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A smoking article comprising: a rod having a first end and a second end ; a combustible heat source located at or proximate to the second end of the rod; and a removable cap , the removable cap being removably couplable to both the first end and the second end of the rod, wherein in a first configuration of the smoking article the removable cap is coupled to the first end of the rod such that air may be drawn from the rod through the removable cap, and in a second configuration of the smoking article the removable cap is coupled to the second end of the rod such that the second end is at least substantially covered by the removable cap such that in the second configuration the removable cap facilitates disposal of the smoking article after use, and wherein the removable cap comprises a thermally insulating material to thermally isolate the combustible heat source when the removable cap is coupled to the second end of the rod, and wherein the removable cap further comprises one or more materials that, when coupled to the second end of the rod: (a) undergo decomposition to produce a decomposition product that extinguishes the heat source; or (b) undergo a phase change to consume heat energy produced by the heat source, the one or more phase change materials comprising a polymer, a wax, or both a polymer and a wax. a rod having a first end and a second end ; a combustible heat source located at or proximate to the second end of the rod; and a removable cap , the removable cap being removably couplable to both the first end and the second end of the rod, wherein in a first configuration of the smoking article the removable cap is coupled to the first end of the rod such that air may be drawn from the rod through the removable cap, and in a second configuration of the smoking article the removable cap is coupled to the second end of the rod such that the second end is at least substantially covered by the removable cap such that in the second configuration the removable cap facilitates disposal of the smoking article after use, and wherein the removable cap comprises a thermally insulating material to thermally isolate the combustible heat source when the removable cap is coupled to the second end of the rod, and wherein the removable cap further comprises one or more materials that, when coupled to the second end of the rod: (a) undergo decomposition to produce a decomposition product that extinguishes the heat source; or (b) undergo a phase change to consume heat energy produced by the heat source, the one or more phase change materials comprising a polymer, a wax, or both a polymer and a wax. (a) undergo decomposition to produce a decomposition product that extinguishes the heat source; or (b) undergo a phase change to consume heat energy produced by the heat source, the one or more phase change materials comprising a polymer, a wax, or both a polymer and a wax.
A method of making a foamed article, comprising: a) milling a block or sheet of thermoplastic polymer to form a precursor, wherein the precursor is milled such that the precursor contains a cavity; b) crosslinking the thermoplastic polymer; c) placing an insert comprising a thermoplastic polymer into the cavity; d) heating the precursor to a first temperature to soften the thermoplastic polymer; e) infusing the thermoplastic polymer of the precursor with at least one inert gas at a first pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened thermoplastic polymer; and f) while the thermoplastic polymer is softened, reducing the pressure to a second pressure below the first pressure to at least partially foam the precursor into a foamed article, wherein the foamed article is substantially the same shape as the precursor. a) milling a block or sheet of thermoplastic polymer to form a precursor, wherein the precursor is milled such that the precursor contains a cavity; b) crosslinking the thermoplastic polymer; c) placing an insert comprising a thermoplastic polymer into the cavity; d) heating the precursor to a first temperature to soften the thermoplastic polymer; e) infusing the thermoplastic polymer of the precursor with at least one inert gas at a first pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened thermoplastic polymer; and f) while the thermoplastic polymer is softened, reducing the pressure to a second pressure below the first pressure to at least partially foam the precursor into a foamed article, wherein the foamed article is substantially the same shape as the precursor.
A track inspection device comprising: a rail vehicle ; one or more passive magnetometers in an array ) mounted to the rail vehicle and a computer system on the rail vehicle , the computer system receiving data from the one or more passive magnetometers characterized in further comprising a guide shoe (1020; 1800, 1820) housing the one or more passive magnetometers and suitable for positioning the one or more passive magnetometers to measure a magnetic field within a rail while the rail vehicle operates at speeds greater than 8.94 m/s (twenty miles an hour); wherein the guide shoe : fits around the rail to position magnetometer measurement of a head of the rail , a web of the rail , and a base of the rail ; or includes guide wheels controlling a set off distance between the rail and the one or more passive magnetometers . a rail vehicle ; one or more passive magnetometers in an array ) mounted to the rail vehicle and a computer system on the rail vehicle , the computer system receiving data from the one or more passive magnetometers characterized in further comprising a guide shoe (1020; 1800, 1820) housing the one or more passive magnetometers and suitable for positioning the one or more passive magnetometers to measure a magnetic field within a rail while the rail vehicle operates at speeds greater than 8.94 m/s (twenty miles an hour); wherein the guide shoe : fits around the rail to position magnetometer measurement of a head of the rail , a web of the rail , and a base of the rail ; or includes guide wheels controlling a set off distance between the rail and the one or more passive magnetometers . fits around the rail to position magnetometer measurement of a head of the rail , a web of the rail , and a base of the rail ; or includes guide wheels controlling a set off distance between the rail and the one or more passive magnetometers .
A vertical memory comprising: a stack of memory cells, each cell of the stack comprising: a control gate and control gate recess between tier dielectric layers ; a charge storage structure in the control gate recess, the charge storage structure having a height; and a barrier film between the charge storage structure and the control gate; a first dielectric between the barrier film and the charge storage structure at a first side of the barrier film ; and a second dielectric between the barrier film and the control gate at a second side of the barrier film opposite the first side of the barrier film, wherein the charge storage structure has a planar side facing the barrier film , the control gate has a planar side facing the barrier film, and the barrier firm having first planar side facing and parallel to the planar side of the charge storage structure and a second planar side facing and parallel to the planar side of the control gate and wherein the first and second dielectrics comprise oxide, and the barrier film comprises nitride, characterized in that the barrier film has a rectangular vertical cross section, and the height of the charge storage structure is equal to the height of the barrier film. a control gate and control gate recess between tier dielectric layers ; a charge storage structure in the control gate recess, the charge storage structure having a height; and a barrier film between the charge storage structure and the control gate; a first dielectric between the barrier film and the charge storage structure at a first side of the barrier film ; and a second dielectric between the barrier film and the control gate at a second side of the barrier film opposite the first side of the barrier film, wherein the charge storage structure has a planar side facing the barrier film , the control gate has a planar side facing the barrier film, and the barrier firm having first planar side facing and parallel to the planar side of the charge storage structure and a second planar side facing and parallel to the planar side of the control gate and wherein the first and second dielectrics comprise oxide, and the barrier film comprises nitride, characterized in that the barrier film has a rectangular vertical cross section, and the height of the charge storage structure is equal to the height of the barrier film.
A real-time monitoring apparatus for biochemical reactions, which consists of: - a rectangular reaction tube plate capable of holding reaction tubes; - a temperature control block comprising a thermoelectric element capable of supplying heat into the reaction tubes and a heat transmission block which transmits the heat to the reaction tubes; - a light irradiation source, which irradiates light with uniform intensity to the samples contained in the reaction tubes, comprising a lamp , and an optical waveguide , which has a rectangular cross-section fitted to the aspect ratio of the rectangular reaction tube plate; - an optical system comprising a first reflecting mirror , a first condensing lens , a second reflecting mirror , and a second condensing lens , in which the second reflecting mirror alters the light path passing through at least one end of the optical waveguide to provides a folded optical design, wherein the order of the optical elements in the optical path is the lamp , the first reflecting mirror , the optical waveguide , the first condensing lens the second reflecting mirror , and the second condensing lens ; and - a receiving part for receiving by the second reflecting mirror fluorescence irradiated from the sample by the light emitted from the light irradiation source. - a rectangular reaction tube plate capable of holding reaction tubes; - a temperature control block comprising a thermoelectric element capable of supplying heat into the reaction tubes and a heat transmission block which transmits the heat to the reaction tubes; - a light irradiation source, which irradiates light with uniform intensity to the samples contained in the reaction tubes, comprising a lamp , and an optical waveguide , which has a rectangular cross-section fitted to the aspect ratio of the rectangular reaction tube plate; - an optical system comprising a first reflecting mirror , a first condensing lens , a second reflecting mirror , and a second condensing lens , in which the second reflecting mirror alters the light path passing through at least one end of the optical waveguide to provides a folded optical design, wherein the order of the optical elements in the optical path is the lamp , the first reflecting mirror , the optical waveguide , the first condensing lens the second reflecting mirror , and the second condensing lens ; and - a receiving part for receiving by the second reflecting mirror fluorescence irradiated from the sample by the light emitted from the light irradiation source.
A radiation protection arrangement for attachment to a support rail, which is attached to a side of a treatment table, comprising: a holder on which a radiation protection drape is arranged, the holder being attachable to the support rail and comprising a fastening means with which the holder can be fastened to the support rail, wherein the fastening means is formed on a long side of the holder and in the mounted state points in the direction of the treatment table, and comprises at least one first bracket part and at least one second bracket part, wherein each of the first and second bracket parts has an L-shaped profile with a first leg (L1, L1') and a second leg (L2, L2'), wherein the first and the second bracket parts are arranged such that the first legs (L1, L1') are aligned in parallel and the second legs (L2, L2') face each other, and wherein the first bracket part is arranged at an upper edge of the holder and the second bracket part is arranged at a lower edge of the holder, that the first bracket part is arranged relative to a longitudinal direction of the holder at a first distance from the second bracket part such that the holder in a first position in which the holder is pivoted relative to the support rail can be brought into contact with the support rail and, with a pivoting motion, can be brought into a second position in which the holder is attached to the support rail. a holder on which a radiation protection drape is arranged, the holder being attachable to the support rail and comprising a fastening means with which the holder can be fastened to the support rail, wherein the fastening means is formed on a long side of the holder and in the mounted state points in the direction of the treatment table, and comprises at least one first bracket part and at least one second bracket part, wherein each of the first and second bracket parts has an L-shaped profile with a first leg (L1, L1') and a second leg (L2, L2'), wherein the first and the second bracket parts are arranged such that the first legs (L1, L1') are aligned in parallel and the second legs (L2, L2') face each other, and wherein the first bracket part is arranged at an upper edge of the holder and the second bracket part is arranged at a lower edge of the holder, that the first bracket part is arranged relative to a longitudinal direction of the holder at a first distance from the second bracket part such that the holder in a first position in which the holder is pivoted relative to the support rail can be brought into contact with the support rail and, with a pivoting motion, can be brought into a second position in which the holder is attached to the support rail.
A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a roller pair configured to convey a sheet; a sheet bundle conveyer configured to convey a sheet bundle to the roller pair ; and a controller configured to cause the sheet bundle conveyer to contact leading edges of sheets of the sheet bundle to the roller pair and cause the roller pair to rotate in reverse to align the leading edges of the sheets of the sheet bundle, characterized in that the controller is configured to cause the roller pair to rotate in reverse after the leading edges of the sheets of the sheet bundle contact the roller pair . a roller pair configured to convey a sheet; a sheet bundle conveyer configured to convey a sheet bundle to the roller pair ; and a controller configured to cause the sheet bundle conveyer to contact leading edges of sheets of the sheet bundle to the roller pair and cause the roller pair to rotate in reverse to align the leading edges of the sheets of the sheet bundle, characterized in that the controller is configured to cause the roller pair to rotate in reverse after the leading edges of the sheets of the sheet bundle contact the roller pair .
An apparatus for positioning an optical transceiver relative to a reflector in a multi-layer circuit board having a layer for routing an optical signal, the apparatus comprising: an optical transceiver ; a housing in which the optical transceiver is located; a first platform having a first side and a second side opposite the first side , the housing being attached to the first side of the first platform ; a set of actuators comprising a first actuator , a second actuator , and a third actuator , each of the first, second, and third actuators being connected to the second side of the first platform; a second platform offset from the first platform , each of the first, second, and third actuators being connected to a first side of the second platform, said first side of the second platform facing the second side of the first platform; a frame surrounding the second platform; a fourth actuator ; and a fifth actuator , wherein each of the first, second, and third actuators is configured such that each can be controlled to move the transceiver by moving along a first axis that is orthogonal to the first side of the second platform, thereby moving the first platform , the fourth actuator is attached to the frame and is operable to displace the second platform along a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, and the fifth actuator is attached to the frame and is operable to displace the second platform along a third axis that is orthogonal to the first axis and to the second axis. an optical transceiver ; a housing in which the optical transceiver is located; a first platform having a first side and a second side opposite the first side , the housing being attached to the first side of the first platform ; a set of actuators comprising a first actuator , a second actuator , and a third actuator , each of the first, second, and third actuators being connected to the second side of the first platform; a second platform offset from the first platform , each of the first, second, and third actuators being connected to a first side of the second platform, said first side of the second platform facing the second side of the first platform; a frame surrounding the second platform; a fourth actuator ; and a fifth actuator , wherein each of the first, second, and third actuators is configured such that each can be controlled to move the transceiver by moving along a first axis that is orthogonal to the first side of the second platform, thereby moving the first platform , the fourth actuator is attached to the frame and is operable to displace the second platform along a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, and the fifth actuator is attached to the frame and is operable to displace the second platform along a third axis that is orthogonal to the first axis and to the second axis.
A shrink film with at least a first shrinkable film layer comprising a blend of a cyclic polyolefin copolymer having a high glass transition temperature in the range of 85 °C to 165 °C, and a cyclic polyolefin copolymer having a low glass transition temperature of less than 85 °C, wherein the first shrinkable film layer further comprises low density polyethylene or linear low density polyethylene, and wherein the shrink film further comprises a core layer comprised of elastomers.
Bumper arrangement which is coupled to a motor vehicle via crash boxes , having at least one cross beam which comprises a connection section for the crash boxes and an intermediate longitudinal section , wherein the cross beam has, in cross-section, a profiled front wall and a profiled rear wall , characterized in that , in the intermediate longitudinal section , a processing length of the front wall is less than 20 %, in particular less than 15 % and preferably less than 10 % smaller, in relation to a processing length of the rear wall .
A method for manufacturing a system comprising the steps of a) providing at least one signal line connected to at least one sensor, b) providing a metal strip or a metal plate having two longitudinal edges extending in a longitudinal direction and two transverse edges connecting the longitudinal edges ; providing a first metal tube having a groove provided in an outer surface of the first metal tube , wherein the groove extends in a longitudinal direction of the first metal tube ; and locating the first metal tube on the metal strip or the metal plate, c) placing the at least one signal line with the at least one sensor connected to the signal line in the groove ; and forming a second tube with a cavity by joining the longitudinal edges of the metal strip or metal plate together, wherein d) bending the metal strip or the metal plate around the first metal tube results in the first metal tube , the at least one signal line and the at least one sensor being placed in the cavity formed by the metal strip or the metal plate. a) providing at least one signal line connected to at least one sensor, b) providing a metal strip or a metal plate having two longitudinal edges extending in a longitudinal direction and two transverse edges connecting the longitudinal edges ; providing a first metal tube having a groove provided in an outer surface of the first metal tube , wherein the groove extends in a longitudinal direction of the first metal tube ; and locating the first metal tube on the metal strip or the metal plate, c) placing the at least one signal line with the at least one sensor connected to the signal line in the groove ; and forming a second tube with a cavity by joining the longitudinal edges of the metal strip or metal plate together, wherein d) bending the metal strip or the metal plate around the first metal tube results in the first metal tube , the at least one signal line and the at least one sensor being placed in the cavity formed by the metal strip or the metal plate.
A stator , comprising: an iron core formed by arranging a plurality of split cores in an annular shape and coupling adjacent ones of the plurality of split cores at joint portions in such a manner that each of the plurality of split cores is allowed to rotate and each including a core back portion extending in a circumferential direction and a tooth extending toward a center from the core back portion ; coils wound around the teeth to form windings ; and insulators disposed on axial end faces of the plurality of split cores , the windings being repeatedly arranged by a set of different phases in a circumferential direction, the windings being arranged in order of the different phases, each of the coils having connecting wires each connecting the windings of a same phase, each of the insulators being provided with a connecting wire holding portion extending axially away from the split cores and having grooves extending in the circumferential direction and formed to be open toward an outer peripheral direction of the stator, and a radially-inner projection and a radially-outer projection provided across a corresponding one of the joint portions , the radially-inner projection and the radially-outer projection being equally spaced from a center of the joint portion , each of the connecting wires being held in a corresponding one of the grooves of the connecting wire holding portion , and passing between the radially-inner projection and the radially-outer projection . an iron core formed by arranging a plurality of split cores in an annular shape and coupling adjacent ones of the plurality of split cores at joint portions in such a manner that each of the plurality of split cores is allowed to rotate and each including a core back portion extending in a circumferential direction and a tooth extending toward a center from the core back portion ; coils wound around the teeth to form windings ; and insulators disposed on axial end faces of the plurality of split cores , the windings being repeatedly arranged by a set of different phases in a circumferential direction, the windings being arranged in order of the different phases, each of the coils having connecting wires each connecting the windings of a same phase, each of the insulators being provided with a connecting wire holding portion extending axially away from the split cores and having grooves extending in the circumferential direction and formed to be open toward an outer peripheral direction of the stator, and a radially-inner projection and a radially-outer projection provided across a corresponding one of the joint portions , the radially-inner projection and the radially-outer projection being equally spaced from a center of the joint portion , each of the connecting wires being held in a corresponding one of the grooves of the connecting wire holding portion , and passing between the radially-inner projection and the radially-outer projection .