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A composition comprising: a drag reducing latex formulation produced by emulsion polymerization to create solid particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; and an additive, wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentane diol diisobutyrate, dioctyl adipate, bis adipate, glyceryl tributyrate, trimethyl pentanediol monoisobutyrate, dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, glyceryl triacetate, dioctyl azelate, epoxidized tallate, triisooctyl trimellitate, triisononyl trimellite, epoxidized soybean oil, dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, dihexyl phathalate, C 6 -C 11 phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, ditridecyl phthalate and combinations thereof, and wherein the composition results in a decrease of film formation while injected through a pump head when compared to the drag reducing latex formulation injected through the pump head. a drag reducing latex formulation produced by emulsion polymerization to create solid particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; and an additive, wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentane diol diisobutyrate, dioctyl adipate, bis adipate, glyceryl tributyrate, trimethyl pentanediol monoisobutyrate, dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, glyceryl triacetate, dioctyl azelate, epoxidized tallate, triisooctyl trimellitate, triisononyl trimellite, epoxidized soybean oil, dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, dihexyl phathalate, C 6 -C 11 phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, ditridecyl phthalate and combinations thereof, and wherein the composition results in a decrease of film formation while injected through a pump head when compared to the drag reducing latex formulation injected through the pump head.
Medical apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular body ; a sample loading chamber configured to be inserted within the elongate tubular body ; the sample loading chamber having a proximal end, an opening at the proximal end, and a distal end having an internal taper with a generally cylindrical exterior and a plurality of fastening features on the exterior of the distal end ; and a filter membrane comprising an upwardly extending side wall and a groove at the top of said side wall, the groove configured to matingly receive the distal end of the sample loading chamber ; and wherein the filter membrane is configured to be sectioned for mounting on a slide. for analysis on a microscope; and a clamp configured to receive the filter membrane therein and defining fastening features to engage the fastening features of the distal end of the sample loading chamber . an elongate tubular body ; a sample loading chamber configured to be inserted within the elongate tubular body ; the sample loading chamber having a proximal end, an opening at the proximal end, and a distal end having an internal taper with a generally cylindrical exterior and a plurality of fastening features on the exterior of the distal end ; and a filter membrane comprising an upwardly extending side wall and a groove at the top of said side wall, the groove configured to matingly receive the distal end of the sample loading chamber ; and wherein the filter membrane is configured to be sectioned for mounting on a slide. for analysis on a microscope; and a clamp configured to receive the filter membrane therein and defining fastening features to engage the fastening features of the distal end of the sample loading chamber .
A method for producing a micron-size spherical silica aerogel having a selectable or controllable average particle size, the method comprising: (a) providing an aqueous acid-silica sol comprising an inorganic acid and a water glass solution, with a pH less than 3 (b) producing a surface-modified silica sol by adding a first organosilane compound to the aqueous acid-silica sol, without gelation of the aqueous acid-silica sol; (c) dispersive mixing a non-polar organic solvent, a second organosilane compound, and the surface-modified silica sol until gelating to produce micron-size spherical silica hydrogels, without adding a surfactant or dispersant; (d) simultaneously performing ageing, further surface modification, and solvent substitution on the micron-size spherical silica hydrogels by allowing the micron- size spherical silica hydrogels produced in (c) to settle, wherein the solvent substitution is to extract water containing sodium ions from the micron-size spherical silica hydrogels; (e) removing the water containing sodium ions extracted from the micron-size spherical silica hydrogels for obtaining a hydrophobic micron-size spherical silica gel; and (f) drying the hydrophobic micron-size spherical silica gel produced in (e) to thereby produce the micron-size silica aerogels containing spherical particles. (a) providing an aqueous acid-silica sol comprising an inorganic acid and a water glass solution, with a pH less than 3 (b) producing a surface-modified silica sol by adding a first organosilane compound to the aqueous acid-silica sol, without gelation of the aqueous acid-silica sol; (c) dispersive mixing a non-polar organic solvent, a second organosilane compound, and the surface-modified silica sol until gelating to produce micron-size spherical silica hydrogels, without adding a surfactant or dispersant; (d) simultaneously performing ageing, further surface modification, and solvent substitution on the micron-size spherical silica hydrogels by allowing the micron- size spherical silica hydrogels produced in (c) to settle, wherein the solvent substitution is to extract water containing sodium ions from the micron-size spherical silica hydrogels; (e) removing the water containing sodium ions extracted from the micron-size spherical silica hydrogels for obtaining a hydrophobic micron-size spherical silica gel; and (f) drying the hydrophobic micron-size spherical silica gel produced in (e) to thereby produce the micron-size silica aerogels containing spherical particles.
Bagging machine , for bagging an item, such as a mattress (M) and the like, by means of the film of at least one coil winded on a tubular cardboard , wherein said bagging machine comprises at least one unwinding and replacement unit of a respective coil housed in said at least one unwinding and replacement unit , having at least one first unwinding member , characterized in that said at least one first unwinding member is capable of assuming a first position, in which it is configured for unwinding the coil for bagging said item (M) to be bagged, and a second position, in which, when the film of said coil is finished or no longer sufficient for bagging an item (M), it ejects the tubular cardboard of said finished coil . at least one unwinding and replacement unit of a respective coil housed in said at least one unwinding and replacement unit , having at least one first unwinding member , characterized in that said at least one first unwinding member is capable of assuming a first position, in which it is configured for unwinding the coil for bagging said item (M) to be bagged, and a second position, in which, when the film of said coil is finished or no longer sufficient for bagging an item (M), it ejects the tubular cardboard of said finished coil .
An ophthalmic lens comprising an optical substrate and two or more near infrared absorbers mixed in the optical substrate, wherein the two or more near infrared absorbers have different near infrared cut ranges and different residual colors, characterized in that the combination of two or more near infrared absorbers is adapted to generate a synergistic color intensity that is lower than the individual color intensity of each of the two or more near infrared absorbers.
An apparatus for determining whether ventricular pacing stimuli are capturing a paced ventricle during atrial fibrillation, comprising: processing means configured to determine whether a patient is experiencing atrial fibrillation; delivering means configured to deliver the ventricular pacing stimuli in response to determining the patient is in atrial fibrillation; sensing means configured to sense signals in response to the ventricular pacing stimuli; processing means configured to determine whether the ventricular pacing stimuli are effectively capturing the paced ventricle over a series of the delivered ventricular pacing stimuli, the determination of whether the ventricular pacing are effectively capturing the paced ventricle comprising determining a number of consecutive ones of the series that effectively capture the paced ventricle; and modifying means configured to modify a pacing rate during atrial fibrillation in response to the determination of effective capture by the ventricular pacing stimuli delivered during the series; wherein the modification to the pacing rate is based upon the determined number of consecutive ones of the series that effectively captured the paced ventricle. processing means configured to determine whether a patient is experiencing atrial fibrillation; delivering means configured to deliver the ventricular pacing stimuli in response to determining the patient is in atrial fibrillation; sensing means configured to sense signals in response to the ventricular pacing stimuli; processing means configured to determine whether the ventricular pacing stimuli are effectively capturing the paced ventricle over a series of the delivered ventricular pacing stimuli, the determination of whether the ventricular pacing are effectively capturing the paced ventricle comprising determining a number of consecutive ones of the series that effectively capture the paced ventricle; and modifying means configured to modify a pacing rate during atrial fibrillation in response to the determination of effective capture by the ventricular pacing stimuli delivered during the series; wherein the modification to the pacing rate is based upon the determined number of consecutive ones of the series that effectively captured the paced ventricle.
Household device having an operating device which has a gesture detection device with which at least one operation setting of the household device can be set by gesture control, wherein the operating device has a gesture distinguishing unit which is designed to acquire information for distinguishing a gesture for setting an operation setting from a gesture not performed for the operation setting, and the operating device comprises an evaluation unit which as a function of the information from at least the gesture distinguishing unit is designed to distinguish a gesture for setting an operation setting from a gesture not performed for the operation setting, characterised in that - the gesture detection device has at least one optical transmitter and an optical proximity sensor , wherein the optical transmitter emits infrared beams in a detection range of the gesture detection device designed for gesture detection and a position and/or orientation and/or movement sequence of a body part is detected via the proximity sensor and a gesture is then detected therefrom; - the gesture distinguishing unit has at least one brightness detection unit with at least one brightness sensor , wherein the brightness sensor is provided immediately adjacent to the proximity sensor and with which the brightness can be detected in the detection range of the gesture detection device designed for gesture detection, and as a function of a comparison of the brightness with a brightness threshold value and/or a change in brightness with a brightness change threshold value the information regarding whether a gesture intended for the operation setting is present is acquired; wherein the brightness threshold value is the brightness when the brightness detection unit is covered and/or the brightness change threshold value is the change in brightness during a wiping movement with a cleaning element over the gesture distinguishing unit . - the gesture detection device has at least one optical transmitter and an optical proximity sensor , wherein the optical transmitter emits infrared beams in a detection range of the gesture detection device designed for gesture detection and a position and/or orientation and/or movement sequence of a body part is detected via the proximity sensor and a gesture is then detected therefrom; - the gesture distinguishing unit has at least one brightness detection unit with at least one brightness sensor , wherein the brightness sensor is provided immediately adjacent to the proximity sensor and with which the brightness can be detected in the detection range of the gesture detection device designed for gesture detection, and as a function of a comparison of the brightness with a brightness threshold value and/or a change in brightness with a brightness change threshold value the information regarding whether a gesture intended for the operation setting is present is acquired; wherein the brightness threshold value is the brightness when the brightness detection unit is covered and/or the brightness change threshold value is the change in brightness during a wiping movement with a cleaning element over the gesture distinguishing unit .
A system for providing a trigger signal for controlling the operation of a scanner, comprising: a laser speckle vibrometry system for non-contact vibration sensing, comprising a laser for delivering laser light, a defocused optical system, and an optical detector for detecting reflected laser light, wherein the defocused optical system is configured to defocus the laser light at the distance of the surface of a body of a patient to be scanned; and a patient coil arrangement for mounting against the body of the patient, wherein the patient coil arrangement comprises at least one window enabling the passage of the laser light to the body of the patient; a mounting arrangement for mounting the laser such that the delivered laser light passes through the window of the patient coil arrangement; and a controller which is adapted to process the detected reflected laser light to detect the cardiac cycle and to generate a cardiac trigger signal for the control of the scanner. a laser speckle vibrometry system for non-contact vibration sensing, comprising a laser for delivering laser light, a defocused optical system, and an optical detector for detecting reflected laser light, wherein the defocused optical system is configured to defocus the laser light at the distance of the surface of a body of a patient to be scanned; and a patient coil arrangement for mounting against the body of the patient, wherein the patient coil arrangement comprises at least one window enabling the passage of the laser light to the body of the patient; a mounting arrangement for mounting the laser such that the delivered laser light passes through the window of the patient coil arrangement; and a controller which is adapted to process the detected reflected laser light to detect the cardiac cycle and to generate a cardiac trigger signal for the control of the scanner.
Method for the treatment of single filament polyethylene terephthalate cords for the reinforcing layers of a pneumatic tyre; said method comprising (a) an adhesive solution coating step, wherein the single filament cord is immersed in an adhesive solution; (b) a drying step, wherein the cord covered in adhesive resin is held in a drying oven at a temperature of between 120 and 180°C; and (c) a thermobonding step wherein the cord, proceeding from the drying step, is arranged within an oven at a temperature of between 230 and 260°C for a period of between 30 and 90 seconds; said method being characterized in that during said thermobonding step the single filament cord is subjected to a tension of between 8 and 12 mN/dtex.
A system, comprising: a first device and a second device configured to communicate over a selected wireless communication channel selected from a band of channels or over a selected set of channels used in an adaptive frequency hopping scheme; the first device configured to transmit a probe signal that has a plurality of frequencies contained within the band of channels; the second device configured to determine a signal strength of the probe signal for each of a plurality of potential communication channels within the band of channels; and the first and second devices configured to switch to another wireless communication channel or set of channels based at least in part on the signal strength of the probe signal for each of a plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein the first and second devices are configured to communicate over the selected wireless communication channel while the probe signal is transmitted and the signal strength of the probe signal is determined for each of the plurality of potential communication channels within the band of channels and wherein at least one of the first and second devices includes a wearable device configured to be worn by a user. a first device and a second device configured to communicate over a selected wireless communication channel selected from a band of channels or over a selected set of channels used in an adaptive frequency hopping scheme; the first device configured to transmit a probe signal that has a plurality of frequencies contained within the band of channels; the second device configured to determine a signal strength of the probe signal for each of a plurality of potential communication channels within the band of channels; and the first and second devices configured to switch to another wireless communication channel or set of channels based at least in part on the signal strength of the probe signal for each of a plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein the first and second devices are configured to communicate over the selected wireless communication channel while the probe signal is transmitted and the signal strength of the probe signal is determined for each of the plurality of potential communication channels within the band of channels and wherein at least one of the first and second devices includes a wearable device configured to be worn by a user.
A portable apparatus for storing and selectively positioning a portable electronic device in one of a plurality of viewing or operational positions, comprising: a front cover made of a durable material and comprising first and second diagonals that extend between opposite corners of the front cover and a midline extending across the center of the front cover from the connection member to the left edge that define a plurality of cover segments (A-H) that can be arranged in different positions to form three-dimensional structures for supporting the device by folding or bending the segments along the first and second diagonals and the midline; a back cover adapted for removable interconnection with the electronic device; and a connection member hingedly attached to each of the front and back covers to enable the apparatus to transform between open and closed configurations; wherein in the closed configuration the front cover shields the face of the portable electronic device for storage or transport, while in the open, folded configuration, the three-dimensional structures formed by the folded front cover act as supports for selectively positioning the portable electronic device in different arrangements for viewing or operation thereof, characterized in that the first and second diagonals and the midline are bendable structures that facilitate folding or bending to alter the position of the cover segments (A-H). a front cover made of a durable material and comprising first and second diagonals that extend between opposite corners of the front cover and a midline extending across the center of the front cover from the connection member to the left edge that define a plurality of cover segments (A-H) that can be arranged in different positions to form three-dimensional structures for supporting the device by folding or bending the segments along the first and second diagonals and the midline; a back cover adapted for removable interconnection with the electronic device; and a connection member hingedly attached to each of the front and back covers to enable the apparatus to transform between open and closed configurations; wherein in the closed configuration the front cover shields the face of the portable electronic device for storage or transport, while in the open, folded configuration, the three-dimensional structures formed by the folded front cover act as supports for selectively positioning the portable electronic device in different arrangements for viewing or operation thereof, characterized in that the first and second diagonals and the midline are bendable structures that facilitate folding or bending to alter the position of the cover segments (A-H).
Screwing tool with a directionally reversible freewheel gearing, having an output member which is mounted rotatably about an axis (a) in a bearing lug of a drive member and has a circumferential toothing and an output profile section , and two locking members which are inserted in a pocket of the drive member , two locking members , each having a locking toothing for rotationally locking engagement in the circumferential toothing , which are two bodies which can be displaced relative to one another, characterized in that the two locking members are tied to one another in an overlap region by hook projections engaging in one another.
An impedance sensor with - a measuring probe that can be influenced in a capacitance by a medium surrounding the measuring probe , - a measuring resonant circuit in which the measuring probe is disposed as a capacitance-determining element, - an electronic unit with a signal generator for exciting the measuring resonant circuit and a signal detector for determining a response signal of the measuring resonant circuit, - a signal processing unit connected to the electronic unit , and - a reference circuit characterized in that the electronic unit can be alternately connected to the measuring resonant circuit or the reference circuit, wherein the reference circuit is configured as a temperature-stable reference resonant circuit . - a measuring probe that can be influenced in a capacitance by a medium surrounding the measuring probe , - a measuring resonant circuit in which the measuring probe is disposed as a capacitance-determining element, - an electronic unit with a signal generator for exciting the measuring resonant circuit and a signal detector for determining a response signal of the measuring resonant circuit, - a signal processing unit connected to the electronic unit , and - a reference circuit