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A method for starting up an electrolytic cell for aluminum production, the electrolytic cell having a cathode block with an upper surface , the method comprising: disposing a discontinuous layer of a granular contact resistance material at predetermined positions on said upper surface of the cathode block , wherein the contact resistance material consists of: graphite, coke or a combination thereof; lowering a plurality of anodes , having an upper surface and an opposed lower surface (or contact surface ), to abut said contact surface thereof against the contact resistance material ; filling the electrolytic cell to a height covering the anodes with solid electrolyte material , wherein the solid electrolyte material surrounds the plurality of anodes but is not provided under the contact surface of the anodes , the solid electrolyte material comprising crushed electrolytic bath material, cryolite, or mixtures thereof; delivering electrical current to the anodes to at least partially melt the solid electrolyte material ;and raising the anodes away from the cathode block when a predetermined depth of molten electrolyte material, for maintaining a minimum voltage required to continue to heat the electrolytic cell has been reached. disposing a discontinuous layer of a granular contact resistance material at predetermined positions on said upper surface of the cathode block , wherein the contact resistance material consists of: graphite, coke or a combination thereof; lowering a plurality of anodes , having an upper surface and an opposed lower surface (or contact surface ), to abut said contact surface thereof against the contact resistance material ; filling the electrolytic cell to a height covering the anodes with solid electrolyte material , wherein the solid electrolyte material surrounds the plurality of anodes but is not provided under the contact surface of the anodes , the solid electrolyte material comprising crushed electrolytic bath material, cryolite, or mixtures thereof; delivering electrical current to the anodes to at least partially melt the solid electrolyte material ;and raising the anodes away from the cathode block when a predetermined depth of molten electrolyte material, for maintaining a minimum voltage required to continue to heat the electrolytic cell has been reached.
A packer for borehole use, comprising: a mandrel ; a sealing assembly surrounding said mandrel , wherein said sealing assembly comprises a cylindrical shape about said mandrel with a corrugated side wall; an actuation assembly , disposed under said sealing assembly and supported by said mandrel to apply a radial mechanical setting force to said sealing assembly for engaging a surrounding borehole wall; characterised in that : said corrugated side wall comprises an inside and outside corrugated sidewall; said actuation assembly comprises at least one spring ring supported by said mandrel and extending into said inside corrugated sidewall; and said actuation assembly further comprises actuator rings on said mandrel on opposed sides of said at least one spring ring such that relative axial movement between said actuator rings and said spring ring flexes said spring ring against said inside corrugated sidewall. a mandrel ; a sealing assembly surrounding said mandrel , wherein said sealing assembly comprises a cylindrical shape about said mandrel with a corrugated side wall; an actuation assembly , disposed under said sealing assembly and supported by said mandrel to apply a radial mechanical setting force to said sealing assembly for engaging a surrounding borehole wall; characterised in that : said corrugated side wall comprises an inside and outside corrugated sidewall; said actuation assembly comprises at least one spring ring supported by said mandrel and extending into said inside corrugated sidewall; and said actuation assembly further comprises actuator rings on said mandrel on opposed sides of said at least one spring ring such that relative axial movement between said actuator rings and said spring ring flexes said spring ring against said inside corrugated sidewall. said corrugated side wall comprises an inside and outside corrugated sidewall; said actuation assembly comprises at least one spring ring supported by said mandrel and extending into said inside corrugated sidewall; and said actuation assembly further comprises actuator rings on said mandrel on opposed sides of said at least one spring ring such that relative axial movement between said actuator rings and said spring ring flexes said spring ring against said inside corrugated sidewall.
A receptacle for spent cooking oil or fat, the receptacle comprising: a base portion ; and a side wall coupled to the base portion at a boundary between the base portion and the side wall ; wherein the base portion comprises a liquid absorbent layer for absorbing spent cooking oil or fat, and a liquid impermeable layer ; the liquid absorbent layer is disposed on the liquid impermeable layer; and a stiffness of the receptacle at the boundary between the base portion and the side wall is less than a stiffness of at least part of the side wall remote from the boundary and/or a stiffness of at least part of the base portion remote from the boundary . a base portion ; and a side wall coupled to the base portion at a boundary between the base portion and the side wall ; wherein the base portion comprises a liquid absorbent layer for absorbing spent cooking oil or fat, and a liquid impermeable layer ; the liquid absorbent layer is disposed on the liquid impermeable layer; and a stiffness of the receptacle at the boundary between the base portion and the side wall is less than a stiffness of at least part of the side wall remote from the boundary and/or a stiffness of at least part of the base portion remote from the boundary .
A system for endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage, comprising: an access sheath including an elongated tube extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including an access lumen extending therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end and a flexible tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated tube, the flexible tip biased toward a curved configuration; a sharp slidably received within the access lumen, the sharp extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a fluid channel extending therethrough to at least one opening in a distal end of the sharp, the sharp being configured so that, when the sharp is received within the distal end of the access sheath, the flexible tip of the access sheath is straightened; and a dilating sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a dilating lumen extending therethrough, the dilating lumen sized and shaped to slidably receive the access sheath, wherein the elongated tube and the flexible tip are formed of different materials. an access sheath including an elongated tube extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including an access lumen extending therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end and a flexible tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated tube, the flexible tip biased toward a curved configuration; a sharp slidably received within the access lumen, the sharp extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a fluid channel extending therethrough to at least one opening in a distal end of the sharp, the sharp being configured so that, when the sharp is received within the distal end of the access sheath, the flexible tip of the access sheath is straightened; and a dilating sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a dilating lumen extending therethrough, the dilating lumen sized and shaped to slidably receive the access sheath, wherein the elongated tube and the flexible tip are formed of different materials.
Hair dyeing process comprising the application onto the hair of a composition containing at least one pigment and at least one aqueous dispersion of supramolecular polyalkene polymer with a surfactant system chosen from: 1) a system containing at least one anionic surfactant optionally combined with at least one non-ionic surfactant, with the exclusion of the surfactant system containing only dodecyl sulfate and/or an alkali metal salt of dodecyl sulfate; 2) a system containing at least one cationic surfactant, optionally combined with at least one non-ionic surfactant; 3) a system containing only non-ionic surfactant(s) wherein the non-ionic surfactants have an HLB greater than 10 or the mixture of non-ionic surfactants have an HLB greater than 10. 1) a system containing at least one anionic surfactant optionally combined with at least one non-ionic surfactant, with the exclusion of the surfactant system containing only dodecyl sulfate and/or an alkali metal salt of dodecyl sulfate; 2) a system containing at least one cationic surfactant, optionally combined with at least one non-ionic surfactant; 3) a system containing only non-ionic surfactant(s) wherein the non-ionic surfactants have an HLB greater than 10 or the mixture of non-ionic surfactants have an HLB greater than 10.
Device for carrying out a closing and opening movement of a cargo door of an aircraft , wherein the cargo door is pivotably mounted on a door upper side and has two castors which are disposed so as to oppose one another on a door lower side , the device having: a first handling element for handling a first castor of the cargo door ; a second handling element for handling a second castor of the cargo door ; and a drive device which is coupled to the first handling element and to the second handling element ; wherein the first handling element and the second handling element each have a receptacle portion having a first detent face , a second detent face spaced apart therefrom, and an entry opening for a castor which is disposed between the detent faces ; wherein the drive device is designed to move the receptacle portions of the handling elements selectively between a first position and a second position; wherein the receptacle portions are sized so as to enclose the respective castor in the first position and to urge the respective castor from an opened state owing to one of the detent faces to the closed state by moving the receptacle portion to the second position, and to urge the castor from the closed state owing to the other one of the detent faces to the opened state by moving the receptacle portion to the first position. a first handling element for handling a first castor of the cargo door ; a second handling element for handling a second castor of the cargo door ; and a drive device which is coupled to the first handling element and to the second handling element ; wherein the first handling element and the second handling element each have a receptacle portion having a first detent face , a second detent face spaced apart therefrom, and an entry opening for a castor which is disposed between the detent faces ; wherein the drive device is designed to move the receptacle portions of the handling elements selectively between a first position and a second position; wherein the receptacle portions are sized so as to enclose the respective castor in the first position and to urge the respective castor from an opened state owing to one of the detent faces to the closed state by moving the receptacle portion to the second position, and to urge the castor from the closed state owing to the other one of the detent faces to the opened state by moving the receptacle portion to the first position.
A method for preparing wine having a modulated aromatic profile, the method including: preparing a fermentable mixture; and subjecting the fermentable mixture to fermentation, characterised in that an aqueous solution of ammonium sulphide is introduced into the fermentable mixture to obtain a predetermined concentration of between 1.5 and 50 mg/L of ammonium sulphide in the fermentable mixture prior to fermentation.
Device for protecting a balance spring of a mechanical timepiece against interfering magnetic fields origination outside said timepiece, characterized in that the device includes a balance made of an amorphous ferromagnetic alloy.
A method for manufacturing an optical fiber rod including a center region , an outer region formed around the center region , and an intermediate region formed between the center region and the outer region , where a refractive index decreases in the order: the center region > the intermediate region > the outer region , nA>nB>nC is satisfied where nA is a refractive index of a material A produced by polymerization of only a monomer ma, nB is a refractive index of a material B produced by polymerization of only a monomer mb, and nC is a refractive index of a material C produced by polymerization of only a monomer mc, and when the diameter of the optical fiber rod is 100, a diameter of the center region is 40 to 80, and a width of the outer region is 5 to 55, and the intermediate region is at the same distance from the center region and the outer region , the method comprising: a step of forming the outer region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer mc and not containing the monomer ma; a step of forming the intermediate region on an inside of the outer region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer mb and not containing the monomer ma and the monomer mc; and a step of forming the center region on an inside of the intermediate region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer ma and not containing the monomer mc. when the diameter of the optical fiber rod is 100, a diameter of the center region is 40 to 80, and a width of the outer region is 5 to 55, and the intermediate region is at the same distance from the center region and the outer region , the method comprising: a step of forming the outer region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer mc and not containing the monomer ma; a step of forming the intermediate region on an inside of the outer region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer mb and not containing the monomer ma and the monomer mc; and a step of forming the center region on an inside of the intermediate region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer ma and not containing the monomer mc. a step of forming the outer region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer mc and not containing the monomer ma; a step of forming the intermediate region on an inside of the outer region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer mb and not containing the monomer ma and the monomer mc; and a step of forming the center region on an inside of the intermediate region by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing the monomer ma and not containing the monomer mc.
CIS-inhibited NK cells for use in adoptive cell therapy or prophylaxis of cancer, wherein the CIS-inhibited NK cells are Cish - / - .
A radio frequency, RF, signal receiving device (310_n) configured to receive RF signals from K user communication devices , wherein K is a positive integer, and wherein said RF signal receiving device comprises: - a decompression entity configured to generate n-1 decompressed signals by decompressing n-1 compressed output signals, received from n-1 further RF signal receiving devices (310_1 ... 310_n-1) of an arrangement of N RF signal receiving devices, wherein N is a positive integer and wherein n is a positive integer that is less than or equal to N-1; - a compression entity configured to generate a compressed output signal by executing a signal compression with regard to the n-1 decompressed signals and with regard to a RF signal received by the RF signal receiving device; and - a processing entity configured to execute a signal processing with regard to the n-1 decompressed signals and with regard to the received RF signal before the compression of the n-1 decompressed signals and the received RF signal by the compression entity, characterized in that : - the signal processing, executed by the processing entity, comprises a generation of a distributed beamforming estimation signal of N RF signals, received at the N RF signal receiving devices, wherein the distributed beamforming estimation signal is based on a sum of the n-1 decompressed signals and on a beamformed signal which is based on the received RF signal; and - the compression entity is configured to execute the signal compression by compressing the distributed beamforming estimation signal and to output the compressed estimation signal as the compressed output signal. - a decompression entity configured to generate n-1 decompressed signals by decompressing n-1 compressed output signals, received from n-1 further RF signal receiving devices (310_1 ... 310_n-1) of an arrangement of N RF signal receiving devices, wherein N is a positive integer and wherein n is a positive integer that is less than or equal to N-1; - a compression entity configured to generate a compressed output signal by executing a signal compression with regard to the n-1 decompressed signals and with regard to a RF signal received by the RF signal receiving device; and - a processing entity configured to execute a signal processing with regard to the n-1 decompressed signals and with regard to the received RF signal before the compression of the n-1 decompressed signals and the received RF signal by the compression entity, - the signal processing, executed by the processing entity, comprises a generation of a distributed beamforming estimation signal of N RF signals, received at the N RF signal receiving devices, wherein the distributed beamforming estimation signal is based on a sum of the n-1 decompressed signals and on a beamformed signal which is based on the received RF signal; and - the compression entity is configured to execute the signal compression by compressing the distributed beamforming estimation signal and to output the compressed estimation signal as the compressed output signal.
A method of fabricating a component using an additive manufacturing system, said method comprising: depositing a particulate onto a build platform of the additive manufacturing system; consolidating a first portion of the particulate to form the component, wherein a second portion of the particulate is unconsolidated; positioning a particulate containment wall around the component and the second portion of the particulate, the particulate containment wall defining an interior space and at least one opening therethrough, wherein the component and the second portion of the particulate are positioned within the interior space; coupling at least one louver to the particulate containment wall adjacent the at least one opening in the particulate containment wall, wherein the at least one louver defines a passage in flow communication with the at least one opening; switching the particulate containment wall from a first position in which the louver prevents the second portion of the particulate from flowing through the passage to a second position in which the second portion of the particulate is able to flow through the passage; and allowing the second portion of the particulate to flow out of the interior space through the at least one opening. depositing a particulate onto a build platform of the additive manufacturing system; consolidating a first portion of the particulate to form the component, wherein a second portion of the particulate is unconsolidated; positioning a particulate containment wall around the component and the second portion of the particulate, the particulate containment wall defining an interior space and at least one opening therethrough, wherein the component and the second portion of the particulate are positioned within the interior space; coupling at least one louver to the particulate containment wall adjacent the at least one opening in the particulate containment wall, wherein the at least one louver defines a passage in flow communication with the at least one opening; switching the particulate containment wall from a first position in which the louver prevents the second portion of the particulate from flowing through the passage to a second position in which the second portion of the particulate is able to flow through the passage; and allowing the second portion of the particulate to flow out of the interior space through the at least one opening.
A method for determining sagging of molten mass of a tube extruded in an extrusion device , wherein the wall thickness of the tube is measured over the circumference of the tube and a wall thickness curve over the circumference of the tube is created from the measured wall thicknesses , characterized in that sagging of the molten mass is determined from the frequency of the created wall thickness curve .
A spring element for a device for compensating for tolerances between a first component and a second component , wherein the spring element comprises: at least two axial webs extending in the direction of a longitudinal center axis (L) of the spring element and spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction of the spring element , each of which, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal center axis (L) of the spring element , has two opposite end sections connected by an intermediate section , wherein the end sections of an axial web have at least approximately the same radial distance from the longitudinal center axis (L) and the intermediate section arranged between these end sections has a different radial distance from the longitudinal center axis (L); and at least one connecting ring which connects the axial webs to one another, characterized by at least one claw section which is not formed at axial end sides of the spring element , but is spaced apart in the axial direction from the end sections of the axial webs and extends obliquely outward with respect to the longitudinal center axis (L). at least two axial webs extending in the direction of a longitudinal center axis (L) of the spring element and spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction of the spring element , each of which, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal center axis (L) of the spring element , has two opposite end sections connected by an intermediate section , wherein the end sections of an axial web have at least approximately the same radial distance from the longitudinal center axis (L) and the intermediate section arranged between these end sections has a different radial distance from the longitudinal center axis (L); and at least one connecting ring which connects the axial webs to one another, characterized by at least one claw section which is not formed at axial end sides of the spring element , but is spaced apart in the axial direction from the end sections of the axial webs and extends obliquely outward with respect to the longitudinal center axis (L).