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A powder conveying device for conveying coating powder to a powder applicator, - in which a working container is provided, which is embodied and operable such that it can be pressurized and has a powder inlet and a powder outlet (51.1), - in which the powder outlet (51.1) is connected to a powder outlet valve , - in which a powder line is provided, which is connected on the inlet side to the powder outlet valve , and which has, on the inlet side, an inlet for transport air (TL), - in which the powder line can be connected, on the outlet side, to a powder applicator (4; 5), and - in which a controller is provided, which is embodied and operable such that it controls the amount of powder (Q) to be conveyed, in that it repeatedly opens and closes the powder outlet valve . - in which a working container is provided, which is embodied and operable such that it can be pressurized and has a powder inlet and a powder outlet (51.1), - in which the powder outlet (51.1) is connected to a powder outlet valve , - in which a powder line is provided, which is connected on the inlet side to the powder outlet valve , and which has, on the inlet side, an inlet for transport air (TL), - in which the powder line can be connected, on the outlet side, to a powder applicator (4; 5), and - in which a controller is provided, which is embodied and operable such that it controls the amount of powder (Q) to be conveyed, in that it repeatedly opens and closes the powder outlet valve .
Method for transmitting data between a terminal and a data collector by radio, in which the data collector is temporarily or permanently in receive mode, and in which the terminal establishes communication with the data collector from an idle phase in order to completely or partially transmit the data to the data collector and/or to receive the data from the data collector , or the data collector establishes communication with the terminal in order to completely or partially transmit the data to the terminal and/or to receive the data from the terminal, after setting up communication, the terminal transmits a message to the data collector and the data collector , after receiving the message , continues, interrupts and/or terminates the transmission of the data during communication on the basis of the content of the message , and the data are transmitted in the form of data packets each comprising a plurality of data blocks and/or partial data blocks , wherein the data are transmitted on a plurality of frequency channels (K1-K6) by using a frequency hopping method to transmit the data, in which the data blocks and/or the partial data blocks are transmitted on a plurality of frequency channels (K1-K6), the message comprises an item of start/stop information in order to inform the data collector that it should continue, interrupt and/or terminate the transmission of the data, and the terminal is a consumption meter or a sensor.
An abnormality determination device for a secondary battery , the abnormality determination device comprising: an internal-resistance calculation unit configured to calculate an internal resistance (R) in a negative-electrode reaction resistance dominant region in which a reaction resistance of a negative electrode is dominant in a charge and discharge reaction of the secondary battery; a threshold memory unit that stores a capacity balance threshold (R1) used as a reference for determining whether a balance between a capacity of a positive electrode and a capacity of the negative electrode in the secondary battery is abnormal; a capacity balance comparison unit configured to compare the internal resistance detected by the internal-resistance calculation unit with the capacity balance threshold stored in the threshold memory unit; and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine abnormality in capacity balance in the secondary battery based on a comparison result from the capacity balance comparison unit. an internal-resistance calculation unit configured to calculate an internal resistance (R) in a negative-electrode reaction resistance dominant region in which a reaction resistance of a negative electrode is dominant in a charge and discharge reaction of the secondary battery; a threshold memory unit that stores a capacity balance threshold (R1) used as a reference for determining whether a balance between a capacity of a positive electrode and a capacity of the negative electrode in the secondary battery is abnormal; a capacity balance comparison unit configured to compare the internal resistance detected by the internal-resistance calculation unit with the capacity balance threshold stored in the threshold memory unit; and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine abnormality in capacity balance in the secondary battery based on a comparison result from the capacity balance comparison unit.
A mounting bracket for mounting an airbag to a component of a vehicle, the airbag having an inflator and a cushion received over an end of the inflator , the mounting bracket comprising: a first clamping element ; a second clamping element ; an elongate member coupled between the first clamping element and the second clamping element ; and one or more mounting portions for mounting the mounting bracket to the component, wherein the one or more mounting portions are disposed on at least one of the first clamping element , the second clamping element or the elongate member ; wherein the first clamping element and the second clamping element are spaced apart along a length of the elongate member such that, in use, the first clamping element and the second clamping element are arranged to clamp the inflator ; and wherein each of the first clamping element and the second clamping element comprise an open-ended sleeve member having a first end portion and a second end portion circumferentially spaced apart from the first end portion ; characterised in that the first end portion comprises a first protrusion facing the second end portion and in that the second end portion comprises a second protrusion facing the first end portion and which is offset from the first protrusion . a first clamping element ; a second clamping element ; an elongate member coupled between the first clamping element and the second clamping element ; and one or more mounting portions for mounting the mounting bracket to the component, wherein the one or more mounting portions are disposed on at least one of the first clamping element , the second clamping element or the elongate member ; wherein the first clamping element and the second clamping element are spaced apart along a length of the elongate member such that, in use, the first clamping element and the second clamping element are arranged to clamp the inflator ; and wherein each of the first clamping element and the second clamping element comprise an open-ended sleeve member having a first end portion and a second end portion circumferentially spaced apart from the first end portion ; characterised in that the first end portion comprises a first protrusion facing the second end portion and in that the second end portion comprises a second protrusion facing the first end portion and which is offset from the first protrusion .
A matrix-reducing composition for analytical sample treatment, capable of reducing the amount of matrix interfering components in a sample relative to the original sample upon contact therewith, comprising: I. α-cyclodextrin; and II. an α-cyclodextrin co-polymer described by Formula (IV): wherein: CD is a α-cyclodextrin co-monomer; [(Y 1 ) p -L-(Y 2 ) q ] is a second co-monomer, wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of an aryl, a substituted aryl, a heteroayl, a substituted heteroaryl, an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, a heterocycle, a substituted heterocycle, a cycloalkyl and a substituted cycloalkyl; p and q are each independently 0 or 1, wherein p+q≥1; and L is an optional linker; G 1 and G 2 are each independently a terminal capping group, a polymer segment, a linker or a linked specific binding member; and x and y are molar ratios of the CD and the [(Y 1 ) p -L-(Y 2 ) q ] co-monomers in the co-polymer. I. α-cyclodextrin; and II. an α-cyclodextrin co-polymer described by Formula (IV): wherein: CD is a α-cyclodextrin co-monomer; [(Y 1 ) p -L-(Y 2 ) q ] is a second co-monomer, wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of an aryl, a substituted aryl, a heteroayl, a substituted heteroaryl, an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, a heterocycle, a substituted heterocycle, a cycloalkyl and a substituted cycloalkyl; p and q are each independently 0 or 1, wherein p+q≥1; and L is an optional linker; G 1 and G 2 are each independently a terminal capping group, a polymer segment, a linker or a linked specific binding member; and x and y are molar ratios of the CD and the [(Y 1 ) p -L-(Y 2 ) q ] co-monomers in the co-polymer. CD is a α-cyclodextrin co-monomer; [(Y 1 ) p -L-(Y 2 ) q ] is a second co-monomer, wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of an aryl, a substituted aryl, a heteroayl, a substituted heteroaryl, an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, a heterocycle, a substituted heterocycle, a cycloalkyl and a substituted cycloalkyl; p and q are each independently 0 or 1, wherein p+q≥1; and L is an optional linker; G 1 and G 2 are each independently a terminal capping group, a polymer segment, a linker or a linked specific binding member; and x and y are molar ratios of the CD and the [(Y 1 ) p -L-(Y 2 ) q ] co-monomers in the co-polymer.
A filter assembly , comprising: a frame defining a cavity and including opposing end walls , with a gasket outwardly circumscribing the frame; filter media disposed within the cavity of the frame, and having upstream and downstream flow faces and opposing side surfaces ; and a U-shaped perforated grate including a body and opposing sides , located and extending between the opposing end walls and with the body adjacent one of the upstream and downstream flow faces of the media, and with each side adjacent respective side surfaces of the filter media . a frame defining a cavity and including opposing end walls , with a gasket outwardly circumscribing the frame; filter media disposed within the cavity of the frame, and having upstream and downstream flow faces and opposing side surfaces ; and a U-shaped perforated grate including a body and opposing sides , located and extending between the opposing end walls and with the body adjacent one of the upstream and downstream flow faces of the media, and with each side adjacent respective side surfaces of the filter media .
An apparatus for separating gemstones, the apparatus comprising: a transportation device for transporting a plurality of gemstones to a measurement location ; wherein the transportation device comprises a movable horizontal surface for supporting and transporting the gemstones thereon; a separation device for separating the gemstones from one another as they are transported to the measurement location; and a deceleration and release device configured to decelerate each gemstone and then release it so that each gemstone accelerates away from a following gemstone as it leaves the deceleration and release device so as to increase the separation between the gemstones; wherein the deceleration and release device comprises a pair of vertical rollers counter-rotating about substantially vertical axes and having roller surfaces in close proximity to or substantially touching each other and configured such that gemstones on the horizontal surface pass between the rollers where the roller surfaces touch each other. a transportation device for transporting a plurality of gemstones to a measurement location ; wherein the transportation device comprises a movable horizontal surface for supporting and transporting the gemstones thereon; a separation device for separating the gemstones from one another as they are transported to the measurement location; and a deceleration and release device configured to decelerate each gemstone and then release it so that each gemstone accelerates away from a following gemstone as it leaves the deceleration and release device so as to increase the separation between the gemstones; wherein the deceleration and release device comprises a pair of vertical rollers counter-rotating about substantially vertical axes and having roller surfaces in close proximity to or substantially touching each other and configured such that gemstones on the horizontal surface pass between the rollers where the roller surfaces touch each other.
A tape feeder comprising: a feeder main body including a conveyance path (A) through which a tape having electronic components (P) accommodated therein in multiple component accommodation sections is conveyed, and the conveyance path (A) having a base width section (A1) wider than the tape and a narrow width section (A2) narrower than the base width section (A1), the base width section (A1) being provided at another part of the conveyance path (A) than the narrow width section (A2); and a width regulating section that abuts against the tape conveyed through the conveyance path (A) from a path width direction of the conveyance path (A) so as to set the narrow width section (A2) on the conveyance path (A), wherein the conveyance path (A) has an extraction position (B) at which the electronic component (P) is extracted from the tape , and the multiple component accommodation sections are provided at an interval C in the conveyance direction, characterized in that the width regulating section is disposed in the vicinity of the extraction position (B) within an interval between two times C in the down-stream direction of the extraction position (B) and four times C in the up-stream direction of the extraction position (B). a feeder main body including a conveyance path (A) through which a tape having electronic components (P) accommodated therein in multiple component accommodation sections is conveyed, and the conveyance path (A) having a base width section (A1) wider than the tape and a narrow width section (A2) narrower than the base width section (A1), the base width section (A1) being provided at another part of the conveyance path (A) than the narrow width section (A2); and a width regulating section that abuts against the tape conveyed through the conveyance path (A) from a path width direction of the conveyance path (A) so as to set the narrow width section (A2) on the conveyance path (A), wherein the conveyance path (A) has an extraction position (B) at which the electronic component (P) is extracted from the tape , and the multiple component accommodation sections are provided at an interval C in the conveyance direction, characterized in that the width regulating section is disposed in the vicinity of the extraction position (B) within an interval between two times C in the down-stream direction of the extraction position (B) and four times C in the up-stream direction of the extraction position (B).
A method of producing a yarn having the look and feel of natural fibers, the method comprising the steps of: - preparing a plurality of noils of man-made textile fibers, wherein the content of fibers whose length is less than 1.27 cm (1/2") in said plurality of noils of man-made textile fibers is at least 5%, - providing a plurality of man-made fibers in staple form, - adding said plurality of noils of man-made textile fibers to the plurality of man-made fibers in staple form, in order to obtain a final blend of fibers for producing the yarn, the final blend having a coefficient of variation (CV%) of the length distribution of fibers higher than the coefficient of variation (CV%) of the length distribution of the plurality of man-made fibers in staple form. - preparing a plurality of noils of man-made textile fibers, wherein the content of fibers whose length is less than 1.27 cm (1/2") in said plurality of noils of man-made textile fibers is at least 5%, - providing a plurality of man-made fibers in staple form, - adding said plurality of noils of man-made textile fibers to the plurality of man-made fibers in staple form,
A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel anode for controlling the corrosion of a hull of a FPSO vessel, the anode including: a first portion being electrically conductive; a second portion being electrically insulative; and a connector being electrically insulative; wherein the connector is attached to an end of the second portion and the first portion is attached at an opposite end of the second portion from the connector , the first and second portions each having a width of equal to or more than 5cm and a total combined length of equal to or more than 100cm; and the anode being configured for protruding through and outside the hull through a hole in the hull . a first portion being electrically conductive; a second portion being electrically insulative; and a connector being electrically insulative; wherein the connector is attached to an end of the second portion and the first portion is attached at an opposite end of the second portion from the connector , the first and second portions each having a width of equal to or more than 5cm and a total combined length of equal to or more than 100cm; and the anode being configured for protruding through and outside the hull through a hole in the hull .
A voltage conversion circuit , wherein the voltage conversion circuit is configured to convert a first voltage (V1) into a second voltage (V2), and comprises: a first power transistor ; a second power transistor , wherein the second power transistor is cut off when the first power transistor is conductive and is conductive when the first power transistor is cut off; a first energy storage element ; a second energy storage element , configured to be coupled to the first power transistor and the second power transistor, wherein when the first power transistor is conductive and the second power transistor is cut off, a power supply providing the first voltage charges the second energy storage element though the first energy storage element; when the first power transistor is cut off and the second power transistor is conductive, the second energy storage element discharges through the first energy storage element by using the second power transistor; a connection end for connecting the first energy storage element and the second energy storage element outputs the second voltage; and the second voltage depends on the first voltage, an ON time of the first power transistor, and an ON time of the second power transistor; and a bleed module , configured to be coupled to the first power transistor, wherein when the first power transistor is cut off and a voltage of a source of the first power transistor reaches a source threshold, provide a current path for a current flowing from the source of the first power transistor to ground. a first power transistor ; a second power transistor , wherein the second power transistor is cut off when the first power transistor is conductive and is conductive when the first power transistor is cut off; a first energy storage element ; a second energy storage element , configured to be coupled to the first power transistor and the second power transistor, wherein when the first power transistor is conductive and the second power transistor is cut off, a power supply providing the first voltage charges the second energy storage element though the first energy storage element; when the first power transistor is cut off and the second power transistor is conductive, the second energy storage element discharges through the first energy storage element by using the second power transistor; a connection end for connecting the first energy storage element and the second energy storage element outputs the second voltage; and the second voltage depends on the first voltage, an ON time of the first power transistor, and an ON time of the second power transistor; and a bleed module , configured to be coupled to the first power transistor, wherein when the first power transistor is cut off and a voltage of a source of the first power transistor reaches a source threshold, provide a current path for a current flowing from the source of the first power transistor to ground.
A virus removal hollow fiber membrane for removing viruses from a protein-containing solution, the virus removal membrane comprising a primary surface to which the protein-containing solution is applied, and a secondary surface from which a liquid that permeates through the virus removal membrane is flowed, wherein, when a solution containing gold colloids having a diameter of 20 nm is applied through the primary surface to the virus removal membrane to allow the virus removal membrane to capture the gold colloids for measurement of brightness in a cross section of the virus removal membrane , the value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the value of an area of a spectrum of variation in the brightness by the average of the value of the area of the spectrum of variation in the brightness, measured as described herein, is 0.01 or more and 1.50 or less, wherein the thickness of a portion where gold colloids having a diameter of 20 nm or more and 30 nm or less are captured in the cross section of the virus removal membrane in a wet state, measured as described herein, is 10 μm or more and 30 μm or less, wherein the portion where gold colloids having a diameter of 30 nm are captured is located at a place corresponding to 15% or more and 60% or less of the thickness of the virus removal membrane from the primary surface , in the cross section of the virus removal membrane in a wet state, wherein the portion where gold colloids having a diameter of 20 nm are captured is located at a place corresponding to 25% or more and 85% or less of the membrane thickness from the primary surface , in the cross section of the virus removal membrane in a wet state, wherein the portion where gold colloids having a diameter of 15 nm are captured is located at a place corresponding to 60% or more and 100% or less of the membrane thickness from the primary surface , in the cross section of the virus removal membrane in a wet state, wherein the virus removal membrane is formed of a hydrophilized polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin, and wherein the virus removal membrane is formed using a composition including the PVDF resin and a plasticizer, wherein the composition is heated to a temperature not lower than the crystal melting point of the PVDF resin and uniformly dissolved, then extruded in the form of a hollow fiber, then cooled and solidified to mold a membrane.
A cultivated Cucumis melo plant comprising resistance against whitefly, wherein said resistance is conferred by an introgression fragment on chromosome 11 in homozygous or heterozygous form and wherein said introgression fragment is from a wild plant of the species Cucumis melo of which a representative sample of seeds has been deposited under accession number NCIMB 41965 and NCIMB 41966, wherein said introgression fragment is detectable by all markers of the group: i) the CC genotype or CT genotype for the SNP marker mME15248 in SEQ ID NO: 3; ii) the CC genotype or CT genotype for SNP marker mME17306 in SEQ ID NO: 4; iii) the AA genotype or AT genotype for SNP marker mME26059 in SEQ ID NO: 5; iv) the GG genotype or GA genotype for SNP marker mME38084 in SEQ ID NO: 6; v) the CC or AC genotype for SNP marker mME21974 in SEQ ID NO: 7; vi) the CC genotype or CT genotype for SNP marker mME12777 in SEQ ID NO: 8. i) the CC genotype or CT genotype for the SNP marker mME15248 in SEQ ID NO: 3; ii) the CC genotype or CT genotype for SNP marker mME17306 in SEQ ID NO: 4; iii) the AA genotype or AT genotype for SNP marker mME26059 in SEQ ID NO: 5; iv) the GG genotype or GA genotype for SNP marker mME38084 in SEQ ID NO: 6; v) the CC or AC genotype for SNP marker mME21974 in SEQ ID NO: 7; vi) the CC genotype or CT genotype for SNP marker mME12777 in SEQ ID NO: 8.