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A gradient amplifier for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, system, the gradient amplifier comprising: a plurality of cascade elements (KE1...KEn) coupled in series between two terminals for connection to a gradient coil of an MRI system, each of the cascade elements being substantially identical and comprising two leg circuits (A,B) each comprised of switches (Sla... S2d); and a control device coupled to the respective switches in the respective leg circuits in the respective cascade elements; wherein the control device is configured to control all of the switches using space vector modulation, such that a change of the common mode voltage associated with potentials of the two terminals generated by the gradient amplifier is in a predetermined range, wherein: the two leg circuits (A,B) comprised in each of the cascade elements are coupled to a power source, the predetermined range is -0.5Vdc to 0.5Vdc, and Vdc is a voltage of the power source. a plurality of cascade elements (KE1...KEn) coupled in series between two terminals for connection to a gradient coil of an MRI system, each of the cascade elements being substantially identical and comprising two leg circuits (A,B) each comprised of switches (Sla... S2d); and a control device coupled to the respective switches in the respective leg circuits in the respective cascade elements; wherein the control device is configured to control all of the switches using space vector modulation, such that a change of the common mode voltage associated with potentials of the two terminals generated by the gradient amplifier is in a predetermined range, wherein: the two leg circuits (A,B) comprised in each of the cascade elements are coupled to a power source, the predetermined range is -0.5Vdc to 0.5Vdc, and Vdc is a voltage of the power source.
A leadless pacemaker and retrieval system, comprising: a leadless cardiac pacemaker having a retrieval feature coupled to the pacemaker by means of at least one flexible stem; and a catheter comprising: a handle; a catheter shaft coupled to the handle; a snare disposed within the catheter shaft and extendable distally beyond the catheter shaft, the snare being configured to grasp the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker; a docking cap disposed on a distal portion of the catheter shaft, the docking cap being rotatable independent of the catheter shaft and being sized and configured to receive the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker after grasping the retrieval feature with the snare; and a torque shaft disposed within the catheter shaft and selectively connectable to the docking cap, the torque shaft configured to rotate within the catheter shaft to apply rotational torque to the docking cap when connected to the docking cap, and to apply rotational torque to the leadless cardiac pacemaker when the pacemaker is disposed in the docking cap. a leadless cardiac pacemaker having a retrieval feature coupled to the pacemaker by means of at least one flexible stem; and a catheter comprising: a handle; a catheter shaft coupled to the handle; a snare disposed within the catheter shaft and extendable distally beyond the catheter shaft, the snare being configured to grasp the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker; a docking cap disposed on a distal portion of the catheter shaft, the docking cap being rotatable independent of the catheter shaft and being sized and configured to receive the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker after grasping the retrieval feature with the snare; and a torque shaft disposed within the catheter shaft and selectively connectable to the docking cap, the torque shaft configured to rotate within the catheter shaft to apply rotational torque to the docking cap when connected to the docking cap, and to apply rotational torque to the leadless cardiac pacemaker when the pacemaker is disposed in the docking cap. a handle; a catheter shaft coupled to the handle; a snare disposed within the catheter shaft and extendable distally beyond the catheter shaft, the snare being configured to grasp the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker; a docking cap disposed on a distal portion of the catheter shaft, the docking cap being rotatable independent of the catheter shaft and being sized and configured to receive the retrieval feature of the leadless cardiac pacemaker after grasping the retrieval feature with the snare; and a torque shaft disposed within the catheter shaft and selectively connectable to the docking cap, the torque shaft configured to rotate within the catheter shaft to apply rotational torque to the docking cap when connected to the docking cap, and to apply rotational torque to the leadless cardiac pacemaker when the pacemaker is disposed in the docking cap.
A method of controlling insects that comprises exposing insects to insect resistant soybean plants, said soybean plants comprising DNA that comprises a first sequence of SEQ ID NO:14; and a second sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, said first and second sequences being of soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1:: pDAB4468.04.16.1, wherein soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1 comprises residues 1401-13896 of SEQ ID NO: 14 inserted at chromosome 2 between host plant sequences of residues 1-1400 of SEQ ID NO: 14 and residues 13897-15294 of SEQ ID NO: 14, and soybean event pDAB4468.04.16.1 comprises residues 2731-9121 of SEQ ID NO: 15 inserted at chromosome 4 between host plant sequences of residues 1-2730 of SEQ ID NO: 15 and residues 9122-10198 of SEQ ID NO: 15, to thereby control the insects; optionally, said insects are selected from the group consisting of Pseudoplusia includens (soybean looper), Anticarsia gemmatalis (velvet bean caterpillar) and Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm).
A segmental wall block comprising: (a) a front face; (b) a rear cavity opposing the front face and formed by an inner rear face, an outer rear face on three sides of the inner rear face and spaced apart therefrom, and a shelf defined therein by the inner rear face and the outer rear face; (c) a troughed top face residing between the front face and the outer rear face; (d) a flat bottom face opposing the troughed top face; (e) a first side face residing between the front face and the outer rear face, and between the troughed top face and the flat bottom face; (f) a second side face opposing the first side face; characterized in that the segmental wall block further comprises: (g) a trough running along the length of the troughed top face and along the length of the first side face; (h) a first groove disposed within the trough and running along the length of the troughed top face and along the length of the first side face; and (i) a second groove running along the length of the second side face. (a) a front face; (b) a rear cavity opposing the front face and formed by an inner rear face, an outer rear face on three sides of the inner rear face and spaced apart therefrom, and a shelf defined therein by the inner rear face and the outer rear face; (c) a troughed top face residing between the front face and the outer rear face; (d) a flat bottom face opposing the troughed top face; (e) a first side face residing between the front face and the outer rear face, and between the troughed top face and the flat bottom face; (f) a second side face opposing the first side face; characterized in that the segmental wall block further comprises: (g) a trough running along the length of the troughed top face and along the length of the first side face; (h) a first groove disposed within the trough and running along the length of the troughed top face and along the length of the first side face; and (i) a second groove running along the length of the second side face.
Method for regulating the composition of an air/combustible gas mixture supplied to the burner of a gas boiler comprising a combustion chamber as well as an exchanger where the heat energy derived from the combustion is transmitted to a heat-transfer fluid circulating through a heating circuit, before being supplied to the burner of the boiler, the air acting as oxidant being compressed in a blower, notably a radial blower comprising a rotor rotating in a volute casing, in which method - when the temperature of the gaseous mixture supplied to the burner is below a predefined threshold value, particularly on boiler start-up, the flowrate of combustible gas added to the air supplied to the burner is subordinated to the variations of a first pressure or high pressure (P 1), preferably tapped off at a first point of the blower, and - when the temperature of this gaseous mixture reaches the threshold value, which means to say during normal operation, this combustible-gas flowrate is subordinated to a second pressure or low pressure (P 2) lower than the first pressure (P 1). - when the temperature of the gaseous mixture supplied to the burner is below a predefined threshold value, particularly on boiler start-up, the flowrate of combustible gas added to the air supplied to the burner is subordinated to the variations of a first pressure or high pressure (P 1), preferably tapped off at a first point of the blower, and - when the temperature of this gaseous mixture reaches the threshold value, which means to say during normal operation, this combustible-gas flowrate is subordinated to a second pressure or low pressure (P 2) lower than the first pressure (P 1).
A process for production of propylene comprising: introducing a hydrocarbon stream comprising 2-butene to an isomerization catalyst zone to isomerize the 2-butene to 1-butene, where the isomerization catalyst zone comprises a silica-alumina catalyst with a ratio by weight of alumina to silica from 1:99 to 20:80; passing the 2-butene and 1-butene to a metathesis catalyst zone to cross-metathesize the 2-butene and 1-butene into a metathesis product stream comprising propylene and C 4 -C 6 olefins, where the metathesis catalyst comprises a mesoporous silica catalyst support impregnated with metal oxide; and cracking the metathesis product stream in a catalyst cracking zone to produce propylene, where the catalyst cracking zone comprises a mordenite framework inverted structured silica catalyst; and optionally where the hydrocarbon feed is a Raffinate 2 stream from a fluid catalytic cracker or an ethylene cracker. introducing a hydrocarbon stream comprising 2-butene to an isomerization catalyst zone to isomerize the 2-butene to 1-butene, where the isomerization catalyst zone comprises a silica-alumina catalyst with a ratio by weight of alumina to silica from 1:99 to 20:80; passing the 2-butene and 1-butene to a metathesis catalyst zone to cross-metathesize the 2-butene and 1-butene into a metathesis product stream comprising propylene and C 4 -C 6 olefins, where the metathesis catalyst comprises a mesoporous silica catalyst support impregnated with metal oxide; and cracking the metathesis product stream in a catalyst cracking zone to produce propylene, where the catalyst cracking zone comprises a mordenite framework inverted structured silica catalyst; and optionally where the hydrocarbon feed is a Raffinate 2 stream from a fluid catalytic cracker or an ethylene cracker.
A fusion protein having a prolonged half-life in vivo in comparison to naturally occurring or recombinant native human erythropoietin comprising: (a) a naturally occurring human erythropoietin molecule having a cysteine residue proximate to a C terminal thereof; and (b) a human IgG1 Fc fragment comprising a hinge region, and CH2 and CH3 domains, wherein an N terminal of said Fc fragment is directly linked to said C terminal of said erythropoietin molecule and wherein said Fc fragment has a single amino acid replacement replacing the cysteine residue located nearest said erythropoietin molecule with a non-cysteine residue, whereby the first cysteine residue of said hinge region located nearest said N terminal is spaced at least 12 amino acids apart from said cysteine residue of said erythropoietin molecule. (a) a naturally occurring human erythropoietin molecule having a cysteine residue proximate to a C terminal thereof; and (b) a human IgG1 Fc fragment comprising a hinge region, and CH2 and CH3 domains, wherein an N terminal of said Fc fragment is directly linked to said C terminal of said erythropoietin molecule and wherein said Fc fragment has a single amino acid replacement replacing the cysteine residue located nearest said erythropoietin molecule with a non-cysteine residue, whereby the first cysteine residue of said hinge region located nearest said N terminal is spaced at least 12 amino acids apart from said cysteine residue of said erythropoietin molecule.
A curable composition, comprising: a reaction product of: an isocyanate component that includes one or more isocyanates, an isocyanate index being from 90 to 150; and an isocyanate-reactive component that includes a blend including from 5 wt% to 95 wt% of a first butylene oxide based polyol and from 5 wt% to 95 wt% of a second butylene oxide based polyol, the first butylene oxide based polyol having a number average molecular weight from 200 g/mol to 1,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 6, the second butylene oxide based polyol having a number average molecular weight greater than 1,000 g/mol and less than 8,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 4, and the blend accounting for at least 60 wt% of a total weight of polyols in the isocyanate-reactive component. an isocyanate component that includes one or more isocyanates, an isocyanate index being from 90 to 150; and an isocyanate-reactive component that includes a blend including from 5 wt% to 95 wt% of a first butylene oxide based polyol and from 5 wt% to 95 wt% of a second butylene oxide based polyol, the first butylene oxide based polyol having a number average molecular weight from 200 g/mol to 1,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 6, the second butylene oxide based polyol having a number average molecular weight greater than 1,000 g/mol and less than 8,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality from 2 to 4, and the blend accounting for at least 60 wt% of a total weight of polyols in the isocyanate-reactive component.
An apparatus for aircraft autopilot and manual feel-force control switching, comprising an autopilot mechanism and a positioning and position maintaining device, the positioning and position maintaining device comprising: a solenoid having an armature; and an electromagnetic holder; the positioning and position maintaining device being arranged to position the autopilot mechanism and maintain the position thereof; wherein the solenoid is arranged to effect positioning of the autopilot mechanism upon translation of the armature; and wherein the electromagnetic holder is arranged to effect position maintaining in order to maintain the autopilot mechanism in the position effected by the solenoid. a solenoid having an armature; and an electromagnetic holder;
A switch comprising a blade-type moving contact, which is rotatably and pivotally supported and reciprocates such that a free end of the blade-type moving contact draws a rotation locus, and a fixed contact that has conduction members with which the moving contact comes into contact, wherein the fixed contact comprises a pair of the conduction members that are arranged opposedly and substantially in parallel to each other such that tip ends of the conduction members are oriented toward an opening, a pedestal member that tiltably supports bases of the conduction members, a pressurizing member that biases the conduction members in a direction in which the tip ends of the conduction members approach each other, and a shielding member that covers peripheries of at least the conduction members and shields them from an outside electric field, and the pedestal member is supported by a support conductor with a predetermined play so that the pedestal member is movable with respect to the moving contact, characterized in that the support conductor includes a protrusion that protrudes in a direction from the bases toward the tip ends of the conduction members, the protrusion is fitted in a hole formed in the pedestal member, and a retaining member is fixed to a tip end of the protrusion, thereby movably supporting the pedestal member with a predetermined play.
A locking device comprising a locking assembly and an adjusting member, whereby the locking assembly comprises a fixing member, a locking member and a wrench body; the fixing member comprises a rotating chamber; the locking member comprises a shaft head portion, a main rod portion and a locking head portion sequentially arranged along an axis of the locking member, and is rotatably fixed on the fixing member relative to the fixing member, wherein the locking head portion extends out of the fixing member and is provided with a locking protrusion, an outer profile of which is rectangular or oblong in a cross section view; the wrench body having a hand-held portion; the adjusting member comprises a fixing portion and an adjusting body extending outwards from the fixing portion, wherein a plastic passage opening outwards is formed in the adjusting body; characterized in that the locking assembly further comprises a driving wing portion; the driving wing portion being located in the rotating chamber; the wrench body being hinged near the rotating chamber; the hand-held portion being at one side of a hinge, a first projection perpendicular with the hand-held portion being at the other side of the hinge, and a second projection extending in a direction parallel with the wrench body at the other side of the hinge, wherein when the wrench body is at a first position, the first projection restricts the driving wing portion at a first angular position and when the wrench body is at a second position perpendicular with the first position, the second projection drives the driving wing portion to rotate to a second angular position that is at 90 degrees with the first angular position; whereby when the driving wing portion is at the second angular position, the locking head portion is in clearance fit with the passage; and when the driving wing portion is at the first angular position, the locking protrusion is meshed into the passage.
A refrigeration apparatus in which to refrigerant piping including liquid-side piping and gas-side piping installed between the indoor side and the outdoor side, a plurality of indoor units each including an indoor expansion valve and an indoor heat exchanger are connected in parallel on the indoor side and a plurality of outdoor units each including a compressor, a directional control valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an outdoor expansion valve, and an accumulator are connected in parallel on the outdoor side; and characterised in that each of the outdoor units is provided with a hot gas bypass circuit which includes a solenoid valve and an expansion mechanism arranged in series, and is connected between high-pressure piping on the discharge side of the compressor and low-pressure piping on the accumulator side, wherein if a shortage of refrigerant occurs in the refrigerant piping when air cooling operation is performed in a state in which at least only one outdoor unit of the plurality of outdoor units is operated and other outdoor units are not operated, the solenoid valves of the outdoor units not being operated are opened so that the refrigerant accumulating in the outdoor heat exchangers of the outdoor units not being operated is supplied to the gas-side piping of the refrigerant piping via the hot gas bypass circuit and the low-pressure piping; and wherein the connecting part of the low-pressure piping to which the hot gas bypass circuit is connected is tilted so that the refrigerant supplied via the hot gas bypass circuit does not flow to the accumulator side on account of gravity.
A vehicle exhaust system comprising: an exhaust component having a pipe that extends from a first pipe end to a second pipe end and that has an external surface and an inner surface that defines an internal exhaust component cavity; at least one hole formed in the pipe to extend through a wall of the pipe from the external surface to the inner surface; an acoustic damping member formed from a resistive material and configured to overlap the at least one hole; wherein the at least one hole comprises the only hole in the pipe that extends entirely through the wall or only two holes (28, 28'), a first hole and a second hole, the first and second holes extending entirely through the wall, and with each of the two holes (28, 28') being covered by one member formed of the resistive material; and at least one spacer configured to space the member away from the inner or external surface of the pipe to create an open cavity between the member and the pipe. an exhaust component having a pipe that extends from a first pipe end to a second pipe end and that has an external surface and an inner surface that defines an internal exhaust component cavity; at least one hole formed in the pipe to extend through a wall of the pipe from the external surface to the inner surface; an acoustic damping member formed from a resistive material and configured to overlap the at least one hole; wherein the at least one hole comprises the only hole in the pipe that extends entirely through the wall or only two holes (28, 28'), a first hole and a second hole, the first and second holes extending entirely through the wall, and with each of the two holes (28, 28') being covered by one member formed of the resistive material; and at least one spacer configured to space the member away from the inner or external surface of the pipe to create an open cavity between the member and the pipe.
A method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, comprising transferring a refrigerant composition from a liquid phase in a supply source to a supply destination, wherein the liquid phase of the refrigerant composition in the supply source before the transfer contains 40.2 to 41.0 wt% difluoromethane, 29.5 to 31.0 wt% pentafluoroethane, and 28.0 to 30.3 wt% 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
An industrial fabric for the production of nonwovens comprising a plurality of through voids (102, 304), said through voids each comprising: a first opening associated with a top surface of said fabric; a second opening associated with a bottom surface of said fabric; characterized in that said through voids (102, 304) each comprise at least one raised edge or rim (204, 206) circumferentially adjacent to at least one of said first and second openings (110,112), wherein said raised edge or rim forms a continuous raised rim around said opening. a first opening associated with a top surface of said fabric; a second opening associated with a bottom surface of said fabric; characterized in that said through voids (102, 304) each comprise at least one raised edge or rim (204, 206) circumferentially adjacent to at least one of said first and second openings (110,112), wherein said raised edge or rim forms a continuous raised rim around said opening.