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A resonant power converter comprising: a first set of switches coupled in parallel with a second set of switches, and configured to be coupled in parallel with a source of line voltage and line current, wherein the first set of switches outputs a first voltage output and forms a first half bridge, and the second set of switches outputs an second voltage output and forms a second half bridge; and a controller coupled with the first and second sets of switches (132, 134), where the controller is operable to output a first control signal to control the first set of switches, and output a second control signal to control the second set of switches such that a selected relative phase difference is created between the first voltage output and the second voltage output, wherein the controller is operable to vary the relative phase difference, wherein the first set of switches and the second set of switches are connected to form a full-bridge coupled in parallel to said source, characterized in that the controller is further operable to exchange the first control signal with the second control signal so that the second voltage output of the second set of switches is controlled by the first control signal and the first voltage output of the first set of switches is controlled by the second control signal, where the controller is further operable to exchange the first control signal and the second control signal in response to a temperature of at least one switch included in the first set of switches or the second set of switches. a first set of switches coupled in parallel with a second set of switches, and configured to be coupled in parallel with a source of line voltage and line current, wherein the first set of switches outputs a first voltage output and forms a first half bridge, and the second set of switches outputs an second voltage output and forms a second half bridge; and a controller coupled with the first and second sets of switches (132, 134), where the controller is operable to output a first control signal to control the first set of switches, and output a second control signal to control the second set of switches such that a selected relative phase difference is created between the first voltage output and the second voltage output, wherein the controller is operable to vary the relative phase difference, the controller is further operable to exchange the first control signal with the second control signal so that the second voltage output of the second set of switches is controlled by the first control signal and the first voltage output of the first set of switches is controlled by the second control signal, where the controller is further operable to exchange the first control signal and the second control signal in response to a temperature of at least one switch included in the first set of switches or the second set of switches.
A method for producing an aluminum alloy foil product or an aluminum alloy fin product, comprising the following steps: - in-line processing a feedstock material, wherein the in-line processing is completed without intermediate coiling and uncoiling; and - off-line processing of the feedstock material such as to produce the aluminum alloy foil product or the aluminum alloy fin product, wherein the step of in-line processing the feedstock material comprises the following steps: a) providing a casting strip of a thickness of less than 6 mm from an aluminum alloy; b) in-line hot rolling the casting strip at a temperature of above 371.11° C (= 700° F) to a thickness of no greater than 1 mm; and c) in-line hot/warm coiling the hot-rolled casting strip to produce the feedstock material, and wherein the step of off-line processing consists of the following steps: d) un-coiling the coiled feedstock material; e) cold rolling the un-coiled material at a temperature of below 176.7° C (= 350° F) to a finish gauge, the finish gauge being between 5 μm and 150 μm; and f) optionally: partially or fully annealing the finished gauge product. - in-line processing a feedstock material, wherein the in-line processing is completed without intermediate coiling and uncoiling; and - off-line processing of the feedstock material such as to produce the aluminum alloy foil product or the aluminum alloy fin product, a) providing a casting strip of a thickness of less than 6 mm from an aluminum alloy; b) in-line hot rolling the casting strip at a temperature of above 371.11° C (= 700° F) to a thickness of no greater than 1 mm; and c) in-line hot/warm coiling the hot-rolled casting strip to produce the feedstock material, and d) un-coiling the coiled feedstock material; e) cold rolling the un-coiled material at a temperature of below 176.7° C (= 350° F) to a finish gauge, the finish gauge being between 5 μm and 150 μm; and f) optionally: partially or fully annealing the finished gauge product.
A method for identifying and quantifying IL-17 positive CD4 positive T cells in a blood and/or tissue sample obtained from a mammal, comprising a) analysing the methylation status of at least one CpG position in the gene IL-17A, wherein said analysis comprises an amplification with a primer pair selected from SEQ ID NO 18 and 19 as first primer; and SEQ ID NO 20 and 21 as second primer, wherein a demethylation of said at least one CpG position in said sample when compared to an analogous position in a non IL-17 blood cell is indicative for an IL-17 positive CD4 positive T cell, and b) quantifying the amount of IL-17 positive CD4 positive T cells based on said analysis in step a). a) analysing the methylation status of at least one CpG position in the gene IL-17A, wherein said analysis comprises an amplification with a primer pair selected from SEQ ID NO 18 and 19 as first primer; and SEQ ID NO 20 and 21 as second primer, wherein a demethylation of said at least one CpG position in said sample when compared to an analogous position in a non IL-17 blood cell is indicative for an IL-17 positive CD4 positive T cell, and b) quantifying the amount of IL-17 positive CD4 positive T cells based on said analysis in step a).
Method for surface treatment of an at least primarily crystalline substrate surface (1o, 1o') of a substrate (1, 1') such that by amorphization of the substrate surface (1o, 1o') without deposition of a material an amorphous layer (2, 2', 2") is formed for bonding at the substrate surface (1o, 1o') with a thickness d > 0 nm of the amorphous layer (2, 2', 2"), wherein a gas and/or a gas mixture is ionized for the amorphization, wherein the amorphous layer (2, 2', 2") results from a phase conversion of the substrate material.
A current sensor comprising: a bus bar in which a current flows; a magnetic sensor that detects an induced magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the bus bar; an insulative circuit board on which the magnetic sensor is mounted; a connector mounted on the circuit board and connected to the magnetic sensor through the circuit board, the connector being capable of outputting a signal from the magnetic sensor to an outside; and a case having a case body and a lid portion, the case housing the circuit board and part of the bus bar; wherein the circuit board is fixed to the case body with a plurality of fixing portions, and the magnetic sensor is provided in a fixed area on the circuit board enclosed by the plurality of fixing portions, the connector is provided in an extended portion on the circuit board extending from the fixed area, characterized in that stoppers (19, 25) are provided inside the case body and the lid portion so as to face a front surface and a rear surface of the extended portion through gaps; the magnetic sensor is placed so that a sensitivity direction for the induced magnetic field becomes an X direction in an XY plane; of the plurality of fixing portions, at least two first fixing portions (13, 14) placed between the magnetic sensor and the connector are placed at two positions in the X direction; and the extended portion in which the connector is provided is adjacent to the fixed area with the first fixing portions (13, 14) interposed. a bus bar in which a current flows; a magnetic sensor that detects an induced magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the bus bar; an insulative circuit board on which the magnetic sensor is mounted; a connector mounted on the circuit board and connected to the magnetic sensor through the circuit board, the connector being capable of outputting a signal from the magnetic sensor to an outside; and a case having a case body and a lid portion, the case housing the circuit board and part of the bus bar; wherein the circuit board is fixed to the case body with a plurality of fixing portions, and the magnetic sensor is provided in a fixed area on the circuit board enclosed by the plurality of fixing portions, the connector is provided in an extended portion on the circuit board extending from the fixed area, characterized in that stoppers (19, 25) are provided inside the case body and the lid portion so as to face a front surface and a rear surface of the extended portion through gaps; the magnetic sensor is placed so that a sensitivity direction for the induced magnetic field becomes an X direction in an XY plane; of the plurality of fixing portions, at least two first fixing portions (13, 14) placed between the magnetic sensor and the connector are placed at two positions in the X direction; and the extended portion in which the connector is provided is adjacent to the fixed area with the first fixing portions (13, 14) interposed.
A fan motor apparatus comprising: a cover having an inlet and an outlet formed therein; characterized in that the fan motor apparatus further comprises: an inner casing connected to the cover, to form the inlet; an outer casing connected to the cover; and an integral sealing member for sealing a connecting portion between the cover and the outer casing a connecting portion between the inlet of the cover and the inner casing, and a connecting portion of the outlet of the cover. a cover having an inlet and an outlet formed therein; characterized in that the fan motor apparatus further comprises: an inner casing connected to the cover, to form the inlet; an outer casing connected to the cover; and an integral sealing member for sealing a connecting portion between the cover and the outer casing a connecting portion between the inlet of the cover and the inner casing, and a connecting portion of the outlet of the cover. an inner casing connected to the cover, to form the inlet; an outer casing connected to the cover; and an integral sealing member for sealing a connecting portion between the cover and the outer casing a connecting portion between the inlet of the cover and the inner casing, and a connecting portion of the outlet of the cover.
A sensor (10A-D) for detecting an emission amount of particle matter in exhaust gas, comprising: a collection part in which a plurality of filter members (31L-S), which are for collecting particulate matter in exhaust gas and have at least one of different porosities and different average pore sizes from each other, are arranged in descending order of the porosity or the average pore size from an exhaust upstream side to an exhaust downstream side of the exhaust gas; a plurality of pairs of electrodes (32L-S, 33L-S), each pair of the plurality of pairs of electrodes being arranged to a respective one of the plurality of filter members, and the two electrodes of each pair facing each other such that each respective one of the plurality of filter members is interposed between a pair of electrodes of the plurality of pairs of electrodes; and estimation means for estimating a particulate matter amount collected on each of the plurality of filter members having the at least one of the different porosities and the different average pore sizes from each other based on a capacitance change amount between each of the plurality of pairs of electrodes. a collection part in which a plurality of filter members (31L-S), which are for collecting particulate matter in exhaust gas and have at least one of different porosities and different average pore sizes from each other, are arranged in descending order of the porosity or the average pore size from an exhaust upstream side to an exhaust downstream side of the exhaust gas; a plurality of pairs of electrodes (32L-S, 33L-S), each pair of the plurality of pairs of electrodes being arranged to a respective one of the plurality of filter members, and the two electrodes of each pair facing each other such that each respective one of the plurality of filter members is interposed between a pair of electrodes of the plurality of pairs of electrodes; and estimation means for estimating a particulate matter amount collected on each of the plurality of filter members having the at least one of the different porosities and the different average pore sizes from each other based on a capacitance change amount between each of the plurality of pairs of electrodes.
A security element for the authenticity recognition of objects of value having at least one micro-optic authentication feature, wherein the micro-optic authentication feature comprises a first micro-optic arrangement having a multiplicity of focusing elements, which are present in a first grid and a second arrangement having a multiplicity of microscopic structures which are present in a second grid, wherein the first and second arrangements are disposed such that the microstructures of the second arrangement are to be seen magnified upon viewing through the focusing elements of the first arrangement, characterized in that the first micro-optic arrangement is produced from a highly refractive emboss lacquer. which contains at least one binding agent, which has at least one radiation-curing compound system made of one or more organic compounds, wherein at least a portion of the organic compounds of the radiation-curing compound system consists of molecules having at least one polarizable element, so that a polymeric material with a refractive index of greater than 1.7 is formed upon radiation curing and the emboss lacquer contains refractive index enhancing nanoparticles, wherein the refractive index is the refractive index at 589 nm and 20°C.
A gait analysis method comprising: attaching a tri-axial acceleration sensor and a tri-axial angular velocity sensor to lower limb portions across at least one joint of joints constituting at least one of lower limbs of a subject; measuring acceleration and angular velocity of each lower limb portion with the tri-axial acceleration sensor and the tri-axial angular velocity sensor during gait of the subject; calculating a posture of each lower limb portion during the gait based on the acceleration and the angular velocity measured; constructing a three-dimensional model including a motion trajectory of the at least one joint by coupling lower limb portions in a calculated posture to one another; and calculating an angle of an acceleration vector of the at least one joint at a time of heel contact with regard to the motion trajectory in a sagittal plane as a gait parameter. attaching a tri-axial acceleration sensor and a tri-axial angular velocity sensor to lower limb portions across at least one joint of joints constituting at least one of lower limbs of a subject; measuring acceleration and angular velocity of each lower limb portion with the tri-axial acceleration sensor and the tri-axial angular velocity sensor during gait of the subject; calculating a posture of each lower limb portion during the gait based on the acceleration and the angular velocity measured; constructing a three-dimensional model including a motion trajectory of the at least one joint by coupling lower limb portions in a calculated posture to one another; and calculating an angle of an acceleration vector of the at least one joint at a time of heel contact with regard to the motion trajectory in a sagittal plane as a gait parameter.
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion having an unsymmetrical tread pattern with a designated installing direction to a vehicle so as to have an inboard tread edge (Tei) and an outboard tread edge, the tread pattern comprising a first main groove that continuously extends in a circumferential direction of the tire at a nearest side of the inboard tread edge (Tei), a second main groove that continuously extends in the circumferential direction of the tire adjacent to the first main groove, and a middle land portion arranged between the first main groove and the second main groove, the middle land portion provided with a plurality of inclined grooves each of which comprises its both ends terminating within the middle land portion and has a groove depth in a range of not less than 3.0 mm, a plurality of inboard middle lateral grooves each of which comprises one end communicated with the first main groove and the other end communicated with the inclined groove, and a plurality of outboard middle lateral grooves each of which comprises one end communicated with the second main groove and the other end communicated with the inclined groove, and respective groove center points (18a, 18b) of the inboard middle lateral grooves being arranged in different places in the circumferential direction of the tire from respective groove center points (18c, 18d) of the outboard middle lateral grooves, wherein each groove center point (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) is defined as a circumferential groove-width center point that locates at an axially center of each lateral groove (15, 16), and wherein a circumferential smallest distance (La) between two groove center points (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) of an inboard middle lateral groove and an outboard middle lateral groove is set in a range of not less than 10mm.
A compound of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, or acid thereof, said compound having a structure of: wherein, ring A represents any monocyclic or fused-ring group selected from the group consisting of phenyl, thienyl, benzothienyl, and tetrahydrobenzothienyl; R 1 is hydrogen; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C8 alkyl, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, C1-C8 haloalkyl, amino, C1-C8 alkylamino, - -R 7, heterocycloalkyl optionally substituted with R 8, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with R 8; each of R 4, R 5 and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, C1-C8 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C8 haloalkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 alkylamino, heterocycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl, or any adjacent two of R 4, R 5 and R 6 together form C3-C8 cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; R 7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkylamino, C2-C8 heteroalkylamino, C3-C8 heterocycloalkylamino, and heterocycloalkyl optionally substituted with halo, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, or amino protecting group; R 8 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 alkylamino or C2-C8 alkanoyl. ring A represents any monocyclic or fused-ring group selected from the group consisting of phenyl, thienyl, benzothienyl, and tetrahydrobenzothienyl; R 1 is hydrogen; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C8 alkyl, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, C1-C8 haloalkyl, amino, C1-C8 alkylamino, - -R 7, heterocycloalkyl optionally substituted with R 8, and heteroaryl optionally substituted with R 8; each of R 4, R 5 and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, C1-C8 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C8 haloalkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 alkylamino, heterocycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl, or any adjacent two of R 4, R 5 and R 6 together form C3-C8 cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; R 7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkylamino, C2-C8 heteroalkylamino, C3-C8 heterocycloalkylamino, and heterocycloalkyl optionally substituted with halo, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, or amino protecting group; R 8 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 alkylamino or C2-C8 alkanoyl.
Method for securing a personal code of a user that provides access to data contained in a personal device, characterized in that it comprises: setting up and displaying a graphical representation (REP n) comprising characters that are representative of the personal code, setting up at least one selection instruction (CS1, CS2) associated with the graphical representation (REP n), wherein said selection instruction varies from one displaying of the graphical representation to the next, a user of the personal device selecting said characters on the graphical representation that is displayed according to the selection instruction that is set up, comparing first coordinates that are associated with the selected characters and second coordinates that are representative of the personal code which are associated with the graphical representation, and transmitting data if the first and second coordinates correspond, the method being characterized in that the selection instruction is transmitted to said user of the personal device verbally or beforehand confidentially. setting up and displaying a graphical representation (REP n) comprising characters that are representative of the personal code, setting up at least one selection instruction (CS1, CS2) associated with the graphical representation (REP n), wherein said selection instruction varies from one displaying of the graphical representation to the next, a user of the personal device selecting said characters on the graphical representation that is displayed according to the selection instruction that is set up, comparing first coordinates that are associated with the selected characters and second coordinates that are representative of the personal code which are associated with the graphical representation, and transmitting data if the first and second coordinates correspond, the method being characterized in that the selection instruction is transmitted to said user of the personal device verbally or beforehand confidentially.
A method for manufacturing a metal part with a generally tubular shape from a hollow block, comprising the following steps: - axially drawing the hollow block by forging on a forging press, - working the drawn block so as to make a blank with a generally tubular shape, the blank having a predetermined shape and predetermined dimensions, particularly an inner diameter, and - machining the block so as to give it the dimensions and shape of the finished metal part, characterized in that the working of the drawn block comprises the following steps: - forging the drawn block on the forging press so as to form an intermediate preform, with a generally tubular shape, with an inner diameter substantially smaller than the predetermined inner diameter of the block, and - rolling the intermediate preform on a circular rolling mill, enabling the block to be formed. - axially drawing the hollow block by forging on a forging press, - working the drawn block so as to make a blank with a generally tubular shape, the blank having a predetermined shape and predetermined dimensions, particularly an inner diameter, and - machining the block so as to give it the dimensions and shape of the finished metal part, - forging the drawn block on the forging press so as to form an intermediate preform, with a generally tubular shape, with an inner diameter substantially smaller than the predetermined inner diameter of the block, and - rolling the intermediate preform on a circular rolling mill, enabling the block to be formed.