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A process for improving a latex comprising the steps of (a) providing a latex comprising a polymer binder, wherein said polymer binder is formed by polymerization of a monomer mixture consisting of: one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid functional monomer in an amount that is more than 4 weight % and is also less than or equal to 15 weight %, based on the weight of said monomer mixture; one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of hydroxy- or acetoacetoxy-substituted and unsubstituted (C1 to C50) alkyl (meth) acrylates, styrene and substituted styrenes, vinyl acrylates, vinyl acetates, fluoromethacrylates, acrylamide, methacrylamides, and combinations thereof; and, optionally, 0.05 to 5 weight% one or more polymerizable surfactant monomer comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups, wherein said hydrophobic functional group comprises a polymerizable group within it, based on the weight of said monomer mixture; and (b) passing said latex comprising said polymer binder over a cation exchange resin. (a) providing a latex comprising a polymer binder, wherein said polymer binder is formed by polymerization of a monomer mixture consisting of: one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid functional monomer in an amount that is more than 4 weight % and is also less than or equal to 15 weight %, based on the weight of said monomer mixture; one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of hydroxy- or acetoacetoxy-substituted and unsubstituted (C1 to C50) alkyl (meth) acrylates, styrene and substituted styrenes, vinyl acrylates, vinyl acetates, fluoromethacrylates, acrylamide, methacrylamides, and combinations thereof; and, optionally, 0.05 to 5 weight% one or more polymerizable surfactant monomer comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups, wherein said hydrophobic functional group comprises a polymerizable group within it, based on the weight of said monomer mixture; and one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid functional monomer in an amount that is more than 4 weight % and is also less than or equal to 15 weight %, based on the weight of said monomer mixture; one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of hydroxy- or acetoacetoxy-substituted and unsubstituted (C1 to C50) alkyl (meth) acrylates, styrene and substituted styrenes, vinyl acrylates, vinyl acetates, fluoromethacrylates, acrylamide, methacrylamides, and combinations thereof; and, optionally, 0.05 to 5 weight% one or more polymerizable surfactant monomer comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups, wherein said hydrophobic functional group comprises a polymerizable group within it, based on the weight of said monomer mixture; and (b) passing said latex comprising said polymer binder over a cation exchange resin.
A membrane unit for generating an aerosol in an aerosol therapy device, comprising: a membrane having an area comprising a plurality of through holes for nebulizing a fluid and a flange circumferentially surrounding the area ; and a substrate having an opening , wherein the flange of the membrane is welded to the substrate so that the area is located in the opening , wherein a weld comprises at least three discontinuous welds arranged at a distance from each other along a circumference of the opening and a first annular weld circumferentially surrounding the opening , characterised in that the first annular weld is arranged radially inward of the discontinuous welds with respect to the opening . a membrane having an area comprising a plurality of through holes for nebulizing a fluid and a flange circumferentially surrounding the area ; and a substrate having an opening , wherein the flange of the membrane is welded to the substrate so that the area is located in the opening , wherein a weld comprises at least three discontinuous welds arranged at a distance from each other along a circumference of the opening and a first annular weld circumferentially surrounding the opening ,
A method for detecting tubing in a pump assembly of a pump system , the method comprising: connecting a power supply to each of a plurality of pump motors of the pump system , each pump motor of the plurality of pump motors having a power supply cable configured to connect to the power supply, each pump motor of the plurality of pump motors driving a pump head of a plurality of pump heads of the pump system ; sensing a motor current from each of the power supply cables ; transforming the motor current in a time domain to a frequency domain to form a transformed motor current from each of the power supply cables ; determining whether tubing is loaded in each pump head based on the number of fundamental frequencies that are observable in the transformed motor current for each of the power supply cables , wherein: if tubing is not loaded in a pump head , the power supply cable of the pump motor associated with the pump head in which tubing is not loaded is disconnected from the power supply, and if tubing is loaded in the pump head , a speed of the pump motor is calculated. connecting a power supply to each of a plurality of pump motors of the pump system , each pump motor of the plurality of pump motors having a power supply cable configured to connect to the power supply, each pump motor of the plurality of pump motors driving a pump head of a plurality of pump heads of the pump system ; sensing a motor current from each of the power supply cables ; transforming the motor current in a time domain to a frequency domain to form a transformed motor current from each of the power supply cables ; determining whether tubing is loaded in each pump head based on the number of fundamental frequencies that are observable in the transformed motor current for each of the power supply cables , wherein: if tubing is not loaded in a pump head , the power supply cable of the pump motor associated with the pump head in which tubing is not loaded is disconnected from the power supply, and if tubing is loaded in the pump head , a speed of the pump motor is calculated. if tubing is not loaded in a pump head , the power supply cable of the pump motor associated with the pump head in which tubing is not loaded is disconnected from the power supply, and if tubing is loaded in the pump head , a speed of the pump motor is calculated.
A system , comprising: an energy application device configured to apply mechanical or ultrasound energy to a region of interest in a subject being suitable for modulating one or more nerve pathways; a controller wherein the controller is configured to: spatially select the region of interest, and control one or more modulation parameters of the energy application device ; and an assessment device configured to assess a characteristic of a physiological outcome; wherein: the assessment device is configured to provide feedback to the controller, wherein the feedback is indicative of the characteristic of the physiological outcome; and the controller is configured to adjust the one or more modulation parameters based on the feedback; and wherein the region of interest comprises at least a portion of a peripheral nerve ganglion. an energy application device configured to apply mechanical or ultrasound energy to a region of interest in a subject being suitable for modulating one or more nerve pathways; a controller wherein the controller is configured to: spatially select the region of interest, and control one or more modulation parameters of the energy application device ; spatially select the region of interest, and control one or more modulation parameters of the energy application device ; and an assessment device configured to assess a characteristic of a physiological outcome; wherein: the assessment device is configured to provide feedback to the controller, wherein the feedback is indicative of the characteristic of the physiological outcome; and the controller is configured to adjust the one or more modulation parameters based on the feedback; the assessment device is configured to provide feedback to the controller, wherein the feedback is indicative of the characteristic of the physiological outcome; and the controller is configured to adjust the one or more modulation parameters based on the feedback;
Heat pump arrangement comprising a compressor , a condenser and an evaporator , which are fluidically coupled by means of a working circuit for a working fluid, wherein the heat pump arrangement comprises a heat exchanger , a jet pump in the form of an ejector and a bypass line , wherein the bypass line is configured to conduct at least a part of the working fluid after the jet pump and before the evaporator to the heat exchanger and before the evaporator back to a suction connector of the jet pump , characterized in that the heat exchanger is coupled to cooling lines of an oil cooling arrangement, wherein the cooling lines are fluidically coupled to a gearing device of the compressor , wherein the oil cooling arrangement is configured for cooling the gearing device .
Hot-rolled steel strip having ultra-high strength, excellent ductility and flangeability comprising (in wt.%): • C: 0.10 - 0.30; • Si: 0.50 - 1.50; • Al: 0.010 - 1.00; • Mn: 1.00 - 3.00; • (Si + Al): 0.80 - 2.50; and optionally any one or more of the following alloying elements: • V: less than 0.10; • Nb: less than 0.10; • Ti: less than 0.10; • Mo: less than 0.50; • Cr: less than 1.50; • Cu: less than 1.00; • Ni: less than 0.50; • B: less than 0.0030 (30 ppm); unavoidably also comprising • N: less than 0.0100 (100 ppm). • S: less than 0.005; • P: less than 0.020; the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities resulting from the ironmaking and steelmaking process. having a yield strength of at least 1100 MPa, an ultimate tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa, a yield ratio of at least 0.85, a total elongation of at least 6.0%, a hole expansion ratio of at least 30% and a bending angle at 1 mm thickness of at least 70°; having a microstructure consisting of 40 to 85 vol.% of tempered martensite, 60 to 15 vol.% of fresh martensite, less than 1 vol% of retained austenite and substantially no cementite or other carbides. • C: 0.10 - 0.30; • Si: 0.50 - 1.50; • Al: 0.010 - 1.00; • Mn: 1.00 - 3.00; • (Si + Al): 0.80 - 2.50; • V: less than 0.10; • Nb: less than 0.10; • Ti: less than 0.10; • Mo: less than 0.50; • Cr: less than 1.50; • Cu: less than 1.00; • Ni: less than 0.50; • B: less than 0.0030 (30 ppm); the remainder being Fe and other unavoidable impurities resulting from the ironmaking and steelmaking process. having a yield strength of at least 1100 MPa, an ultimate tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa, a yield ratio of at least 0.85, a total elongation of at least 6.0%, a hole expansion ratio of at least 30% and a bending angle at 1 mm thickness of at least 70°; having a microstructure consisting of 40 to 85 vol.% of tempered martensite, 60 to 15 vol.% of fresh martensite, less than 1 vol% of retained austenite and substantially no cementite or other carbides.
Case for cosmetic product, comprising: - a base housing at least one cosmetic item ; - a cover mounted on the base in a rotating manner, and being mobile between a closing position of the case, termed closed position, and an opening position of the case, termed open position; - an intermediate plate housing at least one cosmetic item , mounted on the cover in a rotating manner and arranged between the base and the cover , said plate being mobile between a retracted position where it covers the base when the cover is closed and a deployed position where it is recessed with respect to the base when the cover is open so as to make the cosmetic item at least partially accessible from the base , the plate passing from the retracted position thereof to the deployed position thereof by a handling of the cover , the intermediate plate also being mobile in rotation between said deployed position and a clearing position where it is brought to a distance from the base so as to expose and/or make all of the surface area of the base accessible, characterised in that the case comprises means for assisting with the opening and with holding the cover in an open position, as well as means for assisting with the closing and with holding the cover in a closed position, consisting of magnetic devices. - a base housing at least one cosmetic item ; - a cover mounted on the base in a rotating manner, and being mobile between a closing position of the case, termed closed position, and an opening position of the case, termed open position; - an intermediate plate housing at least one cosmetic item , mounted on the cover in a rotating manner and arranged between the base and the cover , said plate being mobile between a retracted position where it covers the base when the cover is closed and a deployed position where it is recessed with respect to the base when the cover is open so as to make the cosmetic item at least partially accessible from the base , the plate passing from the retracted position thereof to the deployed position thereof by a handling of the cover , the intermediate plate also being mobile in rotation between said deployed position and a clearing position where it is brought to a distance from the base so as to expose and/or make all of the surface area of the base accessible, characterised in that the case comprises means for assisting with the opening and with holding the cover in an open position, as well as means for assisting with the closing and with holding the cover in a closed position, consisting of magnetic devices.
A semiconductor die comprising a via realised in a bulk material , the via having an inner metallic conductor isolated from a surrounding conductive area by a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer , wherein the bulk material is chosen in a set of doped semiconductor materials containing p-type materials, wherein the surrounding conductive area is in contact with the bulk material , wherein the surrounding conductive area is made from a material chosen in a set of doped semiconductor materials containing n-type materials, wherein the surrounding conductive area is formed by a diffused doped layer, the bulk material is doped silicon and the surrounding conductive area is doped with phosphorus, the concentration of dopants being more than 10 15 atoms per cubic centimetre (>E15 a.cm -3 ). and wherein the semiconductor die further comprises a third conductive layer formed by a polysilicon layer , this polysilicon layer is between the inner metallic conductor and the conductive area , and the polysilicon layer is isolated from the conductive area by the first dielectric layer and from the inner metallic conductor by the second dielectric layer .
A nucleic acid detection device comprising at least one target detection portion and a control detection portion, wherein a probe for capturing a target nucleic acid is immobilized on the target detection portion, and a probe for capturing a control nucleic acid and at least one probe for capturing the target nucleic acid are immobilized on the control detection portion, wherein the target nucleic acid and the control nucleic acid are amplification reaction products that have undergone an amplification step, wherein the probe is a nucleic acid. wherein the target nucleic acid and the control nucleic acid are amplification reaction products that have undergone an amplification step, wherein the probe is a nucleic acid.
Regulating valve for hot-water circulation systems, comprising a valve housing , a regulation member which cooperates with a valve seat with a flow opening between inlet and outlet channel of the valve housing for regulating the water flow rate, and a direction-dependent regulation element (37; 41, 30) which with a flow (V) through the regulating valve in one direction increases the flow coefficient C v of the regulating valve independently of the position of a setting member for the regulation member and with a flow through the regulating valve in opposite direction does not cause an increase of the flow coefficient C v , characterized in that a thermostatic element which is controlled by water temperature is installed into the valve housing as the setting member for the regulation member .
Pinch valve , for insertion in pneumatically or mechanically-actuated devices, comprising a hollow substantially cylindrical main body extending longitudinally, comprising end areas defining abutment surfaces that extend on a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said cylindrical main body and also comprising a longitudinal axial opening , wherein said axial opening, on a transverse plane, has a substantially elliptical inner profile defined by the union of two arcs of circumference , wherein on said main body it comprises at least one narrowing area defined by the joining of two conical tapered segments , said main body comprises, at each end area , a first cylindrical segment , each of said first cylindrical segments having a corresponding one of said conical tapered segments joined to it, characterised in that radial ribs extend radially from the two arcs of circumference , said radial ribs being arranged longitudinally with tapered profile, having greater width at the narrowing area of said main body and said radial ribs having a tapered cross section towards the centre of the main body , at said narrowing area , with joining areas .
A polymer composition comprising a polymer and an inorganic particulate material, wherein the inorganic particulate material has a surface area equal to or greater than 30 m 2 g -1 , wherein at least 90 vol% of the particles of inorganic particulate material are smaller than 5 μm, wherein the inorganic particulate material is diatomaceous earth, and wherein the surface area of the inorganic particulate material is determined by nitrogen adsorption (BET) method and particle size measurements are carried out on a CILAS model 1064LD laser diffraction instrument using the Fraunhofer approximation model.
A method comprising: introducing into a refinery system (a) a petroleum feedstock in the range of 80-99.95 wt.% and (b) a renewable fuel oil in the range of between 0.05 wt.% and 20 wt%, relative to the total amount of the petroleum fraction feedstock and the renewable fuel oil introduced into the refinery system, wherein the renewable fuel oil is prepared by simply mechanically grinding a cellulosic biomass and then thermally processing the ground biomass to derive a liquid with no further processing steps to substantially alter the oxygen content, the water content, the sulfur content, the nitrogen content, the solids content or otherwise enrich the renewable fuel oil for processing into a fuel, wherein the renewable fuel oil includes all of the liquid produced from the thermo-mechanical conversion of the biomass; wherein the petroleum fraction feedstock comprising a gas oil (GO) feedstock, a vacuum gas oil (VGO) feedstock, or a heavy gas oil (HGO) feedstock, and wherein the refinery system comprises a fluidized catalytic cracker (FCC) unit, a hydrotreating unit, or a hydrocracker unit. introducing into a refinery system (a) a petroleum feedstock in the range of 80-99.95 wt.% and (b) a renewable fuel oil in the range of between 0.05 wt.% and 20 wt%, relative to the total amount of the petroleum fraction feedstock and the renewable fuel oil introduced into the refinery system, wherein the renewable fuel oil is prepared by simply mechanically grinding a cellulosic biomass and then thermally processing the ground biomass to derive a liquid with no further processing steps to substantially alter the oxygen content, the water content, the sulfur content, the nitrogen content, the solids content or otherwise enrich the renewable fuel oil for processing into a fuel, wherein the renewable fuel oil includes all of the liquid produced from the thermo-mechanical conversion of the biomass; wherein the petroleum fraction feedstock comprising a gas oil (GO) feedstock, a vacuum gas oil (VGO) feedstock, or a heavy gas oil (HGO) feedstock, and wherein the refinery system comprises a fluidized catalytic cracker (FCC) unit, a hydrotreating unit, or a hydrocracker unit.
A substrate coating apparatus comprising: a source of a washcoat; a washcoat showerhead comprising a showerhead plate having a plurality of nozzle apertures for discharging the washcoat towards a face of the substrate located below the washcoat showerhead ; a conduit fluidly connecting the source of the washcoat to the washcoat showerhead for supplying washcoat to the washcoat showerhead ; and characterised by a partition ring located between the washcoat showerhead and the face of the substrate ; wherein the partition ring is dimensioned to be smaller than the face of the substrate and the substrate coating apparatus is configured in use to bring the partition ring into contact with the face of the substrate to thereby define a central region of the face of the substrate which lies within an interior of the partition ring and a peripheral region of the face of the substrate which lies outside the partition ring ; wherein the showerhead plate of the washcoat showerhead is configured in use to discharge washcoat onto both the central region and the peripheral region of the face of the substrate . a source of a washcoat; a washcoat showerhead comprising a showerhead plate having a plurality of nozzle apertures for discharging the washcoat towards a face of the substrate located below the washcoat showerhead ; a conduit fluidly connecting the source of the washcoat to the washcoat showerhead for supplying washcoat to the washcoat showerhead ; and characterised by a partition ring located between the washcoat showerhead and the face of the substrate ; wherein the partition ring is dimensioned to be smaller than the face of the substrate and the substrate coating apparatus is configured in use to bring the partition ring into contact with the face of the substrate to thereby define a central region of the face of the substrate which lies within an interior of the partition ring and a peripheral region of the face of the substrate which lies outside the partition ring ; wherein the showerhead plate of the washcoat showerhead is configured in use to discharge washcoat onto both the central region and the peripheral region of the face of the substrate .