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Apparatus for shaping a segment of material, the apparatus comprising: a forming member having a curved sidewall shaped complementary to a desired shape of the segment of material; and a conforming member (104; 300) having an applicator side (116; 302) and an engagement side (118, 120; 304, 306) disposed for engagement with the curved sidewall of the forming member , characterized in that the conforming member (104; 300) comprises a plurality of attachment regions (122; 308) disposed on the applicator side (116; 302), each attachment region (122; 308) adapted to hold the segment of material on the conforming member (104; 300), and in that engagement of the conforming member (104; 300) with the forming member causes the attachment regions (122; 308) to move from a first shape profile to a second shape profile, the second shape profile being the desired shape of the segment of material. a forming member having a curved sidewall shaped complementary to a desired shape of the segment of material; and a conforming member (104; 300) having an applicator side (116; 302) and an engagement side (118, 120; 304, 306) disposed for engagement with the curved sidewall of the forming member , characterized in that the conforming member (104; 300) comprises a plurality of attachment regions (122; 308) disposed on the applicator side (116; 302), each attachment region (122; 308) adapted to hold the segment of material on the conforming member (104; 300), and in that engagement of the conforming member (104; 300) with the forming member causes the attachment regions (122; 308) to move from a first shape profile to a second shape profile, the second shape profile being the desired shape of the segment of material.
A draper belt for a head of a harvester , the draper belt configured to extend about a roller having an outer groove encircling the roller , the draper belt comprising: a web having a first surface to carry crop material and a second surface to face the roller ; and an elastomeric belt guide projecting from the second surface , the belt guide comprising downwardly projecting teeth , characterized in that the teeth comprise a first tooth extending along a first axis transversely across the elastomeric belt guide and a second tooth extending along a second axis transversely across the elastomeric belt guide , the second axis extending nonparallel to the first axis. a web having a first surface to carry crop material and a second surface to face the roller ; and an elastomeric belt guide projecting from the second surface , the belt guide comprising downwardly projecting teeth , characterized in that the teeth comprise a first tooth extending along a first axis transversely across the elastomeric belt guide and a second tooth extending along a second axis transversely across the elastomeric belt guide , the second axis extending nonparallel to the first axis.
A compound as set forth in Formula (I): wherein Y + is selected from a quaternary nitrogen; X - is any pharmaceutically acceptable salt; n is selected from 1, 2 or 3; R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from C1-4 alkyl or bound together forming an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic ring system; R 4 is selected from C1-4 alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy carbonyl, alkoxy dicarbonyl, acrylic, alkoxy, alkoxy alkyl, aryloxy alkyl, alkyl carboxylate as part of a betaine, inner salt, or zwitterion form, halo alkyl, hydroxy alkyl, nitrile, or propargyl; R 6 is selected from C 1 - 4 alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, alkoxy alkyl, hydroxy alkyl, or epoxy; and including any acceptable salts or solvates thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of trimethylaminuria, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, or cardiovascular disease conditions by inhibiting the conversion of choline or carnitine to trimethylamine (TMA) by a bacterium. wherein Y + is selected from a quaternary nitrogen; X - is any pharmaceutically acceptable salt; n is selected from 1, 2 or 3; R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from C1-4 alkyl or bound together forming an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic ring system; R 4 is selected from C1-4 alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy carbonyl, alkoxy dicarbonyl, acrylic, alkoxy, alkoxy alkyl, aryloxy alkyl, alkyl carboxylate as part of a betaine, inner salt, or zwitterion form, halo alkyl, hydroxy alkyl, nitrile, or propargyl; R 6 is selected from C 1 - 4 alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, alkoxy alkyl, hydroxy alkyl, or epoxy; and including any acceptable salts or solvates thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of trimethylaminuria, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, or cardiovascular disease conditions by inhibiting the conversion of choline or carnitine to trimethylamine (TMA) by a bacterium.
An assembly for a drug delivery device , the assembly comprising a feedback feature being configured to indicate an end of a dispense operation to a user by giving and audible and/or tactile feedback, the assembly comprising an actuator which is configured to be operated in order to dispense a dose, wherein the feedback feature creates a feedback when the actuator reaches an end position at the end of a dispense operation, and wherein the feedback feature is configured to snap through when it is compressed above a certain load, thereby giving a feedback to a user.
A method for identifying a compound that prevents, ameliorates and/or inhibits a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, comprising: a. contacting a test compound with i. PAP associated domain containing 5 (PAPD5) polypeptide and/or PAP associated domain containing 7 (PAPD7) polypeptide; or ii. a cell expressing PAPD5 and/or PAPD7; b. measuring the expression and/or activity of PAPD5 and/or PAPD7 in the presence and absence of said test compound; and c. identifying a compound that reduces the expression and/or activity of PAPD5 and/or PAPD7 as a compound that prevents, ameliorates and/or inhibits a HBV infection. a. contacting a test compound with i. PAP associated domain containing 5 (PAPD5) polypeptide and/or PAP associated domain containing 7 (PAPD7) polypeptide; or ii. a cell expressing PAPD5 and/or PAPD7; i. PAP associated domain containing 5 (PAPD5) polypeptide and/or PAP associated domain containing 7 (PAPD7) polypeptide; or ii. a cell expressing PAPD5 and/or PAPD7; b. measuring the expression and/or activity of PAPD5 and/or PAPD7 in the presence and absence of said test compound; and c. identifying a compound that reduces the expression and/or activity of PAPD5 and/or PAPD7 as a compound that prevents, ameliorates and/or inhibits a HBV infection.
Heat exchanger for a thermal solar collector, comprising a primary exchange surface able to be connected with at least one thermal solar collector and at least one first secondary exchange surface able to be connected to a user circuit, characterised in that the primary exchange surface is embedded in a material with a high thermal capacity comprising a mass of silicon carbide in order to form a core, the first secondary exchange surface being embedded in a concrete comprising silicon carbide, said concrete and said first secondary exchange surface surrounding said core.
Method for the application of a compact polyurethane coating to a flexible support material , comprising the provision of a flexible support material , the application of a mixture comprising polyurethane components to this flexible support material characterized in that the mixture comprising polyurethane components is entirely free of solvents and water and at least a part of the mixture is partially polymerized before it is applied directly to the flexible support material and the mixture applied to the flexible support material is polymerized to obtain a compact polyurethane coating.
A photovoltaic device (1a-d) comprising: - a solar cell unit (2a; 2b) including: a working electrode comprising a light-absorbing layer , a counter electrode including a porous conductive layer , and a conducting medium for transferring charges between the counter electrode and the working electrode, and - a conductor electrically connected to the porous conductive layer , wherein the solar cell unit comprises at least one adhering layer (8;8b;8a;16,17) arranged between the conductor and the porous conductive layer for attaching the conductor to the porous conductive layer, and the adhering layer (8;8b;8a;16,17) comprises an adhesive and conducting particles (22; 22a-b) distributed in the adhesive so that a conducting network is formed in the adhesive, characterized in that the solar cell unit comprises a non-porous conducting barrier disposed between the conductor and the porous conductive layer , and the at least one adhering layer comprises a first adhering layer disposed between the porous conductive layer and the conducting barrier for attaching the conducting barrier to the porous conductive layer , and a second adhering layer arranged between the conducting barrier and the conductor for attaching the conductor to the conducting barrier , wherein the photovoltaic device (1a-b) comprises an encapsulation enclosing the solar cell unit (2a; 2b), and the encapsulation surrounds the first and second adhering layers and the conducting barrier . - a solar cell unit (2a; 2b) including: a working electrode comprising a light-absorbing layer , a counter electrode including a porous conductive layer , and a conducting medium for transferring charges between the counter electrode and the working electrode, and a working electrode comprising a light-absorbing layer , a counter electrode including a porous conductive layer , and a conducting medium for transferring charges between the counter electrode and the working electrode, and - a conductor electrically connected to the porous conductive layer , wherein the solar cell unit comprises at least one adhering layer (8;8b;8a;16,17) arranged between the conductor and the porous conductive layer for attaching the conductor to the porous conductive layer, and the adhering layer (8;8b;8a;16,17) comprises an adhesive and conducting particles (22; 22a-b) distributed in the adhesive so that a conducting network is formed in the adhesive, characterized in that the solar cell unit comprises a non-porous conducting barrier disposed between the conductor and the porous conductive layer , and the at least one adhering layer comprises a first adhering layer disposed between the porous conductive layer and the conducting barrier for attaching the conducting barrier to the porous conductive layer , and a second adhering layer arranged between the conducting barrier and the conductor for attaching the conductor to the conducting barrier , wherein the photovoltaic device (1a-b) comprises an encapsulation enclosing the solar cell unit (2a; 2b), and the encapsulation surrounds the first and second adhering layers and the conducting barrier .
Ice axe , comprising a head portion that has a pick , a tip , a shaft portion that extends between the head portion and the tip , and a hand rest which is displaceable along the shaft portion and can be fixed at different positions, the hand rest having a projection which protrudes from the shaft portion in a radial direction, the hand rest having a first blocking portion , the first blocking portion coming into blocking engagement with a second blocking portion of the shaft portion when a force is exerted on the projection in the direction of the tip of the ice pick, such that movement of the hand rest in the direction of the tip is blocked, the first blocking portion being released from the blocking engagement with the second blocking portion when a force is exerted on the projection in the direction of the head portion of the ice axe , such that movement of the hand rest in the direction of the head portion is permitted, and the hand rest canting on the outer circumference of the shaft portion when a force is exerted on the projection in the direction of the tip of the ice axe, such that movement along the shaft portion is blocked, characterised in that the shaft portion has a cylindrical outer circumference and in that the hand rest has a through-opening in which the shaft portion is fittingly received, the through-opening having a first contact portion for contacting a surface portion of the shaft portion that faces the projection and having a second contact portion for contacting a surface portion of the shaft portion that faces away from the projection , the first contact portion being offset, in relation to the second contact portion , towards the head portion of the ice axe in the axial direction (A) of the shaft portion and the first and the second contact portion overlapping one another in the axial direction (A).
A heat treatment device comprising: a heat treatment chamber which accommodates an object to be treated (X); a cooling gas supply unit which supplies a hydrogen gas as a cooling gas into the heat treatment chamber; and a cooling gas circulation unit which circulates the cooling gas in the heat treatment chamber; characterised in that : the cooling gas circulation unit includes a motor which is provided outside the heat treatment chamber , the motor including a gas introduction part and a gas exhaust part which are provided at a housing of the motor, and the heat treatment device further comprises a gas purge unit which supplies an inert gas to the gas introduction part , and gas-purges, with the inert gas, inside the housing of the motor . a heat treatment chamber which accommodates an object to be treated (X); a cooling gas supply unit which supplies a hydrogen gas as a cooling gas into the heat treatment chamber; and a cooling gas circulation unit which circulates the cooling gas in the heat treatment chamber; characterised in that : the cooling gas circulation unit includes a motor which is provided outside the heat treatment chamber , the motor including a gas introduction part and a gas exhaust part which are provided at a housing of the motor, and the heat treatment device further comprises a gas purge unit which supplies an inert gas to the gas introduction part , and gas-purges, with the inert gas, inside the housing of the motor . the cooling gas circulation unit includes a motor which is provided outside the heat treatment chamber , the motor including a gas introduction part and a gas exhaust part which are provided at a housing of the motor, and the heat treatment device further comprises a gas purge unit which supplies an inert gas to the gas introduction part , and gas-purges, with the inert gas, inside the housing of the motor .
A vehicle traction element for providing traction relative to a surface over which a vehicle equipped with the element is to travel, comprising a rotary or circulatory member defining a periphery and provided thereat with a series of resiliently deflectable surface-engaging arms substantially equidistantly spaced around the periphery and of substantially the same shape and orientation, each arm having a root at the periphery and a tip remote from the periphery , and each arm comprising an inner curved portion and an outer curved portion ending at the tip and curved in opposite sense to the inner curved portion, characterised in that the inner curved portion starts at the root and departs from the periphery at an acute angle (α) on a concave side of the inner curved portion .
Method for checking a continuous elongated element during the building of a tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising: setting a forming drum in rotation around a rotation axis (X) thereof; dispensing a continuous elongated element from a dispensing head for building at least one component of a tyre being processed carried by said forming drum winding said continuous elongated element according to side-by-side and/or radially superimposed coils; projecting at least one beam (41', 41") of an electromagnetic radiation on a section of said continuous elongated element dispensed by said dispensing head and interposed between the dispensing head and a first contact area of the continuous elongated element with a radially outer surface of said tyre being processed; detecting at least one radiation reflected by said section in order to determine a first parameter (d1(t)) related to a geometrical dimension of said continuous elongated element ; comparing said first parameter (d1(t)) with a second reference parameter (d2); wherein projecting at least one beam (41', 41") comprises: projecting a first beam and a second beam (41") respectively towards a first lateral longitudinal edge and towards a second lateral longitudinal edge of the continuous elongated element . setting a forming drum in rotation around a rotation axis (X) thereof; dispensing a continuous elongated element from a dispensing head for building at least one component of a tyre being processed carried by said forming drum winding said continuous elongated element according to side-by-side and/or radially superimposed coils; projecting at least one beam (41', 41") of an electromagnetic radiation on a section of said continuous elongated element dispensed by said dispensing head and interposed between the dispensing head and a first contact area of the continuous elongated element with a radially outer surface of said tyre being processed; detecting at least one radiation reflected by said section in order to determine a first parameter (d1(t)) related to a geometrical dimension of said continuous elongated element ; comparing said first parameter (d1(t)) with a second reference parameter (d2);
A method of inhibiting contamination of a sterilized system, the method comprising: providing a system comprising a first vessel and a second vessel , wherein the first vessel comprises a liquid and the second vessel contains a volume of sterilizing gas disposed within a headspace thereof; and flowing a first volume of the liquid out of the first vessel and through the volume of sterilizing gas and into the second vessel . providing a system comprising a first vessel and a second vessel , wherein the first vessel comprises a liquid and the second vessel contains a volume of sterilizing gas disposed within a headspace thereof; and flowing a first volume of the liquid out of the first vessel and through the volume of sterilizing gas and into the second vessel .
An article of furniture having at least one folding-sliding door which has at least two door leaves which are pivotably connected together, in particular by way of at least one door hinge , and which are moveable between a parallel position in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in a substantially mutually parallel relationship and a coplanar position in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in a substantially coplanar relationship, wherein the at least two door leaves are of the same width, and at least one stationary furniture part , wherein the article of furniture has at least one arrangement for guiding the at least one folding-sliding door relative to the at least one stationary furniture part , wherein the arrangement includes at least one guide rail fixed to a stationary furniture part and at least one guide device which is mounted moveably on the at least one guide rail and is connected to the at least one folding-sliding door , wherein at least one vertical carrier is provided, one of the at least two door leaves is connected to the at least one guide device and another of the at least two door leaves is pivotably connected to the at least one vertical carrier , preferably by way of at least one door hinge , preferably wherein the at least one folding-sliding door is arranged substantially parallel to the at least one guide rail when the at least two door leaves are arranged in the coplanar position and include substantially an angle of about 90° relative to the at least one guide rail when the at least two door leaves are arranged in the parallel position, characterised in that the at least one guide rail includes at least one force storage means and/or the at least one guide device includes at least one force storage means , at least one carriage which can be supported by way of cylindrical, load-transmitting and cylindrical rolling bodies serving as lateral support on the at least one guide rail , and at least one connecting device mounted moveably relative to the at least one carriage for connecting the at least one folding-sliding door to the at least one guide device , wherein the at least one force storage means acts on the at least one connecting device relative to the at least one carriage with a force , and that the at least one folding-sliding door in the state of use can be subjected to a force by the storage means in opposition to the force due to weight, wherein the force which can be exerted by the at least one force storage means on the at least one folding-sliding door in opposition to the force due to weight is dependent on the magnitude of the angle that the at least one folding-sliding door or the at least two door leaves include relative to the at least one guide rail , wherein the force is at the greatest in an angle range of between 30° and 60°, preferably at an angle of about 45°, wherein the at least one force storage means includes one or more spring elements , preferably wherein at least one of the provided spring elements is in the form of a coil spring and/or a compression spring.
A method of measuring the voltage of at least one conductor (12 1 , 12 2 , 12 3 ) of an electric power cable comprising the steps of: arranging an enclosure of a conductive material around a portion of the cable and at least one electric field sensor (30 1 , 30 2 , 30 3 , 30 4 ) between the enclosure and the cable; taking the enclosure to a constant potential and measuring the electric field with the sensor; and characterized by the following step: determining said voltage based on the comparison of the measured electric field with simulated electric fields for a plurality of configurations of point electric charges (P 1,1 , P 1,2 , P' 1,1 , P' 1,2 ). arranging an enclosure of a conductive material around a portion of the cable and at least one electric field sensor (30 1 , 30 2 , 30 3 , 30 4 ) between the enclosure and the cable; taking the enclosure to a constant potential and measuring the electric field with the sensor; and characterized by the following step: determining said voltage based on the comparison of the measured electric field with simulated electric fields for a plurality of configurations of point electric charges (P 1,1 , P 1,2 , P' 1,1 , P' 1,2 ).
A plasticizer composition comprising: a cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material; and a dibenzoate-based material including one or more compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, wherein the cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material is a single compound or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of butyl(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-BEHCH), (2-ethylhexyl) isononyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-EHINCH), butyl isononyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-BINCH), dibutyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-DBCH), diisononyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-DINCH) and di(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-DEHCH), and wherein a weight ratio of the cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material to the dibenzoate-based material is 90:10 to 50:50: wherein R is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 3. a cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material; and a dibenzoate-based material including one or more compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, wherein the cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material is a single compound or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of butyl(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-BEHCH), (2-ethylhexyl) isononyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-EHINCH), butyl isononyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-BINCH), dibutyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-DBCH), diisononyl cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-DINCH) and di(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4-diester (1,4-DEHCH), and wherein a weight ratio of the cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material to the dibenzoate-based material is 90:10 to 50:50: wherein R is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 3.