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A piezoelectric element comprising: a first electrode that is formed on a substrate; a piezoelectric layer that is formed on the first electrode and includes an ABO 3 type complex oxide of the perovskite structure expressed by Formula below: (K X, Na 1-X)NbO 3 ···; and a second electrode that is formed on the piezoelectric layer, wherein the piezoelectric layer is made of a polycrystal which is preferentially oriented to a plane, and has a thickness of 50 nm or more and 2000 nm or less, wherein, in Formula, x is 0 or more and 0.91 or less, and characterized in that, in the piezoelectric layer, a diffraction peak position (2θ) of an X-ray derived from the plane of the piezoelectric layer is 22.51° or more and 22.95° or less, and 50% or more of the crystals of the piezoelectric layer are oriented to the plane. a first electrode that is formed on a substrate; a piezoelectric layer that is formed on the first electrode and includes an ABO 3 type complex oxide of the perovskite structure expressed by Formula below: (K X, Na 1-X)NbO 3 ···; and a second electrode that is formed on the piezoelectric layer, wherein the piezoelectric layer is made of a polycrystal which is preferentially oriented to a plane, and has a thickness of 50 nm or more and 2000 nm or less, wherein, in Formula, x is 0 or more and 0.91 or less, and characterized in that, in the piezoelectric layer, a diffraction peak position (2θ) of an X-ray derived from the plane of the piezoelectric layer is 22.51° or more and 22.95° or less, and 50% or more of the crystals of the piezoelectric layer are oriented to the plane.
A cylinder type vacuum cleaner comprising a cyclonic separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, a chassis for supporting the cyclonic separating apparatus, and a substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly comprising a fluid inlet for receiving the fluid flow from the cyclonic separating apparatus and means (200,204) for acting on the fluid flow received through the inlet.
Wiper blade adapter with integrated fluid lines (4, 8, 9), which serves to connect a wiper blade to a wiper arm, wherein the wiper blade adapter is produced in the form of an injection moulded part made of a plastic and has one or more distributor fluid lines and furthermore one or more inflow fluid lines for connection to a fluid line of a wiper arm, and at least two connecting channels between inflow fluid lines and distributor fluid lines, wherein, on one side, the connecting channels have an opening into the open air, a sealing covering as a separate component jointly covers all the openings and seals same with sealing elements, characterized in that the sealing covering has two spring clips which are free on one side in each case towards opposite sides and latch into latching lugs of the wiper blade adapter and press the sealing covering onto the openings.
An aircraft wing/fuselage joint for allowing deflection of an aircraft between a fuselage section and a wing section, the joint comprising a trapezoidal panel pin joint, at least one vertical flexible tee member and at least two horizontal flexible tee members, wherein the pin joint comprises a vertical pin portion, a lug portion, and a clevis portion; wherein the at least one vertical flexible tee member is positioned below the pin joint; and wherein the pin joint is coupled to the at least two horizontal flexible tee members, such that the at least two horizontal flexible tee members allow for a first rotation of the aircraft wing/fuselage joint, and the pin joint and the at least one vertical flexible tee member allow for a second rotation of the aircraft wing/fuselage joint.
An identification code allocating device (100, 100') for a battery management system comprising a plurality of battery management items (301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312), the device allocating identification codes to the battery management items and comprising: a characteristic identification code allocating unit (110, 110') allocating a characteristic identification code to each of the plurality of battery management items based on characteristic information allocated to the battery management items; a cycle identification code allocating unit (130, 130') allocating a cycle identification code to each of the plurality of battery management items, each cycle identification code corresponding to the cycle at which the corresponding battery management item is performed; a dependency identification code allocating unit (140, 140') allocating a dependency identification code to each of the plurality of battery management items to correspond to dependency relationships among the plurality of battery management items, a dependency relationship being a relationship in which among two battery management items, one management item can be performed only after the other battery management is performed. a characteristic identification code allocating unit (110, 110') allocating a characteristic identification code to each of the plurality of battery management items based on characteristic information allocated to the battery management items; a cycle identification code allocating unit (130, 130') allocating a cycle identification code to each of the plurality of battery management items, each cycle identification code corresponding to the cycle at which the corresponding battery management item is performed; a dependency identification code allocating unit (140, 140') allocating a dependency identification code to each of the plurality of battery management items to correspond to dependency relationships among the plurality of battery management items, a dependency relationship being a relationship in which among two battery management items, one management item can be performed only after the other battery management is performed.
Removable device to insert an endless ribbon within a conveyor system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus comprising: • a frame; • at least two support elements (12, 14) to support an endless ribbon and each support element (12, 14) being movable in rotation around a rotation axis (A-A); characterized by each support element comprising - a convex portion to support a portion of the endless ribbon; and - an arm having a distal end mechanically connected to the convex portion and a proximal end mechanically connected to the frame by a pivot connection allowing the rotation of the support element around the rotation axis (A-A). • a frame; • at least two support elements (12, 14) to support an endless ribbon and each support element (12, 14) being movable in rotation around a rotation axis (A-A); characterized by each support element comprising - a convex portion to support a portion of the endless ribbon; and - an arm having a distal end mechanically connected to the convex portion and a proximal end mechanically connected to the frame by a pivot connection allowing the rotation of the support element around the rotation axis (A-A). - a convex portion to support a portion of the endless ribbon; and - an arm having a distal end mechanically connected to the convex portion and a proximal end mechanically connected to the frame by a pivot connection allowing the rotation of the support element around the rotation axis (A-A).
A method of identifying a structural variant, the method comprising: exposing a nucleic acid from a patient to a plurality of molecular inversion probes (MIPs), each MIP comprising a linked pair of targeting arms designed to hybridize upstream and downstream of a target in a genome, wherein the plurality of MIPs are designed to cover at least a portion of a gene associated with a Mendelian recessive hereditary disorder; ligating together two of the MIPs that each hybridize to the nucleic acid by only one targeting arm to create an inter-probe product; circularizing at least some MIPs that hybridize to the nucleic acid by both targeting arms; sequencing the inter-probe product and at least a portion of the circularized MIPs to produce sequence reads; comparing the sequence reads to a reference genome; and describing one or more substitution mutations and a structural variant within the gene as found in the nucleic acid from the patient. exposing a nucleic acid from a patient to a plurality of molecular inversion probes (MIPs), each MIP comprising a linked pair of targeting arms designed to hybridize upstream and downstream of a target in a genome, wherein the plurality of MIPs are designed to cover at least a portion of a gene associated with a Mendelian recessive hereditary disorder; ligating together two of the MIPs that each hybridize to the nucleic acid by only one targeting arm to create an inter-probe product; circularizing at least some MIPs that hybridize to the nucleic acid by both targeting arms; sequencing the inter-probe product and at least a portion of the circularized MIPs to produce sequence reads; comparing the sequence reads to a reference genome; and describing one or more substitution mutations and a structural variant within the gene as found in the nucleic acid from the patient.
A method for producing a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin tube comprising a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin, the tube having a wall thickness of 0.1 to 0.6 mm, the method comprising the step of mixing at least two types of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resins, the step of melting the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin in an extruder, then extruding the resin from an annular die, and introducing the resin into water, the annular die temperature being set to a temperature between the melting point peak temperature and the melting point peak end temperature in differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin.
A flexible elastic resistance exercise cord comprising: • an outer tube having first and second ends (14, 16) and an inside wall; • an inner safety-member tube within and extending the length of the outer tube and having inner-member end portions each connected to a respective one of the first and second ends (14, 16) of the outer tube and an outside surface movable with respect to the inside surface of the outer tube therealong, the inner safety-member tube being selected to resist breakage for the life of the exercise cord; • and • a handle member at at least one of the first and second ends (14, 16), wherein the inner safety-member tube is of latex or rubber and able to stretch at least as far as the outer tube and the inner safety-member tube is independently movable with respect to the inside surface of the outer tube; characterized in that the flexible elastic resistance exercise cord further comprises: first and second securing balls (28, 30) each within inner safety-member tube and outer tube at a respective one of the first and second ends (14, 16); wherein the inner-member end portions are sandwiched between the respective one of the first and second securing ball (28, 30) and the inside wall of the outer tube. • an outer tube having first and second ends (14, 16) and an inside wall; • an inner safety-member tube within and extending the length of the outer tube and having inner-member end portions each connected to a respective one of the first and second ends (14, 16) of the outer tube and an outside surface movable with respect to the inside surface of the outer tube therealong, the inner safety-member tube being selected to resist breakage for the life of the exercise cord; • and • a handle member at at least one of the first and second ends (14, 16), first and second securing balls (28, 30) each within inner safety-member tube and outer tube at a respective one of the first and second ends (14, 16); wherein the inner-member end portions are sandwiched between the respective one of the first and second securing ball (28, 30) and the inside wall of the outer tube.
Method for evaluating the signal of inputs made by a finger on a touch-sensitive capacitive operating element comprising at least two capacitive sensors (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), a finger position being calculated from sensor strokes of individual capacitive sensors (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) detected at the same time, the calculated finger position not being output if a difference (Δ(min, max)) between the maximum and minimum sensor stroke (H max, H min) of the sensors (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) is smaller than a preset value, characterized in that the finger position is output if the difference (Δ(min, max)) between the maximum and minimum sensor stroke (H max, H min) of the sensors (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) is greater than the first preset value, and the sensor stroke (H upper) of a sensor nearest the detected finger position at the edge of the touch-sensitive capacitive operating element is smaller than a second preset value. the finger position is output if the difference (Δ(min, max)) between the maximum and minimum sensor stroke (H max, H min) of the sensors (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) is greater than the first preset value, and the sensor stroke (H upper) of a sensor nearest the detected finger position at the edge of the touch-sensitive capacitive operating element is smaller than a second preset value.
A reinforced stent delivery system comprising: • a catheter with a proximal and distal end, the catheter having a reinforced single lumen shaft, the shaft also having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein; • the catheter distal head is not directly affixed to the shaft, enabling the distal head to move freely relative to the distal end of the shaft; • a removably attached mandrel support guidewire anchored to the catheter at its proximal end, wherein • a distal head of the mandrel support guidewire remains free-floating relative to an extreme distal end of the catheter; and • a thermally bonded balloon mechanism; characterised in that: • the reinforced single lumen shaft is sealed with a closed bonded tip, and • the single lumen shaft and the mandrel support guidewire both possess a variable stiffness profile throughout their respective lengths. • a catheter with a proximal and distal end, the catheter having a reinforced single lumen shaft, the shaft also having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein; • the catheter distal head is not directly affixed to the shaft, enabling the distal head to move freely relative to the distal end of the shaft; • the catheter distal head is not directly affixed to the shaft, enabling the distal head to move freely relative to the distal end of the shaft; • a removably attached mandrel support guidewire anchored to the catheter at its proximal end, wherein • a distal head of the mandrel support guidewire remains free-floating relative to an extreme distal end of the catheter; and • a distal head of the mandrel support guidewire remains free-floating relative to an extreme distal end of the catheter; and • a thermally bonded balloon mechanism; • the reinforced single lumen shaft is sealed with a closed bonded tip, and • the single lumen shaft and the mandrel support guidewire both possess a variable stiffness profile throughout their respective lengths.
A three-electrode battery comprising: a main separator; a film-shaped reference electrode stacked on one side of the main separator; an auxiliary separator stacked on the one side of the main separator with the reference electrode interposed between the main separator and the auxiliary separator; a first electrode and a second electrode stacked with the main separator, the reference electrode, and the auxiliary separator interposed therebetween; and a battery case in which the main separator, the reference electrode, the auxiliary separator, the first electrode, and the second electrode are accommodated in an inner space of the battery case, wherein the reference electrode is formed with a plurality of perforated holes and wherein the reference electrode comprises: a first region facing the first electrode or the second electrode; and a second region protruding from one side of the first electrode or the second electrode, and wherein the plurality of perforated holes are formed in the first region. a main separator; a film-shaped reference electrode stacked on one side of the main separator; an auxiliary separator stacked on the one side of the main separator with the reference electrode interposed between the main separator and the auxiliary separator; a first electrode and a second electrode stacked with the main separator, the reference electrode, and the auxiliary separator interposed therebetween; and a battery case in which the main separator, the reference electrode, the auxiliary separator, the first electrode, and the second electrode are accommodated in an inner space of the battery case, wherein the reference electrode is formed with a plurality of perforated holes and wherein the reference electrode comprises: a first region facing the first electrode or the second electrode; and a second region protruding from one side of the first electrode or the second electrode, and wherein the plurality of perforated holes are formed in the first region. a first region facing the first electrode or the second electrode; and a second region protruding from one side of the first electrode or the second electrode, and wherein the plurality of perforated holes are formed in the first region.
An acoustic wave measurement apparatus (1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4), comprising: an image display unit configured to display an acoustic wave image a measurement target designation receiving unit configured to receive designation of a measurement target; a position designation receiving unit configured to receive designation of a position of a measurement target on the acoustic wave image displayed on the image display unit; a measurement method information receiving unit configured to receive measurement method information indicating a measurement method; a detection measurement algorithm setting unit configured to set a detection measurement algorithm based on the measurement target received by the measurement target designation receiving unit and the measurement method information received by the measurement method information receiving unit; and a measurement unit configured to detect the measurement target based on the position received by the position designation receiving unit and the detection measurement algorithm set by the detection measurement algorithm setting unit and to perform measurement for the detected measurement target, and wherein the measurement method information receiving unit receives input of an operator as a plurality of pieces of coordinate information and determines the measurement method desired by the operator based on the plurality of pieces of received coordinate information. an image display unit configured to display an acoustic wave image a measurement target designation receiving unit configured to receive designation of a measurement target; a position designation receiving unit configured to receive designation of a position of a measurement target on the acoustic wave image displayed on the image display unit; a measurement method information receiving unit configured to receive measurement method information indicating a measurement method; a detection measurement algorithm setting unit configured to set a detection measurement algorithm based on the measurement target received by the measurement target designation receiving unit and the measurement method information received by the measurement method information receiving unit; and a measurement unit configured to detect the measurement target based on the position received by the position designation receiving unit and the detection measurement algorithm set by the detection measurement algorithm setting unit and to perform measurement for the detected measurement target, and wherein the measurement method information receiving unit receives input of an operator as a plurality of pieces of coordinate information and determines the measurement method desired by the operator based on the plurality of pieces of received coordinate information.
A banknote transporting channel for transporting banknotes between a first banknote inlet/outlet and a second banknote inlet/outlet to accommodate movement of banknotes between different modules provided along said transporting channel, characterized in that said second banknote inlet/outlet being displaceable along the length of said transporting channel to vary the length of the banknote transporting channel between said first and second banknote inlets/outlets (22, 32).
A method of assembling a foundation for an offshore wind turbine installation, the foundation having a modular design including a base and a plurality of foundation sections, the method comprising: lowering the base of the foundation through a body of water so as to position the base on a seabed; arranging a plurality of tensioning elements for post-tensioning of the foundation so as to extend from the base to a second location positioned adjacent a surface of the body of water; threading an end of the tensioning elements at the second location through bores formed in a foundation section and lowering towards the base so that movement of the foundation section toward the base is guided by the tensioning elements; and repeating the threading and lowering steps to stack a plurality of foundation sections on the base and thereby assemble the wind turbine foundation. lowering the base of the foundation through a body of water so as to position the base on a seabed; arranging a plurality of tensioning elements for post-tensioning of the foundation so as to extend from the base to a second location positioned adjacent a surface of the body of water; threading an end of the tensioning elements at the second location through bores formed in a foundation section and lowering towards the base so that movement of the foundation section toward the base is guided by the tensioning elements; and repeating the threading and lowering steps to stack a plurality of foundation sections on the base and thereby assemble the wind turbine foundation.
A method for producing a composite component for the bodywork of a motor vehicle, with at least one sheet metal formed part which is formed from a high-strength steel sheet material and is provided with a metallic anti-corrosive coating, comprising the following steps: - forming a starting sheet material, which is provided, into a sheet metal formed part; - cleaning the sheet metal formed part; - applying a metallic anti-corrosive coating to the sheet metal formed part by electrolytic coating; - joining the sheet metal formed part, provided with the metallic anti-corrosive coating, to at least one other component (10, 11) by adhesive bonding; and - subsequently heat treating the composite component, produced by adhesive bonding, at a temperature of not more than 220 °C and with a heat treatment time of from 20 to 40 minutes to increase the adhesion of the metallic anti-corrosive coating to the base material of the sheet metal formed part and to thereby improve the resistance of the adhesive bond. - forming a starting sheet material, which is provided, into a sheet metal formed part; - cleaning the sheet metal formed part; - applying a metallic anti-corrosive coating to the sheet metal formed part by electrolytic coating; - joining the sheet metal formed part, provided with the metallic anti-corrosive coating, to at least one other component (10, 11) by adhesive bonding; and - subsequently heat treating the composite component, produced by adhesive bonding, at a temperature of not more than 220 °C and with a heat treatment time of from 20 to 40 minutes to increase the adhesion of the metallic anti-corrosive coating to the base material of the sheet metal formed part and to thereby improve the resistance of the adhesive bond.