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A fiber optic cable, having a central strength member; inner core elements, the inner core elements comprising tubes surrounding optical fibers; an inner binder film surrounding the inner core elements; outer core elements, the outer core elements also comprising tubes surrounding optical fibers; an outer binder film surrounding the outer core elements; a jacket, wherein the inner core elements are wound in a pattern of stranding around the central strength member; the inner binder film is an extruded inner binder film formed from an extrudable polymeric material that surrounds the stranded inner core elements, wherein the extruded inner binder film is continuous peripherally around the inner core elements, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, the closed loop being continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable that is at least a meter, wherein the extruded inner binder film is in radial tension and opposes outwardly transverse deflection of the inner core elements, wherein the extruded inner binder film has a thickness of 0.5 millimeters or less, and wherein the inner binder film loads the inner core elements normally to the central strength member such that contact between the inner core elements and central strength member provides coupling therebetween, thereby limiting axial migration of the inner core elements relative to the central strength member; the outer core elements are wound in a pattern of stranding around the extruded inner binder film and the inner core elements; the outer binder film surrounds the stranded outer core elements such that the extruded inner binder film and inner core elements are nested within the stranded outer core elements, and the stranded outer core elements are in turn nested within the outer binder film; and the jacket surrounds the outer binder film, wherein the jacket is at least five times thicker than either the inner binder film or the outer binder film.
A bearing unit, in particular a bearing unit for a two-wheeled vehicle, - including a bearing shell which has an outer surface and an inner surface and in which at least one bottom having an outer surface and an inner surface as well as at least one bearing are arranged, said bottom having at least one groove, characterised in that said groove has at least one stop (36, 40, 41) and/or, at least partially, at least one damping element (10, 13) and/or at least one damping medium arranged therein, with at least one groove being arranged on the outer surface and/or at least one groove being arranged on the inner surface of said bottom and at least one groove being covered by a sleeve and/or by the bearing shell, and/or the bearing shell has at least one through opening which extends from the outer surface to the inner surface and in which at least one stop and/or, at least partially, at least one damping element and/or at least one damping medium are arranged, and/or the bearing shell has at least one groove which is formed on its inner surface and has at least one stop and/or, at least partially, at least one damping element and/or at least one damping medium arranged therein. - including a bearing shell which has an outer surface and an inner surface and in which at least one bottom having an outer surface and an inner surface as well as at least one bearing are arranged, said bottom having at least one groove, said groove has at least one stop (36, 40, 41) and/or, at least partially, at least one damping element (10, 13) and/or at least one damping medium arranged therein, with at least one groove being arranged on the outer surface and/or at least one groove being arranged on the inner surface of said bottom and at least one groove being covered by a sleeve and/or by the bearing shell, and/or the bearing shell has at least one through opening which extends from the outer surface to the inner surface and in which at least one stop and/or, at least partially, at least one damping element and/or at least one damping medium are arranged, and/or the bearing shell has at least one groove which is formed on its inner surface and has at least one stop and/or, at least partially, at least one damping element and/or at least one damping medium arranged therein.
A method for monitoring the respiratory airflow of a patient, the method comprising the steps of receiving an airflow signal; detecting inspiratory flow from the data; trimming the inspiratory flow to remove any expiratory pause; normalizing an effect of overshoot; scaling the inspiratory flow to a reference value; calculating a mean deviation of a central portion of the inspiratory flow; calculat ing a flattening index from the mean deviation; and filtering the flattening index with a moving average filter. receiving an airflow signal; detecting inspiratory flow from the data; trimming the inspiratory flow to remove any expiratory pause; normalizing an effect of overshoot; scaling the inspiratory flow to a reference value; calculating a mean deviation of a central portion of the inspiratory flow; calculat ing a flattening index from the mean deviation; and filtering the flattening index with a moving average filter.
An electrotransfer instrument comprising: a housing with an internal cavity sized to contain a plurality of electroblotting cassettes (12, 13), wherein the housing has a plurality of front openings for sliding entry of said cassettes (12, 13); a power source mounted to and within said housing and individual internal electrical contacts (33, 34, 35, 36) mounted to said housing and within said cavity for connecting said power source to each cassette (12, 13) that is inserted therein; and means for independently monitoring and controlling an electrotransfer procedure in each cassette (12, 13) inserted in said housing, said means including a printed circuit board, the electrotransfer instrument being characterized in that the plurality of electroblotting cassettes (12,13) is arranged in a vertical stack in housing, in that electrical relays are configured to independently engage the internal electrical contacts (33, 34, 35, 36) for each one of said plurality of cassettes (12, 13) upon insertion of said one cassette (12,13), and configured to independently block the power supply to said internal electrical contacts (33, 34, 35, 36) for connecting said power source to each one of said plurality of cassettes (12, 13) upon removal of said one cassette (12, 13), and in that said power source and said printed circuit board are positioned directly above said vertical stack of electroblotting cassettes (12, 13). a housing with an internal cavity sized to contain a plurality of electroblotting cassettes (12, 13), wherein the housing has a plurality of front openings for sliding entry of said cassettes (12, 13); a power source mounted to and within said housing and individual internal electrical contacts (33, 34, 35, 36) mounted to said housing and within said cavity for connecting said power source to each cassette (12, 13) that is inserted therein; and means for independently monitoring and controlling an electrotransfer procedure in each cassette (12, 13) inserted in said housing, said means including a printed circuit board, the electrotransfer instrument being characterized in that the plurality of electroblotting cassettes (12,13) is arranged in a vertical stack in housing, in that electrical relays are configured to independently engage the internal electrical contacts (33, 34, 35, 36) for each one of said plurality of cassettes (12, 13) upon insertion of said one cassette (12,13), and configured to independently block the power supply to said internal electrical contacts (33, 34, 35, 36) for connecting said power source to each one of said plurality of cassettes (12, 13) upon removal of said one cassette (12, 13), and in that said power source and said printed circuit board are positioned directly above said vertical stack of electroblotting cassettes (12, 13).
An insulator-coated soft magnetic powder, comprising: a core portion which contains a soft magnetic material; and an insulating layer which is provided on the surface of the core portion and contains a glass material including Bi 2 O 3 as a main component, wherein the content of an alkali metal in the insulating layer is 5 mol% or less and 0.001 mol% or more, the glass material further contains at least ZnO and B 2 O 3, characterised in that the content of B 2 O 3 is 15 mol% or more and 70 mol% or less with respect to the content of Bi 2 O 3, and the ratio of content in mol% of B 2 O 3 to the content in mol % of ZnO is 0.5 or more and less than 1.3. a core portion which contains a soft magnetic material; and an insulating layer which is provided on the surface of the core portion and contains a glass material including Bi 2 O 3 as a main component, wherein the content of an alkali metal in the insulating layer is 5 mol% or less and 0.001 mol% or more, the glass material further contains at least ZnO and B 2 O 3, characterised in that the content of B 2 O 3 is 15 mol% or more and 70 mol% or less with respect to the content of Bi 2 O 3, and the ratio of content in mol% of B 2 O 3 to the content in mol % of ZnO is 0.5 or more and less than 1.3.
A high-strength hot-dip zinc plated steel material, comprising: a base steel comprising, by weight percent, 0.05% to 0.25% of C, 0.01% to 1.6% of Si, 0.5% to 3.1% of Mn, 0.001% to 0.10% of P, 0.01% to 0.8% of Al, 0.03% or less of S, with a remainder of Fe and unavoidable impurities; a Zn-AI-Mg alloy plating layer comprising, by weight percent, 0.2% to 15% of Al, 0.5% to 3.5% of Mg, with a remainder of Zn and unavoidable impurities; and an Al-rich layer formed at the interface of the base steel and the Zn-AI-Mg alloy plating layer, wherein the base steel optionally further comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of, by weight percent, 0.001 to 0.03% of N, 0.9% or less of Cr, excluding 0%, 0.004% or less of B, excluding 0%, 0.1% or less of Mo, excluding 0%, 1.0% or less of Co, excluding 0%, 0.2% or less of Ti, excluding 0% and 0.2% or less of Nb, excluding 0%, wherein the base steel is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a surface roughness, Ra, of the cold-rolled steel sheet is 2.0 μm or less, wherein a rate of occupied surface area of the Al-rich layer is 70% or higher, including 100%, and wherein a sum of contents of Al and Fe contained in the Al-rich layer is 50 wt% or higher, excluding 100 wt%. a base steel comprising, by weight percent, 0.05% to 0.25% of C, 0.01% to 1.6% of Si, 0.5% to 3.1% of Mn, 0.001% to 0.10% of P, 0.01% to 0.8% of Al, 0.03% or less of S, with a remainder of Fe and unavoidable impurities; a Zn-AI-Mg alloy plating layer comprising, by weight percent, 0.2% to 15% of Al, 0.5% to 3.5% of Mg, with a remainder of Zn and unavoidable impurities; and an Al-rich layer formed at the interface of the base steel and the Zn-AI-Mg alloy plating layer, wherein the base steel optionally further comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of, by weight percent, 0.001 to 0.03% of N, 0.9% or less of Cr, excluding 0%, 0.004% or less of B, excluding 0%, 0.1% or less of Mo, excluding 0%, 1.0% or less of Co, excluding 0%, 0.2% or less of Ti, excluding 0% and 0.2% or less of Nb, excluding 0%, wherein the base steel is a cold-rolled steel sheet and a surface roughness, Ra, of the cold-rolled steel sheet is 2.0 μm or less, wherein a rate of occupied surface area of the Al-rich layer is 70% or higher, including 100%, and wherein a sum of contents of Al and Fe contained in the Al-rich layer is 50 wt% or higher, excluding 100 wt%.
An automatic leveling device (10, 100) for platforms comprising - a movable part (11, 111) fixable to a platform; - a fixed part (12, 112) fixable to a base suitable for supporting the platform; - actuating means adapted to move said movable part (11, 111) with respect to said fixed part (12, 112); said fixed part (12, 112) comprising a concave seat and said movable part (11, 111) comprising a convex element configured to engage said concave seat in a sliding manner; said concave seat and said convex element being configured to couple so as to define an axis of rotation with respect to which said movable part (11, 111) is rotatable with respect to said fixed part (12, 112) thanks to the action of said actuating means, wherein said automatic leveling device (10, 100) also comprises a centering and guiding device (16, 116) interposed between said concave seat and said convex element to facilitate and guide their mutual rotation, characterized in that said centering and guiding device (16, 116) comprises a support unit to which rollers (17, 117) are pivoted, said rollers (17, 117) engaging simultaneously said concave seat and said convex element so as to mutually space apart said concave seat and said convex element and so as to roll on them when said movable part (11, 111) is moved relative to said fixed part (12, 112). - a movable part (11, 111) fixable to a platform; - a fixed part (12, 112) fixable to a base suitable for supporting the platform; - actuating means adapted to move said movable part (11, 111) with respect to said fixed part (12, 112); said fixed part (12, 112) comprising a concave seat and said movable part (11, 111) comprising a convex element configured to engage said concave seat in a sliding manner; said concave seat and said convex element being configured to couple so as to define an axis of rotation with respect to which said movable part (11, 111) is rotatable with respect to said fixed part (12, 112) thanks to the action of said actuating means, wherein said automatic leveling device (10, 100) also comprises a centering and guiding device (16, 116) interposed between said concave seat and said convex element to facilitate and guide their mutual rotation, characterized in that said centering and guiding device (16, 116) comprises a support unit to which rollers (17, 117) are pivoted, said rollers (17, 117) engaging simultaneously said concave seat and said convex element so as to mutually space apart said concave seat and said convex element and so as to roll on them when said movable part (11, 111) is moved relative to said fixed part (12, 112).
A sliding bearing having a sliding surface in sliding contact with an outer peripheral surface of a rotating shaft and a relief portion formed along a circumferential direction on at least one of axial end portions of the sliding surface and retreated outward in a radial direction from the sliding surface, wherein the relief portion is provided with a flat portion formed on the axial end portion and a tapered portion formed so as to become gradually deeper from the flat portion toward a boundary portion between the relief portion and the sliding surface, characterized in that the boundary portion is a linear portion perpendicular to the sliding surface, joining the deepest point of the relief portion with the sliding surface.
A method comprising, performed by at least one apparatus: obtaining data comprising magnetic flux density data and an association of the magnetic flux density data to grid points of at least one grid, each grid point representing at least a geographical location; applying at least one frequency transform to a representation of the magnetic flux density data and their association to grid points to obtain frequency components; and providing compressed magnetic flux density data comprising a subset of the obtained frequency components for at least one of storage and transmission, wherein the number of frequency components of the subset of frequency components is one of: adaptively selected based on an analysis of a deviation between the obtained magnetic flux density data and magnetic flux density data recovered from the subset of frequency components; and adaptively selected for a respective geographical area in response to a variability of the magnetic flux density data in the geographical area. obtaining data comprising magnetic flux density data and an association of the magnetic flux density data to grid points of at least one grid, each grid point representing at least a geographical location; applying at least one frequency transform to a representation of the magnetic flux density data and their association to grid points to obtain frequency components; and providing compressed magnetic flux density data comprising a subset of the obtained frequency components for at least one of storage and transmission, wherein the number of frequency components of the subset of frequency components is one of: adaptively selected based on an analysis of a deviation between the obtained magnetic flux density data and magnetic flux density data recovered from the subset of frequency components; and adaptively selected for a respective geographical area in response to a variability of the magnetic flux density data in the geographical area. adaptively selected based on an analysis of a deviation between the obtained magnetic flux density data and magnetic flux density data recovered from the subset of frequency components; and adaptively selected for a respective geographical area in response to a variability of the magnetic flux density data in the geographical area.
A thermochemical energy storage system operable to store energy for future use comprising: an energy storage unit comprising at least one adsorption heat pipe having an operating temperature of no more than 80°C, the adsorption heat pipe comprising a reactor section (152/1602) comprising an adsorbent (155, 1605) containing a thermochemical material and a condenser/evaporator refrigerant section (151, 1601), the adsorption heat pipe containing a working fluid (161,1610) selected to match the operating temperature of the adsorption heat pipe; characterised by a heat pump coupled to a heat source and operable to transfer heat from the heat source to the energy storage unit; and wherein, in use, the heat pump is operated periodically using a high grade energy source for one or more charging periods, whereby heat is transferred during the one or more charging periods to the energy storage unit, where the heat is stored for future use by being absorbed in the course of desorption of the working fluid from the adsorbent. an energy storage unit comprising at least one adsorption heat pipe having an operating temperature of no more than 80°C, the adsorption heat pipe comprising a reactor section (152/1602) comprising an adsorbent (155, 1605) containing a thermochemical material and a condenser/evaporator refrigerant section (151, 1601), the adsorption heat pipe containing a working fluid (161,1610) selected to match the operating temperature of the adsorption heat pipe; characterised by a heat pump coupled to a heat source and operable to transfer heat from the heat source to the energy storage unit; and wherein, in use, the heat pump is operated periodically using a high grade energy source for one or more charging periods, whereby heat is transferred during the one or more charging periods to the energy storage unit, where the heat is stored for future use by being absorbed in the course of desorption of the working fluid from the adsorbent.
A blended thermoplastic composition comprising: a. from 20 wt% to 80 wt% of a polycarbonate polymer component; b. from 5 wt% to 30 wt% of a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer component; c. from 1 wt% to 20 wt% of a laser direct structuring additive component; and d. from 0.02 wt% to 5 wt% of a metal component; wherein the combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed 100 wt%, and wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition. a. from 20 wt% to 80 wt% of a polycarbonate polymer component; b. from 5 wt% to 30 wt% of a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer component; c. from 1 wt% to 20 wt% of a laser direct structuring additive component; and d. from 0.02 wt% to 5 wt% of a metal component;
An apparatus for manufacturing an elastic composite structure, the apparatus comprising: at least one structure (40, 42) configured to guide a first web layer and a second web layer in a machine direction; an elastic thread combiner configured to combine a plurality of elastic threads to form a combined elastic thread assembly; and a bonding unit configured to: bond the first web layer to the second web layer via a bond pattern comprising a plurality of bond lines each having at least one pair of adjacent bonds; and anchor the combined elastic thread assembly within a passage defined by a pair of adjacent bonds in each of the plurality of bond lines, the passage narrower than the combined elastic thread assembly in a non-tensioned state and wider than one of the plurality of elastic threads in a non-tensioned state. at least one structure (40, 42) configured to guide a first web layer and a second web layer in a machine direction; an elastic thread combiner configured to combine a plurality of elastic threads to form a combined elastic thread assembly; and a bonding unit configured to: bond the first web layer to the second web layer via a bond pattern comprising a plurality of bond lines each having at least one pair of adjacent bonds; and anchor the combined elastic thread assembly within a passage defined by a pair of adjacent bonds in each of the plurality of bond lines, the passage narrower than the combined elastic thread assembly in a non-tensioned state and wider than one of the plurality of elastic threads in a non-tensioned state. bond the first web layer to the second web layer via a bond pattern comprising a plurality of bond lines each having at least one pair of adjacent bonds; and anchor the combined elastic thread assembly within a passage defined by a pair of adjacent bonds in each of the plurality of bond lines, the passage narrower than the combined elastic thread assembly in a non-tensioned state and wider than one of the plurality of elastic threads in a non-tensioned state.
Module for measuring a current flowing in a conductor of a low-voltage distribution board, containing a current sensor for detecting the current, a microprocessor circuit for processing an output signal emitted by the current sensor, and a box-like module housing which accommodates the current sensor and the microprocessor circuit, which module housing is, perpendicular to the direction of the current conductor, at most as broad as a pole of a modular device which can be installed in the low-voltage distribution board and connected to the current conductor, the module housing having an opening for passing the current conductor as well as an interface with two current connections (53, 54), which are connected to the microprocessor circuit and can be connected to an external voltage source, and an element (32, 32'; 33; 35; 37) of a connection for releasably fastening the module in the low-voltage distribution board, characterized in that the passage opening extends from a side wall of the module housing through the current measuring module, to an opposite side wall of the module housing, and is designed in such a manner that, when installing the module in the low-voltage distribution board, the current conductor provided with conductor insulation can be routed, through the opening, to a connection terminal of a modular device arranged in the low-voltage distribution board in a galvanically separated manner from the module.