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An elongate tubular device, comprising: a flexible, elongate tube including an outer wall defining at least one lumen that extends between a proximal end and a closed distal end thereof; and a valve assembly included in the tube and including: a slit valve defined through the outer wall; and a deformation region including a compliant segment disposed in the outer wall in relation to the slit valve, the compliant segment deforming under aspiration forces in the at least one lumen so as to assist in opening the slit valve, wherein the compliant segment includes a material possessing a second durometer less than a first durometer possessed by a material of the surrounding portions of the outer wall of the tube, both the slit valve and the compliant segment extend longitudinally along the outer wall of the tube, the compliant segment is positioned in a circumferentially spaced apart position relative to the slit valve, and wherein the deformation region further includes a thinned portion of the outer wall of the tube that is thinner relative to surrounding portions of the outer wall, the thinned portion being uniformly thin. a flexible, elongate tube including an outer wall defining at least one lumen that extends between a proximal end and a closed distal end thereof; and a valve assembly included in the tube and including: a slit valve defined through the outer wall; and a deformation region including a compliant segment disposed in the outer wall in relation to the slit valve, the compliant segment deforming under aspiration forces in the at least one lumen so as to assist in opening the slit valve, wherein the compliant segment includes a material possessing a second durometer less than a first durometer possessed by a material of the surrounding portions of the outer wall of the tube, both the slit valve and the compliant segment extend longitudinally along the outer wall of the tube, the compliant segment is positioned in a circumferentially spaced apart position relative to the slit valve, and wherein the deformation region further includes a thinned portion of the outer wall of the tube that is thinner relative to surrounding portions of the outer wall, the thinned portion being uniformly thin. a slit valve defined through the outer wall; and a deformation region including a compliant segment disposed in the outer wall in relation to the slit valve, the compliant segment deforming under aspiration forces in the at least one lumen so as to assist in opening the slit valve, wherein the compliant segment includes a material possessing a second durometer less than a first durometer possessed by a material of the surrounding portions of the outer wall of the tube, both the slit valve and the compliant segment extend longitudinally along the outer wall of the tube, the compliant segment is positioned in a circumferentially spaced apart position relative to the slit valve, and wherein the deformation region further includes a thinned portion of the outer wall of the tube that is thinner relative to surrounding portions of the outer wall, the thinned portion being uniformly thin.
Method for operating an actuation device for a clutch having a stator apparatus, a rotor apparatus which can be rotated with respect to the stator apparatus, and a carriage apparatus which can be moved to a limited degree in the axial direction with respect to the rotor apparatus and has a disengagement bearing which can be brought into abutment with a lever element of the clutch, wherein a pre-loading point is defined in such a way that the disengagement bearing of the carriage apparatus exerts a minimum pressing force on the lever element of the clutch when the clutch rotates, and wherein the stator apparatus is energized to move the carriage apparatus in such a way that the pre-loading point is not undershot when the clutch rotates, wherein in order to determine the pre-loading point the stator apparatus is energized in such a way that the carriage apparatus is moved in the axial direction in a region in which the pre-loading point is assumed to be, and the power drain of the stator apparatus and/or the rotational speed of the rotor apparatus and/or the speed of the carriage apparatus is monitored in this region, characterized in that the pre-loading point is defined in a region of a global minimum of the power drain and/or a global maximum of the rotational speed and/or a global maximum of the speed.
A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas comprising: a substrate, and a catalyst coat layer which is formed on a surface of the substrate and which contains catalyst particles, wherein the catalyst coat layer has an average thickness in a range of 25 to 150 μm, a void fraction, as determined by scanning electron microscope observation of a cross-section of the catalyst coat layer, is in a range of 1.5 to 8.0% by volume, 60 to 90% by volume of all voids in the catalyst coat layer are high-aspect ratio pores which have equivalent circle diameters in a range of 2 to 50 μm in a cross-sectional image of a cross-section of the catalyst coat layer perpendicular to a flow direction of exhaust gas in the substrate, and which have aspect ratios of 5 or higher, the high-aspect ratio pores have an average aspect ratio in a range of 10 to 50, and a noble metal is supported on the entire catalyst coat layer. a substrate, and a catalyst coat layer which is formed on a surface of the substrate and which contains catalyst particles, wherein the catalyst coat layer has an average thickness in a range of 25 to 150 μm, a void fraction, as determined by scanning electron microscope observation of a cross-section of the catalyst coat layer, is in a range of 1.5 to 8.0% by volume, 60 to 90% by volume of all voids in the catalyst coat layer are high-aspect ratio pores which have equivalent circle diameters in a range of 2 to 50 μm in a cross-sectional image of a cross-section of the catalyst coat layer perpendicular to a flow direction of exhaust gas in the substrate, and which have aspect ratios of 5 or higher, the high-aspect ratio pores have an average aspect ratio in a range of 10 to 50, and a noble metal is supported on the entire catalyst coat layer.
Windscreen wiper system with a motor bracket and with an electric motor, on the axle of which a motor crank is arranged, wherein a fixing component is arranged on the motor bracket, - wherein the fixing component has a receptacle and - the receptacle is designed to lock the motor crank in its position relative to a stationary part of the windscreen wiper system, wherein the fixing component has a connecting element for fastening to the windscreen wiper system, and the connecting element is designed so as to be releasable, characterized in that the connecting element is in the form of clips with a latching lug, with a hook, in the form of a pin or in the form of a clamp. - wherein the fixing component has a receptacle and - the receptacle is designed to lock the motor crank in its position relative to a stationary part of the windscreen wiper system, wherein the fixing component has a connecting element for fastening to the windscreen wiper system, and the connecting element is designed so as to be releasable, characterized in that the connecting element is in the form of clips with a latching lug, with a hook, in the form of a pin or in the form of a clamp.
A method of repairing a seal wire groove, said groove forming an annular structure having an outer surface and an inner surface and defining an original profile when new, said method comprising the steps of: removing a less-than-annular portion of said original profile of said groove to remove damaged portions of at least one of said inner and outer surfaces thereby forming a void; adding new material to said void; and shaping said new material to form a new profile of said groove. removing a less-than-annular portion of said original profile of said groove to remove damaged portions of at least one of said inner and outer surfaces thereby forming a void; adding new material to said void; and shaping said new material to form a new profile of said groove.
A microphone unit comprising: a tubular case having an opened top and an opened bottom; a waterproof film made of metal that has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more and 0.05 mm or less, a hardness of 100 HV or more, a proof stress of 70 N/mm 2 or more, and a tensile strength of 350 N/mm 2 or more, the waterproof film being fixed to the bottom of the case so as to block an opening part of the bottom of the case; a substrate arranged in the case; a microphone mounted on the substrate; and a sealing member that seals an opening part of the top of the case. a tubular case having an opened top and an opened bottom; a waterproof film made of metal that has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more and 0.05 mm or less, a hardness of 100 HV or more, a proof stress of 70 N/mm 2 or more, and a tensile strength of 350 N/mm 2 or more, the waterproof film being fixed to the bottom of the case so as to block an opening part of the bottom of the case; a substrate arranged in the case; a microphone mounted on the substrate; and a sealing member that seals an opening part of the top of the case.
A process for detection of Salmonella typhi antigen in a sample, said process comprising a) preparing a suspension of latex particle, coating said latex particle with a Salmonella typhi antigen counterpart and adding heparin to obtain a reagent; b) contacting said sample with said reagent; c) applying an electric field in a direction perpendicular to the plane of electrode inserted in said sample; and d) detecting formation of complex between said latex particle coated with said counterpart and said Salmonella typhi antigen. a) preparing a suspension of latex particle, coating said latex particle with a Salmonella typhi antigen counterpart and adding heparin to obtain a reagent; b) contacting said sample with said reagent; c) applying an electric field in a direction perpendicular to the plane of electrode inserted in said sample; and d) detecting formation of complex between said latex particle coated with said counterpart and said Salmonella typhi antigen.
A switching device (100, 200) comprising: first and second body parts (322A, 322B), at least one of said body parts being movable with respect to the other part; a first operating device coupled to said at least one body part (322A, 322B) and being operable to move said at least one body part (322A, 322B) towards said other body part (322B, 322A) into a closed state; characterized in that a first piezoelectric actuator is coupled to said first body part and a second piezoelectric actuator is coupled to said second body part, said piezoelectric actuators being operable to move said body parts (322A, 322B) away from each other out of said closed state. first and second body parts (322A, 322B), at least one of said body parts being movable with respect to the other part; a first operating device coupled to said at least one body part (322A, 322B) and being operable to move said at least one body part (322A, 322B) towards said other body part (322B, 322A) into a closed state; characterized in that a first piezoelectric actuator is coupled to said first body part and a second piezoelectric actuator is coupled to said second body part, said piezoelectric actuators being operable to move said body parts (322A, 322B) away from each other out of said closed state.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in a method of treating and/or preventing cancer, said composition comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof having immunological reactivity with Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 5 (CSPG5) protein or a fragment thereof consisting of at least 7 or more consecutive amino acid residues, as an active ingredient.
A system for producing map material or a street directory comprising at least one positioning device, a computer system and a navigation system, said system being configured in such a way that, for several positions (P1... P7) along one or more routes (W1, W2, W3), during a movement of the positioning device, it determines at least the geo-coordinates (G1... G7) of the appertaining position (P1... P7) and their appertaining measuring times (Z1... Z7), and it transmits them as a chronological sequence of the geo-coordinates (G1... G7) on the basis of the associated measuring times (Z1... Z7) to a computer system equipped with a data storage unit for storage purposes, whereby the computer system is configured to enter the chronological sequence of the geo-coordinates (G1... G7) determined by at least one of the positioning devices into an electronic map of version n, and to connect the geo-coordinates (G1... G7) to a route (W1, W2, W3) according to their chronological sequence in the map, and also configured to store the electronic map together with the route (WS1, WS2, WS3) according to the sequence of the geo-coordinates (G1... G7) as an electronic map of version n+1, characterized in that the positioning device comprises a triggering means whose actuation triggers the measurement of the geo-coordinates at the actuation points (P3-T, P5-T), whereby the geo-coordinates (G3, G5) in the sequence of the geo-coordinates (G1... G7), which were measured in response to the actuation of the triggering means, are specially marked, and in that the positioning device comprises a transmission means that transmits the sequence of the geo-coordinates (G1... G7), including the geo-coordinates (G3, G4) obtained through the actuation of the triggering means, to the computer system via a mobile telecommunications network immediately after the measurement, whereby the computer system is configured in such a way that, after the storage, the latest version of the electronic map is transmitted to the navigation system, and whereby the navigation system is configured to utilize the transmitted electronic map of a route calculation as the basis and/or to display it in a display element of the navigation system.
A method for preparing a polybutene, comprising: performing a selective hydrogenation reaction of diolefin among C4 hydrocarbon components produced from petroleum refineries or naphtha cracking centers, which involve cracking crude oils, and simultaneously an isomerization reaction of 1-butene to 2-butene and then isolating an isobutene feedstock through fractional distillation; and polymerizing the isobutene feedstock obtained by the fractional distillation; wherein the hydrogenation reaction of diolefin and the isomerization reaction of 1-butene are performed by supplying a hydrogen gas to the C4 hydrocarbon component in the presence of a metal catalyst; the fractional distillation step includes isolating the isobutene feedstock with 70 to 130 distillation columns under a fractional distillation temperature of 20 to 80 °C and a fractional distillation pressure of 2 to 10 atm; and for the polymerization of the isobutene feedstock, the polymerization temperature is -30 to 20 °C, the polymerization pressure is 3 kg/cm 2 or above and the retention time is 5 to 100 minutes. performing a selective hydrogenation reaction of diolefin among C4 hydrocarbon components produced from petroleum refineries or naphtha cracking centers, which involve cracking crude oils, and simultaneously an isomerization reaction of 1-butene to 2-butene and then isolating an isobutene feedstock through fractional distillation; and polymerizing the isobutene feedstock obtained by the fractional distillation; wherein the hydrogenation reaction of diolefin and the isomerization reaction of 1-butene are performed by supplying a hydrogen gas to the C4 hydrocarbon component in the presence of a metal catalyst; the fractional distillation step includes isolating the isobutene feedstock with 70 to 130 distillation columns under a fractional distillation temperature of 20 to 80 °C and a fractional distillation pressure of 2 to 10 atm; and for the polymerization of the isobutene feedstock, the polymerization temperature is -30 to 20 °C, the polymerization pressure is 3 kg/cm 2 or above and the retention time is 5 to 100 minutes. the hydrogenation reaction of diolefin and the isomerization reaction of 1-butene are performed by supplying a hydrogen gas to the C4 hydrocarbon component in the presence of a metal catalyst; the fractional distillation step includes isolating the isobutene feedstock with 70 to 130 distillation columns under a fractional distillation temperature of 20 to 80 °C and a fractional distillation pressure of 2 to 10 atm; and for the polymerization of the isobutene feedstock, the polymerization temperature is -30 to 20 °C, the polymerization pressure is 3 kg/cm 2 or above and the retention time is 5 to 100 minutes.
An applicator for positioning a sleeve accessory (301,401,501,601,801) on a medical speculum, the sleeve accessory (301,401,501,601,801) having a cylindrical body forming a lumen, the applicator having a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end; wherein the distal end comprises a first prong and a second prong; wherein at least a portion of the distal end of the applicator is configured to slide into the lumen of the sleeve accessory (301,401,501,601,801) to facilitate positioning of the sleeve accessory (301,401,501,601,801) on the medical speculum; and characterized in that the proximal end of the applicator includes a tab, and wherein the tab is configured to be tucked over a top edge of a proximal end of the sleeve accessory (301,401,501,601,801).
A gas diffusion electrode having a microporous layer on at least one surface of a porous carbon electrode substrate, wherein the porous carbon electrode substrate is composed of carbon short fibers bonded with a carbonized resin; wherein the porous carbon electrode substrate has a bulk density of from 0.20 to 0.40 g/cm 3; wherein the porous carbon electrode substrate has an areal weight ratio defined below of from 0.3 to 0.65; wherein, when the region of the porous carbon electrode substrate, extending from a plane that has a 50% filling rate defined below and is closest to one surface of the substrate to a plane that has the 50% filling rate and is closest to the other surface thereof, is trisected in the through-plane direction to obtain three layers, a layer located closer to one surface has a layer filling rate defined below different from the layer filling rate of the layer located closer to the other surface; wherein the microporous layer has a thickness under an added pressure of 0.15 MPa of from 28 to 45 μm, and has a thickness under an added pressure of 2 MPa of from 25 to 35 μm; wherein the areal weight ratio is defined as a value obtained by the equation: areal weight ratio = A − B / B: wherein A represents the areal weight (g/m 2) of the porous carbon electrode substrate, and B represents the areal weight (g/m 2) of the carbon short fibers in the porous carbon electrode substrate; wherein the 50% filling rate is defined as a value obtained by measuring the filling rate of a plane at every certain length in the direction from one surface toward the other surface of the porous carbon electrode substrate, then calculating the mean value of the measured filling rates of planes, and further obtaining a value corresponding to 50% of the calculated mean value as the 50% filling rate; and wherein the layer filling rate of a layer is defined as the mean value obtained from the filling rates of planes constituting the layer.
A non-straight duct for conducting fluids at temperatures higher than 280oC and pressures higher than 4 bar made of a composite material comprising layers of a carbon fiber fabric and a high temperature resin injected or infused in said layers, characterized in that the carbon fiber fabric is a braided carbon fiber fabric and the high temperature resin is a phenylethinyl-terminated imide.
A method for a contactless power transfer for a vehicle comprising: a. Obtaining a standard value of power transfer loss P s in advance by supplying electrical power for foreign object detection purpose to a power transmission coil installed on a ground side in a state in which a metallic foreign object is not present on the power transmission coil and store the standard value P s in a memory unit (step 21) b. Supplying electrical power for foreign object detection purpose to the power transmission coil when a target vehicle for contactless power transfer moves closer and is in a state in which the power transmission coil is not positioned opposite a power reception coil installed on the target vehicle, (step 22) c. Obtaining a measured value of power loss in the foreign detecting unit; d. calculating a difference between the measured value from c. and the standard value P s (Step 28), e. sending a foreign object detection signal to a foreign object removing apparatus if an absolute value of the difference between the measured value and the standard value exceeds a threshold value (Step 29, 30), f. Receiving information about a completion of foreign object removal from the foreign object removing apparatus (step 31) g. Transferring power from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil by electromagnetic induction in a state in which the power reception coil is positioned opposite the power transmission coil across a gap. (step 32, 33). a. Obtaining a standard value of power transfer loss P s in advance by supplying electrical power for foreign object detection purpose to a power transmission coil installed on a ground side in a state in which a metallic foreign object is not present on the power transmission coil and store the standard value P s in a memory unit (step 21) b. Supplying electrical power for foreign object detection purpose to the power transmission coil when a target vehicle for contactless power transfer moves closer and is in a state in which the power transmission coil is not positioned opposite a power reception coil installed on the target vehicle, (step 22) c. Obtaining a measured value of power loss in the foreign detecting unit; d. calculating a difference between the measured value from c. and the standard value P s (Step 28), e. sending a foreign object detection signal to a foreign object removing apparatus if an absolute value of the difference between the measured value and the standard value exceeds a threshold value (Step 29, 30), f. Receiving information about a completion of foreign object removal from the foreign object removing apparatus (step 31) g. Transferring power from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil by electromagnetic induction in a state in which the power reception coil is positioned opposite the power transmission coil across a gap. (step 32, 33).
A composition for cleaning surfaces and/or for detecting organic substances in a solution or on a surface, comprising a) at least one salt of the permanganic acid, ferric acid and/or chromic acid, b) at least one organic phosphonate and c) at least one persulphate, wherein at least one organic phosphonate is selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxy ethane-(1,1-diphosphonic acid), 2-phosphono-butane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid and a salt thereof. a) at least one salt of the permanganic acid, ferric acid and/or chromic acid, b) at least one organic phosphonate and c) at least one persulphate,