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A self-contained biological sterilization indicator comprising: (a) a housing ; (b) an ampule disposed within the housing, the ampule having a first dome , a second dome , and a sidewall ; (c) a cap coupled to the housing, the cap having a projection coupled to the ampule by a friction fit such that a central longitudinal axis of the ampule and a central longitudinal axis of the housing are aligned; and (d) an insert disposed within the housing, the insert having (i) a well within which at least a portion of the second dome is disposed; (ii) a ramp angled at least 5 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis of the ampule and in contact with the second dome of the ampule, the ramp being configured to apply a first reaction force at the point of contact with the second dome of the ampule when a compressive force is applied between the cap and the housing along the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the housing; and (iii) a stress concentrator disposed adjacent to the sidewall of the ampule, the stress concentrator being configured to apply a second reaction force against the sidewall of the ampule when the first reaction force is applied, thereby facilitating breakage of the ampule . (a) a housing ; (b) an ampule disposed within the housing, the ampule having a first dome , a second dome , and a sidewall ; (c) a cap coupled to the housing, the cap having a projection coupled to the ampule by a friction fit such that a central longitudinal axis of the ampule and a central longitudinal axis of the housing are aligned; and (d) an insert disposed within the housing, the insert having (i) a well within which at least a portion of the second dome is disposed; (ii) a ramp angled at least 5 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis of the ampule and in contact with the second dome of the ampule, the ramp being configured to apply a first reaction force at the point of contact with the second dome of the ampule when a compressive force is applied between the cap and the housing along the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the housing; and (iii) a stress concentrator disposed adjacent to the sidewall of the ampule, the stress concentrator being configured to apply a second reaction force against the sidewall of the ampule when the first reaction force is applied, thereby facilitating breakage of the ampule . (i) a well within which at least a portion of the second dome is disposed; (ii) a ramp angled at least 5 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis of the ampule and in contact with the second dome of the ampule, the ramp being configured to apply a first reaction force at the point of contact with the second dome of the ampule when a compressive force is applied between the cap and the housing along the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the housing; and (iii) a stress concentrator disposed adjacent to the sidewall of the ampule, the stress concentrator being configured to apply a second reaction force against the sidewall of the ampule when the first reaction force is applied, thereby facilitating breakage of the ampule .
A composition comprising one or more polymers consisting of polycarbonate or a copolymer of greater than 50 mole percent of polycarbonate units and less than 50 mole percent of monomer units which copolymerize with polycarbonate units; 5 to 20 percent by weight of one or more minerals containing high aspect ratio CaSiO 3 having an aspect ratio of greater than 6; and a stabilizing salt, which is a salt of a phosphorous based acid.
A nickel-base superalloy comprising the following composition in wt%: Cr 8.0 - 12.0; Co 9.0 - 11.0; Mo 0.4 - 0.6; W 9.0 - 10.0; Ta 0.1 - 3.5; Al 4.4 - 5.6; Ti 0.1 - 1,0; Hf 0.3 - 0.9; C 0.01 - 0.06; B 0.005 - 0.010; Zr 0 - 0.005; Nb 0.1 - 0.6; Mn 0 - 0.05; S 0 - 0.003; the balance Ni and unavoidable impurities; in which the total content of Al, Ta and Ti does not exceed 9.0 wt% and in which the total content of Nb and Ta does not exceed 2.4 at%.
A method for preparing compounds of the general formula (I) wherein R 1 is selected from aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms that is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents selected from C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 1 -C 12 -alkoxy, phenyl and benzyl; R 2 is selected from hydrogen and C 1 -C 6 -alkyl; R 3 is selected from hydrogen and C 1 -C 6 -alkyl; comprising the steps of: a) providing at least one compound of the general formula (II) where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 have the definitions specified above, b) hydrogenation of the compound (II) in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under acidic conditions. R 1 is selected from aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms that is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents selected from C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 1 -C 12 -alkoxy, phenyl and benzyl; R 2 is selected from hydrogen and C 1 -C 6 -alkyl; R 3 is selected from hydrogen and C 1 -C 6 -alkyl; a) providing at least one compound of the general formula (II) where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 have the definitions specified above, b) hydrogenation of the compound (II) in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under acidic conditions.
A treatment planning method for generating a treatment plan for radiation therapy in which a collimator is used to shape the radiation beam, where the radiation is planned to be delivered from at least one beam direction, said method comprising • obtaining a first fluence map for each beam direction, • for each first fluence map, determining a first and a second value of a delivery parameter for the fluence map for a first and a second possible collimator angle, respectively, the delivery parameter being based on delivery time or monitor units for the fluence map for the respective combination of beam direction and collimator angle, • obtaining an optimization problem comprising an objective function that depends on the delivery parameter, • performing an optimization with respect to the optimization problem, said optimization comprising selecting at least one of the possible collimator angles for each beam direction, on the basis of the first and second values of the delivery parameter, an output from the optimization being a collimator angle trajectory, • using the result of the optimization to generate a treatment plan that will follow the collimator angle trajectory. • obtaining a first fluence map for each beam direction, • for each first fluence map, determining a first and a second value of a delivery parameter for the fluence map for a first and a second possible collimator angle, respectively, the delivery parameter being based on delivery time or monitor units for the fluence map for the respective combination of beam direction and collimator angle, • obtaining an optimization problem comprising an objective function that depends on the delivery parameter, • performing an optimization with respect to the optimization problem, said optimization comprising selecting at least one of the possible collimator angles for each beam direction, on the basis of the first and second values of the delivery parameter, an output from the optimization being a collimator angle trajectory, • using the result of the optimization to generate a treatment plan that will follow the collimator angle trajectory.
A measurement device for electric or electronic equipment provided in an enclosure with an insulating medium (IM), the measurement device comprising a first measurement circuit with a hole to be filled with the insulating medium, and a first and a second opposed spaced apart capacitor electrode forming a measurement impedance (Z x ) for measuring changes in the dielectric properties of the insulating medium, characterised in that the measurement device is a measurement device for electric or electronic subsea equipment and comprises a circuit board with the hole to be filled with the insulating medium.
Parison die comprising a housing in which two guideways are arranged as part of the guide apparatus , each of said guideways, starting from an uppermost entry point for the molten plastic, comprises two supply strands lying in one plane and sloping downwards and outwards in this plane, which supply the slot-shaped discharge cross-section in the parison die housing on all sides, including the entry point , starting from this plane, for the purpose of delivering a self-contained plastic casing for subsequent container production, the parison die being designed to be slot-shaped and, starting from a central discharge point , which can be supplied from the outlet of the extruder apparatus , leaving a linear casing discharge , characterised in that the parison die comprises an oval-like cross-section (Ovalpinole 67) for delivering plastics material to moulding tools in a manufacturing machine .
A module for dispensing a product intended to be mounted on a duct for supplying said product under pressure, said module having a return path for returning the product from a feed passage intended to be in communication with said duct to a passage for the outlet of said product for dispensing it, said return path having at least one downstream duct which leads into the outlet passage and at least one upstream duct which is in communication with the feed passage , the upstream and downstream ducts having a U-shaped junction which is designed to bring said upstream and downstream ducts into communication, at least one of said upstream and downstream ducts being delimited by at least one wall which is able to ensure a microbiocidal action on the product contained in said duct, the return path having a second upstream duct into which the feed passage leads to, the two upstream ducts being in communication via a second U-shaped junction , the direction of which is opposite to that of the U-shaped junction bringing the upstream and downstream ducts into communication, said module comprising a cap which is mounted on a base forming between them the return path having the feed and outlet passages, the cap having an orifice leading into a wall , the base having a needle , the free end of which is disposed in said orifice to form the outlet passage , the wall being equipped with an inner skirt which extends under the orifice and is disposed around the needle to form the downstream duct at the interface between the inner wall of said inner skirt and the peripheral wall of said needle , the upstream duct being formed at the interface between the outer wall of said inner skirt and the inner wall of a cup of the base , the U-shaped junction being formed between the free end of the inner skirt and a connecting surface between said needle and said cup , the wall being equipped with an outer skirt extending around the inner skirt , the second upstream duct being formed at the interface between the outer wall of the cup and the inner wall of the outer skirt , the second U-shaped junction being formed between the free end of the cup and a connecting surface between said skirts characterised in that the outer wall of the cup is equipped with axial gadroons which rest on the inner wall of the outer skirt , forming between them sectors for the circulation of the product in the second upstream duct , the gadroons carrying rings for snap-fitting the base in the cap .
An integrated controller configured to operate in a field, the integrated controller comprising: a network interface module configured to receive, from a remote host via a communication link, a setpoint for a process variable; a sensor configured to generate a measurement of the process variable; one or more function modules communicatively coupled to the sensor, the one or more function modules being configured to i) receive the measurement of a process variable and ii) execute logic for a control loop including a field device based at least in part on the measurement of the process variable and the setpoint for the process variable, to generate an output signal independently of the remote host, wherein the output signal is for controlling the field device; an output module to directly apply the generated output signal to the field device; and a memory readable by the one or more function modules ; wherein the field device is a valve ; characterised in that the memory further stores a valve signature specifying a set of pressure values and a set of corresponding travel positions for the valve , and wherein the one or more function modules are further configured to: receive, during operation of the control loop in real time, pressure values and indications of travel positions for the valve , and compare the received pressure values and indications of the travel positions to the valve signature to determine a set of tuning parameters for the control loop. a network interface module configured to receive, from a remote host via a communication link, a setpoint for a process variable; a sensor configured to generate a measurement of the process variable; one or more function modules communicatively coupled to the sensor, the one or more function modules being configured to i) receive the measurement of a process variable and ii) execute logic for a control loop including a field device based at least in part on the measurement of the process variable and the setpoint for the process variable, to generate an output signal independently of the remote host, wherein the output signal is for controlling the field device; an output module to directly apply the generated output signal to the field device; and a memory readable by the one or more function modules ; wherein the field device is a valve ; characterised in that the memory further stores a valve signature specifying a set of pressure values and a set of corresponding travel positions for the valve , and wherein the one or more function modules are further configured to: receive, during operation of the control loop in real time, pressure values and indications of travel positions for the valve , and compare the received pressure values and indications of the travel positions to the valve signature to determine a set of tuning parameters for the control loop. receive, during operation of the control loop in real time, pressure values and indications of travel positions for the valve , and compare the received pressure values and indications of the travel positions to the valve signature to determine a set of tuning parameters for the control loop.
A method for increasing the molecular weight of a ketoacid, the method comprising the steps of providing in a reactor a raw material comprising at least one ketoacid represented by the following Scheme 1 and subjecting the raw material to first C-C-coupling reaction(s) in the presence of an ion exchange resin catalyst so as to produce at least one ketoacid dimer, providing in a reactor a feedstock comprising the at least one ketoacid dimer, subjecting the feedstock to second C-C-coupling reaction(s) at a temperature of at least 200 °C; wherein, in Scheme 1, n and m are integers each selected independently of each other from the list consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. providing in a reactor a raw material comprising at least one ketoacid represented by the following Scheme 1 and subjecting the raw material to first C-C-coupling reaction(s) in the presence of an ion exchange resin catalyst so as to produce at least one ketoacid dimer, providing in a reactor a feedstock comprising the at least one ketoacid dimer, subjecting the feedstock to second C-C-coupling reaction(s) at a temperature of at least 200 °C; wherein, in Scheme 1, n and m are integers each selected independently of each other from the list consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
A method for producing water-absorbent resin particles, comprising a step of polymerizing a monomer composition comprising a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) and/or a vinyl monomer (a2) that turns into a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) through hydrolysis and a crosslinking agent (b) in the presence of at least one organic main group element compound selected from the group consisting of organic iodine compounds, organic tellurium compounds, organic antimony compounds, and organic bismuth compounds, wherein the organic main group element compound is represented by the following formula : in the formula , R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or a monovalent group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and having at least one non-addition-polymerizable double bond or at least one non-addition-polymerizable triple bond with the proviso that R 1 and R 2 do not represent a hydrogen atom at the same time and R 3 represents an n-valent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms or an n-valent group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and having at least one non-addition-polymerizable double bond or at least one non-addition-polymerizable triple bond, provided that at least one of R 1 to R 3 in one molecule is a corresponding group having a non-addition-polymerizable double bond or at least one non-addition-polymerizable triple bond; n is an integer of 1 to 3; when n is 1, R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to each other; X 1 is a monovalent organic main group element group having a tellurium element, an antimony element or a bismuth element or an iodo group; and wherein in the polymerization of the monomer composition, a radical initiator is used in combination with the organic main group element compound.
A flush-mounted box including a fitting body , comprising: a) a housing including a receiving chamber for the fitting body , the housing having at least one detent area , the fitting body being at least partially arranged in the receiving chamber ; b) a fastening frame for fastening the flush-mounted box to a support, the fastening frame including at least one spring element which can engage in the at least one detent area of the housing for fastening the fastening frame to the housing ; and c) at least one clip for securing the at least one spring element to the at least one detent area of the housing . a) a housing including a receiving chamber for the fitting body , the housing having at least one detent area , the fitting body being at least partially arranged in the receiving chamber ; b) a fastening frame for fastening the flush-mounted box to a support, the fastening frame including at least one spring element which can engage in the at least one detent area of the housing for fastening the fastening frame to the housing ; and c) at least one clip for securing the at least one spring element to the at least one detent area of the housing .
A chainsaw of the type comprising a body housing , an elongated guide bar projecting forward from the body housing , a saw-chain mounted to a periphery of the guide bar , an electric motor mounted within the body housing for rotating the saw-chain along the periphery of the guide bar , a top handle provided on an upper portion of the body housing in a fore-and-aft direction and located above the guide bar , the top handle being provided at its intermediate portion with a grip portion to be grasped by an operator, a plurality of rechargeable battery packs detachably mounted on a back portion of the body housing as a source of power supply to the electric motor , the battery packs being adapted to use in power tools, characterized in that all the battery packs are mounted in place and removed by left-and-right slide movement or up-and-down slide movement in the back portion of the body housing , and that a center of gravity of the chainsaw observed from the back side of the chainsaw is positioned in an extent of two times of lateral width (W) of the grip portion at both sides of the vertical centerline (C w ) of the grip portion , preferably in an extent of the same width as the lateral width (W) of the grip portion , the lateral width of the grip portion is in a range of 25mm to 40mm.
An oleaginous dispersion of nanoparticles with a core comprised primarily of an organic base, immobilized within a surfactant layer, wherein the nanoparticles have an average particle size of from 5 nm to 3000 nm, as measured via Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), wherein the organic base comprises polyamine, and wherein from 0.5 mol% to 80 mol% of the polyamine is crosslinked.
The use of a solder alloy in a fitting type connection terminal, wherein the fitting type connection terminal comprises an electronic component; the electronic component comprises a metal substrate obtained by Ni-plating a surface of a metal substrate and a plating film that is formed of the solder alloy in a joint area of the metal substrate; the solder alloy is a solder alloy for plating for an electric contact that establishes electric continuity by mechanical joining, the solder alloy comprising Sn and Ni, wherein a Ni content is not less than 0.40 wt% and not greater than 0.6 wt%, and a balance is Sn.
A method of forming an oxide layer having less than 10 10 cm -2 of metallic impurities on a silicon carbide layer, comprising: placing a silicon carbide layer in a chamber that is substantially free of metallic impurities , the chamber being substantially free of metallic impurities such that the resulting oxide layer on the silicon carbide layer has a dose of metallic impurities of less than 10 10 cm -2 ; heating an atmosphere of the chamber to a temperature of about 500 degrees C to about 1300 degrees C ; introducing atomic oxygen in the chamber ; and flowing the atomic oxygen over a surface of the silicon carbide layer , to thereby form an oxide layer on the silicon carbide layer, characterized in that introducing atomic oxygen comprises providing a porous sapphire wafer in the chamber and flowing nitrogen gas over the porous sapphire wafer to generate the atomic oxygen. placing a silicon carbide layer in a chamber that is substantially free of metallic impurities , the chamber being substantially free of metallic impurities such that the resulting oxide layer on the silicon carbide layer has a dose of metallic impurities of less than 10 10 cm -2 ; heating an atmosphere of the chamber to a temperature of about 500 degrees C to about 1300 degrees C ; introducing atomic oxygen in the chamber ; and flowing the atomic oxygen over a surface of the silicon carbide layer , to thereby form an oxide layer on the silicon carbide layer, characterized in that introducing atomic oxygen comprises providing a porous sapphire wafer in the chamber and flowing nitrogen gas over the porous sapphire wafer to generate the atomic oxygen.