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A method of forming a smooth edge on an article made of a thermoplastic material, the method comprising forming a deflectable flange in the thermoplastic material, the deflectable flange including a peripheral edge of the thermoplastic material at the peripheral end of a peripheral flange ; the peripheral flange connected by an elbow to a spacer and extending peripherally beyond the spacer by a peripheral flange distance; and the spacer connected by a bend region to the body by an extension , the bend region defining an approximately right angle between the spacer and the extension ; characterised by deflecting the bend region of the deflectable flange to displace the peripheral edge from the periphery of the article; heat-softening the bend region while it is deflected; and re-hardening the bend region while it remains deflected, yielding a smooth edge on the article in which the peripheral edge is deflected away from the periphery of the article. forming a deflectable flange in the thermoplastic material, the deflectable flange including a peripheral edge of the thermoplastic material at the peripheral end of a peripheral flange ; the peripheral flange connected by an elbow to a spacer and extending peripherally beyond the spacer by a peripheral flange distance; and the spacer connected by a bend region to the body by an extension , the bend region defining an approximately right angle between the spacer and the extension ; a peripheral edge of the thermoplastic material at the peripheral end of a peripheral flange ; the peripheral flange connected by an elbow to a spacer and extending peripherally beyond the spacer by a peripheral flange distance; and the spacer connected by a bend region to the body by an extension , the bend region defining an approximately right angle between the spacer and the extension ; characterised by deflecting the bend region of the deflectable flange to displace the peripheral edge from the periphery of the article; heat-softening the bend region while it is deflected; and re-hardening the bend region while it remains deflected, yielding a smooth edge on the article in which the peripheral edge is deflected away from the periphery of the article.
A method of preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, the method comprising: polymerizing a vinyl chloride-based monomer in the presence of a carbonate-based metal salt,one or more emulsifiers and a polymerization initiator, wherein a transition metal catalyst is added when a polymerization conversion rate is in a range of 5% to 35% in the step of polymerizing the vinyl chloride-based monomer, the transition metal catalyst is added in an amount of 0.01 ppm to 7.5 ppm based on the weight of the vinyl chloride-based monomer, wherein the carbonate-based metal salt contains carbonate ions (CO 3 2- ), and wherein the transition metal catalyst comprises at least one selected from copper sulfate and iron sulfate. polymerizing a vinyl chloride-based monomer in the presence of a carbonate-based metal salt,one or more emulsifiers and a polymerization initiator, wherein a transition metal catalyst is added when a polymerization conversion rate is in a range of 5% to 35% in the step of polymerizing the vinyl chloride-based monomer, the transition metal catalyst is added in an amount of 0.01 ppm to 7.5 ppm based on the weight of the vinyl chloride-based monomer, wherein the carbonate-based metal salt contains carbonate ions (CO 3 2- ), and wherein the transition metal catalyst comprises at least one selected from copper sulfate and iron sulfate.
A card fastener comprising a lower part and an upper cover , said lower part and upper cover being configured to form the card fastener by being joined together, wherein said lower part comprises two fastening tab groups extending on vertical axis for passing through suitable slots of an electronic card placed thereon, and said upper cover comprises upper cover extensions positioned so as to be aligned with the fastening tabs on said lower part , characterized in that the fastening tabs are configured to, upon said upper cover and the lower part being joined, open on both sides and fasten the electronic card by constraining the electronic card .
An insulation displacement terminal in which a slit for press-fitting and retaining a conductive body is provided between a pair of spring portions , such that an upper edge of the conductive body retained by the slit is placeable at a fixed push-in amount (L1) from an opening of the slit , wherein each spring portion of the pair of spring portions includes a first insulation displacement portion and a second insulation displacement portion , wherein a region is provided where an area of a cross section of at least one of the spring portions on a lower side of the upper edge of the conductive body is smaller than an area of a cross section of the at least one of the spring portions at a position of the upper edge of the conductive body wherein the slit includes a first slit having the opening in one end and a fixed width, and a second slit extending from an other end of the first slit and widening toward a far side, and wherein the first insulation displacement portion and the second insulation displacement portion are pushed outward at the second slit by the conductive body .
A catheter for electrophysiological measurement, the catheter comprising: a catheter shaft including a proximal end and a distal end; an electrical conductor attached to the catheter and configured to be communicatively coupled to an electronic control unit (ECU); wherein the electrical conductor forms an electrode , wherein a contact surface area (A1, A2) of the electrode includes an impedance reduction layer , and characterized in that the impedance reduction layer includes a surface texture having a pattern and a surface roughness in a range between 1 and 30μm. a catheter shaft including a proximal end and a distal end; an electrical conductor attached to the catheter and configured to be communicatively coupled to an electronic control unit (ECU); wherein the electrical conductor forms an electrode , wherein a contact surface area (A1, A2) of the electrode includes an impedance reduction layer , and characterized in that the impedance reduction layer includes a surface texture having a pattern and a surface roughness in a range between 1 and 30μm.
A method of remote controlling a luminous signalling system in the course of team games played by orally and aurally challenged players according to rules of different sports disciplines under the supervision of a referee , wherein the referee uses a whistle equipped with a radio transmitting device , wherein when the referee blows into the whistle , the whistle generates and radio transmits coded binary signals which are received by an electronic receiving device , wherein the whistle comprises a housing with a mouthpiece having an inlet for air blown into the mouthpiece , wherein, inside the housing , the whistle further comprises a blow sensor , which is located downstream the mouthpiece , a microprocessor , a radio transmitter coupled to a transmitting antenna and a battery for powering the microprocessor and the radio transmitter , wherein the blow sensor comprises a rotor and a ferreed relay , wherein the rotor is equipped with a N-S magnet , wherein, when the rotor is activated by air blowed into the whistle , the rotation of the N-S magnet installed in the rotor causes the ferreed relay to generate a series of pulse signals, which are input to the microprocessor , wherein the microprocessor counts the pulse signals and, as consequence, activates the radio transmitter to transmit via the transmitting antenna coded binary signals to the electronic receiving device , wherein the electronic receiving device comprises a remote control receiver coupled to a receiver antenna for receiving the coded binary signals, a microprocessor for decoding and analysing the received coded binary signals, a system for detecting position of the referee within the area of a playing field and connected bidirectionally with the microprocessor , a power pack for powering the electronic receiving device , a relay and a luminous signalling system , wherein the microprocessor decodes and analyses the coded binary signals and, on the basis of the decoding and analysis for checking their consistence with predetermined parameters, including an unique address of the radio transmitter , converts the coded binary signals into an executive signal, which is input to the relay , wherein the output of the relay is connected with the luminous signalling system , which in turn is electrically connected to LEDs mounted in elastic LED strips , wherein the executive signal switches on the luminous signalling system and the LEDs in the LED strips so as to identify the referee at the specific point of the playing field in order to attract attention of players to the referee , wherein both the electronic receiving device and the LED strips are installed on the surface of the playing field such as a pitch, a court or in a swimming pool in locations decisive for determining whether the game is played in accordance with rules of a given sports discipline.
A computer-implemented method of requesting a path on a flexi-grid network comprising: sending , by a path computation client, PCC , a request for a path to a path computation element, PCE , the request including: a label that identifies spectrum to be restricted from use in the path; a channel spacing field ; a central frequency granularity field ; and a minimum slot width field , the minimum slot width field to be used by the PCE in conjunction with the central frequency granularity field and the channel spacing field to determine spectrum for the path;_and receiving , by the PCC and from the PCE, a response to the request, the response including an identifier of an assigned path on the flexi-grid network. sending , by a path computation client, PCC , a request for a path to a path computation element, PCE , the request including: a label that identifies spectrum to be restricted from use in the path; a channel spacing field ; a central frequency granularity field ; and a minimum slot width field , the minimum slot width field to be used by the PCE in conjunction with the central frequency granularity field and the channel spacing field to determine spectrum for the path;_and a label that identifies spectrum to be restricted from use in the path; a channel spacing field ; a central frequency granularity field ; and a minimum slot width field , the minimum slot width field to be used by the PCE in conjunction with the central frequency granularity field and the channel spacing field to determine spectrum for the path;_and receiving , by the PCC and from the PCE, a response to the request, the response including an identifier of an assigned path on the flexi-grid network.
A method of preparing a compound of Formula 1, the method comprising synthesizing the compound of Formula 1 by subjecting a compound of Formula 2 to a hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a metal catalyst through continuous flow synthesis under substantially water-free reaction conditions: wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, R 1 to R 3 are each independently C=O, α-OH, β-OH, or H, R 4 is H or an α-C 1-6 alkyl, R 5 is OH or NHCH 2 COOH, at least one of R 1 to R 3 is α-OH or β-OH, R 6 to R 8 are each independently C=O, α-OH, β-OH, or H, R 4 is H or an α-C 1-6 alkyl, R 5 is OH or NHCH 2 COOH, at least one of R 6 to R 8 is C=O, wherein the at least one C=O of R 6 to R 8 is reduced to α-OH or β-OH through the hydrogenation reaction, wherein the term "substantially water-free reaction conditions" means that the moisture content under reaction conditions is less than 5 % w/v and wherein the reaction solution comprises a base. R 1 to R 3 are each independently C=O, α-OH, β-OH, or H, R 4 is H or an α-C 1-6 alkyl, R 5 is OH or NHCH 2 COOH, at least one of R 1 to R 3 is α-OH or β-OH, R 6 to R 8 are each independently C=O, α-OH, β-OH, or H, R 4 is H or an α-C 1-6 alkyl, R 5 is OH or NHCH 2 COOH, at least one of R 6 to R 8 is C=O, wherein the at least one C=O of R 6 to R 8 is reduced to α-OH or β-OH through the hydrogenation reaction, wherein the term "substantially water-free reaction conditions" means that the moisture content under reaction conditions is less than 5 % w/v and wherein the reaction solution comprises a base.
A method of operating an alarm device arranged to transmit an alarm signal indicative of an alarm condition having been met, the method comprising the steps of the device : accessing a record of a network table of cellular networks available to the device for communication therewith, the record comprising information identifying each of the networks and a measure of the reliability of communication over each network, wherein upon the device determining that the measure of the reliability of communication to a network to which the device has established a communications link has dropped below a predetermined level, ending that communications link, wherein the measure of the reliability of communication over each network comprises a Cell Signal Quality "CSQ" value; selecting another network with which to establish a communication link, that other network being the network for which the measure of the reliability of communication is the next highest on the network table ; and attempting to establish a communications link with the selected network; wherein the network table is sorted on the basis of Cell Signal Quality "CSQ", cell number "Cell", and Bit Error Rate "BER" according to: CSQ × K csq + Cell × K cell + BER × K ber ; where K csq , K cell and K ber are coefficients associated with the parameters CSQ, Cell and BER, and are provided remotely from an operations centre . accessing a record of a network table of cellular networks available to the device for communication therewith, the record comprising information identifying each of the networks and a measure of the reliability of communication over each network, wherein upon the device determining that the measure of the reliability of communication to a network to which the device has established a communications link has dropped below a predetermined level, ending that communications link, wherein the measure of the reliability of communication over each network comprises a Cell Signal Quality "CSQ" value; selecting another network with which to establish a communication link, that other network being the network for which the measure of the reliability of communication is the next highest on the network table ; and attempting to establish a communications link with the selected network; wherein the network table is sorted on the basis of Cell Signal Quality "CSQ", cell number "Cell", and Bit Error Rate "BER" according to: CSQ × K csq + Cell × K cell + BER × K ber ; where K csq , K cell and K ber are coefficients associated with the parameters CSQ, Cell and BER, and are provided remotely from an operations centre .
Pressure reducing valve with a main valve , which has a control part which, in dependence upon a pilot pressure which is regulated via a pilot valve , controls an opening cross section between a control-oil port (P) and an outlet port (A), wherein the pilot valve has at least one pilot part in order to keep the adjusted pilot pressure constant during a pressure control operation, characterized in that by means of the at least one pilot part a first opening cross section between a control-oil port and a pilot port which is fluidically connected to the main valve can be controlled, and a second opening cross section between the pilot port and a drain port can be controlled, wherein during the pressure control operation both opening cross sections are opened.
A vortex-generating arrangement, comprising: a first aircraft structure ; a second aircraft structure ; a strake comprising two separate pieces: a forward portion and an aft portion , wherein the forward portion is coupled to the first aircraft structure and the aft portion is coupled to the second aircraft structure, and the aft portion is configured to move together with the second aircraft structure, with respect to the forward portion, between a first position and a second position, characterized in that the aft portion slidingly interlocks with the forward portion in response to the second aircraft structure moving to the second position with respect to the first aircraft structure to secure the aft portion with respect to the forward portion. a first aircraft structure ; a second aircraft structure ; a strake comprising two separate pieces: a forward portion and an aft portion , wherein the forward portion is coupled to the first aircraft structure and the aft portion is coupled to the second aircraft structure, and the aft portion is configured to move together with the second aircraft structure, with respect to the forward portion, between a first position and a second position,
A balancing device for firearms comprising at least one barrel having a muzzle and one stock , said device comprising a plurality of weight members and at least one front support and at least one rear support respectively mounted in a region adjacent to said muzzle and in the region of said stock ; said front support and said rear support being configured to support one or more weight members ; said weight members being modular and mutually analogous; each of said weight members being constituted by a flattened body provided with two holes adapted to receive respective fastening screws for said front support and for said rear support ; said device being characterized in that each weight member comprises a protrusion formed on a rear side of said flattened body, where rear is understood to reference the side of the flattened body that faces the support when the weight member is fastened thereto; said protrusion being adapted to engage a recess formed on a front side of an adjacent weight member when multiple weight members are applied to a same support ; said protrusion of the first weight member, when applied to the front support , being adapted to engage a seat formed in said front support or, when applied to the rear support , being adapted to engage a seat formed in said rear support .
A transformant of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the transformant comprising a transferrin gene and a secretion signal peptide gene located in an upstream region of the transferrin gene, wherein the secretion signal peptide gene is a structural gene encoding a secretion signal peptide, wherein, transferrin to which a secretion signal peptide which functions in the Schizosaccharomyces pombe binds, is expressed in the transformant, and wherein the transformant has gas2 gene endogenous to the Schizosaccharomyces pombe deleted or inactivated.
A method for sending environmental data to a vehicle in transit, wherein the method is performed by a ground system, the method comprising: receiving new environmental data from a plurality of environmental data providers; synthesizing an update template that identifies recommended portions of relevant data that are available to be uploaded for at least one of a plurality of environmental data services; sending the update template to the vehicle using a low-bandwidth connection, wherein the update template is sent by the ground system without first receiving a request for the update template; receiving, from the vehicle, a request for the recommended portions of relevant data; and sending the recommended portions of relevant data to the vehicle in an update package using a high-bandwidth connection. receiving new environmental data from a plurality of environmental data providers; synthesizing an update template that identifies recommended portions of relevant data that are available to be uploaded for at least one of a plurality of environmental data services; sending the update template to the vehicle using a low-bandwidth connection, wherein the update template is sent by the ground system without first receiving a request for the update template; receiving, from the vehicle, a request for the recommended portions of relevant data; and sending the recommended portions of relevant data to the vehicle in an update package using a high-bandwidth connection.
A shuttlecock comprising: a tip having a recessed upper lip , a recessed lower lip and a base formed between the recessed upper lip and the recessed lower lip ; and a plurality of segments extending away from the recessed lower lip , each of the plurality of segments has a pair of spaced apart, diverging stems with a blade provided between the stems at the end of the segment distal from the recessed lower lip , the blade has a plurality of perforations thereon and the plurality of segments are integrally formed and arranged in an annular array; a central opening at the centre portion of each of the plurality of segments wherein the central opening of the segment is configured to allow passage of cross wind to reduce cross wind interference, and the reduced mass of the segments beyond the lower lip results in the centre of gravity of the shuttlecock being moved closer to the tip ; and characterized in that the blade of each segment has a parabolic curved shape as it extends away from the lower lip . a tip having a recessed upper lip , a recessed lower lip and a base formed between the recessed upper lip and the recessed lower lip ; and a plurality of segments extending away from the recessed lower lip , each of the plurality of segments has a pair of spaced apart, diverging stems with a blade provided between the stems at the end of the segment distal from the recessed lower lip , the blade has a plurality of perforations thereon and the plurality of segments are integrally formed and arranged in an annular array; a central opening at the centre portion of each of the plurality of segments wherein the central opening of the segment is configured to allow passage of cross wind to reduce cross wind interference, and the reduced mass of the segments beyond the lower lip results in the centre of gravity of the shuttlecock being moved closer to the tip ; and characterized in that the blade of each segment has a parabolic curved shape as it extends away from the lower lip .