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A toy system comprising: a magnetic sensor that detects an orientation and a magnitude of a magnetic field; plurality of separate toys ; and a determination section that, based on an output from the magnetic sensor , determines that one of the plurality of separate toys having magnetic field generation means has approached the magnetic sensor and determines which of the separate toys has approached the magnetic sensor , the magnetic field generation means being mounted individually on the separate toys in such a manner as to generate differently oriented magnetic fields in a standard posture, wherein the magnetic sensor is built in a casing , and the casing includes a to-be-engaged section with which an engagement section disposed on each of the separate toys engages, characterized in that the separate toys each include a movable section for changing an orientation relative to the engagement section, the magnetic field generation means is disposed on the movable section , and the determination section determines the orientation of the movable section based on an output from the magnetic sensor . a magnetic sensor that detects an orientation and a magnitude of a magnetic field; plurality of separate toys ; and a determination section that, based on an output from the magnetic sensor , determines that one of the plurality of separate toys having magnetic field generation means has approached the magnetic sensor and determines which of the separate toys has approached the magnetic sensor , the magnetic field generation means being mounted individually on the separate toys in such a manner as to generate differently oriented magnetic fields in a standard posture, wherein the magnetic sensor is built in a casing , and the casing includes a to-be-engaged section with which an engagement section disposed on each of the separate toys engages, characterized in that the separate toys each include a movable section for changing an orientation relative to the engagement section, the magnetic field generation means is disposed on the movable section , and the determination section determines the orientation of the movable section based on an output from the magnetic sensor .
A component for a gas turbine engine , comprising: a wall ; and a hollow vascular engineered lattice structure formed inside of said wall , said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure comprising a plurality of nodes , a plurality of branches , and hollow passages that extend through one or more of the nodes and branches for circulating fluid inside the hollow passages , said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure having an inlet hole and an outlet hole that communicate the fluid into and out of said hollow vascular structure , wherein said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure further has at least one resupply inlet hole between said inlet hole and said outlet hole to communicate additional fluid into said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure ; characterised in that : said at least one resupply inlet hole is inclined at a non-zero angle (X) relative to a normal (N) to said wall ; and said at least one resupply inlet hole has an inlet section with an increased dimension relative to a remainder of said at least one resupply inlet hole . a wall ; and a hollow vascular engineered lattice structure formed inside of said wall , said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure comprising a plurality of nodes , a plurality of branches , and hollow passages that extend through one or more of the nodes and branches for circulating fluid inside the hollow passages , said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure having an inlet hole and an outlet hole that communicate the fluid into and out of said hollow vascular structure , wherein said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure further has at least one resupply inlet hole between said inlet hole and said outlet hole to communicate additional fluid into said hollow vascular engineered lattice structure ; characterised in that : said at least one resupply inlet hole is inclined at a non-zero angle (X) relative to a normal (N) to said wall ; and said at least one resupply inlet hole has an inlet section with an increased dimension relative to a remainder of said at least one resupply inlet hole . said at least one resupply inlet hole is inclined at a non-zero angle (X) relative to a normal (N) to said wall ; and said at least one resupply inlet hole has an inlet section with an increased dimension relative to a remainder of said at least one resupply inlet hole .
Tube with a reservoir of phase-change material for a heat exchange bundle of a heat exchanger, said tube with a reservoir of phase-change material including: - two flow plates which are configured to be assembled with one another in a fluid-tight fashion and form at least one duct in which a first heat-transfer fluid flows between said flow plates , characterized in that it also includes at least one reservoir plate including cavities , said reservoir plate being configured so that it can be assembled in fluid-tight fashion on an external face of one of the two flow plates so as to close the cavities and form housings for the phase-change material, said cavities projecting from the external face of the reservoir plate so that a second heat-transfer fluid can circulate between said cavities . - two flow plates which are configured to be assembled with one another in a fluid-tight fashion and form at least one duct in which a first heat-transfer fluid flows between said flow plates ,
An impact absorption structure comprising: i) an impact receiving component , capable of, after receiving an initial impact shockwave (S1), separating the initial impact shockwave (S1) into a plurality of shockwaves including a first shock wave (S11) and a second shockwave (S12) time-spaced from the first shockwave, ii) an energy dissipation component having a shock impedance greater than the shock impedance of the impact receiving component and comprising a chemical element or compound that exhibits: - a first displacive phase change from a first phase to a second phase upon experiencing the first shockwave, - a second displacive phase change from the second phase to a third phase upon experiencing the second, later shockwave, and - a third displacive phase change from the third, or a later, phase to the first phase upon unloading after the second shockwave, the compound thereby exhibiting a hysteresis cycle in which elastic energy is dissipated, wherein the impact receiving component is adjacent to the energy dissipation component such that the first shockwave (S11) and the second shockwave (S12) can pass across an interface from the impact receiving component to the energy dissipation component . i) an impact receiving component , capable of, after receiving an initial impact shockwave (S1), separating the initial impact shockwave (S1) into a plurality of shockwaves including a first shock wave (S11) and a second shockwave (S12) time-spaced from the first shockwave, ii) an energy dissipation component having a shock impedance greater than the shock impedance of the impact receiving component and comprising a chemical element or compound that exhibits: - a first displacive phase change from a first phase to a second phase upon experiencing the first shockwave, - a second displacive phase change from the second phase to a third phase upon experiencing the second, later shockwave, and - a third displacive phase change from the third, or a later, phase to the first phase upon unloading after the second shockwave, the compound thereby exhibiting a hysteresis cycle in which elastic energy is dissipated, wherein the impact receiving component is adjacent to the energy dissipation component such that the first shockwave (S11) and the second shockwave (S12) can pass across an interface from the impact receiving component to the energy dissipation component . - a first displacive phase change from a first phase to a second phase upon experiencing the first shockwave, - a second displacive phase change from the second phase to a third phase upon experiencing the second, later shockwave, and - a third displacive phase change from the third, or a later, phase to the first phase upon unloading after the second shockwave,
A device for probing the contents of tanks of anaerobic digestion systems, comprising means for sampling the contents of the tank which can be introduced into and removed from the inside of the tank , and means for moving the sampling means which are configured to move the sampling means along a vertical direction which is orthogonal to the bottom wall of the tank ; the device comprising means for positioning the sampling means which are configured to position the sampling means inside the tank in a predetermined sampling area , in particular relative to the perimeter of the tank itself; characterised in that it comprises means for installing the device which are configured to connect the device to the tank to be inspected; the installation means being configured to be positioned in a respective through opening positioned on the lateral wall of the tank or on the upper wall of the tank .
A closure system comprising a container neck portion and a closure both with thread formations offering multiple angular distributed mutual engagement options to close the container neck portion , wherein the closure has a closure shell and a tamper-evident band connected through frangible connections that break when the closure shell and the container neck portion are fully unengaged for the first time forming an unattached tether , characterized in that being the tamper-evident band anchored at a lodging section of the container neck portion the tamper-evident band and the said lodging section are further configured to provide for a strong grip between them, so as to impede the free rotation of the tamper-evident band during the first and subsequent unengagement operations of the closure shell and the container neck portion , and in that the length of the tether is such that the closure system offers the user different re-closing options, one in which the tether adopts a position encircling adjacent the container neck portion , without protruding; and at least one further option in which the tether adopts an exposed state determining a protruding handle. being the tamper-evident band anchored at a lodging section of the container neck portion the tamper-evident band and the said lodging section are further configured to provide for a strong grip between them, so as to impede the free rotation of the tamper-evident band during the first and subsequent unengagement operations of the closure shell and the container neck portion , and in that the length of the tether is such that the closure system offers the user different re-closing options, one in which the tether adopts a position encircling adjacent the container neck portion , without protruding; and at least one further option in which the tether adopts an exposed state determining a protruding handle.
A weight-based dispensing system comprising: a platform ; a plurality of containers , coupled to the platform, each of the containers comprising a lid configured to move between a closed state restricting access to a plurality of items in the respective container and an open state allowing access to the plurality of items in the respective container; at least two weight sensors , wherein each of the weight sensors is in contact with either of at least two ends of the platform, and is configured to determine a change in weight on the platform; and a controller characterized in that the controller is configured to determine a change in the number of the plurality of items in at least one of the plurality of containers based on the state of the lid of the at least one of the plurality of containers and the change in weight on the platform, and in that the controller is configured to move the lid of each container of the plurality of containers from the closed state to the open state and, after a detection that the lid of the at least one of the plurality of containers has been moved, latch the lid of all remaining containers of the plurality of containers closed. a platform ; a plurality of containers , coupled to the platform, each of the containers comprising a lid configured to move between a closed state restricting access to a plurality of items in the respective container and an open state allowing access to the plurality of items in the respective container; at least two weight sensors , wherein each of the weight sensors is in contact with either of at least two ends of the platform, and is configured to determine a change in weight on the platform; and a controller characterized in that the controller is configured to determine a change in the number of the plurality of items in at least one of the plurality of containers based on the state of the lid of the at least one of the plurality of containers and the change in weight on the platform, and in that the controller is configured to move the lid of each container of the plurality of containers from the closed state to the open state and, after a detection that the lid of the at least one of the plurality of containers has been moved, latch the lid of all remaining containers of the plurality of containers closed.
A method for improving seed planter flowability comprising: admixing one or more seeds with a flow-aid composition comprising a modified starch or a mixture of a modified starch and a non-modified starch, wherein the one or more modified starch is a hydrophobically modified starch derivatized with one or more anionic moieties, etherified with an alkyl or alkenyl succinate and complexed with a polyvalent cation, wherein the one or more anionic moiety is carboxylate and the polyvalent cation is aluminum, and a mineral earth lubricant, wherein the mineral earth lubricant is selected from graphite, tricalcium phosphate, magnesium silicate, aluminum silicate, mica, talc, titanium oxide, kaolin clay, and mixtures thereof; wherein said flow-aid composition comprises from 1-99wt.% of said modified starch or mixture of modified starch and non-modified starch, based on total weight of the composition.
A conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt having a series of rows of one or more belt modules hingedly linked together, wherein the belt modules comprise: a main body having a top side and a bottom side , a plurality of rotatably mounted rollers to support conveyed articles, at least one motor advancing with the rollers and rotating the rollers and means for selectively energizing the motor , wherein the means for selectively energizing the motor advances with the conveyor and is coupled to the motor, characterized in that the belt modules further comprise cavities opening onto the top side , wherein the cavities receive the rollers with a salient portion of the rollers extending from the cavities past the top side , and wherein the rollers are further received by depressions formed in the main body , wherein the outside diameter of the rollers is less than the diameter of the depressions to allow the rollers to rotate within the belt module without frictional contact. a conveyor belt having a series of rows of one or more belt modules hingedly linked together, wherein the belt modules comprise: a main body having a top side and a bottom side , a plurality of rotatably mounted rollers to support conveyed articles, at least one motor advancing with the rollers and rotating the rollers and means for selectively energizing the motor , wherein the means for selectively energizing the motor advances with the conveyor and is coupled to the motor, characterized in that the belt modules further comprise cavities opening onto the top side , wherein the cavities receive the rollers with a salient portion of the rollers extending from the cavities past the top side , and wherein the rollers are further received by depressions formed in the main body , wherein the outside diameter of the rollers is less than the diameter of the depressions to allow the rollers to rotate within the belt module without frictional contact.
An in vitro method for diagnosing an acute cerebral ischemic event in a subject who is suspected to suffer from an acute cerebral ischemic event, comprising a. determining the amount of NT-proANP in a sample from said subject, b. determining the amount of NT-proBNP in a sample from said subject, c. calculating of a ratio of the amounts of NT-proANP and NT-proBNP, and d. comparing the, thus, calculated ratio to a reference ratio, thereby diagnosing the acute cerebral ischemic event. a. determining the amount of NT-proANP in a sample from said subject, b. determining the amount of NT-proBNP in a sample from said subject, c. calculating of a ratio of the amounts of NT-proANP and NT-proBNP, and d. comparing the, thus, calculated ratio to a reference ratio, thereby diagnosing the acute cerebral ischemic event.
Organic photoactive component comprising an anode and a cathode and at least one organic photoactive intrinsic i-layer system arranged between the electrodes for producing bound electron-hole pairs in the case of incident light, characterized in that (i) the photoactive i-layer system contains at least one mixed layer composed of at least one donor material for taking up the holes and one acceptor material for taking up electrons and the materials form a donor-acceptor system for separating the bound electron-hole pairs at the domain boundaries, (ii) the donor material and the acceptor material of the mixed layer are non-polymeric materials, (iii) the donor material has an evaporation temperature in a vacuum which is at least 150°C lower than the evaporation temperature in a vacuum of the acceptor material, wherein evaporation temperature is understood to mean that temperature which is required in order to achieve a vapor deposition rate of 0.1 nm/s at the position of the substrate for a given evaporator geometry and a vacuum in the range of from 10 -4 to 10 -10 mbar, and (iv) has an inverted layer sequence in which the photogenerated electrons leave the mixed layer in the direction of the substrate and which is composed of an n-i-p, i-p or n-i structure composed in each case of an n-, i- or p-layer system, wherein n denotes an n-conducting layer and p denotes a p-conducting layer and wherein the organic photoactive i-layer system is applied directly on the cathode or on an electron-conducting n-material system. (i) the photoactive i-layer system contains at least one mixed layer composed of at least one donor material for taking up the holes and one acceptor material for taking up electrons and the materials form a donor-acceptor system for separating the bound electron-hole pairs at the domain boundaries, (ii) the donor material and the acceptor material of the mixed layer are non-polymeric materials, (iii) the donor material has an evaporation temperature in a vacuum which is at least 150°C lower than the evaporation temperature in a vacuum of the acceptor material, wherein evaporation temperature is understood to mean that temperature which is required in order to achieve a vapor deposition rate of 0.1 nm/s at the position of the substrate for a given evaporator geometry and a vacuum in the range of from 10 -4 to 10 -10 mbar, and (iv) has an inverted layer sequence in which the photogenerated electrons leave the mixed layer in the direction of the substrate and which is composed of an n-i-p, i-p or n-i structure composed in each case of an n-, i- or p-layer system, wherein n denotes an n-conducting layer and p denotes a p-conducting layer and wherein the organic photoactive i-layer system is applied directly on the cathode or on an electron-conducting n-material system.
Use, for cooling and lubricating a drive system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, of a composition having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100°C in accordance with the standard ASTM D445, in the range 3 to 10 mm 2 /s, and comprising at least: - 70% to 90% by weight of base oil or a mixture of base oils having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100°C in accordance with the standard ASTM D445, of 1.5 to 2.1 mm 2 /s and selected from polyalphaolefins; and - at least one thickening polymer selected from ester polymers; linear or star, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated homopolymers or copolymers of styrene, butadiene and isoprene; polyacrylates; linear or comb polymethacrylates; and olefin copolymers, in particular ethylene/propylene copolymers. - 70% to 90% by weight of base oil or a mixture of base oils having a kinematic viscosity, measured at 100°C in accordance with the standard ASTM D445, of 1.5 to 2.1 mm 2 /s and selected from polyalphaolefins; and - at least one thickening polymer selected from ester polymers; linear or star, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated homopolymers or copolymers of styrene, butadiene and isoprene; polyacrylates; linear or comb polymethacrylates; and olefin copolymers, in particular ethylene/propylene copolymers.
Scissors for an endoscope, comprising: a treatment section including a pair of scissor elements (10; 11) which are pivotably supported by a pivoting shaft and are pivotally displaced between an open position and a closed position, each of said scissor elements (10; 11) having a blade (10c; 11c); an operation wire connected to the treatment section ; and an operation section for displacing the scissor elements (10; 11) between the open position and the closed position by anteriorly advancing and rearwardly retracting the operation wire , wherein a stopper is provided at the treatment section , which restricts the relative movement between the pair of scissor elements (10; 11) in the opening direction when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the open position, while restricting the relative movement between the pair of scissor elements (10; 11) in the closing direction when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the closed position; characterised in that the stopper is provided on at least one of the pair of scissor elements (10; 11) in such a manner that when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the closed position, it abuts a blade (10c; 11c) formed on the inner side of the other scissor element (10; 11) anteriorly to the pivoting shaft and that when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the open position, it abuts an arm of the other scissor element (10; 11) which extends to rearward of the pivoting shaft. a treatment section including a pair of scissor elements (10; 11) which are pivotably supported by a pivoting shaft and are pivotally displaced between an open position and a closed position, each of said scissor elements (10; 11) having a blade (10c; 11c); an operation wire connected to the treatment section ; and an operation section for displacing the scissor elements (10; 11) between the open position and the closed position by anteriorly advancing and rearwardly retracting the operation wire , wherein a stopper is provided at the treatment section , which restricts the relative movement between the pair of scissor elements (10; 11) in the opening direction when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the open position, while restricting the relative movement between the pair of scissor elements (10; 11) in the closing direction when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the closed position; characterised in that the stopper is provided on at least one of the pair of scissor elements (10; 11) in such a manner that when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the closed position, it abuts a blade (10c; 11c) formed on the inner side of the other scissor element (10; 11) anteriorly to the pivoting shaft and that when the scissor elements (10; 11) are in the open position, it abuts an arm of the other scissor element (10; 11) which extends to rearward of the pivoting shaft.