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Method for adjusting a protective function during operation of a machine, in which a transition region is monitored by means of a plurality of non-separating protective devices (L1, L2), wherein the transition region is arranged between a danger area in which a dangerous movement is performed with the machine and a surrounding area, wherein the transition region is monitored with first non-separating protective devices along respective first monitoring directions and, independently therefrom, with second non-separating protective devices along respective second monitoring directions, wherein at least one of the first non-separating protective devices and at least one of the second non-separating protective devices are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the first monitoring direction of the at least one first non-separating protective device and the second monitoring direction of the at least one second non-separating protective device have a point of intersection, characterized in that a plurality of the first non-separating protective devices and a plurality of the second non-separating protective devices are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the first monitoring directions of the first non-separating protective devices and the second monitoring directions of the second non-separating protective devices have respective points of intersection, wherein a position and/or dimensions of an unmonitored window region assigned to the points of intersection is/are adjusted through a deactivation and/or activation of the respective first non-separating protective devices and the respective second non-separating protective devices. a plurality of the first non-separating protective devices and a plurality of the second non-separating protective devices are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the first monitoring directions of the first non-separating protective devices and the second monitoring directions of the second non-separating protective devices have respective points of intersection, wherein a position and/or dimensions of an unmonitored window region assigned to the points of intersection is/are adjusted through a deactivation and/or activation of the respective first non-separating protective devices and the respective second non-separating protective devices.
An electro-mechanical surgical device, comprising: a coupling configured to detachably couple to a surgical instrument of a plurality of types of surgical instruments; a motor system configured to drive each of the plurality of types of surgical instruments; a first memory unit configured to store a plurality of operating programs, each operating program corresponding to a respective type of surgical instruments; and a controller configured to: detect a type of the surgical instrument attached to the coupling based on data representing the type of the surgical instrument stored in a second memory unit disposed in the surgical instrument; and execute the operating program corresponding to the detected type of the surgical instrument. a coupling configured to detachably couple to a surgical instrument of a plurality of types of surgical instruments; a motor system configured to drive each of the plurality of types of surgical instruments; a first memory unit configured to store a plurality of operating programs, each operating program corresponding to a respective type of surgical instruments; and a controller configured to: detect a type of the surgical instrument attached to the coupling based on data representing the type of the surgical instrument stored in a second memory unit disposed in the surgical instrument; and execute the operating program corresponding to the detected type of the surgical instrument. detect a type of the surgical instrument attached to the coupling based on data representing the type of the surgical instrument stored in a second memory unit disposed in the surgical instrument; and execute the operating program corresponding to the detected type of the surgical instrument.
A desolventizer toaster having a housing mounting a plurality of generally parallel, vertically spaced trays (12, 12') there within, a first set of the trays each having a peripheral edge engaging an inner surface of a wall defining the housing, and a second set of the trays each having an edge, generally concentric to, and spaced inwardly from said inner surface of said wall defining the housing, wherein the first set of trays are located below the second set of trays, a restricted fluid passage providing a vapor mixing zone for lower density fluid that passes upwardly proximate said first set of trays and higher density fluid that passes downwardly proximate said second set of trays, having an annular baffle extending radially outwardly from a lowermost of said second trays within said vapor mixing zone wherein said wall defining said housing includes an axially extending annular zone as the vapor mixing zone which is generally conical in shape, characterized by an annular tube manifold having a multiplicity of circumferentially spaced orifices adapted to direct steam radially outwardly into the vapor mixing zone to facilitate mixing of vapors.
A capsule for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage suitable for consumption using an extractable product, comprising: a cup comprising a circumferential wall, a bottom closing the circumferential wall at a first end, and a flange-like rim extending outwardly of the circumferential wall at a second end opposite the bottom, and a lid in use connected to the flange-like rim, wherein the wall, bottom and lid, in use, enclose an inner space comprising the extractable product, and wherein: the lid comprises: • a tearable foil; or • premade exit openings embodied as through holes in a foil-like lid, e.g. manufactured from plastics material, or as pores in a porous lid, e.g. manufactured from a non-woven material such as filter paper, characterized in that: the cup further comprises a plurality of substantially concentric circumferential ridges (28.i) extending outwardly of the cup, wherein the ridges (28.i) are made of the same material as the cup, wherein the ridges (28.i) are arranged on the flange-like rim of the capsule on the side of the flange-like rim facing away from the lid, and wherein the ridges (28.i) are integral with the flange-like rim. a cup comprising a circumferential wall, a bottom closing the circumferential wall at a first end, and a flange-like rim extending outwardly of the circumferential wall at a second end opposite the bottom, and a lid in use connected to the flange-like rim, wherein the wall, bottom and lid, in use, enclose an inner space comprising the extractable product, and wherein: the lid comprises: • a tearable foil; or • premade exit openings embodied as through holes in a foil-like lid, e.g. manufactured from plastics material, or as pores in a porous lid, e.g. manufactured from a non-woven material such as filter paper, characterized in that: the cup further comprises a plurality of substantially concentric circumferential ridges (28.i) extending outwardly of the cup, wherein the ridges (28.i) are made of the same material as the cup, wherein the ridges (28.i) are arranged on the flange-like rim of the capsule on the side of the flange-like rim facing away from the lid, and wherein the ridges (28.i) are integral with the flange-like rim. the lid comprises: • a tearable foil; or • premade exit openings embodied as through holes in a foil-like lid, e.g. manufactured from plastics material, or as pores in a porous lid, e.g. manufactured from a non-woven material such as filter paper, characterized in that: • a tearable foil; or • premade exit openings embodied as through holes in a foil-like lid, e.g. manufactured from plastics material, or as pores in a porous lid, e.g. manufactured from a non-woven material such as filter paper, characterized in that: the cup further comprises a plurality of substantially concentric circumferential ridges (28.i) extending outwardly of the cup, wherein the ridges (28.i) are made of the same material as the cup, wherein the ridges (28.i) are arranged on the flange-like rim of the capsule on the side of the flange-like rim facing away from the lid, and wherein the ridges (28.i) are integral with the flange-like rim.
A reprocessing apparatus, in particular a cleaning and/or preserving apparatus, for tools, tool holders and/or tool units, with at least one reprocessing unit, in particular for a reprocessing of used and/or contaminated tools, tool holders and/or tool units, with at least one holding unit for an exchangeable holding of the tools, tool holders and/or tool units, and with at least one handling unit which is configured for an execution of a cleaning process on the tools, tool holders and/or tool units, to bring the holding unit and at least one cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together in an at least semiautomated manner, and after execution of the cleaning process, to remove the holding unit and the cleaning region of the reprocessing unit from each other in an at least semiautomated manner, and/or after execution of the cleaning process, to bring the holding unit and at least one further cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together for an execution of a further cleaning process, wherein the reprocessing unit comprises at least one cleaning unit with one or several cleaning region/s (22, 24) and at least one preserving unit with at least one or several preserving region/s (38, 40), characterized in that the preserving region of the reprocessing unit is configured at least for a preserving of tools, tool holders and/or tool units by spraying the tools, tool holders and/or tool units with a preserving liquid, preferably with an oil mist, wherein the reprocessing unit comprises at least one further preserving region, which is configured at least for a preserving of inner sides of tool holders, and wherein the further preserving region comprises a nozzle, which is oriented at least substantially parallel to an, in particular vertical, movement axis of the tool holder held and/or gripped by the holding unit. and/or after execution of the cleaning process, to bring the holding unit and at least one further cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together for an execution of a further cleaning process, wherein the reprocessing unit comprises at least one cleaning unit with one or several cleaning region/s (22, 24) and at least one preserving unit with at least one or several preserving region/s (38, 40), characterized in that the preserving region of the reprocessing unit is configured at least for a preserving of tools, tool holders and/or tool units by spraying the tools, tool holders and/or tool units with a preserving liquid, preferably with an oil mist, wherein the reprocessing unit comprises at least one further preserving region, which is configured at least for a preserving of inner sides of tool holders, and wherein the further preserving region comprises a nozzle, which is oriented at least substantially parallel to an, in particular vertical, movement axis of the tool holder held and/or gripped by the holding unit.
A powdered formulation, comprising bacterial cellulose; and an additional component selected from the following list: carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan, methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl-cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, tylose, or mixture thereof; wherein the powdered formulation has a particle size between 5-500 μm, with methods of particle size determination as disclosed in the description; wherein the mass ratio between bacterial cellulose and the additional component varies between 1:5 to 1:0.2, preferably 1:2 to 1:0.5; wherein the powdered formulation is dispersible in an aqueous media, at 20 °C, with low shear mixing. bacterial cellulose; and an additional component selected from the following list: carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan, methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl-cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, tylose, or mixture thereof; wherein the powdered formulation has a particle size between 5-500 μm, with methods of particle size determination as disclosed in the description; wherein the mass ratio between bacterial cellulose and the additional component varies between 1:5 to 1:0.2, preferably 1:2 to 1:0.5; wherein the powdered formulation is dispersible in an aqueous media, at 20 °C, with low shear mixing.
A method of forming a textile, the method comprising: forming a solution of collagen as protein; tanning the protein within the solution; extruding fibers of the protein from the solution; and forming the textile from the extruded fibers. forming a solution of collagen as protein; tanning the protein within the solution; extruding fibers of the protein from the solution; and forming the textile from the extruded fibers.
A coated film comprising: a polyester film comprising particles having an average particle diameter of not more than 3.0 μm, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film which is prepared from a coating solution comprising a metal oxide and two or more crosslinking agents, in which the coating layer has an absolute reflectance having one minimum value in a wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm, and the absolute reflectance at the minimum value is not less than 4.0%, wherein the particles are crosslinkable organic particles comprising aluminum oxide or zirconium oxide as a dispersant, wherein a content of the metal oxide in the coating solution for forming the coating layer is 3 to 70% by weight, wherein coating layer has a thickness in the range of 0.04 to 0.20 μm, wherein a content of the particles in the polyester film is 1 to 5000 ppm, wherein the average particle diameter is defined as average value of particles diameters of 10 particles, wherein the particle diameter is determined by measuring major axis diameters and minor axis diameters of particles in the polyester film using a laser microscope to obtain an average value thereof as a particle diameter thereof, wherein absolute reflectance is measured by attaching a black tape to a back surface of a polyester film which is opposite to its surface to be measured, and the surface of a coating layer formed on the polyester film is subjected to measurement for an absolute reflectance thereof in a wavelength range of 300 to 800 nm using a ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometer and an automatic absolute reflectance analyzer under the conditions of a synchronous mode; incident angle: 5°; N-polarization; response: Fast; data sampling interval: 1.0 nm; band width: 10 nm; and scanning speed: 1000 m/min, to thereby evaluate a wavelength at a minimum value of a reflectance (bottom wavelength) as well as the reflectance.
A sterile liquid composition for forming an antimicrobial hydrogel wound dressing in situ on a wound wherein the dressing exhibits both immediate and extended antimicrobial release, comprising two parts, wherein one part of the composition contains a reducing agent and the other part contains an oxidizing agent; at least one of the parts includes a PVA macromer which polymerizes by redox free radical polymerization into a hydrogel when the two parts are combined, and one of the parts includes a first compound that will release an antimicrobial agent upon formation of the hydrogel and the second part includes a second compound that complexes with the antimicrobial agent when the two parts are combined, wherein the first compound is silver nitrate and the second compound includes sulfadiazine or a chloride or iodide counterion.
A guidewire (1, 2, 3, 4) comprising: a core shaft including a front section including a front end portion, and a rear section including a rear end portion; an outer coil body that covers the front section; and an inner coil body that is disposed between the core shaft and the outer coil body and covers the front section, wherein the outer coil body includes a cylindrical large-diameter section positioned near the rear end portion, a cylindrical small-diameter section positioned near the front end portion, and a tapered section that connects the large-diameter section to the small-diameter section with a connecting portion provided therebetween, the tapered section having a diameter that decreases from an end near the rear end portion to an end near the front end portion, characterized in that of the large-diameter section, the small-diameter section, the connecting portion, and the tapered section, the inner coil body is disposed at least in the tapered section. a core shaft including a front section including a front end portion, and a rear section including a rear end portion; an outer coil body that covers the front section; and an inner coil body that is disposed between the core shaft and the outer coil body and covers the front section, wherein the outer coil body includes a cylindrical large-diameter section positioned near the rear end portion, a cylindrical small-diameter section positioned near the front end portion, and a tapered section that connects the large-diameter section to the small-diameter section with a connecting portion provided therebetween, the tapered section having a diameter that decreases from an end near the rear end portion to an end near the front end portion, characterized in that a cylindrical large-diameter section positioned near the rear end portion, a cylindrical small-diameter section positioned near the front end portion, and a tapered section that connects the large-diameter section to the small-diameter section with a connecting portion provided therebetween, the tapered section having a diameter that decreases from an end near the rear end portion to an end near the front end portion, characterized in that of the large-diameter section, the small-diameter section, the connecting portion, and the tapered section, the inner coil body is disposed at least in the tapered section.
A modified DNA-polymerase within the Type-A family of polymerases, wherein the polymerase comprises substitutions of the amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence of the naturally occurring DNA-polymerase at positions corresponding to 738, 743 and 46 relative to the numbering of the amino acid sequence of wild-type Thermus aquaticus (Taq) DNA-polymerase (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein the substitutions are 738F, 743F and G46D, and wherein said modified DNA polymerase has an increased strand displacement activity relative to the corresponding naturally occurring unmodified DNA-polymerase, and wherein the modified DNA Polymerase comprises the amino acid sequence
A spacecraft, comprising: a side having an exposed area capable of permitting heat transfer between the spacecraft and deep space; at least one extensible member coupled to the spacecraft, the at least one extensible member being movable between a collapsed position in which a free end of the extensible member is positioned adjacent to the exposed area at a first distance and an extended position in which the free end is spaced apart from the exposed area at a second distance, greater than the first distance; and a thermal control panel comprising first and second sides (260, 262), the first side having an emissivity less than an emissivity of the second side, the first side having an absorptivity of at least 0.50 and an emissivity of less than 0.20, the second side having an absorptivity of at least 0.80 and an emissivity of at least 0.80, the panel being coupled to the extensible member free end, the second side facing the exposed area when the extensible member is in the collapsed position; wherein in the collapsed position, the panel is configured to absorb ambient light and emit heat toward the exposed area thereby minimizing heat loss from the spacecraft side, and wherein in the extended position, heat transfer from the spacecraft side is not substantially restricted by the panel first and second sides (260, 262). a side having an exposed area capable of permitting heat transfer between the spacecraft and deep space; at least one extensible member coupled to the spacecraft, the at least one extensible member being movable between a collapsed position in which a free end of the extensible member is positioned adjacent to the exposed area at a first distance and an extended position in which the free end is spaced apart from the exposed area at a second distance, greater than the first distance; and a thermal control panel comprising first and second sides (260, 262), the first side having an emissivity less than an emissivity of the second side, the first side having an absorptivity of at least 0.50 and an emissivity of less than 0.20, the second side having an absorptivity of at least 0.80 and an emissivity of at least 0.80, the panel being coupled to the extensible member free end, the second side facing the exposed area when the extensible member is in the collapsed position; wherein in the collapsed position, the panel is configured to absorb ambient light and emit heat toward the exposed area thereby minimizing heat loss from the spacecraft side, and wherein in the extended position, heat transfer from the spacecraft side is not substantially restricted by the panel first and second sides (260, 262).
An adapter plate for attaching a CATV module to a wall outlet terminating a coaxial cable, the wall outlet comprising a first and a second RF connector (222, 224); wherein the adapter plate comprises a hole for insertion of a RF connector of the CATV module, characterized in that the adapter plate comprises a rotatable plate comprising a cylindrical member substantially orthogonal to a surface of the rotatable plate, wherein an axis of rotation of the cylindrical member is displaced from a center of the rotatable plate; said cylindrical member is designed to fit into the first RF connector of the wall outlet, wherein the cylindrical member being fit into the first RF connector forms an axis of rotation of the rotatable plate, wherein a distance between the cylindrical member and the hole is adjustable by rotating the rotatable plate such that the hole is co-locatable with the second RF connector of the wall outlet.
A handling member capable of handling at least one electronic device, said handling member comprising a body having a contact surface, said handling member further comprising a plurality of first interacting molecules having an ability to be attached to the contact surface, said first interacting molecules being intended to interact by reversible chemical interaction with a plurality of second interacting molecules capable of being attached to a functional surface of said at least one electronic device, said chemical interaction being configured to ensure a temporary securement between said at least one electronic device and the handling member, said chemical interaction being likely to be broken by applying a chemical and/or physical treatment to molecules selected from the group comprising the plurality of first interacting molecules and the plurality of second interacting molecules, in a manner making it possible to separate said at least one electronic device and the handling member following the application of said chemical and/or physical treatment.