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A method for producing a conductive resin composition, which contains a carbon nanotube and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the method comprises the following steps of (A) and (B): (A) a step of mixing and dispersing the carbon nanotube and the thermoplastic resin in powder or pellet form, and after the carbon nanotube and the thermoplastic resin are mixed and dispersed, adding water and/or ethanol in a mass ratio of 100 to 800 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the carbon nanotube to the dispersed mixture of the carbon nanotube and the thermoplastic resin powder or pellets and further mixing, thereby obtaining a carbon nanotube resin mixture, and (B) a step of kneading the carbon nanotube resin mixture of step (A) in an extruder under a high temperature state in the range of 100 to 370 °C and removing the water, the ethanol or the mixture thereof while kneading the carbon nanotube resin mixture. (A) a step of mixing and dispersing the carbon nanotube and the thermoplastic resin in powder or pellet form, and after the carbon nanotube and the thermoplastic resin are mixed and dispersed, adding water and/or ethanol in a mass ratio of 100 to 800 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the carbon nanotube to the dispersed mixture of the carbon nanotube and the thermoplastic resin powder or pellets and further mixing, thereby obtaining a carbon nanotube resin mixture, and (B) a step of kneading the carbon nanotube resin mixture of step (A) in an extruder under a high temperature state in the range of 100 to 370 °C and removing the water, the ethanol or the mixture thereof while kneading the carbon nanotube resin mixture.
A metal paste comprising: a first metal powder including nickel (Ni); a second metal powder including at least one selected from the group consisting of tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), bismuth (Bi), and indium (In); and a dispersing agent; characterised in that the dispersing agent is sodium stearate; and an average particle size of the first metal powder and the second metal powder is independently 10 μ m or less.
An optometry apparatus comprising: an eye chart presentation optical system configured to present an optometric chart to an eye to be examined E, the optometric chart being an Amsler grid chart having a latticed pattern; and a control unit configured to control the eye chart presentation optical system to present the optometric chart , wherein the control unit controls the eye chart presentation optical system to present a presentation position marker for at least one of a central gazing point corresponding to the center of the optometric chart and peripheral gazing points corresponding to the four corners of the optometric chart and then to execute instant presentation of the optometric chart by presenting the optometric chart at the position indicated by the presentation position marker and by finishing presenting the optometric chart when an instant presentation time of 0.01 to 2.0 seconds has elapsed after the eye chart presentation optical system starts presenting the optometric chart (Steps S8 to S10), the upper limit value of the presentation time being set to the maximum time such that it prevents the subject's brain from correcting an image. an eye chart presentation optical system configured to present an optometric chart to an eye to be examined E, the optometric chart being an Amsler grid chart having a latticed pattern; and a control unit configured to control the eye chart presentation optical system to present the optometric chart , wherein the control unit controls the eye chart presentation optical system to present a presentation position marker for at least one of a central gazing point corresponding to the center of the optometric chart and peripheral gazing points corresponding to the four corners of the optometric chart and then to execute instant presentation of the optometric chart by presenting the optometric chart at the position indicated by the presentation position marker and by finishing presenting the optometric chart when an instant presentation time of 0.01 to 2.0 seconds has elapsed after the eye chart presentation optical system starts presenting the optometric chart (Steps S8 to S10), the upper limit value of the presentation time being set to the maximum time such that it prevents the subject's brain from correcting an image.
An electronic greeting card system comprising: a server; a paper greeting card; a code printed on the paper greeting card; an electronic greeting card application program that is downloaded to a portable computing device from the server in response to the portable computing device scanning the code on the paper greeting card, the electronic greeting card application program comprising computer or machine readable and/or executable instructions configured to: provide a category of greeting cards; provide for display of at least one greeting card within the category of greeting cards, wherein the at least one greeting card comprises four pages, with at least one of the four pages having an option to customize, and each of the four pages being movable by a touch of a finger; provide a means for previewing the greeting card; and provide a means for selecting a medium to be used to send the greeting card. a server; a paper greeting card; a code printed on the paper greeting card; an electronic greeting card application program that is downloaded to a portable computing device from the server in response to the portable computing device scanning the code on the paper greeting card, the electronic greeting card application program comprising computer or machine readable and/or executable instructions configured to: provide a category of greeting cards; provide for display of at least one greeting card within the category of greeting cards, wherein the at least one greeting card comprises four pages, with at least one of the four pages having an option to customize, and each of the four pages being movable by a touch of a finger; provide a means for previewing the greeting card; and provide a means for selecting a medium to be used to send the greeting card. provide a category of greeting cards; provide for display of at least one greeting card within the category of greeting cards, wherein the at least one greeting card comprises four pages, with at least one of the four pages having an option to customize, and each of the four pages being movable by a touch of a finger; provide a means for previewing the greeting card; and provide a means for selecting a medium to be used to send the greeting card.
A sensor assembly for a fluid meter , comprising: a sensor assembly body ; a circumferential groove formed in the sensor assembly body ; two or more retaining components removably coupled together and engaging the circumferential groove ; and a flange surrounding at least a portion of the sensor assembly body and retained around the sensor assembly body by the two or more retaining components ; characterized in that : the two or more retaining components are clamped together around the circumferential groove ; and the sensor assembly further comprises one or more threaded mechanical fasteners engaging with fastener apertures formed in the two or more retaining components to removably couple the two or more retaining components to one another. a sensor assembly body ; a circumferential groove formed in the sensor assembly body ; two or more retaining components removably coupled together and engaging the circumferential groove ; and a flange surrounding at least a portion of the sensor assembly body and retained around the sensor assembly body by the two or more retaining components ; characterized in that : the two or more retaining components are clamped together around the circumferential groove ; and the sensor assembly further comprises one or more threaded mechanical fasteners engaging with fastener apertures formed in the two or more retaining components to removably couple the two or more retaining components to one another.
A two port hydrodynamic heater comprising: a hydrodynamic heater inlet port for receiving a stream of fluid from an external source; a hydrodynamic heater outlet port operable for discharging a stream of heated fluid from the two port hydrodynamic heater ; and a hydrodynamic chamber operable to selectively heat a fluid present within an interior region of the hydrodynamic chamber when operating the two port hydrodynamic heater , the hydrodynamic chamber including a hydrodynamic chamber inlet port and a hydrodynamic chamber outlet port located along an interior wall of the hydrodynamic chamber , the hydrodynamic chamber inlet port fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic heater inlet port ; the two-port hydrodynamic heater is operable fluidly connected in parallel with a bypass passage, which fluidly connects the hydrodynamic heater inlet port to the hydrodynamic heater outlet port , characterized by an inlet fluid metering device having an inlet fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic heater inlet port and an outlet fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic chamber inlet port ; the inlet fluid metering device operates to control a flowrate of fluid from the hydrodynamic heater inlet port to the hydrodynamic chamber . a hydrodynamic heater inlet port for receiving a stream of fluid from an external source; a hydrodynamic heater outlet port operable for discharging a stream of heated fluid from the two port hydrodynamic heater ; and a hydrodynamic chamber operable to selectively heat a fluid present within an interior region of the hydrodynamic chamber when operating the two port hydrodynamic heater , the hydrodynamic chamber including a hydrodynamic chamber inlet port and a hydrodynamic chamber outlet port located along an interior wall of the hydrodynamic chamber , the hydrodynamic chamber inlet port fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic heater inlet port ; the two-port hydrodynamic heater is operable fluidly connected in parallel with a bypass passage, which fluidly connects the hydrodynamic heater inlet port to the hydrodynamic heater outlet port , characterized by an inlet fluid metering device having an inlet fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic heater inlet port and an outlet fluidly connected to the hydrodynamic chamber inlet port ; the inlet fluid metering device operates to control a flowrate of fluid from the hydrodynamic heater inlet port to the hydrodynamic chamber .
A method for monitoring the operation of a gripper , particularly a pneumatically actuated gripper , wherein the gripper comprises the following: - a housing in which a preferably pneumatically actuable linear drive is formed; and - a first and a second gripping jaw , each of which being pivotably mounted about an axis of rotation (D1, D2) relative to the housing , wherein the first and second gripping jaw are coupled to the linear drive such that a linear movement produced by the linear drive is converted into a pivoting movement of the first and second gripping jaw respectively in an opening or closing direction of the gripping jaws , wherein a system for measuring vibrations is assigned to the gripper which has an acceleration sensor designed to measure the acceleration of a gripping jaw upon the actuation of the gripper , characterized in that a vibrational spectrum of the gripper is recorded as an acceleration time signal by means of at least one vibration measurement over a previously defined or definable period of time and the recorded vibrational spectrum analyzed, wherein the at least one vibration measurement is performed over a period of time in which the gripper is closed at least once so that the recorded vibrational spectrum is a spectrum which is characteristic of the closing operation of the gripper . - a housing in which a preferably pneumatically actuable linear drive is formed; and - a first and a second gripping jaw , each of which being pivotably mounted about an axis of rotation (D1, D2) relative to the housing , wherein the first and second gripping jaw are coupled to the linear drive such that a linear movement produced by the linear drive is converted into a pivoting movement of the first and second gripping jaw respectively in an opening or closing direction of the gripping jaws , wherein a system for measuring vibrations is assigned to the gripper which has an acceleration sensor designed to measure the acceleration of a gripping jaw upon the actuation of the gripper , characterized in that a vibrational spectrum of the gripper is recorded as an acceleration time signal by means of at least one vibration measurement over a previously defined or definable period of time and the recorded vibrational spectrum analyzed, wherein the at least one vibration measurement is performed over a period of time in which the gripper is closed at least once so that the recorded vibrational spectrum is a spectrum which is characteristic of the closing operation of the gripper .
A wall plug , comprising: a foot with an opening for inserting a fixing element ; a head ; and a strutting region between the foot and the head with a plurality of first strutting bars and second strutting bars being arranged in a circumferential direction alternatingly and overlap-free and running in an axial direction between foot and head , wherein the first strutting bars are part of a first injection molding component of the wall plug and the second strutting bars are part of second injection molding component of the wall plug ; wherein the first strutting bars and the second strutting bars each comprise in an axial direction of the wall plug in an alternating manner broader sections and narrower sections , which are teethed with one another between the first strutting bars and the second strutting bars for mechanically disabling an axial gliding; wherein the strutting region is formed in such a way that upon insertion of a fixing element into the opening : first a glide-free radial strutting of the first strutting bars and, independently from that, of the second strutting bars occurs; and only afterwards the radially strutted and thereby spaced from each other first strutting bars and second strutting bars form knots with each other. a foot with an opening for inserting a fixing element ; a head ; and a strutting region between the foot and the head with a plurality of first strutting bars and second strutting bars being arranged in a circumferential direction alternatingly and overlap-free and running in an axial direction between foot and head , wherein the first strutting bars are part of a first injection molding component of the wall plug and the second strutting bars are part of second injection molding component of the wall plug ; wherein the first strutting bars and the second strutting bars each comprise in an axial direction of the wall plug in an alternating manner broader sections and narrower sections , which are teethed with one another between the first strutting bars and the second strutting bars for mechanically disabling an axial gliding; wherein the strutting region is formed in such a way that upon insertion of a fixing element into the opening : first a glide-free radial strutting of the first strutting bars and, independently from that, of the second strutting bars occurs; and only afterwards the radially strutted and thereby spaced from each other first strutting bars and second strutting bars form knots with each other. first a glide-free radial strutting of the first strutting bars and, independently from that, of the second strutting bars occurs; and only afterwards the radially strutted and thereby spaced from each other first strutting bars and second strutting bars form knots with each other.
A ball valve for the use in a wellbore comprising: a ball comprising a spigot rotatably disposed within a housing; and a trunnion plate engaging and supporting the ball, wherein the trunnion plate comprises: a trunnion plate hole engaging the spigot of the ball , and a trunnion plate shoulder disposed on a surface of the trunnion plate about the trunnion plate hole , wherein the trunnion plate shoulder comprises an inward protrusion from an inner surface of the trunnion plate , characterised in that the inward protrusion extends towards a central longitudinal axis of the ball valve to form a lip around the trunnion plate hole , wherein the trunnion plate shoulder has a length in the axial direction of the ball valve that is greater than a width in the radial direction of the ball valve . a ball comprising a spigot rotatably disposed within a housing; and a trunnion plate engaging and supporting the ball, wherein the trunnion plate comprises: a trunnion plate hole engaging the spigot of the ball , and a trunnion plate shoulder disposed on a surface of the trunnion plate about the trunnion plate hole , wherein the trunnion plate shoulder comprises an inward protrusion from an inner surface of the trunnion plate , characterised in that the inward protrusion extends towards a central longitudinal axis of the ball valve to form a lip around the trunnion plate hole , wherein the trunnion plate shoulder has a length in the axial direction of the ball valve that is greater than a width in the radial direction of the ball valve . a trunnion plate hole engaging the spigot of the ball , and a trunnion plate shoulder disposed on a surface of the trunnion plate about the trunnion plate hole , wherein the trunnion plate shoulder comprises an inward protrusion from an inner surface of the trunnion plate , characterised in that the inward protrusion extends towards a central longitudinal axis of the ball valve to form a lip around the trunnion plate hole , wherein the trunnion plate shoulder has a length in the axial direction of the ball valve that is greater than a width in the radial direction of the ball valve .
A needle-type endoscope, comprising: a camera tube having an image capturing means accommodated therein; a needle covering the camera tube from the outside and having a sharp tip formed in a front end thereof to make an incision in a human body; and a handle , wherein a length of the camera tube is formed to be longer than a length of the needle , and wherein the sharp tip has an end portion provided with an inclined portion for preventing damage due to manipulation of the endoscope after being inserted into a human body, and wherein the inclined portion is close to or in contact with one surface of the camera tube when the camera tube moves forward, and characterized in that the camera tube is provided with a fixing projection protruding on one surface thereof, and wherein the fixing projection is provided in such a manner as to be engaged with the inclined portion in a state in which the camera tube goes past the inclined portion when moving forward thereby preventing the camera tube from moving backward. a camera tube having an image capturing means accommodated therein; a needle covering the camera tube from the outside and having a sharp tip formed in a front end thereof to make an incision in a human body; and a handle , wherein a length of the camera tube is formed to be longer than a length of the needle , and wherein the sharp tip has an end portion provided with an inclined portion for preventing damage due to manipulation of the endoscope after being inserted into a human body, and wherein the inclined portion is close to or in contact with one surface of the camera tube when the camera tube moves forward, and characterized in that the camera tube is provided with a fixing projection protruding on one surface thereof, and wherein the fixing projection is provided in such a manner as to be engaged with the inclined portion in a state in which the camera tube goes past the inclined portion when moving forward thereby preventing the camera tube from moving backward.
A composition of polyurethane foams comprising an organic polyisocyanate and (a) liquid polyols produced by the polycondensation of organic dicarboxylic acids, or derivates and a polyol mixture, and (b) a poly-carboxylic acids glycidyl ester in amount of 0.1 to 10 weight% of the polyester polyol resin. (a) liquid polyols produced by the polycondensation of organic dicarboxylic acids, or derivates and a polyol mixture, and (b) a poly-carboxylic acids glycidyl ester in amount of 0.1 to 10 weight% of the polyester polyol resin.
A microsurgical tool (120; 1210; 1230; 1250; 1270; 1310; 1410; 1610; 1862; 2110) for monitoring electrophysiological activity, the microsurgical tool comprising a microfinger (125; 140; 210; 220; 250; 410; 550; 560; 610; 1212; 1252; 1254; 1710; 1730; 1740; 1810; 1842; 1910; 2010; 2050) having a substantially elongate structure configured so as to bias a region thereof against a wall of a lumen upon deployment within the lumen; a sensing tip electrically and mechanically coupled to said microfinger in the vicinity of the region, configured to interface with the wall of the lumen, the sensing tip being configured: to measure electrophysiological activity within the vicinity of the lumen at a location where the sensing tip interfaces with the wall of the lumen; and to convey, to a microcircuit electrically coupled to the sensing tip, one or more electrophysiological signals associated with the measured physiological activity; and wherein the microcircuit is attached to the microfinger proximate to the sensing tip such that, upon deployment of the microfinger within the lumen, the microcircuit is positioned in the lumen; wherein the microcircuit is configured to condition the electrophysiological signals sensed by the sensing tip within the lumen prior to conveying the electrophysiological signals outside the lumen to an extracorporeal system ; wherein conditioning the electrophysiological signals sensed by the sensing tip comprises at least one of: converting the electrophysiological signals into digital form; and amplifying the electrophysiological signals; wherein the sensing tip comprises a first core flexure and at least a second core flexure ; wherein the first core flexure and the second core flexure each comprise at least one region covered with an insulating layer and at least one exposed region; wherein the first core flexure comprises a first exposed region providing a first electrode at a tip region of the sensing tip; wherein the second core flexure comprises a second exposed region providing at least a second electrode at a shank region of the sensing tip; and wherein the microcircuit is configured to utilize electrophysiological signals measured by the first electrode and the second electrode to monitor neural activity differences between the tip region and the shank region of the sensing tip. to measure electrophysiological activity within the vicinity of the lumen at a location where the sensing tip interfaces with the wall of the lumen; and to convey, to a microcircuit electrically coupled to the sensing tip, one or more electrophysiological signals associated with the measured physiological activity; and