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A method of fabricating a translucent composite body, said composite body comprising at least one light-conducting body, said light-conducting bodies having each a number of light-conducting segments and thus conveying translucency to the the composite body, each of said light-conducting segments having a light ingress surface and a light egress surface, at least some of said light ingress surfaces and said light egress surfaces having projecting tenons provided thereon, said light-ingress surfaces and said light egress surfaces forming projections at said tenons, said method comprising at least the following steps: - disposing at least one light-conducting body between at least one first cover plate and one second cover plate, the cover plates (20; 58) cooperating with said light-conducting bodies to form a sandwich member, said cover plates (20; 58) having recesses or apertures which are arranged at least on their sides facing the light-conducting body and with which the tenons engage, wherein the light-conducting segments engage at least partially with the recesses or apertures and the cover plates (20; 58) rest on shoulders formed on the edge of the light-conducting segments, characterised in that the method additionally comprises filling a cavity formed between the cover plates (20, 58) with a filler material, said filler material comprising a curable casting compound, said cover plates being removed once the filling with said filler material has been accomplished, and said tenons of the light-conducting segments being removed from the composite body once the cover plates have been removed. - disposing at least one light-conducting body between at least one first cover plate and one second cover plate, the cover plates (20; 58) cooperating with said light-conducting bodies to form a sandwich member, said cover plates (20; 58) having recesses or apertures which are arranged at least on their sides facing the light-conducting body and with which the tenons engage,
Method for preparing a sequencing library, the method comprising: (a) addition of an agent binding to chromatin to a sample comprising a nucleic acid; (b) isolating chromatin bound by said agent; (c) addition of transposase to isolated chromatin of step (b); (d) isolating nucleic acid from chromatin; and (e) obtaining a sequencing library. (a) addition of an agent binding to chromatin to a sample comprising a nucleic acid; (b) isolating chromatin bound by said agent; (c) addition of transposase to isolated chromatin of step (b); (d) isolating nucleic acid from chromatin; and (e) obtaining a sequencing library.
A foodstuff grinding attachment for connection to a rotary drive outlet (102,152) presented by a host device (100, 150); the attachment comprising a main body part having a generally tubular hollowed portion, the main body part being configured for attachment to the host device; a rotatable scroll-type extruding tool capable of rotating within a cavity formed in said tubular portion of the main body part and provided with means to couple with said rotary drive outlet when the main body part is attached to the host device; means permitting foodstuff to be introduced into the cavity of said tubular body portion and into engagement with the extruding tool for grinding and transport towards an outlet port of the attachment; wherein said main body part comprises first and second separable components configured to be secured together for operation of the attachment and wherein said components are adapted to be separable from one another to provide access to said cavity for cleaning, characterised in that the first and second components are made from a moulded plastics material.
A method performed by a network exchange system, the method comprising: receiving, at the network service exchange system, a request from a device, wherein the request indicates one or more service parameters; in response to receiving the request, validating the device and the one or more service parameters by performing a check of a credit card balance for pre-paid services or a credit check of a party associated with the device for post-paid services; performing a reverse auction to select a service provider from among a plurality of candidate service providers wherein the reverse auction ranks each bid of the plurality of candidate service providers with respect to whether, or how much, the bid complies with the one or more service parameters of the request, the service provider selected based on the one or more service parameters; and after selecting the service provider: establishing a first data connection between the device and the network service exchange system using a network service exchange profile that is associated with the network service exchange system; receiving, at the network service exchange system from the service provider, a service profile that is associated with the service provider and performing an over-the-air provisioning process to enable the device to communicate using a network associated with the service provider, wherein performing the over-the-air provisioning process includes sending the service profile to the device from the network service exchange system via the first data connection. receiving, at the network service exchange system, a request from a device, wherein the request indicates one or more service parameters; in response to receiving the request, validating the device and the one or more service parameters by performing a check of a credit card balance for pre-paid services or a credit check of a party associated with the device for post-paid services; performing a reverse auction to select a service provider from among a plurality of candidate service providers wherein the reverse auction ranks each bid of the plurality of candidate service providers with respect to whether, or how much, the bid complies with the one or more service parameters of the request, the service provider selected based on the one or more service parameters; and after selecting the service provider: establishing a first data connection between the device and the network service exchange system using a network service exchange profile that is associated with the network service exchange system; receiving, at the network service exchange system from the service provider, a service profile that is associated with the service provider and performing an over-the-air provisioning process to enable the device to communicate using a network associated with the service provider, wherein performing the over-the-air provisioning process includes sending the service profile to the device from the network service exchange system via the first data connection.
A ground fault detection circuit arranged to detect a ground fault of a light emitting device said light emitting device including: - a series connection unit constituted of N light emitting elements (D1 to D8), wherein N is a natural number equal to or larger than two, - a light emitting element driving circuit having an output terminal for outputting an output current, connected to an anode of the series connection unit, - N short-circuit switches (Q1 to Q8) respectively connected in parallel to the light emitting elements, and a switch control unit arranged to control on and off of the short-circuit switches, the ground fault detection circuit including an input portion to which an anode voltage of the anode of the series connection unit is input,and a ground fault determination unit (6, 7) arranged to determine that a ground fault has occurred when the anode voltage of the series connection unit input through the input portion is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value characterized in that: - the ground fault determination unit is arranged to determine that a ground fault without a short-circuit switch in the ground fault path has occurred, and - the predetermined value is smaller than the product of an on-resistance of one of the short-circuit switches and the output current of the light emitting element driving circuit. - a series connection unit constituted of N light emitting elements (D1 to D8), wherein N is a natural number equal to or larger than two, - a light emitting element driving circuit having an output terminal for outputting an output current, connected to an anode of the series connection unit, - N short-circuit switches (Q1 to Q8) respectively connected in parallel to the light emitting elements, and a switch control unit arranged to control on and off of the short-circuit switches, the ground fault detection circuit including an input portion to which an anode voltage of the anode of the series connection unit is input,and a ground fault determination unit (6, 7) arranged to determine that a ground fault has occurred when the anode voltage of the series connection unit input through the input portion is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value characterized in that: - the ground fault determination unit is arranged to determine that a ground fault without a short-circuit switch in the ground fault path has occurred, and - the predetermined value is smaller than the product of an on-resistance of one of the short-circuit switches and the output current of the light emitting element driving circuit. - the ground fault determination unit is arranged to determine that a ground fault without a short-circuit switch in the ground fault path has occurred, and - the predetermined value is smaller than the product of an on-resistance of one of the short-circuit switches and the output current of the light emitting element driving circuit.
Device for producing an electric motor, wherein the device comprises an auxiliary tool for arranging magnet elements in a rotor unit of the electric motor, wherein the auxiliary tool comprises a plurality of receptacles, wherein each receptacle is provided for receiving and positioning one magnet element each, wherein the receptacles each comprise a releasable holding means for holding a magnet element in the receptacle, characterized in that the receptacles are each designed as a passage opening in a basic body of the auxiliary tool, wherein the passage opening comprises an insertion opening for inserting the magnet element into the receptacle and a delivery opening for delivering the magnet element from the receptacle into the rotor unit.
An in-vehicle camera posture detecting apparatus for detecting the posture of a camera mounted on a vehicle on the basis of images of a plurality of calibration marks included in a calibration sheet to be placed near the vehicle, the images being captured through the camera, the apparatus comprising: a first image storing unit configured to store, as a first image, an image of the calibration sheet captured through the camera; a first posture estimating unit configured to estimate the posture of the camera on the basis of the first image stored in the first image storing unit; a second image storing unit configured to store, as a second image, an image of the calibration sheet captured through the camera after movement of the vehicle by a predetermined distance; a second posture estimating unit configured to estimate the posture of the camera on the basis of the second image stored in the second image storing unit; a distance calculating unit configured to calculate the predetermined distance by which the vehicle is moved on the basis of estimated posture values obtained by the first and the second posture estimating units; a sheet deviation calculating unit configured to calculate the amount of deviation of the calibration sheet from a predetermined position on the basis of estimations by the first and second posture estimating units and the calculated distance by which the vehicle is moves; and a camera posture determining unit configured to determine the posture of the camera on the basis of an estimated posture value obtained by at least one of the first and second posture estimating units and the deviation amount calculated by the sheet deviation calculating unit. a first image storing unit configured to store, as a first image, an image of the calibration sheet captured through the camera; a first posture estimating unit configured to estimate the posture of the camera on the basis of the first image stored in the first image storing unit; a second image storing unit configured to store, as a second image, an image of the calibration sheet captured through the camera after movement of the vehicle by a predetermined distance; a second posture estimating unit configured to estimate the posture of the camera on the basis of the second image stored in the second image storing unit; a distance calculating unit configured to calculate the predetermined distance by which the vehicle is moved on the basis of estimated posture values obtained by the first and the second posture estimating units; a sheet deviation calculating unit configured to calculate the amount of deviation of the calibration sheet from a predetermined position on the basis of estimations by the first and second posture estimating units and the calculated distance by which the vehicle is moves; and a camera posture determining unit configured to determine the posture of the camera on the basis of an estimated posture value obtained by at least one of the first and second posture estimating units and the deviation amount calculated by the sheet deviation calculating unit.
A wireless secure lock for providing redundant channels of access comprising: a cylinder adaptable to fit a profile slot of a door, the cylinder comprising a cam to engage a bolt; a processor configured to unlock the cylinder upon validation of authentication information received from a passcode keypad (215, 307), biometric scanner (214, 308), or mobile device based on a set of rules; a rose protector having an outer wall and an inner wall forming an annular groove for interlocking with a rose knob, the inner wall extending substantially perpendicular with respect to the door, the outer wall formed conically with respect to the door, the annular groove having a graduating thickness that decreases along a plane normal to the door; and the rose knob, wherein the rose knob is for protecting and concealing the cylinder, the rose knob comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface and the interior surface forming an annular rim for slidably interlocking with the annular groove of the rose protector, the annular rim having a thickness that matches the graduating thickness of the annular groove, wherein the rose knob is irremovably secured to the rose protector when the annular rim of the rose knob interlocks with the annular groove of the rose protector, so as to protect and conceal the processor and the cylinder. a cylinder adaptable to fit a profile slot of a door, the cylinder comprising a cam to engage a bolt; a processor configured to unlock the cylinder upon validation of authentication information received from a passcode keypad (215, 307), biometric scanner (214, 308), or mobile device based on a set of rules; a rose protector having an outer wall and an inner wall forming an annular groove for interlocking with a rose knob, the inner wall extending substantially perpendicular with respect to the door, the outer wall formed conically with respect to the door, the annular groove having a graduating thickness that decreases along a plane normal to the door; and the rose knob, wherein the rose knob is for protecting and concealing the cylinder, the rose knob comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface and the interior surface forming an annular rim for slidably interlocking with the annular groove of the rose protector, the annular rim having a thickness that matches the graduating thickness of the annular groove, wherein the rose knob is irremovably secured to the rose protector when the annular rim of the rose knob interlocks with the annular groove of the rose protector, so as to protect and conceal the processor and the cylinder.
An immunogenic composition, characterized in that said composition is a complex comprising an amino acid sequence encoding a whole or an antigenic polypeptide fragment of Escherichia coli fimbrial adhesin linked at the C-terminal end of said fimbrial adhesin to a linker which is operatively linked at the C-terminus of said linker to a whole or an antigenic polypeptide fragment of Escherichia coli major structural fimbrial subunit comprising at least the first 12 amino acids of the N-terminal beta-strand motif of said Escherichia coli major structural fimbrial subunit, which comprises a donor strand complementing the fimbrial adhesin and confers conformational stability and protease resistance to said whole or an antigenic polypeptide fragment of Escherichia coli fimbrial adhesin, and wherein said whole or an antigenic polypeptide fragment of Escherichia coli fimbrial adhesin is selected from the group consisting of CfaE, CsfD, CsuD, CooD, CosD, CsdD, CsbD and CotD, and said whole or an antigenic polypeptide fragment of Escherichia coli major structural fimbrial subunit is selected from the group consisting of CfaB, CsfA, CsuA1, CsuA2, CooA, CosA, CsbA, CsdA, and CotB.
An auxiliary washing device having a bearing structure prearranged to be fastened to the cabinet of a main machine for the treatment of textile items, comprising - control means, - a tub, supported by the bearing structure and having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, - an agitator member mounted movable in the tub for agitating items to be treated, - motor means for driving the agitator member, - a first duct for supplying washing liquid to the tub, - a pump having an intake section, connected in fluid communication to a drain opening of the tub, and a delivery section, connected in fluid communication to a drain duct, wherein the bearing structure comprises a stationary part and a movable part, the movable part being displaceable with respect to the stationary part to enable access to the tub, wherein the motor means and the pump are controllable by the control means for the purpose of carrying out at least one treatment cycle which can be carried out by the auxiliary device, characterized by including at least one washing agent dispenser which comprises a space defined at least in part in the peripheral wall of the tub, the space being open at the top thereof and being in fluid communication with the inside of the tub. - control means, - a tub, supported by the bearing structure and having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, - an agitator member mounted movable in the tub for agitating items to be treated, - motor means for driving the agitator member, - a first duct for supplying washing liquid to the tub, - a pump having an intake section, connected in fluid communication to a drain opening of the tub, and a delivery section, connected in fluid communication to a drain duct,
A cable arrangement comprising: a single optical fiber; multiple optical fibers; a wave division multiplexer disposed between the single optical fiber and the multiple optical fibers; a distal end of the single optical fiber is terminated by an optical connector to enable the distal end to be plugged into an empty port at a drop terminal, the wave division multiplexer configured to demultiplex optical signals carried by the single optical fiber from the drop terminal and to route the demultiplexed signals to the multiple optical fibers; distal ends of the multiple optical fibers are terminated by optical connectors to enable the distal ends to be plugged into ports at a remote unit, the wave division multiplexer also configured to multiplex optical signals carried by the multiple optical fibers from the remote unit and to route the multiplexed signal to the single optical fiber; a protective closure or seal; the wave division multiplexer is sealed from the outside environment, the wave division multiplexer is overmolded or otherwise enclosed in the protective closure or seal, portions of the single optical fiber and the multiple optical fibers also are included within the sealed enclosure; and the optical connector terminating the distal end of the single optical fiber is a hardened optical connector. a single optical fiber; multiple optical fibers; a wave division multiplexer disposed between the single optical fiber and the multiple optical fibers; a distal end of the single optical fiber is terminated by an optical connector to enable the distal end to be plugged into an empty port at a drop terminal, the wave division multiplexer configured to demultiplex optical signals carried by the single optical fiber from the drop terminal and to route the demultiplexed signals to the multiple optical fibers; distal ends of the multiple optical fibers are terminated by optical connectors to enable the distal ends to be plugged into ports at a remote unit, the wave division multiplexer also configured to multiplex optical signals carried by the multiple optical fibers from the remote unit and to route the multiplexed signal to the single optical fiber; a protective closure or seal; the wave division multiplexer is sealed from the outside environment, the wave division multiplexer is overmolded or otherwise enclosed in the protective closure or seal, portions of the single optical fiber and the multiple optical fibers also are included within the sealed enclosure; and the optical connector terminating the distal end of the single optical fiber is a hardened optical connector.
A method for depositing a layer of CNWs on a substrate using a CO cycle, the method comprising: providing a carbon-containing precursor material in condensed form in the reaction chamber; providing an oxygen-containing atmosphere in the reaction chamber; forming a plasma discharge in the oxygen-containing atmosphere in the reaction chamber; wherein CO molecules in the plasma discharge interact with the carbon-containing precursor material to form C x O y molecules, the C x O y molecules diffusing to the substrate and decomposing at the substrate to form CO molecules and carbon, the carbon building up CNWs. providing a carbon-containing precursor material in condensed form in the reaction chamber; providing an oxygen-containing atmosphere in the reaction chamber; forming a plasma discharge in the oxygen-containing atmosphere in the reaction chamber; wherein CO molecules in the plasma discharge interact with the carbon-containing precursor material to form C x O y molecules, the C x O y molecules diffusing to the substrate and decomposing at the substrate to form CO molecules and carbon, the carbon building up CNWs.