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An organic electroluminescent device, comprising one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposite to eachother, whereinat least one of the light-emitting layers contains a first host selected from compounds each represented by the following general formula, a second host selected from compounds each represented by the following general formula, and a light-emitting dopant material: wherein, a ring A comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon ring represented by the formula, a ring B comprises a heterocycle represented by the formula, and the ring A and the ring B are each fused with an adjacent ring at arbitrary positions; Ar 1 represents a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group; R's each independently represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms; a, b, and c each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 3; and m and n each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n represents an integer of 1 or more; wherein, Ar 2 and Ar 3 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or a group obtained by linking two or three of the aromatic hydrocarbon groups, and at least one of Ar 2 or Ar 3 represents a fused aromatic hydrocarbon group. a ring A comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon ring represented by the formula, a ring B comprises a heterocycle represented by the formula, and the ring A and the ring B are each fused with an adjacent ring at arbitrary positions; Ar 1 represents a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group; R's each independently represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms; a, b, and c each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 3; and m and n each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n represents an integer of 1 or more; wherein, Ar 2 and Ar 3 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or a group obtained by linking two or three of the aromatic hydrocarbon groups, and at least one of Ar 2 or Ar 3 represents a fused aromatic hydrocarbon group.
An elastic bandage comprising an elongate strip of a stretchable elastic textile material, characterized in that a first set of repeated markings (15, 15a-c, 16, 18, 19, 21-25, 27, 28, 33-36, 47-49, 50a-c, 51-54) are provided and distributed along the longitudinal direction of the elongate strip for correlation of markings within different turns, allowing turns having the same length of unstretched elastic bandage to be wrapped and stretched around various circumferences with different yield rates, and wherein the elastic property of the elongate strip is such that the pressure exerted by such turns having the same length of unstretched elastic bandage varies less than 30% over a range of approximately circular circumferences providing a range of yield rates from λ 1 to λ 2, wherein λ 2 /λ 1 > 1.8.
A dynamic load bench adapted for applying, on the rotary shaft of a mechanism to be tested, such as an actuator or the like, variable torques provided by controlled reproduction means, said controlled reproduction means of said variable torques including two identical reproduction modules (5, 6), arranged parallelly and symmetrically relative to said rotary shaft to be tested, characterized in that, in order to further enable to carry out radial loads on said rotary shaft, each module (5, 6) comprises: a torque motor (8, 9) with a driving shaft (8B, 9B) parallel to said shaft to be tested, said torque motors of said two modules rotating in the same direction; a coaxially integral torsional rod (10, 11), through one of its ends, with said driving shaft of the torque motor; and a connecting rod-crank connection (12, 13, 14) connecting the other end of said torsional rod to said shaft to be tested in a plane perpendicular to the latter and to said driving shafts, so that, in said perpendicular plane, said connecting rods of the two modules are parallel and symmetrically offset by 180° from each other relative to the shaft to be tested and connected to their respective driving shafts by said cranks. a torque motor (8, 9) with a driving shaft (8B, 9B) parallel to said shaft to be tested, said torque motors of said two modules rotating in the same direction; a coaxially integral torsional rod (10, 11), through one of its ends, with said driving shaft of the torque motor; and a connecting rod-crank connection (12, 13, 14) connecting the other end of said torsional rod to said shaft to be tested in a plane perpendicular to the latter and to said driving shafts, so that, in said perpendicular plane, said connecting rods of the two modules are parallel and symmetrically offset by 180° from each other relative to the shaft to be tested and connected to their respective driving shafts by said cranks.
A handle for a door leaf for a motor vehicle comprising a support and a handling element connected to the support by a mechanical connection, the mechanical connection being configured to make the handling element movable relative to the support, the handling element comprising an external surface facing the exterior of the vehicle passenger compartment and an internal surface facing the interior of the vehicle passenger compartment, said handle comprising a detection device (7, 700) configured to detect a pressure exerted on the handling element and to send, when such a pressure is detected, an opening signal from said door leaf to an opening device configured to open the door leaf, the detection device (7, 700) being arranged relative to the handling element on the side of an internal surface and at one end of the handling element, the detection device comprising an actuating lever configured to be in contact and abut with on the one hand the handling element, and on the other hand with an electrical sensor configured to generate the opening signal, in a closing or resting flush position of the handle or in an activation position, the actuating lever being configured to be detached from the electrical sensor when a predetermined pressure is exerted on the handling element, on an electronic opening zone of the external surface of said handling element, the electrical sensor being configured to generate the opening signal when the actuating lever is displaced, the handling element being movable between a closing flush position and a deployed position in which it can be manually actuated to then be displaced to an opening position of the door leaf to mechanically open said door leaf, the handling element being displaced from the closing flush position to the deployed position by a pressure exerted on a mechanical opening zone of the external surface of said handling element, the mechanical and electronic opening zones being distinct. the detection device comprising an actuating lever configured to be in contact and abut with on the one hand the handling element, and on the other hand with an electrical sensor configured to generate the opening signal, in a closing or resting flush position of the handle or in an activation position, the actuating lever being configured to be detached from the electrical sensor when a predetermined pressure is exerted on the handling element, on an electronic opening zone of the external surface of said handling element, the electrical sensor being configured to generate the opening signal when the actuating lever is displaced, the handling element being movable between a closing flush position and a deployed position in which it can be manually actuated to then be displaced to an opening position of the door leaf to mechanically open said door leaf, the handling element being displaced from the closing flush position to the deployed position by a pressure exerted on a mechanical opening zone of the external surface of said handling element, the mechanical and electronic opening zones being distinct.
A method of operating a sterilization system having a vacuum chamber for sterilizing instruments, comprising: (a) placing the instruments in a non-sterile state in a sterilization pack; (b) opening the chamber; (c) placing the pack into the chamber; (d) closing the chamber; (e) acquiring a baseline humidity measurement from within the chamber; (f) withdrawing a first volume of air from the chamber, thereby lowering the pressure within the chamber to a conditioning pressure; (g) maintaining the conditioning pressure for a dwell time; (h) introducing a second volume of air into the chamber, thereby increasing the pressure within the chamber; (i) acquiring a second humidity measurement from within the chamber; and (j) comparing the baseline humidity measurement to the second humidity measurement. (a) placing the instruments in a non-sterile state in a sterilization pack; (b) opening the chamber; (c) placing the pack into the chamber; (d) closing the chamber; (e) acquiring a baseline humidity measurement from within the chamber; (f) withdrawing a first volume of air from the chamber, thereby lowering the pressure within the chamber to a conditioning pressure; (g) maintaining the conditioning pressure for a dwell time; (h) introducing a second volume of air into the chamber, thereby increasing the pressure within the chamber; (i) acquiring a second humidity measurement from within the chamber; and (j) comparing the baseline humidity measurement to the second humidity measurement.
Use of a platinum-containing oxidation catalytic converter which, at its downstream end, comprises a material zone which removes platinum traces contained in the exhaust stream, which material zone is present as an additional layer on the oxidizing catalytically active coating of the oxidation catalytic converter and covers said coating over 50 to 100% of its entire length, starting from the downstream end of the oxidation catalytic converter; wherein the oxidation catalytic converter is a flow substrate which bears oxidizing catalytically active components in the form of one or more coatings in order to prevent contamination of the SCR catalytic converter with platinum in an exhaust gas treatment system which comprises the platinum-containing oxidation catalytic converter upstream from the SCR catalytic converter.
An electrical adapter suitable for connecting a connection contact of a circuit breaker with an associated contact piece of an electrical circuit along which said circuit breaker has to be inserted, characterized in that it comprises: - a hollow tubular element having a first end portion and a second end portion suitable to be electrically connected to said connection contact and said contact piece, respectively, the inner cavity of the hollow tubular element having, at said first end portion, a first frusto-conical shape; - a first connector having a hollow deformable body, said first connector being suitable to be accommodated inside said first end portion having a first frusto-conical shape; - a locking body suitable to be securely placed along said inner cavity of the hollow tubular element; - a second connector comprising a first connection portion configured to be accommodated inside said first end portion having a first frusto-conical shape of the hollow tubular element, a main or central portion extending transversely from and outside of the hollow tubular element, and a contact portion which extends from the central portion in a direction opposite to that of the said first portion and is devised to be electrically connected to said connection contact of a circuit breaker, wherein said second connector is adapted to be mechanically secured to said locking body with said first connector mechanically fitted between and in contact with said first end portion having a first frusto-conical shape and said first connection portion of the second connector itself, and wherein the position of said contact portion is adjustable relative to said hollow tubular body. - a hollow tubular element having a first end portion and a second end portion suitable to be electrically connected to said connection contact and said contact piece, respectively, the inner cavity of the hollow tubular element having, at said first end portion, a first frusto-conical shape; - a first connector having a hollow deformable body, said first connector being suitable to be accommodated inside said first end portion having a first frusto-conical shape; - a locking body suitable to be securely placed along said inner cavity of the hollow tubular element; - a second connector comprising a first connection portion configured to be accommodated inside said first end portion having a first frusto-conical shape of the hollow tubular element, a main or central portion extending transversely from and outside of the hollow tubular element, and a contact portion which extends from the central portion in a direction opposite to that of the said first portion and is devised to be electrically connected to said connection contact of a circuit breaker, wherein said second connector is adapted to be mechanically secured to said locking body with said first connector mechanically fitted between and in contact with said first end portion having a first frusto-conical shape and said first connection portion of the second connector itself, and wherein the position of said contact portion is adjustable relative to said hollow tubular body.
An electrophotographic printer comprising: a plurality of connected electrophotographic print units that has photoconductor drums on which toner images are formed and transfer rollers which transfer the toner images of the photoconductor drums onto a recording material; and a fixing auxiliary mechanism provided between the electrophotographic print units in the flow direction of the recording material, characterized in that the fixing auxiliary mechanism is comprised of an infrared heater which outputs infrared light with a maximum energy wavelength of 1.2 to 2.5u μm, the fixing auxiliary mechanism applies heating energy to a toner and a carrier liquid absorbed in the recording material to remove part of the carrier liquid by evaporation, and enhances a degree of fixation of the toner onto the print surface of the recording material, an energy output control section that controls the output of heating energy to be applied to the toner and the carrier liquid of the recording material by the fixing auxiliary mechanism within a range in which the degree of fixation of the toner to the recording material by the heating energy does not disturb the image transfer onto the recording material by the electrophotographic print unit of the downstream side of the recording material flow direction of the fixing auxiliary mechanism. a plurality of connected electrophotographic print units that has photoconductor drums on which toner images are formed and transfer rollers which transfer the toner images of the photoconductor drums onto a recording material; and a fixing auxiliary mechanism provided between the electrophotographic print units in the flow direction of the recording material, characterized in that the fixing auxiliary mechanism is comprised of an infrared heater which outputs infrared light with a maximum energy wavelength of 1.2 to 2.5u μm, the fixing auxiliary mechanism applies heating energy to a toner and a carrier liquid absorbed in the recording material to remove part of the carrier liquid by evaporation, and enhances a degree of fixation of the toner onto the print surface of the recording material, an energy output control section that controls the output of heating energy to be applied to the toner and the carrier liquid of the recording material by the fixing auxiliary mechanism within a range in which the degree of fixation of the toner to the recording material by the heating energy does not disturb the image transfer onto the recording material by the electrophotographic print unit of the downstream side of the recording material flow direction of the fixing auxiliary mechanism.
A pipe being an unbonded flexible riser and comprising at least one layer made of a tetrafluoroethylene copolymer consisting of: - from 1.2% to 2.5% by weight, preferably from 1.4% to 2.2% by weight of recurring units derived from at least one perfluorinated alkyl vinyl ether having formula here below: CF 2 =CF-O-R f wherein R f is a linear or branched C 3 -C 5 perfluorinated alkyl group or a linear or branched C 3 -C 12 perfluorinated oxyalkyl group comprising one or more ether oxygen atoms, and - from 97.5% to 98.8% by weight, more preferably 97.8% to 98.6% by weight of recurring units derived from TFE, said TFE copolymer having a melt flow index comprised between 0.5 and 6.0 g/10 min, as measured according to ASTM D1238 at 372°C under a load of 5 Kg, and a melting point comprised between 311°C and 321°C, preferably between 311°C and 318°C [polymer]. - from 1.2% to 2.5% by weight, preferably from 1.4% to 2.2% by weight of recurring units derived from at least one perfluorinated alkyl vinyl ether having formula here below: CF 2 =CF-O-R f wherein R f is a linear or branched C 3 -C 5 perfluorinated alkyl group or a linear or branched C 3 -C 12 perfluorinated oxyalkyl group comprising one or more ether oxygen atoms, and - from 97.5% to 98.8% by weight, more preferably 97.8% to 98.6% by weight of recurring units derived from TFE,
An AC/DC converter system comprising: a flux-shuttle loop (16, 52) that is inductively coupled with an AC input signal, wherein the flux-shuttle loop (16, 52) is a substantially continuous loop arrangement of stages (54, 56, 58, 60) and wherein a first stage can be coupled to a last stage; and a plurality of Josephson junctions (J 1_1, J 2_1, J 1_2, J 2_2, J 1_3, J 2_3, J 1_4, J 2_4) spaced about the flux shuttle loop (16, 52) that are configured to sequentially trigger in response to the AC input signal and to provide a single-flux quantum pulse that moves sequentially around the flux-shuttle loop (16, 52) that results in a DC output signal (I DC) being provided through an output inductor (L OUT). a flux-shuttle loop (16, 52) that is inductively coupled with an AC input signal, wherein the flux-shuttle loop (16, 52) is a substantially continuous loop arrangement of stages (54, 56, 58, 60) and wherein a first stage can be coupled to a last stage; and a plurality of Josephson junctions (J 1_1, J 2_1, J 1_2, J 2_2, J 1_3, J 2_3, J 1_4, J 2_4) spaced about the flux shuttle loop (16, 52) that are configured to sequentially trigger in response to the AC input signal and to provide a single-flux quantum pulse that moves sequentially around the flux-shuttle loop (16, 52) that results in a DC output signal (I DC) being provided through an output inductor (L OUT).
Vehicle restraint system having a plurality of uprights (2, 3, 4), having a plurality of spacers (5, 6, 7 or 105, 106, 107) which are each fastened to an upright (2, 3, 4), having at least one guide rail (8, 108) fastened to the spacers (5, 6, 7 or 105, 106, 107), having at least one transverse strut (9 or 90) which at its first strut end in the region of the spacer (5 or 6, 7 or 105 or 106, 107) of a first upright (2, 3, 4) is fastened to the guide rail (8, 108) and at its second strut end, which is located lower than the first strut end, is fastened to a second upright (3, 4, 2) following the first upright (3, 4, 2), and having fastening means which fasten the transverse strut (9, 90) to the guide rail (8, 108) and to the second upright (2, 3, 4), characterized in that a plurality of transverse struts (9, 90) following one another along the guide rail and fastened to uprights (2, 3, 4) and to the guide rail (8, 108) follow a triangular course (20, 22, 122), and in that at least one transverse strut (9, 90) has at least one slotted hole through which the fastening means protrudes in order to enable the transverse strut (9, 90) to have a mechanically stiffening effect in a temporally offset manner by way of a guided and stop-limited mobility of the transverse strut (9, 90) relative to the guide rail (8, 108) and/or relative to the upright (2, 3, 4) in the event of a collision.
A coupon (101, 201) for wound care adapted for wireless communication with a transceiver, comprising: a flexible substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; a radio-frequency antenna circuit disposed on said top surface of said flexible substrate, the radio-frequency antenna circuit being adapted to receive radio frequency energy; and at least one electrochemical moisture sensor circuit disposed on said bottom surface of said flexible substrate, the at least one electrochemical moisture sensor circuit being configured to be powered by the radio frequency energy. a flexible substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; a radio-frequency antenna circuit disposed on said top surface of said flexible substrate, the radio-frequency antenna circuit being adapted to receive radio frequency energy; and at least one electrochemical moisture sensor circuit disposed on said bottom surface of said flexible substrate, the at least one electrochemical moisture sensor circuit being configured to be powered by the radio frequency energy.
A modular multilevel power converter for converting an alternating voltage into a direct voltage or vice versa, comprising a number of converter branches (9a-f), each converter branch (9a-f) including a number of submodules (14, 14'), each submodule (14, 14') formed by a bridge circuit having at least two power semiconductor switches (T1-T4), wherein each submodule is adapted to realize bipolar terminal voltages, and a control device for controlling the operation of the multilevel power converter, the control device having a control logic configured to control or regulate a branch current (i q (t)) through the converter branches (9a-f) such that a current of a single polarity flows through each of the converter branches (9a-f); characterized in that the branch current of a single polarity is a unidirectional, continuous, substantially sinusoidal current having an average value (I g) which is approximately equal to or greater than the peak amplitude of the alternating component of the branch current.
A system comprising: an abrasive flow media, a ceramic-forming mixture comprising at least one type of ceramic-forming particles, and a honeycomb extrusion die having one or more exposed surfaces, wherein the abrasive flow media comprises at least one type of abrasive inorganic particles dispersed in a flowable carrier, and characterized in that the at least one type of abrasive inorganic particles have a particle size distribution that corresponds to that of the at least one type of the ceramic-forming particles in the ceramic-forming mixture, wherein the abrasive inorganic particles are present in an overall bimodal particle size distribution that comprises particles of a first mean particle diameter effective for polishing and particles of a second mean particle diameter effective for grinding.
Wiper system having a first wiper bearing with a first drive shaft for a first wiper arm, having a second wiper bearing with a second drive shaft for a second wiper arm, the first and the second drive shaft (11, 14) being connected fixedly to one another so as to rotate together via a coupling rod, characterized in that a first retaining means is provided for holding the coupling rod fixedly on the first wiper bearing in a first fixed position, a second retaining means being provided for holding the coupling rod fixedly on the second wiper bearing in a second fixed position.