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A torque transfer arrangement for a butterfly valve comprising: a crank having a tubular portion with an outer radial surface and an inner radial surface defining a cylindrical bore about a first axis, the tubular portion having two openings (40, 43) connecting the outer surface with the inner surface; a shaft) sized and configured to fit within the cylindrical bore and aligned with the first axis, and having a hole formed therethrough that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and a tapered pin sized and configured to snugly engage within the two openings and the hole; and characterised in that there is a reduced diameter portion on a tapered pin outer surface intermediate first and second outer peripheral portions, said reduced diameter portion received within said hole. a crank having a tubular portion with an outer radial surface and an inner radial surface defining a cylindrical bore about a first axis, the tubular portion having two openings (40, 43) connecting the outer surface with the inner surface; a shaft) sized and configured to fit within the cylindrical bore and aligned with the first axis, and having a hole formed therethrough that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and a tapered pin sized and configured to snugly engage within the two openings and the hole; and characterised in that there is a reduced diameter portion on a tapered pin outer surface intermediate first and second outer peripheral portions, said reduced diameter portion received within said hole.
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprising: a midsole including a first cushioning layer, a second cushioning layer, and a third cushioning layer; wherein: the first cushioning layer has a central portion, and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion; the first cushioning layer, the second cushioning layer, and the third cushioning layer are stacked with the second cushioning layer directly overlying the peripheral portion of the first cushioning layer, the third cushioning layer overlying the second cushioning layer and directly overlying the central portion of the first cushioning layer; and the first cushioning layer has a domed lower surface extending away from the second cushioning layer and the third cushioning layer and substantially centered under the central portion, characterized in that the first cushioning layer includes a first sealed chamber retaining a gas at a first predetermined pressure in an unloaded state, and the second cushioning layer includes a second sealed chamber retaining a gas at a second predetermined pressure in the unloaded state, wherein the second predetermined pressure is different than the first predetermined pressure. the first cushioning layer has a central portion, and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion; the first cushioning layer, the second cushioning layer, and the third cushioning layer are stacked with the second cushioning layer directly overlying the peripheral portion of the first cushioning layer, the third cushioning layer overlying the second cushioning layer and directly overlying the central portion of the first cushioning layer; and the first cushioning layer has a domed lower surface extending away from the second cushioning layer and the third cushioning layer and substantially centered under the central portion, characterized in that the first cushioning layer includes a first sealed chamber retaining a gas at a first predetermined pressure in an unloaded state, and the second cushioning layer includes a second sealed chamber retaining a gas at a second predetermined pressure in the unloaded state, wherein the second predetermined pressure is different than the first predetermined pressure.
An article for fragrance dispensing and/or odor treating comprising an aerosol air treatment composition comprising (a) at least one compressed gas propellant; (b) 0.1 to 2.5 wt.% of at least one active ingredient; and (c) water as a solvent carrier and in an amount to serve as a major component of said composition, wherein said compressed gas propellant is present in relation to said composition in a ratio of 50:50 to 25:75 by volume; and an aerosol dispensing container adapted to contain and dispense said composition including (d) an initial pressure in said container of 6.89-12.41 bar (100-180 psig) at 21°C; (e) a nozzle which dispenses said composition at a spray rate of greater than 1.5 g/s to 3.0 g/s and in an average particle size of 60 to 100 microns; and (f) a pressure drop ratio over a dispensing life of said composition from said container of less than 4:1 when said container has a headspace of 25% by volume and of 2:1 when said container has a headspace of 50% by volume. an aerosol air treatment composition comprising (a) at least one compressed gas propellant; (b) 0.1 to 2.5 wt.% of at least one active ingredient; and (c) water as a solvent carrier and in an amount to serve as a major component of said composition, wherein said compressed gas propellant is present in relation to said composition in a ratio of 50:50 to 25:75 by volume; and (a) at least one compressed gas propellant; (b) 0.1 to 2.5 wt.% of at least one active ingredient; and (c) water as a solvent carrier and in an amount to serve as a major component of said composition, wherein said compressed gas propellant is present in relation to said composition in a ratio of 50:50 to 25:75 by volume; and an aerosol dispensing container adapted to contain and dispense said composition including (d) an initial pressure in said container of 6.89-12.41 bar (100-180 psig) at 21°C; (e) a nozzle which dispenses said composition at a spray rate of greater than 1.5 g/s to 3.0 g/s and in an average particle size of 60 to 100 microns; and (f) a pressure drop ratio over a dispensing life of said composition from said container of less than 4:1 when said container has a headspace of 25% by volume and of 2:1 when said container has a headspace of 50% by volume. (d) an initial pressure in said container of 6.89-12.41 bar (100-180 psig) at 21°C; (e) a nozzle which dispenses said composition at a spray rate of greater than 1.5 g/s to 3.0 g/s and in an average particle size of 60 to 100 microns; and (f) a pressure drop ratio over a dispensing life of said composition from said container of less than 4:1 when said container has a headspace of 25% by volume and of 2:1 when said container has a headspace of 50% by volume.
A method for communicating a short message payload to a destination, the method comprising: receiving an SS7-based short message service, SMS, message at a short message gateway node, the SMS message including a destination mobile subscriber address and a short message payload; using (ST2-ST4), by the short message gateway node, the destination mobile subscriber address to perform a number portability, NP, translation for the destination mobile subscriber address, wherein using the destination mobile subscriber address to perform the NP translation for the destination mobile subscriber address includes using a number portability, NP, database in the short message gateway node to obtain a location routing number, LRN, for the destination mobile subscriber address, wherein the NP database includes records mapping destination mobile station addresses to LRNs; retrieving (ST5-ST7), by the short message gateway node, a destination SMPP gateway address for an SMPP gateway based on the LRN using an LRN database; generating, at the short message gateway node, a short message point-to-point, SMPP, submit message based on the SMS message, the SMPP message including the short message payload; transmitting the SMPP message from the short message gateway node to the SMPP gateway using the destination SMPP gateway address; and buffering SMS message information in the event that the SMPP gateway is congested or unable to receive messages. receiving an SS7-based short message service, SMS, message at a short message gateway node, the SMS message including a destination mobile subscriber address and a short message payload; using (ST2-ST4), by the short message gateway node, the destination mobile subscriber address to perform a number portability, NP, translation for the destination mobile subscriber address, wherein using the destination mobile subscriber address to perform the NP translation for the destination mobile subscriber address includes using a number portability, NP, database in the short message gateway node to obtain a location routing number, LRN, for the destination mobile subscriber address, wherein the NP database includes records mapping destination mobile station addresses to LRNs; retrieving (ST5-ST7), by the short message gateway node, a destination SMPP gateway address for an SMPP gateway based on the LRN using an LRN database; generating, at the short message gateway node, a short message point-to-point, SMPP, submit message based on the SMS message, the SMPP message including the short message payload; transmitting the SMPP message from the short message gateway node to the SMPP gateway using the destination SMPP gateway address; and buffering SMS message information in the event that the SMPP gateway is congested or unable to receive messages.
An airflow control apparatus for a tenter oven including an entrance into which a film is conveyed and an exit from which the film is taken out, the airflow control apparatus having a box-shaped body installed adjacent to at least one or both of an upstream side in a film running direction of the entrance and a downstream side in the film running direction of the exit, the airflow control apparatus comprising therein: at least one pair of air blowing nozzles (N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8) that are air blowing nozzles configured to blow air toward the film, the air blowing nozzles facing each other across a film passing surface; at least one pair of upstream-side exhaust mechanisms (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) that are exhaust mechanisms configured to discharge air in the box-shaped body, the upstream-side exhaust mechanisms being located on the upstream side of the pair of air blowing nozzles in the film running direction, and facing each other across the film passing surface; and at least one pair of downstream-side exhaust mechanisms (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) that are exhaust mechanisms configured to discharge the air in the box-shaped body, the downstream-side exhaust mechanisms being located on the downstream side of the pair of air blowing nozzles in the film running direction, and facing each other across the film passing surface. at least one pair of air blowing nozzles (N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8) that are air blowing nozzles configured to blow air toward the film, the air blowing nozzles facing each other across a film passing surface; at least one pair of upstream-side exhaust mechanisms (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) that are exhaust mechanisms configured to discharge air in the box-shaped body, the upstream-side exhaust mechanisms being located on the upstream side of the pair of air blowing nozzles in the film running direction, and facing each other across the film passing surface; and at least one pair of downstream-side exhaust mechanisms (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) that are exhaust mechanisms configured to discharge the air in the box-shaped body, the downstream-side exhaust mechanisms being located on the downstream side of the pair of air blowing nozzles in the film running direction, and facing each other across the film passing surface.
Method of fabrication of a ferroelectric memory comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a layer of active material made of hafnium dioxide HfO 2 positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the method comprises the following steps: - a step of deposition of a first electrode layer; - a step of deposition of the layer of active material; - a step of doping of the layer of active material; - a step of deposition of a second electrode layer; where the method is characterised by the fact that it comprises a step of laser annealing of the layer of doped active material for a duration which does not exceed 1 μs. - a step of deposition of a first electrode layer; - a step of deposition of the layer of active material; - a step of doping of the layer of active material; - a step of deposition of a second electrode layer; where the method is characterised by the fact that it comprises a step of laser annealing of the layer of doped active material for a duration which does not exceed 1 μs.
A wind turbine blade comprising an outer shell incorporating a metallic foil component, a conductive blade component in-board of the metallic foil component, and a fabric sheet assembly positioned between the metallic component and the conductive blade component, the fabric sheet assembly comprising: one or more non-conductive fabric sheets (28, 30) which define first and second outer surfaces (24, 26) of the fabric sheet assembly; and at least one conductive thread stitch penetrating a depth of the one or more fabric sheets (28, 30) and being exposed at the outer surfaces (24, 26); thereby to enable equipotential bonding between the conductive blade component and the metallic foil component. one or more non-conductive fabric sheets (28, 30) which define first and second outer surfaces (24, 26) of the fabric sheet assembly; and at least one conductive thread stitch penetrating a depth of the one or more fabric sheets (28, 30) and being exposed at the outer surfaces (24, 26); thereby to enable equipotential bonding between the conductive blade component and the metallic foil component.
An exposure apparatus adapted for exposing a substrate by irradiating an exposure light onto the substrate through a liquid, the exposure apparatus comprising: a projection optical system through which the exposure light is irradiated onto the substrate through an opening and the liquid between the projection optical system and the substrate; a supply port arranged to supply the liquid; a recovery port arranged to recover the liquid from a space into which the liquid supplied from the supply port flows through the opening; and a suction port arranged to suck only a gas the suction port being located such that the liquid in the space may exist under a lower side of the suction port, and the suction port being provided radially at an outside of the recovery port with respect to an optical path space of the exposure light. a projection optical system through which the exposure light is irradiated onto the substrate through an opening and the liquid between the projection optical system and the substrate; a supply port arranged to supply the liquid; a recovery port arranged to recover the liquid from a space into which the liquid supplied from the supply port flows through the opening; and a suction port arranged to suck only a gas the suction port being located such that the liquid in the space may exist under a lower side of the suction port, and the suction port being provided radially at an outside of the recovery port with respect to an optical path space of the exposure light.
A sealing device that seals a gap between an outside surface of a member performing whirling motion such as a rotary engine rotor and a stationary-side member, the device comprising: an oil seal member provided at the outside surface of the member performing whirling motion, the oil seal member having a sliding face that slides relatively to the stationary-side member, the sliding face being provided with a step extending circumferentially, and having a relatively high surface formed on one radial side with respect to the step and a relatively low surface on the other radial side, the high surface being provided with pumping grooves to pump oil tending to leak from the high surface side into the low surface side, into the high surface side by sliding relatively to the stationary-side member, characterized in that the step is provided circumferentially intermittently, and a portion not provided with the step is provided with a dam formed by the high surface protruding to the low surface side. an oil seal member provided at the outside surface of the member performing whirling motion, the oil seal member having a sliding face that slides relatively to the stationary-side member, the sliding face being provided with a step extending circumferentially, and having a relatively high surface formed on one radial side with respect to the step and a relatively low surface on the other radial side, the high surface being provided with pumping grooves to pump oil tending to leak from the high surface side into the low surface side, into the high surface side by sliding relatively to the stationary-side member, characterized in that the step is provided circumferentially intermittently, and a portion not provided with the step is provided with a dam formed by the high surface protruding to the low surface side.
A method of communicating using proximity services, ProSe, implemented by a base station, the method comprising: receiving a radio resource control, RRC, request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, to establish one or more ProSe bearers with another WTRU; receiving at least one ProSe aggregate maximum bit rate, AMBR, parameter from a mobility management entity; and sending a RRC message to the WTRU, wherein the RRC message comprises an indication that authorizes the WTRU to establish a ProSe communication over the one or more ProSe bearers, wherein the indication is based on at least the ProSe AMBR parameter. receiving a radio resource control, RRC, request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, to establish one or more ProSe bearers with another WTRU; receiving at least one ProSe aggregate maximum bit rate, AMBR, parameter from a mobility management entity; and sending a RRC message to the WTRU, wherein the RRC message comprises an indication that authorizes the WTRU to establish a ProSe communication over the one or more ProSe bearers, wherein the indication is based on at least the ProSe AMBR parameter.
A method of manufacturing a peripheral catheter, the method comprising: providing a tubular body of a predetermined diameter and wall thickness, the tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, the tubular body further having a truncated length sufficient to access a peripheral vein of a patient, the tubular body comprising stiffening material that is extruded and embedded between an inner layer and an outer layer of extruded material; forming a plurality of diffusion holes through the wall thickness of the tubular body, the diffusion holes being positioned on the tubular body such that stiffening material is positioned between adjacent diffusion holes; and following the step of tipping the distal end of the tubular body, applying a lubricant to at least one of the diffusion holes, the tipped distal end of the tubular body, and an external surface of the tubular body characterized in that the stiffening material comprises a plurality of strands of stiffening material. providing a tubular body of a predetermined diameter and wall thickness, the tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, the tubular body further having a truncated length sufficient to access a peripheral vein of a patient, the tubular body comprising stiffening material that is extruded and embedded between an inner layer and an outer layer of extruded material; forming a plurality of diffusion holes through the wall thickness of the tubular body, the diffusion holes being positioned on the tubular body such that stiffening material is positioned between adjacent diffusion holes; and following the step of tipping the distal end of the tubular body, applying a lubricant to at least one of the diffusion holes, the tipped distal end of the tubular body, and an external surface of the tubular body characterized in that the stiffening material comprises a plurality of strands of stiffening material.
A diagnostic method of a refrigerator, the method comprising: checking whether or not a wireless network device provided in the refrigerator is connected in a wireless manner to a wireless network provided at a place where the refrigerator is installed; sensing power supplied to the refrigerator when the wireless connection is disconnected; determining whether or not a power failure has occurred based on the sensed power; storing power failure occurrence information when it is determined that the power failure has occurred; determining that power supply has been resumed based on checking whether or not power supply is normal; storing power failure end information when the power supply is resumed; and providing the power failure occurrence information and the power failure end information to a user. checking whether or not a wireless network device provided in the refrigerator is connected in a wireless manner to a wireless network provided at a place where the refrigerator is installed; sensing power supplied to the refrigerator when the wireless connection is disconnected; determining whether or not a power failure has occurred based on the sensed power; storing power failure occurrence information when it is determined that the power failure has occurred; determining that power supply has been resumed based on checking whether or not power supply is normal; storing power failure end information when the power supply is resumed; and providing the power failure occurrence information and the power failure end information to a user.
A method for forming a seam or a hem in a fabric, comprising: providing a woven fabric (2, 32) including a plurality of fibers, said plurality of fibers including elastic and inelastic fibers; sewing together an edge of a first piece of said woven fabric (2, 32) to a second piece of said woven fabric, to form a seam or folding a fabric piece and sewing it to form a hem with an outer edge; laminating a third piece of fabric with an adhesive material; forming a strip by cutting said third piece of fabric; disposing said strip along said seam or hem; and affixing said strip to said seam or hem, wherein the hem is sealed by joining said strip to the hem such as to cover edge of fabric piece; wherein that said woven fabric (2, 32) is elastic and includes elastic yarns; wherein said woven fabric (2, 32) is an uncoated and unlaminated single layer of fabric material; said plurality of fibers includes elastic and natural materials; and wherein said affixing said strip to said seam or hem is carried out by using pressure and heat such that said fibers formed of elastic materials adhere to said adhesive material. providing a woven fabric (2, 32) including a plurality of fibers, said plurality of fibers including elastic and inelastic fibers; sewing together an edge of a first piece of said woven fabric (2, 32) to a second piece of said woven fabric, to form a seam or folding a fabric piece and sewing it to form a hem with an outer edge; laminating a third piece of fabric with an adhesive material; forming a strip by cutting said third piece of fabric; disposing said strip along said seam or hem; and affixing said strip to said seam or hem, wherein the hem is sealed by joining said strip to the hem such as to cover edge of fabric piece; wherein that said woven fabric (2, 32) is elastic and includes elastic yarns; wherein said woven fabric (2, 32) is an uncoated and unlaminated single layer of fabric material; said plurality of fibers includes elastic and natural materials; and wherein said affixing said strip to said seam or hem is carried out by using pressure and heat such that said fibers formed of elastic materials adhere to said adhesive material.