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Stereolithography machine comprising: • a container for a fluid substance suited to be solidified through exposure to predefined radiation; • a laser source apt to emit a beam of said predefined radiation; • a vector scanning optical unit configured to perform a vector scanning of a reference surface arranged inside said container according to a desired vector data image by means of said predefined radiation; • a memory to store said vector data image representative of an image to be scanned on said reference surface; • a logic control unit configured for controlling said vector scanning optical unit and/or said laser source in such a way as to expose a predefined portion of said reference surface to said radiation according to said vector data image; wherein said vector scanning optical unit comprises a first and a second micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS) (7, 8) arranged in series one after the other with respect to a travelling path of said predefined radiation, each MOEMS system comprising: • a mirror having a diameter comprised between about 2 mm and about 8 mm associated with a supporting structure through articulation means configured so as to define for said mirror a rotation axis (X1, X2); • an actuator suited to move said mirror around said rotation axis (X1, X2) in a quasi-static manner at an angular speed so that a corresponding marking speed of said laser beam on said reference surface is comprised between about 0.5 m/s and about 3 m/s when said laser source is emitting said predetermined radiation during said vector scanning; and wherein • the rotation axis of the mirror of the first MOEMS system is not parallel to the rotation axis of the mirror of the second MOEMS system. • a container for a fluid substance suited to be solidified through exposure to predefined radiation; • a laser source apt to emit a beam of said predefined radiation; • a vector scanning optical unit configured to perform a vector scanning of a reference surface arranged inside said container according to a desired vector data image by means of said predefined radiation; • a memory to store said vector data image representative of an image to be scanned on said reference surface; • a logic control unit configured for controlling said vector scanning optical unit and/or said laser source in such a way as to expose a predefined portion of said reference surface to said radiation according to said vector data image; • a mirror having a diameter comprised between about 2 mm and about 8 mm associated with a supporting structure through articulation means configured so as to define for said mirror a rotation axis (X1, X2); • an actuator suited to move said mirror around said rotation axis (X1, X2) in a quasi-static manner at an angular speed so that a corresponding marking speed of said laser beam on said reference surface is comprised between about 0.5 m/s and about 3 m/s when said laser source is emitting said predetermined radiation during said vector scanning; • the rotation axis of the mirror of the first MOEMS system is not parallel to the rotation axis of the mirror of the second MOEMS system.
A smokeless flavor inhalator comprising: a casing (14, 18) having a mouthpiece, said casing being configured to generate a flow of air guided therethrough toward the mouthpiece when a user inhales through the mouthpiece; a flavor generator arranged inside said casing and capable of releasing a flavor component into the air flow; and a heater for heating the flavor generator, said heater including a carbon heat source which has air permeability and is attached to a distal end of said casing for heating the air; characterized in that said heater further includes an incombustible cooling element having air permeability and arranged inside said casing and between the carbon heat source and said flavor generator for cooling the air heated by the carbon heat source, so that the incombustible cooling element keeps said flavor generator being heated at a heating temperature of 50 to 200°C, to allow the flavor component to be released while preventing generation of aerosol from said flavor generator, wherein said cooling element has a plurality of through holes formed therethrough, the through holes providing the cooling element with a heat exchange area of 500 mm 2 or more. a casing (14, 18) having a mouthpiece, said casing being configured to generate a flow of air guided therethrough toward the mouthpiece when a user inhales through the mouthpiece; a flavor generator arranged inside said casing and capable of releasing a flavor component into the air flow; and a heater for heating the flavor generator, said heater including a carbon heat source which has air permeability and is attached to a distal end of said casing for heating the air; characterized in that said heater further includes an incombustible cooling element having air permeability and arranged inside said casing and between the carbon heat source and said flavor generator for cooling the air heated by the carbon heat source, so that the incombustible cooling element keeps said flavor generator being heated at a heating temperature of 50 to 200°C, to allow the flavor component to be released while preventing generation of aerosol from said flavor generator, wherein said cooling element has a plurality of through holes formed therethrough, the through holes providing the cooling element with a heat exchange area of 500 mm 2 or more.
A method of manufacturing a ceramic filter device comprising at least two outer layers (11, 12), between which an intermediate layer connecting the two outer layers (11, 12) to one another is arranged or formed, characterized by the following steps: - providing a first outer layer, - applying an intermediate layer to the first outer layer, with partial areas of the first outer layer remaining uncovered, - applying a second outer layer to the intermediate layer, wherein the application of the intermediate layer comprises a dot-shaped and/or web-shaped application of a viscous ceramic material, wherein the first and the second outer layer (11, 12) are provided as flat ceramic bodies, in particular as ceramic plates, wherein the outer layers (11, 12) and the intermediate layer arranged therebetween are brought into a furnace and treated in a sintering process. - providing a first outer layer, - applying an intermediate layer to the first outer layer, with partial areas of the first outer layer remaining uncovered, - applying a second outer layer to the intermediate layer, wherein the application of the intermediate layer comprises a dot-shaped and/or web-shaped application of a viscous ceramic material, wherein the first and the second outer layer (11, 12) are provided as flat ceramic bodies, in particular as ceramic plates, wherein the outer layers (11, 12) and the intermediate layer arranged therebetween are brought into a furnace and treated in a sintering process. wherein the application of the intermediate layer comprises a dot-shaped and/or web-shaped application of a viscous ceramic material, wherein the first and the second outer layer (11, 12) are provided as flat ceramic bodies, in particular as ceramic plates, wherein the outer layers (11, 12) and the intermediate layer arranged therebetween are brought into a furnace and treated in a sintering process.
A process for preparing a resin, comprising: a) reacting a polyamine with a symmetric cross-linker to produce a partially cross-linked polyamine; b) adding an epihalohydrin to the partially cross-linked polyamine to produce a halohydrin-functionalized polymer; and c) cyclizing the halohydrin-functionalized polymer to form a resin having azetidinium moieties, wherein the symmetric cross-linker is selected from polyethylene glycol diacrylate, a bis(acrylamide) compound, a di-epoxide compound, a polyazetidinium compound, N,N'-methylene-bis-methacrylamide, poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, poly(propylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, and any combination thereof. a) reacting a polyamine with a symmetric cross-linker to produce a partially cross-linked polyamine; b) adding an epihalohydrin to the partially cross-linked polyamine to produce a halohydrin-functionalized polymer; and c) cyclizing the halohydrin-functionalized polymer to form a resin having azetidinium moieties, wherein the symmetric cross-linker is selected from polyethylene glycol diacrylate, a bis(acrylamide) compound, a di-epoxide compound, a polyazetidinium compound, N,N'-methylene-bis-methacrylamide, poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, poly(propylene glycol) diglycidyl ether, and any combination thereof.
A linear actuator comprising an electrical motor, a transmission, a spindle, a spindle nut, an actuation element and a control unit, where the electrical motor through the transmission and interaction between spindle and spindle nut drives the actuation element to move linearly between a first end stop and a second end stop, wherein to determine a position of the actuation element the control unit comprises an absolute rotary position sensor outputting a value representing an angle and comprises a counter keeping a count, where the absolute rotary position sensor is coupled to the linear actuator in such a way that the rotational angle through which the absolute rotational position sensor will give an absolute value is less than the rotational angle through which the absolute rotational position sensor is subjected to during a movement of the actuation element between the first end stop and the second end stop, causing the value of the absolute rotational position sensor to under-flow or over-flow at least once during such a movement and where the counter is arranged to keep track of the under-flows and over-flows of the value in the count, characterized in that the control unit is arranged to determine end stops of the linear actuator by driving the electrical motor in both directions until the absolute rotary position sensor indicates that the actuation element is not moving.
A method of analyzing the likelihood of weight regain in a subject who has reached a target weight by practicing a weight loss program, the method comprising determining an amount or presence of at least one microbe and/or product thereof in the gut microbiome of the subject, wherein the amount of said at least one microbe is altered during a prior weight gain period of the subject to reach a level representative of an obese subject and further wherein the amount of said at least one microbe is retained at said level following said weight loss program, wherein the amount or presence of said at least one microbe or product thereof is predictive of weight regain.
A method of making an analyte array, comprising (a) providing a substrate having a surface comprising mask regions and transparent regions, the mask regions having a composition that blocks transmittance of radiation in a first part of the electromagnetic spectrum and transparent regions having a composition that transmits radiation in the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum, wherein a continuous gel layer coats the surface across the mask regions and the transparent regions characterised in that the method further comprises: (b) contacting the continuous gel layer with a fluid comprising analytes under conditions wherein analytes become attached to the gel layer and wherein a first subpopulation of the analytes attaches to portions of the gel layer that coat the mask regions and a second subpopulation of the analytes attaches to portions of the gel layer that coat the transparent regions; and (c) irradiating the surface with radiation in the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum, from the side opposite that coated with the gel layer, and wherein the mask regions selectively protect the continuous gel layer at the mask regions from radiation in the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum, thereby selectively modifying the analytes of the second subpopulation compared to the analytes of the first subpopulation. (a) providing a substrate having a surface comprising mask regions and transparent regions, the mask regions having a composition that blocks transmittance of radiation in a first part of the electromagnetic spectrum and transparent regions having a composition that transmits radiation in the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum, wherein a continuous gel layer coats the surface across the mask regions and the transparent regions (b) contacting the continuous gel layer with a fluid comprising analytes under conditions wherein analytes become attached to the gel layer and wherein a first subpopulation of the analytes attaches to portions of the gel layer that coat the mask regions and a second subpopulation of the analytes attaches to portions of the gel layer that coat the transparent regions; and (c) irradiating the surface with radiation in the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum, from the side opposite that coated with the gel layer, and wherein the mask regions selectively protect the continuous gel layer at the mask regions from radiation in the first part of the electromagnetic spectrum, thereby selectively modifying the analytes of the second subpopulation compared to the analytes of the first subpopulation.
A method for preparing a catalyzed fabric filter comprising the steps of a) providing a fabric filter substrate b) providing an aqueous impregnation liquid comprising an aqueous hydrosol of one or more catalyst metal precursor compounds dispersed on nanoparticles of an oxidic metal carrier, a dispersing agent comprising one or more primary amines and a surfactant; c) impregnating the fabric filter substrate with the impregnation liquid; and d) drying and thermally activating the impregnated fabric filter substrate at a temperature below 300°C to convert the one or more metal compounds of the catalyst precursor to their catalytically active form. a) providing a fabric filter substrate b) providing an aqueous impregnation liquid comprising an aqueous hydrosol of one or more catalyst metal precursor compounds dispersed on nanoparticles of an oxidic metal carrier, a dispersing agent comprising one or more primary amines and a surfactant; c) impregnating the fabric filter substrate with the impregnation liquid; and d) drying and thermally activating the impregnated fabric filter substrate at a temperature below 300°C to convert the one or more metal compounds of the catalyst precursor to their catalytically active form.
An ice-making machine comprising: a) a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator made with refrigerant channels formed in a serpentine shape, and interconnecting lines (15, 20, 26) therefor; b) a water system including a pump and an ice-forming mold having a back surface and an open front face to form a slab of ice, the serpentine channels of the evaporator being in thermal contact with the back surface of the ice-forming mold; and interconnecting lines therefor; and characterized by c) a harvest assist system comprising the at least one hole through the back surface of the ice-forming mold and a source of pressurised gas connected to the at least one hole. a) a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator made with refrigerant channels formed in a serpentine shape, and interconnecting lines (15, 20, 26) therefor; b) a water system including a pump and an ice-forming mold having a back surface and an open front face to form a slab of ice, the serpentine channels of the evaporator being in thermal contact with the back surface of the ice-forming mold; and interconnecting lines therefor; and characterized by c) a harvest assist system comprising the at least one hole through the back surface of the ice-forming mold and a source of pressurised gas connected to the at least one hole.
A device for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway into a body of a patient, comprising: an access pathway configured to allow access to an internal portion of a patient's body from an external environment, the access pathway comprising an access pathway port configured to maintain a non-pierceable barrier between the internal portion of the body and the external environment when in a closed position, wherein the access pathway port connects through a distal opening to an access pathway catheter extending into the internal portion of the body and allowing access into the internal portion of the body when the access pathway port is open; and an attachment device connectable to the access pathway port and configured to open the access pathway port, the attachment device comprising an internally sterile attachment device sheath at least partially surrounding an internal equipment component of the attachment device, the attachment device sheath configured to enable insertion of at least part of the internal equipment component into the internal portion of the body through the access pathway when the attachment device is connected to the access pathway port, wherein the internal equipment component is a loop irrigation mechanism, at least partially sealed within the sheath, with separate tubes for irrigation and suction. an access pathway configured to allow access to an internal portion of a patient's body from an external environment, the access pathway comprising an access pathway port configured to maintain a non-pierceable barrier between the internal portion of the body and the external environment when in a closed position, wherein the access pathway port connects through a distal opening to an access pathway catheter extending into the internal portion of the body and allowing access into the internal portion of the body when the access pathway port is open; and an attachment device connectable to the access pathway port and configured to open the access pathway port, the attachment device comprising an internally sterile attachment device sheath at least partially surrounding an internal equipment component of the attachment device, the attachment device sheath configured to enable insertion of at least part of the internal equipment component into the internal portion of the body through the access pathway when the attachment device is connected to the access pathway port, wherein the internal equipment component is a loop irrigation mechanism, at least partially sealed within the sheath, with separate tubes for irrigation and suction.
A fan rotor (11, 12) provided with blades, this rotor comprising a rotor disc provided at its periphery with a plurality of fasteners, each fastener comprising a cell for receiving the root of one of said blades,each cell comprising a bottom and an elongated wedge being arranged in each cell, said wedge being made of an elastically deformable material, at least one longitudinal section (20a, 20b, 20c) of this wedge having a transverse profile in the form of an arc, the central region of which is curved, so that it comprises a domed portion protruding in the direction of the concavity of said arc and a hollow in the direction of the convexity of the arc, and said wedge being arranged in the cell so that its domed portion faces the blade root and its hollow is oriented toward the bottom of the cell, characterized in that the blades are with variable pitch, in that each fastener is rotatably mounted relative to said rotor disc around a radial pitch axis, in that the central portion of the blade root has a recess, in that said blade root is arranged in the cell so that its recess is oriented toward the bottom of the cell, in that a prestressing rod with at least one cam is also arranged in each cell, in that said wedge is arranged in the cell so that its domed portion faces the recess of the blade root, in that the bottom of said cell comprises as many retraction cavities as the rod has cams, in that said prestressing rod is interposed between the hollow of the central region of said wedge and the bottom of the cell, so that said cam faces the corresponding retraction cavity and in that said prestressing rod is movable in rotation around its longitudinal axis (X2-X'2), so as to be able to be moved between a resting position, in which the cam is housed in the retraction cavity, and an armed position, in which the cam exerts a radial pressure on the central region of the wedge so as to move said wedge in the direction of the blade root and so that the two lateral regions (23,24) of said wedge, arranged on either side of its central region, are in contact with corresponding lateral regions (151,152) of the blade root and are remote from the bottom of the cell.
A method performed by an Access Point, AP, or a wireless device in a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, for communicating with the wireless device or the AP respectively, the WLAN employing contention based access for radio resources, the method comprising: - using a first Clear Channel Assessment Threshold, CCAT for a first Quality of Service, QoS, category and at least a second CCAT for a second QoS category for communication with the wireless device or the AP respectively, the method further comprising, - determining, when using the determined first and/or second CCAT for communication with the wireless device or the AP respectively, whether the channel is busy or free using the CCAT for the QoS category of the data to be transmitted to the wireless device or the AP respectively, the determining of whether the channel is busy or free further being based on a QoS category of data that is currently being transmitted on the channel as discovered during the determining of whether the channel is busy or free, and - transmitting data to the wireless device or the AP respectively when the channel is free. - using a first Clear Channel Assessment Threshold, CCAT for a first Quality of Service, QoS, category and at least a second CCAT for a second QoS category for communication with the wireless device or the AP respectively, the method further comprising, - determining, when using the determined first and/or second CCAT for communication with the wireless device or the AP respectively, whether the channel is busy or free using the CCAT for the QoS category of the data to be transmitted to the wireless device or the AP respectively, the determining of whether the channel is busy or free further being based on a QoS category of data that is currently being transmitted on the channel as discovered during the determining of whether the channel is busy or free, and - transmitting data to the wireless device or the AP respectively when the channel is free.