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A luminaire for an inductive power transfer lighting system; the luminaire comprising: a luminaire body comprising a base and a hinged lid ; a receiving coil within the base and electrically connectable to a lamp; a seal comprising a first sealing surface mounted in the base and around access to the receiving coil, and a second sealing surface mounted in the lid; wherein the first sealing surface includes a first power cable receiving channel running from one side of the base to an opposite side, and the second sealing surface includes a corresponding second power cable receiving channel running from one side of the lid to an opposite side; wherein the luminaire comprises clamping means; whereby when the lid is closed and clamped by the clamping means to the base, the lid and base are sealed together and the power cable receiving channels cooperate to form a bore for holding a power cable passing there through, in sealing engagement with the base and the lid and proximate to the receiving coil; and wherein at least one of the sealing surfaces includes at least one groove transverse to the direction of the bore. a luminaire body comprising a base and a hinged lid ; a receiving coil within the base and electrically connectable to a lamp; a seal comprising a first sealing surface mounted in the base and around access to the receiving coil, and a second sealing surface mounted in the lid; wherein the first sealing surface includes a first power cable receiving channel running from one side of the base to an opposite side, and the second sealing surface includes a corresponding second power cable receiving channel running from one side of the lid to an opposite side; wherein the luminaire comprises clamping means; whereby when the lid is closed and clamped by the clamping means to the base, the lid and base are sealed together and the power cable receiving channels cooperate to form a bore for holding a power cable passing there through, in sealing engagement with the base and the lid and proximate to the receiving coil; and wherein at least one of the sealing surfaces includes at least one groove transverse to the direction of the bore.
An apparatus for producing plastic containers , comprising a heating device that heats plastic preforms , and comprising a shaping device provided downstream of said heating device in a transport direction of the plastic preforms , which shapes the plastic preforms into plastic containers , wherein in the transport direction of the plastic preforms, a tempering device for tempering the plastic preforms heated by the heating device is provided between the heating device and the shaping device , wherein said tempering device has at least one tempering unit provided on a carrier that can be rotated about a predefined rotary axis (D), which tempering unit has at least two contacting devices , between which at least a section of the plastic preform can be received, wherein said contacting devices can be moved relative to each other along a predetermined direction (B), characterized in that the predetermined direction (B) extends at an angle that is different from 0° relative to a radial direction (R) of the carrier , wherein the apparatus comprises a feeding device that feeds the plastic preforms to the tempering unit , which feeding device feeds the plastic preforms to the tempering device in a feeding direction that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction (L) of the plastic preforms , and wherein the plastic preforms move during the transfer from a feeding device to the heating device and preferably during the treatment substantially without any change to the vertical position thereof.
An open steel cord , comprising a plurality of strands all twisted together with a cord twist pitch, said each strand comprising a plurality of filaments twisted together with a strand twist pitch, the elongation at break of said steel cord is greater than or equal to 5%, said strand comprising a strand twist angle α, said steel cord comprising a cord twist angle β, all the filaments of said steel cord having the same diameter, said strand twist angle α being determined by the formula: α = arctan πd Ls ∗ sin 180 ° n , said cord twist angle β being determined by the formula: β = arctan πd 1 + sin 180 ° n Lc ∗ sin 180 ° m ∗ sin 180 ° n d being the filament diameter, Ls being the strand twist pitch, Lc being the cord twist pitch, n being the number of filaments in the strand, m being the number of strands in the cord, characterized in that said steel cord comprising gaps between filaments and gaps between strands , the sum of said strand twist angle α and said cord twist angle β is between 20 and 29 degree, the structural elongation of said steel cord is greater than or equal to 2.0%, and said steel cord has full rubber penetration.
A compound capable of binding to an inflammatory cell having the formula wherein W, X, Y, Z each are H, Na, K or NH 4 .
Computer method for managing a removable data-storage medium implemented by an onboard microcontroller or a computer hardware platform onboard the medium , the medium being arranged to be physically and alternatingly connected to at least one administrator station and to a plurality of guest stations , said method comprising: a) in the absence of reception of a signal of identification of the administrator station on the medium , and upon reception of a first connection-initialisation signal coming from a station , equating said station with a guest station and transmitting to the guest station configuration data specific to a current mode in which the guest station accesses, in read and write mode, a first dedicated storage volume of the medium and does not access, in read or write mode, previously locked and/or masked storage volumes of the medium ; said method characterised in that it comprises: b) upon reception of a signal of imminent disconnection of the medium and/or upon reception of a second connection-initialisation signal from a guest station (201; 202; 203) in the absence of reception of a signal of identification of the administrator station , locking and/or masking the first dedicated storage volume so that said first volume becomes inaccessible to any guest station (201; 202; 203) to which the medium is subsequently connected; c) unlocking and/or making visible a second dedicated storage volume , different from the first dedicated storage volume , so that said second dedicated storage volume becomes accessible to a guest station (201; 202; 203) to which the medium is subsequently connected. a) in the absence of reception of a signal of identification of the administrator station on the medium , and upon reception of a first connection-initialisation signal coming from a station , equating said station with a guest station and transmitting to the guest station configuration data specific to a current mode in which the guest station accesses, in read and write mode, a first dedicated storage volume of the medium and does not access, in read or write mode, previously locked and/or masked storage volumes of the medium ; said method characterised in that it comprises: b) upon reception of a signal of imminent disconnection of the medium and/or upon reception of a second connection-initialisation signal from a guest station (201; 202; 203) in the absence of reception of a signal of identification of the administrator station , locking and/or masking the first dedicated storage volume so that said first volume becomes inaccessible to any guest station (201; 202; 203) to which the medium is subsequently connected; c) unlocking and/or making visible a second dedicated storage volume , different from the first dedicated storage volume , so that said second dedicated storage volume becomes accessible to a guest station (201; 202; 203) to which the medium is subsequently connected.
An electron microscope comprising: an electron source for emitting an electron beam; an acceleration tube which has plural stages of acceleration electrodes (170a-170f) stacked one above the other and which is operative to accelerate the electron beam; a first electrode placed in a stage preceding the acceleration tube and operative such that a lens action is produced between this first electrode and the initial stage of acceleration electrode of the plural stages of acceleration electrodes ; an accelerating voltage supply for supplying an accelerating voltage to the acceleration tube ; a first electrode voltage supply for supplying a voltage to the first electrode ; and a controller for controlling the first electrode voltage supply ; wherein the lens action produced between the first electrode and the initial stage of acceleration electrode forms a crossover of the electron beam; and characterized in that the controller controls the first electrode voltage supply such that, if the accelerating voltage is modified, the ratio between the voltage applied to the first electrode and a voltage applied to the initial stage of acceleration electrode is kept constant. an electron source for emitting an electron beam; an acceleration tube which has plural stages of acceleration electrodes (170a-170f) stacked one above the other and which is operative to accelerate the electron beam; a first electrode placed in a stage preceding the acceleration tube and operative such that a lens action is produced between this first electrode and the initial stage of acceleration electrode of the plural stages of acceleration electrodes ; an accelerating voltage supply for supplying an accelerating voltage to the acceleration tube ; a first electrode voltage supply for supplying a voltage to the first electrode ; and a controller for controlling the first electrode voltage supply ; wherein the lens action produced between the first electrode and the initial stage of acceleration electrode forms a crossover of the electron beam; and characterized in that the controller controls the first electrode voltage supply such that, if the accelerating voltage is modified, the ratio between the voltage applied to the first electrode and a voltage applied to the initial stage of acceleration electrode is kept constant.
A surgical instrument comprising: a first member being engageable with a fastener and including a slot in which a key is disposed; a second member including an expandable portion configured for capturing the fastener; a third member being engageable with the expandable portion to releasably capture the fastener; and an actuator connected with the second member and the third member , the actuator including a threaded inner surface and a threaded coupling member engageable with the threaded inner surface to facilitate axial translation of the second member relative to the third member , wherein the second member includes a sleeve and an engagement surface disposed between the sleeve and the expandable portion, wherein the sleeve includes an inner surface including an opening in which the key is disposed for a keyed connection between the first member and the sleeve , and wherein the first member is keyed with the second member to facilitate translation of the second member relative to the first member . a first member being engageable with a fastener and including a slot in which a key is disposed; a second member including an expandable portion configured for capturing the fastener; a third member being engageable with the expandable portion to releasably capture the fastener; and an actuator connected with the second member and the third member , the actuator including a threaded inner surface and a threaded coupling member engageable with the threaded inner surface to facilitate axial translation of the second member relative to the third member , wherein the second member includes a sleeve and an engagement surface disposed between the sleeve and the expandable portion, wherein the sleeve includes an inner surface including an opening in which the key is disposed for a keyed connection between the first member and the sleeve , and wherein the first member is keyed with the second member to facilitate translation of the second member relative to the first member .
An apparatus for testing a component by means of ultrasound comprising several devices , wherein each device comprises a housing , a plurality of bidirectional ultrasonic transducers arranged on a probing side of said housing , driver electronics arranged in said housing for operating said transducers , a mechanical handle interface arranged on said housing for mounting a handle , and a set of differently shaped handles , wherein each handle is structured to be mounted on said mechanical handle interface , wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one mechanical connector , wherein said mechanical connector is structured and adapted to mechanically connect at least two of said devices to each other by being attached to said mechanical handle interfaces of the two devices . a housing , a plurality of bidirectional ultrasonic transducers arranged on a probing side of said housing , driver electronics arranged in said housing for operating said transducers , a mechanical handle interface arranged on said housing for mounting a handle , and a set of differently shaped handles , wherein each handle is structured to be mounted on said mechanical handle interface , wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one mechanical connector , wherein said mechanical connector is structured and adapted to mechanically connect at least two of said devices to each other by being attached to said mechanical handle interfaces of the two devices .
Workpiece-handling system, having at least two cooperating manipulators for handling workpieces , which by means of at least one freely programmable control device can be controlled automatically and/or programmed in three or more axes, wherein at least one first manipulator in at least one of its degrees of freedom is configured for manually guided movement, and the control device is configured to automatically control at least one second manipulator as a function of the manually guided manipulator , characterised in that the workpiece-handling system has two gripper halves , of which one gripper half respectively is supported and guided by one manipulator respectively, and in that the control device is configured to allow one of the automatically controlled manipulators to perform a movement mirrored to one of the manually guided manipulators , in order to grip the workpiece by clamping by means of the two gripper halves on two opposite sides.
A half bridge resonant converter, comprising: a pair of DC voltage lines arranged to provide a bus voltage (Vbus), wherein the pair of DC voltage lines comprises a high voltage line and a low voltage line ; a half bridge inverter in series between the high voltage line and the low voltage line , wherein the half bridge inverter comprises a high side switch and a low side switch , wherein an output of the half bridge inverter is defined from a switch node (X) between the high side switch and the low side switch ; a resonant circuit coupled to the output of the half bridge inverter ; a first control circuit for generating a gate drive signal for controlling the switching of the high side switch , and a second control circuit for generating a gate drive signal for controlling the switching of the low side switch in dependence on an electrical feedback parameter (Vx). characterised in that : the first control circuit is arranged to control a duty cycle of the high side switch by increasing the on-time of the high side switch if an average switch node voltage is lower than a fraction of the bus voltage (Vbus) and by decreasing the on-time of the high side switch if the average switch node voltage is higher than the fraction of the bus voltage (Vbus). a pair of DC voltage lines arranged to provide a bus voltage (Vbus), wherein the pair of DC voltage lines comprises a high voltage line and a low voltage line ; a half bridge inverter in series between the high voltage line and the low voltage line , wherein the half bridge inverter comprises a high side switch and a low side switch , wherein an output of the half bridge inverter is defined from a switch node (X) between the high side switch and the low side switch ; a resonant circuit coupled to the output of the half bridge inverter ; a first control circuit for generating a gate drive signal for controlling the switching of the high side switch , and a second control circuit for generating a gate drive signal for controlling the switching of the low side switch in dependence on an electrical feedback parameter (Vx). characterised in that : the first control circuit is arranged to control a duty cycle of the high side switch by increasing the on-time of the high side switch if an average switch node voltage is lower than a fraction of the bus voltage (Vbus) and by decreasing the on-time of the high side switch if the average switch node voltage is higher than the fraction of the bus voltage (Vbus).
A method of regenerating a pre-purification vessel, comprising the steps of: (i) depressurizing a pre-purification vessel to a regeneration pressure, the pre-purification vessel having one or more layers of adsorbent and/or layers of catalyst disposed therein; (ii) heating the one or more layers of adsorbent materials and/or one or more layers of catalyst materials disposed within the pre-purification vessel with a hot, oxygen-enriched purge gas to desorb the water and carbon dioxide from the one or more layers; (iii) cooling the one or more layers of adsorbent and/or layers of catalyst within the pre-purification vessel with a cold, oxygen-enriched purge gas to temperatures suitable for the pre-purification process; (iv) partially repressurizing the pre-purification vessel with an auxiliary purge gas to dilute the oxygen concentration of the gases contained in the pre-purification vessel after the cooling step; (v) fully repressurizing the pre-purification vessel to an operating pressure for prepurification of a feed gas , wherein the oxygen concentration of the gases in the repressurized pre-purification vessel is less than or equal to 30% by molar volume. (i) depressurizing a pre-purification vessel to a regeneration pressure, the pre-purification vessel having one or more layers of adsorbent and/or layers of catalyst disposed therein; (ii) heating the one or more layers of adsorbent materials and/or one or more layers of catalyst materials disposed within the pre-purification vessel with a hot, oxygen-enriched purge gas to desorb the water and carbon dioxide from the one or more layers; (iii) cooling the one or more layers of adsorbent and/or layers of catalyst within the pre-purification vessel with a cold, oxygen-enriched purge gas to temperatures suitable for the pre-purification process; (iv) partially repressurizing the pre-purification vessel with an auxiliary purge gas to dilute the oxygen concentration of the gases contained in the pre-purification vessel after the cooling step; (v) fully repressurizing the pre-purification vessel to an operating pressure for prepurification of a feed gas , wherein the oxygen concentration of the gases in the repressurized pre-purification vessel is less than or equal to 30% by molar volume.
A device for converting a linear movement in a stationary system into a rotary movement about a pivot axis in a system which rotates about an axis of rotation , wherein the pivot axis and the axis of rotation are not identical and do not extend parallel to each other, wherein preferably the pivot axis and the axis of rotation extend perpendicularly to each other, comprising a lift element, a lift device with which the lift element can be moved with a translatory movement relative to the stationary system, and a device for converting a linear movement into a rotary movement, wherein the lift element has a first lift element portion and a second lift element portion , wherein the two lift element portions are connected together by way of a rotary bearing in such a way that the first lift element portion can be rotated relative to the second lift element portion about the axis of the rotary bearing , wherein the two portions of the lift element are connected together in positively locking relationship in the direction of the translatory movement of the lift device , wherein the first lift element portion is connected to the lift device and the second lift element portion is connected to the device for converting a linear movement into a rotary movement, wherein the device for converting a linear movement into a rotary movement is connected to a shaft positioned on the pivot axis in such a way that a linear movement of the second lift element portion is converted into a rotary movement of the shaft about the pivot axis, characterised in that the device for converting a linear movement into a rotary movement has a cam plate connected to the second lift element portion and a lever which is in contact with the cam plate and which is connected to the shaft .
A scapular anchor for fixing a glenoid component of a shoulder joint prosthesis to a patient's scapula with compromised anatomy, comprising a glenoid support and at least one acromial support projection arranged to be fixed to an acromial process of said scapula , said glenoid support being defined by a pin for fixing said glenoid component to said scapular anchor and by a flange integral with said pin , said flange having a distal surface adapted to be at least partially in contact with a glenoid cavity of said scapula and a proximal surface opposite said distal surface ; characterized in that said scapular anchor comprises at least one customized portion specifically shaped with respect to the bone morphology of the scapula of a single patient with compromised anatomy; said at least one customized portion comprises at least one coracoid support projection arranged to abut at a coracoid process of said scapula and having a substantially tubular shape having a proximal end adjacent to said glenoid support and a distal end adapted to abut to said coracoid process of said scapula ; a through-hole extending between said proximal end and said distal end for inserting a stabilization bone screw into said coracoid process of said scapula ; said coracoid support projection and/or said acromial support projection being made in one piece with said glenoid support .
A combustion system, comprising: an internal combustion engine that burns fuel; an exhaust line through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the internal combustion engine; an exhaust heat recovery device that is disposed in the exhaust line and that recovers exhaust heat from the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine; and a denitration device that is disposed in the exhaust line and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst, wherein the denitration device is disposed downstream from the exhaust heat recovery device in the exhaust line, and the denitration catalyst contains 80 wt% or more of vanadium oxide in terms of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m 2 /g or more. an internal combustion engine that burns fuel; an exhaust line through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the internal combustion engine; an exhaust heat recovery device that is disposed in the exhaust line and that recovers exhaust heat from the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine; and a denitration device that is disposed in the exhaust line and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst, wherein the denitration device is disposed downstream from the exhaust heat recovery device in the exhaust line, and the denitration catalyst contains 80 wt% or more of vanadium oxide in terms of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m 2 /g or more.