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A system and method of reducing particle generation in packaging containers used to transport ultra pure liquids. Particle generation in the containers is reduced by reducing the air-liquid interface present during filling, transport, and dispensing of the liquid.

Aspects of the invention relate to a ring seal for a turbine engine. The ring seal can be made up of a plurality of circumferentially abutted ring seal segments. Each ring seal segment can comprise a plurality of individual channels. The channels can be generally U-shaped in cross-section with a forward span, and aft span and an extension connecting therebetween. The channels can be positioned such that the aft span of one channel can substantially abut the forward span of another channel. The plurality of separate channels can be detachably coupled to each other by, for example, a plurality of pins. The ring seal segment according to aspects of the invention can facilitate numerous advantageous characteristics including greater material selection, selective cooling, improved serviceability, and reduced blade tip leakage. Moreover, the configuration is well suited to handle the operational loads of the turbine.

A biological fluid device (703) comprises a pressure sensor (702), which is arranged on the device. The pressure sensor comprises a compressible container, the compression of which is indicative of the pressure, and is capable of wireless communication.

A description is given of a gas separation device for a physiological fluid, comprising a containing body (6) having at least a first inlet aperture (7) for a physiological fluid, positioned with a tangential direction of access, at least one outlet aperture (9) for the said fluid, spaced apart from the said inlet aperture, and a guide element (17) housed within the said body. The guide element (17) has a continuous active surface (15) designed to contact and guide the said fluid and delimits, together with the containing body (6), a first annular chamber (20) into which the first inlet aperture (7) opens directly.

A method and system for extending a plurality of sub-interfaces of a router port of a wide area network access device to a plurality of user networks using a transport network is provided. The transport network comprises a plurality of network nodes coupled together by one or more data communication paths wherein at least one of the network nodes comprises an access device. The access device includes a plurality of router port extension functional units wherein each router port extension functional unit is coupled to one of the user networks. Each router port extension functional unit comprises a virtual channel agent and a LAN agent. Each router port extension functional units has an associated virtual port, and all of the virtual ports are multiplexed to a single LAN communication port. The method comprises the steps of receiving a first upstream data packet from a first user LAN, decapsulating the received first data packet so that the LAN encapsulation format is removed from said received first data packet, encapsulating the first decapsulated data packet into the transport network encapsulation format, transmitting the first transport network encapsulated data packet onto the transport network, and repeating the foregoing steps with a second user LAN using a second router port extension functional unit.

The invention relates to a functionally graded material shape (1) where a first material (M1) is fused with a second material (M2) through sintering and a method of production of said functionally graded material shape (1). Said first material (M1) has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (α1) and said second material (M2) has a second coefficient of thermal expansion (α2), differing from the first coefficient of thermal expansion (α1). The invention is characterized in that the shape (1) further comprises a third material (M3) adapted to, together with M1 and M2, create an intermediate composite material phase intermixed between the first and the second materials (M1, M2). Said third material (M3) has a coefficient of thermal expansion (α3) intermediate between the first coefficient of thermal expansion (α1) of the first material (M1) and the second coefficient of thermal expansion (α2) of the second material (M2).

A method and apparatus for management and transmission of a classified conditional access application to provide Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) service according to disclosed embodiments is an effective managing method according to a type of a conditional access module in a software version in the DCAS. In particular, it relates to a method and apparatus which can continuously provide Pay per View (PPV) service during movement in a DCAS service operator (SO) network, such as maintaining independence of CAS SO in DCAS, provide adaptability to adapt to a variety of policies of the SO, and install an optimum application in a terminal.

The present invention is directed to an RF device that includes a laminate structure having a ceramic layer having a predetermined thermal conductivity that is a function of a predetermined RF device operating temperature. The ceramic layer forms a first major surface of the laminate structure and a second major ceramic surface is bonded to a layer of thermoplastic material that is, in turn, bonded to a conductive layer. The thermoplastic material has a coefficient of thermal expansion that substantially matches the conductive layer. A first circuit arrangement is disposed on the first major surface of the laminate structure and it includes a first RF circuit structure having a predetermined geometry and predetermined electrical characteristics. The laminate structure is configured to dissipate thermal energy generated by the at least one first RF circuit structure via substantially the entire second major surface of the laminate structure.