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Spacer for insulating glazing units at least comprising a polymeric main body comprising a first pane contact surface (2.1) and a second pane contact surface (2.2) running parallel thereto, a first glazing interior surface (3.1), a second glazing interior surface (3.2), an outer surface, a first hollow chamber (5.1), and a second hollow chamber (5.2), wherein - a groove to accommodate a pane runs parallel to the first pane contact surface (2.1) and second pane contact surface (2.2) between the first glazing interior surface (3.1) and the second glazing interior surface (3.2), - the first hollow chamber (5.1) is adjacent the first glazing interior surface (3.1) and the second hollow chamber (5.2) is adjacent the second glazing interior surface (3.2), - the lateral flanks of the groove are formed by the walls of the first hollow chamber (5.1) and the second hollow chamber (5.2), characterized in that - a web is arranged directly below the groove on the side of the spacer opposite the groove. - a groove to accommodate a pane runs parallel to the first pane contact surface (2.1) and second pane contact surface (2.2) between the first glazing interior surface (3.1) and the second glazing interior surface (3.2), - the first hollow chamber (5.1) is adjacent the first glazing interior surface (3.1) and the second hollow chamber (5.2) is adjacent the second glazing interior surface (3.2), - the lateral flanks of the groove are formed by the walls of the first hollow chamber (5.1) and the second hollow chamber (5.2), characterized in that - a web is arranged directly below the groove on the side of the spacer opposite the groove.
A method of welding a gas turbine engine component formed of a precipitation-strengthened nickel-base superalloy having a ductility drop temperature range, the method comprising: welding a weld area of the article with a welding device; during the welding step, maintaining the temperatures throughout the weld area and a heat affected zone adjacent the weld area within a non-crack sensitive temperature range that is above the ductility drop temperature range of the alloy by predominantly controlling temperatures of the weld area and the heat affected zone with heat input from the welding device; terminating the welding step; and then cooling the weld area and the heat affected zone, characterised in that the weld area and the heat affected zone are cooled from the non-crack sensitive temperature range through the ductility drop temperature range to a temperature below the ductility drop temperature range of the alloy at a cooling rate of more than 25°C per second. welding a weld area of the article with a welding device; during the welding step, maintaining the temperatures throughout the weld area and a heat affected zone adjacent the weld area within a non-crack sensitive temperature range that is above the ductility drop temperature range of the alloy by predominantly controlling temperatures of the weld area and the heat affected zone with heat input from the welding device; terminating the welding step; and then cooling the weld area and the heat affected zone, characterised in that the weld area and the heat affected zone are cooled from the non-crack sensitive temperature range through the ductility drop temperature range to a temperature below the ductility drop temperature range of the alloy at a cooling rate of more than 25°C per second.
A patch comprising a pasty preparation, wherein the pasty preparation comprises 0.01 to 10% by weight of beraprost or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, 1 to 30% by weight of a water-soluble polymer, 5 to 95% by weight of a polyhydric alcohol, and 0.01 to 5% by weight of a cross-linking agent to the weight of the pasty preparation.
Process for manufacturing an epoxy resin by reaction of dichloropropanol with a compound containing at least one active hydrogen atom and with a basic agent, in order to produce the epoxy resin and a salt, in which epichlorohydrin is formed in situ during the reaction, in which at least one part of the epichlorohydrin formed in situ is recovered and at least one fraction of the recovered epichlorohydrin is recycled to the reaction, and wherein the chemical formula of the epoxy resin contains at least one 2,3-epoxypropyloxy group.
A method of decoding a bitstream of inter-coded video using sign bit hiding, wherein a prediction block in a reference frame is specified by a motion vector, the bitstream encoding a horizontal motion vector difference component and a vertical motion vector difference component, wherein the motion vector is determined, in the decoder, based on a predicted motion vector adjusted by the horizontal motion vector difference component and the vertical motion vector difference component, the method comprising: decoding a part of the bitstream to reconstruct a magnitude of one of the motion vector difference components and to reconstruct a magnitude of the other of the motion vector difference components; determining (204, 206) a parity by summing said magnitude of the one of the motion vector difference components and said magnitude of the other of the motion vector difference components to obtain said parity; inferring (210-212, 216-218) a sign for said one of the motion vector difference components based on whether said parity is even or odd; and assigning (208, 214, 220) the sign to said magnitude to reconstruct said one of the motion vector difference components. decoding a part of the bitstream to reconstruct a magnitude of one of the motion vector difference components and to reconstruct a magnitude of the other of the motion vector difference components; determining (204, 206) a parity by summing said magnitude of the one of the motion vector difference components and said magnitude of the other of the motion vector difference components to obtain said parity; inferring (210-212, 216-218) a sign for said one of the motion vector difference components based on whether said parity is even or odd; and assigning (208, 214, 220) the sign to said magnitude to reconstruct said one of the motion vector difference components.
A method, comprising: generating, by a controller device (105, 901), thermal coefficients at an adaptive filter bank to characterizes heat transfer of a volume associated with a thermal system; applying, by the controller device, one or more filters to the thermal coefficients based on a sampling rate; responsive to the applying the filters, generating, by the controller device, one or more estimate thermal coefficient thresholds based on the sampling rate; determining, by the controller device, whether at least one of the thermal coefficients that is filtered satisfies at least one of the estimated thermal coefficient thresholds; and providing, by the controller device, alert information indicative of a diagnostic event associated with the thermal system based on the determining, characterized in that generating the estimate thermal coefficient thresholds further comprises: determining whether a sequence of thermal coefficient vectors support a definition of the diagnostic event. generating, by a controller device (105, 901), thermal coefficients at an adaptive filter bank to characterizes heat transfer of a volume associated with a thermal system; applying, by the controller device, one or more filters to the thermal coefficients based on a sampling rate; responsive to the applying the filters, generating, by the controller device, one or more estimate thermal coefficient thresholds based on the sampling rate; determining, by the controller device, whether at least one of the thermal coefficients that is filtered satisfies at least one of the estimated thermal coefficient thresholds; and providing, by the controller device, alert information indicative of a diagnostic event associated with the thermal system based on the determining,
An end member having a longitudinal axis supportable along an associated damper housing and dimensioned for securement to an associated flexible spring member, said end member comprising: a wall extending peripherally about said longitudinal axis and longitudinally between a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said wall including: a side wall portion including an inner side surface portion facing radially inward; a plurality of first projections disposed in peripherally-spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis, said plurality of first projections extending inward beyond said inner side surface portion from along said side wall portion toward a first inner edge with a first shoulder surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and facing said second end of said wall; and, a plurality of second projections disposed in peripherally-spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis, said plurality of second projections spaced axially from said plurality of first projections in direction toward said second end of said wall, said plurality of second projections extending inward beyond said inner side surface portion from along said side wall portion toward a second inner edge with a second shoulder surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and facing said first end such that a groove is formed inward of said inner side surface portion between said first shoulder surface portion of said plurality of first projections and said second shoulder surface portion of said plurality of second projections. a side wall portion including an inner side surface portion facing radially inward; a plurality of first projections disposed in peripherally-spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis, said plurality of first projections extending inward beyond said inner side surface portion from along said side wall portion toward a first inner edge with a first shoulder surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and facing said second end of said wall; and, a plurality of second projections disposed in peripherally-spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis, said plurality of second projections spaced axially from said plurality of first projections in direction toward said second end of said wall, said plurality of second projections extending inward beyond said inner side surface portion from along said side wall portion toward a second inner edge with a second shoulder surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and facing said first end such that a groove is formed inward of said inner side surface portion between said first shoulder surface portion of said plurality of first projections and said second shoulder surface portion of said plurality of second projections.
A shaft pipe collection module to be provided in a shaft for pipes in a building, said shaft pipe collection module comprising: - a support structure arranged for holding pipe sections to be provided in the shaft pipe collection module, which pipe sections will be protruding out on both sides of a floor structure (2, 2') in which the shaft is provided when the shaft pipe collection module is mounted to this floor structure (2, 2') of the shaft, wherein said support structure comprises a frame arranged to enclose one part of the pipe sections, which is protruding above the floor structure when the shaft pipe collection module is mounted to the floor structure (2, 2'); and - a leakage collection device provided as a tub, comprising openings for receiving the pipe sections, said leakage collection device being arranged to collect possible leakage from connections of other pipes to the pipe sections protruding through the openings of the leakage collection device, wherein the frame of the support structure is arranged to hold the leakage collection device at a distance above the floor structure (2, 2') when the shaft pipe collection module is mounted to the floor structure (2, 2') of the shaft, wherein a height of the frame is designed for providing a suitable working height for the connection of other pipes to the pipe sections, and wherein the shaft pipe collection module further comprises a mold plate comprising openings for receiving the pipe sections and being arranged to be provided beneath the floor structure (2, 2') and covering the shaft opening in the floor structure for allowing molding after mounting of the shaft pipe collection module. - a support structure arranged for holding pipe sections to be provided in the shaft pipe collection module, which pipe sections will be protruding out on both sides of a floor structure (2, 2') in which the shaft is provided when the shaft pipe collection module is mounted to this floor structure (2, 2') of the shaft, wherein said support structure comprises a frame arranged to enclose one part of the pipe sections, which is protruding above the floor structure when the shaft pipe collection module is mounted to the floor structure (2, 2'); and - a leakage collection device provided as a tub, comprising openings for receiving the pipe sections, said leakage collection device being arranged to collect possible leakage from connections of other pipes to the pipe sections protruding through the openings of the leakage collection device,
A process for purifying and conjugating a bacterial capsular polysaccharide from Haemophilus influenzae type B to a CRM 197 diphtheria toxoid carrier protein, comprising purifying the polysaccharide, comprising the steps of (a) precipitation of the polysaccharide using one or more cationic detergents including cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, followed by (b) solubilisation of the precipitated polysaccharide using ethanol at a final concentration of between 75% and 95% then (c) treating the solubilised polysaccharide obtained in step (b) to remove contaminants, comprising size filtration and/or ultrafiltration, activation or functionalisation of the polysaccharide, and conjugation of the polysaccharide to the carrier protein.
A method for automatic printing of a three dimensional heterogeneous structure in accordance with a computer-aided design procedure, comprising the following steps: (a) aspirating a first portion consisting of a first material in liquid form, from a first liquid container into a capillary, (b) aspirating a second portion consisting of a second material in liquid form different than the first material, from a second liquid container into said capillary, such that the first portion and the second portion constitute longitudinally different adjacent and consecutive parts of a longitudinally heterogeneous filament encompassed by the capillary; and (c) extraction of the filament from the capillary thus laying it as a portion of a printed layer. (a) aspirating a first portion consisting of a first material in liquid form, from a first liquid container into a capillary, (b) aspirating a second portion consisting of a second material in liquid form different than the first material, from a second liquid container into said capillary, such that the first portion and the second portion constitute longitudinally different adjacent and consecutive parts of a longitudinally heterogeneous filament encompassed by the capillary; and (c) extraction of the filament from the capillary thus laying it as a portion of a printed layer.
An assembly comprising a seal device and an endoscope having a working channel extending from a working channel port, the seal device comprising: a sleeve having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending therethrough, the sleeve being inserted into the working channel port of the endoscope; characterized in that the proximal portion comprises an attachment mechanism (13, 14, 31) that is attached to the working channel port of the endoscope, and the distal portion is inserted into the working channel port and is adapted to conform around at least two medical devices (15,16) that are inserted therethrough when subjected to a back pressure of about 20 mmHg or a surface tension created by the proximal movement of fluids through the working channel; and wherein the at least two medical devices have a combined irregular cross sectional profile. a sleeve having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending therethrough, the sleeve being inserted into the working channel port of the endoscope; characterized in that the proximal portion comprises an attachment mechanism (13, 14, 31) that is attached to the working channel port of the endoscope, and the distal portion is inserted into the working channel port and is adapted to conform around at least two medical devices (15,16) that are inserted therethrough when subjected to a back pressure of about 20 mmHg or a surface tension created by the proximal movement of fluids through the working channel; and wherein the at least two medical devices have a combined irregular cross sectional profile.
A morphing aerofoil (2; 4; 4a; 4b; 2a) comprising: a leading edge (10; 30; 30a; 10a); a trailing edge (11; 11; 11a; 11b); upper (22, 32; 32a; 32b; 22a) and lower (23, 33; 33a; 33b; 23a) surfaces extending between the leading and trailing edges; an upper thermal actuation member (37, 40; 50; 22a) proximate the upper surface; and a lower thermal actuation member (38; 33a; 51; 23a) proximate the lower surface opposite the upper thermal actuation member, characterised in that the upper and lower thermal actuation members have different thermal expansion coefficients and are positioned such that they cause the trailing edge to deflect when they expand or contract by different amounts in response to a change in ambient temperature, thereby changing a camber of the aerofoil.
A system for monitoring a patient and controlling a treatment of the patient, comprising a patient sensor configured to capture a patient signal, a user interface configured to provide a user with information on the captured patient signal and to allow for inputting an input value, an integrated closed loop controller configured to control a patient treating device for treating the patient, a monitoring processer configured to process the patient signal and to output processed data to the user interface, and a control processer configured to process the patient signal and to output processed data to the closed loop controller, wherein the monitoring processer and the control processer are arranged to be fed with the same patient signal in the same pre-processing state, wherein the closed loop controller is adapted to control the patient treatment device based on the input value, wherein the system is adapted to compare the input value to an output value of the captured patient signal, characterized in that the system is adapted to generate a further action if the output value deviates from an expected output value by more than a predefined amount, wherein the expected output value is derived from a model of a transfer function of the patient and the further action is an alarm and/or fallback to an open loop control.
A folding unit for folding a plurality of packs to form relative finished packages; each said finished package comprising: - a top wall; - a bottom wall; - a front wall and a rear wall which extend between said top wall and bottom wall; and - a pair of concave walls (104, 105), which extend between said top wall and bottom wall and between said front wall and rear wall; said unit comprising: - at least one conveying device for feeding along a forming path a relative said pack which has at least one portion (6, 7) to be folded to form a relative said finished package; - a heating device for heating, in use, unfolded flaps of said pack; and - a folding device arranged downstream from said heating device along said path, comprising a pair of pressure devices and adapted to perform a folding operation onto said pack travelling, in use, along said path; said pressure devices being movable between an operative position in which relative third surfaces press said flaps of said pack onto relative lateral walls of said pack to be folded, and a rest position in which said relative third surfaces are detached from said pack; said third surfaces being convex, so as to form said concave walls (104, 105) of said finished package; said conveying device comprising a first and a second surface (46a, 46b) opposite to each other and adapted, in use, to cooperate respectively with said front and a rear wall of said relative pack to be folded, which are opposite to each other; each of said third surface comprising a first convex region adjacent to said first surface and a second convex region adjacent to said second surface, when said pressure devices are in respective said operative position; wherein the curvature of said first convex region is higher than the curvature of said second convex region. - a top wall; - a bottom wall; - a front wall and a rear wall which extend between said top wall and bottom wall; and - a pair of concave walls (104, 105), which extend between said top wall and bottom wall and between said front wall and rear wall; - at least one conveying device for feeding along a forming path a relative said pack which has at least one portion (6, 7) to be folded to form a relative said finished package; - a heating device for heating, in use, unfolded flaps of said pack; and - a folding device arranged downstream from said heating device along said path, comprising a pair of pressure devices and adapted to perform a folding operation onto said pack travelling, in use, along said path;
A cooling system with a two-phase refrigerant, comprising - a condenser arranged to cool the two-phase refrigerant and to convert gaseous refrigerant into liquid refrigerant; - an evaporator integrated in or thermally coupled to a heat source (130, 172) and adapted to heat the two-phase refrigerant, whereby at least a portion of the refrigerant vaporises into gaseous refrigerant; - a conveying device configured to convey the two-phase refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator; - a generator arranged to generate electricity; - an expander fluidly connected downstream of the evaporator to the evaporator and arranged to expand the gaseous refrigerant from the evaporator, to generate mechanical energy and to drive the generator, characterised by - a first collecting container configured to collect the liquid and gaseous refrigerant from the evaporator; - a first discharge line arranged to discharge the gaseous refrigerant from the first collecting container and which fluidically connects the first collecting container to the expander; - a first control valve configured to control a flow rate of the gaseous refrigerant through the first discharge line, a controller configured to control the first control valve such that the gaseous refrigerant supplied to the expander is superheated by the controller establishing and maintaining a pressure of the gaseous refrigerant in the first discharge line downstream of the first control valve that prevents condensation of the gaseous refrigerant. - a condenser arranged to cool the two-phase refrigerant and to convert gaseous refrigerant into liquid refrigerant; - an evaporator integrated in or thermally coupled to a heat source (130, 172) and adapted to heat the two-phase refrigerant, whereby at least a portion of the refrigerant vaporises into gaseous refrigerant; - a conveying device configured to convey the two-phase refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator; - a generator arranged to generate electricity; - an expander fluidly connected downstream of the evaporator to the evaporator and arranged to expand the gaseous refrigerant from the evaporator, to generate mechanical energy and to drive the generator, - a first collecting container configured to collect the liquid and gaseous refrigerant from the evaporator; - a first discharge line arranged to discharge the gaseous refrigerant from the first collecting container and which fluidically connects the first collecting container to the expander; - a first control valve configured to control a flow rate of the gaseous refrigerant through the first discharge line,