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An accessory wire retention assembly for an electrical switching apparatus , said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing , separable contacts and an accessory enclosed by the housing , an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts , and a number of wires adapted to be electrically connected to said accessory , the housing including an interior , an exterior , and an aperture , said wires extending from the interior through said aperture to the exterior , said accessory wire retention assembly comprising: an insert structured to cooperate with the housing and to establish a predetermined position of said wires with respect to said accessory and said aperture ; and a fastening mechanism structured to fasten said wires to said insert to maintain said wires in said predetermined position, wherein said insert is an elongated molded member comprising a number of molded features structured to cooperate with the housing , said wires , and said fastening mechanism , wherein said housing further includes a base and a cover coupled to said base ; wherein said aperture extends through said base ; characterised in that said number of molded features includes a guide portion structured to cooperate with said base to accurately position said insert and said wires proximate said accessory and said aperture . an insert structured to cooperate with the housing and to establish a predetermined position of said wires with respect to said accessory and said aperture ; and a fastening mechanism structured to fasten said wires to said insert to maintain said wires in said predetermined position, wherein said insert is an elongated molded member comprising a number of molded features structured to cooperate with the housing , said wires , and said fastening mechanism , wherein said housing further includes a base and a cover coupled to said base ; wherein said aperture extends through said base ; characterised in that said number of molded features includes a guide portion structured to cooperate with said base to accurately position said insert and said wires proximate said accessory and said aperture .
Process for preparing a 2-bromoglutaric acid diester of formula (I) below: in which R represents a (C 3 -C 6 )alkyl group, comprising the following steps: (b) forming the 2-hydroxyglutaric acid diester of formula (II) by reacting the butyrolactone acid of formula (BA) with the alcohol of formula ROH, in the presence of an acid such as sulfuric acid; and (c) brominating the 2-hydroxyglutaric acid diester of formula (II), by sparging with gaseous hydrobromic acid, leading to the 2-bromoglutaric acid diester of formula (I) . in which R represents a (C 3 -C 6 )alkyl group, comprising the following steps: (b) forming the 2-hydroxyglutaric acid diester of formula (II) by reacting the butyrolactone acid of formula (BA) with the alcohol of formula ROH, in the presence of an acid such as sulfuric acid; and (c) brominating the 2-hydroxyglutaric acid diester of formula (II), by sparging with gaseous hydrobromic acid, leading to the 2-bromoglutaric acid diester of formula (I) .
A method of using multipath decomposition to determine line-of-sight, LOS, time-of-arrival, TOA, and distance result in a radio device without synchronized hardware, the method comprising: sequentially estimating candidate paths in the received multipath signal based on an energy ratio of a signal component and a noise component, ESNR, by: selecting the component having a strongest ESNR in the multipath decomposition as a candidate path, removing the component having the strongest ESNR from the received multipath signal to leave residual signals having a reduced residual noise power, and sequentially estimating further candidate paths by selecting and removing the next component from the residual signals having the strongest ESNR until a threshold in the residual noise power or a residual change limit of the residual signals is met; determining the number of selected candidate paths in the received multipath signal; selecting, based on the number of selected candidate paths, one of the candidate paths as an LOS signal; estimating a TOA of the LOS signal; and determining the distance result for the LOS signal. sequentially estimating candidate paths in the received multipath signal based on an energy ratio of a signal component and a noise component, ESNR, by: selecting the component having a strongest ESNR in the multipath decomposition as a candidate path, removing the component having the strongest ESNR from the received multipath signal to leave residual signals having a reduced residual noise power, and sequentially estimating further candidate paths by selecting and removing the next component from the residual signals having the strongest ESNR until a threshold in the residual noise power or a residual change limit of the residual signals is met; selecting the component having a strongest ESNR in the multipath decomposition as a candidate path, removing the component having the strongest ESNR from the received multipath signal to leave residual signals having a reduced residual noise power, and sequentially estimating further candidate paths by selecting and removing the next component from the residual signals having the strongest ESNR until a threshold in the residual noise power or a residual change limit of the residual signals is met; determining the number of selected candidate paths in the received multipath signal; selecting, based on the number of selected candidate paths, one of the candidate paths as an LOS signal; estimating a TOA of the LOS signal; and determining the distance result for the LOS signal.
A method of making a bonded refractory mold , comprising: forming a fugitive pattern comprising a thermally removable material ; forming a refractory mold comprising a mold wall , the mold wall comprising a refractory material and defining a sprue , a gate and a mold cavity , the gate having a gate inlet opening into the sprue and a gate outlet opening into the mold cavity , the mold defined by the fugitive pattern ; forming a gas vent that extends through the mold wall ; and covering the gas vent with a gas permeable cover , characterized in that forming a gas vent that extends through the mold wall comprises forming a hole in the gate or the sprue . forming a fugitive pattern comprising a thermally removable material ; forming a refractory mold comprising a mold wall , the mold wall comprising a refractory material and defining a sprue , a gate and a mold cavity , the gate having a gate inlet opening into the sprue and a gate outlet opening into the mold cavity , the mold defined by the fugitive pattern ; forming a gas vent that extends through the mold wall ; and covering the gas vent with a gas permeable cover , characterized in that forming a gas vent that extends through the mold wall comprises forming a hole in the gate or the sprue .
A method of monitoring and controlling movement of a shopping cart, the method comprising: monitoring a location of a shopping cart via bi-directional radio frequency (RF) communications with a cart transceiver of the shopping cart, said cart transceiver comprising a microcontroller, an RF transceiver comprising a 2.4 GHz or 5.7-5.8 GHz transceiver, and a very low frequency (VLF) receiver, said cart transceiver electrically coupled to a brake mechanism of the shopping cart; and automatically determining whether to activate the brake mechanism to inhibit the shopping cart from exiting a store based, at least in part, on whether the shopping cart passed through a checkout lane before proceeding to an exit of the store, as determined from said monitoring. monitoring a location of a shopping cart via bi-directional radio frequency (RF) communications with a cart transceiver of the shopping cart, said cart transceiver comprising a microcontroller, an RF transceiver comprising a 2.4 GHz or 5.7-5.8 GHz transceiver, and a very low frequency (VLF) receiver, said cart transceiver electrically coupled to a brake mechanism of the shopping cart; and automatically determining whether to activate the brake mechanism to inhibit the shopping cart from exiting a store based, at least in part, on whether the shopping cart passed through a checkout lane before proceeding to an exit of the store, as determined from said monitoring.
A femoral implant alignment guide for implanting a femoral component in a patient comprising: a body configured to be placed on a distal end of a femur and be aligned on an axis from between the patient's femoral condyles through the patient's hip center, the body including: an elongated resection aperture with a major axis substantially perpendicular to the axis through the patient's hip center when the body is aligned on the axis through the patient's hip center, and an offset portion that is configured to extend to a point in a coronal plane of the patient that is shared with the patient's greater trochanter when the body is aligned on the axis through the patient's hip center; the femoral implant alignment guide further comprising: a rod ; characterised in that the femoral implant alignment guide further comprises: a proximal trochanter probe comprising an aperture , and configured to be inserted into the skin lateral to the most lateral point of the greater trochanter until the tip of the trochanter probe contacts the most lateral point of the greater trochanter , wherein the offset portion of the guide comprises an aperture , wherein the rod is connected to both the trochanter probe and the offset portion through said apertures which constrain the rotation of the rod about its long axis. an elongated resection aperture with a major axis substantially perpendicular to the axis through the patient's hip center when the body is aligned on the axis through the patient's hip center, and an offset portion that is configured to extend to a point in a coronal plane of the patient that is shared with the patient's greater trochanter when the body is aligned on the axis through the patient's hip center; the femoral implant alignment guide further comprising: a rod ; characterised in that the femoral implant alignment guide further comprises: a proximal trochanter probe comprising an aperture , and configured to be inserted into the skin lateral to the most lateral point of the greater trochanter until the tip of the trochanter probe contacts the most lateral point of the greater trochanter , wherein the offset portion of the guide comprises an aperture , wherein the rod is connected to both the trochanter probe and the offset portion through said apertures which constrain the rotation of the rod about its long axis. a proximal trochanter probe comprising an aperture , and configured to be inserted into the skin lateral to the most lateral point of the greater trochanter until the tip of the trochanter probe contacts the most lateral point of the greater trochanter , wherein the offset portion of the guide comprises an aperture , wherein the rod is connected to both the trochanter probe and the offset portion through said apertures which constrain the rotation of the rod about its long axis.
A demolition tool for the demolition of rock , wherein slots with a predetermined depth and at a predetermined distance to each other are introduced into the rock , wherein the demolition tool can be respectively inserted into one of the slots in order to break the rock between the slots , wherein the demolition tool comprises the following components: - a base body with ▪ a first end region , which comprises at least one scribing tool for creating a score that runs parallel to a bottom of the slot into a first wall section of the slot , wherein the first wall section immediately extends from the bottom of the slot and the score does not severe the wall section, and ▪ a second end region , which is designed to exert a compressive force onto a second wall section of the slot , wherein the second wall section extends from a beginning of the slot opposite to the bottom ; - a fitting bracket firmly connected to the base body on the second end region for attaching the demolition tool to a moveable carrier arm of a construction machine . - a base body with ▪ a first end region , which comprises at least one scribing tool for creating a score that runs parallel to a bottom of the slot into a first wall section of the slot , wherein the first wall section immediately extends from the bottom of the slot and the score does not severe the wall section, and ▪ a second end region , which is designed to exert a compressive force onto a second wall section of the slot , wherein the second wall section extends from a beginning of the slot opposite to the bottom ; ▪ a first end region , which comprises at least one scribing tool for creating a score that runs parallel to a bottom of the slot into a first wall section of the slot , wherein the first wall section immediately extends from the bottom of the slot and the score does not severe the wall section, and ▪ a second end region , which is designed to exert a compressive force onto a second wall section of the slot , wherein the second wall section extends from a beginning of the slot opposite to the bottom ; - a fitting bracket firmly connected to the base body on the second end region for attaching the demolition tool to a moveable carrier arm of a construction machine .
A method for producing Al-doped gadolinium oxysulfide-based cold storage material containing an Al 2 O 3 phase in addition to a Gd 2 O 2 S main phase, comprising the steps of mixing a powder of Gd 2 O 3 with Al 2 O 3 having a specific surface area of 0.3 m 2 /g to 11 m 2 /g by using a grinder, calcining the mixed powder at 800 to 1100 0 C, sulfurizing the calcined powder by using a flowing gas comprising sulfur atoms with oxidation number -2 under heating to produce said Al-doped gadolinium oxysulfide which contains Al 2 O 3 in an amount of 3 to 12% by weight in terms of aluminum relative to the amount of the gadolinium oxysulfide, and sintering the formed product under vacuum or in an atmosphere of an inert gas at a temperature of 1400 to 1600 0 C. mixing a powder of Gd 2 O 3 with Al 2 O 3 having a specific surface area of 0.3 m 2 /g to 11 m 2 /g by using a grinder, calcining the mixed powder at 800 to 1100 0 C, sulfurizing the calcined powder by using a flowing gas comprising sulfur atoms with oxidation number -2 under heating to produce said Al-doped gadolinium oxysulfide which contains Al 2 O 3 in an amount of 3 to 12% by weight in terms of aluminum relative to the amount of the gadolinium oxysulfide, and sintering the formed product under vacuum or in an atmosphere of an inert gas at a temperature of 1400 to 1600 0 C.
A method for preparing crystalline forms of Temozolomide, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: dissolving Temozolomide in dimethylsulfoxide into which a second organic solvent is added for recrystallization, whereby the crystalline forms of Temozolomide are prepared, wherein the second organic solvent is isopropanol or glycol.
A radiator that takes advantage of the heating medium flow and consists of tubular heating sections , which are firmly connected with two peripheral tubular connecting bars , while these tubular connecting bars are connected with said tubular heating sections through holes , wherein each tubular connecting bar is equipped with two bushings, the left tubular connecting bar with a left lower bushing and a left upper bushing , the right tubular connecting bar with a right lower bushing and a right upper bushing , characterized in that the radiator comprises a pipe as well as a nipple or plug , wherein the left tubular connecting bar and the right tubular connecting bar are linked by said pipe , while both its ends overlap into tubular connecting bars and are coaxial with both the left lower bushing and right lower bushing and are adjusted for said nipple or said plug to be screwed or mounted through the designated lower bushing or .
Method for producing potassium sulfate by (re)crystallization of crude potassium sulfate wherein the crude potassium sulfate contains an amount of potassium, calculated as K 2 O of 15 wt% or higher, preferably 40 wt% or higher, and has either: - more than 0.07 wt% insoluble material, and/or - a dissolution speed wherein at 3 min dissolution of 100 gram product in 1 L water of 20 °C with stirring, the amount of dissolved potassium sulfate is less than 90%, and/or - wherein a 1% dissolved crude potassium sulfate has a pH of 6 or higher wherein the method comprises the following steps - crude potassium sulfate is dissolved, - the dissolved potassium sulfate is subjected to a solid material removal step, - potassium sulfate is crystallized, - while optionally an acid is provided before, during or after the crystallization step of the potassium sulfate - whereafter the obtained potassium sulfate is separated and dried - wherein the particle size of the crystalline material is controlled to be within the ranges provided, optionally with sieving and/or grinding, such that the resulting potassium sulfate crystalline material conforms with the following characteristics: - the amount of insoluble material is less than 0.05 wt%, - a 1 wt% solution of the potassium sulfate has a pH below 6, and/or at least 1 pH unit lower than the pH of the crude potassium sulfate, - the fraction obtained after crystallization has an average particle size within the following parameters: ∘ d90 of 0.6 mm or lower, and ∘ d10 of 0.02 mm or higher, and ∘ dust amount to 0.4 wt% or less, - whereby the potassium sulfate contains more than 51% potassium, calculated as K 2 O. - more than 0.07 wt% insoluble material, and/or - a dissolution speed wherein at 3 min dissolution of 100 gram product in 1 L water of 20 °C with stirring, the amount of dissolved potassium sulfate is less than 90%, and/or - wherein a 1% dissolved crude potassium sulfate has a pH of 6 or higher - crude potassium sulfate is dissolved, - the dissolved potassium sulfate is subjected to a solid material removal step, - potassium sulfate is crystallized, - while optionally an acid is provided before, during or after the crystallization step of the potassium sulfate - whereafter the obtained potassium sulfate is separated and dried - wherein the particle size of the crystalline material is controlled to be within the ranges provided, optionally with sieving and/or grinding, - the amount of insoluble material is less than 0.05 wt%, - a 1 wt% solution of the potassium sulfate has a pH below 6, and/or at least 1 pH unit lower than the pH of the crude potassium sulfate, - the fraction obtained after crystallization has an average particle size within the following parameters: ∘ d90 of 0.6 mm or lower, and ∘ d10 of 0.02 mm or higher, and ∘ dust amount to 0.4 wt% or less, ∘ d90 of 0.6 mm or lower, and ∘ d10 of 0.02 mm or higher, and ∘ dust amount to 0.4 wt% or less, - whereby the potassium sulfate contains more than 51% potassium, calculated as K 2 O.
A mobile computing device for accessing data, the mobile computing device being arranged to: determine (S604) a first security factor on the basis of an environmental condition related to an environment of the mobile computing device and detected (S602) at the mobile computing device ; determine (S606) a second security factor on the basis of an environmental condition related to said environment of the mobile computing device and detected at another, different, mobile computing device; and initiate (S608), at the mobile computing device , an action to protect said data on the basis of the first security factor and the second security factor, wherein said action is initiated in accordance with a security policy specifying the first and second security factors and said action, and the mobile computing device is arranged to: determine that it does not have a sensor capable of sensing an environmental condition related to the environment of the mobile computing device and corresponding to a security factor specified in the security policy; and in response to determining that it does not have a sensor capable of sensing an environmental condition related to the environment of the mobile computing device and corresponding to a security factor specified in the security policy, request information relating to said environmental condition from one or more further mobile computing devices determined to have a suitable sensor. determine (S604) a first security factor on the basis of an environmental condition related to an environment of the mobile computing device and detected (S602) at the mobile computing device ; determine (S606) a second security factor on the basis of an environmental condition related to said environment of the mobile computing device and detected at another, different, mobile computing device; and determine that it does not have a sensor capable of sensing an environmental condition related to the environment of the mobile computing device and corresponding to a security factor specified in the security policy; and in response to determining that it does not have a sensor capable of sensing an environmental condition related to the environment of the mobile computing device and corresponding to a security factor specified in the security policy, request information relating to said environmental condition from one or more further mobile computing devices determined to have a suitable sensor.
A smoking article comprising: a filter arrangement comprising a first filter section and a second filter section , the second filter section being located downstream of the first filter section; and a ventilation arrangement configured to provide a user controllable level of ventilation into the first filter section, wherein the smoking article comprises a first part and a second part and the level of ventilation can be selected by selecting a position of the second part relative to the first part; wherein a resistance to gaseous flow through the length of the second filter section is lower than a resistance to gaseous flow through the length of the first filter section; and the resistance to gaseous flow through the length of the filter arrangement remains substantially constant as the level of ventilation is varied. a filter arrangement comprising a first filter section and a second filter section , the second filter section being located downstream of the first filter section; and a ventilation arrangement configured to provide a user controllable level of ventilation into the first filter section, wherein the smoking article comprises a first part and a second part and the level of ventilation can be selected by selecting a position of the second part relative to the first part; wherein a resistance to gaseous flow through the length of the second filter section is lower than a resistance to gaseous flow through the length of the first filter section; and the resistance to gaseous flow through the length of the filter arrangement remains substantially constant as the level of ventilation is varied.