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A lift gate assembly comprising a gate member and a frame , wherein said gate member is slidably within the frame and said gate member can be raised and/or lowered from between respective closed and open configurations, the lift gate assembly may be located in an open fluid channel and further comprises an acoustic flow meter apparatus for measuring transit times of acoustic signal through a fluid flowing through the acoustic flow meter apparatus, wherein the frame is attached to and upstream of the acoustic flow meter apparatus for measuring transit times of acoustic signals through the fluid, said acoustic flow meter apparatus being in the form of a conduit having one or more opposed pairs of acoustic transducers , wherein the frame includes a double seal disposed around the entire periphery thereof, characterised in that the lift gate assembly further comprises at least three pairs of acoustic transducers (252-266), each pair of said acoustic transducers located on opposing sides of said conduit and offset longitudinally along said conduit to provide upstream and downstream transducers , each pair of acoustic transducers (252-266), in use, having their acoustic paths intersecting at a point along the axis of said conduit 600) to provide redundancy in measuring flow through said conduit if one of said acoustic transducers (252-266) should fail.
Dishwasher having a dishwasher interior enclosed by a dishwasher container and a door , and a plurality of functional components arranged in the dishwasher interior and/or on the door, wherein an optical display is associated with at least one functional component and indicates the operating state thereof and/or indicates an operating option capable of being implemented therewith, wherein the optical display is at least one light spot at least on a partial surface of the functional component or its immediate surroundings, wherein the light spot is produced by the light beam directed from a lighting device that is arranged at a distance from the functional component , wherein the lighting device can be controlled by a control device such that it selectively illuminates the functional component and/or its immediate surroundings to form the light spot , and wherein the lighting device is controlled by the control device such that different operating states and/or different operating options of a functional component are each correlated with a different property of the light spot , characterised by a correlation by way of the shape of the light spot and/or a correlation by way of a movement of the light spot .
A workpiece conveying system configured to convey a sheet-like workpiece (W) to a downstream step, comprising: a workpiece conveyor configured to lift through attraction holding, by a workpiece holding unit , an uppermost workpiece (W) of a stack stacking a plurality of workpieces, and to convey the uppermost workpiece (W) of the stack to the downstream step one by one; and a conveyed workpiece number detector configured to detect a number of workpieces (W) held by the workpiece holding unit at a detection timing, at which the workpiece (W) held and raised by the workpiece holding unit in accordance with a normal workpiece conveying operation performed by the workpiece conveyor reaches an upper limit position of raising the workpiece (W), and at which a moving speed component of the workpiece (W) in a raising direction is 0, and/or a conveyed workpiece posture detector configured to detect a posture of the workpiece(s) (W) held by the workpiece holding unit at said detection timing, characterized in that the workpiece conveying system further comprises a magnetic or vacuum suction workpiece stopper configured to be brought into abutment against a top surface of the workpiece(s) (W) held and raised by the workpiece holding unit at the upper limit position of raising the workpiece(s) (W). a workpiece conveyor configured to lift through attraction holding, by a workpiece holding unit , an uppermost workpiece (W) of a stack stacking a plurality of workpieces, and to convey the uppermost workpiece (W) of the stack to the downstream step one by one; and a conveyed workpiece number detector configured to detect a number of workpieces (W) held by the workpiece holding unit at a detection timing, at which the workpiece (W) held and raised by the workpiece holding unit in accordance with a normal workpiece conveying operation performed by the workpiece conveyor reaches an upper limit position of raising the workpiece (W), and at which a moving speed component of the workpiece (W) in a raising direction is 0, and/or a conveyed workpiece posture detector configured to detect a posture of the workpiece(s) (W) held by the workpiece holding unit at said detection timing, characterized in that the workpiece conveying system further comprises a magnetic or vacuum suction workpiece stopper configured to be brought into abutment against a top surface of the workpiece(s) (W) held and raised by the workpiece holding unit at the upper limit position of raising the workpiece(s) (W).
Arrangement of a furniture fitting and of a multi-part door having at least a first panel element and a second panel element , wherein the furniture fitting serves to carry out a sliding movement of the multi-part door and comprises a sliding guide for the first and second panel element and a lifting guide for the first and/or second panel element , as well as a parallel guide via which the first panel element is coupled to the sliding guide , and wherein - in a first movement section, the first panel element is slidably guided relative to the second panel element by the parallel guide in a direction transversely to the surface extension of the first panel element ; - in a second movement section, the first panel element is guided in a linearly displaceable manner relative to the second panel element by the sliding guide in one direction of the surface extension of the first panel element ; and - in a third movement section, the first panel element is coupled to the second panel element and both panel elements are jointly guided in a linearly displaceable manner by the sliding guide and the lifting guide , characterized in that the lifting guide is combined with a pivoting guide, so that in the third movement section or a subsequent fourth movement section, both panel elements are pivotably guided together. - in a first movement section, the first panel element is slidably guided relative to the second panel element by the parallel guide in a direction transversely to the surface extension of the first panel element ; - in a second movement section, the first panel element is guided in a linearly displaceable manner relative to the second panel element by the sliding guide in one direction of the surface extension of the first panel element ; and - in a third movement section, the first panel element is coupled to the second panel element and both panel elements are jointly guided in a linearly displaceable manner by the sliding guide and the lifting guide , characterized in that the lifting guide is combined with a pivoting guide, so that in the third movement section or a subsequent fourth movement section, both panel elements are pivotably guided together.
An ethylene interpolymer product comprising: (i) a first ethylene interpolymer; (ii) a second ethylene interpolymer, and; (iii) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer; wherein said ethylene interpolymer product has: (a) a Dilution Index, Y d , greater than 0, the Dilution Index being defined by Y d = δ C − C 0 − C 1 e C 2 lnG C ∗ ; and (b) ≥ 0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms; and (c) ≥ 3 parts per million (ppm) of a total catalytic metal; wherein said first ethylene interpolymer is synthesized using a single site catalyst and said second ethylene interpolymer is synthesized using an in-line Ziegler Natta catalyst, wherein δ C and G C ∗ are respectively a phase-angle and a complex modulus at an angular frequency ω C two decades below the cross-over frequency, δ C and G C ∗ being determined from a time-temperature superposition master curve with both horizontal shift and vertical shift at a reference temperature of 190 °C constructed from small amplitude oscillatory frequency sweeps performed at a strain amplitude of 10% and at test temperatures of 170 °C, 190 °C, 210 °C and 230 °C at a frequency range of from 0.05 rad/s to 100 rad/s with seven points per decade, and wherein C 0 = 93.43°, C 1 = 1.316° and C 2 = 0.2945. (i) a first ethylene interpolymer; (ii) a second ethylene interpolymer, and; (iii) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer; (a) a Dilution Index, Y d , greater than 0, the Dilution Index being defined by Y d = δ C − C 0 − C 1 e C 2 lnG C ∗ ; and (b) ≥ 0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms; and (c) ≥ 3 parts per million (ppm) of a total catalytic metal;
CNC machining centre , comprising: - at least one work surface ; - at least one horizontal cross member arranged above said work surface and with at least one reciprocal movement between said cross member and said work surface along a controlled horizontal first machining axis (Y); - at least one first support movable on said cross member along a controlled horizontal second machining axis (X); - at least one second support movable with respect to said first support along a controlled vertical third machining axis (Z); - at least one machining unit arranged on said second support with the possibility of assuming at least one work position in which it can perform a machining operation on a workpiece arranged on said work surface ; - at least one third support movable on said first support by means of coupling means for slidingly coupling said third support and said first support in a vertical direction, said third support being provided with vertical sliding means for slidingly coupling said third support and said second support in a vertical direction, said third support being movable in vertical direction between at least one upper position, in which said vertical sliding means is further away from said work surface , and at least one lower position, in which said vertical sliding means is closer to said work surface ; characterized in that said first support is provided with vertical sliding means for sliding coupling said second support along said third machining axis (Z). - at least one work surface ; - at least one horizontal cross member arranged above said work surface and with at least one reciprocal movement between said cross member and said work surface along a controlled horizontal first machining axis (Y); - at least one first support movable on said cross member along a controlled horizontal second machining axis (X); - at least one second support movable with respect to said first support along a controlled vertical third machining axis (Z); - at least one machining unit arranged on said second support with the possibility of assuming at least one work position in which it can perform a machining operation on a workpiece arranged on said work surface ; - at least one third support movable on said first support by means of coupling means for slidingly coupling said third support and said first support in a vertical direction, said third support being provided with vertical sliding means for slidingly coupling said third support and said second support in a vertical direction, said third support being movable in vertical direction between at least one upper position, in which said vertical sliding means is further away from said work surface , and at least one lower position, in which said vertical sliding means is closer to said work surface ;
A patient head support for use during a medical procedure with a patient, wherein the patient head support comprises: (a) a bag (300, 301-306, 400, 401-406) having an interior, wherein the bag is configured to receive a head of the patient and to conform to the head of the patient; (b) a conformable material disposed within the interior of the bag; (c) at least one marker configured for registering the patient with an image of the patient usable in a navigation system, and characterized in that (d) an MRI coil is located within the interior of the bag.
A heat-resistant sintered material having excellent high-temperature wear resistance and salt damage resistance, the heat-resistant sintered material having, as an overall composition, a composition consisting of, in terms of % by mass, Cr: 15% to 30%, Ni: 8% to 30%, Si: 2.0% to 6.0%, C: 0.5% to 2.5%, B: 0.08% to 0.8%, and a remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the heat-resistant sintered material has a structure in which hard phases are dispersed in a matrix, the matrix includes Fe, Cr, Ni, and Si, and the hard phase includes Fe, Cr, and C, and a porosity is 2.0% or less. the heat-resistant sintered material having, as an overall composition, a composition consisting of, in terms of % by mass, Cr: 15% to 30%, Ni: 8% to 30%, Si: 2.0% to 6.0%, C: 0.5% to 2.5%, B: 0.08% to 0.8%, and a remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the heat-resistant sintered material has a structure in which hard phases are dispersed in a matrix, the matrix includes Fe, Cr, Ni, and Si, and the hard phase includes Fe, Cr, and C, and a porosity is 2.0% or less.
A film with thickness of less than 25 microns comprising a release layer and an inner adhesive layer, wherein the release layer of the film comprises from 0.1 to 10% by weight PDMS, wherein the adhesive layer comprises ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and wherein the kinetic coefficient of friction of the release layer surface of the film measured according to ASTM D 1894 (film to film measurement) is less than 0.4.
A gas turbine engine defining a radial direction and an axial direction, the gas turbine engine comprising: a compressor section and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the compressor section and turbine section together defining a core air flowpath ; a rotary component rotatable with at least a portion of the compressor section and with at least a portion of the turbine section; an electric machine coupled to the rotary component at least partially inward of the core air flowpath along the radial direction; and an electric communication bus electrically connected to the electric machine , at least a portion of the electric communication bus extending through the core air flowpath ; wherein the electric communication bus comprises an intermediate section , the intermediate section comprising an electric cable positioned within a conduit containing a cooling fluid; and the cooling fluid is a lubricant. a compressor section and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the compressor section and turbine section together defining a core air flowpath ; a rotary component rotatable with at least a portion of the compressor section and with at least a portion of the turbine section; an electric machine coupled to the rotary component at least partially inward of the core air flowpath along the radial direction; and an electric communication bus electrically connected to the electric machine , at least a portion of the electric communication bus extending through the core air flowpath ; wherein the electric communication bus comprises an intermediate section , the intermediate section comprising an electric cable positioned within a conduit containing a cooling fluid; and the cooling fluid is a lubricant.
A method for producing a PHA copolymer, comprising culturing a microorganism, wherein at least a portion of either of the following genes (a) and (b) of the microorganism has been altered by substitution, deletion, insertion, and/or addition to reduce or eliminate the activity of a PHA degrading enzyme encoded by the gene: (a) a PHA degrading enzyme gene encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in the sequence listing; and (b) a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in the sequence listing and having PHA degrading enzyme activity, and wherein the microorganism is a microorganism into which has been introduced either of the following genes (e) and (f): (e) a PHA synthase gene encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 in the Sequence Listing; and (f) a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 in the Sequence Listing and having PHA synthase activity; and wherein the microorganism is Cupriavidus necator. (a) a PHA degrading enzyme gene encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in the sequence listing; and (b) a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in the sequence listing and having PHA degrading enzyme activity, and wherein the microorganism is a microorganism into which has been introduced either of the following genes (e) and (f): (e) a PHA synthase gene encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 in the Sequence Listing; and (f) a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 in the Sequence Listing and having PHA synthase activity; and (e) a PHA synthase gene encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 in the Sequence Listing; and (f) a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 in the Sequence Listing and having PHA synthase activity; and wherein the microorganism is Cupriavidus necator.
An exercise load control device, comprising: a patient information input unit having an atrial fibrillation patient button configured to input patient information which indicates whether a patient using an exercise therapy apparatus is an atrial fibrillation patient; a heart rate information acquisition unit configured to acquire heart rate information which indicates a heart rate of the patient using the exercise therapy apparatus; and a load control unit configured to control a magnitude of a load to be applied by the exercise therapy apparatus to the patient, based on the patient information input by the patient information input unit and the heart rate information acquired by the heart rate information acquisition unit , wherein the load control unit is configured to control the magnitude of the load so that the heart rate indicated by the heart rate information matches a set target value by setting, based on the patient information, at least one coefficient out of a first coefficient for the atrial fibrillation patient by which a difference between the heart rate and the set target value is to be multiplied and a second coefficient for the atrial fibrillation patient by which the difference, or an integral value using the difference, is to be multiplied. a patient information input unit having an atrial fibrillation patient button configured to input patient information which indicates whether a patient using an exercise therapy apparatus is an atrial fibrillation patient; a heart rate information acquisition unit configured to acquire heart rate information which indicates a heart rate of the patient using the exercise therapy apparatus; and a load control unit configured to control a magnitude of a load to be applied by the exercise therapy apparatus to the patient, based on the patient information input by the patient information input unit and the heart rate information acquired by the heart rate information acquisition unit ,
Bearing arrangement for a wind turbine comprising a bearing housing and a drive shaft , whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis (A) of the bearing housing , the bearing arrangement further comprising a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft , wherein the downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing comprises a lubricant flooded chamber , in which multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft , characterized in that the lubricant flooded chamber is sealed against the drive shaft , an internal space of the bearing housing and an outside of the bearing housing , and whereby the lubricant flooded chamber comprises a lubricant inlet fluidically connected via a lubricant pump to the bearing housing .
A system comprising a labyrinth barrier and two opposing walls, the system comprising: two or more members each defining respective vertical axes, wherein the members are constructed at least in part of a shape memory material having a first energy state and a second energy state, and the members are oriented relative to one another by their respective vertical axes in an original state to create a flow pathway that restricts fluid flow in a direction transverse to the respective vertical axes, whereby two adjacent members are disposed along the two opposing walls, the adjacent members are urged towards one another to further restrict the flow pathway when the shape memory material transitions from the first energy state to the second energy state.
A method of fabricating an all-glass cladding mode stripper for an optical fiber, comprising: providing an optical fiber having a core region surrounded by a cladding layer , with one or more outer layers disposed to surround the cladding layer; providing a plurality of glass beads formed of a material having a refractive index greater than the refractive index of the cladding layer, with each glass bead having a diameter less than 100 μm; exposing a section of the cladding layer, the length of the exposed section defining an interaction length of the cladding mode stripper; and fusing the plurality of provided glass beads directly to a surface area of the exposed section of the cladding layer . providing an optical fiber having a core region surrounded by a cladding layer , with one or more outer layers disposed to surround the cladding layer; providing a plurality of glass beads formed of a material having a refractive index greater than the refractive index of the cladding layer, with each glass bead having a diameter less than 100 μm; exposing a section of the cladding layer, the length of the exposed section defining an interaction length of the cladding mode stripper; and fusing the plurality of provided glass beads directly to a surface area of the exposed section of the cladding layer .