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A method of metallurgical processing, the method comprising: providing a workpiece that has been formed by additive manufacturing of a nickel-chromium based superalloy, the workpiece having an internal porosity and a microstructure with a columnar grain structure and delta phase ; hot isostatically pressing the workpiece to reduce the internal porosity and to at least partially retain the columnar grain structure and the delta phase ; and heat treating the workpiece after the hot isostatic pressing to at least partially retain the columnar grain structure and the delta phase , wherein: the hot isostatic pressing includes holding the workpiece under a temperature condition of 1850°F (1010°C) to 1900°F (1038°C) and a pressure condition of 15 ksi (103 MPa) to 25 ksi (172 MPa); wherein the heat treating includes solution heat treating the workpiece under a temperature condition of 1750°F (954°C) to 1850°F (1010°C), followed by aging the workpiece under one or more aging temperature conditions up to 1400°F (760°C); and the nickel-chromium based superalloy has a composition including, by weight: 50-55% Ni + Co, 17-21% Cr, 4.74-5.5% Nb + Ta, 2.8-3.3% Mo, 0.65-1.15 Ti, 0.2-0.8 Al, and a balance Fe and impurities. providing a workpiece that has been formed by additive manufacturing of a nickel-chromium based superalloy, the workpiece having an internal porosity and a microstructure with a columnar grain structure and delta phase ; hot isostatically pressing the workpiece to reduce the internal porosity and to at least partially retain the columnar grain structure and the delta phase ; and heat treating the workpiece after the hot isostatic pressing to at least partially retain the columnar grain structure and the delta phase , wherein: the hot isostatic pressing includes holding the workpiece under a temperature condition of 1850°F (1010°C) to 1900°F (1038°C) and a pressure condition of 15 ksi (103 MPa) to 25 ksi (172 MPa); wherein the heat treating includes solution heat treating the workpiece under a temperature condition of 1750°F (954°C) to 1850°F (1010°C), followed by aging the workpiece under one or more aging temperature conditions up to 1400°F (760°C); and the nickel-chromium based superalloy has a composition including, by weight: 50-55% Ni + Co, 17-21% Cr, 4.74-5.5% Nb + Ta, 2.8-3.3% Mo, 0.65-1.15 Ti, 0.2-0.8 Al, and a balance Fe and impurities. the hot isostatic pressing includes holding the workpiece under a temperature condition of 1850°F (1010°C) to 1900°F (1038°C) and a pressure condition of 15 ksi (103 MPa) to 25 ksi (172 MPa); wherein the heat treating includes solution heat treating the workpiece under a temperature condition of 1750°F (954°C) to 1850°F (1010°C), followed by aging the workpiece under one or more aging temperature conditions up to 1400°F (760°C); and the nickel-chromium based superalloy has a composition including, by weight: 50-55% Ni + Co, 17-21% Cr, 4.74-5.5% Nb + Ta, 2.8-3.3% Mo, 0.65-1.15 Ti, 0.2-0.8 Al, and a balance Fe and impurities.
An angioplasty catheter comprising: a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis; a radially expandable shell near the distal end of the catheter body ; an external structure carried over but unattached to the shell, which shares the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and which expands radially and contracts axially when the expandable shell is caused to expand; and an attachment structure having a proximal end and a distal end , wherein the distal end is attached to the external structure , wherein the attachment structure comprises a compliance tube comprising an elastomeric material and having an outer diameter and an inner diameter that extends over and shares the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and is sufficiently sized and compliant to stretch axially to accommodate geometrical changes and reaction forces produced by the axial contraction of the external structure as it is radially expanded by the shell. a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis; a radially expandable shell near the distal end of the catheter body ; an external structure carried over but unattached to the shell, which shares the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and which expands radially and contracts axially when the expandable shell is caused to expand; and an attachment structure having a proximal end and a distal end , wherein the distal end is attached to the external structure , wherein the attachment structure comprises a compliance tube comprising an elastomeric material and having an outer diameter and an inner diameter that extends over and shares the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and is sufficiently sized and compliant to stretch axially to accommodate geometrical changes and reaction forces produced by the axial contraction of the external structure as it is radially expanded by the shell.
An aerosol generating system comprising: a case and an inhalation device , which can be accommodated in the case , the case having a body and a lid movable relative to the body , characterized in that the inhalation device and the lid have a combination of at least one magnet and at least one ferritic element , which cooperate to move the inhalation device relative to the body , when the lid is moved relative to the body , and wherein the lid has at least one sliding pin , which is slidable relative to the body , and on which at least one magnet or ferritic element is provided.
A method for determining an amount of paper product dispensed from a dispenser or remaining in the dispenser , wherein the paper product is initially loaded in the dispenser as a paper product formation , the method characterised by comprising: at defined intervals, taking a digital image of a surface area of the paper product formation that changes as the paper product formation decreases in size, and transmitting the digital image to a digital imager processor ; with the digital image processor , analyzing a total pixel count of the surface area in the digital image ; and comparing the total pixel count to a known total pixel count of the surface area corresponding to a full paper product formation to determine the amount of product dispensed or remaining. at defined intervals, taking a digital image of a surface area of the paper product formation that changes as the paper product formation decreases in size, and transmitting the digital image to a digital imager processor ; with the digital image processor , analyzing a total pixel count of the surface area in the digital image ; and comparing the total pixel count to a known total pixel count of the surface area corresponding to a full paper product formation to determine the amount of product dispensed or remaining.
A suture locking device configured to lock a suture , comprising: a suture locking assembly including first and second locking members that define a suture path there between, the first locking member including a latch recess with a lateral opening ; a suture cutting member ; an actuator assembly including: a first actuator operable longitudinally to expose the latch recess such that the suture may be routed into the latch recess through the opening and to lock the suture relative to the suture locking assembly by moving the first and second locking members relative to each other; and a second actuator operable laterally to concurrently cut the suture with the suture cutting member and disconnect the suture locking assembly from the suture locking device . a suture locking assembly including first and second locking members that define a suture path there between, the first locking member including a latch recess with a lateral opening ; a suture cutting member ; an actuator assembly including: a first actuator operable longitudinally to expose the latch recess such that the suture may be routed into the latch recess through the opening and to lock the suture relative to the suture locking assembly by moving the first and second locking members relative to each other; and a second actuator operable laterally to concurrently cut the suture with the suture cutting member and disconnect the suture locking assembly from the suture locking device . a first actuator operable longitudinally to expose the latch recess such that the suture may be routed into the latch recess through the opening and to lock the suture relative to the suture locking assembly by moving the first and second locking members relative to each other; and a second actuator operable laterally to concurrently cut the suture with the suture cutting member and disconnect the suture locking assembly from the suture locking device .
A cold end header box of a furnace , comprising a first channel having a first channel supply port for communication with an inlet of a combustion air blower and a first pressure port couplable to a first input of a pressure sensing device , said combustion air blower and said pressure sensing device associated with said cold end header box ; and a second channel having a second channel supply port for communication with said inlet of said combustion air blower , a second pressure port couplable to a second input of said pressure sensing device , characterised in that the second channel has a a pressure reference inlet , said second channel in fluid communication with said first channel and configured to have about a same pressure as said first channel when said pressure reference inlet is blocked.
A method comprising: capturing , by an image sensor of an image capture device, an image of a scene; storing the captured image in a buffer of two or more previously-captured images of the scene; removing , from the buffer, an oldest image of the two or more previously-captured images; updating an aggregate image of the images in the buffer, wherein the updating involves subtracting a representation of the oldest image from the aggregate image, and adding a representation of the captured image to the aggregate image; and displaying , on a viewfinder of the image capture device, a representation of the aggregate image, wherein the viewfinder of the image capture device has a refresh rate defined by a refresh time interval, wherein the representation of the aggregate image has a synthetic exposure length defined by a synthetic exposure time interval, wherein the synthetic exposure time interval is greater than the refresh time interval and wherein the synthetic exposure time interval is a real-number multiple of the refresh time interval and wherein n represents the synthetic exposure time interval, wherein f represents a total length of all whole refresh time intervals in the synthetic exposure time interval, and wherein capturing the image of the scene comprises: a pplying a gain based on a difference between n and f to the captured image. capturing , by an image sensor of an image capture device, an image of a scene; storing the captured image in a buffer of two or more previously-captured images of the scene; removing , from the buffer, an oldest image of the two or more previously-captured images; updating an aggregate image of the images in the buffer, wherein the updating involves subtracting a representation of the oldest image from the aggregate image, and adding a representation of the captured image to the aggregate image; and displaying , on a viewfinder of the image capture device, a representation of the aggregate image, wherein the viewfinder of the image capture device has a refresh rate defined by a refresh time interval, wherein the representation of the aggregate image has a synthetic exposure length defined by a synthetic exposure time interval, wherein the synthetic exposure time interval is greater than the refresh time interval and wherein the synthetic exposure time interval is a real-number multiple of the refresh time interval and wherein n represents the synthetic exposure time interval, wherein f represents a total length of all whole refresh time intervals in the synthetic exposure time interval, and wherein capturing the image of the scene comprises: a pplying a gain based on a difference between n and f to the captured image.
A sterilizer comprising: a steam chamber comprising a steam chamber upper member and a steam chamber lower member which are bolt-coupled to each other; an inlet door configured to open or close an inlet of the steam chamber; and an outlet door configured to open or close an outlet of the steam chamber, wherein each of the steam chamber upper member and the steam chamber lower member comprises a housing defining a steam chamber inner space and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed on a surface of the housing at a predetermined height. a steam chamber comprising a steam chamber upper member and a steam chamber lower member which are bolt-coupled to each other; an inlet door configured to open or close an inlet of the steam chamber; and an outlet door configured to open or close an outlet of the steam chamber, wherein each of the steam chamber upper member and the steam chamber lower member comprises a housing defining a steam chamber inner space and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed on a surface of the housing at a predetermined height.
An electric tightening device comprising: a battery for supplying current to a motor (M); a current sensor for detecting current flowing in the motor (M); a storing unit ; and a controller connected to the current sensor and the storing unit , characterized in that said controller is also connected to a voltage sensor for detecting a terminal voltage of the battery , the storing unit is adapted for storing first and second threshold values of the terminal voltage of the battery , the controller is adapted to detect by the voltage sensor the voltage of the battery before the motor (M) is started, compare the detected voltage with the first threshold value, and start passing current to the motor (M) when the detected voltage is equal or larger than the first threshold value, and the controller is further adapted to detect by the current sensor starting current generated immediately after start of the motor (M) and to detect by the voltage sensor a minimum value of the battery voltage corresponding to a maximum value of the starting current, to compare the voltage minimum value with the second threshold value in the storing unit , when the voltage minimum value is less than the second threshold value, to notify of shortage of the battery terminal voltage. a battery for supplying current to a motor (M); a current sensor for detecting current flowing in the motor (M); a storing unit ; and a controller connected to the current sensor and the storing unit , characterized in that said controller is also connected to a voltage sensor for detecting a terminal voltage of the battery , the storing unit is adapted for storing first and second threshold values of the terminal voltage of the battery , the controller is adapted to detect by the voltage sensor the voltage of the battery before the motor (M) is started, compare the detected voltage with the first threshold value, and start passing current to the motor (M) when the detected voltage is equal or larger than the first threshold value, and the controller is further adapted to detect by the current sensor starting current generated immediately after start of the motor (M) and to detect by the voltage sensor a minimum value of the battery voltage corresponding to a maximum value of the starting current, to compare the voltage minimum value with the second threshold value in the storing unit , when the voltage minimum value is less than the second threshold value, to notify of shortage of the battery terminal voltage.
A unitary laundry detergent article comprising two or more non-fibrous sheets and one or more discrete particles disposed between said two or more non-fibrous sheets, wherein both said non-fibrous sheets and said discrete particles are water-soluble; wherein each of said non-fibrous sheets comprises at least one film former and a first surfactant, wherein said first surfactant is characterized by a Hydrophilic Index (HI) of no more than 7.5; wherein each of said discrete particles comprises a second surfactant, wherein said second surfactant is characterized by a HI of greater than 7.5.
Method for erecting a wind turbine tower on a foundation body , the wind turbine tower being secured to an upper side of the foundation body by means of anchor rods , characterized by arranging multiple sleeves on a foundation such that the sleeves are oriented vertically, the sleeves being wider than the anchor rods ; positioning the sleeves on the upper side of the foundation body that is to be created in such a manner that they are arranged below the intended positions of the anchor rods ; creating the foundation body , in particular using concrete, with the foundation body surrounding the sides of the sleeves and the interior of the sleeves remaining free; securing anchor rods with one end thereof in the sleeves or in receptacles of a screw hole ring for a lower end of the wind turbine tower ; positioning the screw hole ring over the foundation body in such a manner that the sleeves , the anchor rods and the receptacles of the screw hole ring are all aligned; lowering the screw hole ring onto the foundation body , with the other end of the anchor rods entering into the receptacles of the screw hole ring or into the sleeves ; levelling the screw hole ring , pouring a casting compound into the gap between the anchor rods and the internal wall of the sleeves , and mounting the lower end of the tower .
Method for producing a light-emitting device (LV), comprising a frame supporting structure (LF) for an electronic component (SMD), the electronic component (SMD) being placed and fastened on the upper side (A) on the frame supporting structure (LF) and being electrically contacted with the frame supporting structure (LF) by means of a separate wire (D), and wherein the composite of the electronic component (SMD) and the frame support structure (LF) is electrically conductively bonded to a printed circuit board (PCB) on the underside (B), characterized in that the frame supporting structure (LF) is composed of a reflective composite material (V) with a carrier consisting of aluminum, with an intermediate layer of aluminum oxide located on one side (A) on the carrier and with a reflection-enhancing, optically effective multilayer system applied to the intermediate layer , wherein the intermediate layer consisting of aluminum oxide has a thickness (D ) in the range from 5 nm to 200 nm and a layer of a metal or a metal alloy is applied to the surface of the side (B) of the substrate opposite the reflection-enhancing optically effective multilayer system , which has a specific electrical resistance of at most 1.2 * 10 Ω mm / m at 25 °C, the thickness (D ) of the superficially applied layer being in the range from 10 nm to 5.0 μm. characterized in that the frame supporting structure (LF) is composed of a reflective composite material (V) with a carrier consisting of aluminum, with an intermediate layer of aluminum oxide located on one side (A) on the carrier and with a reflection-enhancing, optically effective multilayer system applied to the intermediate layer , wherein the intermediate layer consisting of aluminum oxide has a thickness (D ) in the range from 5 nm to 200 nm and a layer of a metal or a metal alloy is applied to the surface of the side (B) of the substrate opposite the reflection-enhancing optically effective multilayer system , which has a specific electrical resistance of at most 1.2 * 10 Ω mm / m at 25 °C, the thickness (D ) of the superficially applied layer being in the range from 10 nm to 5.0 μm.
Ducted axial fan , comprising a rotor rotatable around an axis X and comprising a plurality of blades ; a duct suitable for defining a circular section channel developing in the axial direction around the rotor ; wherein the duct comprises an annular seat circumferentially extending around the rotor and wherein the tips of the blades are at least partially received in the annular seat of the duct , and wherein at least one blade comprises a tip winglet and in that the tip winglet has a baffle extending at least partially in the axial direction characterised in that the baffle is received in the annular seat . a duct suitable for defining a circular section channel developing in the axial direction around the rotor ; wherein the duct comprises an annular seat circumferentially extending around the rotor and wherein the tips of the blades are at least partially received in the annular seat of the duct , and wherein at least one blade comprises a tip winglet and in that the tip winglet has a baffle extending at least partially in the axial direction characterised in that the baffle is received in the annular seat .
A polymer modified titanium dioxide pigment that is capable of forming a composite with latex particles when admixed therewith, comprising: a plurality of titanium dioxide particles; and a polymer associated with said titanium dioxide particles, said polymer including: a water soluble polymer backbone; at least one hydrophobic functional group attached to said polymer backbone and having an affinity for latex; and at least one functional group attached to said polymer backbone and bonded to said titanium dioxide particles, wherein said functional group attached to said polymer backbone and bonded to said titanium dioxide particles is obtainable by the reaction of said polymer backbone with (a) 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid or (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of citric acid, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof . a plurality of titanium dioxide particles; and a polymer associated with said titanium dioxide particles, said polymer including: a water soluble polymer backbone; at least one hydrophobic functional group attached to said polymer backbone and having an affinity for latex; and at least one functional group attached to said polymer backbone and bonded to said titanium dioxide particles, wherein said functional group attached to said polymer backbone and bonded to said titanium dioxide particles is obtainable by the reaction of said polymer backbone with (a) 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid or (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of citric acid, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof . a water soluble polymer backbone; at least one hydrophobic functional group attached to said polymer backbone and having an affinity for latex; and at least one functional group attached to said polymer backbone and bonded to said titanium dioxide particles, wherein said functional group attached to said polymer backbone and bonded to said titanium dioxide particles is obtainable by the reaction of said polymer backbone with (a) 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid or (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of citric acid, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof .