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An impeller comprising: a hub; a plurality of blades provided around an outer periphery of the hub, wherein each of the plurality of blades has a top edge and a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, wherein the impeller further comprises at least two connecting rings connected to the plurality of blades, wherein one or more of the at least two connecting rings is disposed between but not connected to the top edges and the bottom edges of the plurality of blades; wherein the impeller is characterized in that: each of the at least two connecting rings has a thickness larger than or equal to a maximum thickness of each of the plurality of blades; each of the at least two connecting rings has a radial width larger than or equal to the maximum thickness of each of the plurality of blades, wherein each of the plurality of blades has a length between a first end and a second end thereof, the hub has an annular wall connected to the first end of each of the plurality of blades, and wherein each of the at least two connecting rings is connected to each of the plurality of blades at any position from the second end to where it is at one-third of the length from the annular wall. a hub; a plurality of blades provided around an outer periphery of the hub, wherein each of the plurality of blades has a top edge and a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, wherein the impeller further comprises at least two connecting rings connected to the plurality of blades, wherein one or more of the at least two connecting rings is disposed between but not connected to the top edges and the bottom edges of the plurality of blades; wherein the impeller is characterized in that: each of the at least two connecting rings has a thickness larger than or equal to a maximum thickness of each of the plurality of blades; each of the at least two connecting rings has a radial width larger than or equal to the maximum thickness of each of the plurality of blades, wherein each of the plurality of blades has a length between a first end and a second end thereof, the hub has an annular wall connected to the first end of each of the plurality of blades, and wherein each of the at least two connecting rings is connected to each of the plurality of blades at any position from the second end to where it is at one-third of the length from the annular wall. each of the at least two connecting rings has a thickness larger than or equal to a maximum thickness of each of the plurality of blades; each of the at least two connecting rings has a radial width larger than or equal to the maximum thickness of each of the plurality of blades, wherein each of the plurality of blades has a length between a first end and a second end thereof, the hub has an annular wall connected to the first end of each of the plurality of blades, and wherein each of the at least two connecting rings is connected to each of the plurality of blades at any position from the second end to where it is at one-third of the length from the annular wall.
Pre-assembled thread guide rail unit (10, 10.1 - 10.8) with a thread guide rail, at least one autarkically driveable thread guide (12 - 15) that can be moved along the thread guide rail, a thread guide drive (16 - 19, 16.2, 17.2, 18.1, 19.1) for the at least one thread guide (12 - 15) as well as a drive means for coupling the thread guide drive (16 - 19) with the thread guide (12 - 15), wherein the thread guide rail unit (10, 10.1 - 10.8) can be inserted into a flat knitting machine in a functionally ready manner, so that the flat knitting machine can be started immediately after insertion and the electrical connection with the flat knitting machine, wherein at least one electric interface is provided and wherein the pre-assembled thread guide rail unit has all components necessary for driving the thread guides (12 - 15) arranged on it.
A hollow profile wall segment for a bioreactor or mixer support vessel (2;2a;2b), comprising an extruded aluminium or aluminium alloy base profile with two parallel wide sides (4,5), two narrow sides (6,7) and at least one heat exchange channel extending in a longitudinal direction of said base profile through an interior space in said base profile, wherein said hollow profile wall segment is adapted to be joined with similar hollow profile wall segments to form a side wall of a bioreactor or mixer support vessel and wherein each narrow side comprises at least one coupling member (10,11;11a;150) capable of securing said hollow profile wall segment side by side with similar hollow profile wall segments.
A radiation therapy machine for providing a radiation beam of individually energy and/or fluence modulated radiation rays directed generally along a beam axis and spaced apart perpendicular to the beam axis, the radiation beam axis positionable at a range of angles about a patient, the machine being adapted to: (a) accept a treatment sinogram of rows and columns providing energy and/or fluence of different rays for a given angle of the radiation beam axis, in rows, and energy and/or fluence of a given ray for different angles of the beam axis, in columns, for a patient at a first position; characterized by being further adapted to: (b) during radiation treatment using the treatment sinogram; (i) detect patient movement data indicating patient motion from the first position to a second position; (ii) directly modify the treatment sinogram according to the detected patient motion; and to (c) continue the radiation treatment using the modified treatment sinogram; whereby rapid adjustments to the treatment plan may be effected. (a) accept a treatment sinogram of rows and columns providing energy and/or fluence of different rays for a given angle of the radiation beam axis, in rows, and energy and/or fluence of a given ray for different angles of the beam axis, in columns, for a patient at a first position; characterized by being further adapted to: (b) during radiation treatment using the treatment sinogram; (i) detect patient movement data indicating patient motion from the first position to a second position; (ii) directly modify the treatment sinogram according to the detected patient motion; and to (i) detect patient movement data indicating patient motion from the first position to a second position; (ii) directly modify the treatment sinogram according to the detected patient motion; and to (c) continue the radiation treatment using the modified treatment sinogram;
A steering system, comprising a steering mechanism for providing a steering force to wheels and a steering hydraulic assisting system for providing a steering assisting force overcoming a steering resistance moment from the ground to the wheels; the steering mechanism comprises a steering output mechanism for outputting a torque; the steering output mechanism is connected to a trapezoidal mechanism of one axle, or is successively connected to trapezoidal mechanisms of multiple axles; through the trapezoidal mechanism, the steering output mechanism provides a torque to a wheel at the left side and a wheel at the right side of the related axle; and the steering hydraulic assisting system comprises a steering assisting oil cylinder that provides a steering assisting force to a wheel at the left side and/or a wheel at the right side of the related axle, and a hydraulic oil circuit and a valve control device corresponding to the steering assisting oil cylinder; characterized in that the steering output mechanism comprises an angle drive, a steering drive shaft, a steering gear, a first pull rod assembly, a first rocker arm assembly and a second pull rod assembly; one end of the steering drive shaft is connected with the angle drive, and the other end thereof is connected with an input shaft of the steering gear; the steering plumbing arm is arranged on an output shaft of the steering gear; the steering plumbing arm is connected with one end of the first pull rod assembly, and the other end of the first pull rod assembly is connected with one end of the first rocker arm assembly; and the other end of the first rocker arm assembly is connected with one end of the second pull rod assembly by means of a spherical hinge, and the other end of the second pull rod assembly is connected with the trapezoidal mechanism on the adjacent axle by means of a spherical hinge; both the steering mechanism and the steering hydraulic assisting system are used for providing a steering force and a steering assisting force to wheels of a front axle, and the steering system further comprises a rear axle steering control device, the rear axle steering control device is used for providing a steering force to wheels on a rear axle; the steering mechanism and the steering hydraulic assisting system used for front axle and the rear axle steering control device used for rear axle are units independent to each other.
Photobioreactor for continuous or semi-continuous flow culturing photosynthesizing biomass, the photobioreactor including a housing defining an interior chamber comprising a culture chamber portion and a gas feeding chamber portion, a temperature regulation system, a flow-regulating system comprising a culture mixing and concentrating entity comprising a biomass-directing flow propulsion device and a lighting system, the culture chamber portion comprising a culture concentrating zone and a culture harvesting zone, the temperature regulation system, the flow-regulating system being within the culture chamber portion, the lighting system being within the culture concentrating zone and the biomass-directing flow propulsion device causing a vertical flow of culture medium contained in the housing such that the biomass is concentrated in the culture concentrating zone.
A display device comprising: - a display, the display including a substrate with an electro-optical layer, which is flexible and which may be present in both a first position and a second position, in which first position the display is at any rate at least largely rolled up around a shaft in a housing and in which in a second position at least part of the display is visible; - extending means which facilitate extending the display to the second position characterised in that, the extending means comprise a foldable arm (161, 162, 163) and at least an elastic portion (31, 32) for generating an extending force acting in an opposite direction with respect to a force driving the display towards the first position upon a transition towards the second position, the extending means being further arranged to counteract a tendency of the display to return by itself from the second position to the first position by balancing in the second position the extending force and the force driving the display towards the first position, wherein the opposing forces are built-in. - a display, the display including a substrate with an electro-optical layer, which is flexible and which may be present in both a first position and a second position, in which first position the display is at any rate at least largely rolled up around a shaft in a housing and in which in a second position at least part of the display is visible; - extending means which facilitate extending the display to the second position characterised in that, the extending means comprise a foldable arm (161, 162, 163) and at least an elastic portion (31, 32) for generating an extending force acting in an opposite direction with respect to a force driving the display towards the first position upon a transition towards the second position, the extending means being further arranged to counteract a tendency of the display to return by itself from the second position to the first position by balancing in the second position the extending force and the force driving the display towards the first position, wherein the opposing forces are built-in.
A biostatic coating composition for prevention of biofilm on moist or wet surfaces, the biostatic coating composition comprising: a film forming composition and a biocidal complex A-B in which A of the biocidal complex A-B is a phenolic biocide and B of the biocidal complex A-B is a polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymer, wherein the biocidal complex A-B is not water soluble, and wherein the biocidal complex A-B is dispersed in a water based emulsion together with a water-soluble high boiling polar solvent selected from N-methyl pyrrolidone, glycol ethers, and combinations thereof, or is dispersed in a solvent based vehicle, and wherein the biostatic coating composition on drying produces a hydrophobic film when applied to surfaces. a film forming composition and a biocidal complex A-B in which A of the biocidal complex A-B is a phenolic biocide and B of the biocidal complex A-B is a polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymer, A of the biocidal complex A-B is a phenolic biocide and B of the biocidal complex A-B is a polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymer, wherein the biocidal complex A-B is not water soluble, and wherein the biocidal complex A-B is dispersed in a water based emulsion together with a water-soluble high boiling polar solvent selected from N-methyl pyrrolidone, glycol ethers, and combinations thereof, or is dispersed in a solvent based vehicle, and
Process for producing a powder composed of an aluminium alloy having an inactive or passivated surface, characterized in that a melt of the aluminium alloy is atomized in an atomization plant by means of an atomizing gas which consists of from 50% by volume to 100% by volume of molecular nitrogen and from 50% by volume to 0% by volume of one or more noble gases to give a powder, characterized in that the alloy is an AlSc alloy, where the alloy is an alloy having the empirical formula AlScWXYZ, where W is selected from among Li, Mg and Ca or a mixture thereof and X is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Ti, Nb, Ta, Hf and yttrium and Y is selected from the group consisting of Be, Zn, Mn, Ag, Cu, Si, V, Ni, Co, Cr, Mo and Fe and Z is selected from the group of the rare earth elements, where alloy constituents are present in the following percentages, based on the total weight of the alloy: - Sc content 0.2 - 2% by weight - Mg content 0.5 - 10% by weight - Li content 0.2 - 3% by weight - Ca content 0.2 - 2% by weight - Content of the X elements: 0.05 - 1.5% by weight - Content of the Y elements: 0.2 - 8% by weight - Content of additional rare earth elements: 0.2 - 3% by weight or 0.25-3 times the Sc content, and Al and unavoidable impurities as balance. - Sc content 0.2 - 2% by weight - Mg content 0.5 - 10% by weight - Li content 0.2 - 3% by weight - Ca content 0.2 - 2% by weight - Content of the X elements: 0.05 - 1.5% by weight - Content of the Y elements: 0.2 - 8% by weight - Content of additional rare earth elements: 0.2 - 3% by weight or 0.25-3 times the Sc content, and Al and unavoidable impurities as balance.
A Hall sensor comprising at least three Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94), in particular identical Hall sensor elements which each comprise at least three element terminals (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) and are interconnected in a circuit grid having a structure which is of higher order than one-dimensional, and comprising at least three sensor terminals (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D) for contacting the Hall sensor, characterized in that the Hall sensor is arranged such that - the at least three interconnected Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94) can be contacted via the sensor terminals (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D) like a single Hall sensor; - each sensor terminal (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D) is connected to at least one of the Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94) at one of its element terminals (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H); and - at least one element terminal (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) of each of the Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94) is respectively not connected to one of the sensor terminals (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D). - the at least three interconnected Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94) can be contacted via the sensor terminals (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D) like a single Hall sensor; - each sensor terminal (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D) is connected to at least one of the Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94) at one of its element terminals (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H); and - at least one element terminal (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) of each of the Hall sensor elements (1, 2,..., 94) is respectively not connected to one of the sensor terminals (EXT_A, EXT_B, EXT_C, EXT_D).
A method for producing nickel powder from a nickel ammine sulfate complex solution, the method comprising treatment steps of: a seed crystal production step of mixing a nickel sulfate solution, hydrazine, and ammonia as an alkali to produce nickel powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 μm serving as seed crystals, the ammonia being recovered by adding an alkali to a post-reaction solution obtained in a reduction step or in a growth step and heating a resulting mixture; a seed crystal addition step of adding the nickel powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 μm obtained in the step as seed crystals to the nickel ammine sulfate complex solution to form a mixed slurry; the reduction step of blowing hydrogen gas into the mixed slurry obtained in the seed crystal addition step to form a reduced slurry containing nickel powder formed by precipitation of a nickel component in the mixed slurry on the seed crystals, and subjecting the reduced slurry to solid-liquid separation to separate and recover the nickel powder as a solid phase component and the post-reaction solution as a liquid component; and the growth step of blowing hydrogen gas into a solution prepared by adding the nickel ammine sulfate complex solution to the nickel powder recovered in the reduction step to perform particle growth treatment for growing the nickel powder and then performing solid-liquid separation to separate and recover nickel powder having grown particles and the post-reaction solution. a seed crystal production step of mixing a nickel sulfate solution, hydrazine, and ammonia as an alkali to produce nickel powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 μm serving as seed crystals, the ammonia being recovered by adding an alkali to a post-reaction solution obtained in a reduction step or in a growth step and heating a resulting mixture; a seed crystal addition step of adding the nickel powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 μm obtained in the step as seed crystals to the nickel ammine sulfate complex solution to form a mixed slurry; the reduction step of blowing hydrogen gas into the mixed slurry obtained in the seed crystal addition step to form a reduced slurry containing nickel powder formed by precipitation of a nickel component in the mixed slurry on the seed crystals, and subjecting the reduced slurry to solid-liquid separation to separate and recover the nickel powder as a solid phase component and the post-reaction solution as a liquid component; and the growth step of blowing hydrogen gas into a solution prepared by adding the nickel ammine sulfate complex solution to the nickel powder recovered in the reduction step to perform particle growth treatment for growing the nickel powder and then performing solid-liquid separation to separate and recover nickel powder having grown particles and the post-reaction solution.
A method for manufacturing laser diode units each including a submount and laser diode soldered to the submount, the method comprising: providing a base including a ceramic carrier and a metal layer on the carrier; generating a plurality of laser light pulses trained at a predetermined pattern on a metal layer surface, thereby ablating the metal layer to a desired depth, wherein the ablation of the metal layer includes providing isolating grooves between contacts of respective different polarities of an individual laser diode unit, and reducing a thickness of the metal layer along each of a plurality of dicing lines in the carrier, wherein the metal layer along the dicing lines is irradiated to the desired depth corresponding to an entire thickness of the metal layer or corresponding to a fraction of the entire thickness of the metal layer and, wherein the ablation of the metal layer includes controlling a laser beam parameter selected from the group which consists of a pulse repetition rate, pulse duration, beam output power, linear speed and number of passes and a combination thereof so as to provide the desired depth and the height of the burr; and dicing the ceramic carrier into a plurality of submounts. providing a base including a ceramic carrier and a metal layer on the carrier; generating a plurality of laser light pulses trained at a predetermined pattern on a metal layer surface, thereby ablating the metal layer to a desired depth, wherein the ablation of the metal layer includes providing isolating grooves between contacts of respective different polarities of an individual laser diode unit, and reducing a thickness of the metal layer along each of a plurality of dicing lines in the carrier, wherein the metal layer along the dicing lines is irradiated to the desired depth corresponding to an entire thickness of the metal layer or corresponding to a fraction of the entire thickness of the metal layer and, wherein the ablation of the metal layer includes controlling a laser beam parameter selected from the group which consists of a pulse repetition rate, pulse duration, beam output power, linear speed and number of passes and a combination thereof so as to provide the desired depth and the height of the burr; and dicing the ceramic carrier into a plurality of submounts.
A corn head assembly for a combine harvester comprising: a frame for mounting to a forward end of the combine harvester; a plurality of row units extending forward from the frame; and a hood extending between an adjacent pair of row units, the hood including: a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends, characterized in that the outer surface has a plurality of structures configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface. a frame for mounting to a forward end of the combine harvester; a plurality of row units extending forward from the frame; and a hood extending between an adjacent pair of row units, the hood including: a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends, a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends, characterized in that the outer surface has a plurality of structures configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.
A friction lining for a brake pad, comprising: a solid body of friction material having plurality of slots (38a, 38b) joined at a vortex zone, wherein the vortex zone comprises a recess that extends from a friction surface of the solid body down into the solid body, wherein at least one of the slots is an arced horizontal slot (38a, 38b) that extends along a length of the friction lining, and wherein the plurality of slots comprises at least first and second slots, the slots opening into the vortex zone along non-intersecting paths at locations that are offset from each other.