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A powder for use in a dry powder inhaler, the powder comprising: (i) a fraction of fine particle size constituted of a mixture of a physiologically acceptable excipient and an additive, the mixture having a mean particle size of less than 35 μm; (ii) a fraction of coarse particles constituted of a physiologically acceptable carrier having a diameter of at least 100 μm; and (iii) at least one active ingredient having a particle size of less than 10μm; said mixture (i) being composed of up to 99% by weight of particles of the excipient and at least 1 % by weight of additive and the ratio between the fine excipient particles and the coarse carrier particles being between 1:99 and 40:60% by weight, and wherein the additive partially coats the surfaces of both the excipient and the coarse particles, wherein the additive is magnesium stearate and the active ingredient(s) is (are) not selected from budesonide and its epimers, formoterol, TA2005 and its stereoisomers, salts thereof, and combinations thereof. (i) a fraction of fine particle size constituted of a mixture of a physiologically acceptable excipient and an additive, the mixture having a mean particle size of less than 35 μm; (ii) a fraction of coarse particles constituted of a physiologically acceptable carrier having a diameter of at least 100 μm; and (iii) at least one active ingredient having a particle size of less than 10μm;
A soundpost system comprising a soundpost and an adjustment tool , the soundpost comprising a tube having at one end a contact element hinged to the tube and at its other end a screw mechanism with a support element , said screw mechanism being formed by a mating thread formed on the tube and a thread-bearing component connected to the support element , wherein a further contact element is arranged on the side of the supporting element facing away from the tube, and and wherein, by actuating the screw mechanism , the distance between said two contact elements can be varied, characterized in that both the supporting element and the tube have radial bores for the introduction of torque forces and the adjusting tool comprises a rod for insertion jn a radial bore and a handle that is connected to said rod .
Painting method for painting an aircraft component , with the steps in the following order: 1.1 Providing the component ; 1.2 applying a film-forming masking agent to areas by printing the masking agent onto the aircraft component using a print head to create at least one masked surface area ; 1.3 Allowing to form or forming a masking film from the masking agent ; 1.4 Painting the aircraft component with a paint ; and 1.5 applying a topcoat layer to the paint , the topcoat layer reducing the adhesion of the masking film ; 1.6 Mechanically removing the masking film from the aircraft component to expose the masked surface area . 1.1 Providing the component ; 1.2 applying a film-forming masking agent to areas by printing the masking agent onto the aircraft component using a print head to create at least one masked surface area ; 1.3 Allowing to form or forming a masking film from the masking agent ; 1.4 Painting the aircraft component with a paint ; and 1.5 applying a topcoat layer to the paint , the topcoat layer reducing the adhesion of the masking film ; 1.6 Mechanically removing the masking film from the aircraft component to expose the masked surface area .
A gas turbine engine comprising: a nacelle at least partially defining a boundary of an inlet of the gas turbine engine; a fan section disposed aft of the inlet; and a foreign object debris (FOD) detection system mounted to a radially inner surface of the nacelle; the FOD detection system comprising a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor assembly configured to scan a pre-determined volume within the inlet, characterised by : a FOD detection processor electrically coupled to the LiDAR sensor assembly; the FOD detection processor configured to transfer a control signal to increase a resolution in a local area of a tracking zone in response to detecting FOD in the local area. a nacelle at least partially defining a boundary of an inlet of the gas turbine engine; a fan section disposed aft of the inlet; and a foreign object debris (FOD) detection system mounted to a radially inner surface of the nacelle; the FOD detection system comprising a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor assembly configured to scan a pre-determined volume within the inlet, characterised by : a FOD detection processor electrically coupled to the LiDAR sensor assembly; the FOD detection processor configured to transfer a control signal to increase a resolution in a local area of a tracking zone in response to detecting FOD in the local area. a FOD detection processor electrically coupled to the LiDAR sensor assembly; the FOD detection processor configured to transfer a control signal to increase a resolution in a local area of a tracking zone in response to detecting FOD in the local area.
A tire tread , comprising: a road-contacting surface ; an inner component-contacting surface ; a splice surface comprising a radially outer edge and a radially inner edge ; at least one conductive element ; wherein the at least one conductive element extends from the splice surface to or past the radially outer edge ; wherein the at least one conductive element extends from the splice surface to or past the radially inner edge ; wherein the tire tread comprises a width and the at least one conductive element comprises a width substantially equal to the width of the tire tread ; wherein each of the at least one conductive elements is oriented in contact with the splice surface ; wherein each of the at least one conductive elements is oriented substantially parallel to the splice surface ; and wherein the at least one conductive element comprises a circumferential thickness (T) of between about 0.015 mm and about 6.000 mm. a road-contacting surface ; an inner component-contacting surface ; a splice surface comprising a radially outer edge and a radially inner edge ; at least one conductive element ; wherein the at least one conductive element extends from the splice surface to or past the radially outer edge ; wherein the at least one conductive element extends from the splice surface to or past the radially inner edge ; wherein the tire tread comprises a width and the at least one conductive element comprises a width substantially equal to the width of the tire tread ; wherein each of the at least one conductive elements is oriented in contact with the splice surface ; wherein each of the at least one conductive elements is oriented substantially parallel to the splice surface ; and wherein the at least one conductive element comprises a circumferential thickness (T) of between about 0.015 mm and about 6.000 mm.
A method for processing polymer biomaterial composites into pellets including the steps of extruding strands of a polymer biomaterial composite at an extrusion temperature of less than 220°C through a die plate into an underwater pelletizer , cutting the composite strands into pellets in said pelletizer, transporting said composite pellets from said pelletizer as a water and pellet slurry through a slurry line to a dryer and drying said composite pellets, characterized in that said step of transporting said composite pellets includes injecting high velocity air into said water and pellet slurry to cause said water to aspirate from said pellets and said pellets to retain internal heat, to reduce moisture uptake by said pellets, and to expedite transport and drying of said pellets, the injection of high velocity air contacting the pellet water slurry to generate water vapor by aspiration and disperse the pellets throughout said slurry line effectively separating the pellets from the water in the slurry line, and propagating those pellets at an increased velocity to said dryer , and said drying step includes drying said polymer biomaterial composite pellets with latent heat in said pellets and without additional heating to a moisture level in said polymer biomaterial composite pellets of less than 1%.
Method for mounting a capacitive level sensor inside a liquid tank having a bottom wall and portions with different heights, the sensor having a foot (5, 5', 5") and a measuring portion comprising at least one capacitive element supported by a rigid support extending from said foot (5, 5', 5"), characterized in that the method comprises the step of - fixedly securing the foot (5, 5', 5") to the bottom wall of the tank through a retainer , wherein the rigid support and the foot are configured such that the rigid support forms a fixed angle with the foot (5, 5', 5") so that the measuring portion of the sensor reaches a height that is higher than the height of the tank in the portion where the foot (5, 5', 5") is located. - fixedly securing the foot (5, 5', 5") to the bottom wall of the tank through a retainer , wherein the rigid support and the foot are configured such that the rigid support forms a fixed angle with the foot (5, 5', 5") so that the measuring portion of the sensor reaches a height that is higher than the height of the tank in the portion where the foot (5, 5', 5") is located.
A spinal facet fusion implant comprising: an elongated main body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal y-axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, a transverse x-axis and a z-axis perpendicular to said longitudinal y-axis and transverse x-axis; the said elongated main body including a superior surface and an inferior surface, said elongated main body further comprising two bulbosities formed on opposing sides of said elongated main body and extending between said distal end and said proximal end of said elongated main body , said bulbosities being disposed parallel to one another, and said two bulbosities extending above said superior surface and below said inferior surface so that said elongated main body has generally figure eight-shaped ovoid transverse cross-section; said elongated main body having a width in the transverse x-axis; and at least one stabilizer extending radially outwardly from at least one of said superior surface and/or said inferior surface of said elongated main body in the z-axis, said at least one stabilizer extending above said superior surface of said elongated main body or below said inferior surface of said elongated main body in the z-axis. an elongated main body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal y-axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, a transverse x-axis and a z-axis perpendicular to said longitudinal y-axis and transverse x-axis; the said elongated main body including a superior surface and an inferior surface, said elongated main body further comprising two bulbosities formed on opposing sides of said elongated main body and extending between said distal end and said proximal end of said elongated main body , said bulbosities being disposed parallel to one another, and said two bulbosities extending above said superior surface and below said inferior surface so that said elongated main body has generally figure eight-shaped ovoid transverse cross-section; said elongated main body having a width in the transverse x-axis; and at least one stabilizer extending radially outwardly from at least one of said superior surface and/or said inferior surface of said elongated main body in the z-axis, said at least one stabilizer extending above said superior surface of said elongated main body or below said inferior surface of said elongated main body in the z-axis.
Method for making a complex composite part having a continuous fibrous reinforcement and a polymer matrix from a consolidated composite preform, characterised in that it comprises a step consisting in: i. depositing a defined layer of a thermoplastic polymer on one of the faces of the preform , by an additive manufacturing method characterised by ii. creating an assembly of a second preform formed from a stratified composite material on the first preform by a weld that melts the layer of thermoplastic polymer deposited during the step i); and in that the polymer forming the layer deposited in the step i) comprises a dispersion of metallic particles. i. depositing a defined layer of a thermoplastic polymer on one of the faces of the preform , by an additive manufacturing method characterised by ii. creating an assembly of a second preform formed from a stratified composite material on the first preform by a weld that melts the layer of thermoplastic polymer deposited during the step i);
An arenavirus particle for use in a method for treating a neoplastic disease in a subject, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject said arenavirus particle and an immune checkpoint inhibitor, wherein said arenavirus particle is a tri-segmented arenavirus particle comprising one L segment and two S segments, and wherein said arenavirus particle is engineered to contain an arenavirus genomic segment comprising: (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a tumor antigen, tumor associated antigen or an antigenic fragment thereof; and (ii) at least one arenavirus open reading frame ("ORF") in a position other than the wild-type position of said ORF, wherein said ORF encodes the glycoprotein ("GP"), the nucleoprotein ("NP"), the matrix protein Z ("Z protein") or the RNA dependent RNA polymerase L ("L protein") of said arenavirus particle. (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a tumor antigen, tumor associated antigen or an antigenic fragment thereof; and (ii) at least one arenavirus open reading frame ("ORF") in a position other than the wild-type position of said ORF, wherein said ORF encodes the glycoprotein ("GP"), the nucleoprotein ("NP"), the matrix protein Z ("Z protein") or the RNA dependent RNA polymerase L ("L protein") of said arenavirus particle.
A method, comprising: decrypting, by a virtual private gateway, VGW, an encrypted packet containing a request for a service implemented on a service provider network and received by the VGW from a node via a secure channel established over a public network between the VGW and the node ; accessing, by the VGW , a route table within the VGW to determine a route to the service within the service provider network using a destination internet protocol, IP, address provided in a header of the decrypted packet; forwarding the request, by the VGW , over the route to the service; receiving, by the VGW , updated route data for the service, the updated route data including an updated public IP address for the service; and advertising, by the VGW , the updated public IP address. decrypting, by a virtual private gateway, VGW, an encrypted packet containing a request for a service implemented on a service provider network and received by the VGW from a node via a secure channel established over a public network between the VGW and the node ; accessing, by the VGW , a route table within the VGW to determine a route to the service within the service provider network using a destination internet protocol, IP, address provided in a header of the decrypted packet; forwarding the request, by the VGW , over the route to the service; receiving, by the VGW , updated route data for the service, the updated route data including an updated public IP address for the service; and advertising, by the VGW , the updated public IP address.
A method of analyzing magnesium content in soil, the method comprising: a) obtaining a soil sample; b) adding a liquid to the soil sample to form a soil slurry; c) flowing the soil slurry through a filter to form a filtrate; d) blending a reagent composition with the filtrate to form a soil mixture; and e) flowing the soil mixture through an analysis tool along a flow direction whereby a magnesium absorbance of the soil mixture is measured. a) obtaining a soil sample; b) adding a liquid to the soil sample to form a soil slurry; c) flowing the soil slurry through a filter to form a filtrate; d) blending a reagent composition with the filtrate to form a soil mixture; and e) flowing the soil mixture through an analysis tool along a flow direction whereby a magnesium absorbance of the soil mixture is measured.
A cryostat (100; 200) for at least one space component operating at cryogenic temperature, the cryostat comprising: - a central, closed and cooled enclosure (14; 114; 214), configured to receive the space component, - successive metal shields , spaced apart from one another, including an internal shield, an external shield and one or more intermediate shield(s), the internal shield being configured to support the space component and delimiting the central enclosure (14; 114; 214) to receive said space component, the intermediate shield(s) and the external shield being arranged around one another so that each delimits a closed volume receiving the preceding shield of smaller size, - a cooling device for cooling the central enclosure at cryogenic temperature, - external securing elements fastened to the external shield, for securing the cryostat (100; 200) to a satellite platform, - internal inter-shield joining elements (30; 230, 230 , 230 , 230 , 231), which hold said shields spaced apart from one another, the cryostat being characterized in that it comprises at least one integral portion (10a; 210a) comprising a series of partitions (13a; 213a) including an internal partition (13a ; 213a ), an external partition (13a ; 213a ) and one or more intermediate partition(s) (13a ; 213a ), respectively corresponding to a portion of the internal shield, a portion of the external shield and a portion of the one or more intermediate shield(s), said partitions being spaced apart from one another and held together by at least one portion of the internal inter-shield joining elements (30; 230, 230 , 230 , 230 , 231). - a central, closed and cooled enclosure (14; 114; 214), configured to receive the space component, - successive metal shields , spaced apart from one another, including an internal shield, an external shield and one or more intermediate shield(s), the internal shield being configured to support the space component and delimiting the central enclosure (14; 114; 214) to receive said space component, the intermediate shield(s) and the external shield being arranged around one another so that each delimits a closed volume receiving the preceding shield of smaller size, - a cooling device for cooling the central enclosure at cryogenic temperature, - external securing elements fastened to the external shield, for securing the cryostat (100; 200) to a satellite platform, - internal inter-shield joining elements (30; 230, 230 , 230 , 230 , 231), which hold said shields spaced apart from one another,
Bi-component polymer fibre, wherein the fibre comprises a core component A and a shell component B and (i) the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer in component A is higher by at least 5°C than the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer in component B; and (ii) the fibre material comprising component A comprises a biopolymer A and the fibre material comprising component B comprises a biopolymer B; (iii) the biopolymer A is an aliphatic polyester, preferably a biopolymer comprising repeat units of the lactic acid and biopolymer B is an alipathic polyester, wherein the biopolymer B and the biopolymer A differ regarding their chemical structure; characterised in that the bi-component polymer fibres have a hot-air thermal shrink rate in the range from 0% to 10% measured at 110°C, as described in the specification, and the biopolymer A and the biopolymer B are respectively biologically degradable, synthetic biopolymers according to ASTM D5338-15. (i) the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer in component A is higher by at least 5°C than the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer in component B; and (ii) the fibre material comprising component A comprises a biopolymer A and the fibre material comprising component B comprises a biopolymer B; (iii) the biopolymer A is an aliphatic polyester, preferably a biopolymer comprising repeat units of the lactic acid and biopolymer B is an alipathic polyester, wherein the biopolymer B and the biopolymer A differ regarding their chemical structure;
A printer, comprising: a printing section , arranged to face a print head and a platen, configured to print on a printing medium conveyed between the print head and the platen with the print head; a ribbon holding shaft configured to wind an ink ribbon before printing; a ribbon winding shaft configured to wind the ink ribbon after printing to collect the ink ribbon; a feed motor configured to rotationally drive the ribbon holding shaft; a winding motor configured to rotationally drive the ribbon winding shaft; a detector configured to detect for slackness of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft; a ribbon feed controller configured to forward rotate the winding motor to draw out the ink ribbon from the ribbon holding shaft to the printing section and control the ribbon winding shaft to wind the ink ribbon; and a reverse rotation controller configured to reversely rotate the feed motor to stretch the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft if the detector detects the slackness of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft characterized in that the printer further comprises: a determination module configured to determine whether an amount of received light by the detector is equal to or less than a threshold value for detecting the slackness at any timing until a next printing operation is started after a printing operation is stopped. a printing section , arranged to face a print head and a platen, configured to print on a printing medium conveyed between the print head and the platen with the print head; a ribbon holding shaft configured to wind an ink ribbon before printing; a ribbon winding shaft configured to wind the ink ribbon after printing to collect the ink ribbon; a feed motor configured to rotationally drive the ribbon holding shaft; a winding motor configured to rotationally drive the ribbon winding shaft; a detector configured to detect for slackness of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft; a ribbon feed controller configured to forward rotate the winding motor to draw out the ink ribbon from the ribbon holding shaft to the printing section and control the ribbon winding shaft to wind the ink ribbon; and a reverse rotation controller configured to reversely rotate the feed motor to stretch the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft if the detector detects the slackness of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft characterized in that the printer further comprises: a determination module configured to determine whether an amount of received light by the detector is equal to or less than a threshold value for detecting the slackness at any timing until a next printing operation is started after a printing operation is stopped.