Author: claimsbot

1. A membrane comprising a void free and defect free first polymer functionalized molecular sievesecond polymer mixed matrix membrane comprising a molecular sieve, a first polymer used to functionalize said molecular sieve, and a second polymer used as a continuous polymer matrix, wherein said first polymer is used to functionalize the outer surface of the said molecular sieve via covalent or hydrogen bonds, and wherein said first polymer and said second polymer are different polymers.
2. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said second polymer is not used to functionalize the outer surface of the said molecular sieve.
3. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said first polymer and said polymer b are miscible with each other.
4. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said molecular sieve is selected from the group consisting of microporous and mesoporous molecular sieves, carbon molecular sieves, and porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
5. The membrane of claim 4 wherein said microporous molecular sieve is a zeolite based on an aluminosilicate composition or a non-zeolite based on aluminophosphate, silico-aluminophosphate, or silica composition.
6. The membrane of claim 4 wherein said microporous molecular sieves are selected from the group consisting of SAPO-34, Si-DDR, UZM-9, AlPO-14, AlPO-34, AlPO-17, SSZ-62, SSZ-13, AlPO-18, AlPO-53, ERS-12, CDS-1, MCM-65, MCM-47, 4A, 5A, UZM-5, UZM-25, UZM-12, silicalite-1, SSZ-16, AlPO-34, SAPO-44, SAPO-47, SAPO-17, CVX-7, SAPO-35, SAPO-56, AlPO-52, SAPO-43, NaX, NaY, and CaY.
7. The membrane of claim 4 wherein said microporous molecular sieves are selected from the group consisting of AlPO-18, AlPO-53, AlPO-14, AlPO-17, UZM-5, UZM-25, ERS-12, CDS-1, MCM-65, CVX-7, SAPO-34, SAPO-56, and mixtures thereof.
8. The membrane of claim 4 wherein said mesoporous molecular sieves are selected from the group consisting of MCM-41, SBA-15, and surface functionalized MCM-41 and SBA-15.
9. The membrane of claim 4 wherein said porous metal-organic frameworks are selected from the group consisting of IRMOF-1, Cu3(BTC)2 MOF, and mixtures thereof.
10. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said molecular sieve is a sub-micron size molecular sieve with particle size in the range of 5 to 1000 nm.
11. The membrane of claim 10 wherein said sub-micron size molecular sieve is selected from the group consisting of SAPO-34, Si-DDR, UZM-9, AlPO-14, AlPO-34, AlPO-17, SSZ-62, SSZ-13, AlPO-53, AlPO-18, ERS-12, CDS-1, MCM-65, MCM-47, 4A, 5A, UZM-5, UZM-25, UZM-12, silicalite-1, SSZ-16, AlPO-34, SAPO-44, SAPO-47, SAPO-17, CVX-7, SAPO-35, SAPO-56, AlPO-52, SAPO-43, IRMOF-1, Cu3(BTC)2 MOF, and mixtures thereof.
12. The membrane of claim 1 wherein there are covalent or hydrogen bonds between said molecular sieve and said first polymer.
13. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said first polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethersulfones, cellulose triacetate, sulfonated polyethersulfones, hydroxyl group-terminated poly(ethylene oxide)s, amino group-terminated poly(ethylene oxide)s, or isocyanate group-terminated poly(ethylene oxide)s, poly(esteramide-diisocyanate)s, hydroxyl group-terminated poly(propylene oxide)s, hydroxyl group-terminated co-block-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)s, hydroxyl group-terminated tri-block-poly(propylene oxide)-block-poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(propylene oxide)s, tri-block-poly(propylene glycol)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol) bis(2-aminopropyl ether), polyether ketones, poly(ethylene imine)s, poly(amidoamine)s, poly(vinyl alcohol)s, poly(allyl amine)s, and poly(vinyl amine)s.
14. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said first polymer is polyethersulfone.
15. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said second polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyimides, polyetherimides, polyamides, cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, and microporous polymers.
16. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said void free and defect free first polymer functionalized molecular sievesecond polymer mixed matrix membrane is used to separate organic compounds from water.
17. The membrane of claim 16 wherein said organic compounds are selected from the group consisting of alcohol, phenols, chlorinated hydrocarbons, pyridines, ketones and mixtures thereof.
18. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said void free and defect free first polymer functionalized molecular sievesecond polymer mixed matrix membrane is used to separate isomers of organic compounds.
19. The membrane of claim 1 wherein said void free and defect free first polymer functionalized molecular sievesecond polymer mixed matrix membrane is used to separate organic compounds selected from the group of pairs of compounds consisting of ethylacetate-ethanol, diethylether-ethanol, acetic acid-ethanol, benzene-ethanol, chloroform-ethanol, chloroform-methanol, acetone-isopropylether, allylalcohol-allylether, allylalcohol-cyclohexane, butanol-butylacetate, butanol-1-butylether, ethanol-ethylbutylether, propylacetate-propanol, isopropylether-isopropanol, methanol-ethanol-isopropanol, and ethylacetate-ethanol-acetic acid.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A motor driving circuit for driving a motor, comprising:
a detecting circuit configured to detect a detection signal indicative of a current state of the motor;
a command value generating unit configured to generate a command value indicative of a target state of the motor;
an error amplifier configured to generate an error signal by amplifying an error between the detection signal and the command value;
a pulse width modulator configured to generate a pulse signal having a duty cycle corresponding to the error signal; and
an output circuit configured to apply a switching voltage having a duty cycle corresponding to the pulse signal across the motor,
wherein the command value generating unit is configured to provide a variation to the command value.
2. The motor driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the command value generating unit includes:
a set voltage generating part configured to generate a set voltage; and
a first DA converter configured to generate the command value, the first DS converter having a reference voltage terminal receiving the set voltage and an input terminal receiving a digital value representing the command value,
wherein the set voltage generating part is configured to provide a variation to the set voltage.
3. The motor driving circuit of claim 2, wherein the set voltage generating part includes:
a set data generating portion configured to generate digital set data corresponding to the set voltage; and
a second DA converter configured to convert the set data into an analog set voltage,
wherein the set data generating portion is configured to provide a variation to the set data.
4. The motor driving circuit of claim 3, wherein the set data generating portion varies the set data by one LSB (Least Significant Bit) at a predetermined period.
5. The motor driving circuit of claim 2, wherein the set voltage generating part modulates the set voltage with a predetermined frequency.
6. The motor driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the command value generating unit includes:
a set voltage generating part configured to generate a set voltage;
a micro step generating part configured to generate a digital value representing the command value; and
a first DA converter configured to generate the command value, the first DS converter having a reference voltage terminal receiving the set voltage and an input terminal receiving a digital value representing the command value,
wherein the micro step generating part is configured to provide a variation to the digital voltage.
7. The motor driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit generates a detection signal representing a voltage applied to the motor.
8. The motor driving circuit of claim 7, wherein the detecting circuit is configured to have a first output terminal from which one of voltages of first and second terminals of the motor is output, the one voltage having a fixed voltage level, and a second output terminal from which the other of voltages of first and second terminals of the motor is output, the other voltage being switched, and
wherein the error amplifier includes:
an operational amplifier;
a first capacitor connected between an inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier and a non-inverted input terminal thereof;
a first resistor connected between the non-inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier and the first output terminal of the detecting circuit;
a second resistor connected between the non-inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the command value generating unit;
third and fourth resistors connected in series between the second output terminal of the detecting circuit and the inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier; and
a fifth resistor connected between a node between the third resistor and the fourth resistor and a ground terminal
9. The motor driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit generates a detection signal representing a current flowing into the motor.
10. The motor driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit generates a detection signal representing a speed of the motor.
11. A motor driving circuit for driving a motor, comprising:
a detecting circuit configured to detect a detection signal indicative of a current state of the motor;
a command value generating unit configured to generate a command value indicative of a target state of the motor;
an error amplifier configured to generate an error signal by amplifying an error between the detection signal and the command value;
a pulse width modulator configured to generate a pulse signal having a duty cycle corresponding to the error signal; and
an output circuit configured to apply a switching voltage having a duty cycle corresponding to the pulse signal across the motor,
wherein a feedback loop including the error amplifier is configured to vary a time constant of the feedback loop.
12. The motor driving circuit of claim 11, wherein the time constant is set to have a larger value if the command value remains at a constant value for a predetermined period.
13. The motor driving circuit of claim 11, wherein the error amplifier includes:
an operational amplifier; and
a variable feedback capacitor connected between an output of the operational amplifier and an input thereof
14. The motor driving circuit of claim 11, wherein the error amplifier includes:
an operational amplifier having a non-inverted input terminal to which a reference voltage is input;
a sixth resistor and a second capacitor connected in series between an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an inverted input terminal thereof
a third capacitor connected between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and an inverted terminal thereof
a seventh resistor connected between a terminal to which the command value is input and the inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier; and
an eighth resistor connected between a terminal to which the detection signal is input and the inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier.
15. The motor driving circuit of claim 11, wherein the detecting circuit generates a detection signal representing a current flowing into the motor.
16. The motor driving circuit of claim 15, wherein the detecting circuit includes:
a detecting resistor connected in series to the motor; and
a sense amplifier configured to amplify a voltage drop of the detecting resistor.
17. The motor driving circuit of claim 11, wherein the detecting circuit generates a detection signal representing a voltage applied to the motor.
18. The motor driving circuit of claim 11, wherein the detecting circuit generates a detection signal representing a speed of the motor.
19. A motor driving circuit for driving a motor, comprising:
a detecting circuit configured to detect a detection signal indicative of a current state of the motor;
a command value generating unit configured to generate a command value indicative of a target state of the motor;
an error amplifier configured to generate an error signal by amplifying an error between the detection signal and the command value;
a pulse width modulator configured to generate a pulse signal having a duty cycle corresponding to the error signal; and
an output circuit configured to apply a switching voltage having a duty cycle corresponding to the pulse signal across the motor, wherein the pulse width modulator includes:
an oscillator configured to generate a ramp signal having a triangular waveform or a saw tooth waveform; and
a pulse width modulation comparator configured to compare the ramp signal with the error signal, and
wherein the oscillator is configured to provide a variation to a voltage range of the ramp signal.
20. A motor driving circuit for driving a motor, comprising:
a detecting circuit configured to detect a detection signal indicative of a current state of the motor;
a command value generating unit configured to generate a command value indicative of a target state of the motor;
an error amplifier configured to generate an error signal by amplifying an error between the detection signal and the command value;
a pulse width modulator configured to generate a pulse signal having a duty cycle corresponding to the error signal; and
an output circuit configured to apply a switching voltage having a duty cycle corresponding to the pulse signal across the motor,
wherein the pulse width modulator is configured to provide a variation to a frequency of the pulse signal.
21. The motor driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the motor driving circuit is integrated into a single semiconductor substrate.
22. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a motor; and
a motor driving circuit of claim 1 for driving the motor.

1. A connection arrangement for providing at least a first medical device with a substantially tamper resistant connection,
said connection arrangement (1) comprising;
a first connection member (21,161,521,621) for connection to said at least one first medical device,
a body (60,120, 504, 603),
wherein
said first connection member (21,161,521,621) and said body (60,120, 504, 603) are connected directly or indirectly together via at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) that is arranged to rupture when subjected to a predetermined breaking force,
wherein said first connection member (21,161,521,621), and thereby said first medical device after assembly, can be displaced with respect to said body (60,120, 504, 603) after rupture.
2. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said first connection member (21,161,521,621) is arranged to connect to said first medical device by means of a threaded coupling in a first direction.
3. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) is arranged to rupture by means of a relative rotational motion imparted to said body (60,120, 504, 603) with respect to said first connection member (21,161,521,621).
4. The connection arrangement according to claim 3, wherein said first direction is the same direction as said relative rotational motion.
5. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined breaking force is between 10-40 Ncm, preferably 15-30 Ncm.
6. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) isare 1-10 designated ruptureable retaining members.
7. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) is arranged to provide for a substantially planar fracture surface, to minimize the available friction forces between said body (60,120, 504, 603) and said first connection member (21,161,521,621).
8. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) comprises at least one notch to steer the position of a fracture surface.
9. The connection arrangement according to claim 4, wherein said first connection member (21,521,621) and at least a part of said body (60, 504, 603) together form a connection site (20, 503, 610) to which said first medical device can be connected.
10. The connection arrangement according to claim 4, wherein said body (60,120, 504, 603) comprises means for substantially preventing said first connection member (21,161,521,621) from motion along a centre axis (A).
11. The connection arrangement according to claim 4, wherein said first connection member (21,161,521,621) has a substantially cylindrical form.
12. The connection arrangement according to claim 11, wherein said first connection member (21,161,521,621) comprises threads for a threaded coupling with said first medical device.
13. The connection arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said at least one designated ruptureable retaining member isare integrally formed with at least said first connection member (21,521,621) and said body (60,504,603).
14. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said first connection member (161) comprises a connection site (112) to which said first medical device can be connected.
15. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said body (60,120, 504, 603) comprises a second connection site (11) for connecting to a second medical device.
16. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said connection arrangement forms part of a medical adaptor device (10).
17. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said connection arrangement forms part of a piercing member protection device (99).
18. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said connection arrangement forms part of a syringe (600).
19. The connection arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said connection arrangement forms part of an infusion bag connection system (500).
20. Method for attaching a first medical device to a connection arrangement to form a substantially tamper resistant connection there between, said method comprising the steps of;
attaching said first medical device to a first connection member (21,161,521,621) of said connection arrangement by means of a motion in a first direction;
rupturing at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641), arranged between said first connection member and a body (60,120, 504, 603) of said connection arrangement, by means of subjecting said designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) to a predetermined breaking force, so that said first connection member (21,161,521,621) and said body (60,120, 504, 603) can be displaced with respect to each other.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) is ruptured by means of a rotational motion in a first direction.
22. A female or a male coupling device having a centre axis A for connection with at least a first medical device, said coupling device comprising a connection site (11) comprising;
a cylinder member (21, 521, 620) having threads (25,625) for providing a threaded coupling with a first medical device by means of a rotational motion in a first direction, said cylinder member (21, 521, 620) comprising an inner and an outer surface (22,23,621,622),
a fluid transfer channel (50,550) for enabling a fluid connection, wherein said cylinder member (21, 521, 620) is arranged to at least partly encompass said fluid transfer channel (50,550), and
a body (60,120, 504, 603), said fluid transfer channel extending inside of said body (60,120, 504, 603),
wherein
said cylinder member (21, 521, 620) is directly or indirectly connected to said body (60,120, 504, 603) via at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641), wherein said at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) is arranged to rupture at a predetermined breaking force whereafter said cylinder member (21, 521, 620) can be freely rotated around said centre axis (A) and with respect to said body (60,120, 504, 603).
23. The female or male coupling device according to claim 22, wherein said first connection site (11) comprises means (30, 29,607,601) for substantially preventing said cylinder member (21, 521, 620) from motion in a direction along said centre axis A.
24. The female or male coupling device according to claim 22, wherein said coupling device is a female coupling device and in that said threads (625) of said cylinder member (620) is arranged on said outer surface (621) of said cylinder member (620).
25. The female or male coupling device according to claim 22, wherein said coupling device is a male coupling device and in that said threads (25) of said cylinder member (21,521) is arranged on said inner surface (22) of said cylinder member (21,521).
26. The female or male coupling device according to claim 22, wherein said at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) is arranged to rupture by a subjected rotational motion to said cylinder member (21,521) and in that said subjected rotational motion is in the same direction as said first direction.
27. The female or male coupling device according to claim 22, wherein said cylinder member (21,521) comprises a first and a second end (26,27) and in that said at least one designated ruptureable retaining member (41, 141, 541, 641) isare arranged to said first end (26) of said cylinder member (21).
28. The female or male coupling device according to claim 22, wherein said coupling device is of a luer-lock connection type.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A water-containing slip for producing a BN-containing coating on a substrate, which comprises, based on the solids content of the slip,
a) 45-90% by weight of BN,
b) 3-25% by weight of boehmite nanoparticles,
c) 0.5-5% by weight of at least one borate,
d) 2-30% by weight of at least one water-insoluble boron compound which is different from the components a) and c),
e) 2-30% by weight of an organic compound,
where the solids content of the slip is 15-60% by weight.
2. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the BN of component a) is present in a proportion of 45-85% by weight, preferably 45-75% by weight.
3. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the boehmite nanoparticles b) are present in a proportion of 5-20% by weight, preferably 10-18% by weight.
4. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the borate c) is present in a proportion of 1-4% by weight, preferably 1-3% by weight.
5. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water-insoluble boron compound d) is present in a proportion of 5-25% by weight, preferably 5-20% by weight.
6. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic compound e) is present in a proportion of 3-20% by weight, preferably 3-15% by weight.
7. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the solids content of the slip is 20-40% by weight, preferably 25-35% by weight.
8. The slip as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises, based on the total composition of the slip, at least one of the following components
f) up to 2% by weight of boric acid,
g) up to 15% by weight of at least one hard material selected from among oxides, carbides and nitrides,
h) up to 15% by weight of at least one metal powder.
9. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the borate c) is selected from the group consisting of lithium borate, potassium borate, sodium borate, calcium borate and borax.
10. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water-insoluble boron compound d) is selected from the group consisting of boron carbide, metal borides and elemental boron.
11. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic compound e) is selected from the group consisting of synthetic polymers, natural polymers, waxes, oils and phosphate esters.
12. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the organic compound e) is a polyvinyl butyral.
13. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the BN of component a) is a BN powder having an average particle size of 1-30 \u03bcm, preferably 2-15 \u03bcm.
14. The slip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the boehmite nanoparticles b) have an average particle size of 1-100 nm, preferably 1-40 nm, particularly preferably 2-20 nm.
15. The slip as claimed in claim 8, wherein the boric acid f) is present in a proportion of up to 1% by weight, preferably up to 0.5% by weight, based on the total composition of the slip.
16. The slip as claimed in claim 8, wherein the hard materials g) are present in a proportion of 0.5-10% by weight, preferably 1-8% by weight, based on the total composition of the slip.
17. The slip as claimed in claim 8, wherein the hard materials g) are selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, TiO2 and SiC.
18. The slip as claimed in claim 8, wherein the metal powder h) is present in a proportion of 0.5-10% by weight, preferably 1-8% by weight, based on the total composition of the slip.
19. The slip as claimed in claim 8, wherein the metal powder h) is selected from the group of the metals Al, Mg, Si, Zr, Sn, Zn, their mixtures and their alloys, preferably from the group of light metals having a melting point below 800\xb0 C., particularly preferably Al, Mg, their mixtures and alloys.
20. A process for producing a water-containing slip as claimed in claim 1, which comprises the steps
i) production of a boehmite sol in an aqueous medium,
ii) addition of the remaining constituents with simultaneous homogenization to produce the slip.
21. A coated body comprising a substrate having a coating applied thereto, wherein the coating has been produced from a slip as claimed in claim 1.
22. The coated body as claimed in claim 21, wherein the substrate is selected from among metallic, ceramic or other inorganic substrates.
23. The coated body as claimed in claim 21, wherein the substrate is present in the form of a shaped part, a film, a woven fabric or a fiber.
24. The coated body as claimed in claim 21, wherein the coating has a thickness of 5-2000 \u03bcm, preferably 15-1000 \u03bcm, more preferably 30-500 \u03bcm.
25. A process for producing a coated body comprising a substrate having a coating applied thereto, which comprises the steps
1) application of the slip as claimed in claim 1 to the substrate by one or more doctor blade coating, dipping, flooding, spin coating, spraying, brushing or painting steps,
2) drying of the coating obtained in this way,
3) baking of the coating.
26. The process as claimed in claim 25, wherein the baking in step 3) is effected in situ during use of the coated body in a foundry application.
27. The process as claimed in claim 25, wherein the baking in step 3) is carried out at elevated temperatures before use of the coated body.
28. The process as claimed in claim 25, wherein the baking in step 3) is carried out at temperatures of from 180 to 800\xb0 C.
29. The use of a coated body as claimed in claim 21 in the field of foundry applications, in particular light metal foundry applications.
30. The use as claimed in claim 29, wherein the coated body is a mold frame, a pouring spout or a container for keeping metal melts hot.