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A flow inverter baffle for mixing a fluid flow having at least two components, the flow inverter baffle comprising: a leading edge (16; 112; 212; 312) and a trailing edge (18; 114; 214; 314), the flow inverter baffle defining a transverse flow cross-section perpendicular to the fluid flow along an entire length between the leading (16; 112; 212; 312) and trailing edges (18; 114; 214; 314); a first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) adjacent to the leading edge (16; 112; 212; 312) and having first and second sides; the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) configured to divide the fluid flow into a first flow portion adjacent the first side (128; 228) of the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) and a second flow portion adjacent the second side (130; 230) of the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316); one or more compressing elements configured to compress the first flow portion; a first inversion element (122; 222) located downstream of the one or more compressing elements and configured to shift the first flow portion to a different location with respect to the transverse flow cross-section; a dividing element (120; 220; 320) located adjacent the second side (130; 230; 330) of the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) and configured to divide the second flow portion into first and second perimeter flow portions; a second inversion element (124; 224; 324) configured to shift the first perimeter flow portion; and a third inversion element (126; 226; 326) configured to shift the second perimeter flow portion. a leading edge (16; 112; 212; 312) and a trailing edge (18; 114; 214; 314), the flow inverter baffle defining a transverse flow cross-section perpendicular to the fluid flow along an entire length between the leading (16; 112; 212; 312) and trailing edges (18; 114; 214; 314); a first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) adjacent to the leading edge (16; 112; 212; 312) and having first and second sides; the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) configured to divide the fluid flow into a first flow portion adjacent the first side (128; 228) of the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) and a second flow portion adjacent the second side (130; 230) of the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316); one or more compressing elements configured to compress the first flow portion; a first inversion element (122; 222) located downstream of the one or more compressing elements and configured to shift the first flow portion to a different location with respect to the transverse flow cross-section; a dividing element (120; 220; 320) located adjacent the second side (130; 230; 330) of the first dividing panel (116; 216; 316) and configured to divide the second flow portion into first and second perimeter flow portions; a second inversion element (124; 224; 324) configured to shift the first perimeter flow portion; and a third inversion element (126; 226; 326) configured to shift the second perimeter flow portion.
Device for inspecting an edge of semiconductor wafers during rotation by multipoint capture, characterized in that it comprises a confocal chromatic microscope provided with a lighting pathway and an analysis pathway, the lighting pathway comprising a polychromatic light source, a slot and an objective lens with axial chromatism comprising a lens at least made of a material having an Abbe number of less than 50, and the analysis pathway comprising the said objective lens, a chromatic filtering slot performing a spatial filtering of the wavelengths not focused on the semiconductor wafer and a linear light intensity sensor in this order, the slot of the lighting pathway and the slot of the analysis pathway being arranged substantially at the same optical distance from the objective lens, the slot of the lighting pathway forming a linearization member, so that the unit constituted by the light source and the slot of the incident pathway constitutes a linear light source.
A magnetically geared system comprising a housing (350, 450) defining a sealed chamber, a driving member (302, 402) including a first set of permanent magnets, and a driven member (304, 404) comprising a second set of permanent magnets (314, 414), one of the members (302, 304, 402, 404) being located inside the chamber, wherein the first and second (314, 414) sets of magnets are arranged to produce different numbers of magnetic poles, and the housing (350, 450) includes a wall (370, 470) extending between the members (302, 304, 402, 404) and supporting a plurality of pole pieces (306, 406) which are arranged to modulate the magnetic field acting between the magnets, characterized in that the pole pieces (306, 406) are located below the surface of the wall facing away from the chamber and below the surface of the wall facing the chamber such that the pole-pieces are both sealed from the chamber and embedded in the wall (370, 470).
Method for transition from a first braking state to a second braking state in a vehicle with an electric drive, wherein the following steps are carried out: - initiating the transition upon an actuation of a brake pedal of the vehicle, wherein, in the first braking state, a braking action for braking the vehicle is provided by a braking function of the electric drive, and, in the second braking state, the braking function is deactivated, - reducing the braking action of the braking function during the and/or at least one further actuation of the brake pedal, in order to carry out the transition, wherein an extent of the reduction is dependent on a pedal travel of the brake pedal. - initiating the transition upon an actuation of a brake pedal of the vehicle, wherein, in the first braking state, a braking action for braking the vehicle is provided by a braking function of the electric drive, and, in the second braking state, the braking function is deactivated, - reducing the braking action of the braking function during the and/or at least one further actuation of the brake pedal, in order to carry out the transition, wherein an extent of the reduction is dependent on a pedal travel of the brake pedal.
A method for producing a lubricant comprising: forming a backbone modified monoester of a fatty acid of a modified biobased soybean oil by esterifying a hydrogenated epoxidized fatty acid of the modified biobased soybean oil with a carboxylic acid, an acid anhydride, or an acid chloride to form the monoester; wherein the backbone modified monoester of the fatty acid of the modified biobased soybean oil is esterified to 2-butanol, 1,2-propylene glycol or 2-methyl-1,3-propane diol; the backbone modified monoester incorporates an acid group selected from C 2 -C 18 carboxylic acids; and the modified biobased soybean oil has an oleic content in a range of 70-85 wt. %, an oleic content in a range of 40-70 wt. %, or an oleic content in a range of 85-95 wt. %. forming a backbone modified monoester of a fatty acid of a modified biobased soybean oil by esterifying a hydrogenated epoxidized fatty acid of the modified biobased soybean oil with a carboxylic acid, an acid anhydride, or an acid chloride to form the monoester; wherein the backbone modified monoester of the fatty acid of the modified biobased soybean oil is esterified to 2-butanol, 1,2-propylene glycol or 2-methyl-1,3-propane diol; the backbone modified monoester incorporates an acid group selected from C 2 -C 18 carboxylic acids; and the modified biobased soybean oil has an oleic content in a range of 70-85 wt. %, an oleic content in a range of 40-70 wt. %, or an oleic content in a range of 85-95 wt. %.
Use of aryl piperazines of formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for treating acute pain, neuropathic pain or receptive nociceptive pain in mammals, including human beings: wherein, Ar is a phenyl monosubstituted or disubstituted with F, Cl, Br, methyl, methoxyl or trifluoromethyl; or is an unsubstituted, monosubstituted or disubstituted heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl is selected from benzothiazolyl, pyridyl or pyrimidinyl and the substituent(s) are selected from the group consisting of halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxyl and halogenated C 1-4 alkyl.
A method operable by a network entity configured for wireless communication, the method comprising: operating in a first mode using a first radio access technology, RAT1; collecting interference measurements for interference to or from at least one mobile device while in the first mode; switching to a second mode and using a second radio access technology, RAT2; and using the interference measurements from the first mode to minimize interference caused or experienced by the network entity in the second mode. operating in a first mode using a first radio access technology, RAT1; collecting interference measurements for interference to or from at least one mobile device while in the first mode; switching to a second mode and using a second radio access technology, RAT2; and using the interference measurements from the first mode to minimize interference caused or experienced by the network entity in the second mode.
A steering device comprising: tie rods (12 and 22) connected, respectively, to right and left wheels (w) which are constituted by a pair of front wheels of a vehicle or a pair of rear wheels of the vehicle, and configured to steer the respective right and left wheels; a pair of rack bars (53 and 54) connected to the respective tie rods, a synchronizing gear meshing with the pair of rack bars (53 and 54), and configured to convert a movement of one of the rack bars (53 and 54) in one of opposite directions, which are right and left directions, along a direction in which teeth of the rack bars (53 and 54) are arranged, to a movement of the other of the rack bars (53 and 54) in the other of the opposite directions, a synchronizing gear box retaining the synchronizing gear and capable of moving in the right and left directions, a rack case retaining the rack bars (53 and 54) and fixed to a frame of the vehicle, characterized by a rack bar moving means capable of moving the respective rack bars (53 and 54) in one and the other of the opposite directions, and a fixing mechanism capable of fixing the synchronizing gear box to the rack case, wherein the steering device is configured such that when the rack bars (53 and 54) are moved in one and the other of the opposite directions, respectively, the synchronizing gear box is fixed to the rack case by the fixing mechanism. tie rods (12 and 22) connected, respectively, to right and left wheels (w) which are constituted by a pair of front wheels of a vehicle or a pair of rear wheels of the vehicle, and configured to steer the respective right and left wheels; a pair of rack bars (53 and 54) connected to the respective tie rods, a synchronizing gear meshing with the pair of rack bars (53 and 54), and configured to convert a movement of one of the rack bars (53 and 54) in one of opposite directions, which are right and left directions, along a direction in which teeth of the rack bars (53 and 54) are arranged, to a movement of the other of the rack bars (53 and 54) in the other of the opposite directions, a synchronizing gear box retaining the synchronizing gear and capable of moving in the right and left directions, a rack case retaining the rack bars (53 and 54) and fixed to a frame of the vehicle, characterized by a rack bar moving means capable of moving the respective rack bars (53 and 54) in one and the other of the opposite directions, and a fixing mechanism capable of fixing the synchronizing gear box to the rack case, wherein the steering device is configured such that when the rack bars (53 and 54) are moved in one and the other of the opposite directions, respectively, the synchronizing gear box is fixed to the rack case by the fixing mechanism.
A control device for a driving force transmission device which is mounted on a four-wheel drive vehicle having a main driving wheel (181, 182) to which a driving force of a driving source is constantly transmitted in operation and an auxiliary driving wheel (191, 192) to which the driving force of the driving source is adjustably transmitted in operation according to a traveling state of the vehicle via the driving force transmission device, and which controls the driving force transmission device, comprising: a slip ratio calculating unit that obtains a slip ratio of the main driving wheel (181, 182) based at least on a wheel speed of the main driving wheel (181, 182); a smoothing unit that performs filtering to smooth the slip ratio obtained by the slip ratio calculating unit; and a driving force control unit that controls the driving force transmission device so that the driving force that is transmitted in operation to the auxiliary driving wheel (191, 192) increases as the slip ratio smoothed by the smoothing unit increases, wherein the smoothing unit uses a larger time constant for the filtering when a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined value than when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined value. a slip ratio calculating unit that obtains a slip ratio of the main driving wheel (181, 182) based at least on a wheel speed of the main driving wheel (181, 182); a smoothing unit that performs filtering to smooth the slip ratio obtained by the slip ratio calculating unit; and a driving force control unit that controls the driving force transmission device so that the driving force that is transmitted in operation to the auxiliary driving wheel (191, 192) increases as the slip ratio smoothed by the smoothing unit increases, wherein the smoothing unit uses a larger time constant for the filtering when a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined value than when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined value.
A method for preparing a polymeric microsphere, comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a water-insoluble organic solvent with a dispersion solvent; (b) mixing a polymer compound, a drug and a water-insoluble organic solvent so as to prepare a dispersed phase; (c) mixing the dispersed phase of step (b) with the dispersion solvent mixed with the water-insoluble organic solvent of step (a) so as to prepare an O/W (oil-in-water), O/O (oil-in-oil) or W/O/W (water-in oil-in-water) type emulsion; (d) adding a base or an acid to the emulsion of step (c) so as to remove the water-insoluble organic solvent from the emulsion and (e) obtaining the polymeric microsphere prepared of step (d) and re-dispersing the obtained polymeric microsphere in a warmed dispersion solvent, wherein the water-insoluble organic solvent in the steps (a) and (b) is selected from the group consisting of methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl formate, ethyl formate, isopropyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, methyl dichloroacetate, methyl chloroacetate, ethyl chloroacetate, ethyl dichloroacetate, methyl fluoroacetate, methyl difluoroacetate, ethyl fluoroacetate, ethyl difluoroacetate, maleic anhydride, acetic anhydride, propionic anhydride, phosphoric anhydride, acetamide, propionamide, and butylamide, wherein the dispersion solvent is polyvinyl alcohol solution, or aqueous solution of polysorbates or a co-solvent thereof, or a non-aqueous dispersion solvent which is selected from the group consisting of silicone oil containing glycerin esters of fatty acids or lecithin, vegetable oil, toluene, and xylene, wherein the base is selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide (NH 4 OH), copper hydroxide (Cu 2), and iron hydroxide (Fe 3), wherein, in the step (c), a volumetric ratio of the dispersed phase of step (b) and the dispersion solvent of step (a) which is mixed with water-insoluble organic solvent is 1:4 to 20, and wherein the temperature of the warmed dispersion solvent in the step (e) is 30°C to 50°C. (a) mixing a water-insoluble organic solvent with a dispersion solvent; (b) mixing a polymer compound, a drug and a water-insoluble organic solvent so as to prepare a dispersed phase; (c) mixing the dispersed phase of step (b) with the dispersion solvent mixed with the water-insoluble organic solvent of step (a) so as to prepare an O/W (oil-in-water), O/O (oil-in-oil) or W/O/W (water-in oil-in-water) type emulsion; (d) adding a base or an acid to the emulsion of step (c) so as to remove the water-insoluble organic solvent from the emulsion and (e) obtaining the polymeric microsphere prepared of step (d) and re-dispersing the obtained polymeric microsphere in a warmed dispersion solvent,
A method for operating an access point device in a radio communication system, said access point device being currently connected with a terminal device and serving as the serving access point device of the terminal device, the method comprising: receiving, from said terminal device, a measurement report including one or more measurement parameters for a plurality of neighbor access point devices and said serving access point device; selecting, from said plurality of neighbor access point devices, one or more candidate target access point devices based on said measurement report received from said terminal device; characterized by obtaining evaluated capability levels from the selected one or more candidate target access point devices, each of the evaluated capability levels being indicative of a capability of user experience to be provided by a respective candidate target access point device for said terminal device, wherein evaluation of each of the evaluated capability levels is based on the one or more measurement parameters and local information of the respective candidate target access point device, and wherein the local information comprises an available backhaul capacity allocated for said terminal device; and determining, from the selected one or more candidate target access point devices, a best candidate target access point device with the highest evaluated capability level as a target access point device. receiving, from said terminal device, a measurement report including one or more measurement parameters for a plurality of neighbor access point devices and said serving access point device; selecting, from said plurality of neighbor access point devices, one or more candidate target access point devices based on said measurement report received from said terminal device; characterized by obtaining evaluated capability levels from the selected one or more candidate target access point devices, each of the evaluated capability levels being indicative of a capability of user experience to be provided by a respective candidate target access point device for said terminal device, wherein evaluation of each of the evaluated capability levels is based on the one or more measurement parameters and local information of the respective candidate target access point device, and wherein the local information comprises an available backhaul capacity allocated for said terminal device; and determining, from the selected one or more candidate target access point devices, a best candidate target access point device with the highest evaluated capability level as a target access point device.
A method of cleaning a wellbore, wherein the wellbore has been drilled with an invert emulsion drilling mud that forms an invert emulsion filter cake, the method comprising: circulating a breaker fluid into the wellbore, the breaker fluid comprising: an aqueous fluid; and glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid or an alkali metal salt, ammonium salt or substituted ammonium salt thereof. circulating a breaker fluid into the wellbore, the breaker fluid comprising: an aqueous fluid; and glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid or an alkali metal salt, ammonium salt or substituted ammonium salt thereof. an aqueous fluid; and glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid or an alkali metal salt, ammonium salt or substituted ammonium salt thereof.
A protection circuit for an integrated circuit device, comprising: an NMOS transistor (Q101; Q103; 830) having a load path connecting a common ground connection with an individual ground connection (Old HUB GND) of the integrated circuit device (210; 220; 230), and having a gate connection receiving an activation signal; a first shunt resistor (R103; R111) coupled in parallel with said load path. an NMOS transistor (Q101; Q103; 830) having a load path connecting a common ground connection with an individual ground connection (Old HUB GND) of the integrated circuit device (210; 220; 230), and having a gate connection receiving an activation signal; a first shunt resistor (R103; R111) coupled in parallel with said load path.
A vibratory flow meter (5, 300), comprising: a flow meter assembly (10, 310) including at least two vibration sensors (170L and 170R, 303 and 305) configured to generate at least two vibrational signals; and meter electronics (20, 320) configured to receive the at least two vibrational signals and generate a new time difference (Δt) using multiple time difference measurements obtained for a known flow material under no-flow conditions, and determine if the new time difference (Δt) is within predetermined bounds of an old time difference (Δt 0), wherein the old time difference (Δt 0) comprises a calibration zero-flow time difference, wherein the meter electronics (20, 320) are configured to determine if the fluid flow material is substantially stable and prompting the user only if the new time difference (Δt) is not within predetermined bounds of the old time difference (Δt 0) and if the fluid flow material is substantially stable, wherein prompting the user comprises prompting a user of the vibratory flow meter (5, 300) about replacing the old time difference (Δt 0) and wherein the meter electronics replaces the old time difference (Δt 0) with the new time difference (Δt) if the user selects replacement. a flow meter assembly (10, 310) including at least two vibration sensors (170L and 170R, 303 and 305) configured to generate at least two vibrational signals; and meter electronics (20, 320) configured to receive the at least two vibrational signals and generate a new time difference (Δt) using multiple time difference measurements obtained for a known flow material under no-flow conditions, and determine if the new time difference (Δt) is within predetermined bounds of an old time difference (Δt 0), wherein the old time difference (Δt 0) comprises a calibration zero-flow time difference, wherein the meter electronics (20, 320) are configured to determine if the fluid flow material is substantially stable and prompting the user only if the new time difference (Δt) is not within predetermined bounds of the old time difference (Δt 0) and if the fluid flow material is substantially stable, wherein prompting the user comprises prompting a user of the vibratory flow meter (5, 300) about replacing the old time difference (Δt 0) and wherein the meter electronics replaces the old time difference (Δt 0) with the new time difference (Δt) if the user selects replacement.