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Heat exchanger arrangement comprising: at least one heat exchanger including at least one substantially horizontal manifold (6a, 6b) forming an upper side of the at least one heat exchanger, the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) having lateral end portions and a support structure including a main portion comprising, at least partially, a metallic material, and manifold support portions associated to respective lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b); wherein the manifold support portions are made at least partially from a non-metallic material and configured to receive the lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) for preventing the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) from contacting any metallic portions of the support structure; wherein the manifold support portions of the support structure are formed as non-metallic projections located at the inner sides of opposing posts of the support structure at a vertical position corresponding to the vertical position of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) and the lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) are supported on the respective non-metallic projections; and characterised in that the at least one heat exchanger is in contact with the support structure only via the lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) in a suspended configuration in which the at least one heat exchanger is not supported from below. at least one heat exchanger including at least one substantially horizontal manifold (6a, 6b) forming an upper side of the at least one heat exchanger, the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) having lateral end portions and a support structure including a main portion comprising, at least partially, a metallic material, and manifold support portions associated to respective lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b); a main portion comprising, at least partially, a metallic material, and manifold support portions associated to respective lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b); wherein the manifold support portions are made at least partially from a non-metallic material and configured to receive the lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) for preventing the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) from contacting any metallic portions of the support structure; wherein the manifold support portions of the support structure are formed as non-metallic projections located at the inner sides of opposing posts of the support structure at a vertical position corresponding to the vertical position of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) and the lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) are supported on the respective non-metallic projections; and characterised in that the at least one heat exchanger is in contact with the support structure only via the lateral end portions of the at least one manifold (6a, 6b) in a suspended configuration in which the at least one heat exchanger is not supported from below.
Liquid filter, in particular for the lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine which features a housing with an inlet and an outlet, consisting of a housing pot pointing in particular downward with a mounting opening and a screw cap closing the mounting opening, wherein a filter element is disposed in the housing, which sealingly separates the inlet from the outlet and wherein the screw cap features a discharge for liquid residues in the housing, wherein in the area of the discharge a means for opening and closing the discharge is disposed at an axial end of the filter element, wherein the means sealingly closes a round discharge opening (31 a) of the discharge disposed in the central axis of the housing and the means is axially movable in the discharge opening (31 a) and wherein the means for opening or closing the discharge features a tubular segment which is open at the lower end, wherein the segment is provided for protruding into a discharge opening (31 a) of the housing, wherein the tube wall of the segment is provided with breakthroughs and a radial sealant is disposed at the segment above the breakthroughs, characterized in that the means for opening and closing the discharge is connected with an end plate (21 b) of the filter element, wherein a limited axial play is provided for the means so that the means is movable across a limited distance in axial direction relative to the filter element, and wherein the end plate (21 b) connected with the means for opening or closing the discharge has a closed disk-shaped design and the other end plate (21 a) has an annular disk-shaped design and features an annular collar extending axially away from the filter medium.
An anti-forgery security device comprising an optical waveguide, an out-coupler comprising first macroscopically repetitive elements and being arranged to couple out light from said waveguide, a light processing structure comprising second macroscopically repetitive elements and being arranged to process light coupled out by said out-coupler, wherein said light processing structure comprises an array of refractive structures, wherein said security device comprises a second coating layer arranged between said waveguide and said array of refractive structures, wherein said second coating layer has a refractive index lower than said waveguide. an optical waveguide, an out-coupler comprising first macroscopically repetitive elements and being arranged to couple out light from said waveguide, a light processing structure comprising second macroscopically repetitive elements and being arranged to process light coupled out by said out-coupler, wherein said light processing structure comprises an array of refractive structures, wherein said security device comprises a second coating layer arranged between said waveguide and said array of refractive structures, wherein said second coating layer has a refractive index lower than said waveguide.
A damper assembly (20, 220, 320), comprising: a bracket (24, 224, 324); a body (30, 230); a movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) extending from the body (30, 230), the movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) including a plurality of ribs configured for contacting an inner surface of an aperture of the bracket (24, 224, 324) to limit movement of the body (30, 230) relative to the bracket (24, 224, 324); a plurality of connecting members (34, 234, 334 1, 334 2, 334 3, 334 4) extending from the body (30, 230), the plurality of connecting members (34, 234, 334 1, 334 2, 334 3, 334 4) connecting the body (30, 230) with the bracket (24, 224, 324); and a second movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2), wherein the movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) and the second movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) extend from opposite sides of the body (30, 230), wherein the bracket (24, 224, 324) includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a fifth side wall; the second side wall, the third side wall, the fourth side wall, and the fifth side wall extend from the first side wall; the aperture is disposed in one of the second side wall, the third side wall, the fourth side wall, and the fifth side wall; and the movement limiters (32, 332 1, 332 2) are configured to restrict movement of the body (30, 230) toward the first side wall and away from the first side wall. a bracket (24, 224, 324); a body (30, 230); a movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) extending from the body (30, 230), the movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) including a plurality of ribs configured for contacting an inner surface of an aperture of the bracket (24, 224, 324) to limit movement of the body (30, 230) relative to the bracket (24, 224, 324); a plurality of connecting members (34, 234, 334 1, 334 2, 334 3, 334 4) extending from the body (30, 230), the plurality of connecting members (34, 234, 334 1, 334 2, 334 3, 334 4) connecting the body (30, 230) with the bracket (24, 224, 324); and a second movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2), wherein the movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) and the second movement limiter (32, 332 1, 332 2) extend from opposite sides of the body (30, 230), wherein the bracket (24, 224, 324) includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a fifth side wall; the second side wall, the third side wall, the fourth side wall, and the fifth side wall extend from the first side wall; the aperture is disposed in one of the second side wall, the third side wall, the fourth side wall, and the fifth side wall; and the movement limiters (32, 332 1, 332 2) are configured to restrict movement of the body (30, 230) toward the first side wall and away from the first side wall.
A module having a front/rear and top/bottom orientation, said module comprising: a housing having front and rear ends (101a, 101b), and recesses; a connector at said front end of said housing for interengaging with a mating connector having a purchase point; a resilient latch having a secured end secured to said housing, and a free end forward of said secured end, said free end being biased toward said housing and configured to releasably engage said purchase point; and an actuator moveably attached to said housing, said actuator being disposed under said latch and having a contact portion which is configured to contact said latch as said actuator is pulled rearward to urge said latch away from said housing, thereby freeing said free end from said purchase point, wherein said actuator is pivotally attached to said housing, and wherein said actuator comprises lateral flanges about which said contact portion of said actuator is configured to pivot when said actuator is pulled rearward, said flanges received by said recesses, and said flanges comprising an arcuate portion, characterized in that said arcuate portion functions as a pivot point; and said recesses are larger than said flanges to accommodate pivoting. a housing having front and rear ends (101a, 101b), and recesses; a connector at said front end of said housing for interengaging with a mating connector having a purchase point; a resilient latch having a secured end secured to said housing, and a free end forward of said secured end, said free end being biased toward said housing and configured to releasably engage said purchase point; and an actuator moveably attached to said housing, said actuator being disposed under said latch and having a contact portion which is configured to contact said latch as said actuator is pulled rearward to urge said latch away from said housing, thereby freeing said free end from said purchase point, wherein said actuator is pivotally attached to said housing, and wherein said actuator comprises lateral flanges about which said contact portion of said actuator is configured to pivot when said actuator is pulled rearward, said flanges received by said recesses, and said flanges comprising an arcuate portion, characterized in that said arcuate portion functions as a pivot point; and said recesses are larger than said flanges to accommodate pivoting.
A device for continuous or instrumented indentation testing comprising an exterior support, a piston mounted to slide in said exterior support and comprising an indenter, a means for damping and regulating the force applied on the piston, a combination of displacement measurement systems and a force measurement system, wherein the indenter is made of a single piece that is machined in its mass, wherein said piston comprises the combination of displacement measurement systems distributed in a balanced manner around the indenter, wherein the piston comprises a button for the application of force, wherein the piston firstly comprises a spacer for transmitting the force applied on the button to the force measurement system, and secondly an indenter support mounted directly on the force measurement system, wherein said indenter support provides a rigid connection between the indenter and said force measurement system, wherein a support for the displacement measurement system is mounted directly on said indenter, wherein each displacement measurement system is fixed to said displacement measurement system support and integral in movement with said single-piece indenter, so that each displacement measurement system is integral in movement with the indenter.
An augment for a glenoid comprising: a body defining an articular surface and a bone engaging surface opposite the articular surface, the bone engaging surface defining a groove that separates a first section of the bone engaging surface from a second section of the bone engaging surface; a boss extending from the bone engaging surface and a plurality of fixation members extending from the bone engaging surface, characterised in that the boss divides the groove into a first portion and a second portion. a body defining an articular surface and a bone engaging surface opposite the articular surface, the bone engaging surface defining a groove that separates a first section of the bone engaging surface from a second section of the bone engaging surface; a boss extending from the bone engaging surface and a plurality of fixation members extending from the bone engaging surface, characterised in that the boss divides the groove into a first portion and a second portion.
An implantable two-chamber system for supporting the left ventricle of the heart, comprising a pumping device consisting of two pumping chambers and a pressure plate arranged therebetween, which pressure plate is adapted to be reciprocated between two end positions by means of a drive unit, whereby fluid is compressed in the one pumping chamber, whereas the other pumping chamber is filled at the same time, characterized in that each of both pumping chambers (1, 1') has the shape of a ventricular bag with an inlet formed at one end immediately beside an outlet and under an acute angle (a) with the outlet, and that the pressure plate is rotatably supported externally in two arms that are movably retained at the output shaft of a drive unit so that the centre of motion of the arms, which lies on the output shaft, is located on the side of the pumping chambers (1, 1') averted from the inlet and the outlet and thus outside these pumping chambers (1, 1').
An in vitro method for detecting a biomarker gene or its splice variant for evaluating the competence of an unfertilized mammalian oocyte to lead to childbirth, implantation, formation of a pre-implantation blastocyst or embryo, and/or fertilization; said method comprising: - making exon level analysis of gene expression in a sample comprising at least one granulosa or cumulus cell isolated from the unfertilized oocyte; - making intra-patient based comparison of said exon level analysis of gene expression; and - using live birth and embryo development as a selection endpoint by considering only p-values <0.05 in a paired t-test as significant for a biomarker gene in being suitable for evaluating the competence of a mammalian unfertilized oocyte to lead to childbirth, implantation, formation of a pre-implantation blastocyst or embryo, and/or fertilization. - making exon level analysis of gene expression in a sample comprising at least one granulosa or cumulus cell isolated from the unfertilized oocyte; - making intra-patient based comparison of said exon level analysis of gene expression; and - using live birth and embryo development as a selection endpoint by considering only p-values <0.05 in a paired t-test as significant for a biomarker gene in being suitable for evaluating the competence of a mammalian unfertilized oocyte to lead to childbirth, implantation, formation of a pre-implantation blastocyst or embryo, and/or fertilization.
A decorative frame, comprising a lining plate wherein a layer of tensioned elastic film is covered at one side of the lining plate, a space for holding a photo is formed between the lining plate and the elastic film, an inserting opening of the space is formed at the edge of the lining plate and the elastic film, and the lining plate and the elastic film are transparent, wherein opposite edges of the elastic film are fixed at the edge of the lining plate by virtue of clipping strips, so that the part that the elastic film is located between the clipping strips is tensioned, wherein each clipping strip comprises an internal insertion strip and an external insertion strip, the edge of the elastic film is extruded between the internal insertion strip and the external insertion strip, and the internal insertion strip is clamped on the edge of the lining plate.
A high-strength welding joint having a roomtemperature tensile strength of 400 MPa or greater, a high degree of cryogenic toughness as represented by a Charpy impact energy of 28 J or greater at a temperature of -196°C and obtained by welding parts of a cryogenic high-strength high-manganese steel, the high-strength welding joint including, by wt%, carbon: 0.1% to 0.61%, silicon (Si): 0.23% to 1.0%, manganese (Mn): 14% to 35%, chromium (Cr): 6% or less, molybdenum (Mo): 1.45% to 3.5%, sulfur: 0.02% or less, phosphorus: 0.02% or less, boron: 0.001% to 0.01%, titanium (Ti): 0.001% to 0.2%, nitrogen: 0.001% to 0.3%, optionally: at least one selected from tungsten, niobium (Nb) and vanadium in a total amount of 5 wt% or less; yttrium and/or a rare earth metal in an amount of 0.1 wt% or less; and Nickel (Ni) in an amount of 10 wt% or less; and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities.
An apparatus (100, 200) for producing a mix of a first type of food products (108a, 208a) and at least one second type of food products (108b, 208b) so that the mix fulfils at least two target criteria including weight ratio criterion indicating the weight ratio between the first and the at least one second type of food products in the mix and lean/fat ratio criterion of the mix, comprising: • at least one conveyor means (101, 201, 202) having an in-feed end and an out-feed end, the out-feed end being directed to a destination area (107, 210), • at least three controllable in-feed channels (102-104, 203-205) arranged at the in-feed end of the at least one conveyor means for supplying separate streams of the first and the at least one second food products, • at least one lean/fat ratio measuring means (106, 206, 207) for determining the lean/fat ratio of the food products, • a control unit (105, 211) for utilizing operation parameters in operating the in-feeding of the at least three controllable in-feed channels so that the mix fulfills the at least two target criteria, said apparatus being characterized by • means for determining the weight of the food products, • wherein at least one of the in-feed channels (102, 203) supplies the first type of food products and at least two of the in-feed channels (103, 104, 204, 205) supply the at least one second type of food products, the at least two in-feed channels supplying the at least one second type of food products being distinguished via different lean/fat ratio estimates, • wherein said control unit (105, 211) is configured for utilizing the determined weight of food products and the measured lean/fat ratio of the food products as operation parameters and wherein the first type of food product is frozen trim and the at least one second type of food product is fresh trim. • at least one conveyor means (101, 201, 202) having an in-feed end and an out-feed end, the out-feed end being directed to a destination area (107, 210), • at least three controllable in-feed channels (102-104, 203-205) arranged at the in-feed end of the at least one conveyor means for supplying separate streams of the first and the at least one second food products, • at least one lean/fat ratio measuring means (106, 206, 207) for determining the lean/fat ratio of the food products, • a control unit (105, 211) for utilizing operation parameters in operating the in-feeding of the at least three controllable in-feed channels so that the mix fulfills the at least two target criteria, • means for determining the weight of the food products, • wherein at least one of the in-feed channels (102, 203) supplies the first type of food products and at least two of the in-feed channels (103, 104, 204, 205) supply the at least one second type of food products, the at least two in-feed channels supplying the at least one second type of food products being distinguished via different lean/fat ratio estimates, • wherein said control unit (105, 211) is configured for utilizing the determined weight of food products and the measured lean/fat ratio of the food products as operation parameters and
A method of making a virtual three-dimensional model of a breakable or deflectable mold of a plurality of teeth of a dental arch, the method comprising: designing the mold for thermoforming a shell over the mold as a dental appliance, wherein the designing comprises: determining a first section of the mold, the first section being of at least a portion of one or more first teeth of the plurality of teeth of the dental arch; determining a second section of the mold, the second section being of at least a portion of one or more second teeth of the plurality of teeth of the dental arch; and determining configurations of a weakened region (335, 340) that joins the first section to the second section, wherein the weakened region is breakable or deflectable in response to a first threshold force to enable the first section to be removed from a shell after the shell is formed over the mold, the first threshold force being less than a second threshold force that would damage or permanently deform the shell; and generating the virtual three-dimensional model of the mold. designing the mold for thermoforming a shell over the mold as a dental appliance, wherein the designing comprises: determining a first section of the mold, the first section being of at least a portion of one or more first teeth of the plurality of teeth of the dental arch; determining a second section of the mold, the second section being of at least a portion of one or more second teeth of the plurality of teeth of the dental arch; and determining configurations of a weakened region (335, 340) that joins the first section to the second section, wherein the weakened region is breakable or deflectable in response to a first threshold force to enable the first section to be removed from a shell after the shell is formed over the mold, the first threshold force being less than a second threshold force that would damage or permanently deform the shell; and determining a first section of the mold, the first section being of at least a portion of one or more first teeth of the plurality of teeth of the dental arch; determining a second section of the mold, the second section being of at least a portion of one or more second teeth of the plurality of teeth of the dental arch; and determining configurations of a weakened region (335, 340) that joins the first section to the second section, wherein the weakened region is breakable or deflectable in response to a first threshold force to enable the first section to be removed from a shell after the shell is formed over the mold, the first threshold force being less than a second threshold force that would damage or permanently deform the shell; and generating the virtual three-dimensional model of the mold.