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A re-keyable lock comprising: a cylinder rotatably supported in a housing between a locked position and an unlocked position, said cylinder having a longitudinal slot and one or more transverse channels; a locking mechanism including one or more wafer tumblers resiliently supported in said transverse channel and positionable therein between an engaged position wherein said wafer tumbler engages said housing and a disengaged position wherein said wafer tumbler disengages said housing, said wafer tumbler including a base element having an opening formed therethrough which is at least partially aligned with said longitudinal slot, a rider element positionable within said transverse channel relative to said base element and a coupling element positionable between a first position wherein said base element is coupled to said rider element and a second position wherein said base element is uncoupled from said rider element; and a re-keying mechanism operable when said cylinder is in said unlocked position to move said coupling element from said first position to said second position for repositioning said rider element relative to said base element such that the lock is re-keyed; characterised in that said coupling element is integral with the rider element and comprises a flexible element biased to couple said base element and said rider element, said flexible element being deflectable to uncouple said base element and said rider element. a cylinder rotatably supported in a housing between a locked position and an unlocked position, said cylinder having a longitudinal slot and one or more transverse channels; a locking mechanism including one or more wafer tumblers resiliently supported in said transverse channel and positionable therein between an engaged position wherein said wafer tumbler engages said housing and a disengaged position wherein said wafer tumbler disengages said housing, said wafer tumbler including a base element having an opening formed therethrough which is at least partially aligned with said longitudinal slot, a rider element positionable within said transverse channel relative to said base element and a coupling element positionable between a first position wherein said base element is coupled to said rider element and a second position wherein said base element is uncoupled from said rider element; and a re-keying mechanism operable when said cylinder is in said unlocked position to move said coupling element from said first position to said second position for repositioning said rider element relative to said base element such that the lock is re-keyed; characterised in that said coupling element is integral with the rider element and comprises a flexible element biased to couple said base element and said rider element, said flexible element being deflectable to uncouple said base element and said rider element.
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly formed by winding, into a flat shape, a first electrode plate having a first electrode mixture layer formed on a first electrode current collector, a second electrode plate having a second electrode mixture layer formed on a second electrode current collector, and a separator therebetween, wherein the electrode assembly has a pair of curved portions (20A, 20B) located at either end and a flat portion between the pair of curved portions (20A, 20B), and characterized in that in both of the pair of curved portions (20A, 20B), at least two layers of the second electrode plate are disposed on an inner side of a curved portion of the first electrode plate located at an innermost circumference. an electrode assembly formed by winding, into a flat shape, a first electrode plate having a first electrode mixture layer formed on a first electrode current collector, a second electrode plate having a second electrode mixture layer formed on a second electrode current collector, and a separator therebetween, wherein the electrode assembly has a pair of curved portions (20A, 20B) located at either end and a flat portion between the pair of curved portions (20A, 20B), and characterized in that in both of the pair of curved portions (20A, 20B), at least two layers of the second electrode plate are disposed on an inner side of a curved portion of the first electrode plate located at an innermost circumference.
An optically transmissive adhesive comprising: an optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive matrix; and a block copolymer dispersed within the adhesive matrix, wherein the adhesive comprises phase-separated microdomains that are larger than the wavelength of visible light of 400 to 700 nm when measured according to the method defined herein, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive matrix and the block copolymer form an acid-base interaction. an optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive matrix; and a block copolymer dispersed within the adhesive matrix, wherein the adhesive comprises phase-separated microdomains that are larger than the wavelength of visible light of 400 to 700 nm when measured according to the method defined herein, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive matrix and the block copolymer form an acid-base interaction.
A method of establishing a secure communication channel between a user terminal and a SIP server for the purpose of controlling a service or services provisioned by the SIP server, the method comprising: sending from the user terminal to the SIP server a session initiation request, via an IP Multimedia Subsystem network, the IP Multimedia Subsystem network incorporating into the request a P-Asserted-Identity; at the SIP server, authorising access to the service on the basis of said P-Asserted-Identity; characterised by upon successful authorisation, sending to the user terminal a security token, via the IP Multimedia Subsystem network, wherein the SIP server and the user terminal use said security token to establish a secure communication channel between each other. sending from the user terminal to the SIP server a session initiation request, via an IP Multimedia Subsystem network, the IP Multimedia Subsystem network incorporating into the request a P-Asserted-Identity; at the SIP server, authorising access to the service on the basis of said P-Asserted-Identity; characterised by upon successful authorisation, sending to the user terminal a security token, via the IP Multimedia Subsystem network, wherein the SIP server and the user terminal use said security token to establish a secure communication channel between each other.
Air filter comprising: - a longitudinal housing, having an opening at one of the ends thereof; - two filter elements (3, 4), placed end to end by successive insertion in said longitudinal housing via said opening, characterized in that each of said filter elements (3, 4) comprises assembly means suitable for - being engaged during the abutment of said filter elements (3, 4) by translation of said filter elements in said housing according to the longitudinal direction thereof, and thereby joining together said filter elements (3, 4) in translation according to said longitudinal direction, - being disengaged during a relative displacement of said filter elements (3, 4) by translation according to a substantially perpendicular direction to said longitudinal direction, or by rotation of one of said filter elements (3 or 4) with respect to the other (4 or 3), when one of said filter elements (3, 4) is removed from the housing. - a longitudinal housing, having an opening at one of the ends thereof; - two filter elements (3, 4), placed end to end by successive insertion in said longitudinal housing via said opening, - being engaged during the abutment of said filter elements (3, 4) by translation of said filter elements in said housing according to the longitudinal direction thereof, and thereby joining together said filter elements (3, 4) in translation according to said longitudinal direction, - being disengaged during a relative displacement of said filter elements (3, 4) by translation according to a substantially perpendicular direction to said longitudinal direction, or by rotation of one of said filter elements (3 or 4) with respect to the other (4 or 3), when one of said filter elements (3, 4) is removed from the housing.
A method of diagnosis or quantitation of fibrosis, the method comprising conducting an immunoassay to measure neo-epitope containing C-reactive protein fragments naturally present in a body fluid sample and associating an elevation of said measure of neo-epitope containing protein fragments in said body fluid sample above a normal level with the presence or extent of fibrosis, wherein said immunoassay is conducted by a method comprising: contacting protein fragments naturally present in said sample with an immunological binding partner reactive with an N-terminal neo-epitope or a C-terminal neo-epitope formed by cleavage of CRP by ADAMTS-1, ADAMTS-8, cathepsin K, cathepsin S, MMP1, MMP3, MMP8, MMP9, or MMP12, which immunological binding partner is nonreactive with intact CRP and is not reactive with a prolongated version of the neo-epitope sequence in which the neo-epitope sequence is prolonged past the cleavage site, and measuring the extent of binding of peptide fragments to said immunological binding partner to measure therein protein fragments comprising said neo-epitope, wherein said immunological binding partner specifically binds a neo-epitope constituted by an N-terminal amino acid sequence present in peptides produced by cleavage of C-reactive protein, said peptides comprising an N-terminal sequence selected from the group consisting of: CRP AFVFPK SEQ ID NO1033 SFGGNF SEQ ID N01305 FGQTDM SEQ ID N01306 YEVQGE SEQ ID N01339 KAFVFP SEQ ID N01167 LKKGYT SEQ ID N01341 IILGQE SEQ ID N01319 FVLSPD SEQ ID NO1340 ESDTSY SEQ ID N01344 LKYEVQ SEQ ID N01134 IVEFWV SEQ ID N01343 GNFEGS SEQ ID N01369 or wherein said immunological binding partner specifically binds a neo-epitope constituted by a C-terminal amino acid sequence present in peptides produced by cleavage of C-reactive protein, said peptides comprising an C-terminal sequence selected from the group consisting of: CRP AFVFPK SEQ ID NO1033 KPQLWP SEQ ID N01157 PDEINT SEQ ID N01377 KAFVFP SEQ ID N01167 DSFGGN SEQ ID N01378 VFTKPQ SEQ ID N01153 VGAEAS SEQ ID N01392 DMSRKA SEQ ID N01415 FVFPKE SEQ ID NO1060
Rail vehicle with a wheelset, which has at least one wheelset shaft and two wheelset bearings with wheelset bearing housings for mounting the wheelset shaft, wherein the two wheelset bearing housings are interconnected by means of at least one interlink running outside the at least one wheelset shaft, so that moments about the axis of rotation (a) of the wheelset can be transmitted to one another substantially without twisting the wheelset bearing housings and the wheelset bearing housings are articulated eccentrically by way of guide rods, characterised in that the at least one interlink is embodied as a housing of a component arranged between the two wheelset bearings.
A fluorescent material characterized in that: the fluorescent material comprises: a β-Sialon expressed by the general formula Si 6-z Al z O z N 8-z (in which z has a value from 0 to 4.2) as a host material; and Eu dissolved in solid solution as a luminescence center, wherein said fluorescent material is a powder which, when measured by the laser diffraction scattering method, gives particle diameter distribution in which cumulative 10% diameter (D 10) falls within the 7 μm to 20 μm range and 90% diameter (D 90) within the 50 μm to 90 μm range. the fluorescent material comprises: a β-Sialon expressed by the general formula Si 6-z Al z O z N 8-z (in which z has a value from 0 to 4.2) as a host material; and Eu dissolved in solid solution as a luminescence center, wherein said fluorescent material is a powder which, when measured by the laser diffraction scattering method, gives particle diameter distribution in which cumulative 10% diameter (D 10) falls within the 7 μm to 20 μm range and 90% diameter (D 90) within the 50 μm to 90 μm range. a β-Sialon expressed by the general formula Si 6-z Al z O z N 8-z (in which z has a value from 0 to 4.2) as a host material; and Eu dissolved in solid solution as a luminescence center, wherein said fluorescent material is a powder which, when measured by the laser diffraction scattering method, gives particle diameter distribution in which cumulative 10% diameter (D 10) falls within the 7 μm to 20 μm range and 90% diameter (D 90) within the 50 μm to 90 μm range.
A gel coat comprising co-cured urethane and vinyl ester or epoxy components, wherein (a) the urethane component is from 10 to 50 wt.% based on the amount of gel coat; and (b) the urethane component comprises urethane reactants, and the vinyl ester or epoxy components comprise vinyl ester or epoxy reactants, wherein the urethane reactants and the vinyl ester or epoxy reactants are combined under conditions effective to concurrently cure both the urethane component and the vinyl ester or epoxy component in the same cure cycle to form the gel coat. (a) the urethane component is from 10 to 50 wt.% based on the amount of gel coat; and (b) the urethane component comprises urethane reactants, and the vinyl ester or epoxy components comprise vinyl ester or epoxy reactants, wherein the urethane reactants and the vinyl ester or epoxy reactants are combined under conditions effective to concurrently cure both the urethane component and the vinyl ester or epoxy component in the same cure cycle to form the gel coat.
A method performed in a user equipment located in a cell of a mobile telecommunication network, comprising the step of receiving signalling gap commands used to activate or deactivate idle gaps for downlink measurements on the neighbour cells, the method being characterized in determining whether the received gap command is reliable or unreliable, performing downlink measurements in accordance with a pre-defined rule in case the received gap command is determined as unreliable, the predefined rule comprising the steps of starting a timer at the start of the corresponding idle gap, and until the expiration of the timer not performing any downlink measurement, but instead being able to receive data from the base station during that gap.
Method for entering addresses in an information system, wherein a first address designator, for example a street name, and a second address designator of a superordinate administrative unit, for example a place name, are entered, wherein a search is carried out in a database for an entry which complies with the entered address designators, wherein, if an entry which complies with the entered address designators is found, this entry is selected, characterized in that, if an entry which complies with the entered address designators is not found in the database, a search is also carried out for an entry which complies with the first address designator in those administrative units which are spatially adjacent to the superordinate administrative unit designated by the second address designator, and an entry which is found during this search and complies with only the first address designator is selected.
A method of operating a wind turbine having a tower, a rotor with a plurality of blades arranged on the tower (207 - 209), one or more pitch systems for pitching the blades, a system for determining an instantaneous representative wind speed, and a system (206, 210 - 212) for determining a distance between a blade and the tower; the method comprising: determining the instantaneous representative wind speed; determining the distance between the tower and one of the blades when said blade is in the shadow of the tower; determining a tower distance pitch adjustment depending on the determined distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower and on the determined instantaneous representative wind speed; the one or more pitch systems applying the determined tower distance pitch adjustment to at least the next blade to be in the shadow of the tower; characterized in that determining the tower distance pitch adjustment comprises determining a distance threshold based on the instantaneous representative wind speed; when the distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower is above the distance threshold, the tower distance pitch adjustment is a predefined tower distance pitch adjustment; when the distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower is below the distance threshold, the tower distance pitch adjustment is determined depending on how much the distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower is below the distance threshold. determining the instantaneous representative wind speed; determining the distance between the tower and one of the blades when said blade is in the shadow of the tower; determining a tower distance pitch adjustment depending on the determined distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower and on the determined instantaneous representative wind speed; the one or more pitch systems applying the determined tower distance pitch adjustment to at least the next blade to be in the shadow of the tower; determining a distance threshold based on the instantaneous representative wind speed; when the distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower is above the distance threshold, the tower distance pitch adjustment is a predefined tower distance pitch adjustment; when the distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower is below the distance threshold, the tower distance pitch adjustment is determined depending on how much the distance between the tower and the blade in the shadow of the tower is below the distance threshold.
A method for detecting particles, comprising: - detecting a time series of a particle detection; - segmenting the time series, comprising: - transforming the time series into a transformed space; - low-pass filtering the transformed space; and - back-transforming the transformed space into the time domain; and - classifying the segments of the time series, comprising: - determining a peak in the time series based on the low-pass filtered back-transformed time domain, characterized in that the determination of a peak takes place by determining a global maximum and a first and a second local maximum; wherein the determination of a peak takes place by determining a normalized distance between the global maximum and the first and second local maximum; and wherein the determination of a normalized distance takes place by determining a distance by d ^ = t ^ max 2 − t ^ l, r, where d̂ is the distance, t̂ max is the global maximum and t̂ l, r is the first and second local maximum; and by discarding that local maximum at which the distance is greater. - detecting a time series of a particle detection; - segmenting the time series, comprising: - transforming the time series into a transformed space; - low-pass filtering the transformed space; and - back-transforming the transformed space into the time domain; and - transforming the time series into a transformed space; - low-pass filtering the transformed space; and - back-transforming the transformed space into the time domain; and - classifying the segments of the time series, comprising: - determining a peak in the time series based on the low-pass filtered back-transformed time domain, - determining a peak in the time series based on the low-pass filtered back-transformed time domain, the determination of a peak takes place by determining a global maximum and a first and a second local maximum; wherein the determination of a peak takes place by determining a normalized distance between the global maximum and the first and second local maximum; and wherein the determination of a normalized distance takes place by determining a distance by d ^ = t ^ max 2 − t ^ l, r, where d̂ is the distance, t̂ max is the global maximum and t̂ l, r is the first and second local maximum; and by discarding that local maximum at which the distance is greater.
A method of increasing efficiency of separating residual hydrocarbon from polyethylene particles in a purge vessel, comprising: polymerizing ethylene on a catalyst in a reactor system to form polyethylene particles, the reactor system comprising a first polymerization reactor and a second polymerization reactor in series; discharging the polyethylene particles from the second polymerization reactor to a separation vessel to separate hydrocarbon from the polyethylene particles; discharging the polyethylene particles from the flash vessel to a purge vessel to separate residual hydrocarbon from the polyethylene particles; and adjusting a particle size of the polyethylene particles discharging from the second polymerization reactor to increase separation of residual hydrocarbon from polyethylene particles in a downstream purge vessel, wherein adjusting the particle size comprises adjusting productivity of the catalyst in the reactor system, and adjusting the productivity comprises adjusting a first productivity of the catalyst in the first polymerization reactor or adjusting a second productivity of the catalyst in the second polymerization reactor, or adjusting both the first productivity and the second productivity.
A compound for use in a method of treating, preventing or ameliorating atherosclerosis in a patient with a high triglyceride level, wherein the compound is of the following Formula IV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein L is selected from: wherein R 1 is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one to three substituents selected from halogen, C 1-7 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-7 alkyl, di-C 1-7 alkylamino, C 1-7 alkoxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said heterocyclyl and heteroaryl are further optionally substituted with one to three substituents selected from C 1-7 alkyl, C 1-7 alkanoyl or hydroxyl, and p is 0, 1 or 2; R 2 and R 3 are independently H, C 1-7 alkyl, halo-C 1-7 alkyl, C 1-7 alkoxy- C 1-7 alkyl or C 6-10 aryl-C 1-7 alkyl; and R 5 in each instance, is independently halo, halo-C 1-7 alkyl, NO 2 or CN. R 1 is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one to three substituents selected from halogen, C 1-7 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-7 alkyl, di-C 1-7 alkylamino, C 1-7 alkoxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said heterocyclyl and heteroaryl are further optionally substituted with one to three substituents selected from C 1-7 alkyl, C 1-7 alkanoyl or hydroxyl, and p is 0, 1 or 2; R 2 and R 3 are independently H, C 1-7 alkyl, halo-C 1-7 alkyl, C 1-7 alkoxy- C 1-7 alkyl or C 6-10 aryl-C 1-7 alkyl; and R 5 in each instance, is independently halo, halo-C 1-7 alkyl, NO 2 or CN.