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An apparatus for reducing brake wear, the apparatus comprising: a brake de-selection function for selectively disabling at least one brake on a vehicle; and a controller configured to: receive torque information which relates to torque reacted by a brake on the vehicle during a braking event; receive wheel speed information which relates to a speed of a wheel associated with the brake during the braking event; calculate an energy input into the brake during the braking event, based on the received torque information and the received wheel speed information; determine whether the calculated energy input meets at least one predefined energy input criterion; and activate the brake de-selection function if the calculated energy input meets the at least one predefined energy input criterion. a brake de-selection function for selectively disabling at least one brake on a vehicle; and a controller configured to: receive torque information which relates to torque reacted by a brake on the vehicle during a braking event; receive wheel speed information which relates to a speed of a wheel associated with the brake during the braking event; calculate an energy input into the brake during the braking event, based on the received torque information and the received wheel speed information; determine whether the calculated energy input meets at least one predefined energy input criterion; and activate the brake de-selection function if the calculated energy input meets the at least one predefined energy input criterion. receive torque information which relates to torque reacted by a brake on the vehicle during a braking event; receive wheel speed information which relates to a speed of a wheel associated with the brake during the braking event; calculate an energy input into the brake during the braking event, based on the received torque information and the received wheel speed information; determine whether the calculated energy input meets at least one predefined energy input criterion; and activate the brake de-selection function if the calculated energy input meets the at least one predefined energy input criterion.
A pipe and coupler assembly made of polyvinyl chloride, the assembly comprising: a pipe having a first end , wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the first end is provided with a plurality of outer threads ; a coupler , comprising, a first coupling end and a second coupling end having a plurality of inner threads in an inner surface, divided by a flat portion , wherein, the first end of the pipe is configured to be coupled to the first coupling end ; a locking means inserted in a first annular groove , formed between the first coupling end and the first end of the pipe , the locking means is configured to lock the first end of the pipe with the first coupling end ; a second annular groove defined in the flat portion of the coupler , the assembly being characterized in that the second annular groove is defined with a substantially flat bottom portion with curved ends , wherein a width of the second annular groove is greater than pitch of the plurality of the inner square shaped threads ; and a first multi-lip sealing ring accommodated in the second groove to form a fluid seal between the first end of the pipe and the first coupling end of the coupler . a pipe having a first end , wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the first end is provided with a plurality of outer threads ; a coupler , comprising, a first coupling end and a second coupling end having a plurality of inner threads in an inner surface, divided by a flat portion , wherein, the first end of the pipe is configured to be coupled to the first coupling end ; a locking means inserted in a first annular groove , formed between the first coupling end and the first end of the pipe , the locking means is configured to lock the first end of the pipe with the first coupling end ; a second annular groove defined in the flat portion of the coupler , the assembly being characterized in that the second annular groove is defined with a substantially flat bottom portion with curved ends , wherein a width of the second annular groove is greater than pitch of the plurality of the inner square shaped threads ; and a first multi-lip sealing ring accommodated in the second groove to form a fluid seal between the first end of the pipe and the first coupling end of the coupler .
A process for the manufacture of a powder coating comprising the steps of: Preparing a powder coating premix comprising a resin and a crosslinker for said resin; Feeding the premix through a melt extruder; Cooling the extruded material; and Comminuting it to fine particles, wherein said process is characterized in that - between 1 and 25 wt. % (based on the weight of said premix) of a process liquid is added to the melt extruder, wherein said process liquid is selected from the group consisting of water, demineralized water, distilled water, volatile silicone oils and liquid mixtures or emulsions thereof, wherein said process liquid is immiscible with at least said resin of the powder coating premix and wherein said process liquid evaporates when the premix leaves the extruder; and - the temperature and pressure conditions in the extruder at the portion wherein the premix is treated with the process liquid must be such that the premix remains within the molten state and the process liquid does not evaporate or reach a supercritical state. Preparing a powder coating premix comprising a resin and a crosslinker for said resin; Feeding the premix through a melt extruder; Cooling the extruded material; and Comminuting it to fine particles, - between 1 and 25 wt. % (based on the weight of said premix) of a process liquid is added to the melt extruder, wherein said process liquid is selected from the group consisting of water, demineralized water, distilled water, volatile silicone oils and liquid mixtures or emulsions thereof, wherein said process liquid is immiscible with at least said resin of the powder coating premix and wherein said process liquid evaporates when the premix leaves the extruder; and - the temperature and pressure conditions in the extruder at the portion wherein the premix is treated with the process liquid must be such that the premix remains within the molten state and the process liquid does not evaporate or reach a supercritical state.
Composition for lightening keratin materials, preferably keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising: (a) one or more chemical oxidizing agents chosen from hydrogen peroxide and/or one or more hydrogen peroxide-generating systems, other than peroxygenated salts (d); (b) one or more bicarbonates and/or one or more bicarbonate-generating systems; (c) one or more polyphosphorus derivatives preferably chosen from linear or cyclic compounds comprising at least two phosphorus atoms covalently bonded together via at least one linker L comprising at least one oxygen atom and/or at least one carbon atom, preferably at least one oxygen atom, in a total content of greater than or equal to 0.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; (d) one or more peroxygenated salts; and preferably the pH of the composition is less than or equal to 11, preferably less than or equal to 10, preferably less than or equal to 9.7. (a) one or more chemical oxidizing agents chosen from hydrogen peroxide and/or one or more hydrogen peroxide-generating systems, other than peroxygenated salts (d); (b) one or more bicarbonates and/or one or more bicarbonate-generating systems; (c) one or more polyphosphorus derivatives preferably chosen from linear or cyclic compounds comprising at least two phosphorus atoms covalently bonded together via at least one linker L comprising at least one oxygen atom and/or at least one carbon atom, preferably at least one oxygen atom, in a total content of greater than or equal to 0.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; (d) one or more peroxygenated salts; and
A forming apparatus comprising: a stage ; a supply unit configured to intermittently or continuously supply a precursor (P) comprising an organic binder (Pb) comprising an inorganic material (Pa) dispersed therein, or an organic coating (Pb') surrounding the inorganic material (Pa'), onto the stage ; a heat source unit comprising a heat source for thermal solidification to perform thermal solidification of the precursor supplied from the supply unit at least on the stage , wherein thermal solidification includes sintering or melting solidification, characterized by a control unit configured to control the supply unit and the heat source unit so that the heat source for thermal solidification performs thermal solidification of the precursor, which has been already supplied, during a period ranging from the start of the supply of the precursor by the supply unit to the stop of the supply,wherein at least one of a height and direction of the supply unit and the heat source unit is changeable, and thereby a forming process is not performed layer-by-layer but a position having the same height as or different height from the current supply position and heating position can be selected as the next supply position by the supply unit and the next heating position by the heat source unit without moving the stage in the z-direction. a stage ; a supply unit configured to intermittently or continuously supply a precursor (P) comprising an organic binder (Pb) comprising an inorganic material (Pa) dispersed therein, or an organic coating (Pb') surrounding the inorganic material (Pa'), onto the stage ; a heat source unit comprising a heat source for thermal solidification to perform thermal solidification of the precursor supplied from the supply unit at least on the stage , wherein thermal solidification includes sintering or melting solidification, characterized by a control unit configured to control the supply unit and the heat source unit so that the heat source for thermal solidification performs thermal solidification of the precursor, which has been already supplied, during a period ranging from the start of the supply of the precursor by the supply unit to the stop of the supply,wherein at least one of a height and direction of the supply unit and the heat source unit is changeable, and thereby a forming process is not performed layer-by-layer but a position having the same height as or different height from the current supply position and heating position can be selected as the next supply position by the supply unit and the next heating position by the heat source unit without moving the stage in the z-direction.
A polypeptide with laccase activity consisting of an amino acid sequence that is at least 75% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises a small amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of threonine, proline, alanine, glycine, serine, cysteine, aspartic acid, asparagine and valine at an amino acid position corresponding to position 149 in SEQ ID NO: 1.
An AprL-clade variant subtilisin enzyme or an active fragment thereof comprising one or more amino acid modification to a parent AprL-clade subtilisin enzyme, wherein the modification is selected from G127A, G127D, G127I, G127M, G127S, G127T and G127V; wherein said variant has an improved stability when compared to the parent AprL-clade subtilisin enzyme; wherein said variant has at least 85% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and wherein the amino acid positions of the AprL-clade subtilisin variant are numbered by correspondence with the amino acid sequence of Bacillus sp. AprL subtilisin set forth in SEQ ID NO:2.
A measurement system , the measurement system comprising a source of pressurized gas configured to deliver a gas at a predetermined pressure (P out ), a longitudinal storing reservoir configured to store a liquid and comprising a cap, a longitudinal receiving reservoir , and a capillary tube fluidly connecting the longitudinal storing reservoir and the longitudinal receiving reservoir, the source of pressurized gas being fluidly connected to the longitudinal storing reservoir to pressurize an inner chamber of the longitudinal storing reservoir, and a measurement device configured to perform a measurement relative to the flow of the liquid inside an inner chamber of the longitudinal receiving reservoir when the pressurized gas is provided in the inner chamber of the longitudinal storing reservoir by the source of pressurized gas, the longitudinal storing reservoir, the capillary tube and the longitudinal receiving reservoir being configured so as to be positioned horizontally during the measurement relative to the flow of the liquid, characterized in that the longitudinal storing reservoir is closed by the cap provided with a septum , the capillary tube having pierced the cap provided with the septum and having been plunged into the liquid stored in the chamber of the longitudinal storing reservoir, wherein a volume of the inner chamber of the longitudinal storing reservoir lies between 1mL and 20mL and wherein a volume of the inner chamber of the longitudinal receiving reservoir lies between 0.5mL and 20mL, the horizontal positioning providing a relatively large surface area of the liquid in the longitudinal storing reservoir which is exposed to pressurized gas above it, compared to the surface area of a meniscus of the liquid entering the longitudinal receiving reservoir.
Device for removing hair from, photorejuvenating and/or vascular treatment of part (P) of a human body (H) by emitting light pulses, comprising: - a handpiece for applying the light pulses to the part (P) of the body, the handpiece being able to move in relation to the body and comprising a window for outputting the light pulses onto a localized area of the part of the body, and - at least one projection system for projecting guidance information onto the part (P) of the body in order to guide the operator during the treatment and/or information for assisting with the location of the handpiece and/or the body, characterized in that the projection system at least partially illuminates the part of the body to be treated in order to distinguish between the treated areas and the untreated areas of the part of the body to be treated. - a handpiece for applying the light pulses to the part (P) of the body, the handpiece being able to move in relation to the body and comprising a window for outputting the light pulses onto a localized area of the part of the body, and - at least one projection system for projecting guidance information onto the part (P) of the body in order to guide the operator during the treatment and/or information for assisting with the location of the handpiece and/or the body, characterized in that the projection system at least partially illuminates the part of the body to be treated in order to distinguish between the treated areas and the untreated areas of the part of the body to be treated.
An electrically heated smoking system and an aerosol-forming substrate received in the electrically heated smoking system, wherein the aerosol-forming substrate forms part of a smoking article separate to the electrically heated smoking system, the system comprising a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol, the heater comprising a first heating element , wherein the electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that the first heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, the heater further comprising a second heating element arranged such that the second heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol-forming substrate and is upstream of the first heating element, wherein both the first heating element and the second heating element extend partially or fully around a circumference of the aerosol forming substrate and wherein the electrically heated smoking system comprises only two heating elements.
A surgical instrument, comprising: a handle assembly including: a handle housing ; a rotation wheel rotationally supported in the handle housing; a ring gear rotationally fixed to the handle housing; a plurality of planet gears rotationally supported on the rotation wheel and in meshing engagement with the ring gear; and a sun gear in meshing engagement with the plurality of planet gears such that a rotation of the rotation wheel in a first direction rotates the plurality of planet gears relative to the ring gear to rotate the sun gear; and a shaft portion having a proximal end portion rotatably supported by the handle assembly, and a distal end portion configured to support an end effector , the shaft portion configured to rotate relative to the handle assembly about a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft portion, the shaft portion being non-rotatably coupled to the sun gear such that the shaft portion is configured to rotate in the first direction with the sun gear in response to a rotation of the rotation wheel. a handle assembly including: a handle housing ; a rotation wheel rotationally supported in the handle housing; a ring gear rotationally fixed to the handle housing; a plurality of planet gears rotationally supported on the rotation wheel and in meshing engagement with the ring gear; and a sun gear in meshing engagement with the plurality of planet gears such that a rotation of the rotation wheel in a first direction rotates the plurality of planet gears relative to the ring gear to rotate the sun gear; and a handle housing ; a rotation wheel rotationally supported in the handle housing; a ring gear rotationally fixed to the handle housing; a plurality of planet gears rotationally supported on the rotation wheel and in meshing engagement with the ring gear; and a sun gear in meshing engagement with the plurality of planet gears such that a rotation of the rotation wheel in a first direction rotates the plurality of planet gears relative to the ring gear to rotate the sun gear; and a shaft portion having a proximal end portion rotatably supported by the handle assembly, and a distal end portion configured to support an end effector , the shaft portion configured to rotate relative to the handle assembly about a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft portion, the shaft portion being non-rotatably coupled to the sun gear such that the shaft portion is configured to rotate in the first direction with the sun gear in response to a rotation of the rotation wheel.
A hydraulic device comprising: a rotor disposed for rotation about an axis; a plurality of vanes each including a vane step , each of the plurality of vanes moveable relative to the rotor between a retracted position and an extended position where the plurality of vanes work a hydraulic fluid introduced adjacent the rotor; a roller mounted to a tip of each of the plurality of vanes; a ring disposed at least partially around the rotor, the rotor including one or more passages for ingress or egress of a hydraulic fluid to or from a region adjacent the vane step and defined by at least the rotor and the vane step; a first thrust bearing disposed adjacent a first axial end of the rotor; and a second thrust bearing disposed adjacent a second axial end of the rotor, the second axial end opposing the first axial end; wherein the hydraulic fluid passes across at least one of the first thrust bearing and the second thrust bearing to communicate with the one or more passages in the rotor. a rotor disposed for rotation about an axis; a plurality of vanes each including a vane step , each of the plurality of vanes moveable relative to the rotor between a retracted position and an extended position where the plurality of vanes work a hydraulic fluid introduced adjacent the rotor; a roller mounted to a tip of each of the plurality of vanes; a ring disposed at least partially around the rotor, the rotor including one or more passages for ingress or egress of a hydraulic fluid to or from a region adjacent the vane step and defined by at least the rotor and the vane step; a first thrust bearing disposed adjacent a first axial end of the rotor; and a second thrust bearing disposed adjacent a second axial end of the rotor, the second axial end opposing the first axial end; wherein the hydraulic fluid passes across at least one of the first thrust bearing and the second thrust bearing to communicate with the one or more passages in the rotor.
A secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to an upper portion of the case, wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap-up, a safety vent installed below the cap-up and having a vent extension part extending to an upper side of the cap-up to surround an edge of the cap-up, and an insulation washer attached to upper portions of the vent extension part and the cap-up, and a welding area having a thickness less than that of surroundings is formed on the vent extension part. an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to an upper portion of the case, wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap-up, a safety vent installed below the cap-up and having a vent extension part extending to an upper side of the cap-up to surround an edge of the cap-up, and an insulation washer attached to upper portions of the vent extension part and the cap-up, and a welding area having a thickness less than that of surroundings is formed on the vent extension part.