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Component for vehicles comprising a base in Lightweight Reinforced Thermoplastic material, consisting at least partly of a layer of thermoplastic material , and at least one accessory body , wherein the accessory body is thermoplastically joined to the base , along a contact region at least piecewise continuous, said component for vehicles being characterized in the fact that the accessory body is constituted at least in part of polypropylene, or polyethylene, or polyurethane, or polyethylene terephthalate, and wherein said accessory body is positioned only on at least one localised region of the base , and wherein at the part of the contact region in which the accessory body is firmly joined to the base , the component for vehicles presents a depression , i.e. a region having a reduced thickness compared to the regions of the component for vehicles adjacent to said part of the contact region . said component for vehicles being characterized in the fact that the accessory body is constituted at least in part of polypropylene, or polyethylene, or polyurethane, or polyethylene terephthalate, and wherein said accessory body is positioned only on at least one localised region of the base , and wherein at the part of the contact region in which the accessory body is firmly joined to the base , the component for vehicles presents a depression , i.e. a region having a reduced thickness compared to the regions of the component for vehicles adjacent to said part of the contact region .
A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising one or more controllers , wherein the control system is configured to: enable a driver assistance system in dependence on information from a plurality of sensors ; determine that one or more of the plurality of sensors is inoperative while another one or more of the plurality of sensors is operative; and restrict functionality of the enabled driver assistance system in dependence on the inoperative one or more sensors, wherein the driver assistance system is configured to provide one or more parking assistance functions, the one or more parking assistance functions comprising automated parking and parking space detection, and wherein restricting the functionality comprises restricting automated parking without restricting parking space detection, in dependence on the inoperative one or more of the sensors, such that, when automated parking is not available, the parking space detection function is operable to render an alert via a human machine interface (HMI) when a detected parking space meets parking suitability conditions and to alert a driver that parking in said detected space has to be performed manually. enable a driver assistance system in dependence on information from a plurality of sensors ; determine that one or more of the plurality of sensors is inoperative while another one or more of the plurality of sensors is operative; and restrict functionality of the enabled driver assistance system in dependence on the inoperative one or more sensors, wherein the driver assistance system is configured to provide one or more parking assistance functions, the one or more parking assistance functions comprising automated parking and parking space detection, and wherein restricting the functionality comprises restricting automated parking without restricting parking space detection, in dependence on the inoperative one or more of the sensors, such that, when automated parking is not available, the parking space detection function is operable to render an alert via a human machine interface (HMI) when a detected parking space meets parking suitability conditions and to alert a driver that parking in said detected space has to be performed manually.
A method for loading a prosthetic heart valve within a cylindrical valve sheath of a delivery apparatus , the delivery apparatus comprising a catheter adapted to extend through the patient's vasculature, the method comprising: attaching the prosthetic heart valve to a valve-retaining mechanism at a distal end of the catheter , the valve-retaining mechanism forming a releasable connection between the prosthetic heart valve and the catheter ; causing a torque shaft of the delivery apparatus to rotate relative to the catheter , wherein the torque shaft extends within the catheter and has a distal end portion coupled to the valve sheath , and wherein rotation of the torque shaft relative to the catheter causes relative longitudinal movement between the valve sheath and the prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic heart valve and the valve-retaining mechanism are covered at least partially by the valve sheath so as to hold the prosthetic heart valve in a radially compressed state. attaching the prosthetic heart valve to a valve-retaining mechanism at a distal end of the catheter , the valve-retaining mechanism forming a releasable connection between the prosthetic heart valve and the catheter ; causing a torque shaft of the delivery apparatus to rotate relative to the catheter , wherein the torque shaft extends within the catheter and has a distal end portion coupled to the valve sheath , and wherein rotation of the torque shaft relative to the catheter causes relative longitudinal movement between the valve sheath and the prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic heart valve and the valve-retaining mechanism are covered at least partially by the valve sheath so as to hold the prosthetic heart valve in a radially compressed state.
A system for inspecting and selecting faulty objects in a production line and/or for packing said objects (B), comprising an inlet conveyor , an outlet conveyor , an inspection unit and a selecting and removing unit of the faulty objects, wherein the inlet and outlet conveyors are aligned along a path of the objects and separated by a space, in which the selecting and removing unit is arranged, the selecting and removing unit being configured, so as to constitute a joining section of the transport of the objects (B) between the two conveyors , wherein the selecting and removing unit of the faulty objects comprises a handling device of the objects (B) comprising a plurality of grippers configured to handle said objects (B).
A cylinder head cover made of a plastic material reinforced by glass fibers and/or minerals for a motor vehicle with an integrated camshaft timing mechanism and a plastic seat for the actuators of the camshaft timing mechanism, wherein the seat of the actuators is stiffened by an insert component consisting of a metal sheet part in full-area contact with said cylinder head cover and enclosed with said plastic material.
A method for treating a titanium-aluminide alloy including 40 to 50 percent atomic (at%) aluminium, the method comprising the following steps: - carrying out a centrifugal casting in a permanent mould in order to obtain a semi-finished product, then - heat treating the semi-finished product at a pressure substantially equal to atmospheric pressure, until a microstructure of the alloy comprising gamma grains and/or lamellar grains (alpha2/gamma) is obtained, characterised in that the heat treating is made between 1045°C and 1255°C and said treatment takes place during 10 to 40 hours. - carrying out a centrifugal casting in a permanent mould in order to obtain a semi-finished product, then - heat treating the semi-finished product at a pressure substantially equal to atmospheric pressure, until a microstructure of the alloy comprising gamma grains and/or lamellar grains (alpha2/gamma) is obtained,
A set of tools for stabilizing two bone portions separated by a cut or fracture in a human or animal patient, the set of tools comprising an implantation tool and mounted or mountable to the implantation tool an implant for stabilizing the two bone portions being separated by the cut or fracture in the human or animal patient, the implant comprising a plurality of anchoring pins and at least one bridge portion connecting proximal ends of the anchoring pins and wherein a material having thermoplastic properties is arranged on lateral surfaces of the anchoring pins or in a perforated sheath of the anchoring pins , wherein said surfaces of the anchoring pins are or said perforated sheath is arranged on the implant for being in contact with bone tissue on implantation, wherein the set of tools further comprises a fixation/guide tool characterized in that the fixation/guide tool comprises two distal half portions (21.1, 21.2) with distal faces equipped for fixation on the bone surface, the two half portions being configured to be forced towards each other in order to pull the bone portions against each other.
A methane oxidation catalyst on which a platinum oxide is supported on a tin oxide carrier, wherein the intensity of an absorption peak obtained in the range of 11555 to 11570 eV in the L 3 edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectrum of a platinum atom is 1.4 times or more the intensity of an absorption peak measured using a standard platinum foil, when the maximum peak intensity corresponding to the bond length of the platinum atom-platinum atom bond is expressed as I Pt-Pt , and the maximum peak intensity corresponding to the bond length of the platinum atom-oxygen atom bond is expressed as I Pt-o in the radial distribution function obtained by Fourier transformation of the L 3 edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectrum of the platinum atom, the ratio of I Pt-o to I Pt-Pt (I Pt-o / I Pt-Pt ) is 7.0 or more, the average primary particle diameter of the platinum oxide is 0.5 nm to 2.5 nm, and the content ratio of platinum element to tin element is 0.3 to 40 mol %. when the maximum peak intensity corresponding to the bond length of the platinum atom-platinum atom bond is expressed as I Pt-Pt , and the maximum peak intensity corresponding to the bond length of the platinum atom-oxygen atom bond is expressed as I Pt-o in the radial distribution function obtained by Fourier transformation of the L 3 edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectrum of the platinum atom, the ratio of I Pt-o to I Pt-Pt (I Pt-o / I Pt-Pt ) is 7.0 or more, the average primary particle diameter of the platinum oxide is 0.5 nm to 2.5 nm, and the content ratio of platinum element to tin element is 0.3 to 40 mol %.
A lubricant additive consisting of an ester compound (A) represented by formula , wherein R 1 represents an alkylene group or alkenylene group having 2 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, and M represents a secondary or tertiary ammonium cation; and an ester compound (B) represented by formula , wherein R 3 represents an alkylene group or alkenylene group having 2 carbon atoms, and R 4 and R 5 each independently represent an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, and wherein (A):(B) being the mass ratio of the ester compound (A) and the ester compound (B) is 99:1 to 80:20. an ester compound (A) represented by formula , wherein R 1 represents an alkylene group or alkenylene group having 2 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, and M represents a secondary or tertiary ammonium cation; and an ester compound (B) represented by formula , wherein R 3 represents an alkylene group or alkenylene group having 2 carbon atoms, and R 4 and R 5 each independently represent an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms, and wherein (A):(B) being the mass ratio of the ester compound (A) and the ester compound (B) is 99:1 to 80:20.
A retransmission method, comprising: receiving , by a transmitting device, feedback information transmitted by a receiving device, wherein the feedback information is transmitted by the receiving device based on first information; generating , by the transmitting device based on second information and the feedback information, data retransmitted this time; and transmitting , by the transmitting device based on third information, the data retransmitted this time to the receiving device, wherein the first information indicates the following information: a format of the feedback information, wherein the format of the feedback information comprises at least one of a bit sequence length of the feedback information; the second information indicates the following information: information about a length of the data retransmitted this time; and the third information indicates at least one of the following information: a puncturing rule, or a repetition mode, and characterized in that a time-frequency resource occupied by the feedback information is determined by the receiving device based on a first mapping relationship comprised in the first information, wherein the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between the time-frequency resource occupied by the feedback information and fourth information, and the fourth information comprises a time-frequency resource for initial transmission and a time-frequency resource for data retransmission. receiving , by a transmitting device, feedback information transmitted by a receiving device, wherein the feedback information is transmitted by the receiving device based on first information; generating , by the transmitting device based on second information and the feedback information, data retransmitted this time; and transmitting , by the transmitting device based on third information, the data retransmitted this time to the receiving device, wherein the first information indicates the following information: a format of the feedback information, wherein the format of the feedback information comprises at least one of a bit sequence length of the feedback information; the second information indicates the following information: information about a length of the data retransmitted this time; and the third information indicates at least one of the following information: a puncturing rule, or a repetition mode, and characterized in that a time-frequency resource occupied by the feedback information is determined by the receiving device based on a first mapping relationship comprised in the first information, wherein the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between the time-frequency resource occupied by the feedback information and fourth information, and the fourth information comprises a time-frequency resource for initial transmission and a time-frequency resource for data retransmission.
An engineered, non-naturally occurring CRISPR-Cas system comprising one or more vectors comprising: a) a first regulatory element operably linked to a first nucleotide sequence encoding a CRISPR-Cas system RNA comprising a guide sequence, a tracr sequence, and a tracr mate sequence, wherein the guide sequence, tracr mate sequence, and tracr sequence are arranged in a 5' to 3' orientation, wherein the guide sequence is capable of hybridizing with a target sequence in polynucleotide loci in a eukaryotic cell, and b) a second regulatory element operably linked to a second nucleotide sequence encoding a Cas9 and one or more NLS(s), wherein the Cas9 comprises less than 1000 amino acids, wherein components (a) and (b) are located on same or different vectors of the system. a) a first regulatory element operably linked to a first nucleotide sequence encoding a CRISPR-Cas system RNA comprising a guide sequence, a tracr sequence, and a tracr mate sequence, wherein the guide sequence, tracr mate sequence, and tracr sequence are arranged in a 5' to 3' orientation, wherein the guide sequence is capable of hybridizing with a target sequence in polynucleotide loci in a eukaryotic cell, and b) a second regulatory element operably linked to a second nucleotide sequence encoding a Cas9 and one or more NLS(s), wherein the Cas9 comprises less than 1000 amino acids,
A process for manufacturing a chewing gum sheet without use of a powdered non-stick agent comprising: a. extruding a slab having a tacky surface of heated chewing gum composition, wherein the slab exiting the extruder contains less than or equal to 0.18 weight% non-stick agent based upon the slab weight; b. conveying the slab on a moving conveyor with impingement air flow sufficiently to cool the surface of the slab; c. passing the slab through at least one cooled roller to form a chewing gum sheet with predetermined dimensions. a. extruding a slab having a tacky surface of heated chewing gum composition, wherein the slab exiting the extruder contains less than or equal to 0.18 weight% non-stick agent based upon the slab weight; b. conveying the slab on a moving conveyor with impingement air flow sufficiently to cool the surface of the slab; c. passing the slab through at least one cooled roller to form a chewing gum sheet with predetermined dimensions.
A vehicular lighting device comprising: a first light source configured to illuminate a first region; a second light source configured to provide a lower luminance than that of the first light source , characterized in that the second light source is configured to illuminate a second region that overlaps the first region and has a larger area than that of the first region; and wherein the vehicular lighting device further ses a lighting circuit configured to simultaneously start supplying a first driving current (I LD ) and a second driving current (I LED ) to the first light source and the second light source respectively in response to a single lighting instruction (S4) which is common to the first light source and the second light source , such that the first lighting source and the second lighting source are configured to gradually turn on with different gradual change time periods. a first light source configured to illuminate a first region; a second light source configured to provide a lower luminance than that of the first light source , characterized in that the second light source is configured to illuminate a second region that overlaps the first region and has a larger area than that of the first region; and wherein the vehicular lighting device further ses a lighting circuit configured to simultaneously start supplying a first driving current (I LD ) and a second driving current (I LED ) to the first light source and the second light source respectively in response to a single lighting instruction (S4) which is common to the first light source and the second light source , such that the first lighting source and the second lighting source are configured to gradually turn on with different gradual change time periods.
A spatial light modulator comprising: a two-dimensional, 2D, array of a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a single liquid crystal cell and a driving circuit configured to drive the liquid crystal cell; a black matrix arranged between the plurality of pixels, the black matrix being disposed to block light such that the driving circuit is not seen; and a mask member having a periodic pattern that is arranged to split an area of the liquid crystal cell of each of the plurality of pixels into at least two portions, wherein the periodic pattern comprises an opaque black mask that blocks transmission of light and wherein a pattern width of the mask member is substantially equal to a pattern width of the black matrix. a two-dimensional, 2D, array of a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a single liquid crystal cell and a driving circuit configured to drive the liquid crystal cell; a black matrix arranged between the plurality of pixels, the black matrix being disposed to block light such that the driving circuit is not seen; and a mask member having a periodic pattern that is arranged to split an area of the liquid crystal cell of each of the plurality of pixels into at least two portions, wherein the periodic pattern comprises an opaque black mask that blocks transmission of light and wherein a pattern width of the mask member is substantially equal to a pattern width of the black matrix.
A semiconductor laser module including a plurality of semiconductor laser elements , an optical fiber , a condenser that condenses a laser beam emitted from each of said semiconductor laser elements to said optical fiber, and a housing that implements and accommodates therein said laser elements, said condenser, and an input end of said optical fiber, the semiconductor laser module comprising: at least one thin plate that is arranged between said laser elements and a top of said housing, and is attached inside said housing to the inner surface side of said top of said housing to form a gap with said top of said housing for shielding said top of said housing from heat generated by the laser beam.
A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine; the connecting rod comprising a small end , a big end , and a shank assembly , which connects the small end to the big end and develops between the small end and the big end ; wherein the shank assembly comprises a first shank and a second shank , which are preferably symmetrical with respect to a reference plane (P) that extends from the small end to the big end , wherein the reference plane (P)is a median plane of the connecting rod ; the first and the second shanks are housed prevalently in a respective plane that is parallel to the reference plane (P); the shank assembly comprises a branch assembly , which connects the first and the second shanks together and extends in a direction transverse to the plane (P); the first and the second shanks are in contact via the branch assembly at least in a point (P1) interposed in a position different from the points where the first and the second shanks are in contact with the small end and with the big end ; wherein each first and second shank comprise a first and a second portion , the first portion is defined by a single body and is connected on one side to the small end and on the other side to the second portion ; the connecting road being characterized in that each second portion comprises three parts, namely two outer parts and one central part , which are connected on one side to the first portion ; the central parts of the first shank and of the second shank are connected together along a first portion (PP1) of the plane (P) .
A filtration apparatus comprising: a filtration tank ; a layer of filtration media that filters supplied raw water by passing the raw water therethrough within the interior of the filtration tank ; and a screw cleansing mechanism having a cylindrical outer cylinder which is provided within the filtration tank in a vertical orientation, a spiral shaped screw which is provided such that the long axis thereof extends in the longitudinal direction of the outer cylinder , and a screw driving means for rotating the screw, that scrubs and cleans filtration media by rotating the screw; characterized in that the shape of the screw as viewed from the direction of an axis of the screw is in a shape in which screw blade members are present in an annular manner around a central aperture at which no member is present. a filtration tank ; a layer of filtration media that filters supplied raw water by passing the raw water therethrough within the interior of the filtration tank ; and a screw cleansing mechanism having a cylindrical outer cylinder which is provided within the filtration tank in a vertical orientation, a spiral shaped screw which is provided such that the long axis thereof extends in the longitudinal direction of the outer cylinder , and a screw driving means for rotating the screw, that scrubs and cleans filtration media by rotating the screw; characterized in that the shape of the screw as viewed from the direction of an axis of the screw is in a shape in which screw blade members are present in an annular manner around a central aperture at which no member is present.