Abstract: A condensation curable silicone adhesive composition comprising a siloxane-imide base polymer, condensation curable organopolysiloxane crosslinker, a condensation catalyst and an additive is shown and described herein. The composition is curable at relatively room temperatures and shows good heat stability.

Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the melt processable fluoropolymer includes a terpolymer including a tetrafluoroethylene, a hexafluoropropylene, and a vinylidene fluoride (THV); a tie layer including a polymeric blend of a terpolymer including a tetrafluoroethylene, a hexafluoropropylene, and a vinylidene fluoride (THV) with a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a polyamide, a polyetheramide block copolymer, or combination thereof; and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to a system used to produce a prototype part and subsequently an accurate design specification for a fluid or gas handling system/hose and or tube assembly, followed by the subsequent communication of that specification into an ordering interface that processes the specification into a usable format as a means to accurately produce and re-create the original specification in a remote location by a specific manufacturing process, in order to supply the originator of the design an accurate, working part, produced in the specified materials in a rapid, convenient and cost effective manner. The process has global applications in various industries, markets and vehicle or machinery types, particularly where it is inconvenient or prohibitively expensive to have the work performed on-site by a technician.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a computing system for effecting an optimised condition for one or more booking requests in a venue having one or more spaces, comprising an allocation module executing on a processor and arranged to retrieve the booking requests from a database containing a plurality of booking requests, the booking requests including requestor constraint information regarding one or more constraints provided by the booking requestor including a predefined service period, and retrieve venue constraint information from a database, the venue constraint information including venue spatial information and furniture spatial information, wherein the allocation module executes an allocation algorithm that utilises the booking information and the venue constraint information to assess the capacity of the one or more venues and allocate a portion of space for each booking request to satisfy the optimised condition utilising the assessment, to derive an optimised allocation instruction set

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an exhaust demand control system for measuring one or more contaminants at one or more exhaust locations within one or a plurality of exhaust ducts or plenums served by an exhaust fan system. Example systems and methods can include sensing the one or more contaminants within the one or more exhaust duct locations using a multipoint air sampling system having one or more sensors and comparing contaminant concentration measurements from the one or more of said exhaust duct or plenum locations against an action level to create a fan setback signal.

Abstract: A seal assembly includes a seal body, a spring disposed adjacent to the seal body, and a seal ring disposed adjacent to the seal body. The seal body and the seal ring can include a plastic polymer material. The seal assembly can be a subcomponent of hydraulic strut in the landing gear of an aircraft.

Abstract: A hydrolysis resistant polyamide composition comprising from 50 wt % to 80 wt % polyamide polymer having a theoretical amine end group content of at least 55 ?eq/gram; and from 25 wt % to 60 wt % glass fibers. The weight ratio of polyamide polymer to glass fibers ranges from 0.5:1 to 4.0:1. The polyamide composition comprises less than 0.06 wt % copper; and/or from 1 ppb to 0.24 wt % non-copper metal halide compound. The polyamide composition, when hydrolysis aged for 500 hours at 130° C., demonstrates an impact resilience greater than 40 kJ/m2, as measured at 23° C.

Abstract: A multi-pump pump system includes at least two pumps and a system pulsation dampener sized and configured to reduce a magnitude of pressure pulsations within a combined flow output by the at least two pumps, together with at least one mini-dampener coupled between the outlet of one of the pumps and header pipe(s) carrying flow from one of the pumps into the system pulsation dampener, the at least one mini-dampener sized and configured to reduce the magnitude of pressure pulsations over the system pulsation dampener alone. Optionally, a mini-dampener may be coupled between each pump and the system pulsation dampener. A single header pipe may carry combined flow from the at least two pumps into the system pulsation dampener, or separate header pipes may carry individual flows from the pumps into the system pulsation dampener.

Abstract: A measuring carrier for position-resolved meteorological determination of a measurement variable dependent on the dielectric permittivity of a device under test. The measuring carrier has a supporting means comprising a measuring surface, to which the device under test can be applied, and a measuring transmission line which entirely or partially forms the measuring surface and comprises a multiplicity of transmission line cells for the purpose of transmitting a radio-frequency measurement signal which can be injected at the input port. The measuring surface is structured in a cellular manner, wherein each of the transmission line cells has a cell-individual propagation constant with respect to the radio-frequency measurement signal in a state free of a device under test. This constant differs from the respective cell-individual constants of the other transmission line cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of producing a desired phenotype in a plant by manipulation of gene expression within the plant. The method relates to means which inhibit the level of PK220 gene expression or activity, wherein a desired phenotype such as increased water use efficiency relative to a wild type control plant. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences and constructs useful such methods and methods of generating and isolating plants having decreased PK220 expression or activity.

Abstract: A method of simulating a quadcopter includes testing a plurality of quadcopter components at a plurality of operating conditions to generate one or more lookup tables for characteristics of the quadcopter components. The lookup tables are stored for quadcopter component simulation in a quadcopter simulator. When a simulated input value for a simulated quadcopter component is received in the simulator lookup table, entries corresponding to the simulated input value are read from the lookup table and simulated quadcopter component output is generated. Simulated quadcopter output to a flight controller is generated according to the simulated quadcopter component output from one or more entries of one or more lookup tables.

Abstract: A shock absorber is provided having a cylinder, a piston rod, a piston body, and a valve. The cylinder is configured to receive fluid. The piston body is connected to the piston rod and is configured to reciprocate within the cylinder between a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. The valve is provided by the piston body having a fluid flow port, a valve seat, a circumferential valving element, and a spring configured to urge the valve body into the valve seat. A primary damping valve and an auxiliary damping valve are also provided.

Abstract: An inclinable bench system for exercise that is attachable to a wall with a mounting bracket, is extendable outwardly from the wall when in use, and is retractable towards the wall when not in use. The inclinable bench generally includes a torso portion and a seat portion on a support segment, latches for selectively latching the bench to the support segment in a first position with the torso and seat portions parallel for extension and retraction, latches for latching the bench in a plurality of selected second positions with the torso and seat portions inclined, and latch operators for operating the latches for the bench to move between the first and second positions. The seat portion is movably supported on a two-level rail and as the bench is moved between the first and second positions the seat portion is automatically inclined.

Abstract: A strut bearing including a housing including a top piece and a bottom piece, and a plurality of low friction components each comprising a low friction layer comprising a low friction material, wherein the plurality of low friction components are bonded to the top piece or the bottom piece of the housing.

Abstract: A seal for a ball valve comprising a resilient ring defining an engagement feature; a first polymer ring disposed adjacent to a first axial end of the resilient ring and coupled with the engagement feature; and a second polymer ring disposed adjacent to a second axial end of the resilient ring and coupled with the engagement feature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing an improved compounded product and a compounded product prepared by that process.

Abstract: A folding exercise rack system which may be both adjusted with respect to a wall and adjusted between a folded position for storage and an extended position for use. The folding exercise rack system generally includes an exercise rack that is both adjustable with respect to the wall and foldable between extended and retracted positions. The exercise rack generally includes a pair of inner support members which are adjustably connected to the wall, and a pair of outer support members which are adjustable between an extended position and a retracted (e.g., folded) position. In the extended position, the outer support members are distally spaced away from the inner support members and wall. In the retracted position, the outer support members are positioned adjacent to the wall.

Abstract: A polyvinyl halide compound, alone or alloyed with thermoplastic polyurethane, is used as a flexible layer for over-molding a rigid polymer substrate. Selection of types and amounts of calcium carbonate for the overmolding layer improves peel strength to achieve cohesive failure of the flexible overmolding layer rather than adhesive failure of the interface between the flexible overmolding layer and the rigid polymer substrate.