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A method of manufacturing a bulked continuous carpet filament from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) having a tonal color, the method comprising: providing an extruder; using the extruder to at least partially melt the PET into a polymer melt and at least partially purify the polymer melt to create a polymer stream; providing a static mixing assembly comprising one or more individual static mixing elements that are aligned to form a central passageway for the polymer stream to pass through such that the polymer stream enters an upstream end of the static mixing assembly and exits a downstream end of the static mixing assembly, and is mixed by the one or more individual static mixing elements between the upstream end and the downstream end of the static mixing assembly; providing a plurality of colorant ports positioned along a length of the static mixing assembly from the upstream end to the downstream end such that each of the plurality of colorant ports is configured to provide colorant to the polymer stream at a different location along the length of the static mixing assembly; using the static mixing assembly to mix the polymer stream with the colorant provided at a colorant port from a position of the colorant port to the downstream end of the static mixing assembly; and after using the static mixing assembly to mix the polymer stream with the colorant, forming the polymer stream into bulked continuous carpet filament having a tonal color effect. providing an extruder; using the extruder to at least partially melt the PET into a polymer melt and at least partially purify the polymer melt to create a polymer stream; providing a static mixing assembly comprising one or more individual static mixing elements that are aligned to form a central passageway for the polymer stream to pass through such that the polymer stream enters an upstream end of the static mixing assembly and exits a downstream end of the static mixing assembly, and is mixed by the one or more individual static mixing elements between the upstream end and the downstream end of the static mixing assembly; providing a plurality of colorant ports positioned along a length of the static mixing assembly from the upstream end to the downstream end such that each of the plurality of colorant ports is configured to provide colorant to the polymer stream at a different location along the length of the static mixing assembly; using the static mixing assembly to mix the polymer stream with the colorant provided at a colorant port from a position of the colorant port to the downstream end of the static mixing assembly; and after using the static mixing assembly to mix the polymer stream with the colorant, forming the polymer stream into bulked continuous carpet filament having a tonal color effect.
A bike including: at least two wheels for conveying the bike over a ground surface; a frame member supported between at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel , the wheels being located approximate each distal end of the frame ; a handle bar at the front wheel end of the bike in communication with the at least one front wheel and first distal end of the frame ; a seat on which the rider may sit when the bike is used; wherein the frame member is made up of a first forward section or sections extending from the at least one front wheel and a second rear section or sections extending from the at least one rear wheel , the section endings mating about a lockable connection assembly that is also in communication with a seat-post connected to the seat ; wherein the frame sections pivot about a connection assembly axis in a direction perpendicular to the bike frame ; wherein, the seat-post is able to be moved independent of the frame sections ; wherein the seat post moves in a generally vertical plane into or out of the connection assembly to further adjust the seat height; and characterised in that the seat-post includes an elongated slot through which the connection assembly axis of rotation passes, the seat-post being movable relative to the axis of rotation along the slot. at least two wheels for conveying the bike over a ground surface; a frame member supported between at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel , the wheels being located approximate each distal end of the frame ; a handle bar at the front wheel end of the bike in communication with the at least one front wheel and first distal end of the frame ; a seat on which the rider may sit when the bike is used; wherein the frame member is made up of a first forward section or sections extending from the at least one front wheel and a second rear section or sections extending from the at least one rear wheel , the section endings mating about a lockable connection assembly that is also in communication with a seat-post connected to the seat ; wherein the frame sections pivot about a connection assembly axis in a direction perpendicular to the bike frame ; wherein, the seat-post is able to be moved independent of the frame sections ; wherein the seat post moves in a generally vertical plane into or out of the connection assembly to further adjust the seat height; and characterised in that the seat-post includes an elongated slot through which the connection assembly axis of rotation passes, the seat-post being movable relative to the axis of rotation along the slot.
An electronic vapour provision device comprising a battery assembly and a vaporiser , where the battery assembly comprises a power cell and a computer , the vaporiser is releasably-attachable to the battery assembly and the computer comprises a computer processor , a memory and an input-output means ; wherein when the vaporiser is attached to the battery assembly, the computer is configured in use to detect when the device has been inactive for a predetermined inactive time and to enter a sleep mode in response to detecting that the device is inactive for the predetermined inactive time, wherein the predetermined inactive time is the time that has elapsed since use of the aerosol provision device by the user.
A transmission assembly for an electric vehicle, the transmission assembly comprising a first gear and a second gear , the transmission assembly further comprising: - a torque transfer clutch mechanism ; and - a power-shift clutch ; the torque transfer clutch mechanism being configured to transfer torque when the transmission assembly is operating in either one of the first gear and the second gear ; and the power-shift clutch being configured to transfer torque only during gear-shifting, characterized in that the power-shift clutch being arranged to transfer torque only during down-shifting from the second gear to the first gear. - a torque transfer clutch mechanism ; and - a power-shift clutch ; the torque transfer clutch mechanism being configured to transfer torque when the transmission assembly is operating in either one of the first gear and the second gear ; and the power-shift clutch being configured to transfer torque only during gear-shifting, characterized in that the power-shift clutch being arranged to transfer torque only during down-shifting from the second gear to the first gear.
Method for operating a heat pump system, the heat pump system , comprising a heat pump , at least one heating element , a heat storage element , a control element , and a heat medium circuit , connecting the heat pump , the at least one heating element , and the heat storage element , wherein the control element determines a current performance of the heat pump , compares the current performance to a stored performance, and chooses an operating mode of the heat pump and an operating mode of the heat storage element according to a result of the comparing of the current performance to the stored performance, and wherein the control element stores the current performance as a new stored performance if the current performance differs from the stored performance by an amount larger than a predetermined threshold. the heat pump system , comprising a heat pump , at least one heating element , a heat storage element , a control element , and a heat medium circuit , connecting the heat pump , the at least one heating element , and the heat storage element , wherein the control element determines a current performance of the heat pump , compares the current performance to a stored performance, and chooses an operating mode of the heat pump and an operating mode of the heat storage element according to a result of the comparing of the current performance to the stored performance, and wherein the control element stores the current performance as a new stored performance if the current performance differs from the stored performance by an amount larger than a predetermined threshold.
Method for detecting a marking made on a ground by a driver assistance device of a motor vehicle by: - providing a two-dimensional image by means of an imaging sensor of the driver assistance device , - identifying a potential marking (7") on the basis of the two-dimensional image , - performing a distance measurement by means of a distance sensor of the driver assistance device , and - taking a result of the distance measurement as a basis for determining whether the potential marking (7") is the marking made on the ground or a marking on an object that is on the ground , characterized in that the marking made on the ground is a longitudinal marking, wherein the driver assistance device determines a position of the potential marking (7") relative to the motor vehicle on the basis of the two-dimensional image by means of a ground projection of the potential marking (7") onto the ground and plausibilizes the potential marking (7") by comparing said position with the result of the distance measurement. - providing a two-dimensional image by means of an imaging sensor of the driver assistance device , - identifying a potential marking (7") on the basis of the two-dimensional image , - performing a distance measurement by means of a distance sensor of the driver assistance device , and - taking a result of the distance measurement as a basis for determining whether the potential marking (7") is the marking made on the ground or a marking on an object that is on the ground , characterized in that the marking made on the ground is a longitudinal marking, wherein the driver assistance device determines a position of the potential marking (7") relative to the motor vehicle on the basis of the two-dimensional image by means of a ground projection of the potential marking (7") onto the ground and plausibilizes the potential marking (7") by comparing said position with the result of the distance measurement.
A steam mop, comprising: a floor cleaning head having a top , a bottom , and a side extending between the top and the bottom, wherein the bottom is for facing a floor during cleaning of the floor; a floor cleaning pad coupled to the bottom of the floor cleaning head; and characterised by : at least one stabiliser , wherein the, or each, stabiliser is connected to the floor cleaning head and is movable relative to the floor cleaning head from a stowed position to a deployed position at the side of the floor cleaning head for increasing stability of the steam mop. a floor cleaning head having a top , a bottom , and a side extending between the top and the bottom, wherein the bottom is for facing a floor during cleaning of the floor; a floor cleaning pad coupled to the bottom of the floor cleaning head; and characterised by : at least one stabiliser , wherein the, or each, stabiliser is connected to the floor cleaning head and is movable relative to the floor cleaning head from a stowed position to a deployed position at the side of the floor cleaning head for increasing stability of the steam mop.
A variable area nozzle assembly for a gas turbine engine , the variable area nozzle assembly comprising: a fixed structure comprising a first fixed ring and a second fixed ring disposed about a nozzle centerline , the second fixed ring spaced axially aft from the first fixed ring to define a first portion of an ejector passage therebetween; a nozzle disposed about the nozzle centerline and defining an inner radial exhaust flow path surface , the nozzle comprising a forward ejector door and an aft ejector door disposed about the nozzle centerline , the forward ejector door and the aft ejector door defining a first surface portion of the inner radial exhaust flow path surface , each of the forward ejector door and the aft ejector door being pivotable between respective closed positions, in which the forward ejector door is positioned adjacent the aft ejector door , and respective open positions, in which the forward ejector door and the aft ejector door are spaced from one another to define a second portion of the ejector passage therebetween; and a translating ejector sleeve mounted within the fixed structure and configured to axially translate within the fixed structure between a first axial position, in which the ejector passage is closed, and a second axial position, in which the ejector passage is open such that the ejector passage is configured to allow air flow therethrough from radially outside the fixed structure to radially inside the nozzle . a fixed structure comprising a first fixed ring and a second fixed ring disposed about a nozzle centerline , the second fixed ring spaced axially aft from the first fixed ring to define a first portion of an ejector passage therebetween; a nozzle disposed about the nozzle centerline and defining an inner radial exhaust flow path surface , the nozzle comprising a forward ejector door and an aft ejector door disposed about the nozzle centerline , the forward ejector door and the aft ejector door defining a first surface portion of the inner radial exhaust flow path surface , each of the forward ejector door and the aft ejector door being pivotable between respective closed positions, in which the forward ejector door is positioned adjacent the aft ejector door , and respective open positions, in which the forward ejector door and the aft ejector door are spaced from one another to define a second portion of the ejector passage therebetween; and a translating ejector sleeve mounted within the fixed structure and configured to axially translate within the fixed structure between a first axial position, in which the ejector passage is closed, and a second axial position, in which the ejector passage is open such that the ejector passage is configured to allow air flow therethrough from radially outside the fixed structure to radially inside the nozzle .
Instrument for use in measuring the blood flow in the femoral head after a femoral neck fracture, wherein the instrument comprises a sleeve , configured for insertion into a bore drilled in the femoral neck and femoral head and provided with at least one aperture at a front portion thereof, said aperture being intended for location in the femoral head distally of the fracture after insertion of the sleeve into said bore, and a rod , displaceably mounted in the sleeve and configured for closing said at least one aperture in the sleeve during insertion of the sleeve into the bore in the femoral neck and femoral head and for exposing said at least one aperture after said insertion such that blood leaking into said bore at said front portion of the sleeve can be collected by said sleeve through said at least one aperture therein, and being characterized in that the rod is configured to define, in the front end portion of the sleeve , a reservoir for the collected blood for subsequent measuring of the volume of the blood collected therein.
Aircraft toilet comprising a toilet bowl and a washbasin , characterized in that the washbasin is movably mounted in the toilet so as to be able to adopt at least two distinct positions relative to the toilet bowl , including: - a retracted position adopted to bring the toilet into a configuration of use of the bowl ; - a deployed position adopted to bring the toilet into a washbasin configuration, a position in which the washbasin is arranged above the bowl , and in that the toilet is designed so that the washbasin pivots downwards to go from its deployed position to its retracted position. - a retracted position adopted to bring the toilet into a configuration of use of the bowl ; - a deployed position adopted to bring the toilet into a washbasin configuration, a position in which the washbasin is arranged above the bowl ,
A recombinant meganuclease that recognizes and cleaves at a recognition sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein said recombinant meganuclease comprises a first subunit and a second subunit, wherein said first subunit binds to a first recognition half-site of said recognition sequence and comprises: (a) an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to residues 198-344 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18; and (b) a first hypervariable (HVR1) region consisting of residues 215-270 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18; and wherein said second subunit binds to a second recognition half-site of said recognition sequence and comprises: (i) an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to residues 7-153 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18; and (ii) a second hypervariable (HVR2) region consisting of residues 24-79 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18. (a) an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to residues 198-344 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18; and (b) a first hypervariable (HVR1) region consisting of residues 215-270 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18; (i) an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to residues 7-153 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18; and (ii) a second hypervariable (HVR2) region consisting of residues 24-79 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8-18.
Trigger dispensing head for liquids, comprising: - an auxiliary body for connection to a neck of a bottle , suitable to support further functional components of the dispensing head; and - a threaded ring-nut suitable to be screwed to the neck of the bottle and to operate on the auxiliary body to connect it to the neck; wherein the auxiliary body comprises a closure base suitable to close a mouth of the bottle and dual constraint means suitable to snap-engage with the neck forming between the auxiliary body and the neck a constraint both to the relative rotation and to the axial separation thereof. - an auxiliary body for connection to a neck of a bottle , suitable to support further functional components of the dispensing head; and - a threaded ring-nut suitable to be screwed to the neck of the bottle and to operate on the auxiliary body to connect it to the neck;
An oxide all-solid-state battery comprising a cathode active material layer , an anode active material layer mainly comprising silicon, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer , wherein the solid electrolyte layer is a layer mainly comprising a garnet-type oxide solid electrolyte sintered body represented by the following formula : Formula : (Li x-3y-z , E y , H z )L α M β O γ where E is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Al and Ga; L is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of an alkaline-earth metal element and a lanthanoid element; M is at least one kind of element selected from a transition element that can be six-coordinated with oxygen and typical elements in the Groups 12 to 15; x, y and z are real numbers that satisfy 5≤x-3y-z≤7, 0≤y<0.22 and 0≤z<2.0, respectively; and α, β and γ are real numbers that satisfy 2.5≤α≤3.5, 1.5≤β≤2.5 and 11≤γ≤13, respectively; wherein a solid electrolyte interface layer is disposed between the anode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer ; wherein the solid electrolyte interface layer comprises at least a Si element and an O element; and wherein a laminate comprising at least the anode active material layer , the solid electrolyte interface layer and the solid electrolyte layer has peaks at positions where 2θ = 32.3°±0.5°, 37.6°±0.5°, 43.8°±0.5°, and 57.7°±0.5° in a XRD spectrum obtained by XRD measurement using CuKα irradiation; and characterised in that the peaks at the positions where 2θ = 32.3°±0.5°, 37.6°±0.5°, 43.8°±0.5°, and 57.7°±0.5° in the XRD spectrum, are assigned to the solid electrolyte interface layer . where E is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Al and Ga; L is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of an alkaline-earth metal element and a lanthanoid element; M is at least one kind of element selected from a transition element that can be six-coordinated with oxygen and typical elements in the Groups 12 to 15; x, y and z are real numbers that satisfy 5≤x-3y-z≤7, 0≤y<0.22 and 0≤z<2.0, respectively; and α, β and γ are real numbers that satisfy 2.5≤α≤3.5, 1.5≤β≤2.5 and 11≤γ≤13, respectively; wherein a solid electrolyte interface layer is disposed between the anode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer ; wherein the solid electrolyte interface layer comprises at least a Si element and an O element; and wherein a laminate comprising at least the anode active material layer , the solid electrolyte interface layer and the solid electrolyte layer has peaks at positions where 2θ = 32.3°±0.5°, 37.6°±0.5°, 43.8°±0.5°, and 57.7°±0.5° in a XRD spectrum obtained by XRD measurement using CuKα irradiation; and characterised in that the peaks at the positions where 2θ = 32.3°±0.5°, 37.6°±0.5°, 43.8°±0.5°, and 57.7°±0.5° in the XRD spectrum, are assigned to the solid electrolyte interface layer .
Optical apparatus, comprising an optical imaging arrangement generating either an image of the original object field or the field of the original sample at the pupil plane which image or field consists of both amplitude and phase information, further comprising a digital adaptive optics arrangement with a wave front sensor for measuring the amplitude and the phase information and a computing unit , characterized in that the computing unit is adapted to generate at least one orthogonally translated digital copy of the original sample object field at the spatial Fourier or pupil plane being shifted by at least one pixel in orthogonal directions and to automatically determine a wave front error based on the phase difference between the measured original sample wave front and its digital copy or copies.