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An optical device comprising: an optical waveguide including a core , which is a laser medium and a cladding which are optically joined together, wherein the optical waveguide is planar, the core is in a plate shape, and the cladding is in a plate shape; and a temperature controller to control temperature of the optical waveguide , characterized in that the optical waveguide is configured to include the core and the cladding formed such that a normalized frequency (V) changes across a m-th order cutoff frequency (Vm) of a guided mode due to change in temperature of the optical waveguide within a first temperature range, the normalized frequency (V) specifying an order of the guided mode, the guided mode being determined from a structure of the optical waveguide and the normalized frequency (V), the first temperature range being a range where a refractive index of the core is higher than a refractive index of the cladding , and the temperature controller is configured to control the temperature of the optical waveguide over a second temperature range across a temperature at which the normalized frequency (V) equals to the m-th order cutoff frequency (Vm), and vary the normalized frequency (V) to be lower than the cutoff frequency (Vm) by heating or cooling the optical waveguide , and the cladding is formed of an optical material having a birefringence characteristic.. an optical waveguide including a core , which is a laser medium and a cladding which are optically joined together, wherein the optical waveguide is planar, the core is in a plate shape, and the cladding is in a plate shape; and a temperature controller to control temperature of the optical waveguide , characterized in that the optical waveguide is configured to include the core and the cladding formed such that a normalized frequency (V) changes across a m-th order cutoff frequency (Vm) of a guided mode due to change in temperature of the optical waveguide within a first temperature range, the normalized frequency (V) specifying an order of the guided mode, the guided mode being determined from a structure of the optical waveguide and the normalized frequency (V), the first temperature range being a range where a refractive index of the core is higher than a refractive index of the cladding , and the temperature controller is configured to control the temperature of the optical waveguide over a second temperature range across a temperature at which the normalized frequency (V) equals to the m-th order cutoff frequency (Vm), and vary the normalized frequency (V) to be lower than the cutoff frequency (Vm) by heating or cooling the optical waveguide , and control the temperature of the optical waveguide over a second temperature range across a temperature at which the normalized frequency (V) equals to the m-th order cutoff frequency (Vm), and vary the normalized frequency (V) to be lower than the cutoff frequency (Vm) by heating or cooling the optical waveguide , and the cladding is formed of an optical material having a birefringence characteristic..
Intraocular lens comprising at least a central body and at least one haptic comprising a rotation-stabilizing structure , said rotation-stabilizing structure comprising surface grooves disposed on at least one of the front (S1) and rear (S2) faces of the haptic , characterized in that said surface grooves have a radius of curvature between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm and said rotation-stabilizing structure further comprises surface grooves disposed on the lateral surface (L) of said at least one haptic .
A process for manufacturing an absorbent article , said article comprising: - a first sheet layer presenting an array of absorbent receiving pockets ; - masses of superabsorbent material, which masses are placed in said absorbent receiving pockets ; - a second sheet layer placed on top of the first layer; said process comprising the steps of - providing a first sheet layer ; - providing an array of pockets into said first sheet layer with a roll (C3) comprising recesses corresponding to the array of absorbent receiving pockets ; - providing a pre-metered amount of SAP particulate material ; - providing a second sheet layer material and affixing it for sandwiching with the first sheet layer; and - finishing the absorbent article, the process being characterized in that said pre-metered amount of SAP material is delivered from a rotating delivering drum , said drum having apertures on its periphery corresponding to the array of pockets , wherein the drum comprises apertures on apexes of an embossed pattern, said pre-metered amount of SAP material being delivered from the inner part of said drum through said apertures . - a first sheet layer presenting an array of absorbent receiving pockets ; - masses of superabsorbent material, which masses are placed in said absorbent receiving pockets ; - a second sheet layer placed on top of the first layer; - providing a first sheet layer ; - providing an array of pockets into said first sheet layer with a roll (C3) comprising recesses corresponding to the array of absorbent receiving pockets ; - providing a pre-metered amount of SAP particulate material ; - providing a second sheet layer material and affixing it for sandwiching with the first sheet layer; and - finishing the absorbent article,
A transdermal delivery device comprising a pharmaceutical composition, wherein said composition comprises a N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist of formula (I), or a salt thereof, and an opioid agonist or salt thereof: wherein R 1 is selected from optionally substituted C 1-8 alkyl and optionally substituted C 2-8 alkenyl; R 2 is selected from OH, H, OC 1-8 alkyl, NHCOR, NR 1 COR, CONR 1 R and CONHR wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group or R 2 forms a bridge to the carbon to which R 3 is attached; R 3 is selected from O, CH 2 , N-NH 2 or a linking group to a second N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist or a salt thereof when the dashed bond is present and is selected from OH, H, OC 1-8 alkyl, OCOR 1 , O(CH 2 CH 2 (CH 2 ) y O) x CH 3 wherein x is 1-10 and y is 0-3, N(R 1 ) 2 , NR 1 COR, NHCOR, CONR 1 R, CONHR, wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group, or a linking group to a second N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist or a salt thereof, when the dashed bond is absent and R 4 is selected from H, CONHR, CONR 1 R, NHCOR, NR 1 COR and C(OH)(R 1 ) 2 , wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group; or R 3 and R 4 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a heterocycle or a linking group to a second N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist or a salt thereof; R 5 is selected from OH, OC 1-8 alkyl, OCOR 1 , H and CONH 2 ; R 6 and R 7 are each independently selected from H, OH and OC 1-8 alkyl or R 6 and R 7 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dihydrofuran ring; and each dashed bond in the cyclohexyl ring may be present or absent with the proviso that both may not be present. R 1 is selected from optionally substituted C 1-8 alkyl and optionally substituted C 2-8 alkenyl; R 2 is selected from OH, H, OC 1-8 alkyl, NHCOR, NR 1 COR, CONR 1 R and CONHR wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group or R 2 forms a bridge to the carbon to which R 3 is attached; R 3 is selected from O, CH 2 , N-NH 2 or a linking group to a second N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist or a salt thereof when the dashed bond is present and is selected from OH, H, OC 1-8 alkyl, OCOR 1 , O(CH 2 CH 2 (CH 2 ) y O) x CH 3 wherein x is 1-10 and y is 0-3, N(R 1 ) 2 , NR 1 COR, NHCOR, CONR 1 R, CONHR, wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group, or a linking group to a second N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist or a salt thereof, when the dashed bond is absent and R 4 is selected from H, CONHR, CONR 1 R, NHCOR, NR 1 COR and C(OH)(R 1 ) 2 , wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group; or R 3 and R 4 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a heterocycle or a linking group to a second N-oxide derivative of an opioid antagonist or a salt thereof; R 5 is selected from OH, OC 1-8 alkyl, OCOR 1 , H and CONH 2 ; R 6 and R 7 are each independently selected from H, OH and OC 1-8 alkyl or R 6 and R 7 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a dihydrofuran ring; and each dashed bond in the cyclohexyl ring may be present or absent with the proviso that both may not be present.
Subsea shut-off device, for use in water depths of more than 30 m, for actuating a valve having a gate , comprising - a waterproof, oil-filled housing , - a crank mechanism arranged in the housing , and - a rotary actuator ; wherein the rotary actuator is designed to actuate the gate of the valve via the crank mechanism , wherein the housing to the valve has a sealed interface , such that a movement of the crank mechanism can be transmitted to the gate of the valve via the sealed interface , wherein the crank mechanism comprises a slider-crank mechanism with a crank , a push rod and a joint rod with a first and a second end, wherein the first end of the joint rod is fixed to the crank and the second end of the joint rod is connected to the push rod via a joint and the push rod is designed to actuate the gate of the valve ; wherein the rotary actuator has an electric motor and a gear which are arranged in the oil-filled housing . - a waterproof, oil-filled housing , - a crank mechanism arranged in the housing , and - a rotary actuator ; wherein the rotary actuator is designed to actuate the gate of the valve via the crank mechanism , wherein the housing to the valve has a sealed interface , such that a movement of the crank mechanism can be transmitted to the gate of the valve via the sealed interface , wherein the crank mechanism comprises a slider-crank mechanism with a crank , a push rod and a joint rod with a first and a second end, wherein the first end of the joint rod is fixed to the crank and the second end of the joint rod is connected to the push rod via a joint and the push rod is designed to actuate the gate of the valve ; wherein the rotary actuator has an electric motor and a gear which are arranged in the oil-filled housing .
A sound absorption system comprising a layer of material , wherein - the material exhibits a phase transition at a change-of-phase-temperature , referred to as CPT; - the material is configured to absorb acoustic energy during said phase transition; and - the material configured to be, in use, at the CPT , the system further comprising: - a temperature setting unit configured to provide thermal energy to and/or to draw thermal energy from the layer of material , for setting a temperature of the layer of material to the CPT the system characterised by : - a temperature sensor configured to provide an indication of the temperature of the layer of material ; and - a control unit configured to control the temperature setting unit in dependence of the indication of the temperature of the layer of material . - the material exhibits a phase transition at a change-of-phase-temperature , referred to as CPT; - the material is configured to absorb acoustic energy during said phase transition; and - the material configured to be, in use, at the CPT , - a temperature setting unit configured to provide thermal energy to and/or to draw thermal energy from the layer of material , for setting a temperature of the layer of material to the CPT - a temperature sensor configured to provide an indication of the temperature of the layer of material ; and - a control unit configured to control the temperature setting unit in dependence of the indication of the temperature of the layer of material .
Processes for producing metallic chromium or chromium-containing alloys with a nitrogen content below 10 ppm comprising: vacuum-degassing a thermite mixture comprising chromium compounds and metallic reducing agents, contained within a vacuum vessel capable of withstanding a thermite reaction, to an initial pressure less than 1 mbar, then increasing the pressure within the vacuum vessel up to 200 mbar by introduction of a non-nitrogenous inert gas; igniting the thermite mixture to effect reduction of the chromium compounds within said vessel; solidifying the reaction products; and cooling the reaction products, wherein igniting, solidifying and cooling are conducted under a pressure below 1 bar. vacuum-degassing a thermite mixture comprising chromium compounds and metallic reducing agents, contained within a vacuum vessel capable of withstanding a thermite reaction, to an initial pressure less than 1 mbar, then increasing the pressure within the vacuum vessel up to 200 mbar by introduction of a non-nitrogenous inert gas; igniting the thermite mixture to effect reduction of the chromium compounds within said vessel; solidifying the reaction products; and cooling the reaction products, wherein igniting, solidifying and cooling are conducted under a pressure below 1 bar.
A concentric slave cylinder for a vehicle, having: a piston element for a concentric slave cylinder for engaging and disengaging a clutch device, comprising a body having a first portion for sealing a pressure chamber and having a second portion for contacting a release bearing device , wherein the body of the piston element comprises a centring device in order to centre the piston element within a pressure chamber of a housing element of a concentric slave cylinder , a housing element comprising at least one pressure chamber , wherein the piston element is arranged with its first portion within the at least one pressure chamber , characterised in that the at least one centring device comprises at least one centring rib , which is designed in a ramp shape and is arranged on the outside or inside of the first portion and/or the second portion , in a first state, at or above the operating temperature of the piston element , the piston element together with the centring device is designed to have an external diameter that is slightly smaller than the internal diameter of the at least one pressure chamber , whereby the piston element is centrable relative to the at least one pressure chamber by the centring device , and in a second state, below the operating temperature of the piston element , the piston element together with the centring device is designed to have an external diameter that is smaller than the internal diameter of the at least one pressure chamber in the first operating state, whereby the piston element loses its centring properties. a piston element for a concentric slave cylinder for engaging and disengaging a clutch device, comprising a body having a first portion for sealing a pressure chamber and having a second portion for contacting a release bearing device , wherein the body of the piston element comprises a centring device in order to centre the piston element within a pressure chamber of a housing element of a concentric slave cylinder , a housing element comprising at least one pressure chamber , wherein the piston element is arranged with its first portion within the at least one pressure chamber , characterised in that the at least one centring device comprises at least one centring rib , which is designed in a ramp shape and is arranged on the outside or inside of the first portion and/or the second portion , in a first state, at or above the operating temperature of the piston element , the piston element together with the centring device is designed to have an external diameter that is slightly smaller than the internal diameter of the at least one pressure chamber , whereby the piston element is centrable relative to the at least one pressure chamber by the centring device , and in a second state, below the operating temperature of the piston element , the piston element together with the centring device is designed to have an external diameter that is smaller than the internal diameter of the at least one pressure chamber in the first operating state, whereby the piston element loses its centring properties.
A method of making a tiled article , comprising: providing a substrate having prism elements in an upper surface thereof; creating replicas of the substrate , each replica having at least one reference edge therein, wherein the at least one reference edge is represented by a wall, wherein the walls share a first common edge with the surface or with a prism array on the surface , and wherein the at least one reference edge is created using a diamond cutter; creating a face created by a rough cut through each reference edge in each replica by removing a portion of a lower part of the replicas, wherein the rough cut is created with a wire electrical discharge machine, a laser cutter, a water jet cutter, or a waterjet-guided laser cutting, and tiling the replicas such that reference edges in the replicas abut face-to-face and the faces created by the rough cuts in the replicas do not abut face-to-face, to thereby produce the tiled article . providing a substrate having prism elements in an upper surface thereof; creating replicas of the substrate , each replica having at least one reference edge therein, wherein the at least one reference edge is represented by a wall, wherein the walls share a first common edge with the surface or with a prism array on the surface , and wherein the at least one reference edge is created using a diamond cutter; wherein the at least one reference edge is represented by a wall, wherein the walls share a first common edge with the surface or with a prism array on the surface , and wherein the at least one reference edge is created using a diamond cutter; creating a face created by a rough cut through each reference edge in each replica by removing a portion of a lower part of the replicas, wherein the rough cut is created with a wire electrical discharge machine, a laser cutter, a water jet cutter, or a waterjet-guided laser cutting, and tiling the replicas such that reference edges in the replicas abut face-to-face and the faces created by the rough cuts in the replicas do not abut face-to-face, to thereby produce the tiled article .
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine , comprising; a rotatable hub ; at least one rotor blade configured with the rotatable hub ; and a pitch assembly coupling the rotor blade to the hub , the pitch assembly comprising: a first pitch bearing having a first outer race and a first inner race rotatable relative to the first outer race via a first set of rolling elements , and a second pitch bearing having a second outer race and a second inner race rotatable relative to the second outer race via a second set of rolling elements , and at least one spacer configured axially between and contacting the first and second pitch bearings wherein the first and second outer races are secured to the rotatable hub and the first and second inner races are secured to the rotor blade , wherein the second inner race and the first and second outer races are secured via fasteners, characterized by the first inner race being secured to the rotor blade via an interference fit. a first pitch bearing having a first outer race and a first inner race rotatable relative to the first outer race via a first set of rolling elements , and a second pitch bearing having a second outer race and a second inner race rotatable relative to the second outer race via a second set of rolling elements , and at least one spacer configured axially between and contacting the first and second pitch bearings
A flexible pipe system for transferring fluid between a seabed installation and a sea surface installation, preferably the sea surface installation is a floating installation, preferably selected from a vessel and a platform, the flexible pipe system comprises a fixed subsea structure with a support section and a flexible transporting unit with an axis along a length thereof, a sea surface end and a seabed end arranged with a horizontal distance and a vertical distance, the sea surface end is connected to the sea surface installation and the seabed end is the touchdown point of the flexible transporting unit or the point along the flexible transporting unit where it is connected to the seabed installation which ever has the shorter horizontal distance to the sea surface end , the flexible transporting unit is supported by the support section of the fixed subsea structure at a flexible pipe supporting area defining a flexible transporting unit sea surface length extending along the flexible transporting unit from its sea surface end to the flexible pipe supporting area , characterized in that at least a section of the flexible transporting unit is adapted to move along the axis with respect to the support section of the fixed subsea structure and wherein the flexible transporting unit is adapted to slide along its axis relative to the support section of the fixed subsea structure to thereby provide change of the flexible transporting unit sea surface length such that the flexible transporting unit sea surface length can vary between a minimum flexible transporting unit sea surface length and a maximum flexible transporting unit sea surface length.
A composition for treating all forms of a Borrelia sp simultaneously, comprising: fatty acid, essential oil, plant extract, phenol, and terpenoid in a specific concentration individually, wherein the specific concentration is between 0.075mg/ml - 0.3mg/ml for each of the ingredients in the composition, wherein: the fatty acid is a linoleic acid; the essential oil is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lemongrass oil, spearmint oil, and citral; the plant extract is at least one selected from the group consisting of a clove oil, cinnamon oil, thyme and ginger; the phenol is an eugenol; and the terpenoid is at least one selected from the group consisting of a carvone. fatty acid, essential oil, plant extract, phenol, and terpenoid in a specific concentration individually, wherein the specific concentration is between 0.075mg/ml - 0.3mg/ml for each of the ingredients in the composition, wherein: the fatty acid is a linoleic acid; the essential oil is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lemongrass oil, spearmint oil, and citral; the plant extract is at least one selected from the group consisting of a clove oil, cinnamon oil, thyme and ginger; the phenol is an eugenol; and the terpenoid is at least one selected from the group consisting of a carvone. the fatty acid is a linoleic acid; the essential oil is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lemongrass oil, spearmint oil, and citral; the plant extract is at least one selected from the group consisting of a clove oil, cinnamon oil, thyme and ginger; the phenol is an eugenol; and the terpenoid is at least one selected from the group consisting of a carvone.