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A multicore fiber connector, comprising: a planar waveguide having M × N number of cores, characterized in that the cores are arranged such that M number of fibers, each fiber having N = 8 cores arranged in an annular shape, can be connected to the planar waveguide on a first connecting end surface, wherein, on a second connecting end surface of the planar waveguide P = 2 × M number of fibers, each fiber having Q = 4 cores arranged in a square lattice shape, can be connected, wherein the planar waveguide includes a plurality of the cores arranged in a horizontal direction at the same height position in the planar waveguide, and a laminated structure having the cores at four different positions in a height direction in order from the bottom, so as to be aligned with the cores of the fibers connectable to the connecting end surfaces of the planar waveguide, the positions of the M × N number of cores are constant in the height direction, and change only in the horizontal direction, an interval between the cores of the fibers on the first connecting end surface is the square root of 2 times the interval between the cores of the fibers on the second connecting end surface. a planar waveguide having M × N number of cores, characterized in that the cores are arranged such that M number of fibers, each fiber having N = 8 cores arranged in an annular shape, can be connected to the planar waveguide on a first connecting end surface, wherein, on a second connecting end surface of the planar waveguide P = 2 × M number of fibers, each fiber having Q = 4 cores arranged in a square lattice shape, can be connected, wherein the planar waveguide includes a plurality of the cores arranged in a horizontal direction at the same height position in the planar waveguide, and a laminated structure having the cores at four different positions in a height direction in order from the bottom, so as to be aligned with the cores of the fibers connectable to the connecting end surfaces of the planar waveguide, the positions of the M × N number of cores are constant in the height direction, and change only in the horizontal direction, an interval between the cores of the fibers on the first connecting end surface is the square root of 2 times the interval between the cores of the fibers on the second connecting end surface.
A filter element, having an internal face, an external face, a filtering mesh, two concentric edges, respectively an inner edge and an outer edge between which said filtering mesh extends, and main ribs provided at least on the internal face, said main ribs extending substantially radially between said edges (24, 26) and being distributed circumferentially in order to form sectors on said internal face, said filter element being configured to be assembled against a corresponding filter element so that said internal face faces the internal face of said corresponding filter element and said main ribs delimiting the sectors act to circumferentially form compartments in a space between said internal face and said corresponding filter element, said inner edge having inner passages respectively communicating with corresponding ones of the sectors, wherein at least one rib (28, 40) extending between said edges (24, 26) is a curved rib which is curved over its whole length.
Braking system for bicycles, having a hydraulic brake device, having a filling apparatus for the brake device, the brake device including a master system filled with hydraulic fluid and a brake apparatus hydraulically connected thereto, the braking system having a compensating container and a filling and venting opening which is designed for releasable connecting a venting and filling tool with a piston-cylinder assembly, the compensating container and the filling and venting opening being arranged on the master system and the filling and venting opening being arranged on the top side of the master system, and a sealing plug for closing the filling and venting opening being provided, characterized in that the filling and venting opening has an insertion portion with a receiving cone, and in that the sealing plug has a matching outer cone.
A ski with a curved ski tip, wherein the ski is constructed in a laminated fashion and the curved ski tip has at least one material recess and the ski has at least one reinforcement layer (7, 10) of high-strength, light-impermeable material more particularly of metal such as aluminium, an aluminium alloy or a metal alloy and at least one reinforcement layer (6, 9) of firm light-permeable material made of fibreglass-reinforced plastic, characterised in that the material recess of the curved ski tip is formed by cut-outs of the reinforcement layer(s) (7, 10) formed of high-strength light-impermeable materials of metal such as aluminium, an aluminium alloy or a metal alloy and that the at least one reinforcement layer (6, 9) of firm light-permeable material of fibreglass-reinforced plastic covers the material recess.
An adaptive cruise control method for autonomously adapting the speed of an ego vehicle to maintain a target headway, headway being distance from the ego vehicle to a forward vehicle, the ego vehicle equipped with a perception system for measuring a current headway and a current speed and acceleration of the forward vehicle relative to ego vehicle, the method comprising: in response to detecting that the current headway is below the target headway, determining and implementing a deceleration strategy for increasing to the target headway; characterised in that the deceleration strategy is determined so as to selectively optimize for comfort in dependence on a predicted headway, the predicted headway computed for a future time instant based on the current speed and acceleration of the forward vehicle relative to the ego vehicle. in response to detecting that the current headway is below the target headway, determining and implementing a deceleration strategy for increasing to the target headway; characterised in that the deceleration strategy is determined so as to selectively optimize for comfort in dependence on a predicted headway, the predicted headway computed for a future time instant based on the current speed and acceleration of the forward vehicle relative to the ego vehicle.
Sintering furnace for dental prostheses with: a sintering section, along which the dental prostheses can be moved, wherein different temperatures (T 1, T 2,...) may be set along the sintering section characterised in that the sintering section is divided into single sintering section segments (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) wherein all sintering segment sections have a length na which corresponds to the integer multiple with n = 1, 2, 3... of the length a of a shortest sintering section segment (11, 13) wherein in each sintering section segment one of the different temperatures can be set. a sintering section, along which the dental prostheses can be moved, wherein different temperatures (T 1, T 2,...) may be set along the sintering section characterised in that the sintering section is divided into single sintering section segments (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) wherein all sintering segment sections have a length na which corresponds to the integer multiple with n = 1, 2, 3... of the length a of a shortest sintering section segment (11, 13) wherein in each sintering section segment one of the different temperatures can be set.
A gas-operated spring with overtravel safety device, comprising: - a tubular containment jacket, - an end face, - an opposite annular portion for closing said tubular jacket and for the passage of a piston rod, - a piston rod arranged so as to pass through said annular portion, a chamber for pressurized gas being defined between said tubular jacket, said end face, said annular passage portion for a piston rod, and said piston rod, means for clearly indicating that overtravel for said piston rod has occurred, and an annular safety body, which defines said opposite passage portion for said piston rod, arranged in said jacket, characterized in that said means for clearly indicating that overtravel has occurred are constituted by a plastically deformable ring which is fixed between said annular safety body and the inner rim of a mouth of said tubular jacket in which said annular safety body is inserted, said plastically deformable ring being normally arranged so that at least one portion thereof is external to said tubular jacket. - a tubular containment jacket, - an end face, - an opposite annular portion for closing said tubular jacket and for the passage of a piston rod, - a piston rod arranged so as to pass through said annular portion, a chamber for pressurized gas being defined between said tubular jacket, said end face, said annular passage portion for a piston rod, and said piston rod, means for clearly indicating that overtravel for said piston rod has occurred, and an annular safety body, which defines said opposite passage portion for said piston rod, arranged in said jacket, characterized in that said means for clearly indicating that overtravel has occurred are constituted by a plastically deformable ring which is fixed between said annular safety body and the inner rim of a mouth of said tubular jacket in which said annular safety body is inserted, said plastically deformable ring being normally arranged so that at least one portion thereof is external to said tubular jacket. a chamber for pressurized gas being defined between said tubular jacket, said end face, said annular passage portion for a piston rod, and said piston rod, means for clearly indicating that overtravel for said piston rod has occurred, and an annular safety body, which defines said opposite passage portion for said piston rod, arranged in said jacket, characterized in that said means for clearly indicating that overtravel has occurred are constituted by a plastically deformable ring which is fixed between said annular safety body and the inner rim of a mouth of said tubular jacket in which said annular safety body is inserted, said plastically deformable ring being normally arranged so that at least one portion thereof is external to said tubular jacket.
A method of calibrating the temperature of a microfluidic channel present in a microfluidic system comprising a controller, the method comprising: (a) introducing into the microfluidic channel a test sample including genomic DNA, the genomic DNA including one or more test and calibrant nucleic acid sequences; (b) amplifying the one or more test and calibrant nucleic acids sequences from the genomic DNA to produce one or more test and calibrant amplicons, wherein the one or more calibrant amplicons are ultra conserved elements; (c) melting the one or more test and calibrant amplicons and determining a melting temperature of each of the one or more test and calibrant amplicons; (d) comparing the determined melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons with a respective expected melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons; and (e) adjusting controller parameters based on the comparison of the determined melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons with the respective expected melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons; (f) recalculating the melting temperature of the test amplicons based on the calculated parameters. (a) introducing into the microfluidic channel a test sample including genomic DNA, the genomic DNA including one or more test and calibrant nucleic acid sequences; (b) amplifying the one or more test and calibrant nucleic acids sequences from the genomic DNA to produce one or more test and calibrant amplicons, wherein the one or more calibrant amplicons are ultra conserved elements; (c) melting the one or more test and calibrant amplicons and determining a melting temperature of each of the one or more test and calibrant amplicons; (d) comparing the determined melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons with a respective expected melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons; and (e) adjusting controller parameters based on the comparison of the determined melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons with the respective expected melting temperature of each of the one or more calibrant amplicons; (f) recalculating the melting temperature of the test amplicons based on the calculated parameters.
Fibre-reinforced composite material, comprising at least one coherent, fibre-like structure composed of at least one polymeric material, and at least one ion-conductive polymer, where the at least one coherent, fibre-like structure is embedded in the at least one ion-conductive polymer, and pores which the at least one coherent, fibre-like structure comprises are filled substantially completely by the at least one ion-conductive polymer, where the fibre-reinforced composite material on at least one surface (29, 39) has a coating which is made of at least one material having a low surface energy of less than 72 mN/m. at least one coherent, fibre-like structure composed of at least one polymeric material, and at least one ion-conductive polymer, where the at least one coherent, fibre-like structure is embedded in the at least one ion-conductive polymer, and pores which the at least one coherent, fibre-like structure comprises are filled substantially completely by the at least one ion-conductive polymer, where the fibre-reinforced composite material on at least one surface (29, 39) has a coating which is made of at least one material having a low surface energy of less than 72 mN/m.
A thermoform packaging machine, comprising a controller and a film punch, which includes a lever mechanism, a tool upper part and a tool lower part, wherein at least the tool upper part or the tool lower part are movable by means of the lever mechanism such that the tool upper part and the tool lower part approach each other, characterized in that the film punch comprises a servo drive and that a measuring unit (51, 42, 45) is provided, which is configured to detect a contact between the tool upper part and the tool lower part.
A flotation cell for treating particles suspended in slurry and for separating the slurry into an underflow and an overflow, the flotation cell comprising a flotation tank comprising a centre, a perimeter, a substantially horizontal level bottom, and a side wall; a launder and a launder lip surrounding the perimeter of the tank; and a bottom structure arranged on the bottom, and having a shape that allows particles suspended in slurry to be mixed in a mixing zone over the bottom structure, and to settle down in a settling zone surrounding the bottom structure, wherein the flotation tank further comprises blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the tank, a blast tube comprising an inlet nozzle for feeding slurry infeed into the blast tube; an elongated chamber arranged to receive under pressure the slurry infeed; characterized in that the blast tube further comprises an inlet for pressurized gas, the slurry infeed subjected to the pressurized gas as it is discharged from the inlet nozzle; an outlet nozzle configured to restrict flow of slurry infeed from the outlet nozzle, and to maintain slurry infeed in the elongated chamber under pressure; and in that the blast tubes are disposed at a position relative to the bottom structure so as to induce mixing at the mixing zone, and wherein the outlet nozzle is configured to produce a supersonic shockwave into the slurry infeed, the supersonic shockwave inducing formation of flotation gas bubble - particle agglomerates. a flotation tank comprising a centre, a perimeter, a substantially horizontal level bottom, and a side wall; a launder and a launder lip surrounding the perimeter of the tank; and a bottom structure arranged on the bottom, and having a shape that allows particles suspended in slurry to be mixed in a mixing zone over the bottom structure, and to settle down in a settling zone surrounding the bottom structure, wherein the flotation tank further comprises blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the tank, a blast tube comprising an inlet nozzle for feeding slurry infeed into the blast tube; an elongated chamber arranged to receive under pressure the slurry infeed; characterized in that the blast tube further comprises an inlet for pressurized gas, the slurry infeed subjected to the pressurized gas as it is discharged from the inlet nozzle; an outlet nozzle configured to restrict flow of slurry infeed from the outlet nozzle, and to maintain slurry infeed in the elongated chamber under pressure; and in that the blast tubes are disposed at a position relative to the bottom structure so as to induce mixing at the mixing zone, and wherein the outlet nozzle is configured to produce a supersonic shockwave into the slurry infeed, the supersonic shockwave inducing formation of flotation gas bubble - particle agglomerates.
A method for obtaining a plurality of nucleic acid vectors containing nucleic acid encoding functional T cell receptors, wherein said method comprises: (a) obtaining a device comprising a plurality of separate locations, wherein each of said separate locations contains cDNA generated from RNA obtained from a single T cell that was sorted into said separate locations, (b) performing a nested amplification procedure using said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations as template to obtain a first amplification product and a second amplification product for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations, wherein said first amplification product comprises nucleic acid encoding an α variable (Vα) or γ variable (Vγ) segment, and wherein said second amplification product comprises nucleic acid encoding a β variable (Vβ) or δ variable (Vδ) segment, and (c) assembling said first amplification product and said second amplification product for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations into a nucleic acid vector to obtain an assembled nucleic acid vector for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations, wherein seamless cloning is used to assemble said nucleic acid vectors from said first amplification product and said second amplification product, and wherein said assembled nucleic acid vectors for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations comprise nucleic acid encoding a functional T cell receptor, wherein said functional T cell receptor of each of said assembled nucleic acid vectors comprises (i) a full-length α variable region and a full-length β variable region as present in said single T cell originating said RNA or (ii) a full-length γ variable region and a full-length δ variable region as present in said single T cell originating said RNA. (a) obtaining a device comprising a plurality of separate locations, wherein each of said separate locations contains cDNA generated from RNA obtained from a single T cell that was sorted into said separate locations, (b) performing a nested amplification procedure using said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations as template to obtain a first amplification product and a second amplification product for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations, wherein said first amplification product comprises nucleic acid encoding an α variable (Vα) or γ variable (Vγ) segment, and wherein said second amplification product comprises nucleic acid encoding a β variable (Vβ) or δ variable (Vδ) segment, and (c) assembling said first amplification product and said second amplification product for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations into a nucleic acid vector to obtain an assembled nucleic acid vector for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations, wherein seamless cloning is used to assemble said nucleic acid vectors from said first amplification product and said second amplification product, and wherein said assembled nucleic acid vectors for said cDNA of each of said plurality of separate locations comprise nucleic acid encoding a functional T cell receptor,
A blood purification system comprising: a blood purification apparatus capable of giving blood purification treatment to a patient; a managing apparatus capable of communicating with the blood purification apparatus in such a manner as to transmit and receive information on the blood purification treatment to and from the blood purification apparatus, the managing apparatus including a storage device capable of storing the information on the blood purification treatment in a time course with the progress of the treatment and accumulating the information as a history for each treatment session; and a display provided to the blood purification apparatus or to the managing apparatus and being capable of displaying the information on the blood purification treatment, wherein the history includes particular incidents having occurred unsteadily in the blood purification treatment, characterized in that the blood purification system includes an extracting device capable of searching the histories accumulated in the storage device and extracting a desired one of the particular incidents; a calculating device capable of calculating a time when the particular incident extracted by the extracting device occurs a predetermined or more number of times as a frequent-occurrence time slot; and a display control device capable of displaying the frequent-occurrence time slot calculated by the calculating device on the display during a current session of blood purification treatment. a blood purification apparatus capable of giving blood purification treatment to a patient; a managing apparatus capable of communicating with the blood purification apparatus in such a manner as to transmit and receive information on the blood purification treatment to and from the blood purification apparatus, the managing apparatus including a storage device capable of storing the information on the blood purification treatment in a time course with the progress of the treatment and accumulating the information as a history for each treatment session; and a display provided to the blood purification apparatus or to the managing apparatus and being capable of displaying the information on the blood purification treatment, wherein the history includes particular incidents having occurred unsteadily in the blood purification treatment, characterized in that the blood purification system includes an extracting device capable of searching the histories accumulated in the storage device and extracting a desired one of the particular incidents; a calculating device capable of calculating a time when the particular incident extracted by the extracting device occurs a predetermined or more number of times as a frequent-occurrence time slot; and a display control device capable of displaying the frequent-occurrence time slot calculated by the calculating device on the display during a current session of blood purification treatment.
An airbag for an avalanche airbag system with a first textile layer, which is coated with a polymer on at least one side, characterized in that the airbag includes at least one strap, which is coated with a thermoplastic polymer at least on its side facing the polymer of the first textile layer, and the width of which is less than a length of the strap, wherein the first textile layer forms at least one overlap seam with the at least one strap, at which the first textile layer is connected to the at least one strap by welding, wherein the airbag includes at least one second textile layer, which is coated with a polymer at least on its side facing the thermoplastic polymer of the at least one strap and forms at least one further overlap seam with the at least one strap, at which the second textile layer is connected to the at least one strap by welding, wherein the weldable coating in the form of the thermoplastic polymer of the at least one strap has a greater surface-related mass than the coating formed by the polymer of the first textile layer and the second textile layer, and wherein the thermoplastic polymer of the at least one strap is applied to a coating of the strap, which is formed by a polymer.