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A method of repairing an oxidized defect in a superalloy article , the method comprising: removing substantially all of the oxidized defect to form a cleaned out portion of the superalloy article ; filling a portion of the cleaned out portion with a weld by fusion welding, characterised in that it further comprises: cracking the weld to form a weld forced crack ; wherein cracking the weld comprises: inputting heat during welding, through induction, to create cracking of the weld; or dropping a temperature of the weld at a rate sufficient to cause cracking by quenching; or restraining the weld, and filling the weld forced crack and a remaining portion of the cleaned out portion with a braze material . removing substantially all of the oxidized defect to form a cleaned out portion of the superalloy article ; filling a portion of the cleaned out portion with a weld by fusion welding, characterised in that it further comprises: cracking the weld to form a weld forced crack ; wherein cracking the weld comprises: inputting heat during welding, through induction, to create cracking of the weld; or dropping a temperature of the weld at a rate sufficient to cause cracking by quenching; or restraining the weld, and filling the weld forced crack and a remaining portion of the cleaned out portion with a braze material . cracking the weld to form a weld forced crack ; wherein cracking the weld comprises: inputting heat during welding, through induction, to create cracking of the weld; or dropping a temperature of the weld at a rate sufficient to cause cracking by quenching; or restraining the weld, and filling the weld forced crack and a remaining portion of the cleaned out portion with a braze material .
An image display device front panel comprising: a strengthened glass; a transparent conductive layer formed on one side of the glass; and a cured layer disposed between the glass and the transparent conductive layer formed on the one side of the glass, wherein the cured layer is a cured layer formed by curing a curable composition, the curable composition comprising a compound having an organic group and a siloxane bond. a strengthened glass; a transparent conductive layer formed on one side of the glass; and a cured layer disposed between the glass and the transparent conductive layer formed on the one side of the glass, wherein the cured layer is a cured layer formed by curing a curable composition, the curable composition comprising a compound having an organic group and a siloxane bond.
A transfer method comprising the steps: a. providing an intermediate substrate , the intermediate substrate comprising, on one of its faces, blocks assembled by a first main face to the intermediate substrate , said blocks having a free surface opposite to said first main face , and are in a single-crystal material, the blocks comprising an embrittlement area , the embrittlement area and the free surface of each block, delimiting a block portion intended to be transferred onto a final substrate ; b. executing an assembling step by putting the free surface of each of the blocks in contact with the final substrate ; c. executing, after the assembling step, a detachment at the embrittlement area of each of the blocks so as to transfer the block portion of each of the blocks onto the final substrate ; said transfer method being characterized in that during the assembling step, the intermediate substrate deforms so that the free surfaces of the blocks become coplanar. a. providing an intermediate substrate , the intermediate substrate comprising, on one of its faces, blocks assembled by a first main face to the intermediate substrate , said blocks having a free surface opposite to said first main face , and are in a single-crystal material, the blocks comprising an embrittlement area , the embrittlement area and the free surface of each block, delimiting a block portion intended to be transferred onto a final substrate ; b. executing an assembling step by putting the free surface of each of the blocks in contact with the final substrate ; c. executing, after the assembling step, a detachment at the embrittlement area of each of the blocks so as to transfer the block portion of each of the blocks onto the final substrate ;
A polylactic acid copolymer obtained by the copolymerization of a polylactic acid with an acid-releasing ester polymer capable of releasing an acid other than the lactic acid upon the hydrolysis, characterized in that said polylactic acid copolymer has a quantity of heat of fusion ΔH of not more than 20 J/g as measured by using the DSC when the temperature is elevated the second time, contains the copolymer units stemming from said acid-releasing ester polymer in an amount of 0.5 to 35% by mass, and has a weight average molecular weight in a range of 15,000 to 40,000, wherein the heat of fusion ΔH and the weight average molecular weight are determined by the methods disclosed in the specification.
An apparatus comprising: a chamber ; a nozzle connected to the chamber ; a fluid driver contained in the chamber to expel fluid from the chamber through the nozzle ; a microfluidic passage ; an inlet connecting the microfluidic passage and the chamber ; a sensor contained in the inlet to sense fluid within a fluid sensing zone within the inlet ; and a particle aggregation limiter wherein the particle aggregation limiter comprises particle filtering features on a side of the inlet opposite the chamber to control aggregation of particles within the sensing zone; characterized in that the particle aggregation limiter further comprises an inertial pump on the side of the sensing zone opposite the chamber to dislodge particles entrapped within the sensing zone; whereby the inertial pump is a bubble jet inertial pump for producing an initially expanding bubble to move or drive adjacent fluid away from the bubble. a chamber ; a nozzle connected to the chamber ; a fluid driver contained in the chamber to expel fluid from the chamber through the nozzle ; a microfluidic passage ; an inlet connecting the microfluidic passage and the chamber ; a sensor contained in the inlet to sense fluid within a fluid sensing zone within the inlet ; and a particle aggregation limiter wherein the particle aggregation limiter comprises particle filtering features on a side of the inlet opposite the chamber to control aggregation of particles within the sensing zone; characterized in that the particle aggregation limiter further comprises an inertial pump on the side of the sensing zone opposite the chamber to dislodge particles entrapped within the sensing zone; whereby the inertial pump is a bubble jet inertial pump for producing an initially expanding bubble to move or drive adjacent fluid away from the bubble.
A refrigerator , comprising a pair of side-by-side doors , wherein one of the doors is provided with a magnetic sensitive unit , and the other of the doors is provided with a magnet for cooperating with the magnetic sensitive unit ; each of the doors comprising an end cover which comprises a main body part which forms a horizontal sidewall of the door , wherein each of the end covers comprises a side cover part which is connected to one end of the main body part and extends longitudinally, the pair of side cover parts face each other when the pair of doors are closed, and the magnetic sensitive unit and the magnet are connected to a corresponding side cover part , respectively, characterized in that the magnetic sensitive unit has at least a part thereof extends into a corresponding door through a through hole in a corresponding side cover part , wherein the magnetic sensitive unit includes a plug member provided with a magnetic sensitive component and an adaption housing for accommodating the plug member and the adaption housing is provided with a cavity for accommodating the plug member ,
A conveyance control device comprising: a computer configured to control a conveyance portion configured to convey a platen from a conveyance start position of the platen to one of a plurality of printers via a pretreatment device configured to perform pretreatment on a recording medium placed on the platen, characterised in that : the conveyance portion is configured to convey the platen to one of a first lane including a first printer group formed of a plurality of the printers or a second lane including a second printer group formed of a plurality of the printers, and the computer performs a process comprising: a determination step of determining to which of the plurality of printers the platen is to be conveyed, the determination step including determining whether to convey the platen to the first lane or to convey the platen to the second lane, based on the recording medium placed on the platen. the conveyance portion is configured to convey the platen to one of a first lane including a first printer group formed of a plurality of the printers or a second lane including a second printer group formed of a plurality of the printers, and the computer performs a process comprising: a determination step of determining to which of the plurality of printers the platen is to be conveyed, the determination step including determining whether to convey the platen to the first lane or to convey the platen to the second lane, based on the recording medium placed on the platen.
A method for sending information between two mobile communication networks , wherein the first mobile communication network is a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET), in particular a vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET), wherein the second mobile communication network is a cellular network (CNET), and wherein the two mobile communication networks together form a hybrid network with a signal channel (SCH), wherein a hybrid-network-enabled node can function as a gateway from one network to the other network in that it carries out a method in order to become a cluster head, the method comprising the following steps: - determining a decision interval (T), - monitoring the signal channel (SCH) in order to receive a beacon signal (B), - reducing a cluster head probability (p) for each received beacon signal (B) in the decision interval (T), - deciding to be a cluster head (CH), with the reduced cluster head probability (p) on expiry of the decision interval, - if the decision to be a cluster head (CH) is positive: - communicating the decision to be a cluster head (CH) by sending a cluster head decision group message (CH-GN) via the first mobile communication network , - if a group message (GN) is received via the first mobile communication network , sending this group message (GN) via the second mobile communication network , and - if a group message (GN) is received via the second mobile communication network , sending this group message (GN) via the first mobile communication network . - determining a decision interval (T), - monitoring the signal channel (SCH) in order to receive a beacon signal (B), - reducing a cluster head probability (p) for each received beacon signal (B) in the decision interval (T), - deciding to be a cluster head (CH), with the reduced cluster head probability (p) on expiry of the decision interval, - if the decision to be a cluster head (CH) is positive: - communicating the decision to be a cluster head (CH) by sending a cluster head decision group message (CH-GN) via the first mobile communication network , - if a group message (GN) is received via the first mobile communication network , sending this group message (GN) via the second mobile communication network , and - if a group message (GN) is received via the second mobile communication network , sending this group message (GN) via the first mobile communication network . - communicating the decision to be a cluster head (CH) by sending a cluster head decision group message (CH-GN) via the first mobile communication network , - if a group message (GN) is received via the first mobile communication network , sending this group message (GN) via the second mobile communication network , and - if a group message (GN) is received via the second mobile communication network , sending this group message (GN) via the first mobile communication network .
A lift truck , the lift truck comprising: a mast comprising: a first mast section comprising a first mast rail member ; a second mast section comprising a second mast rail member movably coupled to the first mast rail member along an axial direction; a lift cylinder comprising a piston rod having an outer piston rod diameter and a cylinder housing disposed concentrically about the piston rod and movably coupled to the piston rod along the axial direction; and a piston rod retention mechanism , characterized in that the piston rod retention mechanism comprises a retention fixture affixed to the first mast rail member and a selectively coupled portion or a selectively engaged portion , the retention fixture having an internal shape to enable movable coupling between the cylinder housing and the retention fixture , and the selectively coupled portion or the selectively engaged portion having an internal shape to enable movable coupling between the piston rod and the selectively coupled portion or the selectively engaged portion . a first mast section comprising a first mast rail member ; a second mast section comprising a second mast rail member movably coupled to the first mast rail member along an axial direction; a lift cylinder comprising a piston rod having an outer piston rod diameter and a cylinder housing disposed concentrically about the piston rod and movably coupled to the piston rod along the axial direction; and a piston rod retention mechanism , characterized in that the piston rod retention mechanism comprises a retention fixture affixed to the first mast rail member and a selectively coupled portion or a selectively engaged portion , the retention fixture having an internal shape to enable movable coupling between the cylinder housing and the retention fixture , and the selectively coupled portion or the selectively engaged portion having an internal shape to enable movable coupling between the piston rod and the selectively coupled portion or the selectively engaged portion .
A method of purifying and amplifying a nucleic acid, said method comprising: providing an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) comprising a mixed phase solution that separates into a first phase solution and a second phase solution, where said ATPS is one in which a nucleic acid will partition into either the first phase solution or the second phase solution or said ATPS is one in which a nucleic acid will localizes into the interface between said first phase solution and said second phase solution; introducing a sample comprising a nucleic acid into said ATPS, wherein said nucleic acid partitions into said first phase solution or said second phase solution or said interface between said first phase solution and said second phase solution to provide a concentrated nucleic acid; and amplifying said concentrated nucleic acid in a nucleic amplification reaction to produce an amplified nucleic acid, wherein said amplifying comprises combining reagents for isothermal nucleic acid amplification with said ATPS. providing an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) comprising a mixed phase solution that separates into a first phase solution and a second phase solution, where said ATPS is one in which a nucleic acid will partition into either the first phase solution or the second phase solution or said ATPS is one in which a nucleic acid will localizes into the interface between said first phase solution and said second phase solution; introducing a sample comprising a nucleic acid into said ATPS, wherein said nucleic acid partitions into said first phase solution or said second phase solution or said interface between said first phase solution and said second phase solution to provide a concentrated nucleic acid; and amplifying said concentrated nucleic acid in a nucleic amplification reaction to produce an amplified nucleic acid, wherein said amplifying comprises combining reagents for isothermal nucleic acid amplification with said ATPS.
A lock cylinder having a relocker mechanism which, in response to an attempted break-in, locks the cylinder by means of a complementary locking means, the relocker mechanism comprising : - a movable relocker (130; 10c): - from an inactive position in which the relocker allows the cylinder to be unlocked with an authorised key, - to an extended position in which the relocker prevent from unlocking the cylinder even with the authorised key, - a first spring-loaded actuator adapted to generate a first force on the relocker or on a removable stop that holds the relocker in its inactive position that maintains the relocker in its inactive position, said first actuator comprising a first potential energy storage spring (220; 8c), said first potential energy storage spring being deformable between : - a constrained state in which the relocker is held in an inactive position, and - an unconstrained state in which the potential energy it releases causes the relocker to move to its extended position, this first potential energy storage spring having an upstream end and a downstream end , characterised in that the first actuator comprises a first travel limiter (222; 382) distinct from the first potential energy storage spring (220; 8c) and interposed between the upstream and downstream ends of the first potential energy storage spring, this first travel limiter being capable of preventing the deformation of the first potential energy storage spring towards an over-stressed state, thus preventing accidental displacement of the relocker device towards its extended position - a movable relocker (130; 10c): - from an inactive position in which the relocker allows the cylinder to be unlocked with an authorised key, - to an extended position in which the relocker prevent from unlocking the cylinder even with the authorised key, - from an inactive position in which the relocker allows the cylinder to be unlocked with an authorised key, - to an extended position in which the relocker prevent from unlocking the cylinder even with the authorised key, - a first spring-loaded actuator adapted to generate a first force on the relocker or on a removable stop that holds the relocker in its inactive position that maintains the relocker in its inactive position, said first actuator comprising a first potential energy storage spring (220; 8c), said first potential energy storage spring being deformable between : - a constrained state in which the relocker is held in an inactive position, and - an unconstrained state in which the potential energy it releases causes the relocker to move to its extended position, this first potential energy storage spring having an upstream end and a downstream end , - a constrained state in which the relocker is held in an inactive position, and - an unconstrained state in which the potential energy it releases causes the relocker to move to its extended position, this first potential energy storage spring having an upstream end and a downstream end ,
A metal foam stack, comprising: two or more stack units, wherein the stack unit includes: a first metal foam sheet including an open cell, in which a plurality of internal cells is connected with one another; a first bonding member positioned on the first metal foam sheet; and a second metal foam sheet positioned on the first bonding member, and including an open cell, in which a plurality of internal cells is connected with one another, the metal foam stack includes a first stack unit, a second bonding member positioned on the first stack unit, a heterogeneous member positioned on the second bonding member, a second bonding member positioned on the heterogeneous member, and a second stack unit positioned on the second bonding member, materials of an interface between the first metal foam sheet and the first bonding member and an interface between the second metal foam sheet and the first bonding member are atomically diffused, and the heterogeneous member includes a different material from materials of the first metal foam sheet and the second metal foam sheet, wherein the heterogenous member is formed of a stainless steel material. two or more stack units, wherein the stack unit includes: a first metal foam sheet including an open cell, in which a plurality of internal cells is connected with one another; a first bonding member positioned on the first metal foam sheet; and a second metal foam sheet positioned on the first bonding member, and including an open cell, in which a plurality of internal cells is connected with one another, a first metal foam sheet including an open cell, in which a plurality of internal cells is connected with one another; a first bonding member positioned on the first metal foam sheet; and a second metal foam sheet positioned on the first bonding member, and including an open cell, in which a plurality of internal cells is connected with one another, the metal foam stack includes a first stack unit, a second bonding member positioned on the first stack unit, a heterogeneous member positioned on the second bonding member, a second bonding member positioned on the heterogeneous member, and a second stack unit positioned on the second bonding member, materials of an interface between the first metal foam sheet and the first bonding member and an interface between the second metal foam sheet and the first bonding member are atomically diffused, and the heterogeneous member includes a different material from materials of the first metal foam sheet and the second metal foam sheet, wherein the heterogenous member is formed of a stainless steel material.
Method for feeding laundry items to an ironer or some other laundry-treatment device, wherein a laundry item is gripped and the laundry item is spread out at two adjacent corners of a front edge and transported to the laundry-treatment device with this front edge in front, characterized in that , with a laundry item hanging down from a corner which is being held, the lowermost corner of this laundry item is gripped and straightened, this resulting in the other corners of the laundry item assuming grippable positions, wherein the positions of the free corners which form when the laundry item is being spread out are identified by an imaging technique, and wherein the laundry item is spread out at diagonally opposite corners and, of the other corners which form in the process, a corner adjacent to the corners being held is sought, and wherein, with the laundry item being held at the diagonally opposite corners , a corner which forms during the spreading-out operation is gripped and a corner which is held for the spreading-out operation is released.
Method for creating photovoltaic modules with a plurality of rigid photovoltaic modules in the desired shape, wherein the photovoltaic module has an encapsulated laminate structure comprising a front protective screen , a matrix material which encloses a frontal electrode layer and a photovoltaic layer , and a rearside electrode layer and a rear wall , with electrical connections on one side of the photovoltaic module , wherein the photovoltaic layer is formed by a plurality of solar cells in a plurality of strands (T), the solar cells of each strand (T) being protected by at least one bypass diode, characterized by cutting at least one of the photovoltaic modules to a size matched to at least one marker (M) fixed to the photovoltaic module , which defines a safely separable cutting area (S) on the photovoltaic module , wherein the cut is made a lateral distance away from the electrical connections , before deburring the cut edge of the laminate structure and/or sealing the cut edge between adjacent layers and/or bonding all layers of the laminate structure in the area of the cut edge perpendicular to the layer transition surfaces, wherein all method steps are carried out directly on the construction site before the cut photovoltaic modules are mounted on a roof and/or facade surface and then wired.