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An opposed piston engine , comprising: a cylinder having a cylinder wall ; and a pair of opposed pistons , each piston of the pair of opposed pistons having a face , the pair of pistons being disposed in the cylinder and movable between first positions in the cylinder in which faces of the opposed pistons and the cylinder wall define a maximum volume and second positions in the cylinder in which the faces of the opposed pistons and the cylinder wall define a minimum volume, wherein each face of each piston of the pair of opposed pistons has a top plane and a recess formed therein, each recess comprising a first surface defining part of a cone (C1, C2), the cone (C1, C2) defined by the first surface of at least one of the recesses having a longitudinal axis (AC1, AC2) that defines an angle (θ1, θ2) equal to at least one half of a cone angle of the cone (C1, C2) with the top plane , wherein each recess comprises a U-shaped base surface at a widest end of the cone (C1, C2), and wherein the base surface has a concave, partially toroidal portion and includes a center protrusion at a center of a toroid defined by the toroidal portion . a cylinder having a cylinder wall ; and a pair of opposed pistons , each piston of the pair of opposed pistons having a face , the pair of pistons being disposed in the cylinder and movable between first positions in the cylinder in which faces of the opposed pistons and the cylinder wall define a maximum volume and second positions in the cylinder in which the faces of the opposed pistons and the cylinder wall define a minimum volume, wherein each face of each piston of the pair of opposed pistons has a top plane and a recess formed therein, each recess comprising a first surface defining part of a cone (C1, C2), the cone (C1, C2) defined by the first surface of at least one of the recesses having a longitudinal axis (AC1, AC2) that defines an angle (θ1, θ2) equal to at least one half of a cone angle of the cone (C1, C2) with the top plane , wherein each recess comprises a U-shaped base surface at a widest end of the cone (C1, C2), and wherein the base surface has a concave, partially toroidal portion and includes a center protrusion at a center of a toroid defined by the toroidal portion .
A pulse generation device comprising: a substrate ; a spin injector provided over the substrate and made of a ferromagnetic body; a spin rotor provided over the substrate , made of a ferromagnetic body, and having magnetic anisotropy in which a direction of a first axis (L1) becomes an easy axis of magnetization; a channel portion made of a nonmagnetic body, and joined with the spin injector and the spin rotor directly or via an insulating layer; and characterized by a generating portion configured to detect a physical quantity or a physical property value that varies according to a direction of a magnetic moment (M) of the spin rotor when the magnetic moment (M) of the spin rotor is reversed from one side of the first axis (L1) to the other side of the first axis (L1), and configured to generate a pulse based on the physical quantity or property value that corresponds to a state in which the magnetic moment (M) of the spin rotor faces a direction along a second axis (L2) orthogonal to the first axis (L1). a substrate ; a spin injector provided over the substrate and made of a ferromagnetic body; a spin rotor provided over the substrate , made of a ferromagnetic body, and having magnetic anisotropy in which a direction of a first axis (L1) becomes an easy axis of magnetization; a channel portion made of a nonmagnetic body, and joined with the spin injector and the spin rotor directly or via an insulating layer; and characterized by a generating portion configured to detect a physical quantity or a physical property value that varies according to a direction of a magnetic moment (M) of the spin rotor when the magnetic moment (M) of the spin rotor is reversed from one side of the first axis (L1) to the other side of the first axis (L1), and configured to generate a pulse based on the physical quantity or property value that corresponds to a state in which the magnetic moment (M) of the spin rotor faces a direction along a second axis (L2) orthogonal to the first axis (L1).
A connector , comprising: a terminal-equipped electrical wire that includes an electrical wire and a terminal which is attached to an end portion of the electrical wire , the terminal having a box-shaped portion configured to fit with a mating terminal in a fitting direction (Y) intersecting with an extending direction of the electrical wire ; an inner housing that includes a terminal accommodating chamber communicating with a terminal fitting opening and an electrical wire leading-out opening and configured to accommodate the terminal-equipped electrical wire ; an outer housing that includes an electrical wire leading-out opening configured to receive the inner housing in the extending direction of the electrical wire and a housing fitting opening configured to be fitted to a mating connector ; a front holder configured to be attached to the housing fitting opening ; and one or more pressing protrusions provided on at least one of the terminal and the front holder , characterized in that the connector is configured to when the outer housing is fitted to the mating connector , the one or more pressing protrusions can be elastically deformed by a fitting pressing force acting on the front holder to press and urge the box-shaped portion toward inside of the terminal accommodating chamber . a terminal-equipped electrical wire that includes an electrical wire and a terminal which is attached to an end portion of the electrical wire , the terminal having a box-shaped portion configured to fit with a mating terminal in a fitting direction (Y) intersecting with an extending direction of the electrical wire ; an inner housing that includes a terminal accommodating chamber communicating with a terminal fitting opening and an electrical wire leading-out opening and configured to accommodate the terminal-equipped electrical wire ; an outer housing that includes an electrical wire leading-out opening configured to receive the inner housing in the extending direction of the electrical wire and a housing fitting opening configured to be fitted to a mating connector ; a front holder configured to be attached to the housing fitting opening ; and one or more pressing protrusions provided on at least one of the terminal and the front holder , characterized in that the connector is configured to when the outer housing is fitted to the mating connector , the one or more pressing protrusions can be elastically deformed by a fitting pressing force acting on the front holder to press and urge the box-shaped portion toward inside of the terminal accommodating chamber .
A cross-laminated timber panel having the following features: - having at least three wood layers , - having two wood layers lying parallel to one another transversely to their flat broad side, wherein at least one intermediate layer is arranged between the two wood layers lying parallel to one another, the at least three wood layers are each stacked to join together on their flat broad side to form a solid composite, - the at least two wood layers consist of at least 80 percent by weight and/or at least 80 percent by volume of coniferous wood, - the at least one intermediate layer consists of at least 80 percent by weight and/or at least 80 percent by volume of hardwood, - the intermediate layer comprising hardwoods comprises a plurality of hardwood pieces , and - the plurality of hardwood pieces are interconnected to produce several continuous boards (BR) in the longitudinal direction (L), - the several boards (BR) arranged lengthways to form a continuous board (BR) are interconnected with one another to create a board-like composite (V) in the transverse direction (Q). - having at least three wood layers , - having two wood layers lying parallel to one another transversely to their flat broad side, wherein at least one intermediate layer is arranged between the two wood layers lying parallel to one another, the at least three wood layers are each stacked to join together on their flat broad side to form a solid composite, - the at least two wood layers consist of at least 80 percent by weight and/or at least 80 percent by volume of coniferous wood, - the at least one intermediate layer consists of at least 80 percent by weight and/or at least 80 percent by volume of hardwood, - the intermediate layer comprising hardwoods comprises a plurality of hardwood pieces , and - the plurality of hardwood pieces are interconnected to produce several continuous boards (BR) in the longitudinal direction (L), - the several boards (BR) arranged lengthways to form a continuous board (BR) are interconnected with one another to create a board-like composite (V) in the transverse direction (Q).
An air quality control system , comprising: an air treatment unit for controlling a humidity level in an indoor space; and a controller for controlling the air treatment unit, characterised in that the controller comprises: a first input for receiving a floor type indication (FT) relating to floor types within the indoor space; and a second input for receiving activity information (AI) relating to occupant or device activities which are taking place on a floor area within the indoor space, wherein the controller is configured to control the humidity level in dependence on the activity information (AI) and floor type indication (FT), thereby to reduce an amount of dust resuspension caused by the occupant or device activities. an air treatment unit for controlling a humidity level in an indoor space; and a controller for controlling the air treatment unit, characterised in that the controller comprises: a first input for receiving a floor type indication (FT) relating to floor types within the indoor space; and a second input for receiving activity information (AI) relating to occupant or device activities which are taking place on a floor area within the indoor space, a first input for receiving a floor type indication (FT) relating to floor types within the indoor space; and a second input for receiving activity information (AI) relating to occupant or device activities which are taking place on a floor area within the indoor space, wherein the controller is configured to control the humidity level in dependence on the activity information (AI) and floor type indication (FT), thereby to reduce an amount of dust resuspension caused by the occupant or device activities.
Cover system for tool-free, repeatable closing and opening of a tubular container housing for wastewater, in particular a backflow stop housing, comprising a cover which can tightly close a cover opening of a tubular container housing by placing the cover on a cover seat of the cover opening , and a pivot-point anchoring device which is arranged on the cover and which can position the cover on a contact region of a tubular container housing and can anchor said cover on this contact region and so as to be rotatable about this contact region , a locking system which is arranged on the cover and spaced apart from the pivot-point anchoring device , having a rotatable locking lever and a closing system which interacts with the locking lever for locking and unlocking the cover on the tubular container housing , the locking lever being rotatable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position, characterised in that the locking system makes it possible to tightly close the cover opening of the tubular container housing by holding and manipulating the cover system solely by means of the locking lever . a cover which can tightly close a cover opening of a tubular container housing by placing the cover on a cover seat of the cover opening , and a pivot-point anchoring device which is arranged on the cover and which can position the cover on a contact region of a tubular container housing and can anchor said cover on this contact region and so as to be rotatable about this contact region , a locking system which is arranged on the cover and spaced apart from the pivot-point anchoring device , having a rotatable locking lever and a closing system which interacts with the locking lever for locking and unlocking the cover on the tubular container housing , the locking lever being rotatable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position, characterised in that the locking system makes it possible to tightly close the cover opening of the tubular container housing by holding and manipulating the cover system solely by means of the locking lever .
A device allowing the displacement of a first movable element around a point according to three degrees of freedom in rotation and the rotation of a second movable element relative to the first movable element according to one degree of freedom, including at least one base element , at least two elements , at least four actuators each including a fixed part and a movable part , the fixed part of each actuator being integral with the base element , the movable part of each of them being made integral with a connecting element by means of a hinge , the connecting elements being mounted in a hinged manner on one of the movable elements , at least one of the connecting elements being mounted in a hinged manner on the first movable element , at least one of the connecting elements being mounted in a hinged manner on the second movable element , the first movable element being mounted in a hinged manner on the base element , the movable elements being mounted in rotation with each other, the hinges being arranged so that the rotation of the first movable element according to three degrees of freedom as well as the rotation between the movable elements can be controlled via the connecting elements by the displacement of the movable parts of the actuators, the actuators being piloted by a management computer .
A method for altering the release characteristics of an implant or an IUD containing two pharmaceutically active drugs, the method comprises preparing the drug delivery device by a process comprising the steps of: (i) making individual core segments of a polymer matrix material, wherein the individual core segments contain either the active drug (A), the active drug (B) or a drug mixture of drug (A) and (B) for preparing a drug delivery device having reduced initial release and (ii) assembling the individual core segments in the order A/B/A or A/AB/A, wherein the drug B is better soluble in the selected polymer matrix than drug A and (iii) covering the core segments with a silicon based membrane, wherein drug (A) is Levonorgestrel (LNG) and drug (B) is Ethinylestradiol (EE). (i) making individual core segments of a polymer matrix material, wherein the individual core segments contain either the active drug (A), the active drug (B) or a drug mixture of drug (A) and (B) for preparing a drug delivery device having reduced initial release and (ii) assembling the individual core segments in the order A/B/A or A/AB/A, wherein the drug B is better soluble in the selected polymer matrix than drug A and (iii) covering the core segments with a silicon based membrane,
Piezoelectric stepper drive , comprising at least one piezoelectric drive apparatus with at least two drive sections which are drivable independently of each other and arranged in parallel and each acted upon by at least two piezoelectric actuators , and a driven member which is advanced by at least one of said drive sections when control voltages are applied to said actuators , where said drive apparatus is configured approximately in the shape of a triangle, at the tip of which said drive sections are arranged, said drive apparatus is in mirror-image symmetry to a plane of symmetry that includes the advance direction of said driven member and extends between said drive sections of the same drive apparatus, and at least one of said drive sections is biased against said driven member in the absence of control voltages applied to said actuators , characterized in that the stepper drive is configured such that at least one of said drive sections is biased against said driven member in the absence of control voltages applied to said actuators such that said drive section blocks the advance of said driven member , where each of said drive sections is connected individually resilient to a common base of said triangle.
A biological fluid filter assembly comprising: a) a one piece, insert molded frame comprising a rim defining a central opening , said frame comprising an inner surface and an outer surface and an inlet side and an outlet side; b) a filter medium comprising a plurality of stacked sheets the outer edges of which are captured by and contained within said insert molded frame; c) at least one inlet port and one outlet port ; and d) first and second flexible housing walls at said inlet side and at said outlet side of said frame, wherein said at least one inlet port and one outlet port are respectively secured to the outer surface of said first and second flexible housing walls, wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are positioned on opposite sides and near opposite ends of the filter assembly and wherein the first and second flexible housing walls are respectively provided with an aperture for the inlet port and an aperture for the outlet port through which fluid flows into and out of the filter assembly . a) a one piece, insert molded frame comprising a rim defining a central opening , said frame comprising an inner surface and an outer surface and an inlet side and an outlet side; b) a filter medium comprising a plurality of stacked sheets the outer edges of which are captured by and contained within said insert molded frame; c) at least one inlet port and one outlet port ; and d) first and second flexible housing walls at said inlet side and at said outlet side of said frame, wherein said at least one inlet port and one outlet port are respectively secured to the outer surface of said first and second flexible housing walls, wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are positioned on opposite sides and near opposite ends of the filter assembly and wherein the first and second flexible housing walls are respectively provided with an aperture for the inlet port and an aperture for the outlet port through which fluid flows into and out of the filter assembly .
A propylene polymer composition comprising a long chain branched propylene copolymer, wherein said propylene polymer composition has a) a crystallization temperature Tc of less than 115°C, determined by DSC according to ISO 11357-3, b) a melting temperature Tm of less than 155°C, determined by DSC according to ISO 11357-3, c) a F30 melt strength of from 5.0 to less than 30.0 cN, determined following ISO 16790:2005, and d) a V30 melting extensibility of more than 190 mm/s, determined following ISO 16790:2005. a) a crystallization temperature Tc of less than 115°C, determined by DSC according to ISO 11357-3, b) a melting temperature Tm of less than 155°C, determined by DSC according to ISO 11357-3, c) a F30 melt strength of from 5.0 to less than 30.0 cN, determined following ISO 16790:2005, and d) a V30 melting extensibility of more than 190 mm/s, determined following ISO 16790:2005.
A video encoding method, comprising: determining a quantization matrix used in quantization; and encoding information on the quantization matrix, wherein the information on the quantization matrix includes information indicating a prediction method of the quantization matrix and further includes, based on the prediction method of the quantization matrix, information representing a difference value between quantization matrix coefficients, wherein the encoding the information on the quantization matrix is characterized by including deriving an array of arranged quantization matrix coefficients by up-right diagonally scanning the quantization matrix coefficients in the quantization matrix; and generating information representing a difference value between the arranged quantization matrix coefficients, wherein the up-right diagonally scanning scans the quantization matrix coefficients in the quantization matrix along every up-right diagonal lines in the quantization matrix one by one from top-left to bottom-right direction, and starting from a lower-left position to an upper-right position for each up-right diagonal line. determining a quantization matrix used in quantization; and encoding information on the quantization matrix, wherein the information on the quantization matrix includes information indicating a prediction method of the quantization matrix and further includes, based on the prediction method of the quantization matrix, information representing a difference value between quantization matrix coefficients, wherein the encoding the information on the quantization matrix is characterized by including deriving an array of arranged quantization matrix coefficients by up-right diagonally scanning the quantization matrix coefficients in the quantization matrix; and generating information representing a difference value between the arranged quantization matrix coefficients, wherein the up-right diagonally scanning scans the quantization matrix coefficients in the quantization matrix along every up-right diagonal lines in the quantization matrix one by one from top-left to bottom-right direction, and starting from a lower-left position to an upper-right position for each up-right diagonal line.
A method for providing a padding , using 3D printing characterized by depositing a filament according to a microarchitecture that entails the definition of superimposed matrices that are adapted to define a structure composed of individual open cells , which are mutually connected and arranged mutually opposite and side by side, each one having a shape in plan view with a variable diameter which is obtained by way of superimposing elements that are substantially shaped like a truncated pyramid or like a truncated cone with a polygonal base.
A method of determining that a prostate cancer patient is at an increased risk for relapse or rapid relapse comprising: (a) determining the number and size of copy number variations (CNVs) in a sample from the patient; and (b) determining a large size ratio by dividing the number of CNVs that are larger in size than a cut-off value by the total number of CNVs, wherein if the large size ratio exceeds a particular threshold, the patient is deemed to be at an increased risk for relapse or rapid relapse. (a) determining the number and size of copy number variations (CNVs) in a sample from the patient; and (b) determining a large size ratio by dividing the number of CNVs that are larger in size than a cut-off value by the total number of CNVs,