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A seal guard for incorporation in a whisk type milk frother, including: - a hub bushing defining an elongate drive shaft passage that has a central axis which extends in an axial direction pointing from a first end of the hub bushing to a second end of the hub bushing; - an annular rim that, seen in the axial direction, is disposed downstream of the second end of the hub bushing; and - a plurality of spokes interconnecting the second end of the hub bushing and the annular rim. - a hub bushing defining an elongate drive shaft passage that has a central axis which extends in an axial direction pointing from a first end of the hub bushing to a second end of the hub bushing; - an annular rim that, seen in the axial direction, is disposed downstream of the second end of the hub bushing; and - a plurality of spokes interconnecting the second end of the hub bushing and the annular rim.
A first base station of a macro cell performing frequency division duplexing, FDD, communication with a user equipment, UE, wherein a coverage of the macro cell includes at least one small cell of at least one second base station, and wherein the at least one small cell performs time division duplexing, TDD, communication with the UE, the first base station comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit, to the UE, an activation message for adding a first small cell of the at least one small cell included in the coverage of the macro cell and performing timing division duplex communication with the UE; and a controller configured to transmit a data for a control plane to the UE while a data for a user plane is only transmitted from the first small cell to the UE, in case that the UE is within the first small cell; identify that the UE moves outside of the first small cell of the at least one small cell; generate control information indicating that the data for the user plane is transmitted from the macro cell to the UE, while the UE moves outside of the at least one small cell included in the coverage of the macro cell; and transmit the control information to the UE. a transceiver configured to transmit, to the UE, an activation message for adding a first small cell of the at least one small cell included in the coverage of the macro cell and performing timing division duplex communication with the UE; and a controller configured to transmit a data for a control plane to the UE while a data for a user plane is only transmitted from the first small cell to the UE, in case that the UE is within the first small cell; identify that the UE moves outside of the first small cell of the at least one small cell; generate control information indicating that the data for the user plane is transmitted from the macro cell to the UE, while the UE moves outside of the at least one small cell included in the coverage of the macro cell; and transmit the control information to the UE.
A method of forming a sub-90nm metal interconnect structure comprising: providing a dielectric material layer containing a recessed line pattern; forming a metallic barrier layer directly on said dielectric material layer at sidewalls of said recessed line pattern; forming a copper-containing seed layer directly on said metallic barrier layer; electroplating a copper-containing layer directly on said copper-containing seed layer; and forming a copper-cobalt alloy cap layer containing a cobalt concentration from about 1 ppm to about 50 atomic percent directly on said copper-containing layer; further comprising annealing the copper-containing seed layer, the copper-containing layer and the copper-cobalt alloy cap layer at a temperature from 20°C to 400°C for a time period from 1 second to 1 week, wherein grain size increases and resistance decreases within said copper-containing seed layer and said copper-containing layer, and wherein said copper-containing seed layer and said copper-containing layer form a bamboo microstructure within said recessed line pattern, and wherein each grain boundary within said bamboo microstructure extends to a bottom surface of said copper-containing layer. providing a dielectric material layer containing a recessed line pattern; forming a metallic barrier layer directly on said dielectric material layer at sidewalls of said recessed line pattern; forming a copper-containing seed layer directly on said metallic barrier layer; electroplating a copper-containing layer directly on said copper-containing seed layer; and forming a copper-cobalt alloy cap layer containing a cobalt concentration from about 1 ppm to about 50 atomic percent directly on said copper-containing layer; further comprising annealing the copper-containing seed layer, the copper-containing layer and the copper-cobalt alloy cap layer at a temperature from 20°C to 400°C for a time period from 1 second to 1 week, wherein grain size increases and resistance decreases within said copper-containing seed layer and said copper-containing layer, and wherein said copper-containing seed layer and said copper-containing layer form a bamboo microstructure within said recessed line pattern, and wherein each grain boundary within said bamboo microstructure extends to a bottom surface of said copper-containing layer.
A method for producing an anionically-modified cellulose nanofiber aqueous dispersion, the method comprising: preparing an aqueous dispersion containing anionically-modified cellulose; and defibrating the cellulose in the aqueous dispersion, wherein at least a part of hydroxyl groups in pyranose rings in the anionically-modified cellulose is modified by oxidation or substitution, wherein an electrical conductivity of the anionically-modified cellulose aqueous dispersion that is subjected to defibration is 500 μS/cm or lower at a concentration of 1.0 wt%, and wherein a ratio of existence of a type-II crystal to existence of a type-I crystal in the anionically-modified cellulose is 1.5 or higher. preparing an aqueous dispersion containing anionically-modified cellulose; and defibrating the cellulose in the aqueous dispersion, wherein at least a part of hydroxyl groups in pyranose rings in the anionically-modified cellulose is modified by oxidation or substitution, wherein an electrical conductivity of the anionically-modified cellulose aqueous dispersion that is subjected to defibration is 500 μS/cm or lower at a concentration of 1.0 wt%, and wherein a ratio of existence of a type-II crystal to existence of a type-I crystal in the anionically-modified cellulose is 1.5 or higher.
A shaping tool for punching and/or transforming a sheet metal blank into a sheet metal component, which includes a shaping body having at least two regions (51 - 54) of different material hardness (B1 - B5), and a retaining frame, characterised in that the retaining frame is arranged at an actuation side of the shaping body, wherein the shaping body and the retaining frame bear against each other over the full surface area, wherein the retaining frame terminates flush with the sheet metal blank.
An apparatus comprising: an array (108, 1008, 1108) of individually controlled skin treatment units to be applied to a skin segment with each of the skin treatment units comprising: a housing defining a cavity (154, 408) that fluidly communicates with a source of vacuum pressure, with an inner side of the housing terminated by a rim facilitating sealing of the cavity (154, 408) when the skin treatment unit is applied to the skin, dimensions of the defined cavity (154, 408) being sufficient to accommodate a volume of a skin segment drawn into the defined cavity (154, 408) by the source of vacuum pressure to create a skin protrusion (632, 1104, 1204) and wherein application and release of vacuum pressure to the skin treatment unit generates a back and forth massaging movement of at least a portion of a volume of skin against the rim, and wherein each of the skin treatment units of the array (108, 1008, 1108) has at least two degrees of rotational movement (336, 340; 342, 344) with respect to an adjacent skin treatment unit so that the array (108, 1008, 1108) can conform to topography of the skin segment, characterised in that adjacent skin treatment units of the array are connected by a joint configured to allow spatial movement (356, 360) of the skin treatment units in multiple directions in space with respect to each other.
Production method for producing an electromechanical actuator, comprising the steps of: a) providing an electrical component which is in the form of a stack and is formed from a plurality of piezoceramic layers and from a plurality of electrode layers which are stacked alternately one above the other along a longitudinal axis of the stack; b) applying an insulating layer to at least one side face of the stack, which side face is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis, in such a way that, on the side face, the electrode layers and the piezoceramic layers are covered by the insulating layer; c) exposing at least one of the electrode layers on the side face of the stack by locally removing a locally limited insulating layer region which is adjacent to the electrode layer to be exposed, wherein a layer thickness of the locally limited insulating layer region which is to be removed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is detected, and wherein a removal rate for removing the insulating layer region of the detected layer thickness of the insulating layer region to be removed is set in a locally limited manner, characterized in that the layer thicknesses of a plurality of locally limited insulating layer regions are individually detected step-by-step on the side face. a) providing an electrical component which is in the form of a stack and is formed from a plurality of piezoceramic layers and from a plurality of electrode layers which are stacked alternately one above the other along a longitudinal axis of the stack; b) applying an insulating layer to at least one side face of the stack, which side face is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis, in such a way that, on the side face, the electrode layers and the piezoceramic layers are covered by the insulating layer; c) exposing at least one of the electrode layers on the side face of the stack by locally removing a locally limited insulating layer region which is adjacent to the electrode layer to be exposed,
A compound of formula I wherein R 1' is CH 3; R 1 is CH 3, ethyl, CF 3, CH 2 OH, cyclopropyl or cyano, or R 1' and R 1 may form together a 1,1-dioxo-tetrahydro-thiophen-3-yl ring; R 2 is hydrogen, CH 3, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropyl-methyl or hydroxy-methyl; R 3 is hydrogen, Cl, F, CF 3, CH 3, isopropyl, methoxy, cyano or cyclopropyl; R 4 is hydrogen, CH 3, F or Cl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or acid addition salt, a racemic mixture, or its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof. R 1' is CH 3; R 1 is CH 3, ethyl, CF 3, CH 2 OH, cyclopropyl or cyano, or R 1' and R 1 may form together a 1,1-dioxo-tetrahydro-thiophen-3-yl ring; R 2 is hydrogen, CH 3, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropyl-methyl or hydroxy-methyl; R 3 is hydrogen, Cl, F, CF 3, CH 3, isopropyl, methoxy, cyano or cyclopropyl; R 4 is hydrogen, CH 3, F or Cl;
A variable length blade tip mold for a tip assembly of a wind turbine rotor blade, the variable length blade tip mold comprising: a standard tip mold section comprising a tapered profile; and a variable length joint mold section comprising a first end and a second end having a constant cross section (XS C) along the length (L J) of the variable length joint mold section, wherein the variable length blade tip mold can produce a plurality of tip assemblies of various lengths having respective variable length joint portions (118, 218, 318). a standard tip mold section comprising a tapered profile; and a variable length joint mold section comprising a first end and a second end having a constant cross section (XS C) along the length (L J) of the variable length joint mold section, wherein the variable length blade tip mold can produce a plurality of tip assemblies of various lengths having respective variable length joint portions (118, 218, 318).
An in vitro-method for diagnosing tumor comprising measuring porphyrins in a sample collected from the inside or outside of the body after from 0.1 to 10 hours of the oral administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivative thereof represented by formula or a salt thereof, wherein the sample collected from the inside or outside of the body is blood, body fluid, urine, feces, saliva, sweat, cerebrospinal fluid, semen or tears: R 2 R 1 NCH 2 COCH 2 CH 2 COR 3 wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represents hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryl or aralkyl; and R 3 represents hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy or amino.
A split sole dance shoe (200; 400), comprising: a thin flexible shoe upper defining an opening to receive a foot; and an outsole region to underlie a sole of the foot and in combination with the upper defining a heel section, an arch section and a forefoot section; a thin flexible reinforcing structure, the flexible reinforcing structure following a longitudinal direction of the shoe and the reinforcing structure not extending through the forefoot section, characterized by the split sole dance shoe (200; 400) comprising said thin flexible reinforcing structure coupled to the shoe upper and the outsole region and extending from adjacent the opening around the sides and the bottom of the heel section and through the arch section, the flexible reinforcing structure narrowing from a wide cupping coverage of the heel in the heel section as the reinforcing structure transitions between the heel section and the arch section, the reinforcing structure being flat and narrow through the arch section.
A bag-making and packaging machine that makes bags by forming into a cylindrical shape a film that is conveyed and putting product inside the cylindrical film, the bag-making and packaging machine comprising: a pair of ultrasonic sealing members (56a, 56b) that sandwich the cylindrical film along a direction intersecting its conveyance direction and perform transverse sealing; a cutting member that moves between the pair of sealing members (56a, 56b) and cuts transversely sealed portions of bags that have been made; and characterized by clamps that are provided under the pair of sealing members (56a, 56b) and the cutting member and restrain the bags when the transversely sealed portions are cut. a pair of ultrasonic sealing members (56a, 56b) that sandwich the cylindrical film along a direction intersecting its conveyance direction and perform transverse sealing; a cutting member that moves between the pair of sealing members (56a, 56b) and cuts transversely sealed portions of bags that have been made; and characterized by clamps that are provided under the pair of sealing members (56a, 56b) and the cutting member and restrain the bags when the transversely sealed portions are cut.
A method for inhibiting fouling and corrosion of equipment in an ethylene or styrene production plant, the method comprising injecting a neutralizing agent into a dilution steam system, the neutralizing agent being substantially sodium-free, and being selected from N-(2-aminoethyl)ethanolamine (AEEA), N-methyldiethylanolamine (MDEA), morpholinopropylamine, imidazole, hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), 2-methylpentamethylenediamine (MPMD), 1,3-diaminopentane (DAMP), or a combination thereof.
Height-adjustable holder (100, 101) for an antenna, comprising: - a vehicle-side member which is attachable to a rail vehicle; - an antenna-side member to which the antenna is attachable; - a height adjusting means for continuously adjusting a position of the antenna-side member relative to the vehicle-side member in a first direction (z); and - a locking means which is independent of the height adjustment means (20, 30) and by means of which the position of the antenna-side member which is adjustably by the height adjustment means can be fixed relative to the vehicle-side member, and which can be operated by a rotary movement of a screw element about an axis which runs parallel to the first direction. - a vehicle-side member which is attachable to a rail vehicle; - an antenna-side member to which the antenna is attachable; - a height adjusting means for continuously adjusting a position of the antenna-side member relative to the vehicle-side member in a first direction (z); and - a locking means which is independent of the height adjustment means (20, 30) and by means of which the position of the antenna-side member which is adjustably by the height adjustment means can be fixed relative to the vehicle-side member, and which can be operated by a rotary movement of a screw element about an axis which runs parallel to the first direction.
A glazing comprising a glass substrate having a layer of enamel adhered to at least a first portion of a surface of the glass substrate, the enamel comprising 20 to 80 wt% frit and 10 to 50 wt% inorganic pigment, wherein the thickness of the layer of enamel is in the range 2 μm to 50 μm, characterised in that the inorganic pigment has an infra-red reflectance such that the infra-red reflectance of the first portion of the surface of the glass substrate is 37% or higher over a region in the wavelength range 800 nm to 2250 nm.
A product comprising a ready to use liquid pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration to a subject, the composition comprising dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a concentration of about 4 μg/ml and sodium chloride at a concentration of about 0.90 weight percent, the product being obtainable by: disposal and sealing of the composition within a glass container, and terminal sterilization of the composition by autoclave, wherein the ready to use liquid pharmaceutical composition is administrable to a subject without dilution.
A valve comprising: a body; and a flow control assembly disposed in the body, at least one of the flow control assembly or the body including two sides each having a sealing groove for receiving a seal and a protective ridge, characterized in that the protective ridges are arranged to enable the protective ridges to protect seals disposed in the sealing grooves by facilitating separation of the flow control assembly or the body, as well as the seals in the sealing grooves, from two connectors (14, 16) during installation of the body between the two connectors (14, 16) to reduce frictional forces on the seals from the two connectors (14, 16) during the installation. a body; and a flow control assembly disposed in the body, at least one of the flow control assembly or the body including two sides each having a sealing groove for receiving a seal and a protective ridge, characterized in that the protective ridges are arranged to enable the protective ridges to protect seals disposed in the sealing grooves by facilitating separation of the flow control assembly or the body, as well as the seals in the sealing grooves, from two connectors (14, 16) during installation of the body between the two connectors (14, 16) to reduce frictional forces on the seals from the two connectors (14, 16) during the installation.
A method comprising: determining an ice throw risk zone for a wind turbine, wherein the ice throw risk zone defines an area surrounding the wind turbine within which ice can be thrown from one or more blades of the wind turbine; determining whether the determined ice throw risk zone impinges one or more exclusion zones (403, 405); and if the determined ice throw risk zone impinges one or more exclusion zones (403, 405), determining an alteration to one or more operating parameters of the wind turbine in order to alter the ice throw risk zone such that the determined ice throw risk zone does not impinge the one or more exclusion zones (403, 405); characterized in that determining the alteration to the one or more operating parameters further comprises: determining one or more simulated power curves for the altered operating parameters; and identifying an optimal alteration to the one or more operating parameters based on the simulated power curves. determining an ice throw risk zone for a wind turbine, wherein the ice throw risk zone defines an area surrounding the wind turbine within which ice can be thrown from one or more blades of the wind turbine; determining whether the determined ice throw risk zone impinges one or more exclusion zones (403, 405); and if the determined ice throw risk zone impinges one or more exclusion zones (403, 405), determining an alteration to one or more operating parameters of the wind turbine in order to alter the ice throw risk zone such that the determined ice throw risk zone does not impinge the one or more exclusion zones (403, 405); characterized in that determining the alteration to the one or more operating parameters further comprises: determining one or more simulated power curves for the altered operating parameters; and identifying an optimal alteration to the one or more operating parameters based on the simulated power curves. determining one or more simulated power curves for the altered operating parameters; and identifying an optimal alteration to the one or more operating parameters based on the simulated power curves.
A method of seal condition monitoring for an annular sealing system comprising: engaging an upper annular packer system to engage an upper sealing element to form an upper interference fit that seals an annulus surrounding a drill pipe; determining an upper closing pressure required for an upper annular packer of the upper annular packer system to sufficiently close on the upper sealing element to form the upper interference fit; during drilling operations, actively adjusting the upper closing pressure to maintain the upper interference fit; and if a change in the upper closing pressure required to maintain the upper interference fit exceeds a predetermined amount over a predetermined period of time, providing an operator an alert indicating that the upper sealing element is worn, wherein the upper sealing element comprises an upper seal insert co-molded with an upper buffer material. engaging an upper annular packer system to engage an upper sealing element to form an upper interference fit that seals an annulus surrounding a drill pipe; determining an upper closing pressure required for an upper annular packer of the upper annular packer system to sufficiently close on the upper sealing element to form the upper interference fit; during drilling operations, actively adjusting the upper closing pressure to maintain the upper interference fit; and if a change in the upper closing pressure required to maintain the upper interference fit exceeds a predetermined amount over a predetermined period of time, providing an operator an alert indicating that the upper sealing element is worn, wherein the upper sealing element comprises an upper seal insert co-molded with an upper buffer material.
A hydrostatic packing seal for a shaft sealing system of a primary motorpump unit of a nuclear reactor, for sealing between the primary circuit and the atmosphere, the hydrostatic packing seal having a active surface (10, 11) characterised in that the active surface (10, 11) has a surface covered with a protective layer made of a material having a surface energy greater than 30 mJ/m 2 and an electron donor component lower than 15 mJ/m 2.