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A lighting system is provided whereby long operating life can be reasonably ensured by taking into account requirements of the application, characteristics of the LEDs, characteristics of the fixture containing said LEDs, the desired number of operating hours, and—via developed relationships—taking an iterative approach to supplying power to the LEDs. Through the envisioned compensation methodology and effective luminaire design, a relatively constant light level can be assured for a predetermined number of operating hours (possibly longer); this is true even if operating conditions change, known behavior of LEDs proves untrue over untested period of time, or some other condition occurs which would otherwise cause end-of-life prematurely and prevent the system from meeting the desired number of operating hours.

A lapboard siding and trim system is provided in which trim siding components for board-and-batten siding and associated trim components are manufactured using a co-extrusion process, whereby wood/thermoplastic resin composite material and polyvinyl chloride thermoplastic resins are co-extruded through a single die assembly, thereby producing a trim piece having a plastic composite component, that will be visible following installation, fused under heat and pressure to the polyvinyl chloride standoff and attachment fins, that will be hidden following installation. Also provided is a lapboard siding and trim system in which siding components for clapboard siding are manufactured by extruding wood/thermoplastic resin composite material through a die. Associated trim components are manufactured using the co-extrusion process described above. The siding and trim components are completely waterproof, and installation proceeds with almost no face nailing and almost no caulk.

An inner lining for the steel shell of a carbothermic reduction furnace for the production of alumina has a base layer of graphite and a coating layer of refractory material. The refractory material is corundum (Al₂O₃) bound by Sialon (Si.Al.O.N). The lining structure provides protection against the molten slag and it is not attacked by the CO-rich melt furnace atmosphere. Further, the lining does not contaminate the melt and it provides an effective heat dissipation system in case of a power shut-off.

The present invention is drawn to inertial type transducers and a system for reducing the complexity and difficulty of installing the transducers internal to a structure. The transducer is equipped with a wireless receiver for receiving both sound content signals and control signals, and an amplifier, along with a power supply. Because the amplifier is activated by the wireless receiver, there are no wires necessary to connect the transducer to the source of the sound content or control signals thereby vastly simplifying installation. Heat dissipation and height minimization are also addressed.

The present invention relates to an arrangement for fastening visible elements and in particular an arrangement for mounting sidings. According to the present invention, rapid and precise installation is ensured, together with extended durability of the siding with invisible fastenings.

The invention relates to a furnace roller surface coating, in particular to a hot-spraying metal ceramic powder used for the furnace roller surface coating and mainly aiming at solving the technical problem that the anti-burl and wear-resistant capability of the existing coating can be reduced when a large quantity of high-strength steel plates are manufactured. The invention has the technical proposal that the hot-spraying metal ceramic powder used for the furnace roller surface coating consists of alloy powders and ceramic powders; the alloy powder is an alloy powder containing M, Cr, Al, Y and Ta; the ceramic powder consists of powders of ZrB2 and Cr3C2; a weight percentage of the alloy powder and the ceramic powder is that the alloy powder accounts to 89 to 75 percentage and the ceramic powder accounts to 11 to 25 percentage. The M, Cr, Al, Y and Ta alloy powder, against a gross weight of the metal ceramic powder, contains 13 to 25 percentage of Cr, 3 to 10 percentage of Al, 0.1 to 1 percentage of Y and less than 12 percentage of Ta, and the rest is M which is one of Co and Ni. In the ceramic powder, against a gross weight of the metal ceramic powder, the contents of ZrB2 and Cr3C2 are respectively 10 to 20 percentage and 1 to 5 percentage. The invention can be used for the furnace roller surface coating for a steel-strip continuous annealing production line.

A method for hard-material coating or heat treatment of the blade airfoils of blisks for gas turbines provides for partial heat-insulation and cooling of the other blisk parts during the respective process to prevent their properties from being changed by the high temperatures. The apparatus required for this method comprises two or more cooling plates (5 to 7) which are thermally insulated on their outer surfaces and include supporting flanges (20) which heat-conductively locate the blade platforms (3) of the blisks (1). Radially extending cooling medium channels (16) are provided in the cooling plates connected to a cooling medium source to continually apply cooling medium to the inner surfaces of the supporting flanges and the blade platforms.

The current invention relates to encapsulation methods comprising alginate-based microencapsulation for the immune-protection and long-term functioning of biological material or therapeutics. The biological material or the therapeutics are encompassed by a membrane formed by jellifying an alginate polymer. Specifically, although by no means exclusively, the encapsulation system is intended for use in allo-or xenotransplantation. The membrane provides for a protective barrier of the encapsulated material, ensuring the longevity and preventing unwanted influences from outside the barrier, such as inflammatory reactions or immune-responses. The invention is furthermore directed to methods of producing and providing the encapsulated products for use in cell therapies. The therapeutic products obtained by the encapsulation method may provide a method for ameliorating of treating a range of conditions.

A system for structuring credit support in connection with life insurance premium finance loans and securitizing longevity risk includes a trust having a life insurance policy and a premium finance loan from a lender that finances the cost of the premiums of the life insurance policy. The life insurance policy is used as collateral for the premium finance loan. The trust provides to the lender additional collateral in the form of a letter of credit or other forms of collateral to cover any shortfall between the balance and the policy cash surrender value. A longevity risk fund provides the credit support by entering into a collateral support agreement with the trust through a credit source. The longevity risk fund receives compensation in the form of risk adjusted return on exposure, in exchange for providing the additional collateral. The cash flows received from the credit support obligations are then securitized through the transfer of the related collateral support agreements (either by legal transfer or economic participation) to a special purpose vehicle that issues securities (either equity or debt) to the capital markets.

Unattached elastic portions of an elasticised web are grasped and raised above a support surface for feeding the elasticised web. The raised portions are brought into contact with a knife blade that is positioned to protrude through the thickness of the raised elastic layer into free space so as to remain spaced from the support surface that is moving beneath the blade in a direction normal to the support surface. The raised elastic layer is held raised during trimming with the knife blade by an elevation element over which the elastic layer runs. A grasping device holds the unattached portion being cut in a taut state in the cross machine direction. The elastic layer thus spans across the elevation element and the grasping device. The knife blade extends through the thickness of the elastic layer along the spanned part of the elastic layer into free space.

The present invention is directed to containers for holding non-food items having a living hinge and a quad or multi seal structure on the lid such that the seal created by the contact of the lid with the inside of the cup or container ensures a secure, friction fit orientation to prevent spillage or leakage of the contents therein. The quad or multi directional seal is created by multiple ribs on the lid that securably fit within the base of the container and indentations oriented in the bases, or by multiple ribs on the lid that securably fit within a channel structure in the top of the base of the container, the channel structure having the indentations in order to create a secure fit.

Apparatus for producing liquid droplets (for example an aerosol) is described. The apparatus comprises a vibratory element (106) arranged, in use of the apparatus, to vibrate an aperture plate (102) having at least one aperture therein. Also provided is a sealing element (202), which is arranged to provide a liquid tight seal over at least a portion of the vibratory element (106). The sealing element (202) comprises a closed cell foam material. In some embodiments, sealing element (202) may be molded over other elements of the apparatus, including the vibratory element (106).

A lighting system, and method for using same, including a light source with one or more LEDs and a controller in communication with and adapted to control power flow to the light source. The LEDs may be overdriven by the controller in a flash setting so as to achieve a luminosity of approximately 1000% of their rated output for a short duration, and in another setting overdriven in a continuous mode so as to achieve a luminosity of approximately 250% their rated output.

The invention provides a method for calculating the blast momentum in a blast furnace production process, wherein the real-time blast momentum in the blast furnace production process is calculated according to the controllable operation parameters of blast furnaces with different converter capacities during the daily production process, and the controllable operation parameters comprise the coefficient, the blast furnace blast volume GFL, the rich oxygen content FYL in the blast, the blast humidity GFSF, the hot air temperature RFWD, the blast pressure GFYL, the working air port number FKGS, the nitrogen density k1, the oxygen density k2, the gravity acceleration k3, the water vapor density, the Kelvin temperature k5 at the temperature of 0 DEG C, and the atmospheric pressure k6 under thestandard state. According to the present invention, with the method, the reasonable blast momentum can be onlinely and real-timely controlled during the blast furnace production, such that the reasonable daily blast furnace production operation is performed from the formation and control angle of the reasonable coal gas flow inside the furnace hearth so as to ensure the long service life of the blast furnace and the low consumption, stability and smooth operation of the production.

The direct marketing system and method is disclosed that receives information from two parties, referred to as the sending party and the receiving party, and delivers a message or advertisement between the two. The message is then immediately printed on the receiving party's printer, and a small fee is paid by the sending party. A portion of this fee is sent to the receiving party as reimbursement for paper costs, ink costs, and printer maintenance.

A motor vehicle, such as a truck, battery charge monitoring and recharging system. The truck engine start/stop system initiates a battery recharge cycle based on programmable battery voltage levels. The system allows the user to individually program the appropriate voltage recharge levels dynamically to meet optimal standards based on location, environment, and other vehicle settings.