediates having one olefinic bond; and wherein the olefinic feedstock comprises at least about 55% mono-olefin; wherein the first catalyst, the second catalyst, or both the first and second catalyst comprises Pd, Pd/C, or Pd/Al 2 O 3. a) in a first stage, reacting conjugated alkenes comprising at least one conjugated diene and at least one additional olefinic bond with hydrogen in the presence of a first catalyst under conditions suitable to preferentially hydrogenate at least one olefinic bond in the conjugated diene to produce partially hydrogenated intermediates; and b) in a second stage, reacting the partially hydrogenated intermediates with hydrogen in the presence of a second catalyst to produce an olefinic feedstock;
Process for producing thermoplastic, expandable and/or at least partially expanded polymer particles composed of a polymer matrix formed by polylactide or a polymer blend comprising at least 90% by mass of polylactide together with at least one further thermoplastic polymer, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction of the polymer matrix into an extruder and plasticization and homogenization of the polymer matrix in the extruder with exclusion of crosslinkers and/or chain extenders; (b) addition of at least one organic blowing agent from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane and propane including mixtures thereof and dispersion of the at least one blowing agent in the plasticized polymer matrix in the extruder; (c) discharge of the plasticized polylactide admixed with the at least one blowing agent from the extruder through at least one extruder die; and (d) pelletization of the extruded polymer strand admixed with the at least one blowing agent downstream of the extruder die to form the expandable and/or at least partially expanded polymer particles, wherein the steps (c) and (d) are carried out in a cooling fluid under a pressure above ambient pressure, in which the polymer particles are cooled below their glass transition temperature. (a) introduction of the polymer matrix into an extruder and plasticization and homogenization of the polymer matrix in the extruder with exclusion of crosslinkers and/or chain extenders; (b) addition of at least one organic blowing agent from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane and propane including mixtures thereof and dispersion of the at least one blowing agent in the plasticized polymer matrix in the extruder; (c) discharge of the plasticized polylactide admixed with the at least one blowing agent from the extruder through at least one extruder die; and (d) pelletization of the extruded polymer strand admixed with the at least one blowing agent downstream of the extruder die to form the expandable and/or at least partially expanded polymer particles,
Cleaning apparatus for cleaning washware, comprising at least one cleaning zone for applying cleaning fluid to washware, further comprising at least one transportation apparatus for transporting the washware through the cleaning zone, wherein the cleaning apparatus further has at least one sensor for identifying the washware, wherein the sensor is accessible to a user of the cleaning apparatus from the outside, and wherein the cleaning apparatus is designed in order to enable a user to transmit control instructions to a control system of the cleaning apparatus by operating the sensor, characterized in that the sensor can be operated by the user in at least one type of operation which differs from an operation of the sensor by the washware, and wherein the control system is designed to interpret this operation as a control instruction.
A device for measuring a thrust load acting on a rotor of a hermetically sealed kneader which is provided with the device, the device comprising: a pair of rotors which are arranged adjacent to each other at a predetermined interval so that axes are in parallel with each other and which rotate in directions different from each other, wherein bearings (6, 7) are provided at both ends of each of the pair of rotors, the bearings (6, 7) supporting a load in a radial direction, which acts on each rotor, and a load in a thrust direction, which acts on the rotor is supported by one of the bearings (6, 7), which is at one end of the both ends, characterized in that at least one displacement sensor is arranged on an outer ring fixing member for fixing an outer ring of the bearing at the one end or on a casing to which the outer ring fixing member is attached, wherein the displacement sensor can measure a relative displacement in an axial direction between the outer ring fixing member or the casing, and an inner ring fixing member for fixing an inner ring of the bearing at the one end or the rotor to which the inner ring fixing member is attached, and wherein a load calculating unit is provided, the load calculating unit calculating the thrust load acting on the rotor, by multiplying the relative displacement measured by the displacement sensor by a conversion coefficient being a spring constant obtained from the fact that the load elastically changes as a spring with respect to the relative displacement. a pair of rotors which are arranged adjacent to each other at a predetermined interval so that axes are in parallel with each other and which rotate in directions different from each other, wherein bearings (6, 7) are provided at both ends of each of the pair of rotors, the bearings (6, 7) supporting a load in a radial direction, which acts on each rotor, and a load in a thrust direction, which acts on the rotor is supported by one of the bearings (6, 7), which is at one end of the both ends, characterized in that at least one displacement sensor is arranged on an outer ring fixing member for fixing an outer ring of the bearing at the one end or on a casing to which the outer ring fixing member is attached, wherein the displacement sensor can measure a relative displacement in an axial direction between the outer ring fixing member or the casing, and an inner ring fixing member for fixing an inner ring of the bearing at the one end or the rotor to which the inner ring fixing member is attached, and wherein a load calculating unit is provided, the load calculating unit calculating the thrust load acting on the rotor, by multiplying the relative displacement measured by the displacement sensor by a conversion coefficient being a spring constant obtained from the fact that the load elastically changes as a spring with respect to the relative displacement.
A biodegradable polymer comprising a plurality of releasable bioactive moieties, the releasable bioactive moieties being pendant from and covalently bonded to the biodegradable polymer backbone, the biodegradable polymer having a general formula: where: A and B, which are the same or different, represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and (i) comprise one or more -X-R -Y- as shown in formula, and (ii) are each formed from monomeric units that are coupled via a biodegradable moiety, wherein each X, Y, R, Z and D in a given -X-R -Y- moiety of the biodegradable polymer is the same or different; X and Y are each independently a biodegradable moiety selected from an ester or carbamate moiety; R represents a linear or branched optionally substituted hydrocarbon; Z is a spacer moiety; and D is a releasable bioactive moiety selected from fluoroquinolone antibiotics, wherein the bioactive moieties are capable of being released at a rate equal to or faster than the rate of biodegradation of the polymer backbone. A and B, which are the same or different, represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and (i) comprise one or more -X-R -Y- as shown in formula, and (ii) are each formed from monomeric units that are coupled via a biodegradable moiety, wherein each X, Y, R, Z and D in a given -X-R -Y- moiety of the biodegradable polymer is the same or different; X and Y are each independently a biodegradable moiety selected from an ester or carbamate moiety; R represents a linear or branched optionally substituted hydrocarbon; Z is a spacer moiety; and D is a releasable bioactive moiety selected from fluoroquinolone antibiotics,
A method for calibrating a device for optically detecting the three-dimensional geometry of objects, wherein optical properties of optical elements (11, 12, 13, 14) of the device are measured prior to the detection and stored on a memory medium, thereby generating a first calibration data set, and wherein the first calibration data set is used during the detection of the three-dimensional geometry of the object to computationally equalize two-dimensional surface characteristics of the object that are recorded and/or projected by the optical elements (11, 12, 13, 14), characterized by the generation of a second calibration data set by measuring the optical properties of the optical elements (11, 12, 13, 14) after at least one transparent layer of a first type has been at least partially situated and/or replaced in a beam path of the optical elements (11, 12, 13, 14).
A method for producing a beer extract from a brewed beer or hard cider, the method comprising: introducing a stream of the brewed beer or hard cider to a pretreatment station comprising packing lines through which the stream of the brewed beer or hard cider passes; purging the packing lines of the pretreatment station with nitrogen gas producing a treated beverage stream from the nitrogen purged brewed beer or hard cider; introducing the treated beverage stream into a forward osmosis device and into contact with one side of a filtration membrane of the FO device; introducing a stream of a draw solution into the FO device and into contact with an opposite side of the filtration membrane; continuously flowing the treated beverage stream and draw solution to remove water from the treated beverage stream in which FO allows water to pass through the filtration membrane from the treated beverage stream into the draw solution; producing the beer extract as water is removed from the treated beverage stream; and transporting the beer extract exiting the FO device to a packaging station for packaging. introducing a stream of the brewed beer or hard cider to a pretreatment station comprising packing lines through which the stream of the brewed beer or hard cider passes; purging the packing lines of the pretreatment station with nitrogen gas producing a treated beverage stream from the nitrogen purged brewed beer or hard cider; introducing the treated beverage stream into a forward osmosis device and into contact with one side of a filtration membrane of the FO device; introducing a stream of a draw solution into the FO device and into contact with an opposite side of the filtration membrane; continuously flowing the treated beverage stream and draw solution to remove water from the treated beverage stream in which FO allows water to pass through the filtration membrane from the treated beverage stream into the draw solution; producing the beer extract as water is removed from the treated beverage stream; and transporting the beer extract exiting the FO device to a packaging station for packaging.
A device for receiving a multiplexed stream specified by the DVB-SI standard and organised in successive data packets comprising at least one main stream comprising a first PAT table having a PID equal to 0 and identifying at least one first PMT table containing at least the list of elementary streams of an audio and/or visual service currently being broadcast and intended to be reproduced in real time, characterised in that it comprises: - a means for determination (3, 12) in the content of said first PMT table a PID of a table having the structure of a PAT table, and having a PID that is different from that of the first PAT table, a PID of a second PMT table and a plurality of descriptors identifying the elementary streams constituting a secondary stream, said secondary stream transmitting at least one audio-visual document without time constraints and intended to be recorded, - a reception means (4; 5, 3, 12) for said audio-visual document using the data included in said descriptor transmitted in the flow, - a recording means of said table having the structure of a PAT table by changing its PID by the value 0. - a means for determination (3, 12) in the content of said first PMT table a PID of a table having the structure of a PAT table, and having a PID that is different from that of the first PAT table, a PID of a second PMT table and a plurality of descriptors identifying the elementary streams constituting a secondary stream, said secondary stream transmitting at least one audio-visual document without time constraints and intended to be recorded, - a reception means (4; 5, 3, 12) for said audio-visual document using the data included in said descriptor transmitted in the flow, - a recording means of said table having the structure of a PAT table by changing its PID by the value 0.
An instrument for implanting a graft into a bone hole, the instrument comprising: an elongated handle having a forked distal termination; the distal termination comprising a first tine and a second tine (16, 18) defining a space therebetween; a flexible member having a first section spanning the space between the first tine and the second tine, whereby the instrument is adapted to receive the graft within the space against the flexible member and thereby to manipulate the graft into the bone hole, and a second section extending from the first tine proximally along the handle; wherein at least one of the first tine and second tine is flexible, the space between the first tine and second tine being adjustable by tension applied to the second section of the flexible member. an elongated handle having a forked distal termination; the distal termination comprising a first tine and a second tine (16, 18) defining a space therebetween; a flexible member having a first section spanning the space between the first tine and the second tine, whereby the instrument is adapted to receive the graft within the space against the flexible member and thereby to manipulate the graft into the bone hole, and a second section extending from the first tine proximally along the handle; wherein at least one of the first tine and second tine is flexible, the space between the first tine and second tine being adjustable by tension applied to the second section of the flexible member.
A sympathetic printed-matter having a hydrophilic substrate portion formed on a hydrophobic substrate, wherein the hydrophobic substrate is produced by performing gas grafting using fatty acid chloride gas.