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A multiple filter assembly comprising an assembly of filter assemblies , each filter assembly comprising a pipe in which a modular assembly of filter units arranged in spaced relationship one above the other is arranged, each pipe being arranged in a subterranean shaft worked into a ground, wherein each pipe has water-impermeable wall segments which are surrounded by water-impermeable material, wherein passage openings of the pipe are provided in the region of the filter units , which are surrounded by a water-permeable material, wherein a water exchange with the soil surrounding the pipe can take place via the passage openings, so that groundwater circuits running in the soil are obtained starting from a filter unit of a filter assembly to a further filter unit of this filter assembly, wherein the direction of flow of the water is dependent on the water pressure of the water in the filter units, characterised in that the passage openings each extend over limited angular regions of the pipe , and in that the passage openings are arranged in such a way that the groundwater circuits of this filter assembly run in the direction of an adjacent filter assembly , and that the groundwater circuits of neighbouring filter assemblies interact with each other. wherein each pipe has water-impermeable wall segments which are surrounded by water-impermeable material, wherein passage openings of the pipe are provided in the region of the filter units , which are surrounded by a water-permeable material, wherein a water exchange with the soil surrounding the pipe can take place via the passage openings, so that groundwater circuits running in the soil are obtained starting from a filter unit of a filter assembly to a further filter unit of this filter assembly, wherein the direction of flow of the water is dependent on the water pressure of the water in the filter units, characterised in that the passage openings each extend over limited angular regions of the pipe , and in that the passage openings are arranged in such a way that the groundwater circuits of this filter assembly run in the direction of an adjacent filter assembly , and that the groundwater circuits of neighbouring filter assemblies interact with each other.
A knitting machine for producing a knit fabric comprising both weft stitches and warp stitches in a knitting process, the knitting machine comprising: two or more needle beds comprising knitting needles and configured to generate the weft stitches and the warp stitches by interplaying between the knitting needles ; and a warp feeding assembly for creation of a warp insert, the warp feeding assembly comprising: a weft knit warp feeder ; a warp knitting guide needle block operable to hold a plurality of warp strands; a cam box comprising a cam track that comprises a warp guard cam ; wherein creation of the warp insert comprises: raising selected needles on the knitting machine to a warp height, the warp height being above the two or more needle beds ; carrying the plurality of warp strands in the weft knit warp feeder to the selected needles ; lowering the weft knit warp feeder to the warp height and laying one or more of the plurality of warp strands into hooks of the selected needles ; and knitting the warp insert using the selected needles , characterised by a strand guide bar configured to guide the plurality of warp strands to the weft knit warp feeder and by using the warp guard cam for raising selected needles on the knitting machine to a warp height. two or more needle beds comprising knitting needles and configured to generate the weft stitches and the warp stitches by interplaying between the knitting needles ; and a warp feeding assembly for creation of a warp insert, the warp feeding assembly comprising: a weft knit warp feeder ; a warp knitting guide needle block operable to hold a plurality of warp strands; a weft knit warp feeder ; a warp knitting guide needle block operable to hold a plurality of warp strands; a cam box comprising a cam track that comprises a warp guard cam ; wherein creation of the warp insert comprises: raising selected needles on the knitting machine to a warp height, the warp height being above the two or more needle beds ; carrying the plurality of warp strands in the weft knit warp feeder to the selected needles ; lowering the weft knit warp feeder to the warp height and laying one or more of the plurality of warp strands into hooks of the selected needles ; and knitting the warp insert using the selected needles , characterised by a strand guide bar configured to guide the plurality of warp strands to the weft knit warp feeder and by using the warp guard cam for raising selected needles on the knitting machine to a warp height. raising selected needles on the knitting machine to a warp height, the warp height being above the two or more needle beds ; carrying the plurality of warp strands in the weft knit warp feeder to the selected needles ; lowering the weft knit warp feeder to the warp height and laying one or more of the plurality of warp strands into hooks of the selected needles ; and knitting the warp insert using the selected needles , characterised by a strand guide bar configured to guide the plurality of warp strands to the weft knit warp feeder and by using the warp guard cam for raising selected needles on the knitting machine to a warp height.
A method for forming an in situ temporary barrier within a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: installing a first bladder within the gas turbine engine , wherein the first bladder defines a bladder body ; inflating the first bladder with an inflating fluid such that the bladder body forms a circumferential seal within the gas turbine engine ; and wherein the bladder body is positioned between a row of stator vanes and an annular array of rotating blades to form a circumferential seal therebetween, the method being characterized by : installing a second bladder positioned circumferentially within the gas turbine engine , such that, after inflation, the first bladder and the second bladder form seals to prevent fluid flow through the local spaces occupied by the bladders. installing a first bladder within the gas turbine engine , wherein the first bladder defines a bladder body ; inflating the first bladder with an inflating fluid such that the bladder body forms a circumferential seal within the gas turbine engine ; and wherein the bladder body is positioned between a row of stator vanes and an annular array of rotating blades to form a circumferential seal therebetween, the method being characterized by : installing a second bladder positioned circumferentially within the gas turbine engine , such that, after inflation, the first bladder and the second bladder form seals to prevent fluid flow through the local spaces occupied by the bladders.
Base bleed comprising at least one housing and a pyrotechnic gas generator introduced therein, comprising a device which can close the base bleed , the device closing the base bleed when a gas pressure in the interior of the base bleed exceeds a gas pressure outside the base bleed , characterized in that the device comprises a frame having a cross-member (5.1) and a membrane is fastened to the cross-member (5.1), it being possible for wings or flaps (6.2) of the membrane to be swung into the base bleed .
A recombinant DNA construct comprising a protein-coding sequence operably linked to a DNA sequence comprising a male tissue-specific siRNA (mts-siRNA) element, wherein said mts-siRNA element is heterologous with respect to said protein-coding sequence, and wherein: (a) the mts-siRNA element comprises at least one mts-siRNA sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:1-56 and 105-149; or (b) the mts-siRNA element is selected from SEQ ID NO:57-94 and 96-104; or (c) the mts-siRNA element is selected from SEQ ID NO:57-94 and 96-104, wherein 1-3 mismatches were incorporated; or (d) the mts-siRNA element comprises at least 20 contiguous nucleotides of the mts-siRNA element selected from SEQ ID NO:57-94 and 96-104; whereby the expression of the protein encoded by said protein-coding sequence is suppressed in male reproductive tissues of a transgenic plant expressing said recombinant DNA construct. (a) the mts-siRNA element comprises at least one mts-siRNA sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:1-56 and 105-149; or (b) the mts-siRNA element is selected from SEQ ID NO:57-94 and 96-104; or (c) the mts-siRNA element is selected from SEQ ID NO:57-94 and 96-104, wherein 1-3 mismatches were incorporated; or (d) the mts-siRNA element comprises at least 20 contiguous nucleotides of the mts-siRNA element selected from SEQ ID NO:57-94 and 96-104;
A polyamic acid, which is a polymerized product of a diamine and a dianhydride, wherein the diamine comprises 9,9-bis(3-fluoro-4-aminophenyl)fluorene (FFDA), and the dianhydride comprises 2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride and 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA).
Electrical multi-directional force sensor with a sensor pin that can be adjusted from its neutral position in at least two actuation directions and that returns to its neutral position when an actuating force is no longer applied, with a sensor plate that is connected to the sensor pin and can be pivoted by an adjustment of the sensor pin against a printed circuit board that has an electrical measuring system whose output signal depends on the position of the sensor plate , wherein the sensor plate is integrally connected to a plurality of strip-shaped supporting elements , each of which has an end section designed as an eye , characterized in that the sensor plate and the supporting elements are cut out in one piece from a single rectangular or, in particular, square metal plate in the directions of the diagonals of the metal plate, so that a sensor plate in the shape of a cloverleaf with four sensor wings arranged opposite each other in pairs remains between the strip-shaped supporting elements . with a sensor plate that is connected to the sensor pin and can be pivoted by an adjustment of the sensor pin against a printed circuit board that has an electrical measuring system whose output signal depends on the position of the sensor plate , wherein the sensor plate is integrally connected to a plurality of strip-shaped supporting elements , each of which has an end section designed as an eye , characterized in that the sensor plate and the supporting elements are cut out in one piece from a single rectangular or, in particular, square metal plate in the directions of the diagonals of the metal plate, so that a sensor plate in the shape of a cloverleaf with four sensor wings arranged opposite each other in pairs remains between the strip-shaped supporting elements .
An image processing system comprising an imaging system for a vehicle main body , the imaging system comprising: a light projection device including a headlight provided at a front part of the vehicle main body as a light source unit, the headlight including a plurality of LEDs arranged in a LED array, the light projection device being configured to project a random patterned light having an irregular luminance distribution by turning on the LED array according to a light emitting pattern having an irregular light amount distribution; an imaging device including a plurality of imaging units , configured to capture an image of an area within a light projection range in which the random patterned light is projected; the image processing system further comprising a processing device being configured to process the image captured by the imaging device of the imaging system, generate a parallax image from a plurality of the images separately captured by the plurality of imaging units when the random patterned light is projected from the light projection device, wherein the light projection device is configured to project the random patterned light when it is determined by an electronic control device comprised in the image processing system that the outside of the vehicle main body is dark when brightness outside the movable body is less than a predetermined value. a light projection device including a headlight provided at a front part of the vehicle main body as a light source unit, the headlight including a plurality of LEDs arranged in a LED array, the light projection device being configured to project a random patterned light having an irregular luminance distribution by turning on the LED array according to a light emitting pattern having an irregular light amount distribution; an imaging device including a plurality of imaging units , configured to capture an image of an area within a light projection range in which the random patterned light is projected; the image processing system further comprising a processing device being configured to process the image captured by the imaging device of the imaging system, generate a parallax image from a plurality of the images separately captured by the plurality of imaging units when the random patterned light is projected from the light projection device, wherein the light projection device is configured to project the random patterned light when it is determined by an electronic control device comprised in the image processing system that the outside of the vehicle main body is dark when brightness outside the movable body is less than a predetermined value.
A recombinant protein, for use in treating a subject infected with HBV by reducing serum level of HBV DNA and/or HBsAg in the subject, wherein the recombinant protein comprises a polypeptide and a carrier protein, linked optionally via a linker, wherein the recombinant protein is not a naturally occurring protein or a fragment thereof; wherein: the polypeptide consists of the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6.
A medical device, comprising: a sensing circuit configured to receive a cardiac electrical signal via electrodes coupled to the medical device; an impedance sensing circuit configured to apply a drive signal to electrodes coupled to the medical device and sense a resultant impedance signal; a telemetry circuit configured to transmit fluid status data to another medical device; and a control circuit coupled to the sensing circuit, the impedance sensing circuit and the telemetry circuit, the control circuit configured to: determine a plurality of impedance metrics from the impedance signal; determine a first plurality of amplitudes from the cardiac electrical signal; determine a first calibration relationship between the plurality of impedance metrics and the first plurality of amplitudes; determine a second plurality of amplitudes from the cardiac electrical signal; and generate fluid status signal data by adjusting the second plurality of amplitudes according to the determined first calibration relationship. a sensing circuit configured to receive a cardiac electrical signal via electrodes coupled to the medical device; an impedance sensing circuit configured to apply a drive signal to electrodes coupled to the medical device and sense a resultant impedance signal; a telemetry circuit configured to transmit fluid status data to another medical device; and a control circuit coupled to the sensing circuit, the impedance sensing circuit and the telemetry circuit, the control circuit configured to: determine a plurality of impedance metrics from the impedance signal; determine a first plurality of amplitudes from the cardiac electrical signal; determine a first calibration relationship between the plurality of impedance metrics and the first plurality of amplitudes; determine a second plurality of amplitudes from the cardiac electrical signal; and generate fluid status signal data by adjusting the second plurality of amplitudes according to the determined first calibration relationship. determine a plurality of impedance metrics from the impedance signal; determine a first plurality of amplitudes from the cardiac electrical signal; determine a first calibration relationship between the plurality of impedance metrics and the first plurality of amplitudes; determine a second plurality of amplitudes from the cardiac electrical signal; and generate fluid status signal data by adjusting the second plurality of amplitudes according to the determined first calibration relationship.
A debris handling assembly for decreasing a size of debris entering an electrical submersible pump assembly in a subterranean well , the debris handling assembly including: a handler housing , the handler housing being a generally tubular member with an inner bore; a housing cutting profile located on an inner surface of the inner bore of the handler housing ; a cutting blade secured to a rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing , the cutting blade being aligned with a first portion of the housing cutting profile ; a mill secured to the rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing , the mill aligned with a second portion of the housing cutting profile ; and an annular mill space , the annular mill space defined by an outer surface of the mill and the inner surface of the inner bore, the annular mill space decreasing in a radial dimension in a downstream direction. a handler housing , the handler housing being a generally tubular member with an inner bore; a housing cutting profile located on an inner surface of the inner bore of the handler housing ; a cutting blade secured to a rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing , the cutting blade being aligned with a first portion of the housing cutting profile ; a mill secured to the rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing , the mill aligned with a second portion of the housing cutting profile ; and an annular mill space , the annular mill space defined by an outer surface of the mill and the inner surface of the inner bore, the annular mill space decreasing in a radial dimension in a downstream direction.
A method for manufacturing a high pressure laminate comprising a step of preparing a core layer and a step of pressing said core layer in a press using an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure, wherein said step of preparing said core layer comprises impregnating a paper with a resin mixture and constructing a stack of resin impregnated papers, characterized in that said resin mixture comprises a lignin-phenol formaldehyde resin prepared with lignin methylolation and phenol methylolation steps, said step of lignin methylolation comprises: i) providing a liquid lignin having free active hydrogen positions; ii) heating said liquid lignin to a temperature in a range of 60 °C and 85 °C; iii) adding formaldehyde to said heated liquid lignin under stirring conditions, wherein the formaldehyde is added in a stoichiometric excess ratio of >1:1 relative to the lignin's free active hydrogen positions; iv) maintaining the temperature of the mixture according to iii) in a range of 60 °C and 85 °C, during a time period of at least 10 minutes thereby obtaining an activated lignin composition, said step of phenol methylolation comprises: v) optionally heating said activated lignin composition of step iv) to a temperature in a range of 50 °C - 90 °C; vi) adding phenol to said activated lignin composition; vii) adjusting the temperature of the mixture of step vi) to be within the range of 60 °C - 90 °C; viii) adding formaldehyde to said mixture of step vii), ix) comprising of heating and maintaining the mixture of step viii) at a temperature in a range 50 - 80°C, during a period of time of at least 10 minutes, thereby obtaining said lignin-phenol formaldehyde resin. i) providing a liquid lignin having free active hydrogen positions; ii) heating said liquid lignin to a temperature in a range of 60 °C and 85 °C; iii) adding formaldehyde to said heated liquid lignin under stirring conditions, wherein the formaldehyde is added in a stoichiometric excess ratio of >1:1 relative to the lignin's free active hydrogen positions; iv) maintaining the temperature of the mixture according to iii) in a range of 60 °C and 85 °C, during a time period of at least 10 minutes thereby obtaining an activated lignin composition, v) optionally heating said activated lignin composition of step iv) to a temperature in a range of 50 °C - 90 °C; vi) adding phenol to said activated lignin composition; vii) adjusting the temperature of the mixture of step vi) to be within the range of 60 °C - 90 °C; viii) adding formaldehyde to said mixture of step vii), ix) comprising of heating and maintaining the mixture of step viii) at a temperature in a range 50 - 80°C, during a period of time of at least 10 minutes, thereby obtaining said lignin-phenol formaldehyde resin.
A subsea hydrocarbon export system, comprising: a riser tower having a column extending from a seabed location to a sub-surface buoy that supports the column under tension in an upright orientation, wherein the column extends along a central longitudinal axis passing through the buoy, and communicates with a subsea tank for storing hydrocarbon fluids and with a subsea processing system for processing hydrocarbon fluids, and wherein the column extends through the buoy ; and a subsea connector that is operable underwater to couple the column temporarily to a hose suspended from a surface shuttle tanker vessel for an export operation and to release the hose after the export operation; wherein the subsea connector comprises an upwardly-facing socket , at an upper extremity of the column and aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the column, for receiving a plug connector of the hose . a riser tower having a column extending from a seabed location to a sub-surface buoy that supports the column under tension in an upright orientation, wherein the column extends along a central longitudinal axis passing through the buoy, and communicates with a subsea tank for storing hydrocarbon fluids and with a subsea processing system for processing hydrocarbon fluids, and wherein the column extends through the buoy ; and a subsea connector that is operable underwater to couple the column temporarily to a hose suspended from a surface shuttle tanker vessel for an export operation and to release the hose after the export operation; wherein the subsea connector comprises an upwardly-facing socket , at an upper extremity of the column and aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the column, for receiving a plug connector of the hose .