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A method of processing an optical fiber comprising the steps of: drawing the fiber at a drawing rate of at least 30 m/sec; cooling the fiber at a first cooling rate; cooling the fiber in a gas at an average cooling rate less than 5000 °C/s, such that said cooling reduces the temperature of the fiber from an entering temperature in the range between 1500 °C and 1700 °C to another temperature in the range between 1200 °C and 1400 °C; characterized in that the gas is at a temperature between 800 °C and 1500 °C; and the thermal conductivity κ of the gas being not greater than 1.5×10 -4 cal.cm -1 .s -1 .K -1 for at least one temperature within a range of 800 °C to 1500 °C at 1 atm pressure absolute, and the first cooling rate is greater than 5000 °C/s, said cooling at said first cooling rate reducing said fiber temperature from a first temperature T 1 to a second temperature T 2 , such that T 2 < T 1 , said first temperature T 1 being in the range from 1800 °C to 2100 °C and said second temperature T 2 , being in the range from 1600 °C to 1800 °C; and wherein said entrance temperature ≤ T 2. . drawing the fiber at a drawing rate of at least 30 m/sec; cooling the fiber at a first cooling rate; cooling the fiber in a gas at an average cooling rate less than 5000 °C/s, such that said cooling reduces the temperature of the fiber from an entering temperature in the range between 1500 °C and 1700 °C to another temperature in the range between 1200 °C and 1400 °C; characterized in that the gas is at a temperature between 800 °C and 1500 °C; and the thermal conductivity κ of the gas being not greater than 1.5×10 -4 cal.cm -1 .s -1 .K -1 for at least one temperature within a range of 800 °C to 1500 °C at 1 atm pressure absolute, and the first cooling rate is greater than 5000 °C/s, said cooling at said first cooling rate reducing said fiber temperature from a first temperature T 1 to a second temperature T 2 , such that T 2 < T 1 , said first temperature T 1 being in the range from 1800 °C to 2100 °C and said second temperature T 2 , being in the range from 1600 °C to 1800 °C; and wherein said entrance temperature ≤ T 2. .
A sealing system comprising a connection of two mutually perpendicular elements of a mullion-transom façade construction, said connection comprising means of first gaskets extending along the elements and second gaskets extending along the elements , the elements being profile elements each having at least one grooved side wall , at least two gasket fixing grooves projecting toward the inside of the profile element being formed in said at least one grooved side wall and extending each along one of the longitudinal edges of the grooved side wall , and one draining groove , or two draining grooves and a mounting slot , projecting on the outside of the profile element being formed in the grooved side wall , one draining groove , or the draining grooves and the mounting slot , being parallel to the gasket fixing grooves , the cross-section of the wall of each profile element being the same, and a separate connector element being provided in the area (C) of connection of the two mutually perpendicular elements , constituting an extension of the draining groove , or of the mounting slot and of both draining grooves , of one of the profile elements and overlapping the other of the profile elements , wherein a first plane (P) comprising the underside surfaces of the draining groove , or of the mounting slot and of both draining grooves , as well as of the connector element , is parallel to a second plane (P') defined by the external edges of the gasket fixing grooves and is offset in relation to said second plane (P') towards the outside of the profile element by a distance (d), wherein the first and second gaskets and fixed in the grooves of the profile element and the profile element , respectively, have the same thickness (g), the first gaskets of one of the connected elements contacting the second gaskets of the other of the connected elements over its whole thickness (g), characterized in that each gasket fixed in the element which is not extended by the connector element comprises a recess in the connection area (C) ensuring continuity of said gasket , the shape of the recess enabling a water/moisture-tight contact of the underside surface and the side surfaces of the connector element with the inner surface of the recess .
Rapid prototyping device for the layered additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, with at least one manufacturing base and at least one manufacturing head (3, 4, 4 ') for the arrangement of granular, powder or liquid manufacturing material on the manufacturing base or the material located on the manufacturing base , which is developed to dispense manufacturing materials in a location-selective manner at the manufacturing site in grid positions according to predetermined manufacturing grids for each layer, whereby the manufacturing head comprises at least one fuser unit (24, 24-1, 24-2) for the fusing of manufacturing material , whereby the manufacturing base and the manufacturing head are located such that they can be slid against each other both in accordance with a direction of travel in the plane of a layer as well as in a feed direction relative to the thickness of the layers, characterised in that the fuser unit (24, 24-1, 24-2) is developed to fuse to the respective grid positions and in a location-selective manner the manufacturing materials which is located there, namely to impart energy at the concrete working position corresponding to the grid position in the manufacturing grid in order to heat and melt the manufacturing material , whereby the fixing unit (24, 24-1, 24-2) comprises a laser and an optical deflection device assigned to the laser , in particular a rotatably mounted deflecting mirror , wherein the laser can be controlled and activated by a control unit according to the respective manufacturing grid .
A method of configuring a plurality of base units of a communication headset system, characterised in that a headset is configured to act as a portable programming unit, the headset being configured to operate in a non-programming mode and a programming mode , the headset comprising a portable unit memory space, and a processor, the method comprising steps of: i) determining a set of base configuration parameters related to an interface between the base unit and a telecommunication device, ii) storing the set of base configuration parameters in the portable unit memory space of the headset, iii) connecting the headset to the base unit through a data interface, iv) switching the operation mode of the headset to the programming mode , v) detecting and receiving the set of base configuration parameters in the base unit, vi) storing the set of received base configuration parameters in the base unit. i) determining a set of base configuration parameters related to an interface between the base unit and a telecommunication device, ii) storing the set of base configuration parameters in the portable unit memory space of the headset, iii) connecting the headset to the base unit through a data interface, iv) switching the operation mode of the headset to the programming mode , v) detecting and receiving the set of base configuration parameters in the base unit, vi) storing the set of received base configuration parameters in the base unit.
A gearbox comprising a lubrication system, wherein the gear box comprises a main shaft , a counter shaft , a plurality of gear wheel pairs each comprising a primary gear wheel (5-10) arranged on the counter shaft and a secondary gear wheel (12-15) arranged on the main shaft , and wherein the lubrication system comprises an oil sump , an oil line configured to lead oil from the oil sump to at least one component in the gearbox, a pump pumping oil through the oil line , a bypass line by which it is possible to lead a part of the oil flow in the oil line past said component and back to the oil sump , a first valve configured to regulate the oil flow through the bypass line and a control unit configured to receive information from at least one parameter (37-40) related to the oil flow to said component , to estimate a required oil flow to said component in view of said parameter and to regulate the first valve such that a part of the oil flow in the oil line is led to the bypass line and a remaining part of the oil flow, which corresponds to the required oil flow, is led to said component , characterised in that the bypass line comprises a reservoir configured to store a variable amount of the oil in the gearbox in order to adjust the oil level in the oil sump and to reduce the rotary resistance of the primary gear wheel (5-10) and the counter shaft in the oil.
A method of receiving acknowledgment 'ACK' or negative-acknowledgment 'NACK' at a device , comprising: configuring the device for discontinuous reception 'DRX' having a plurality of awake periods and a plurality of sleep periods, the awake periods alternating in time with the sleep periods, such that a receiver of the device is always on during the awake periods, and the receiver of the device is off for at least some portion of the sleep periods; and receiving ACK or NACK information irrespective of the DRX awake periods and the DRX sleep periods, wherein the receiving ACK or NACK information irrespective of the DRX awake periods and the DRX sleep periods involves turning on the receiver of the device if it is not already on, and wherein the device is configured to monitor Layer 1 for Control Channel Elements 'CCEs' only during the awake periods. configuring the device for discontinuous reception 'DRX' having a plurality of awake periods and a plurality of sleep periods, the awake periods alternating in time with the sleep periods, such that a receiver of the device is always on during the awake periods, and the receiver of the device is off for at least some portion of the sleep periods; and receiving ACK or NACK information irrespective of the DRX awake periods and the DRX sleep periods, wherein the receiving ACK or NACK information irrespective of the DRX awake periods and the DRX sleep periods involves turning on the receiver of the device if it is not already on, and wherein the device is configured to monitor Layer 1 for Control Channel Elements 'CCEs' only during the awake periods.
A process for producing an aminosilane-functionalized polymer comprising the steps of: (a) providing a pre-formed initiator by preparing a metallated aminosilane compound comprising the reaction product of at least one metallating agent, and at least one alkylaminosilane compound having the formula: or where n is a whole number selected from the group consisting of 0-2, and m is a whole number selected from the group consisting of 1-3, with the proviso that the sum of m and n equals 3; where T is a methyl, ethyl, propyl, or allylic group; where each R 4 and R 5 is independently a hydrocarbyl group; where each R 6 is independently a hydrocarbylene; and where one or more R 5 may form a bridge between two nitrogen atoms when m is greater than 1, (b) polymerizing at least one type of anionically polymerizable monomer by using the metallated aminosilane compound to initiate the polymerization, thereby producing a living polymer having an initiator residue at the head of the living polymer, and (c) terminating the living polymer by adding a compound that can donate a proton to the living end. (a) providing a pre-formed initiator by preparing a metallated aminosilane compound comprising the reaction product of at least one metallating agent, and at least one alkylaminosilane compound having the formula: or where n is a whole number selected from the group consisting of 0-2, and m is a whole number selected from the group consisting of 1-3, with the proviso that the sum of m and n equals 3; where T is a methyl, ethyl, propyl, or allylic group; where each R 4 and R 5 is independently a hydrocarbyl group; where each R 6 is independently a hydrocarbylene; and where one or more R 5 may form a bridge between two nitrogen atoms when m is greater than 1, at least one metallating agent, and at least one alkylaminosilane compound having the formula: or where n is a whole number selected from the group consisting of 0-2, and m is a whole number selected from the group consisting of 1-3, with the proviso that the sum of m and n equals 3; where T is a methyl, ethyl, propyl, or allylic group; where each R 4 and R 5 is independently a hydrocarbyl group; where each R 6 is independently a hydrocarbylene; and where one or more R 5 may form a bridge between two nitrogen atoms when m is greater than 1, (b) polymerizing at least one type of anionically polymerizable monomer by using the metallated aminosilane compound to initiate the polymerization, thereby producing a living polymer having an initiator residue at the head of the living polymer, and (c) terminating the living polymer by adding a compound that can donate a proton to the living end.
Grey water treatment system , comprising: - a first tank that is configured to receive grey water via a grey water supply conduit and that comprises an overflow via which floating contaminants are dischargeable to a sewer; - a second tank that is configured to store grey water; - wherein the second tank is closed and configured to receive a volume of gas above a water level in said second tank ; and - at least one transfer conduit that is configured to at least transfer grey water between the first tank and the second tank ; characterized in that it further comprises: - at least one pump that is configured to provide said volume of gas above the water level in said second tank ; and - a control that is configured to control said at least one pump to introduce said volume of gas above the water level and control the water level in said second tank by pressing said water level downwards by the volume of gas to transfer water from the second tank to the first tank , thereby causing a water level in the first tank to rise and maintain said water level in said first tank sufficiently close to the overflow to allow floating contaminants to pass over the overflow . - a first tank that is configured to receive grey water via a grey water supply conduit and that comprises an overflow via which floating contaminants are dischargeable to a sewer; - a second tank that is configured to store grey water; - wherein the second tank is closed and configured to receive a volume of gas above a water level in said second tank ; and - at least one transfer conduit that is configured to at least transfer grey water between the first tank and the second tank ; - at least one pump that is configured to provide said volume of gas above the water level in said second tank ; and - a control that is configured to control said at least one pump to introduce said volume of gas above the water level and control the water level in said second tank by pressing said water level downwards by the volume of gas to transfer water from the second tank to the first tank , thereby causing a water level in the first tank to rise and maintain said water level in said first tank sufficiently close to the overflow to allow floating contaminants to pass over the overflow .
An antimicrobial Nisin A, U, U2, Z, F or Q protein having at least one amino acid substitution in the hinge region of the protein, the hinge region being identified as a region corresponding to positions 20, 21 and 22 of the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO. 1, wherein the substitutions result in a proline, serine, glycine, alanine, histidine, glutamine, phenylalanine, arginine or a threonine at a position corresponding to amino acid position 20 of SEQ ID NO. 1, an alanine, valine, threonine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, asparagine, glycine, serine, tyrosine, or histidine at a position corresponding to amino acid position 21 of SEQ ID NO. 1, or a threonine, lysine, valine, serine, alanine, leucine, methionine, glutamine, arginine, glycine, cysteine, or histidine, at a position corresponding to amino acid position 22 of SEQ ID NO. 1, with the proviso that the Nisin protein does not have a sequence in the hinge region of: 1) asparagine, methionine, lysine; or 2) proline, leucine, lysine; or 3) asparagine, leucine, lysine; or 4) histidine, methionine, lysine; or 5) glutamine, methionine, lysine; or 6) phenylalanine, methionine, lysine; or 7) asparagine, glycine, lysine; or 8) asparagine, histidine, lysine; or 9) asparagine, methionine, glycine; or 10) asparagine, methionine, histidine; or 11) proline, methionine, lysine; and wherein the protein has increased anti-microbial activity against gram-positive bacteria compared to wild type Nisin. 1) asparagine, methionine, lysine; or 2) proline, leucine, lysine; or 3) asparagine, leucine, lysine; or 4) histidine, methionine, lysine; or 5) glutamine, methionine, lysine; or 6) phenylalanine, methionine, lysine; or 7) asparagine, glycine, lysine; or 8) asparagine, histidine, lysine; or 9) asparagine, methionine, glycine; or 10) asparagine, methionine, histidine; or 11) proline, methionine, lysine; and
An information processing apparatus comprising: first storage means for storing a first table in which entries, which indicate forwarding methods for packets, are stored at positions corresponding to hash values calculated from header information of the packets; second storage means for storing a second table that is larger than the first table; and control means for detecting, when the first table is updated, a conflict state where there are different entries to be stored at a same position in the first table, moving all of the entries (16a to 16c) stored in the first table to the second table and generating a conflict list indicating the entries with the conflict state in response to the detecting of the conflict state, detecting resolution of the conflict state based on the conflict list and an updated content of the second table when the second table is updated, and moving all of the entries stored in the second table to the first table in response to the detecting of the resolution. first storage means for storing a first table in which entries, which indicate forwarding methods for packets, are stored at positions corresponding to hash values calculated from header information of the packets; second storage means for storing a second table that is larger than the first table; and control means for detecting, when the first table is updated, a conflict state where there are different entries to be stored at a same position in the first table, moving all of the entries (16a to 16c) stored in the first table to the second table and generating a conflict list indicating the entries with the conflict state in response to the detecting of the conflict state, detecting resolution of the conflict state based on the conflict list and an updated content of the second table when the second table is updated, and moving all of the entries stored in the second table to the first table in response to the detecting of the resolution.
An absorbent article comprising a main body including a liquid-permeable topsheet , a liquid-impermeable backsheet , and an absorbent body disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet , wherein the main body has an elongated shape with a predetermined length in the front-rear direction and a predetermined width in a width direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and includes a compressed groove recessed from a topsheet side toward a backsheet side, wherein the compressed groove includes a pair of front-rear direction compressed grooves extending in the front-rear direction, wherein the front-rear direction compressed grooves each include high-compressed portions and a low-compressed portion that is less deeply recessed than the high-compressed portions , and each include a first rear compressed groove formed in a region corresponding to an intergluteal cleft of a wearer when attached, and a middle compressed groove formed forward of the first rear compressed groove , and wherein a total area per unit length in the front-rear direction of the high-compressed portions in the first rear compressed groove is smaller than a total area per unit length in the front-rear direction of the high-compressed portions in the middle compressed groove . wherein the main body has an elongated shape with a predetermined length in the front-rear direction and a predetermined width in a width direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and includes a compressed groove recessed from a topsheet side toward a backsheet side, wherein the compressed groove includes a pair of front-rear direction compressed grooves extending in the front-rear direction, wherein the front-rear direction compressed grooves each include high-compressed portions and a low-compressed portion that is less deeply recessed than the high-compressed portions , and each include a first rear compressed groove formed in a region corresponding to an intergluteal cleft of a wearer when attached, and a middle compressed groove formed forward of the first rear compressed groove , and wherein a total area per unit length in the front-rear direction of the high-compressed portions in the first rear compressed groove is smaller than a total area per unit length in the front-rear direction of the high-compressed portions in the middle compressed groove .
A process for forming an electrochromic material for use in an electrochromic device, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing a transparent conductive substrate; b) coating the substrate with a solution of one or more metal precursors, wherein the metal precursor is a metal chloride, a bromide, a metal 2-ethylhexanoate, a metal acetylacetonate, or a metal nitrate that is converted to a metal oxide upon exposure to UV radiation and/or ozone; c) exposing the coated substrate to UV radiation and/or ozone in an aerobic atmosphere without requiring a vacuum to convert the one or more metal precursors to the metal oxide film on the conductive substrate, and d) annealing the metal oxide film; thereby forming the electrochromic material; wherein the electrochromic device comprises: a first electrode comprising the electrochromic material, a counter electrode, and an ion-conductor layer for conducting ions between said first electrode and the counter electrode. a) providing a transparent conductive substrate; b) coating the substrate with a solution of one or more metal precursors, wherein the metal precursor is a metal chloride, a bromide, a metal 2-ethylhexanoate, a metal acetylacetonate, or a metal nitrate that is converted to a metal oxide upon exposure to UV radiation and/or ozone; c) exposing the coated substrate to UV radiation and/or ozone in an aerobic atmosphere without requiring a vacuum to convert the one or more metal precursors to the metal oxide film on the conductive substrate, and d) annealing the metal oxide film; thereby forming the electrochromic material; wherein the electrochromic device comprises: a first electrode comprising the electrochromic material, a counter electrode, and an ion-conductor layer for conducting ions between said first electrode and the counter electrode. a first electrode comprising the electrochromic material, a counter electrode, and an ion-conductor layer for conducting ions between said first electrode and the counter electrode.
A hanging scale sensor apparatus , comprising a weighing sensor , an adapter beam , a support base and a scale pan suspension structure , wherein the adapter beam is connected to one end of a bottom face of the weighing sensor , and the support base is connected to the other end of the bottom face of the weighing sensor , such that the adapter beam and the support base are positioned directly below the weighing sensor ; and the scale pan suspension structure is connected to the adapter beam for positioning the hanging scale sensor apparatus .