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A vacuum cleaner (10, 10A) comprising: a vacuum component defining an aperture; and a hand vacuum including a removable battery, wherein the hand vacuum is in removable engagement with the vacuum component, and the battery is removable from the hand vacuum through the aperture while the hand vacuum remains in engagement with the vacuum component. a vacuum component defining an aperture; and a hand vacuum including a removable battery, wherein the hand vacuum is in removable engagement with the vacuum component, and the battery is removable from the hand vacuum through the aperture while the hand vacuum remains in engagement with the vacuum component.
An ion beam generator comprising: a) a first chamber housing one or more vapour generators capable of forming a vapour from one or more condensed phase sources of material; b) a second chamber adjacent the first chamber housing one or more plasma generators comprising one or more cathodes having one or more open-ended channels extending therethrough, the channels comprising one or more channel walls and having a length extending from one end of the channel to another end of the channel to define one or more spaces and capable of forming plasma within said one or more spaces; c) one or more apertures between the first and second chambers arranged to permit vapour generated in the first chamber to enter the second chamber the one or more vapour generators and one or more plasma generators being arranged whereby in operation, vapour generated by the one or more vapour generators may traverse the one or more spaces through plasma formed by the one or more plasma generators; characterized in that the ion beam generator is operable to provide a lower pressure in the first chamber than in the second chamber. a) a first chamber housing one or more vapour generators capable of forming a vapour from one or more condensed phase sources of material; b) a second chamber adjacent the first chamber housing one or more plasma generators comprising one or more cathodes having one or more open-ended channels extending therethrough, the channels comprising one or more channel walls and having a length extending from one end of the channel to another end of the channel to define one or more spaces and capable of forming plasma within said one or more spaces; c) one or more apertures between the first and second chambers arranged to permit vapour generated in the first chamber to enter the second chamber the one or more vapour generators and one or more plasma generators being arranged whereby in operation, vapour generated by the one or more vapour generators may traverse the one or more spaces through plasma formed by the one or more plasma generators; characterized in that the ion beam generator is operable to provide a lower pressure in the first chamber than in the second chamber.
A method of controlling undesirable vegetation and improving crop tolerance in 2,4-D- and glufosinate-tolerant soybeans, corn, or cotton, comprising contacting undesirable vegetation and/or 2,4-D- and glufosinate-tolerant soybeans, corn, or cotton or the locus thereof, or foliage, water or soil, with a composition comprising a mixture comprising a synergistic, herbicidally effective amount of: (a) a choline salt of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D-choline) and (b) an ammonium salt of 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid (glufosinate) wherein the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is from 1:5 to 5:1. (a) a choline salt of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D-choline) and (b) an ammonium salt of 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid (glufosinate) wherein the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is from 1:5 to 5:1.
A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprising the following components (a) to (d): a) a base oil; b) a thickener; c) 0.1 to 10 % by mass molybdenum dithiocarbamate; and d) 0.1 to 10 % by mass of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide and zinc carbonate on the basis of the total mass of the grease composition. a) a base oil; b) a thickener; c) 0.1 to 10 % by mass molybdenum dithiocarbamate; and d) 0.1 to 10 % by mass of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide and zinc carbonate on the basis of the total mass of the grease composition.
A supported catalyst system comprising the product obtainable by contacting: a) an adduct of formula MgT 2 * y AIR q j (OR u) 3-j wherein Mg is magnesium; T is chlorine, bromine, or iodine; Al is aluminum R u is a linear or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl radical, y ranges from 0.05 to 6.00; j ranges from 0.1 to 3, being also a non integer number; and R q are substituents which are the same or different and which are hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing silicon or germanium atoms; b) with at least two different transition metal coordination compounds wherein one of the transition metal coordination compounds is an iron or cobalt coordination compound comprising a neutral tridentate ligand comprising three coordinating nitrogen atoms, and wherein the second transition metal coordination compound is a monocyclopentadienyl complex of a metal of groups 4-6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements whose cyclopentadienyl system is substituted by a group containing an uncharged donor containing an element of group 15 or 16 of the Periodic Table or a hafnocene. a) an adduct of formula MgT 2 * y AIR q j (OR u) 3-j wherein Mg is magnesium; T is chlorine, bromine, or iodine; Al is aluminum R u is a linear or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl radical, y ranges from 0.05 to 6.00; j ranges from 0.1 to 3, being also a non integer number; and R q are substituents which are the same or different and which are hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing silicon or germanium atoms; Mg is magnesium; T is chlorine, bromine, or iodine; Al is aluminum R u is a linear or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl radical, y ranges from 0.05 to 6.00; j ranges from 0.1 to 3, being also a non integer number; and R q are substituents which are the same or different and which are hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing silicon or germanium atoms; b) with at least two different transition metal coordination compounds wherein one of the transition metal coordination compounds is an iron or cobalt coordination compound comprising a neutral tridentate ligand comprising three coordinating nitrogen atoms, and wherein the second transition metal coordination compound is a monocyclopentadienyl complex of a metal of groups 4-6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements whose cyclopentadienyl system is substituted by a group containing an uncharged donor containing an element of group 15 or 16 of the Periodic Table or a hafnocene.
A transparent article comprising a substrate comprising at least one front face and one back face, at least one of these two main faces being coated with an interference coating having a residual reflection and having a reflectance in the visible R v lower than or equal to 97%, characterized in that said interference coating possesses a hue angle h and a chroma C* that are able to give the residual reflection a given chromatic color perceived in the red satisfying the following conditions: the hue angle h is ranging from 0° to 40° and the chroma C* is higher than or equal to 20, wherein said interference coating comprises a stack from the substrate of at least four layers having the following physical thicknesses: - from 100 to 120 nm for the high refractive index layer; - from 110 to 140 nm for the low refractive index layer; - from 75 to 95 nm for the high refractive index layer; and - from 55 to 77 nm for the low refractive index layer, and wherein a high refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than or equal to 1.50 and a low refractive index layer has a refractive index lower than 1.50. - from 100 to 120 nm for the high refractive index layer; - from 110 to 140 nm for the low refractive index layer; - from 75 to 95 nm for the high refractive index layer; and - from 55 to 77 nm for the low refractive index layer, and
Method for controlling the switching-on sequence of installation components in an industrial installation (31, 32, 33, 34) in an energy-efficient manner, in which each of the installation components (31, 32, 33, 34) may have logical dependences on one or more other installation components, and in which these dependences should be heeded in the switching-on sequence, wherein - a stored structure model of the installation or installation part to be controlled, consisting of components (component1,...) included in the installation, - at least one stored state model (13a,...13d) of at least one component (component1, 2, 3, 4) included in the installation or installation part, - possible energy-related or functional states of the components and possible state transitions between the individual component states, and - stored dependences between components (component1,...) included in the installation or installation part are used to calculate an automated control sequence of the individual installation components (31, 32, 33, 34) according to the specifications using the structure model, the at least one state model, the possible states of the included components and possible state transitions between the components' own states, the dependences between the components and the information relating to a component-specific energy consumption during the period of the switching-on operation, wherein, in order to create a switching-on or switching-off sequence for each installation component, information relating to a component-specific energy consumption profile during the period of the switching-on operation is previously known and the total energy consumption determined during the switching-on sequence in the industrial installation always remains below a previously stipulated energy threshold value. - a stored structure model of the installation or installation part to be controlled, consisting of components (component1,...) included in the installation, - at least one stored state model (13a,...13d) of at least one component (component1, 2, 3, 4) included in the installation or installation part, - possible energy-related or functional states of the components and possible state transitions between the individual component states, and - stored dependences between components (component1,...) included in the installation or installation part are used to calculate an automated control sequence of the individual installation components (31, 32, 33, 34) according to the specifications using the structure model, the at least one state model, the possible states of the included components and possible state transitions between the components' own states, the dependences between the components and the information relating to a component-specific energy consumption during the period of the switching-on operation,
An edge finishing apparatus (1, 1a-d, 51) comprising: a surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80); a magnetorheological polishing fluid delivery device; at least one magnet (27, 27a-d, 61) placed adjacent to the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80) to selectively apply a magnetic field in a vicinity of the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80); and at least one holder (26, 29, 63) placed in opposing relation to the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80), characterised in that the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80) has at least one well (35, 37, 69, 71) formed therein; the fluid delivery device is configured to deliver a magneto rheological polishing fluid ribbon (11, 56) to the at least one well (35, 37, 69, 71); and the at least one holder (26, 29, 63) is configured to support at least one article (30, 33, 67) such that an edge of the at least one article (30, 33, 67) can be selectively immersed in the MPF ribbon (11, 56) delivered to the at least one well (35, 37, 69, 71). a surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80); a magnetorheological polishing fluid delivery device; at least one magnet (27, 27a-d, 61) placed adjacent to the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80) to selectively apply a magnetic field in a vicinity of the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80); and at least one holder (26, 29, 63) placed in opposing relation to the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80), characterised in that the surface (9, 9a-d, 54, 54a-b, 78, 80) has at least one well (35, 37, 69, 71) formed therein; the fluid delivery device is configured to deliver a magneto rheological polishing fluid ribbon (11, 56) to the at least one well (35, 37, 69, 71); and the at least one holder (26, 29, 63) is configured to support at least one article (30, 33, 67) such that an edge of the at least one article (30, 33, 67) can be selectively immersed in the MPF ribbon (11, 56) delivered to the at least one well (35, 37, 69, 71).
Method for producing polyisocyanates comprising solvent and/or diluent and isocyanurate groups, based on 2,4- and/or 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate, having a content of monomeric diisocyanate of < 0.5 wt.%, based on polyisocyanate plus solvent, by trimerising A) from 20 to 80 wt.% of industrially available mixtures comprising substantially 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate comprising from 65 to 95 wt.% 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and from 5 to 35 wt.% 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate in the presence of B) from 20 to 80 wt.% of solvents and/or diluents and C) phenolic catalysts comprising dialkylaminomethyl groups at a temperature of from 40 to 120°C to almost complete conversion, and then deactivating the catalyst by addition of acid-reacting substances or by reaction with alkylating agents, characterised in that the tolylene diisocyanate used has a content of 2-chloro-6-isocyanato-methylcyclohexadienes (CIMCH) of < 5 wt.ppm. A) from 20 to 80 wt.% of industrially available mixtures comprising substantially 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate comprising from 65 to 95 wt.% 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and from 5 to 35 wt.% 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate in the presence of B) from 20 to 80 wt.% of solvents and/or diluents and C) phenolic catalysts comprising dialkylaminomethyl groups
Method for controlling a combustion device, the combustion device comprising a first combustion sensor and a second sensor (10, 11), wherein the second sensor (10, 11) is different from the first combustion sensor, the method comprising the steps of: specifying a first setpoint value for a signal from the first combustion sensor for a first fuel; controlling the combustion device using the first combustion sensor to the first setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor; using the first combustion sensor to record a first signal; using the second sensor (10, 11) to record a second signal; determining a second fuel as a function of the first signal and as a function of the second signal; comparing the first fuel with the second fuel with regard to a composition of the fuels; if the second fuel is of a different composition from the first fuel: determining a second setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor as a function of the second fuel; and controlling the combustion device using the first combustion sensor to the second setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor. specifying a first setpoint value for a signal from the first combustion sensor for a first fuel; controlling the combustion device using the first combustion sensor to the first setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor; using the first combustion sensor to record a first signal; using the second sensor (10, 11) to record a second signal; determining a second fuel as a function of the first signal and as a function of the second signal; comparing the first fuel with the second fuel with regard to a composition of the fuels; if the second fuel is of a different composition from the first fuel: determining a second setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor as a function of the second fuel; and controlling the combustion device using the first combustion sensor to the second setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor. determining a second setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor as a function of the second fuel; and controlling the combustion device using the first combustion sensor to the second setpoint value for the signal originating from the first combustion sensor.
Household appliance, having at least one haptic operating element and a further screen fixed relative to the appliance, wherein the household appliance has a control facility for operating the display field of the operating element and the screen fixed relative to the appliance, wherein the haptic operating element can be positioned on the household appliance in such a manner that it at least partially covers the screen fixed relative to the appliance, characterised in that the haptic operating element has a display field configured at least partially as a touch-sensitive screen and the control facility is designed to coordinate a graphic appearance on the display field of the operating element with a graphic appearance of a sub-region of the screen fixed relative to the appliance, which is covered by the operating element.
A photonic mixer device for multiplying an impinging optical signal with a reference electrical signal, the photonic mixer device comprising: - a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, - two detector regions (130A, 130B) of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, - two biasing regions (120A, 120B) of the first conductivity type with a higher dopant concentration than the dopant concentration of the semiconductor substrate, each biasing region positioned near one of the respective detector regions, wherein an electrical field can be formed in the semiconductor substrate by applying a voltage bias between the biasing regions, - two bias electrodes (140A, 140B), which are isolated from the substrate and the biasing regions, wherein each bias electrode is only locally, partially or completely, covering an outer edge of one of the respective biasing regions (120A, 120B), characterized in that the bias electrodes are covering charge pockets which are present in an electrostatic potential between the biasing regions (120A, 120B) underneath the outer edges of the biasing regions. - a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, - two detector regions (130A, 130B) of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, - two biasing regions (120A, 120B) of the first conductivity type with a higher dopant concentration than the dopant concentration of the semiconductor substrate, each biasing region positioned near one of the respective detector regions, wherein an electrical field can be formed in the semiconductor substrate by applying a voltage bias between the biasing regions, - two bias electrodes (140A, 140B), which are isolated from the substrate and the biasing regions, wherein each bias electrode is only locally, partially or completely, covering an outer edge of one of the respective biasing regions (120A, 120B),
An inflatable structure apparatus comprising: a shell having a shell longitudinal axis, a central section and a first neck section, wherein the first neck section has a first neck first end and a first neck second end, and wherein the first neck first end has a first neck first end diameter, and wherein the first neck second end has a first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end diameter is larger than the first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end is adjacent to the central section; a balloon at least partially inside of the shell, wherein the balloon is fixed in the shell; wherein the shell has a central fluid passage radially inside of the balloon with respect to the shell longitudinal axis, and wherein a first aperture of the shell is in fluid communication with the central fluid passage; and wherein the balloon has a first cell and second cell in a single cross-section of the inflatable structure, and wherein the balloon has a balloon surface area in the single cross-section, and wherein at least 5% of the balloon surface area is concentric with the shell. a shell having a shell longitudinal axis, a central section and a first neck section, wherein the first neck section has a first neck first end and a first neck second end, and wherein the first neck first end has a first neck first end diameter, and wherein the first neck second end has a first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end diameter is larger than the first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end is adjacent to the central section; a balloon at least partially inside of the shell, wherein the balloon is fixed in the shell; wherein the shell has a central fluid passage radially inside of the balloon with respect to the shell longitudinal axis, and wherein a first aperture of the shell is in fluid communication with the central fluid passage; and wherein the balloon has a first cell and second cell in a single cross-section of the inflatable structure, and wherein the balloon has a balloon surface area in the single cross-section, and wherein at least 5% of the balloon surface area is concentric with the shell.
An elevator comprising a first elevator unit vertically movable in a hoistway, and a second elevator unit vertically movable in a hoistway, at least one of said elevator units (1, 2) being an elevator car; one or more belt-shaped hoisting ropes (3a, 3b, 3c) interconnecting the first elevator unit and the second elevator unit; rope wheels (4, 5, 6) including a drive wheel for moving said one or more belt-shaped hoisting ropes (3a, 3b, 3c) and one or more non-driven diverting wheels (4, 6); wherein each of said one or more belt-shaped hoisting ropes (3a, 3b, 3c) passes around the drive wheel and comprises consecutively a first rope section (a) extending between the drive wheel and the first elevator unit, and a second rope section (b) extending between the drive wheel and the second elevator unit; characterized in that said one or more non-driven diverting wheels (4, 6) are cambered and each said first rope section (a) is arranged to pass around a first non-driven cambered diverting wheel, in particular resting against a cambered circumferential surface area (A, B, C) thereof; and in that the elevator further comprises a rope monitoring arrangement (20a, 20b, 30a, 30b) configured to monitor displacement of each of said first rope sections (a) in the axial direction of the rope wheels (4, 5, 6) away from a predefined zone (Za, Zb, Zc), and displacement of each of the second rope sections (b) in the axial direction of the rope wheels (4, 5, 6) away from a predefined zone (Za, Zb, Zc); and in that the elevator is configured to stop rotation of the drive wheel when one or more of the first and second rope sections (a, b) is displaced in the axial direction of the rope wheels (4, 5, 6) away from a predefined zone (Za, Zb, Zc).
A method for making a membrane or fabric comprising an anion exchange polymer comprising steps of: a. preparing an aqueous curable solution; and b. curing the curable solution, wherein step (a) comprises a step of mixing chemical components and water, wherein the chemical components comprise a first crosslinking monomer, a second crosslinking monomer, a cationic monomer that is diallyldimethylammonium chloride, and an acid, wherein the first crosslinking monomer has the following formula: wherein R = H or CH 3, and the second crosslinking monomer has the following formula: wherein R' = H or CH 3, wherein the curable solution is applied to a support membrane or or cast onto a fabric or soaked into a fabric. a. preparing an aqueous curable solution; and b. curing the curable solution,