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Gas turbine engine comprising: - a fan mounted to rotate about a main longitudinal axis, - an engine core, comprising in axial flow series a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft, wherein the compressor is a low pressure compressor - a reduction gearbox that receives an input from the shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the shaft, wherein the compressor comprises a first stage at an inlet and a second stage, downstream of the first stage, comprising respectively a first rotor with a row of first blades and a second rotor with a row of second blades, the first and second blades (B1, B2) comprising respective leading edges (50, 70), trailing edges (52, 72) and tips (54, 74), characterised in that the ratio of a maximum leading edge radius (R1max) of the first blades to a maximum leading edge radius (R2max) of the second blades is greater than 2.8 and less than 10. - a fan mounted to rotate about a main longitudinal axis, - an engine core, comprising in axial flow series a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft, wherein the compressor is a low pressure compressor - a reduction gearbox that receives an input from the shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the shaft,
A degradable, multi-layered gastroretentive drug formulation for the sustained release of an active agent in the stomach and gastrointestinal tract of a patient, comprising: an internal layer comprising an active agent and a degradable polymer composition which is not instantly soluble in gastric fluid, the internal layer including a first side and an opposing second side; and at least one membrane covering the internal layer, the membrane comprising at least one polymeric combination of a hydrophilic polymer and a polymer, insoluble in gastric media, the membranes being hydratable at a rate greater than the internal layer; the membrane being directly secured to and covering both sides of the internal layer and having a predetermined length greater than 20 mm in a planar orientation, the membrane and internal layer being arranged in an accordion folded orientation sufficiently compact to be placed within a capsule dissolvable within the stomach; the membrane and internal layer developing sufficient mechanical force to unfold from the initial accordion folded orientation to a length of at least 20 mm within 30 minutes of being exposed to gastric medium; the membrane permitting passage of gastric media from the environment to the internal layer and permitting passage of the active agent from the internal layer through the membrane to the environment; wherein the internal layer comprises the active agent and a polymer that are uniformly distributed throughout the internal layer. wherein the membrane includes two membranes which are equal in size with the internal layer and which are sealed or welded together around their perimeter and the outer portion of the inner layer. an internal layer comprising an active agent and a degradable polymer composition which is not instantly soluble in gastric fluid, the internal layer including a first side and an opposing second side; and at least one membrane covering the internal layer, the membrane comprising at least one polymeric combination of a hydrophilic polymer and a polymer, insoluble in gastric media, the membranes being hydratable at a rate greater than the internal layer;
A drug delivery device comprising - a container, - a first product and a second product, the device being configured to mix the first product and the second product with each other within the container for forming a drug mixture (13A, 13B), the device being further configured for dispensing the drug mixture (13A, 13B), - a measuring unit (16, 17, 18) comprising at least one optical sensor (16B, 17B, 18B), - a control unit, and - a mixing member, wherein the device is switchable from a first state, in which the first product and the second product are separated, into a second state, in which the first product and the second product are mixed, wherein the mixing member is configured to exert a force onto the container in order to move the container to mix the first product and the second product with each other, wherein the at least one optical sensor (16B, 17B, 18B) is configured to measure a value of a parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B) when the device is in the second state, and wherein the control unit is configured to: - store a predetermined range of values of a parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B), - compare the measured value of the parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B) with the stored range of values, and - when the measured value of the parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B) is out of the predetermined range of values, cause the mixing member to exert force onto the container. - a container, - a first product and a second product, the device being configured to mix the first product and the second product with each other within the container for forming a drug mixture (13A, 13B), the device being further configured for dispensing the drug mixture (13A, 13B), - a measuring unit (16, 17, 18) comprising at least one optical sensor (16B, 17B, 18B), - a control unit, and - a mixing member, - store a predetermined range of values of a parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B), - compare the measured value of the parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B) with the stored range of values, and - when the measured value of the parameter of the drug mixture (13A, 13B) is out of the predetermined range of values, cause the mixing member to exert force onto the container.
Device for synchronised raising of beds, comprising: - at least two frames (C1, C2) for raising multi-height beds, each frame comprising: - an upper structure and a lower structure, four arms (6, 7, 8, 9) mounted so as to be pivotable about the lower structure, allowing translational movement in planes parallel to the floor of the upper structure relative to the lower structure, - a jack with electric actuator supplied by a generator and fixed between the lower structure and the upper structure, allowing the height of the frame to be varied between a lower position and an upper position, - a control housing connected to the electric jack controlling the electric actuator in order to ensure raising, lowering and stopping of the bed frame, characterised in that the device comprises a system for synchronisation of the movements of the bed frames comprising: - for each control housing, an electronic controller incorporated in the housing taking control of the housing controls, - a connecting means connecting at least one electronic controller of a so-called master control housing, to at least one other electronic controller of the so-called slave control housings, allowing the master housing to take control of the slave housing or housings in order to synchronise the movements of each bed frame. - at least two frames (C1, C2) for raising multi-height beds, each frame comprising: - an upper structure and a lower structure, four arms (6, 7, 8, 9) mounted so as to be pivotable about the lower structure, allowing translational movement in planes parallel to the floor of the upper structure relative to the lower structure, - a jack with electric actuator supplied by a generator and fixed between the lower structure and the upper structure, allowing the height of the frame to be varied between a lower position and an upper position, - a control housing connected to the electric jack controlling the electric actuator in order to ensure raising, lowering and stopping of the bed frame, - an upper structure and a lower structure, four arms (6, 7, 8, 9) mounted so as to be pivotable about the lower structure, allowing translational movement in planes parallel to the floor of the upper structure relative to the lower structure, - a jack with electric actuator supplied by a generator and fixed between the lower structure and the upper structure, allowing the height of the frame to be varied between a lower position and an upper position, - a control housing connected to the electric jack controlling the electric actuator in order to ensure raising, lowering and stopping of the bed frame, - for each control housing, an electronic controller incorporated in the housing taking control of the housing controls, - a connecting means connecting at least one electronic controller of a so-called master control housing, to at least one other electronic controller of the so-called slave control housings, allowing the master housing to take control of the slave housing or housings in order to synchronise the movements of each bed frame.
A spark plug, comprising: a cylindrical insulator extending in the direction of an axis of the spark plug; an annular plate packing; and a cylindrical metal shell arranged circumferentially around the insulator, the insulator including a step portion formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and having an outer diameter decreasing toward the front in the direction of the axis and a leg portion located front of the step portion and extending toward the front in the direction of the axis, the metal shell including a taper portion formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof and having an inner diameter decreasing toward the front in the direction of the axis, the insulator being fixed in the metal shell by crimping a rear end portion of the metal shell with the step portion of the insulator retained on the taper portion of the metal shell via the plate packing, the insulator further including a curved surface portion formed in a concave shape on the outer circumferential surface thereof at a position between the step portion and the leg portion, characterised in that 50% or more of an inner circumferential edge portion of the plate packing in a circumferential direction thereof being in contact with a part of the insulator located front of a middle region between front and rear ends of the curved surface portion. a cylindrical insulator extending in the direction of an axis of the spark plug; an annular plate packing; and a cylindrical metal shell arranged circumferentially around the insulator, the insulator including a step portion formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and having an outer diameter decreasing toward the front in the direction of the axis and a leg portion located front of the step portion and extending toward the front in the direction of the axis, the metal shell including a taper portion formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof and having an inner diameter decreasing toward the front in the direction of the axis, the insulator being fixed in the metal shell by crimping a rear end portion of the metal shell with the step portion of the insulator retained on the taper portion of the metal shell via the plate packing, the insulator further including a curved surface portion formed in a concave shape on the outer circumferential surface thereof at a position between the step portion and the leg portion, characterised in that 50% or more of an inner circumferential edge portion of the plate packing in a circumferential direction thereof being in contact with a part of the insulator located front of a middle region between front and rear ends of the curved surface portion.
Semiconductor element having at least a thermoelectric material and a first frame part, which are connected non-positively to one another, wherein the first frame part forms a diffusion barrier for the thermoelectric material and an electric conductor; further having a second frame part, which is arranged on an element surface of the thermoelectric material which lies opposite the element surface on which the first frame part is arranged; characterized in that the thermoelectric material, the first frame part and the second frame part are annular, and the first frame part is arranged on an inner circumferential surface and the second frame part is arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric material.
Waste container comprising a tank open at its upper end and a lid (10; 30; 72; 90) movable about a horizontal hinge (14; 74) relative to the tank between a closed configuration in which it closes the upper end of the tank and an open configuration, the waste container further comprising, on one of its walls visible from the outside when the lid is closed, a display device (16; 38; 80; 96) comprising at least one element (28; 42; 84; 98) movable between two indication positions, characterised in that the display device (16; 38; 80; 96) bears information concerning two different portions and is arranged so that, in each of the two indication positions of the movable element (28; 30; 48; 98), only one portion of the device is visible, a different portion of the device being visible in each of the positions.
A method for forming a solar cell structure (101, 300), the method comprising: positioning a first wafer (116, 202) and a second wafer (118, 204) relative to each other such that first nanotubes (122, 206) on the first wafer (116, 202) are opposite to second nanotubes (126, 208) on the second wafer (118, 204), wherein the first nanotubes (122, 206) extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the first wafer (116, 202) and the second nanotubes (126, 208) extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a second surface of the second wafer (118, 204); wherein the ends of the first nanotubes (122, 206) and the second nanotubes (126, 208) comprise engagement features having a shape selected from a hook shape, a loop shape, a corkscrew shape and a tapered shape, forming a mechanical connection between first nanotubes and second nanotubes via the engagement features, and connecting the first nanotubes (122, 206) to the second nanotubes (126, 208), wherein the first wafer (116, 202) is connected to the second wafer (118, 204) to form the solar cell structure (101, 300). positioning a first wafer (116, 202) and a second wafer (118, 204) relative to each other such that first nanotubes (122, 206) on the first wafer (116, 202) are opposite to second nanotubes (126, 208) on the second wafer (118, 204), wherein the first nanotubes (122, 206) extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the first wafer (116, 202) and the second nanotubes (126, 208) extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a second surface of the second wafer (118, 204); wherein the ends of the first nanotubes (122, 206) and the second nanotubes (126, 208) comprise engagement features having a shape selected from a hook shape, a loop shape, a corkscrew shape and a tapered shape, forming a mechanical connection between first nanotubes and second nanotubes via the engagement features, and wherein the first nanotubes (122, 206) extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the first wafer (116, 202) and the second nanotubes (126, 208) extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a second surface of the second wafer (118, 204); wherein the ends of the first nanotubes (122, 206) and the second nanotubes (126, 208) comprise engagement features having a shape selected from a hook shape, a loop shape, a corkscrew shape and a tapered shape, forming a mechanical connection between first nanotubes and second nanotubes via the engagement features, and connecting the first nanotubes (122, 206) to the second nanotubes (126, 208), wherein the first wafer (116, 202) is connected to the second wafer (118, 204) to form the solar cell structure (101, 300).
A computer-implemented method for performing communications between a first computer and a second computer, the method comprising: storing, by the first computer, a first static private key of the first computer, a first static public key of the first computer corresponding to the first static private key, and a second static public key of the second computer; generating, by the first computer, a first blinding factor; determining, by the first computer, a first blinded public key using the first blinding factor, wherein the first blinding factor is generated using a pseudo-random number generator, and wherein the first blinded public key is determined from the first blinding factor using an elliptic curve public key algorithm; generating, by the first computer, a first-computer signature by signing the first blinded public key using the first static private key; determining, by the first computer, a first shared secret using the first blinding factor and the second static public key; encrypting, by the first computer using the first shared secret, first-computer data including the first static public key and the first-computer signature to obtain encrypted first-computer data; and sending, by the first computer to the second computer, a first message including the first blinded public key and the encrypted first-computer data. storing, by the first computer, a first static private key of the first computer, a first static public key of the first computer corresponding to the first static private key, and a second static public key of the second computer; generating, by the first computer, a first blinding factor; determining, by the first computer, a first blinded public key using the first blinding factor, wherein the first blinding factor is generated using a pseudo-random number generator, and wherein the first blinded public key is determined from the first blinding factor using an elliptic curve public key algorithm; generating, by the first computer, a first-computer signature by signing the first blinded public key using the first static private key; determining, by the first computer, a first shared secret using the first blinding factor and the second static public key; encrypting, by the first computer using the first shared secret, first-computer data including the first static public key and the first-computer signature to obtain encrypted first-computer data; and sending, by the first computer to the second computer, a first message including the first blinded public key and the encrypted first-computer data.
A transport refrigeration unit system, comprising: a TRU comprising a TRU controller receptive of control data reflective of temperature profiles of one or more container compartments and configured to operate the TRU in accordance with the control data; and a non-diesel energy storage device comprising an ESD controller, the TRU and the ESD controllers being communicatively coupled, characterised by the ESD controller being configured to determine an energy need of the TRU to take an action in response to the control data, and the ESD, under control of the ESD controller, being configured to provide energy to the TRU in accordance with the energy need. a TRU comprising a TRU controller receptive of control data reflective of temperature profiles of one or more container compartments and configured to operate the TRU in accordance with the control data; and a non-diesel energy storage device comprising an ESD controller, the TRU and the ESD controllers being communicatively coupled, characterised by the ESD controller being configured to determine an energy need of the TRU to take an action in response to the control data, and the ESD, under control of the ESD controller, being configured to provide energy to the TRU in accordance with the energy need.
Method for operating an active oil separator for separating oil from exhaust air of a crankcase of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising the following steps: - identifying an engine operating state of the internal combustion engine by means of an identification device, the engine operating state being determined by an engine load and/or an engine speed of the internal combustion engine, - determining a first TARGET speed of the oil separator on the basis of the identified engine operating state and a first characteristic map by means of a determination device, the first characteristic map defining the first TARGET speed of the oil separator on the basis of the engine operating state, - determining a maximum TARGET speed (S max) of the oil separator on the basis of the first TARGET speed by means of the determination device such that the maximum TARGET speed (S max) is at least as high as the first TARGET speed, - determining a preferred TARGET speed based on the maximum TARGET speed (S max) by means of the determination device such that the preferred TARGET speed is at most as great as the maximum TARGET speed (S max), and - controlling an electric motor for driving the oil separator with the preferred TARGET speed by means of a control device, characterized in that an oil temperature of the internal combustion engine is identified by means of the identification device, a second TARGET speed of the oil separator being identified on the basis of the identified oil temperature and a second characteristic map being determined by means of the determination device, the second characteristic map defining the second TARGET speed of the oil separator on the basis of the oil temperature, the maximum TARGET speed (S max) of the oil separator being determined by means of the determination device additionally on the basis of the second TARGET speed such that the maximum TARGET speed (S max) is at least as high as the second TARGET speed. - identifying an engine operating state of the internal combustion engine by means of an identification device, the engine operating state being determined by an engine load and/or an engine speed of the internal combustion engine, - determining a first TARGET speed of the oil separator on the basis of the identified engine operating state and a first characteristic map by means of a determination device, the first characteristic map defining the first TARGET speed of the oil separator on the basis of the engine operating state, - determining a maximum TARGET speed (S max) of the oil separator on the basis of the first TARGET speed by means of the determination device such that the maximum TARGET speed (S max) is at least as high as the first TARGET speed, - determining a preferred TARGET speed based on the maximum TARGET speed (S max) by means of the determination device such that the preferred TARGET speed is at most as great as the maximum TARGET speed (S max), and - controlling an electric motor for driving the oil separator with the preferred TARGET speed by means of a control device,