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A solar thermal collector of the type including a collector body having an absorber surface adapted to be exposed to sunlight and be heated thereby and having a liquid flow passage therethrough adjacent said absorber surface, wherein said collector body is formed of body portions of material selected from polymer and polymer composite and adhesively bonded together at two or more sets of complementary bonding surface portions with spaces between said sets, said liquid flow passage being substantially continuous and being defined in adjacent surfaces of said body portions in said spaces, characterized in that said liquid flow passage is of a flattened cross section, whereby the transverse cross section of the flow passage has a dimension parallel to the absorber surface greater than the dimension perpendicular to the absorber surface passage in a ratio of parallel dimension : perpendicular dimension not less than 3:1, said bonding surface portions having complementary surface profiles selected to provide a bond section across said bonding portion which is longer than the width of said bonding surface portion .
A method for distributed airborne transportation, comprising: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo; landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo; taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle; locating, once the flight direction for the airborne vehicle has been determined, at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction as the determined flight direction; and joining the at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans. providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo; landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo; taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle; locating, once the flight direction for the airborne vehicle has been determined, at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction as the determined flight direction; and joining the at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans.
A coated microcapsule comprising: a microcapsule comprising a polymeric shell and a liquid core material encapsulated therein; and a metallic coating surrounding said microcapsule; wherein the metallic coating comprises particles of a first metal adsorbed on said polymeric shell and a film of a second metal formed thereon; wherein the second metal is different to the first metal; and wherein the metallic coating has a maximum thickness of 1000 nm. a microcapsule comprising a polymeric shell and a liquid core material encapsulated therein; and a metallic coating surrounding said microcapsule; wherein the metallic coating comprises particles of a first metal adsorbed on said polymeric shell and a film of a second metal formed thereon; wherein the second metal is different to the first metal; and wherein the metallic coating has a maximum thickness of 1000 nm.
A feed bag construction comprising: a feed bag , a first conduit sealed to the feed bag , a second conduit sealed to the interior of the feed bag and extending across at least a portion of the bag width, the second conduit having a connector positioned outside the feed bag on one side of the second conduit and a seal or an outlet at another end of the conduit ; and characterized by : a valve positioned within the first conduit , means positioned outside said first conduit for opening or closing the valve ; and a cap removably mounted on the first conduit and over the means for operating the valve . a feed bag , a first conduit sealed to the feed bag , a second conduit sealed to the interior of the feed bag and extending across at least a portion of the bag width, the second conduit having a connector positioned outside the feed bag on one side of the second conduit and a seal or an outlet at another end of the conduit ; and characterized by : a valve positioned within the first conduit , means positioned outside said first conduit for opening or closing the valve ; and a cap removably mounted on the first conduit and over the means for operating the valve . a valve positioned within the first conduit , means positioned outside said first conduit for opening or closing the valve ; and a cap removably mounted on the first conduit and over the means for operating the valve .
A knitted component for an article of footwear , comprising: a first layer comprising a first area having a first surface and an opposite facing second surface ; a second layer comprising a second area being overlapped by the first area , the second area having a first surface and an opposite facing second surface ; a plurality of interlayer knit stitches interlooping at least one yarn of the first layer with at least one yarn of the second layer at an interface between the second surfaces of the first and second areas (240, 322; 244, 326), wherein the second surfaces of the first area and the second area define at least part of a freely separable area between the first and second areas (240, 244, 438; 322, 326, 446), and wherein the first area comprises a first edge forming part of a first opening in the first layer , wherein the first layer comprises a second edge forming part of a second opening in the first layer , wherein the first and second openings (272, 274; 342, 346) and the freely separable area form a passageway , characterised in that the first area is of double jersey, rib, interlock, cardigan or other knit structure having two opposing faces of knitted loops and/or tucks. a first layer comprising a first area having a first surface and an opposite facing second surface ; a second layer comprising a second area being overlapped by the first area , the second area having a first surface and an opposite facing second surface ; a plurality of interlayer knit stitches interlooping at least one yarn of the first layer with at least one yarn of the second layer at an interface between the second surfaces of the first and second areas (240, 322; 244, 326), wherein the second surfaces of the first area and the second area define at least part of a freely separable area between the first and second areas (240, 244, 438; 322, 326, 446), and wherein the first area comprises a first edge forming part of a first opening in the first layer , wherein the first layer comprises a second edge forming part of a second opening in the first layer , wherein the first and second openings (272, 274; 342, 346) and the freely separable area form a passageway ,
A trigger unit comprising a support adapted to be mounted on the receiver of a firearm comprising a bolt and a firing pin that is inserted in said bolt, said support supporting the components of a trigger mechanism and of a safety system; said support comprising a plurality of seats adapted to accommodate one or more different functional components; said components of said trigger mechanism comprising a trigger , which is hinged to said support and has a protrusion adapted to interact with a lower protrusion of a safety tooth that is hinged to said support ; said safety tooth having an upper end ; said upper end being adapted to engage a selector , said upper end furthermore engaging a reducer that is hinged to said support ; said reducer acting on a firing pin hook tooth ; said firing pin hook tooth directly interacting with said firing pin of said firearm; said trigger unit being characterized in that said selector comprises a cylindrical body having an end that is integral with a drum , and a free end; said cylindrical body being inserted in said support and having a free end that is opposite to said end that is integral with said drum ; said drum being shaped as the letter V, in the vertex of which one end of a spring-loaded selection rod is hinged; said safety selection rod providing a clear selection of said safety system from a safety position to a firing position of said firearm and vice versa; said cylindrical body safing the firearm and preventing a rotary movement of said safety tooth ; said cylindrical body having a flattened region which, in said firing position of the firearm, allows the rotation of said safety tooth when said trigger is activated.
A method for determining a location of an object having thereon a plurality of spaced-apart electrodes each of which is spaced from an adjacent electrode by a known electrode spacing distance in a three-dimensional localization field created by a localization system, comprising: determining observed locations of two electrodes of the plurality of spaced-apart electrodes using reference data included in a first three-dimensional lookup table correlating locations within the three-dimensional localization field to one or more characteristics of the three-dimensional localization field; calculating an observed distance between the two electrodes from the observed locations of the two electrodes; comparing the observed distance between the two electrodes to the known electrode spacing distance between the two electrodes to determine a difference between the observed distance and the known electrode spacing distance as an error signal; adjusting the reference data to more accurately measure the spacing of the electrodes by reducing the difference between the observed distance and the known electrode spacing distance, and determining the location of the object being placed in the localization field using the adjusted reference data in a second three-dimensional lookup table comprising the adjusted reference data correlating locations of the object within the localization field with measurements by the localization system when the object is at various locations. determining observed locations of two electrodes of the plurality of spaced-apart electrodes using reference data included in a first three-dimensional lookup table correlating locations within the three-dimensional localization field to one or more characteristics of the three-dimensional localization field; calculating an observed distance between the two electrodes from the observed locations of the two electrodes; comparing the observed distance between the two electrodes to the known electrode spacing distance between the two electrodes to determine a difference between the observed distance and the known electrode spacing distance as an error signal; adjusting the reference data to more accurately measure the spacing of the electrodes by reducing the difference between the observed distance and the known electrode spacing distance, and determining the location of the object being placed in the localization field using the adjusted reference data in a second three-dimensional lookup table comprising the adjusted reference data correlating locations of the object within the localization field with measurements by the localization system when the object is at various locations.
A tape cassette (CS) configured to be used in a tape printing apparatus that performs printing on a print tape using a thermal head , wherein the tape cassette (CS) incorporates a print tape spool around which the print tape is wound and a ribbon spool around which an ink ribbon is wound, and wherein a print image such as a character is to be formed on the print tape through the ink ribbon using the thermal head , wherein the ink ribbon comprises: a base film; and a thermal printing layer formed on the base film and comprising a coloring layer containing wax, resin and pigment, and an adhesive layer coated on the coloring layer, and characterized in that a congealing point of the thermal printing layer is 89 degrees Celsius or higher, and difference between a melting point of the thermal printing layer and a glass transition point of the thermal printing layer is 23 degrees Celsius or smaller. a base film; and a thermal printing layer formed on the base film and comprising a coloring layer containing wax, resin and pigment, and an adhesive layer coated on the coloring layer, and characterized in that a congealing point of the thermal printing layer is 89 degrees Celsius or higher, and difference between a melting point of the thermal printing layer and a glass transition point of the thermal printing layer is 23 degrees Celsius or smaller.
Fluidising device for treating particulate material (M), having a fluidising unit which has a longitudinal axis (X-X) and a perforated inflow base that subdivides the fluidising unit into a distributor chamber and a fluidising chamber that is arranged above the distributor chamber , wherein the fluidising chamber comprises a material inlet for the material (M) to be treated and the distributor chamber comprises a material discharge having a material outlet for the treated material (M'), which outlet has a material outlet area , a bottom edge and a top edge , wherein the inflow base in an operating position is arranged above the top edge of the material outlet and the distributor chamber comprises a fluid inlet and the fluidising chamber comprises a fluid outlet for a process gas (PG) which flows from the fluid inlet through the perforated inflow base to the fluid outlet and fluidises the material (M) in the fluidising chamber , characterised in that the inflow base can be moved relative to the fluidising unit , wherein the inflow base in an emptying position is positioned at least partly below the top edge of the material outlet by moving the inflow base relative to the fluidising unit , so that a fluid connection is formed between the material outlet arranged in the distributor chamber and the fluidising chamber past the inflow base in order to discharge treated material (M') from the fluidising unit .
Boat body made from assemblable elements, wherein plank-like elements forming at least parts of the outer shape of the hull and trimmed according to their intended contour are welded together at their mutually adjacent edges in the fore-and-aft direction of the boat, wherein the body consists of the hull made from an aluminium material and a superstructure produced as a separate unit, characterized in that the hull and the superstructure have identical flange plates , each of which form a shape-defining element for the hull or the superstructure , and wherein the hull and the superstructure are connected to each other around the periphery thereof and parallel to the surface of the water by means of the flange plates.
Method for relaying a message fragmented into fragments received from a first node device by a second node device to a third node device, said node devices belonging to an electrical power supply network using power line and/or radiofrequency communications, the second node device being capable of transmitting and receiving messages over at least two frequency bands of a set of frequency bands, the method comprising the steps of: - reception (E300), by the second node device, of a first fragment of the message in a first frequency band, - verification (E301), by the second node device, whether the third node device is capable of transmitting and receiving in a frequency band different from the first frequency band, - selection (E303), by the second node device, of a frequency band from among the set of the frequency bands which is different from the first frequency band if the third node device is capable of transmitting and receiving in a frequency band different from the first frequency band, - relaying (E304), by the second node device, of the first fragment in the selected frequency band to the third node device, - if the third node device is not capable of transmitting and receiving in a frequency band different from the first frequency band: - relaying (E307), by the second node device, of the first fragment in the selected first frequency band to the third node device, - reception of each fragment following the first fragment by the second node device in another frequency band which is different from the first frequency band and transfer of each fragment in the first frequency band, - transfer of an acknowledgement of the first fragment in a frequency band different from the first frequency band if the fragment is correctly decoded by the second node device. - reception (E300), by the second node device, of a first fragment of the message in a first frequency band, - verification (E301), by the second node device, whether the third node device is capable of transmitting and receiving in a frequency band different from the first frequency band, - selection (E303), by the second node device, of a frequency band from among the set of the frequency bands which is different from the first frequency band if the third node device is capable of transmitting and receiving in a frequency band different from the first frequency band, - relaying (E304), by the second node device, of the first fragment in the selected frequency band to the third node device, - if the third node device is not capable of transmitting and receiving in a frequency band different from the first frequency band: - relaying (E307), by the second node device, of the first fragment in the selected first frequency band to the third node device, - reception of each fragment following the first fragment by the second node device in another frequency band which is different from the first frequency band and transfer of each fragment in the first frequency band, - transfer of an acknowledgement of the first fragment in a frequency band different from the first frequency band if the fragment is correctly decoded by the second node device.
Stack container for transporting and storing objects, said container consisting of a rectangular base with side walls rising vertically from the bottom edges, with the top edge of the side walls being designed to be cantilevered outwards as a support surface for the rim of a second identically constructed container which is also cantilevered outwards and surrounds the base , whereby the upper side of the top edge of the side walls and the under side of the rim surrounding the base are formed complementary to one another, whereby the corner areas of the top edge between two adjacent side walls are formed horizontally, characterized in that over the extension of the container circumference, partial surfaces of the top edge and the rim are designed differently in their angle of inclination, such that the corner areas and the rim surrounding the base are formed horizontally between two adjacent side walls each, whereas between the corner areas the top edge and the rim are designed at least in parts such that they are obliquely inclined outward and downward at an angle from the level of the horizontal corner area.
A device configured to reduce mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient, the device comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a handle at the proximal end of the elongate shaft ; a treatment element at the distal end of the elongate shaft , the treatment element comprising a treatment surface; and an electrode array on the treatment surface of the treatment element , the electrode array comprising multiple rows of radiofrequency electrodes, wherein at least some of the radiofrequency electrodes have adjustable heights. a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a handle at the proximal end of the elongate shaft ; a treatment element at the distal end of the elongate shaft , the treatment element comprising a treatment surface; and an electrode array on the treatment surface of the treatment element , the electrode array comprising multiple rows of radiofrequency electrodes, wherein at least some of the radiofrequency electrodes have adjustable heights.
A media transfer system comprising: a media drive component to support and transfer a media in a drive direction ; characterised by further comprising a vent configured to direct an air flow towards the leading edge of the media , the air flow in the drive direction , to exert a separating force on the leading edge of the media , the separating force acting on the media away from the media drive component . a media drive component to support and transfer a media in a drive direction ; characterised by further comprising a vent configured to direct an air flow towards the leading edge of the media , the air flow in the drive direction , to exert a separating force on the leading edge of the media , the separating force acting on the media away from the media drive component .
Protector for a stemless trial implant system comprising a disc shaped protector plate having a top section and a bottom section , the protector further comprising a central post extending centrally from the bottom section of the protector plate , the central post further comprises a central protector post inner hole , the bottom section further comprises at least one anchoring pin .
A method of manufacturing a winding assembly for an electrical machine, the method comprising: forming (S1) an electrically insulating body comprising a channel defining a winding path, the channel having an inlet and an outlet ; heating (S2) the electrically insulating body to a temperature above the melting point of an electrically conducting material ; flowing (S3) the electrically conducting material through the inlet to the outlet to fill the channel; and cooling (S4) the electrically insulating body to solidify the electrically conducting material within the channel, thereby forming said winding assembly, characterized in that the electrically insulated body is formed by three-dimensional, 3D, printing and in that the method further comprises, prior to the step of flowing the electrically conducting material, vibrating the electrically insulating body and/or applying a stream of gas to the inlet to remove any debris from the channel via the outlet. forming (S1) an electrically insulating body comprising a channel defining a winding path, the channel having an inlet and an outlet ; heating (S2) the electrically insulating body to a temperature above the melting point of an electrically conducting material ; flowing (S3) the electrically conducting material through the inlet to the outlet to fill the channel; and cooling (S4) the electrically insulating body to solidify the electrically conducting material within the channel, thereby forming said winding assembly, characterized in that the electrically insulated body is formed by three-dimensional, 3D, printing and in that the method further comprises, prior to the step of flowing the electrically conducting material, vibrating the electrically insulating body and/or applying a stream of gas to the inlet to remove any debris from the channel via the outlet.
Device for opening a door or flap in or on a motor vehicle, having at least one transmission lever , and having a spring which acts on the transmission lever , wherein the spring has at least one first region (5a 1 ) which is spaced apart from a first actuating path (B 1 ) of the transmission lever , so that the spring acts on the transmission lever only after the first actuating path (B 1 ) has been completed, wherein a second region (5a 2 ) adjoins the first region (5a 1 ) of the spring in the actuating direction of the transmission lever , which second region applies a counterforce (G) opposite to the actuating force (F) to the transmission lever during its second actuating path (B 2 ), wherein the transmission lever is designed as an external actuating lever or internal actuating lever and is arranged in a motor vehicle door lock .