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Control valve for adjusting the flow of a process fluid of a process plant, comprising a valve housing with a valve seat , a lifting rod which is axially movably mounted on the valve housing and carries a valve member that interacts with the valve seat so as to open and close the control valve , characterized in that, for the purpose of electrically contacting the lifting rod , a contact holder is provided which is mounted in a fixed position with respect to the lifting rod , which contact holder supports an electrically conductive annular spring on both sides in the axial direction, which annular spring is axially movably mounted in the contact holder, with the annular spring engaging around the lifting rod , the contact holder having an upper bearing surface which is constituted by an annular spring member , and in that the annular spring is prestressed in the direction of the upper bearing surface .
A pocket coil spring assembly for a mattress assembly , comprising: a coil spring having an upper portion and a lower portion , the upper portion and the lower portion collectively defining a height of the coil spring ; a fabric pocket encasing the coil spring , the fabric pocket including a top area covering the upper portion of the coil spring and a bottom area covering the lower portion of the coil spring ; and an amount of flexible foam , comprised of a two-part polyurethane foam, dispensed as a liquid directly onto the top area of the fabric pocket , wherein the liquid reacts and bonds to the fabric pocket forming a hemisphere with a top surface having a convex shape and a flattened bottom surface. a coil spring having an upper portion and a lower portion , the upper portion and the lower portion collectively defining a height of the coil spring ; a fabric pocket encasing the coil spring , the fabric pocket including a top area covering the upper portion of the coil spring and a bottom area covering the lower portion of the coil spring ; and an amount of flexible foam , comprised of a two-part polyurethane foam, dispensed as a liquid directly onto the top area of the fabric pocket , wherein the liquid reacts and bonds to the fabric pocket forming a hemisphere with a top surface having a convex shape and a flattened bottom surface.
A solid oral dosage form for use in the treatment of diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in a patient, wherein the solid dosage form is for oral administration, to a patient, and comprises: a core comprising a non-ionic polymer matrix, a first amount of ondansetron or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride dispersed within the matrix, and an ionizable salt dispersed within the matrix, wherein the first amount of ondansetron is 9 mg or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride; a first non-functional seal coat surrounding the core, wherein the first non-functional seal coat is comprised of a non- ionic polymer matrix; and an immediate release drug layer surrounding the first seal coat and comprising a non-ionic polymer and a second amount of ondansetron or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride dispersed therein, wherein the second amount of ondansetron is 3 mg or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride, wherein the first non-functional seal coat does not substantially affect the release of the ondansetron from the solid oral dosage form, wherein the immediate release drug layer yields a burst release of the second amount of ondansetron, and wherein the core provides a zero-order sustained release of the first amount of ondansetron after the second amount of ondansetron is released such that release of the ondansetron from the solid oral dosage form provides exposure to ondansetron for a minimum period of 16 hours so as to result in improvement in stool consistency in the patient. a core comprising a non-ionic polymer matrix, a first amount of ondansetron or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride dispersed within the matrix, and an ionizable salt dispersed within the matrix, wherein the first amount of ondansetron is 9 mg or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride; a first non-functional seal coat surrounding the core, wherein the first non-functional seal coat is comprised of a non- ionic polymer matrix; and an immediate release drug layer surrounding the first seal coat and comprising a non-ionic polymer and a second amount of ondansetron or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride dispersed therein, wherein the second amount of ondansetron is 3 mg or an equivalent amount of ondansetron hydrochloride, wherein the first non-functional seal coat does not substantially affect the release of the ondansetron from the solid oral dosage form, wherein the immediate release drug layer yields a burst release of the second amount of ondansetron, and wherein the core provides a zero-order sustained release of the first amount of ondansetron after the second amount of ondansetron is released such that release of the ondansetron from the solid oral dosage form provides exposure to ondansetron for a minimum period of 16 hours so as to result in improvement in stool consistency in the patient.
A monolithic timepiece regulator made in a single plate , comprising: - an external rigid element , - an internal rigid element surrounded by said external rigid element , - a plurality of elastic suspensions connecting the external rigid element to the internal rigid element and enabling oscillating rotational movements between the external rigid element and the internal rigid element , around an axis of rotation (Z) which is perpendicular to the plate , characterized in that the internal rigid element comprises a plurality of arms which are rigidly connected with one another, said arms being distributed around the rotation axis and leaving between them free angular spaces which open radially externally from the internal rigid element , the elastic suspensions being respectively located in said free angular spaces . - an external rigid element , - an internal rigid element surrounded by said external rigid element , - a plurality of elastic suspensions connecting the external rigid element to the internal rigid element and enabling oscillating rotational movements between the external rigid element and the internal rigid element , around an axis of rotation (Z) which is perpendicular to the plate ,
Plain bearing for a steering spindle of a steering column for a motor vehicle, having an inner ring with an axially continuous bearing opening for slidably receiving the steering spindle , wherein at least one prestressing element is arranged in such a way that it exerts a prestressing force on the inner ring , for the clamping of the inner ring on the steering spindle , characterized in that the inner ring has a radial slot between oppositely facing circumferential ends in the circumferential direction, with which the prestressing element engages and exerts the prestressing force in the circumferential direction.
A vascular delivery system , comprising: an implant having, at a proximal region, a hub defining a port having an inner cross-sectional dimension; a shaft extending through the hub , the shaft having (i) a tube defining a lumen and (ii) a collet having a plurality of extensions at a distal end of the tube, the collet being distal to the port , the collet having a flared state with a flared cross-sectional dimension and a relaxed state with a relaxed cross-sectional dimension, less than the flared cross-sectional dimension; a control wire extending through the lumen of the tube and through the collet and having an engagement portion , distal to at least a portion of the collet , with an engagement cross-sectional dimension, greater than the relaxed cross-sectional dimension, and being retractable relative to the collet , wherein proximal retraction of the engagement portion against the collet causes the collet to transition from the relaxed state to the flared state; wherein the collet is configured to remain distal to the port while in the flared state, wherein the flared cross-sectional dimension of the collet is greater than the inner cross-sectional dimension of the port . an implant having, at a proximal region, a hub defining a port having an inner cross-sectional dimension; a shaft extending through the hub , the shaft having (i) a tube defining a lumen and (ii) a collet having a plurality of extensions at a distal end of the tube, the collet being distal to the port , the collet having a flared state with a flared cross-sectional dimension and a relaxed state with a relaxed cross-sectional dimension, less than the flared cross-sectional dimension; a control wire extending through the lumen of the tube and through the collet and having an engagement portion , distal to at least a portion of the collet , with an engagement cross-sectional dimension, greater than the relaxed cross-sectional dimension, and being retractable relative to the collet , wherein proximal retraction of the engagement portion against the collet causes the collet to transition from the relaxed state to the flared state; wherein the collet is configured to remain distal to the port while in the flared state, wherein the flared cross-sectional dimension of the collet is greater than the inner cross-sectional dimension of the port .
A vehicle loadspace floor system comprising a first deployable portion and a second deployable portion , the first and second deployable portions cooperating to form a rearward-facing seat that extends through the opening of a trunk of a vehicle when the vehicle loadspace floor system is installed to the vehicle and the first and second deployable portions are in a deployed state characterised in that the second deployable portion of the rear facing seat comprises a panel and a bumper protector which cooperate to form the seat base , the bumper protector being stowable underneath the loadspace floor, and being deployable to extend away from the panel to cover a bumper of the vehicle.
A method for manufacturing an offshore wind turbine , the wind turbine comprising a high voltage cable configured to connect a generator of the wind turbine with a switch gear of the wind turbine , the method comprising the steps of: a) assembling a tower of the wind turbine from several tower sections and guiding (S1) the high voltage cable inside the tower from an upper most platform of the tower to a lower part of the tower , the lower part being the lower most platform of the tower or a part below the lower most platform of the tower , b) returning (S2) the high voltage cable at the lower part of the tower up again, c) transporting (S3) the tower to an offshore wind harvesting site by means of a vessel , d) arranging (S4) the tower on a transition piece of the wind turbine , the transition piece being connected to a foundation of the wind turbine , and e) lowering (S5) the high voltage cable into the transition piece and towards the switch gear in the transition piece . a) assembling a tower of the wind turbine from several tower sections and guiding (S1) the high voltage cable inside the tower from an upper most platform of the tower to a lower part of the tower , the lower part being the lower most platform of the tower or a part below the lower most platform of the tower , b) returning (S2) the high voltage cable at the lower part of the tower up again, c) transporting (S3) the tower to an offshore wind harvesting site by means of a vessel , d) arranging (S4) the tower on a transition piece of the wind turbine , the transition piece being connected to a foundation of the wind turbine , and e) lowering (S5) the high voltage cable into the transition piece and towards the switch gear in the transition piece .
A method for testing the resilience of a distributed network , the distributed network comprising one or more services, each service associated with one or more compute groups (122A-D), each compute group (122A-D) comprising one or more active compute instances (124A-D), one or more of the compute groups (122A-D) being dependent on each other, the method comprising: at a resilience testing system , for a service from the plurality of services: retrieving a scheduled task descriptor, the scheduled task descriptor including test parameters, the test parameters being stored locally in a test database at the resilience testing system , the test parameters indicating at least the schedule for performing a resilience test on the service, unique identifiers of one or more compute groups (122A-D) registered for resilience testing, and the probability of terminating a compute instance (124A-D), determining whether to terminate a compute instance (124A-D) or not based on the probability of terminating the compute instance (124A-D); in response to determining to terminate the compute instance (124A-D): randomly selecting a compute group (122A-D) from the one or more compute groups (122A-D) associated with the service; receiving a list of active compute instances (124A-D) for the selected group (122A-D); randomly selecting an active compute instance (124A-D) from the list of compute instances (124A-D) for terminating; causing the selected compute instance (124A-D) to terminate. retrieving a scheduled task descriptor, the scheduled task descriptor including test parameters, the test parameters being stored locally in a test database at the resilience testing system , the test parameters indicating at least the schedule for performing a resilience test on the service, unique identifiers of one or more compute groups (122A-D) registered for resilience testing, and the probability of terminating a compute instance (124A-D), determining whether to terminate a compute instance (124A-D) or not based on the probability of terminating the compute instance (124A-D); in response to determining to terminate the compute instance (124A-D): randomly selecting a compute group (122A-D) from the one or more compute groups (122A-D) associated with the service; receiving a list of active compute instances (124A-D) for the selected group (122A-D); randomly selecting an active compute instance (124A-D) from the list of compute instances (124A-D) for terminating; causing the selected compute instance (124A-D) to terminate. randomly selecting a compute group (122A-D) from the one or more compute groups (122A-D) associated with the service; receiving a list of active compute instances (124A-D) for the selected group (122A-D); randomly selecting an active compute instance (124A-D) from the list of compute instances (124A-D) for terminating; causing the selected compute instance (124A-D) to terminate.
Peptide and saccharide hydrolysate of Theobroma cacao L. beans, characterised in that the peptides and osides have a molecular weight between 200 Da and 10 kDa and in that said hydrolysate is obtained by the process comprising the following steps: a) we disperse non-fermented, dried and ground Theobroma cacao L. beans in an aqueous phase; b) we carry out an enzymatic treatment on the aqueous dispersion obtained in step a) in two parts, in a first treatment we use at least one carbohydrase and then in a second treatment we use at least one protease, the carbohydrase being selected from a pectinase, a cellulase, an arabanase, a hemicellulase, a xylanase, and a β-glucanase and the protease being alkaline, neutral or acidic, preferably alkaline with endopeptidase activity; c) we denature the enzymes via a thermal treatment; d) we recover the enzymatic hydrolysate by solid/liquid separation; e) we purify the hydrolysate via ultrafiltration and nanofiltration, then eventually; f) we carry out lyophilisation of the hydrolysate obtained in step e). a) we disperse non-fermented, dried and ground Theobroma cacao L. beans in an aqueous phase; b) we carry out an enzymatic treatment on the aqueous dispersion obtained in step a) in two parts, in a first treatment we use at least one carbohydrase and then in a second treatment we use at least one protease, the carbohydrase being selected from a pectinase, a cellulase, an arabanase, a hemicellulase, a xylanase, and a β-glucanase and the protease being alkaline, neutral or acidic, preferably alkaline with endopeptidase activity; c) we denature the enzymes via a thermal treatment; d) we recover the enzymatic hydrolysate by solid/liquid separation; e) we purify the hydrolysate via ultrafiltration and nanofiltration, then eventually; f) we carry out lyophilisation of the hydrolysate obtained in step e).
A sole system for an article of footwear having an upper , the sole system comprising: a bladder member defining an interior cavity configured to receive a pressurized fluid and including a first surface , the first surface opposing the upper and including a void ; and an illumination device configured to receive information about a condition-responsive parameter from at least one sensor , said condition-responsive parameter corresponding or being related to movement, wherein the illumination device is disposed within the void and is programmable to (i) emit light in at least a first illumination mode into the interior cavity in a first direction through the bladder member and (ii) continuously emit light in at least the first illumination mode between a heel region of the bladder member and a forefoot region of the bladder member corresponding to movement of the article of footwear striking the ground surface, and the void is shaped and dimensioned to accept the illumination device . a bladder member defining an interior cavity configured to receive a pressurized fluid and including a first surface , the first surface opposing the upper and including a void ; and an illumination device configured to receive information about a condition-responsive parameter from at least one sensor , said condition-responsive parameter corresponding or being related to movement, wherein the illumination device is disposed within the void and is programmable to (i) emit light in at least a first illumination mode into the interior cavity in a first direction through the bladder member and (ii) continuously emit light in at least the first illumination mode between a heel region of the bladder member and a forefoot region of the bladder member corresponding to movement of the article of footwear striking the ground surface, and the void is shaped and dimensioned to accept the illumination device .
An optical processing apparatus comprising: a mount part on which a workpiece (W) to be processed with light is set; an optical irradiation unit in which a plurality of light-emitting blocks , each formed of one light-emitting diode or a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, are linearly arranged in a transverse direction for forming a strip-shaped irradiation region extending in the transverse direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the mount part and the optical irradiation unit relative to each other in a longitudinal direction; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a storage unit arranged to store a change amount of an illuminance distribution pattern, associating each position in the irradiation region in the transverse direction with a change amount of illuminance at each position with respect to a change in current, in regard to each of the light-emitting blocks ; and an arithmetic processing unit arranged to determine a current command value of each of the light-emitting blocks based on a present current command value of each of the light-emitting blocks and the change amount of the illuminance distribution pattern of each of the light-emitting blocks stored in the storage unit to bring a present illuminance distribution pattern in the irradiation region in a lengthwise direction close to a target illuminance distribution pattern. a mount part on which a workpiece (W) to be processed with light is set; an optical irradiation unit in which a plurality of light-emitting blocks , each formed of one light-emitting diode or a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, are linearly arranged in a transverse direction for forming a strip-shaped irradiation region extending in the transverse direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the mount part and the optical irradiation unit relative to each other in a longitudinal direction; a storage unit arranged to store a change amount of an illuminance distribution pattern, associating each position in the irradiation region in the transverse direction with a change amount of illuminance at each position with respect to a change in current, in regard to each of the light-emitting blocks ; and an arithmetic processing unit arranged to determine a current command value of each of the light-emitting blocks based on a present current command value of each of the light-emitting blocks and the change amount of the illuminance distribution pattern of each of the light-emitting blocks stored in the storage unit to bring a present illuminance distribution pattern in the irradiation region in a lengthwise direction close to a target illuminance distribution pattern.
A method of measuring a fluid with a vibratory meter comprising a multichannel flow tube, the method characterized by : receiving an inverse Stokes number δ and a kinematic viscosity v for the fluid; receiving an effective diameter d eff of at least one of the two or more fluid channels of the multichannel flow tube, the two or more channels formed by a tube perimeter wall and one or more channel divisions extending along at least a portion of the tube perimeter wall, the effective diameter d eff being distance at the widest point between two adjacent sections, the sections comprising the tube perimeter wall and the one or more channel divisions, in a direction in which the multichannel flow tube is primarily oscillated; determining a drive frequency ω , wherein ω ≤ 72 v δ 2 d eff 2 ; applying a drive signal at the drive frequency ω to a driver coupled to the multichannel flow tube; and measuring a deflection of the multichannel flow tube with a pickoff attached to the multichannel flow tube. receiving an inverse Stokes number δ and a kinematic viscosity v for the fluid; receiving an effective diameter d eff of at least one of the two or more fluid channels of the multichannel flow tube, the two or more channels formed by a tube perimeter wall and one or more channel divisions extending along at least a portion of the tube perimeter wall, the effective diameter d eff being distance at the widest point between two adjacent sections, the sections comprising the tube perimeter wall and the one or more channel divisions, in a direction in which the multichannel flow tube is primarily oscillated; determining a drive frequency ω , wherein ω ≤ 72 v δ 2 d eff 2 ; applying a drive signal at the drive frequency ω to a driver coupled to the multichannel flow tube; and measuring a deflection of the multichannel flow tube with a pickoff attached to the multichannel flow tube.
Latch for a motor vehicle, in particular a side door latch, having a locking mechanism and at least one pawl, a release lever , it being possible for the locking mechanism to be unlocked by means of the release lever , an operating lever and a coupling lever arranged between the release lever and the operating lever , it being possible for the release lever to be operated by means of the operating lever , and it being possible for a deflection of the coupling lever to be controlled by means of a magnet , characterized in that the magnet is received in the motor vehicle latch such that it can be aligned with respect to a release lever chain for the locking mechanism , a control lever and/or a mass inertia element , the coupling lever , the control lever and/or the mass inertia element having a material that cooperates with the magnet at least in regions. the magnet is received in the motor vehicle latch such that it can be aligned with respect to a release lever chain for the locking mechanism , a control lever and/or a mass inertia element , the coupling lever , the control lever and/or the mass inertia element having a material that cooperates with the magnet at least in regions.