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A chair comprising a seat and a backrest , wherein the backrest comprises two lateral edges , an upper backrest section and a lumbar section , wherein the lumbar section extends between the upper backrest section and the seat , wherein said lumbar section is provided with a plurality of perforations that extend uniformly between said lateral edges , and wherein the lumbar section is elastically deformable to allow a backward tilting movement of the upper backrest section between a rest position and a position of maximum backward tilt under a backward thrust applied by the user's back, and wherein said perforations are configured to stop the backward tilting movement of the upper backrest section in said position of maximum backward tilt, wherein said perforations are elongated in a horizontal direction and have a shape having a horizontal major axis and a vertical minor axis, wherein said perforations are arranged in horizontal arrays parallel to each other, wherein the perforations of each array have the respective major axes aligned with each other, wherein the perforations of two adjacent horizontal arrays have the respective minor axes offset from each other in the horizontal direction by a distance equal to half the distance between the minor axes of the perforations of the same array, and characterized in that in said position of maximum backward tilt of the upper backrest section opposite walls of said perforations come into mutual contact, so as to prevent a further backward tilt of the upper backrest section . wherein said perforations are elongated in a horizontal direction and have a shape having a horizontal major axis and a vertical minor axis, wherein said perforations are arranged in horizontal arrays parallel to each other, wherein the perforations of each array have the respective major axes aligned with each other, wherein the perforations of two adjacent horizontal arrays have the respective minor axes offset from each other in the horizontal direction by a distance equal to half the distance between the minor axes of the perforations of the same array, and characterized in that in said position of maximum backward tilt of the upper backrest section opposite walls of said perforations come into mutual contact, so as to prevent a further backward tilt of the upper backrest section .
An apparatus for multi-wire signaling, comprising: a plurality of wires comprising at least three wires ; and at least one delay element coupled to at least one of the plurality of wires, the at least one delay element to provide an amount of signal delay such that a signal propagation time associated with a wire of the plurality of wires (418, 420, 422; 1606, 1608, 1610, 1612) is unequal to a signal propagation time associated with another wire of the plurality of wires and signal propagation times associated with each wire pair (418+422, 418+420, 420+422; 1606+1608, 1606+1610, 1606+1612, 1608+1610, 1608+1612, 1610+1612) of the plurality of wires are equal to one another within a margin of error, wherein the plurality of wires being three wires , and there are three wire pairs (418+422, 418+420, 420+422), or the plurality of wires being four wires , and there are six wire pairs (1606+1608, 1606+1610, 1606+1612, 1608+1610, 1608+1612, 1610+1612). a plurality of wires comprising at least three wires ; and at least one delay element coupled to at least one of the plurality of wires, the at least one delay element to provide an amount of signal delay such that a signal propagation time associated with a wire of the plurality of wires (418, 420, 422; 1606, 1608, 1610, 1612) is unequal to a signal propagation time associated with another wire of the plurality of wires and signal propagation times associated with each wire pair (418+422, 418+420, 420+422; 1606+1608, 1606+1610, 1606+1612, 1608+1610, 1608+1612, 1610+1612) of the plurality of wires are equal to one another within a margin of error, wherein the plurality of wires being three wires , and there are three wire pairs (418+422, 418+420, 420+422), or the plurality of wires being four wires , and there are six wire pairs (1606+1608, 1606+1610, 1606+1612, 1608+1610, 1608+1612, 1610+1612).
A rotating lighting module designed to equip a lighting device for vehicles, comprising at least one first light source , at least one first reflector and at least one first actuator to rotate the first reflector relative to the first light source around a first axis (A); and further comprising: a framed support holding rigid in a fixed position said first light source and bearing in idling manner said first reflector , the framed support also bearing the first actuator ; and a lens placed in front of the first reflector and assembled angularly rigid therewith to rotate rigid with the first reflector and eccentrically to said first axis (A); said lens and said first reflector forming together a rotating unit powered by said first actuator; wherein i)- the framed support holds rigid in a fixed position a second light source arranged above and behind the said first reflector , on the side opposite to said lens ; the framed support further bearing a second reflector operatively associated with the second light source and arranged on the rear of the first reflector , spaced apart therefrom, on the side opposite to said lens ; characterized in that : the second reflector being fixed in relation to the rotating unit and being rigid with the framed support ; ii)- the lighting module further comprising a control unit configured to switch on the second light source while simultaneously maintaining the first light source switched off and simultaneously activating at least the first actuator to rotate the first reflector and associated lens around the first axis (A). i)- the framed support holds rigid in a fixed position a second light source arranged above and behind the said first reflector , on the side opposite to said lens ; the framed support further bearing a second reflector operatively associated with the second light source and arranged on the rear of the first reflector , spaced apart therefrom, on the side opposite to said lens ; characterized in that : the second reflector being fixed in relation to the rotating unit and being rigid with the framed support ; ii)- the lighting module further comprising a control unit configured to switch on the second light source while simultaneously maintaining the first light source switched off and simultaneously activating at least the first actuator to rotate the first reflector and associated lens around the first axis (A).
An ultrasonic waveguide assembly comprising: a pipe having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an inside diameter of the pipe which comprises fluid traveling therethrough; a first ultrasonic waveguide penetrating the exterior surface of the pipe and the interior surface of the pipe at a first location such that the first ultrasonic waveguide is in direct contact with the fluid traveling therethrough; a first ultrasonic transducer adapted to be acoustically coupled to the first ultrasonic waveguide ; a second ultrasonic waveguide penetrating the exterior surface of the pipe and the interior surface of the pipe at a second location such that the second ultrasonic waveguide is in direct contact with the fluid traveling therethrough; and a second ultrasonic transducer adapted to be acoustically coupled to the second ultrasonic waveguide ; wherein the first and second ultrasonic waveguides each penetrate the pipe at an acute angle with respect to an axis of the pipe such that the axis of the waveguide forms an acute angle with respect to the pipe axis and characterized by a top end and a bottom end of the first and second ultrasonic waveguides being parallel to the axis of the pipe , the top end being the end of the waveguide to which the ultrasonic transducer is attached at an acute angle and the bottom end being the end opposite to the top end and being the end that penetrates the exterior surface of the pipe and the interior surface of the pipe. a pipe having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an inside diameter of the pipe which comprises fluid traveling therethrough; a first ultrasonic waveguide penetrating the exterior surface of the pipe and the interior surface of the pipe at a first location such that the first ultrasonic waveguide is in direct contact with the fluid traveling therethrough; a first ultrasonic transducer adapted to be acoustically coupled to the first ultrasonic waveguide ; a second ultrasonic waveguide penetrating the exterior surface of the pipe and the interior surface of the pipe at a second location such that the second ultrasonic waveguide is in direct contact with the fluid traveling therethrough; and a second ultrasonic transducer adapted to be acoustically coupled to the second ultrasonic waveguide ; wherein the first and second ultrasonic waveguides each penetrate the pipe at an acute angle with respect to an axis of the pipe such that the axis of the waveguide forms an acute angle with respect to the pipe axis and characterized by a top end and a bottom end of the first and second ultrasonic waveguides being parallel to the axis of the pipe , the top end being the end of the waveguide to which the ultrasonic transducer is attached at an acute angle and the bottom end being the end opposite to the top end and being the end that penetrates the exterior surface of the pipe and the interior surface of the pipe.
A container for an injectable medicament , the container comprising: an elongated body having a tubular-shaped sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis (z) and having a distal end and a proximal end , an outlet at the distal end , a bung arranged inside the elongated body , sealingly engaged with the sidewall and slidable along the longitudinal axis (z) relative to the sidewall , an interior volume to receive the injectable medicament and being confined by the sidewall , by the outlet and by the bung , a measuring arrangement arranged in or on the bung , the measuring arrangement comprising: a signal generator configured to emit a measurement signal (S1) into or through the interior volume , the measurement signal (S1) being capable to stimulate or to excite a resonance of the container, and a signal detector configured to detect a feedback signal (F1) being indicative of a resonating interaction of the measurement signal (S1) with at least one of the sidewall , the outlet or the interior volume , characterized in that the container further comprises: a processor connected to the signal detector and configured to determine a size of the interior volume on the basis of the feedback signal (F1) obtainable through the signal detector , wherein the processor is configured to monitor and to process a temporal variation of the feedback signal(F1) obtainable through the signal detector , the temporal variation of the feedback signal (F1) indicating the size of the interior volume and/or a longitudinal position of the bung . an elongated body having a tubular-shaped sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis (z) and having a distal end and a proximal end , an outlet at the distal end , a bung arranged inside the elongated body , sealingly engaged with the sidewall and slidable along the longitudinal axis (z) relative to the sidewall , an interior volume to receive the injectable medicament and being confined by the sidewall , by the outlet and by the bung , a measuring arrangement arranged in or on the bung , the measuring arrangement comprising: a signal generator configured to emit a measurement signal (S1) into or through the interior volume , the measurement signal (S1) being capable to stimulate or to excite a resonance of the container, and
A buffer layer comprising: a stack of at least four layers of a face-centered cubic, FCC, crystal structure material, the at least four FCC material layers alternating with at least three layers of a body-centered cubic, BCC, crystal structure material, wherein each of the FCC material layers and BCC material layers is between about five and about ten angstroms thick. a stack of at least four layers of a face-centered cubic, FCC, crystal structure material, the at least four FCC material layers alternating with at least three layers of a body-centered cubic, BCC, crystal structure material, wherein each of the FCC material layers and BCC material layers is between about five and about ten angstroms thick.
A battery system comprising: positive and negative busbars ; a battery pack comprising a first battery string that includes first and second half-strings ; a first string contactor connected to the positive busbar and to the first half-string ; a first mid-point disconnect circuit connected to the first and second half-strings ; a first mid-point current sensor configured to measure current flowing through the first mid-point disconnect circuit ; a first smart mid-point disconnect unit configured to open the first mid-point disconnect circuit following receipt of an output from the first mid-point current sensor indicating over-current flowing through the first mid-point disconnect circuit ; and a module monitoring unit communicatively coupled to the first smart mid-point disconnect unit and comprising sensors for measuring virtual cell voltage and individual cell temperature inside a battery module of the first half-string and a balancing circuit , wherein the first smart mid-point disconnect unit is further configured to control a balancing function performed by the balancing circuit as a function of the measured virtual cell voltage and individual cell temperature. positive and negative busbars ; a battery pack comprising a first battery string that includes first and second half-strings ; a first string contactor connected to the positive busbar and to the first half-string ; a first mid-point disconnect circuit connected to the first and second half-strings ; a first mid-point current sensor configured to measure current flowing through the first mid-point disconnect circuit ; a first smart mid-point disconnect unit configured to open the first mid-point disconnect circuit following receipt of an output from the first mid-point current sensor indicating over-current flowing through the first mid-point disconnect circuit ; and a module monitoring unit communicatively coupled to the first smart mid-point disconnect unit and comprising sensors for measuring virtual cell voltage and individual cell temperature inside a battery module of the first half-string and a balancing circuit , wherein the first smart mid-point disconnect unit is further configured to control a balancing function performed by the balancing circuit as a function of the measured virtual cell voltage and individual cell temperature.
A stepwise method of producing titanium-aluminium compounds, comprising a first step of: - reducing an amount of titanium chloride (TiCl 4 ) with an amount of aluminium at a temperature to trigger reactions to form titanium subchloride(s) and aluminium chloride (AlCl 3 ) products; and then a second step of: - mixing said products, with the addition of more aluminium if required, and heating the mixture in a reaction zone to a temperature above 300°C to form AlCl 3 and the titanium-aluminium compounds. - reducing an amount of titanium chloride (TiCl 4 ) with an amount of aluminium at a temperature to trigger reactions to form titanium subchloride(s) and aluminium chloride (AlCl 3 ) products; - mixing said products, with the addition of more aluminium if required, and heating the mixture in a reaction zone to a temperature above 300°C to form AlCl 3 and the titanium-aluminium compounds.
A dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element comprising in this order: a porous semiconductor electrode comprising dye-sensitized semiconductor particles ; an electrolyte layer ; and a counter electrode , wherein the electrolyte layer is an electrolytic solution in which an ammonium ion represented by the following formula (I), an inorganic salt, and an iodide ion are dissolved in an organic solvent and the ratio of the molar amount of triiodide ions to the molar amount of iodide ions is less than 1%, wherein R 11 to R 14 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, and may be the same or different from each other, wherein the inorganic salt is an alkali metal perchlorate. a porous semiconductor electrode comprising dye-sensitized semiconductor particles ; an electrolyte layer ; and a counter electrode , wherein the electrolyte layer is an electrolytic solution in which an ammonium ion represented by the following formula (I), an inorganic salt, and an iodide ion are dissolved in an organic solvent and the ratio of the molar amount of triiodide ions to the molar amount of iodide ions is less than 1%, wherein R 11 to R 14 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, and may be the same or different from each other, wherein the inorganic salt is an alkali metal perchlorate.
A method for removing condensable components from a fluid containing said condensable components, characterized in that the method comprises: a) providing a fluid mixture with a positive Joule-Thomson coefficient containing water, acid gases and condensable components as an initial feed stream; b) cooling said initial feed stream to condense water and other condensable components therefrom and removing condensed compounds to form a gas stream; c) compressing and cooling said gas stream to form a high pressure gas stream; d) expanding a portion of said high pressure gas stream from c) to form a cooled slipstream: e) introducing said cooled slipstream at step b) to form a combined stream with a temperature reduced sufficiently to condense water and thereby treating said initial feed stream with said slip stream, firstly by heat exchange if required, and finally by direct mixing for additional water condensation therefrom. a) providing a fluid mixture with a positive Joule-Thomson coefficient containing water, acid gases and condensable components as an initial feed stream; b) cooling said initial feed stream to condense water and other condensable components therefrom and removing condensed compounds to form a gas stream; c) compressing and cooling said gas stream to form a high pressure gas stream; d) expanding a portion of said high pressure gas stream from c) to form a cooled slipstream: e) introducing said cooled slipstream at step b) to form a combined stream with a temperature reduced sufficiently to condense water and thereby treating said initial feed stream with said slip stream, firstly by heat exchange if required, and finally by direct mixing for additional water condensation therefrom.
A compound semiconductor, expressed by Chemical Formula 1 below: Chemical Formula 1 M1 a Co 4 Sb 12-x M2 x where M1 and M2 are respectively at least one selected from In and a rare earth metal element, 0≤a≤1.8, and 0<x≤0.6.
A compound of Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of m is 1, or2; n is 0, 1, or 2; each R 2 independently is halo. R 3 is H, halo, or C 1-3 alkyl; R 7 is H or C 1-3 alkyl. X is selected from the group consisting of m is 1, or2; n is 0, 1, or 2; each R 2 independently is halo. R 3 is H, halo, or C 1-3 alkyl; R 7 is H or C 1-3 alkyl.
A pump assembly, comprising: a raceway ; a rotor spaced from the raceway ; a rotor motor configured to rotate the rotor to urge fluid through a tube disposed between the raceway and the rotor ; a loading motor coupled to the rotor to move the rotor translationally and/or rotationally relative to the raceway between a pump position and a tube load position; and a controller configured to automatically prevent the rotor from stopping at one or more predetermined angular positions in which the rotor would interfere with the raceway when the rotor is in the tube load position and thereby complicate tube loading and unloading, or to control the motor so it will always stop on non-critical angular positions in which the rotor would not interfere with the raceway when the rotor is in the tube load position and thereby complicate tube loading and unloading. a raceway ; a rotor spaced from the raceway ; a rotor motor configured to rotate the rotor to urge fluid through a tube disposed between the raceway and the rotor ; a loading motor coupled to the rotor to move the rotor translationally and/or rotationally relative to the raceway between a pump position and a tube load position; and a controller configured to automatically prevent the rotor from stopping at one or more predetermined angular positions in which the rotor would interfere with the raceway when the rotor is in the tube load position and thereby complicate tube loading and unloading, or to control the motor so it will always stop on non-critical angular positions in which the rotor would not interfere with the raceway when the rotor is in the tube load position and thereby complicate tube loading and unloading.
A method for wireless communications by a wireless device , comprising: detecting a collision between resources allocated to different channels; and initiating collision handling when processing the different channels based on the detection, wherein at least one of the detection or the processing is based on one or more characteristics of the different channels or the wireless device ; wherein the one or more characteristics comprise at least one of one or more numerologies associated with at least one of the different channels, a modulation order of at least one of the different channels, coding rate of at least one of the different channels, or one or more capabilities of the wireless device ; wherein the different channels comprise at least one of a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, or a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, and at least one of a synchronization channel or a physical broadcast channel, PBCH; and wherein the collision is detected if one or more resource blocks, RBs, allocated to the PDCCH or PDSCH overlap with, or are within a frequency gap of, one or more RBs allocated to the synchronization channel or PBCH. detecting a collision between resources allocated to different channels; and initiating collision handling when processing the different channels based on the detection, wherein at least one of the detection or the processing is based on one or more characteristics of the different channels or the wireless device ; wherein the one or more characteristics comprise at least one of one or more numerologies associated with at least one of the different channels, a modulation order of at least one of the different channels, coding rate of at least one of the different channels, or one or more capabilities of the wireless device ; wherein the different channels comprise at least one of a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, or a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, and at least one of a synchronization channel or a physical broadcast channel, PBCH; and wherein the collision is detected if one or more resource blocks, RBs, allocated to the PDCCH or PDSCH overlap with, or are within a frequency gap of, one or more RBs allocated to the synchronization channel or PBCH.