Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau B.V

Method for mounting pseudo-bricks (2) onto a background (1), comprising the steps of (a) fitting horizontal fastening rails (3) to the background for the purpose of connecting the pseudo-bricks to the background, and (b) providing pseudo-bricks which are able to be suspended in a securely clamped manner on the fastening rails. The fastening rails each comprise a top rail (4) for engagement with the top side of the pseudo-bricks, and a bottom rail (5) for engagement with the bottom side of the pseudo-bricks, for which purpose the pseudo-bricks are provided with a top engagement profile (2a) and a bottom engagement profile (2b). The top rail and bottom rail are preferably provided with clamping or pressing members (4b, 5b) for keeping the pseudo-bricks pressed in a forward direction in the fitted state of the pseudo-bricks. The invention further comprises a preferred embodiment of the pseudo-bricks as well as a method for producing such pseudo-bricks.

The present invention relates to an article comprising a carrier provided at least in part with a coating layer, wherein - said carrier comprises or consists of a thermoplastic composition, said thermoplastic composition comprising polycarbonate, - said coating layer is applied directly on said carrier and comprises or consists of polyurethane obtained by reacting at least one poly-isocyanate and at least one polyol, - said thermoplastic composition comprises a hydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of a polyol compound represented by formula (I): HO-(R<1>X)<m>-A-(R<2>Y)<n>-H (I) wherein R<1> and R<2> each independently represent an alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms, X and Y each independently represent oxygen, an ester group or a carbonate group, m and n each independently represent an integer, m+n is 5 to 500, and A represents a single bond or a divalent organic group and an acrylic compound represented by formula (II): H-(CH<2>-C(R<3>)(C=O)OR<4>)<p>-(CH<2>-C(R<5>)(R<6>OH))<q>-(CH<2>-C(R<7>)(R<8>))<r>-H (II) wherein R<3>, R<5>, and R<7> each independently represent H or an alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms, R<4>, and R<6> each independently represent an alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms, R<8> represents an aromatic group, p represents an integer, q represents an integer of at least 1, r represents an integer and p+q+r is 5 to 500 and combinations thereof, wherein the amount of the hydroxy compound is 0.1 to 1.0 wt.% based on the weight of the thermoplastic composition.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and, in particular, to a battery module, an energy storage system and an electric device. In the present disclosure, when liquid in a flow guiding cavity contacts a bottom side of a battery cell, the liquid is forced to enter a flow guiding channel through an inlet of the flow guiding channel, to perform heat management on the battery cell. In this process, since an opening of the flow guiding cavity directly matches with the battery cell, the liquid in the flow guiding cavity directly contacts the bottom side of the battery cell, thereby increasing a contact area between the liquid and the battery cell, and improving a heat management effect. Meanwhile, since a fluid channel which forces the liquid to enter the flow guiding channel through the inlet of the flow guiding channel and flow out from the flow guiding channel is formed, the liquid better fits a side surface of a cavity wall of the flow guiding channel formed by the battery cells, thereby facilitating heat exchange between the liquid and the battery cells, and then facilitating an improvement of a heat management effect.

A game system (1) for multiplayer games in which a considerable number of players participate, the game system (1) comprising: a plurality of game servers (300) running a server program that performs game processing, wherein each of the game servers (300) includes: a receiver (10) that receives, from among a plurality of player terminals (100) of the players, an operation on a character operated by a player from a player terminal (100) connected to its own server (300); a processor (20) that performs game processing for the operation; and a controller (40) in charge of different sections within the same area under management of the game servers (300) and that, when a character of a player moves from one section to an adjacent section, receives, from another server (300) in charge of the adjacent section, information on a character of a player present in the adjacent section to the one section, and performs all processing for the player corresponding to the character present in the section of which the controller (40) is in charge on the basis of the received information.

The present invention relates to a method for coating a particulate substrate to be used as an infill for an artificial turf installation. The present invention also relates to a loose, particulate coated substrate consisting of a particulate substrate coated with a coating formulation and an artificial turf installation in which such particulate substrate is used as an infill.

A method for singulation of cuttings and a system arranged for singulation of cuttings, the system comprising:- a first conveyor comprising a first conveyor surface arranged for forwarding the cuttings at a first forwarding speed in a first forwarding direction;- a first singulation module arranged for the at least partly singulation of cuttings that, during use, are present on the first conveyor surface of the first conveyor;- a second conveyor comprising a second conveyor surface arranged for receiving the at least partly singulated cuttings from the first conveyor and forwarding the at least partly singulated cuttings at a second forwarding speed in a second forwarding direction;- a second singulation module arranged for singulation of the at least partly singulated cuttings that, during use, are present on the second conveyor surface of the second conveyor.

A system and a method for measuring at least two different environmental parameters of at least one optically reflective sensor in an optical waveguide comprising at least two orthogonal propagation modes, the optical waveguide further comprising an optical delay component, wherein the optical delay component defines a different propagation duration for one propagation mode relative to the other propagation mode, the system further comprising a measurement subsystem optically coupled to the optical waveguide, wherein a light emitter is configured to emit an unpolarized light pulse into the optical waveguide through the optical delay component towards the at least one optically reflective sensor, and wherein a light detector is configured for detecting a first reflection pulse and a second reflection pulse reflected by the at least one optically reflective sensor, and wherein a time difference between the first time and the second time relates to the different propagation duration of the at least two orthogonal propagation modes, caused by the optical delay component.

Photocathode device for sub-nanosecond gating comprising an active photo-emission region (3) surrounded by an electrode region (5), the device comprising:- a substrate (7);- a photocathode layer (9) deposited on the substrate;wherein the device also comprises:- a conductive underlayer (11) deposited between the substrate and the photocathode layer in the active photo-emission region;- a layer of aluminium oxide (17) deposited between the conductive underlayer and the photocathode layer. In a preferred embodiment, the underlayer comprises a gold layer (15) deposited on a seed layer (13).Method of manufacturing of the photocathode device, and visible and ultraviolet radiation detection device comprising the photocathode device.

Photocathode device for sub-nanosecond gating comprising an active photoemissions region (3) surrounded by an electrode region (5), the device comprising: - a substrate (7); - a photocathode layer (9) deposited on the substrate; wherein the device also comprises: - a conductive underlayer (11) deposited between the substrate and the photocathode layer in the active photo-emission region and preferably in the electrode region; - a layer of aluminium oxide (15) deposited between the conductive underlayer and the photocathode layer. Method of manufacturing of the photocathode device, and visible light detection device comprising the photocathode device.

The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of an aqueous stream containing one or more constituents, such as ions, acids, bases, natural organic matter, particles, metals and organic impurities, for obtaining one or more substreams in which the concentration of one or more constituents is increased compared to the starting aqueous stream.