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Method for determining the heating state of an optical element in a microlithographic optical system, wherein use is made of at least one contactless sensor (330, 430, 531, 532, 533, 534, 631, 632) which is based on the reception of electromagnetic radiation from the optical element (301, 401, 402, 403, 501, 502, 503, 504, 601), wherein the radiation range captured by the sensor (330, 430, 531, 532, 533, 534, 631, 632) is varied for the purposes of ascertaining a temperature distribution in the optical element, characterized in that the optical element (301, 401, 402, 403, 501, 502, 503, 504, 601) has at least one cutout or depression and/or at least one elevated structure on the side facing the sensor (330, 430, 531, 532, 533, 534, 631, 632).
Energy harvester, comprising at least one thermoelectric generator, and a micromachined housing formed at least partly by MEMS manufacturing from a substrate, wherein a heat storage medium is included in a chamber in the housing characterized in that the heat storage medium is a phase change material, in that the substrate has a micromachined cavity wherein the cavity closed by an encapsulation forms the chamber, and in that the chamber encloses the heat storage medium.
A method for designing an orthodontic appliance of the type comprising at least two brackets which are intended to be rigidly fixed to lingual surfaces of anterior teeth the position of which is to be corrected and an archwire to which these brackets are connected; this method comprising the steps allowing for effecting mapping of the dentition to be corrected; then, based on this mapping, producing a mock-up of a corrected position of the dentition; the brackets being selected from a catalogue of brackets which are ready to be fitted, and each having an anchoring groove intended to receive the archwire; characterised in that, following the effecting of the mapping and the production of the mock-up, there are carried out, based on a digital representation of the mock-up, the localisation in elevation of a pathway plane of the grooves of prescribed orientation; and also the seeking of an optimised curvature; the brackets which are ready to be fitted then being virtually mounted with their grooves in conformity with the curvature; a profile of the archwire then being produced by homothetic transformation of the curvature in the localised plane, as a function of a useful thickness of the brackets which are ready to be fitted at the groove bottom; then an anterior gauge model is designed with the profile of the archwire produced by homothetic transformation before this gauge is physically manufactured by computer-aided manufacturing, based on this model.
Method for landing an aircraft on a watercraft, wherein a watercraft having at least a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor and at least a first motion sensor is selected, sensors for determining the position of an aircraft being selected as the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) determining the movement of the watercraft using the first motion sensor, b) determining the position of the aircraft by means of the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor, c) predicting the future movement of the watercraft, d) determining an approach route for the aircraft taking into account the predicted future movement of the watercraft, e) transmitting the data of the approach route to the aircraft, characterized in that at least a first data transmission channel is selected for the data transmission in step e), an optical data transmission channel being selected as the first data transmission channel, the position lamps (60, 62, 64, 66) of the watercraft being used for the first optical data transmission channel. a) determining the movement of the watercraft using the first motion sensor, b) determining the position of the aircraft by means of the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor, c) predicting the future movement of the watercraft, d) determining an approach route for the aircraft taking into account the predicted future movement of the watercraft, e) transmitting the data of the approach route to the aircraft,
A fluidity modifier for thermoplastic resin, said fluidity modifier comprising an aromatic polycarbonate copolymer containing: a carbonate structural unit represented by the following Formula: (wherein in Formula, R 1 represents C 8 -C 24 alkyl; R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a C 1 -C 15 monovalent hydrocarbon group; and a and b each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4); and a carbonate structural unit represented by the following Formula: wherein the ratio of the carbonate structural unit to a total of 100 mol% of the carbonate structural unit and the carbonate structural unit is more than 10 mol% and not more than 36.5 mol%. a carbonate structural unit represented by the following Formula: (wherein in Formula, R 1 represents C 8 -C 24 alkyl; R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a C 1 -C 15 monovalent hydrocarbon group; and a and b each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4); and a carbonate structural unit represented by the following Formula: wherein the ratio of the carbonate structural unit to a total of 100 mol% of the carbonate structural unit and the carbonate structural unit is more than 10 mol% and not more than 36.5 mol%.
A method of assembling together by brazing two parts (10, 20) made of ceramic matrix composite material, each part having an assembly face (10a, 20a) for brazing with the assembly face of the other part, the method comprising the following steps: • making a plurality of cavities (101; 201) in the assembly face (10a; 20a) of at least one of the two composite material parts (10; 20), at least some of said cavities opening out into one or more portions (10b, 10c; 20b, 20c) of the part that are situated outside the assembly face; • interposing capillary elements between the assembly faces of the composite material parts; • placing a brazing composition in contact with a portion of the capillary elements; and • applying heat treatment to liquefy the brazing composition so as to cause the molten brazing composition to spread by capillarity between the assembly faces (10a, 20a) of the composite material parts, characterized in that a plurality of grooves are made in the assembly face of at least one of the two composite material parts, at least some of said grooves including perforations opening out into the face opposite from the assembly face of the part. • making a plurality of cavities (101; 201) in the assembly face (10a; 20a) of at least one of the two composite material parts (10; 20), at least some of said cavities opening out into one or more portions (10b, 10c; 20b, 20c) of the part that are situated outside the assembly face; • interposing capillary elements between the assembly faces of the composite material parts; • placing a brazing composition in contact with a portion of the capillary elements; and • applying heat treatment to liquefy the brazing composition so as to cause the molten brazing composition to spread by capillarity between the assembly faces (10a, 20a) of the composite material parts, characterized in that a plurality of grooves are made in the assembly face of at least one of the two composite material parts, at least some of said grooves including perforations opening out into the face opposite from the assembly face of the part.
A system for guiding a cutting tool capable of cutting bone portions at the level of the head of a bone, comprising: - a device comprising a seat (16, 18) intended to be fastened to the side of the bone at the level of said head; - means for adjusting the inclination of a first rotation axis (Γ) with respect to said seat around two substantially perpendicular axes (OX, OY); - an arm (30, 32), one end of said arm being pivotally assembled on said seat according to the first rotation axis; and - a guide intended to support the tool, characterized in that: - the guide is pivotally assembled on the arm according to a second rotation axis (Δ); and in that the system comprises: - a first actuator supported by the arm, coupled to said arm and adapted to displace this arm (30, 31) in a computer assisted manner around the first rotation axis (Γ); and - a second actuator supported by the arm, coupled to said guide and adapted to displace the guide in a computer assisted manner around the second rotation axis (Δ), wherein the first and second actuators are spaced from one another by a fixed distance in all the operating positions of the system, the distance between the first and second rotation axes being fixed in all the operating positions of the system. - a device comprising a seat (16, 18) intended to be fastened to the side of the bone at the level of said head; - means for adjusting the inclination of a first rotation axis (Γ) with respect to said seat around two substantially perpendicular axes (OX, OY); - an arm (30, 32), one end of said arm being pivotally assembled on said seat according to the first rotation axis; and - a guide intended to support the tool, - the guide is pivotally assembled on the arm according to a second rotation axis (Δ); and in that the system comprises: - a first actuator supported by the arm, coupled to said arm and adapted to displace this arm (30, 31) in a computer assisted manner around the first rotation axis (Γ); and - a second actuator supported by the arm, coupled to said guide and adapted to displace the guide in a computer assisted manner around the second rotation axis (Δ), wherein the first and second actuators are spaced from one another by a fixed distance in all the operating positions of the system, the distance between the first and second rotation axes being fixed in all the operating positions of the system.
A scanner, comprising: an emitter configured to emit a wave in terahertz frequency range in a direction of propagation to penetrate layers of a structure of a target object; a receiver configured to measure intensities of the wave reflected by the layers of the target object; a hardware processor configured to partition the intensities of the reflected wave into a set of segments, such that each segment is the reflection from a corresponding layer of the target object, defining a multi-layered structure of the target object; and reconstruct images of the layers of the target object from corresponding segments using a joint-layer hierarchical image recovery that prevents an increase in sparsity of the layers of the target object in the direction of propagation of the wave; and an output interface to render the reconstructed images of layers of the target object. an emitter configured to emit a wave in terahertz frequency range in a direction of propagation to penetrate layers of a structure of a target object; a receiver configured to measure intensities of the wave reflected by the layers of the target object; a hardware processor configured to partition the intensities of the reflected wave into a set of segments, such that each segment is the reflection from a corresponding layer of the target object, defining a multi-layered structure of the target object; and reconstruct images of the layers of the target object from corresponding segments using a joint-layer hierarchical image recovery that prevents an increase in sparsity of the layers of the target object in the direction of propagation of the wave; and partition the intensities of the reflected wave into a set of segments, such that each segment is the reflection from a corresponding layer of the target object, defining a multi-layered structure of the target object; and reconstruct images of the layers of the target object from corresponding segments using a joint-layer hierarchical image recovery that prevents an increase in sparsity of the layers of the target object in the direction of propagation of the wave; and an output interface to render the reconstructed images of layers of the target object.
An apparatus for preparing a ventilation gas mixture that comprises: a gas mixing device; a first gas feed arranged to supply a first gas to the gas mixing device; an air inlet configured to receive exhaled air from a person; a gas reservoir arranged to store carbon dioxide from the air received in the air inlet and further arranged to supply the stored carbon dioxide to the gas mixing device via a second gas feed; characterised by a second gas reservoir arranged to receive ambient air via a second gas reservoir inlet and further arranged to supply nitrogen reduced ambient air to the gas mixing device; wherein the gas mixing device is arranged to combine the first gas with the carbon dioxide in order to prepare the ventilation gas mixture. a gas mixing device; a first gas feed arranged to supply a first gas to the gas mixing device; an air inlet configured to receive exhaled air from a person; a gas reservoir arranged to store carbon dioxide from the air received in the air inlet and further arranged to supply the stored carbon dioxide to the gas mixing device via a second gas feed; characterised by a second gas reservoir arranged to receive ambient air via a second gas reservoir inlet and further arranged to supply nitrogen reduced ambient air to the gas mixing device; wherein the gas mixing device is arranged to combine the first gas with the carbon dioxide in order to prepare the ventilation gas mixture.
A protein that comprises or consists of: (a) the meningococcal PiIV sequence SEQ ID NO: 2 or a sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, or (b) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of SEQ ID N°21, or (c) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of a sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 21, or (d) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of SEQ ID N°19, or (e) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of a sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID N°19; for use as a vaccine for preventing the spreading of meningococci into the meningeal space, wherein said vaccine induces the production of protective antibodies inhibiting the interaction between PiIV and mammalian β2 adrenoreceptor. (a) the meningococcal PiIV sequence SEQ ID NO: 2 or a sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, or (b) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of SEQ ID N°21, or (c) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of a sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 21, or (d) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of SEQ ID N°19, or (e) an immunogenic fragment of (a) that comprises or consists of a sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID N°19;
A method of generating a layout for optimizing the use of semiconducting material wafer for a die component of an ophthalmic lens, the method comprising: dividing intact ring designs of die components into two or more arc segments, wherein at least a portion of each arc segment comprises an internal arcuate edge and an external arcuate edge; generating the layout for the semiconducting material wafer by arranging the arc segments proximate to each other, providing a dicing street width between the arc segments; wherein multiple of the two or more arc segments of the ring design are generally positioned in concentric bands; and wherein the internal arcuate edge and the external arcuate edge of each arc segment are arc matched. dividing intact ring designs of die components into two or more arc segments, wherein at least a portion of each arc segment comprises an internal arcuate edge and an external arcuate edge; generating the layout for the semiconducting material wafer by arranging the arc segments proximate to each other, providing a dicing street width between the arc segments; wherein multiple of the two or more arc segments of the ring design are generally positioned in concentric bands; and wherein the internal arcuate edge and the external arcuate edge of each arc segment are arc matched.
Closure system for lidded containers, of the type comprising a body having a neck that comprises at least one opening that is covered by a lid wherein - the neck comprises at least one mouth, that defines the opening, and a recess in the walls of the neck, both the mouth and the recess having an elliptical shape, the major axis of the ellipse of the mouth and the recess being 5-15% longer than the minor axis - the lid comprises an extension having an elliptical shape, which is directed towards the inner part of the lid, the major axis of the ellipse of the extension being 5-15% longer than its minor axis, - the ellipse of the mouth is smaller than the ellipse of the lid, - the recess has a frustoconical configuration that defines an angle α, and - the extension, in its inner face, which is located opposite the recess, has an inverted frustoconical configuration with respect to the frustoconical configuration of the recess, having an angle β, said extension comprising a salient flank that is located in the recess. which, when in a closed position at least part of the extension rubs against the recess and locks the lid to the body, which, when in an open position, when rotating the lid around the rotation axis of the body in an opposite sense to the one that had been applied for closing, the lid is released from the body and when continuing the rotation in the same direction, the lid is locked again to the body rubbing a section of the extension with the recess walls. - the neck comprises at least one mouth, that defines the opening, and a recess in the walls of the neck, both the mouth and the recess having an elliptical shape, the major axis of the ellipse of the mouth and the recess being 5-15% longer than the minor axis - the lid comprises an extension having an elliptical shape, which is directed towards the inner part of the lid, the major axis of the ellipse of the extension being 5-15% longer than its minor axis, - the ellipse of the mouth is smaller than the ellipse of the lid, - the recess has a frustoconical configuration that defines an angle α, and - the extension, in its inner face, which is located opposite the recess, has an inverted frustoconical configuration with respect to the frustoconical configuration of the recess, having an angle β, said extension comprising a salient flank that is located in the recess. which, when in a closed position at least part of the extension rubs against the recess and locks the lid to the body, which, when in an open position, when rotating the lid around the rotation axis of the body in an opposite sense to the one that had been applied for closing, the lid is released from the body and when continuing the rotation in the same direction, the lid is locked again to the body rubbing a section of the extension with the recess walls.
Injector system, comprising - at least one injector with at least one return opening, - an injector return line which is connected in hydraulically conductive fashion to the at least one return opening, - a first check valve in the injector return line, wherein the first check valve is connected in a flow direction of the fuel in the injector return line away from the at least one injector, characterized in that a second check valve is installed in the injector return line, and the second check valve is installed hydraulically in parallel with respect to the first check valve, and the first and second check valve (58, 59) are connected oppositely, wherein the second check valve is connected in a flow direction of the fuel in the injector return line toward the at least one injector, in order that pressure fluctuations in the flow direction of the fuel downstream of the first check valve can be utilized for increasing the pressure in the injector return line in the flow direction of the fuel upstream of the first check valve. - at least one injector with at least one return opening, - an injector return line which is connected in hydraulically conductive fashion to the at least one return opening, - a first check valve in the injector return line, wherein the first check valve is connected in a flow direction of the fuel in the injector return line away from the at least one injector,
An apparatus comprising: a fluid flow plate (204, 500) comprising a plurality of polymer layers, the fluid flow plate defining a fluid flow passage through a microfluidic valve assembly (1200, 1310, 1350, 1500); and the valve assembly (1200, 1310, 1350, 1500), the valve assembly comprising: a valve seat (1223, 1322); a flexible membrane (1220, 1325) comprising an elastomer layer (1400, 1500), wherein the elastomer layer includes a plurality of lateral strain relief cutouts (1402, 1504) disposed radially about an area corresponding to a valve seat footprint of the elastomer layer; a valve cavity positioned between the valve seat and the flexible membrane; a valve head; and an actuator configured to selectively control pressure applied by the valve head to the flexible membrane, such that in a first actuator state the valve head depresses the flexible membrane into the valve cavity and into contact with the valve seat, thereby preventing fluid flow through the valve assembly, and in a second state, the valve head and the flexible membrane are retracted substantially out of the valve cavity allowing fluid to flow through the valve assembly. a fluid flow plate (204, 500) comprising a plurality of polymer layers, the fluid flow plate defining a fluid flow passage through a microfluidic valve assembly (1200, 1310, 1350, 1500); and the valve assembly (1200, 1310, 1350, 1500), the valve assembly comprising: a valve seat (1223, 1322); a flexible membrane (1220, 1325) comprising an elastomer layer (1400, 1500), wherein the elastomer layer includes a plurality of lateral strain relief cutouts (1402, 1504) disposed radially about an area corresponding to a valve seat footprint of the elastomer layer; a valve cavity positioned between the valve seat and the flexible membrane; a valve head; and an actuator configured to selectively control pressure applied by the valve head to the flexible membrane, such that in a first actuator state the valve head depresses the flexible membrane into the valve cavity and into contact with the valve seat, thereby preventing fluid flow through the valve assembly, and in a second state, the valve head and the flexible membrane are retracted substantially out of the valve cavity allowing fluid to flow through the valve assembly. a valve seat (1223, 1322); a flexible membrane (1220, 1325) comprising an elastomer layer (1400, 1500), wherein the elastomer layer includes a plurality of lateral strain relief cutouts (1402, 1504) disposed radially about an area corresponding to a valve seat footprint of the elastomer layer; a valve cavity positioned between the valve seat and the flexible membrane; a valve head; and an actuator configured to selectively control pressure applied by the valve head to the flexible membrane, such that in a first actuator state the valve head depresses the flexible membrane into the valve cavity and into contact with the valve seat, thereby preventing fluid flow through the valve assembly, and in a second state, the valve head and the flexible membrane are retracted substantially out of the valve cavity allowing fluid to flow through the valve assembly.
A wearable antenna, for wirelessly receiving sensor data generated by an implantable sensor device implanted in a uterus, the antenna, in use, extending around the waist of the wearer's body, having an undulating shape (122, 124) around at least a portion of the wearer's waist, to permit expansion and contraction of the wearable antenna about the wearer's waist, and characterised by having a downwardly extending portion for location at the front of the wearer's body.