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A controller for a laser system , the controller configured to perform the steps of: identifying parameters for a plurality of laser pulses; and causing a laser device to generate the plurality of laser pulses having the parameters, the laser device configured to couple to an optical fiber having a delivery end for guiding the plurality of laser pulses to a target, wherein the parameters cause the plurality of laser pulses to have an energy sufficient to form a chain of bubbles in a liquid medium from the delivery end of the optical fiber to the target and cause a time sequence for practicing the plurality of laser pulses to be such that a next pulse is fired during a period the bubble initiated by a previous pulse is collapsing and while the bubble initiated by the previous pulse still exists and has not yet been totally collapsed. identifying parameters for a plurality of laser pulses; and causing a laser device to generate the plurality of laser pulses having the parameters, the laser device configured to couple to an optical fiber having a delivery end for guiding the plurality of laser pulses to a target, wherein the parameters cause the plurality of laser pulses to have an energy sufficient to form a chain of bubbles in a liquid medium from the delivery end of the optical fiber to the target and cause a time sequence for practicing the plurality of laser pulses to be such that a next pulse is fired during a period the bubble initiated by a previous pulse is collapsing and while the bubble initiated by the previous pulse still exists and has not yet been totally collapsed.
A turbomachinery assembly for an internal combustion engine , the turbomachinery assembly including a venturi apparatus (310; 410) having at least one motive inlet, at least one feed inlet, and an outlet, wherein said feed inlet is connected directly or indirectly to a turbine outlet; said motive inlet is connected directly or indirectly to a compressor outlet in such a manner that said motive and feed inlet do not share flow sources, and the venturi outlet is connected, either directly or indirectly, to an exhaust network for conveying exhaust gases to the atmosphere, characterised in that ; the turbomachinery assembly includes a secondary path of the compressor outlet with a valve (305; 405) which receives control signals from an ECU (Engine Control Unit), the valve being configured to control a degree of compressor choke, wherein the valve (305; 405) on the secondary path of the compressor outlet is configured to allow the engine to increase boost pressures and reduce turbo lag by throttling the flow through the secondary path during load increments; and the secondary path is connected to the motive inlet of the venturi apparatus which is thereby configured to entrain a fraction of compressed air from the compressor outlet as a motive fluid. said feed inlet is connected directly or indirectly to a turbine outlet; said motive inlet is connected directly or indirectly to a compressor outlet in such a manner that said motive and feed inlet do not share flow sources, and the venturi outlet is connected, either directly or indirectly, to an exhaust network for conveying exhaust gases to the atmosphere, characterised in that ;
A lift assist mechanism for articulating a portion of a stretcher, comprising: a force application member comprising an actuation element ; an actuation mechanism comprising a first grasp handle and a second grasp handle ; and a force transmission assembly comprising a first keyway plate that is coupled to the first grasp handle , a second keyway plate that is coupled to the second grasp handle , and an actuation pin that extends through both the first keyway plate and the second keyway plate and is configured to selectively apply a force to the actuation element , characterized in that the first keyway plate and the second keyway plate are both repositionable between a relaxed position and an actuation position in response to a force applied to the first grasp handle and the second grasp handle , and the movement of the first or second keyway plates from the relaxed position to the actuation position brings the actuation pin in or out of contact with the actuation element of the force application member , and the first grasp handle and the second grasp handle are mechanically coupled to the force transmission assembly through a first linkage or a second linkage , respectively. a force application member comprising an actuation element ; an actuation mechanism comprising a first grasp handle and a second grasp handle ; and a force transmission assembly comprising a first keyway plate that is coupled to the first grasp handle , a second keyway plate that is coupled to the second grasp handle , and an actuation pin that extends through both the first keyway plate and the second keyway plate and is configured to selectively apply a force to the actuation element , characterized in that the first keyway plate and the second keyway plate are both repositionable between a relaxed position and an actuation position in response to a force applied to the first grasp handle and the second grasp handle , and the movement of the first or second keyway plates from the relaxed position to the actuation position brings the actuation pin in or out of contact with the actuation element of the force application member , and the first grasp handle and the second grasp handle are mechanically coupled to the force transmission assembly through a first linkage or a second linkage , respectively.
A holding tool that is configured to hold the body of a care receiver (M1), the holding tool comprising: a base frame ; left and right frames , which are attached to left and right sections of the base frame so as to be relatively movable in left and right directions, and which are provided to extend facing forwards, and that are configured to support the body of the care receiver (M1) by sandwiching the body from the left and right; and a holding position adjustment mechanism that, when the body weight of the care receiver (M1) is applied downwards onto the left and right frames , is configured to adjust the holding position of the left and right frames by moving each of the left and right frames which are being pushed downwards by the weight of the care receiver (M1) towards a center section of the base frame and positioning the left and right frames by the left and right frames contacting the body of the care receiver (M1), characterized in that the holding position adjustment mechanism is provided with left and right guide rails (34a1, 34a2, 34b1, 34b2) that are fixed to the base frame , each extend slanted down from the left and right ends of the base frame , and respectively guide the left and right frames , and left and right sliders (34c1, 34c2, 34d1, 34d2) that are respectively guided by the left and right guide rails (34a1, 34a2, 34b1, 34b2), and respectively fixed to an inside end of the left and right frames . a base frame ; left and right frames , which are attached to left and right sections of the base frame so as to be relatively movable in left and right directions, and which are provided to extend facing forwards, and that are configured to support the body of the care receiver (M1) by sandwiching the body from the left and right; and a holding position adjustment mechanism that, when the body weight of the care receiver (M1) is applied downwards onto the left and right frames , is configured to adjust the holding position of the left and right frames by moving each of the left and right frames which are being pushed downwards by the weight of the care receiver (M1) towards a center section of the base frame and positioning the left and right frames by the left and right frames contacting the body of the care receiver (M1), characterized in that the holding position adjustment mechanism is provided with left and right guide rails (34a1, 34a2, 34b1, 34b2) that are fixed to the base frame , each extend slanted down from the left and right ends of the base frame , and respectively guide the left and right frames , and left and right sliders (34c1, 34c2, 34d1, 34d2) that are respectively guided by the left and right guide rails (34a1, 34a2, 34b1, 34b2), and respectively fixed to an inside end of the left and right frames .
A fixing member comprising a base material, an elastic layer, and a release layer in this order, wherein the release layer includes a tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and the release layer has a loss tangent at a frequency of 10 Hz and 180°C of 5.0 x 10 -2 or more and 3.0 x 10 -1 or less.
A roof system comprising: a substrate and a thermoplastic membrane adhered to the substrate, where the thermoplastic membrane includes first and second thermoplastic layers laminated to each other with an optional scrim disposed between the first and second layers , where said first layer includes a top layer and an upper middle layer formed as compositionally distinct coextruded layers, and where said second layer includes a lower middle layer and a bottom layer formed as compositionally distinct coextruded layers, where at least one of said upper middle layer , lower middle layer , and said bottom layer include a propylene-based elastomer characterized by a melting point, where the melting point is less than 110° C and a heat of fusion of less than 75 J/g, and where said top layer is devoid of any propylene-based elastomer with a melting point of less than 110 °C and a heat of fusion of less than 75 J/g, where the thermoplastic membrane is characterized, prior to being adhered to the substrate, by a stiffness represented by a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, or by a Taber stiffness of less than 15, or by a Shore D hardness of less than 40, or by a combination of a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, a Taber stiffness of less than 15, and a Shore D hardness of less than 40.
An organic charge transport layer comprising an organic semiconductor material and an electret material, wherein the electret material is at least one selected from the group consisting of: fluorine-based copolymer containing a 2,2-bistrifluoromethyl-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxol structural unit represented by the following formula and a tetrafluoroethylene structural unit represented by the following formula ; and fluorine-based polymer containing a structural unit represented by the following formula in formula , X represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a trifluoromethyl group, or a trifluoromethoxy group, Y represents an oxygen atom, a difluoromethylene group, or a tetrafluoroethylene group, R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a fluorine atom, a trifluoromethyl group, or a pentafluoroethyl group and R 1 and R 2 may be linked to each other to form a 5-membered ring or a 6-membered ring containing 4 or more fluorine atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 or more, wherein the ratio of electret material to the organic semiconductor material is more than 0% by volume and 65% by volume or less, relative to 100% by volume of the organic semiconductor material. fluorine-based copolymer containing a 2,2-bistrifluoromethyl-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxol structural unit represented by the following formula and a tetrafluoroethylene structural unit represented by the following formula ; and fluorine-based polymer containing a structural unit represented by the following formula in formula , X represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a trifluoromethyl group, or a trifluoromethoxy group, Y represents an oxygen atom, a difluoromethylene group, or a tetrafluoroethylene group, R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a fluorine atom, a trifluoromethyl group, or a pentafluoroethyl group and R 1 and R 2 may be linked to each other to form a 5-membered ring or a 6-membered ring containing 4 or more fluorine atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 or more, wherein the ratio of electret material to the organic semiconductor material is more than 0% by volume and 65% by volume or less, relative to 100% by volume of the organic semiconductor material.
A method of changing an interchangeable barrel of a firearm having a chassis preferably a modular stock chassis , including an action, said method comprising removing a first interchangeable barrel from said firearm using a tool assembly while the action is installed on the chassis, wherein said tool assembly is inserted through the action from an aft end thereof for engagement with the first interchangeable barrel , characterized in that said first interchangeable barrel comprises an aft end having an aft surface comprising one or more spaced mating members, preferably three or more equally spaced mating members about a circumference of the surface, adapted to engage said tool assembly.
A method of fabricating a composite semiconductor structure, the method comprising: providing an SOI substrate including a plurality of silicon-based devices; providing a compound semiconductor substrate including a plurality of photonic devices; dicing the compound semiconductor substrate to provide a plurality of photonic dies, each die including one or more of the plurality of photonic devices; providing an assembly substrate having a base layer and a device layer, wherein the device layer includes a plurality of CMOS devices; mounting the plurality of photonic dies on predetermined portions of the assembly substrate; aligning the SOI substrate and the assembly substrate; joining the SOI substrate and the assembly substrate to form a composite substrate structure; and removing at least the base layer of the assembly substrate from the composite substrate structure; wherein the plurality of CMOS devices comprise silicon-germanium CMOS devices. providing an SOI substrate including a plurality of silicon-based devices; providing a compound semiconductor substrate including a plurality of photonic devices; dicing the compound semiconductor substrate to provide a plurality of photonic dies, each die including one or more of the plurality of photonic devices; providing an assembly substrate having a base layer and a device layer, wherein the device layer includes a plurality of CMOS devices; mounting the plurality of photonic dies on predetermined portions of the assembly substrate; aligning the SOI substrate and the assembly substrate; joining the SOI substrate and the assembly substrate to form a composite substrate structure; and removing at least the base layer of the assembly substrate from the composite substrate structure; wherein the plurality of CMOS devices comprise silicon-germanium CMOS devices.
A method for allocating frequency channels comprising: receiving wireless medium usage information from a plurality access points, APs (1-10), wherein the wireless medium information includes usage of the wireless medium over multiple periods of time for each AP of the plurality of APs; computing an activity-based parameter between each AP of the plurality of APs based on the wireless medium information, wherein the activity based-parameter is indicative of a use pattern of the wireless medium over at least one period of time of the multiple periods of time, and wherein the use pattern of the wireless medium is computed using a dynamic time warping algorithm; and allocating a frequency channel to each AP of the plurality of APs based on the computed activity-based parameter in order to minimize time overlap of the usage of the wireless medium by the plurality of APs. receiving wireless medium usage information from a plurality access points, APs (1-10), wherein the wireless medium information includes usage of the wireless medium over multiple periods of time for each AP of the plurality of APs; computing an activity-based parameter between each AP of the plurality of APs based on the wireless medium information, wherein the activity based-parameter is indicative of a use pattern of the wireless medium over at least one period of time of the multiple periods of time, and wherein the use pattern of the wireless medium is computed using a dynamic time warping algorithm; and allocating a frequency channel to each AP of the plurality of APs based on the computed activity-based parameter in order to minimize time overlap of the usage of the wireless medium by the plurality of APs.
A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed, the process comprising contacting the feed with hydrogen in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a bulk metal catalyst under catalytic conversion conditions, the bulk metal catalyst comprising metal oxidic particles containing only one Group VIB metal and only one Group VIII metal, the bulk metal catalyst being made by: (i) combining in a reaction mixture one or more first compounds comprising the Group VIII metal and one or more second compounds comprising the Group VIB metals in the presence of a protic liquid, wherein the Group VIII metal to Group VIB metal molar ratio is between 0.1 and 5, and (ii) reacting the compounds under hydrothermal conditions to form metal oxidic particles, wherein the hydrothermal conditions include heating the reaction mixture at a temperature above the atmospheric boiling point of the protic liquid, and wherein the group VIII metal is nickel and the group VIB metal is tungsten. (i) combining in a reaction mixture one or more first compounds comprising the Group VIII metal and one or more second compounds comprising the Group VIB metals in the presence of a protic liquid, wherein the Group VIII metal to Group VIB metal molar ratio is between 0.1 and 5, and (ii) reacting the compounds under hydrothermal conditions to form metal oxidic particles, wherein the hydrothermal conditions include heating the reaction mixture at a temperature above the atmospheric boiling point of the protic liquid, and
Switching device for electrical circuits, in particular for switches for low-voltage systems, wherein the circuit is a three-phase AC circuit, each phase (L1, L2, L3) being provided with a series connection of a mechanical switching element (S2/L1, S2/L2, S2/L3), which has switching contacts for disconnecting the electrical circuit, and of an electronic switching element (S1/L1, S1/L2, S1/L3), which is implemented with semiconductors, wherein the series connections are connected to one or more control devices (SE) which is/are configured in such a way that during a switch-on process the switching contacts of the mechanical switching elements (S2/L1, S2/L2, S2/L3) are firstly closed for all phases and subsequently the electronic switching elements (S1/L1, S1/L2, S1/L3) of all the phases synchronously become low-resistance, that during a switch-off process the electronic switching elements (S1/L1, S1/L2, S1/L3) firstly the current flow of all the phases synchronously become high-resistance and subsequently the mechanical switching elements (S2/L1, S2/L2, S2/L3) of all the phases open the switching contacts, characterized in that a neutral conductor has a series connection of a mechanical and of an electronic switching element, and the control device is configured in such a way that the neutral conductor is switched in an analogous manner, in that the neutral conductor is switched with a time offset with respect to the other phase conductors or rather outer conductors (L1, L2, L3). wherein the circuit is a three-phase AC circuit, each phase (L1, L2, L3) being provided with a series connection of a mechanical switching element (S2/L1, S2/L2, S2/L3), which has switching contacts for disconnecting the electrical circuit, and of an electronic switching element (S1/L1, S1/L2, S1/L3), which is implemented with semiconductors, wherein the series connections are connected to one or more control devices (SE) which is/are configured in such a way that during a switch-on process the switching contacts of the mechanical switching elements (S2/L1, S2/L2, S2/L3) are firstly closed for all phases and subsequently the electronic switching elements (S1/L1, S1/L2, S1/L3) of all the phases synchronously become low-resistance, that during a switch-off process the electronic switching elements (S1/L1, S1/L2, S1/L3) firstly the current flow of all the phases synchronously become high-resistance and subsequently the mechanical switching elements (S2/L1, S2/L2, S2/L3) of all the phases open the switching contacts, characterized in that a neutral conductor has a series connection of a mechanical and of an electronic switching element, and the control device is configured in such a way that the neutral conductor is switched in an analogous manner, in that the neutral conductor is switched with a time offset with respect to the other phase conductors or rather outer conductors (L1, L2, L3).
A process for preparing a pellet of compressed proteins comprising vital gluten, and said process comprises the following steps: a) feeding proteins comprising vital gluten into a suitable equipment, b) providing into the equipment heated air or steam to increase the temperature of the proteins such that the temperature is from 50 to 80°C, and to add moisture in an amount of 0 to 5% by weight of the dry proteins preferably up to 3%, c) pouring the heated proteins through a die for obtaining pellets, d) collecting the pellets. characterised in that the die has a ratio (A) of thickness to diameter of from 10 to 25. a) feeding proteins comprising vital gluten into a suitable equipment, b) providing into the equipment heated air or steam to increase the temperature of the proteins such that the temperature is from 50 to 80°C, and to add moisture in an amount of 0 to 5% by weight of the dry proteins preferably up to 3%, c) pouring the heated proteins through a die for obtaining pellets, d) collecting the pellets. characterised in that the die has a ratio (A) of thickness to diameter of from 10 to 25.
A reading apparatus for reading a wireless tag attached to a commodity, the reading apparatus comprising: a wireless tag reader configured to emit a radio wave and read information in a radio wave returned from a wireless tag; and a processor configured to: control the wireless tag reader to emit the radio wave; upon detection of radio waves returned from one or more wireless tags, determine one or more commodity codes based on information contained in the radio waves; and upon detection of at least one commodity placed in a predetermined area, register the one or more commodity codes determined within a predetermined time prior to the placement of said at least one commodity in the predetermined area. a wireless tag reader configured to emit a radio wave and read information in a radio wave returned from a wireless tag; and a processor configured to: control the wireless tag reader to emit the radio wave; upon detection of radio waves returned from one or more wireless tags, determine one or more commodity codes based on information contained in the radio waves; and upon detection of at least one commodity placed in a predetermined area, register the one or more commodity codes determined within a predetermined time prior to the placement of said at least one commodity in the predetermined area. control the wireless tag reader to emit the radio wave; upon detection of radio waves returned from one or more wireless tags, determine one or more commodity codes based on information contained in the radio waves; and upon detection of at least one commodity placed in a predetermined area, register the one or more commodity codes determined within a predetermined time prior to the placement of said at least one commodity in the predetermined area.