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A method of stochastically incrementing a stored value in a memory store, of a waveform monitor, that has a minimum and maximum value, the method comprising: dividing values that are between the minimum and maximum values into two or more value ranges; ascribing an increment percentage for each of the value ranges; reading a present stored value from the memory store; selecting the ascribed increment percentage of the value range associated with the present stored value as a present increment percentage; and incrementing the present stored value based on the present increment percentage; wherein the method is characterised in that incrementing the present stored value based on the present increment percentage comprises: checking a current state of at least some bits of a counter; and determining that one or more possible counter values within an unmasked region of the counter will cause the stored value to increment. dividing values that are between the minimum and maximum values into two or more value ranges; ascribing an increment percentage for each of the value ranges; reading a present stored value from the memory store; selecting the ascribed increment percentage of the value range associated with the present stored value as a present increment percentage; and incrementing the present stored value based on the present increment percentage; checking a current state of at least some bits of a counter; and determining that one or more possible counter values within an unmasked region of the counter will cause the stored value to increment.
A method of printing into leather comprising: applying ink acceptor base coat directly to the surface of the leather; applying ink directly onto the ink acceptor base coat by inkjet technology; applying an additive onto the ink; characterized in that the method further comprises: heating a surface of a barrier which is substantially impervious to the ink to a predetermined temperature or a temperature within a predetermined temperature range; and contacting the heated barrier which has a melting point higher than the predetermined temperature range with the ink acceptor base coat, additive and ink on the leather surface directly to soften the additive, ink acceptor base coat and ink into the leather such that the ink acceptor base coat, additive and ink penetrates into the leather. applying ink acceptor base coat directly to the surface of the leather; applying ink directly onto the ink acceptor base coat by inkjet technology; applying an additive onto the ink; characterized in that the method further comprises: heating a surface of a barrier which is substantially impervious to the ink to a predetermined temperature or a temperature within a predetermined temperature range; and contacting the heated barrier which has a melting point higher than the predetermined temperature range with the ink acceptor base coat, additive and ink on the leather surface directly to soften the additive, ink acceptor base coat and ink into the leather such that the ink acceptor base coat, additive and ink penetrates into the leather. heating a surface of a barrier which is substantially impervious to the ink to a predetermined temperature or a temperature within a predetermined temperature range; and contacting the heated barrier which has a melting point higher than the predetermined temperature range with the ink acceptor base coat, additive and ink on the leather surface directly to soften the additive, ink acceptor base coat and ink into the leather such that the ink acceptor base coat, additive and ink penetrates into the leather.
A protective glove (100, 200, 300) formed of multiple layers to protect a wearer against harsh chemicals, the protective glove comprising: a first protective layer (110, 310) having a top surface and a bottom surface and having nanopores filled with air; an indicator layer (115, 315, 320, 325, 330) embedded in the glove at the bottom surface of the first protective layer (110, 310) and formed of an indictor material that changes color of a harsh chemical solution when exposed to the harsh chemical solution penetrating through the nanopores of the first protective layer (110, 310), wherein the indicator layer (115, 315, 320, 325, 330) comprises a pH indicator bromophenol blue generating a color corresponding to a pH of the solution, wherein the nanopores in the first protective layer and the indicator material are adapted to allow the change in color of the harsh chemical solution to become visible from the top surface of the first protective layer (110, 310) by the diffusion of the indicator material through the nanopores via concentration gradient and capillary forces to the top surface of the first protective layers; and a second protective layer (120, 310) formed such that the indicator layer (115, 315, 320, 325, 330) is between the second protective layer (120, 310) and the first protective layer (110, 310). a first protective layer (110, 310) having a top surface and a bottom surface and having nanopores filled with air; an indicator layer (115, 315, 320, 325, 330) embedded in the glove at the bottom surface of the first protective layer (110, 310) and formed of an indictor material that changes color of a harsh chemical solution when exposed to the harsh chemical solution penetrating through the nanopores of the first protective layer (110, 310), wherein the indicator layer (115, 315, 320, 325, 330) comprises a pH indicator bromophenol blue generating a color corresponding to a pH of the solution, wherein the nanopores in the first protective layer and the indicator material are adapted to allow the change in color of the harsh chemical solution to become visible from the top surface of the first protective layer (110, 310) by the diffusion of the indicator material through the nanopores via concentration gradient and capillary forces to the top surface of the first protective layers; and a second protective layer (120, 310) formed such that the indicator layer (115, 315, 320, 325, 330) is between the second protective layer (120, 310) and the first protective layer (110, 310).
A colour laser markable article comprising at least a first, a second and a third laser markable layer comprising respectively a first infrared dye IR-1 having an absorption maximum in the infrared region λ max (IR-1), a second infrared dye IR-2 having an absorption maximum in the infrared region λ max (IR-2), and a third infrared dye IR-3 having an absorption maximum in the infrared region λ max (IR-3), wherein the colour laser markable layers further comprise a Diffusion Hindered Molecular Assembly (DHMA) which contains a leuco dye, wherein the DHMA is a capsule composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core and wherein the core contains the leuco dye, wherein the conditions a) and b) are fulfilled: a) λ max (IR-1) > λ max (IR-2) > λ max (IR-3); and b) λ max (IR-1) > 1100 nm and λ max (IR-3) < 1000 nm, and wherein the infrared dye IR-1 and/or the infrared dye IR-2 and/or the infrared dye IR-3 are also incorporated in the core of a capsule. a) λ max (IR-1) > λ max (IR-2) > λ max (IR-3); and b) λ max (IR-1) > 1100 nm and λ max (IR-3) < 1000 nm,
Continuous process for degassing recycled polyolefins, comprising the steps of a. Providing recycled polyolefin pellets comprising at least 5 ppm limonene into a degassing container, b. Adding steam to the extraction container, optionally comprising between 0 and 60 vol% air, at a temperature between 95 and 125 °C to degas the pellets and obtain degassed recycled polyolefin pellets, c. Removing degassed recycled polyolefin pellets from the degassing container, d. Cooling and drying the degassed recycled polyolefin pellets to obtain clean recycled polyolefin particles; wherein the average residence time of the recycled polyolefin pellets is between 10 and 300 minutes in the degassing container, wherein the weight ratio steam: pellets ranges between 3:1 and 6:1, and wherein the headspace of the clean recycled polyolefin pellets contain less than 1 ppm Limonene, as determined with PID, after conditioning the recycled polyolefin pellets for 1 hour at 30 0 C. a. Providing recycled polyolefin pellets comprising at least 5 ppm limonene into a degassing container, b. Adding steam to the extraction container, optionally comprising between 0 and 60 vol% air, at a temperature between 95 and 125 °C to degas the pellets and obtain degassed recycled polyolefin pellets, c. Removing degassed recycled polyolefin pellets from the degassing container, d. Cooling and drying the degassed recycled polyolefin pellets to obtain clean recycled polyolefin particles; wherein the average residence time of the recycled polyolefin pellets is between 10 and 300 minutes in the degassing container, wherein the weight ratio steam: pellets ranges between 3:1 and 6:1, and wherein the headspace of the clean recycled polyolefin pellets contain less than 1 ppm Limonene, as determined with PID, after conditioning the recycled polyolefin pellets for 1 hour at 30 0 C. wherein the average residence time of the recycled polyolefin pellets is between 10 and 300 minutes in the degassing container, wherein the weight ratio steam: pellets ranges between 3:1 and 6:1, and wherein the headspace of the clean recycled polyolefin pellets contain less than 1 ppm Limonene, as determined with PID, after conditioning the recycled polyolefin pellets for 1 hour at 30 0 C.
Process for preparing a curing agent for epoxy resins, characterized in that - an amine mixture comprising at least one parent amine of the formula and at least one alkylated amine of the formula H 2 N-A-NH 2 X-NH-A-NH-Y where A in both formulae is the same alkylene radical which has 2 to 15 carbon atoms and optionally has cyclic components and optionally secondary or tertiary amino groups, X is a hydrogen radical or is Y, Y is an alkyl or cycloalkyl or aralkyl radical which has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally has heteroatoms and is free of active hydrogen, - is reacted with at least one glycidyl ether of the formula where m is 1 or 2 or 3, and Z is an m-valent hydrocarbyl radical optionally containing ether oxygen and having a molecular weight in the range from 56 to 1'500 g/mol. - an amine mixture comprising at least one parent amine of the formula and at least one alkylated amine of the formula H 2 N-A-NH 2 X-NH-A-NH-Y where A in both formulae is the same alkylene radical which has 2 to 15 carbon atoms and optionally has cyclic components and optionally secondary or tertiary amino groups, X is a hydrogen radical or is Y, Y is an alkyl or cycloalkyl or aralkyl radical which has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally has heteroatoms and is free of active hydrogen, A in both formulae is the same alkylene radical which has 2 to 15 carbon atoms and optionally has cyclic components and optionally secondary or tertiary amino groups, X is a hydrogen radical or is Y, Y is an alkyl or cycloalkyl or aralkyl radical which has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally has heteroatoms and is free of active hydrogen, - is reacted with at least one glycidyl ether of the formula where m is 1 or 2 or 3, and Z is an m-valent hydrocarbyl radical optionally containing ether oxygen and having a molecular weight in the range from 56 to 1'500 g/mol. m is 1 or 2 or 3, and Z is an m-valent hydrocarbyl radical optionally containing ether oxygen and having a molecular weight in the range from 56 to 1'500 g/mol.
A surgical instrument comprising: an elongated shaft (14, 714) defining a central axis, said elongated shaft (14, 714) having a distal end portion configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge (30, 730) therein; at least one acquisition member (80, 780) operably supported within said elongated shaft (14, 714), and characterised by: each said acquisition member (80, 780) having a flexible tissue-piercing distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion to said acquisition member (80, 780); and at least one flexible knife member (120, 820) movably supported in said elongated shaft (14, 714), each said knife member (120, 820) having a distal cutting portion that is axially advanceable out of said distal end portion of said elongated shaft (14, 714) upon application of an axial actuation motion thereto, each said knife member (120, 820) being selectively rotatable about said central axis upon application of a rotary actuation motion thereto. an elongated shaft (14, 714) defining a central axis, said elongated shaft (14, 714) having a distal end portion configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge (30, 730) therein; at least one acquisition member (80, 780) operably supported within said elongated shaft (14, 714), and characterised by: each said acquisition member (80, 780) having a flexible tissue-piercing distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion to said acquisition member (80, 780); and at least one flexible knife member (120, 820) movably supported in said elongated shaft (14, 714), each said knife member (120, 820) having a distal cutting portion that is axially advanceable out of said distal end portion of said elongated shaft (14, 714) upon application of an axial actuation motion thereto, each said knife member (120, 820) being selectively rotatable about said central axis upon application of a rotary actuation motion thereto. each said acquisition member (80, 780) having a flexible tissue-piercing distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion to said acquisition member (80, 780); and at least one flexible knife member (120, 820) movably supported in said elongated shaft (14, 714), each said knife member (120, 820) having a distal cutting portion that is axially advanceable out of said distal end portion of said elongated shaft (14, 714) upon application of an axial actuation motion thereto, each said knife member (120, 820) being selectively rotatable about said central axis upon application of a rotary actuation motion thereto.
An interferometric measurement system for measuring a parameter using an optical waveguide, comprising: a memory configured to store reference interferometric pattern data associated with a segment of the optical waveguide, and interferometric detection circuitry (OFDR) configured to detect and store measurement interferometric pattern data associated with the segment of the optical waveguide during a measurement operation, the interferometric measurement system characterized in that: a spectral range of the reference interferometric pattern data of the optical waveguide is greater than a spectral range of the measurement interferometric pattern data of the optical waveguide, and by processing circuitry configured to shift one or both of the measurement interferometric pattern data and the reference interferometric pattern data relative to the other to obtain a match between the measurement interferometric pattern data and the reference interferometric pattern data, and determine the parameter based on a shift value. a memory configured to store reference interferometric pattern data associated with a segment of the optical waveguide, and interferometric detection circuitry (OFDR) configured to detect and store measurement interferometric pattern data associated with the segment of the optical waveguide during a measurement operation, the interferometric measurement system characterized in that: a spectral range of the reference interferometric pattern data of the optical waveguide is greater than a spectral range of the measurement interferometric pattern data of the optical waveguide, and by processing circuitry configured to shift one or both of the measurement interferometric pattern data and the reference interferometric pattern data relative to the other to obtain a match between the measurement interferometric pattern data and the reference interferometric pattern data, and determine the parameter based on a shift value. a spectral range of the reference interferometric pattern data of the optical waveguide is greater than a spectral range of the measurement interferometric pattern data of the optical waveguide, and by processing circuitry configured to shift one or both of the measurement interferometric pattern data and the reference interferometric pattern data relative to the other to obtain a match between the measurement interferometric pattern data and the reference interferometric pattern data, and determine the parameter based on a shift value.
A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including: a Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A; and a Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B, wherein the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A contains 55 mol% or more of Ni based on a total number of moles of metal elements except for Li, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B contains Ti and Ni, a content of Ni in the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 55 mol% or more based on a total number of moles of metal elements except for Ti and Li, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A has an average primary particle size of 1 μm or more and an average secondary particle size of 2 μm to 6 μm, an average primary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 0.05 μm or more and is smaller than the average primary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A, an average secondary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 10 μm to 20 μm, wherein the particle sizes are measured according to the description, and a ratio between the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A and the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 5:95 to 55:45 in terms of mass ratio. a Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A; and a Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B, wherein the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A contains 55 mol% or more of Ni based on a total number of moles of metal elements except for Li, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B contains Ti and Ni, a content of Ni in the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 55 mol% or more based on a total number of moles of metal elements except for Ti and Li, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A has an average primary particle size of 1 μm or more and an average secondary particle size of 2 μm to 6 μm, an average primary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 0.05 μm or more and is smaller than the average primary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A, an average secondary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 10 μm to 20 μm, wherein the particle sizes are measured according to the description, and a ratio between the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A and the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is 5:95 to 55:45 in terms of mass ratio.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan section including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis; a fan case disposed around the fan section; a core engine static structure; and at least one structural guide vane extending between the core engine static structure and the fan case, the structural vane being generally shaped as an airfoil and including a first side and a second side along with a leading edge and a trailing edge, the structural vane including a strut defining the first side, the structural guide vane including a plurality of channels (68, 70, 72) disposed on the second side of the strut, each channel (68, 70, 72) extending longitudinally in a span wise direction, each of the channels (68, 70, 72) including a corresponding wall thickness (82, 84, 86, 88) between a bottom surface of the channel and the first side and transverse to the axis; wherein the plurality of channels (68, 70, 72) includes an aft channel including a forward portion and an aft portion and a wall with a thickness (86, 88) that varies in a chord wise direction from the forward portion to the aft portion; wherein the structural guide vane includes a cover secured over the plurality of channels (68, 70, 72) and defining a side of the structural guide vane, wherein the structural guide vane includes a recess on said side for receiving the cover; characterised in that: the aft channel further includes an intermediate portion including a wall thickness (86, 88) that is less than the wall thickness (86, 88) of both the forward portion and the aft portion. a fan section including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis; a fan case disposed around the fan section; a core engine static structure; and at least one structural guide vane extending between the core engine static structure and the fan case, the structural vane being generally shaped as an airfoil and including a first side and a second side along with a leading edge and a trailing edge, the structural vane including a strut defining the first side, the structural guide vane including a plurality of channels (68, 70, 72) disposed on the second side of the strut, each channel (68, 70, 72) extending longitudinally in a span wise direction, each of the channels (68, 70, 72) including a corresponding wall thickness (82, 84, 86, 88) between a bottom surface of the channel and the first side and transverse to the axis; wherein the plurality of channels (68, 70, 72) includes an aft channel including a forward portion and an aft portion and a wall with a thickness (86, 88) that varies in a chord wise direction from the forward portion to the aft portion; wherein the structural guide vane includes a cover secured over the plurality of channels (68, 70, 72) and defining a side of the structural guide vane, wherein the structural guide vane includes a recess on said side for receiving the cover; characterised in that: the aft channel further includes an intermediate portion including a wall thickness (86, 88) that is less than the wall thickness (86, 88) of both the forward portion and the aft portion.
A variable focus lens comprising an elastically deformable optical element and a circumferential mechanism (10, 1, 5, 2, 3, 8, 21) to transfer a rotational movement to an axial movement, wherein said mechanism comprises a ball bearing system (9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17) and an outer thread ring with a helical thread, which thread ring is supported on a fixed element via a ball bearing comprised by the ball bearing system so that the thread ring is rotatable with respect to the fixed element about the axial direction, wherein the lens comprises at least one ring-shaped elastic spring element (8, 21) applying a preloading force in a primarily axial direction, avoiding axial play within a helical thread, minimizing optical hysteresis in a focal length thereof, wherein the lens comprises a container element, which comprises a container ring, wherein the container ring comprises an outer thread that meshes with the helical thread so that the container element is moved axially in the axial direction when the thread ring is rotated about the axial direction, and wherein either the elastic spring element is integrated in the container ring or the container ring is made of several components, wherein the container ring comprises a first ring and a second ring which both form said outer thread of the container ring, wherein the spring element is arranged between the first ring and the second ring and is configured to push said rings (2, 3) apart, so as to reduce an axial play of the helical thread.