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A structure, adapted for extracting water from air, comprising an absorbing part and a desorbing part, wherein said absorbing part comprises a surface whereon a thin layer of a flowing hygroscopic liquid is arranged, whereby in use the hygroscopic liquid is in direct contact with air and thereby absorbs water vapor from air to form a water-enriched hygroscopic liquid ; said desorbing part comprises a layered sandwich-like structure to separate water from said water-enriched hygroscopic liquid, wherein said regenerated hygroscopic liquid flows back for reuse in the next water absorption cycle, wherein said layered sandwich-like structure comprises a) a first sheet or layer (10, 11; 31), comprising a heater or being heatable by solar radiation impinging on an illuminated side thereof, to a temperature above the environment's temperature; characterised in that said layered sandwich-like structure further comprises: b) a space or layer receiving said water-enriched hygroscopic liquid and being filled with porous or filamentary material , which allows the flow and an even distribution of the water-enriched hygroscopic liquid along the first sheet or layer; c) a layer (12, 13; 33) of material, being permeable to water molecules and impermeable to the water-enriched hygroscopic liquid, said layer of material allowing the passage of water molecules into a small space, from which it is recovered in liquid form; d) a second sheet or layer (17; 34), being coolable by air movement to a temperature lower than the temperature of the first sheet or layer, allowing recovering of water in liquid form. a) a first sheet or layer (10, 11; 31), comprising a heater or being heatable by solar radiation impinging on an illuminated side thereof, to a temperature above the environment's temperature; b) a space or layer receiving said water-enriched hygroscopic liquid and being filled with porous or filamentary material , which allows the flow and an even distribution of the water-enriched hygroscopic liquid along the first sheet or layer; c) a layer (12, 13; 33) of material, being permeable to water molecules and impermeable to the water-enriched hygroscopic liquid, said layer of material allowing the passage of water molecules into a small space, from which it is recovered in liquid form; d) a second sheet or layer (17; 34), being coolable by air movement to a temperature lower than the temperature of the first sheet or layer, allowing recovering of water in liquid form.
A method for performing cell culture by culturing cells in an aqueous culture medium comprising poloxamers that prior to adding them to the cell culture medium have been treated by a) Dissolving the poloxamers in a solvent and contacting them with activated carbon b) Removing the activated carbon and the solvent a) Dissolving the poloxamers in a solvent and contacting them with activated carbon b) Removing the activated carbon and the solvent
A method for forming an oxidation protection system on a carbon-carbon composite structure, comprising: applying a ceramic layer slurry to the composite structure, wherein the ceramic layer slurry comprises aluminum and silicon carbide in a sol; and heating the composite structure to form a ceramic layer on the composite structure, wherein the ceramic layer comprises between 1% and 20% by weight alumina, between 50% and 80% by weight silicon carbide, and between 10% and 30% by weight silicon oxycarbide applying a ceramic layer slurry to the composite structure, wherein the ceramic layer slurry comprises aluminum and silicon carbide in a sol; and heating the composite structure to form a ceramic layer on the composite structure, wherein the ceramic layer comprises between 1% and 20% by weight alumina, between 50% and 80% by weight silicon carbide, and between 10% and 30% by weight silicon oxycarbide
A bone plate sized and shaped for fixation to a metacarpal, comprising: a head extending from a first end of the bone plate and having first and second fixation element holes extending therethrough along first and second fixation element hole axes , wherein the first hole axis diverges from the second hole axis on a bone facing surface of the bone plate , the head having a first notch on the first end centered on a central longitudinal axis ; and a shaft extending from the head to a second end of the bone plate along the central longitudinal axis , the shaft including an elongated fixation element hole elongated in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis , characterized in that the first notch is formed as an indentation on an outer wall of the bone plate sized and shaped to accommodate a collateral ligament when the bone plate is fixed to a metacarpal in a desired position, wherein a shape of the notch corresponds to an arc of a circle with a radius of curvature of up to 3mm. a head extending from a first end of the bone plate and having first and second fixation element holes extending therethrough along first and second fixation element hole axes , wherein the first hole axis diverges from the second hole axis on a bone facing surface of the bone plate , the head having a first notch on the first end centered on a central longitudinal axis ; and a shaft extending from the head to a second end of the bone plate along the central longitudinal axis , the shaft including an elongated fixation element hole elongated in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis , characterized in that the first notch is formed as an indentation on an outer wall of the bone plate sized and shaped to accommodate a collateral ligament when the bone plate is fixed to a metacarpal in a desired position, wherein a shape of the notch corresponds to an arc of a circle with a radius of curvature of up to 3mm.
A light assembly configured to be coupled to a spray gun for spraying electrostatically charged coating material, the spray gun including a voltage multiplier transitionable between an activated state, in which the voltage multiplier produces a magnetic field, and a deactivated state, where the voltage multiplier does not produce the magnetic field, the light assembly comprising: a housing ; a light attached to the housing; and circuitry contained within the housing , the circuitry being electrically connected to the light and configured to supply electrical energy inductively obtained by the circuitry to the light; wherein the light assembly comprises at least one battery electrically connected to the circuitry, characterised in that the circuitry is configured to supply electrical energy obtained from the at least one battery to the light for a predetermined or adjustable period of time when the voltage multiplier of the spray gun is in the deactivated state. a housing ; a light attached to the housing; and circuitry contained within the housing , the circuitry being electrically connected to the light and configured to supply electrical energy inductively obtained by the circuitry to the light; wherein the light assembly comprises at least one battery electrically connected to the circuitry, characterised in that the circuitry is configured to supply electrical energy obtained from the at least one battery to the light for a predetermined or adjustable period of time when the voltage multiplier of the spray gun is in the deactivated state.
Process for making an at least partially coated electrode active material wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) Providing an electrode active material according to general formula Li 1+x TM 1-x O 2 , wherein TM is a combination of Ni, Co and, optionally, Mn, and, optionally, at least one metal selected from Al, Ti and Zr, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, (b) treating said electrode active material with at least one compound of W or Mo that selected from carbonyls, C 1 -C 5 -alkyls, amides, alkoxides, and halides of W or Mo, and from combinations of at least two of the foregoing, (c) treating the material obtained in step (b) with an agent to decompose the compound of W or Mo, wherein such agent is selected from hydrogen, water and C 1 -C 4 -alkyl alcohols, or from oxygen, peroxides and ozone, (d) repeating the sequence of steps (b) and (c) from one to 100 times, wherein the average thickness of the resulting coating is in the range of from 0.1 to 50 nm. (a) Providing an electrode active material according to general formula Li 1+x TM 1-x O 2 , wherein TM is a combination of Ni, Co and, optionally, Mn, and, optionally, at least one metal selected from Al, Ti and Zr, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, (b) treating said electrode active material with at least one compound of W or Mo that selected from carbonyls, C 1 -C 5 -alkyls, amides, alkoxides, and halides of W or Mo, and from combinations of at least two of the foregoing, (c) treating the material obtained in step (b) with an agent to decompose the compound of W or Mo, wherein such agent is selected from hydrogen, water and C 1 -C 4 -alkyl alcohols, or from oxygen, peroxides and ozone, (d) repeating the sequence of steps (b) and (c) from one to 100 times,
A method for producing a plurality of mechanical resonators in a production wafer , the resonators being intended to equip a regulating organ for a timepiece, the method comprising the following steps: (a) producing a plurality of resonators in at least one reference wafer according to reference specifications, this production comprising at least one lithography step for forming patterns of the resonators on or above said reference wafer and a step of machining into said reference wafer through said patterns; (b) for the at least one reference wafer, establishing a map indicative of the dispersion of stiffnesses of the resonators relative to a mean stiffness value; (c) dividing the map into fields and determining a correction to be made to the dimensions of the resonators for at least one of said fields in order to reduce said dispersion; (d) modifying the reference specifications for the lithography step in order to implement the corrections to the dimensions for said at least one field during the lithography step; (e) producing resonators on a production wafer using the modified specifications. (a) producing a plurality of resonators in at least one reference wafer according to reference specifications, this production comprising at least one lithography step for forming patterns of the resonators on or above said reference wafer and a step of machining into said reference wafer through said patterns; (b) for the at least one reference wafer, establishing a map indicative of the dispersion of stiffnesses of the resonators relative to a mean stiffness value; (c) dividing the map into fields and determining a correction to be made to the dimensions of the resonators for at least one of said fields in order to reduce said dispersion; (d) modifying the reference specifications for the lithography step in order to implement the corrections to the dimensions for said at least one field during the lithography step; (e) producing resonators on a production wafer using the modified specifications.
A control device for a vehicle gearbox, comprising: - a support casing (H), - a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing (H) and having an upper portion projecting from the support casing and carrying a lever handle , - a pivoting body (W) rotatably mounted within said support casing (H) about said oscillation axis and connected in rotation with said control lever about said oscillation axis , a connecting member for connection of one end of a gearbox control cable (B), said connecting member being connected to said pivoting body (W), wherein said connecting member is connected to said pivoting body (W) by means of at least one adapter element , and wherein said adapter element and said pivoting body (W) are configured so that they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, so as to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable (B) with respect to the pivoting body (W), said device being characterized in that said pivoting body (W) has a cylindrical wall, or a cylindrical wall portion, having an axis substantially coincident with said oscillation axis and having a plurality of seats circumferentially spaced apart from each other and selectively engageable by said adapter element for selectively connecting said adapter element in different corresponding positions on said pivoting body (W). - a support casing (H), - a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing (H) and having an upper portion projecting from the support casing and carrying a lever handle , - a pivoting body (W) rotatably mounted within said support casing (H) about said oscillation axis and connected in rotation with said control lever about said oscillation axis , a connecting member for connection of one end of a gearbox control cable (B), said connecting member being connected to said pivoting body (W), wherein said connecting member is connected to said pivoting body (W) by means of at least one adapter element , and wherein said adapter element and said pivoting body (W) are configured so that they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, so as to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable (B) with respect to the pivoting body (W), said device being characterized in that said pivoting body (W) has a cylindrical wall, or a cylindrical wall portion, having an axis substantially coincident with said oscillation axis and having a plurality of seats circumferentially spaced apart from each other and selectively engageable by said adapter element for selectively connecting said adapter element in different corresponding positions on said pivoting body (W).
Portable power tool, in particular portable power tool having a spindle that can be driven in an oscillatory manner, having at least one tool clamping device comprising a clamping unit that has at least one clamping element for securely clamping a working tool in an axial direction that runs at least substantially parallelwise in relation to a pivot axis and/or rotation axis of a drive shaft, and has at least one clamping head , which is disposed on the clamping element and which is provided for clamping the working tool at a free end of the clamping unit , wherein the clamping unit has a guide unit , which is provided for guiding at least one movement of the working tool along at least one movement direction that differs substantially from the axial direction , in at least one operating state, wherein the longitudinal axis of the clamping element is substantially parallel to the axial direction when the clamping element is in a mounted state, and wherein the clamping head has a chamfer , at least on a side that faces away from a clamping surface , characterized in that the clamping head has at least one clamping surface that is disposed asymmetrically in respect of a longitudinal axis of the clamping element .
A Radio Frequency, RF, receiver comprising a first (LO1) local oscillator, LO, wherein the RF receiver is configured to mix a received signal using the first LO to obtain a mixed signal; wherein the RF receiver is further configured to filter the mixed signal using a complex filter having a variable center frequency to obtain an intermediate frequency, IF, signal; and characterized in that the RF receiver is further configured to down-convert the IF signal using a Finite Impulse Response, FIR, mixer , wherein the FIR mixer is configured to provide a weighted sum of the IF signal mixed with differently delayed versions of a second (CLK) LO signal. wherein the RF receiver is configured to mix a received signal using the first LO to obtain a mixed signal; wherein the RF receiver is further configured to filter the mixed signal using a complex filter having a variable center frequency to obtain an intermediate frequency, IF, signal; and characterized in that the RF receiver is further configured to down-convert the IF signal using a Finite Impulse Response, FIR, mixer , wherein the FIR mixer is configured to provide a weighted sum of the IF signal mixed with differently delayed versions of a second (CLK) LO signal.
A method for transmitting and receiving, by a device-to-device, D2D, transmission user equipment, UE , a signal for D2D communication in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving information of a plurality of D2D grant subframe sets for D2D reception UEs through a higher layer signaling from a base station, BS, ; receiving a D2D data grant from the BS, the D2D data grant indicating a first resource for transmitting and receiving D2D data; receiving, from the BS, a scheduling allocation indicating a second resource for transmitting D2D scheduling allocation information; determining a D2D grant subframe set corresponding to a subframe in which the D2D data grant is received; selecting a D2D reception UE corresponding to the determined D2D grant subframe set based on the information of the plurality of D2D grant subframe sets for the D2D reception UEs; transmitting the D2D scheduling allocation information to the selected D2D reception UE through the second resource; and transmitting D2D data to the selected D2D reception UE through the first resource. receiving information of a plurality of D2D grant subframe sets for D2D reception UEs through a higher layer signaling from a base station, BS, ; receiving a D2D data grant from the BS, the D2D data grant indicating a first resource for transmitting and receiving D2D data; receiving, from the BS, a scheduling allocation indicating a second resource for transmitting D2D scheduling allocation information; determining a D2D grant subframe set corresponding to a subframe in which the D2D data grant is received; selecting a D2D reception UE corresponding to the determined D2D grant subframe set based on the information of the plurality of D2D grant subframe sets for the D2D reception UEs; transmitting the D2D scheduling allocation information to the selected D2D reception UE through the second resource; and transmitting D2D data to the selected D2D reception UE through the first resource.
Vacuum cleaner suction head , comprising a sole provided with a lower face and a cavity opening onto this lower face, at least one brush , a shaft for connecting configured to communicate with the cavity and a fork arranged between the sole and the shaft and mounted as pivot connections of transverse axes (X1, X2) opposite said sole and said shaft, characterised in that said suction head comprises a mechanism and a lever , said lever being configured to actuate said mechanism according to three positions, said mechanism being configured to: - in the first position, lower the at least one brush and position it protruding from the lower face by allowing the fork to pivot with respect to the sole ; - in the second position, raise the at least one brush and position it retracted from the lower face by allowing the fork to pivot with respect to the sole ; - in the third position, maintain the at least one brush retracted from the lower face by blocking the fork opposite the sole . - in the first position, lower the at least one brush and position it protruding from the lower face by allowing the fork to pivot with respect to the sole ; - in the second position, raise the at least one brush and position it retracted from the lower face by allowing the fork to pivot with respect to the sole ; - in the third position, maintain the at least one brush retracted from the lower face by blocking the fork opposite the sole .
A combination scale , comprising: a plurality of weighing conveyers arranged in a row, the weighing conveyers transporting items to be weighed that are manually supplied; a collection conveyer that transports the items discharged from the weighing conveyers along a direction of arrangement of the weighing conveyers ; and a protective cover disposed on an outer side of transport-starting ends in a direction of transport of the weighing conveyers , the protective cover extending in the direction of arrangement of the weighing conveyers , characterized in that the protective cover being supported in a manner that is rotatable to and from a closing position and an opening position, the closing position being a position at which the protective cover faces facing the transport-starting ends in the direction of transport, the opening position being a position at which the protective cover is rotated outward. a plurality of weighing conveyers arranged in a row, the weighing conveyers transporting items to be weighed that are manually supplied; a collection conveyer that transports the items discharged from the weighing conveyers along a direction of arrangement of the weighing conveyers ; and a protective cover disposed on an outer side of transport-starting ends in a direction of transport of the weighing conveyers , the protective cover extending in the direction of arrangement of the weighing conveyers , characterized in that the protective cover being supported in a manner that is rotatable to and from a closing position and an opening position, the closing position being a position at which the protective cover faces facing the transport-starting ends in the direction of transport, the opening position being a position at which the protective cover is rotated outward.
A method to detect shaft break comprising: • monitoring a first parameter and a second parameter; • defining a two-dimensional parameter space that is a function of the first and second parameters, the two-dimensional parameter space comprising regions (A, B, C); • defining an integration function for each region; • for measured values of the first and second parameters, determining the applicable region and applying the integration function to the first parameter to give an integration result; and • setting a shaft break signal to TRUE when the integration result crosses a predetermined threshold. • monitoring a first parameter and a second parameter; • defining a two-dimensional parameter space that is a function of the first and second parameters, the two-dimensional parameter space comprising regions (A, B, C); • defining an integration function for each region; • for measured values of the first and second parameters, determining the applicable region and applying the integration function to the first parameter to give an integration result; and • setting a shaft break signal to TRUE when the integration result crosses a predetermined threshold.