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An industrial machine, comprising an industrial machine main unit, a construction working implement installed on said industrial machine main unit, two cameras and each mounted at a known position with respect to a machine center of said industrial machine main unit, a plurality of targets being installed on said working implement so that the targets are within visual field of each of said two cameras, and an arithmetic processing device for extracting the images of targets from stereo-images taken by said two cameras, for obtaining a three-dimensional position of each target, and for calculating a position and a posture of said working implement with respect to the industrial machine main unit based on the three-dimensional position obtained, characterised in that four or more targets are provided, each of said targets comprising a plate or a plate-like object having a high-reflecting portion in circular shape and a loie-reflecting portion around said high-reflecting portion wherein there is a predetermined value or higher difference between the reflectivity of said high-reflecting portion and the reflectivity of said loie-reflecting portion, wherein said arithmetic processing device is adapted to extract target images from each image by image processing, to compare a positional relation between the target images in the images obtained by each of the two cameras, and to select at least three target images, which are in a common position.
Trocar obturator with an optical cannula extending through the trocar obturator for receiving an optical device having a hollow transparent distal tip of the trocar obturator that is observable from the inside by means of the optical device and which comprises at least one cannula within a walling that encloses the optical cannula of the trocar obturator which ends distally in an exit opening, wherein the at least one cannula is an operating cannula extending continuously from proximal to distal and through which at least one miniature surgical instrument can be introduced such that a distal operating element of the miniature surgical instrument exits the exit opening of the operating cannula and a proximal actuating element of the miniature surgical instrument is disposed proximally outside of the operating cannula, characterized in that the optical cannula extends coaxially to the outer circumferential surface of the walling and to the distal tip of the trocar obturator.
A method for producing plastics containers from a thermoplastic with at least one insert which, by exploiting the heat of plasticization, is connected during shaping of the plastics container by a material bond and/or interlocking connection to the container wall, wherein the method provides the use of at least one opening on the insert which forms a melt duct and/or melt inlet and/or melt passage for plasticized or plastic material of the container wall, characterized in that the opening is monitored as a reference opening by optical and/or sensory means during the production of the connection and wherein the degree of penetration of the opening with thermoplastic from the container wall is used as a measure of the quality of the connection.
A method for evaluating the chronic renal injury status in a mammal, comprising the steps of: (a) determining the level of NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) in a sample of serum or plasma obtained from the mammal, wherein the mammal is not experiencing an acute renal injury, an acute bacterial or viral infection, an acute inflammation, an acute or chronic injury to another organ than the kidney, and a cancer, which contribute to the level of NGAL in the sample; and (b) evaluating the chronic renal injury status of the mammal, based on the level of NGAL in the sample, wherein the chronic renal injury status is the presence, absence and/or extent of chronic renal injury in a mammal, wherein the level of NGAL in a sample from a mammal having chronic renal injury is elevated compared to the level of NGAL in a sample from a mammal having normal kidney function. (a) determining the level of NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) in a sample of serum or plasma obtained from the mammal, wherein the mammal is not experiencing an acute renal injury, an acute bacterial or viral infection, an acute inflammation, an acute or chronic injury to another organ than the kidney, and a cancer, which contribute to the level of NGAL in the sample; and (b) evaluating the chronic renal injury status of the mammal, based on the level of NGAL in the sample,
A test apparatus configured to test a stop mechanism of a saw, the test apparatus comprising: a support arm movable relative to a blade of the saw from a first position to a second position; a simulation member coupled to the support arm, the simulation member having a first end and a second end, wherein in the first position, the first end of the simulation member is adapted to be offset from a portion of the blade of the saw, and in the second position, the first end of the simulation member is adapted to be in contact with the portion of the blade of the saw; and circuitry operatively connected to the simulation member, wherein the circuitry and simulation member cooperate to replicate an electrical property or a thermal property of a human finger such that contact between the blade and the first end of the simulation member when the support arm is in the second position triggers the stop mechanism of the saw. a support arm movable relative to a blade of the saw from a first position to a second position; a simulation member coupled to the support arm, the simulation member having a first end and a second end, wherein in the first position, the first end of the simulation member is adapted to be offset from a portion of the blade of the saw, and in the second position, the first end of the simulation member is adapted to be in contact with the portion of the blade of the saw; and circuitry operatively connected to the simulation member, wherein the circuitry and simulation member cooperate to replicate an electrical property or a thermal property of a human finger such that contact between the blade and the first end of the simulation member when the support arm is in the second position triggers the stop mechanism of the saw.
A robot system comprising: a robot having a working section for performing an operation on a target object; a camera provided to the robot in a vicinity of the working section, and a control device that performs drive control of the robot while confirming the target object based on image data from the camera, wherein the control device performs image-capture control and focus control, when moving the working section with respect to the target object according to a predetermined trajectory, the image-capture control executing image-capturing of the target object with the camera a plurality of times, the focus control focusing to predetermined images within a plurality of images captured by image-capture control, wherein image-capture control is performed at fixed time intervals, and focus control is performed so that the lens is focused at predetermined positions specified along the trajectory of the camera, characterised in that the control device performs the image-capturing at a position at which the target object is focused among the plurality of images captured, in synchronization with the focus control to focus the camera, ahead of the image-capture position, at a movement position ahead in the movement direction of the working section that moves toward the target object. a robot having a working section for performing an operation on a target object; a camera provided to the robot in a vicinity of the working section, and a control device that performs drive control of the robot while confirming the target object based on image data from the camera, wherein the control device performs image-capture control and focus control, when moving the working section with respect to the target object according to a predetermined trajectory, the image-capture control executing image-capturing of the target object with the camera a plurality of times, the focus control focusing to predetermined images within a plurality of images captured by image-capture control, wherein image-capture control is performed at fixed time intervals, and focus control is performed so that the lens is focused at predetermined positions specified along the trajectory of the camera, characterised in that the control device performs the image-capturing at a position at which the target object is focused among the plurality of images captured, in synchronization with the focus control to focus the camera, ahead of the image-capture position, at a movement position ahead in the movement direction of the working section that moves toward the target object.
A liquid metal cleanliness analyzer comprising: an insulating wall comprising a passage; a first electrode disposed proximate to a first side of the insulating wall; two additional electrodes (14, 15) proximate to a second side of the insulating wall, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side; a computation apparatus; and a current supply system connected to the first electrode and to the at least one additional electrode (14, 15), wherein: the computation apparatus is configured to measure a voltage between the first electrode and the at least one additional electrode (14, 15) while liquid metal flows through the passage; characterized in that when a current measured falls below a predetermined level, the liquid metal cleanliness analyzer is configured to suspend measurement of the voltage while the current supply system is adjusted to return the current to an initial value; and the measurement is restarted after the current is returned to the initial value. an insulating wall comprising a passage; a first electrode disposed proximate to a first side of the insulating wall; two additional electrodes (14, 15) proximate to a second side of the insulating wall, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side; a computation apparatus; and a current supply system connected to the first electrode and to the at least one additional electrode (14, 15), wherein: the computation apparatus is configured to measure a voltage between the first electrode and the at least one additional electrode (14, 15) while liquid metal flows through the passage; characterized in that when a current measured falls below a predetermined level, the liquid metal cleanliness analyzer is configured to suspend measurement of the voltage while the current supply system is adjusted to return the current to an initial value; and the measurement is restarted after the current is returned to the initial value. when a current measured falls below a predetermined level, the liquid metal cleanliness analyzer is configured to suspend measurement of the voltage while the current supply system is adjusted to return the current to an initial value; and the measurement is restarted after the current is returned to the initial value.
Method for producing a coated and printed glass pane, at least comprising the steps a) providing a glass substrate having a metal-containing coating on at least one first surface (3.1) and a polymeric protective layer arranged on this metal-containing coating, b) removing the temporary polymeric protective layer and the metal-containing coating only in a predetermined region, c) applying a ceramic ink only in the predetermined region, wherein step b) is carried out with a laser and the polymeric protective layer and the metal-containing coating are intact outside the predetermined region after step c), d) the glass pane is subjected to a temperature treatment at >600 °C, wherein the polymeric protective layer is removed on the entire first surface (3.1) and the ceramic ink is fired in the predetermined region, wherein the predetermined region extends along at least one edge of the glass pane and, measured from the pane edge, has a width b between 0.5 cm and 30 cm, preferably between 1 cm and 20 cm. a) providing a glass substrate having a metal-containing coating on at least one first surface (3.1) and a polymeric protective layer arranged on this metal-containing coating, b) removing the temporary polymeric protective layer and the metal-containing coating only in a predetermined region, c) applying a ceramic ink only in the predetermined region, wherein step b) is carried out with a laser and the polymeric protective layer and the metal-containing coating are intact outside the predetermined region after step c), d) the glass pane is subjected to a temperature treatment at >600 °C, wherein the polymeric protective layer is removed on the entire first surface (3.1) and the ceramic ink is fired in the predetermined region,
A method of using a mobile device to assist in installing and connecting an electronic device, the electronic device mountable to a structure and including one or more wiring terminals (156a, 156b, 176a, 176b, 182a, 182b) connectable to one or more different wires, the method comprising: capturing a first image of the electronic device using the mobile device and communicating the captured first image to a remote server so that the remote server can process the captured first image in order to determine an identity of the electronic device; after determining the identity of the electronic device, downloading to the mobile device information including specific wiring instructions for connecting the electronic device; superimposing the specific wiring instructions onto a currently displayed live-image of the electronic device as displayed on a display of the mobile device to guide a user of the mobile device in wiring the electronic device; wiring the electronic device in accordance with the specific wiring instructions; after the electronic device has been at least partially wired in accordance with the specific wiring instructions, subsequently capturing a second image of the at least partially wired electronic device using the mobile device and communicating the second captured image of the wired electronic device to the remote server; the remote server processing the second captured image to ascertain whether there are any wiring errors; and when wiring errors are found by the remote server, the mobile device receiving a message from the remote server indicating the wiring errors that were found. capturing a first image of the electronic device using the mobile device and communicating the captured first image to a remote server so that the remote server can process the captured first image in order to determine an identity of the electronic device; after determining the identity of the electronic device, downloading to the mobile device information including specific wiring instructions for connecting the electronic device; superimposing the specific wiring instructions onto a currently displayed live-image of the electronic device as displayed on a display of the mobile device to guide a user of the mobile device in wiring the electronic device; wiring the electronic device in accordance with the specific wiring instructions; after the electronic device has been at least partially wired in accordance with the specific wiring instructions, subsequently capturing a second image of the at least partially wired electronic device using the mobile device and communicating the second captured image of the wired electronic device to the remote server; the remote server processing the second captured image to ascertain whether there are any wiring errors; and when wiring errors are found by the remote server, the mobile device receiving a message from the remote server indicating the wiring errors that were found.
A method of synchronizing communication in an electronic communication system with a central unit and multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2) sharing a communication binder, the method comprising the steps: creating a common clock for the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2); estimating time delays of respective communication paths (150, 170) from the central unit to the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2); using the estimated time delays to align symbol timing of transmissions to and from the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2); and estimating timing advances to align timing of upstream transmissions in the system with timing of downstream transmissions in the system, using the estimated time delays and/or estimated timing advances to avoid communication collisions in the system, characterized in that the aligning of timing of upstream transmissions in the system with timing of downstream transmissions in the system further comprises: shifting, in at least one of the distribution points of the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2) the beginning of a downstream transmission of at least one of the downstream transmissions in the system by a timing advance (t_c1), so that each of the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP 1, DP2) begins transmitting downstream packets at the same point in time. creating a common clock for the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2); estimating time delays of respective communication paths (150, 170) from the central unit to the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2); using the estimated time delays to align symbol timing of transmissions to and from the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2); and estimating timing advances to align timing of upstream transmissions in the system with timing of downstream transmissions in the system, using the estimated time delays and/or estimated timing advances to avoid communication collisions in the system, characterized in that the aligning of timing of upstream transmissions in the system with timing of downstream transmissions in the system further comprises: shifting, in at least one of the distribution points of the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP1, DP2) the beginning of a downstream transmission of at least one of the downstream transmissions in the system by a timing advance (t_c1), so that each of the multiple distribution points (140a, 140b, 240aM, DP 1, DP2) begins transmitting downstream packets at the same point in time.
An energy efficient dispenser for dispensing product from a container, comprising: a controller; at least one LED indicator adapted to provide one or more indication sequences, wherein each indication sequence comprises one or more activations of the at least one LED indicator, which operate using a pulse width mode of operation at a duty cycle of about 40% to about 80%, to provide an indication to a user of the operational state (130, 152, 156, 158; 130', 156', 158') of the dispenser, and wherein the operational state includes: an active mode (156; 156'); a dispense mode (130; 130'); and a lockout mode (158; 158'); characterized in that each indication sequence comprising one or more activations of the at least one LED indicator utilizes no more than 0.0625 mAh of energy; in that during the active mode operational state (156; 156') a sensor is activated; in that the at least one LED indicator is activated once every 3.2 seconds during the lockout mode operational state (158; 158'); and in that the at least one LED indicator is activated 4 times per second during dispense mode (130; 130'), in which product is released from a container. a controller; at least one LED indicator adapted to provide one or more indication sequences, wherein each indication sequence comprises one or more activations of the at least one LED indicator, which operate using a pulse width mode of operation at a duty cycle of about 40% to about 80%, to provide an indication to a user of the operational state (130, 152, 156, 158; 130', 156', 158') of the dispenser, and wherein the operational state includes: an active mode (156; 156'); a dispense mode (130; 130'); and a lockout mode (158; 158'); an active mode (156; 156'); a dispense mode (130; 130'); and a lockout mode (158; 158'); characterized in that each indication sequence comprising one or more activations of the at least one LED indicator utilizes no more than 0.0625 mAh of energy; in that during the active mode operational state (156; 156') a sensor is activated; in that the at least one LED indicator is activated once every 3.2 seconds during the lockout mode operational state (158; 158'); and in that the at least one LED indicator is activated 4 times per second during dispense mode (130; 130'), in which product is released from a container.
A turbofan comprising: a disc-shaped main plate; a projected hub formed by making a center portion of the main plate project in a rotation axis direction; and a plurality of blades each of which is vertically provided so as to stand in the projecting direction of the hub using an outer-periphery-side flat part of the main plate as a base, and has a hollow shape with an opening in the base, characterized in that: entire outside standing faces (3a, 3c, 3f, 3g) on the outside of the blade and entire inside standing faces (3dc, 3dd, 3da, 3db) on the inside of the hollow of the blade tilt towards the inside of the hollow from the base to the projecting direction. a disc-shaped main plate; a projected hub formed by making a center portion of the main plate project in a rotation axis direction; and a plurality of blades each of which is vertically provided so as to stand in the projecting direction of the hub using an outer-periphery-side flat part of the main plate as a base, and has a hollow shape with an opening in the base, characterized in that: entire outside standing faces (3a, 3c, 3f, 3g) on the outside of the blade and entire inside standing faces (3dc, 3dd, 3da, 3db) on the inside of the hollow of the blade tilt towards the inside of the hollow from the base to the projecting direction.
A method for controlling a glycosylation pattern of a recombinant glycoprotein, comprising culturing a microorganism comprising a polynucleotide encoding the recombinant glycoprotein in a culture medium comprising insulin, wherein the insulin reduces the N-glycan or the O-glycan content of the recombinant glycoprotein.
A valve arrangement for a piston compressor, the valve arrangement comprising: a suction valve section; and a discharge valve section; characterised in that the suction valve section and discharge valve section together form a working chamber head section, and the suction valve section has a frustopyramidal form. a suction valve section; and a discharge valve section;
A method for the manufacture of a fluorinated compound which comprises: a) providing a fluoroformate [fluoroformate] of an alcohol [alcohol] comprising at least one -CH 2 OCH 2 - moiety; b) submitting the fluoroformate to fluorination with elemental fluorine, optionally in the presence of a (per)haloolefin, at a temperature of at least 20° C, to obtain the corresponding perfluorinated fluoroformate [fluoroformate] and, optionally, c) cleaving the perfluorinated fluoroformate. a) providing a fluoroformate [fluoroformate] of an alcohol [alcohol] comprising at least one -CH 2 OCH 2 - moiety; b) submitting the fluoroformate to fluorination with elemental fluorine, optionally in the presence of a (per)haloolefin, at a temperature of at least 20° C, to obtain the corresponding perfluorinated fluoroformate [fluoroformate] and, optionally, c) cleaving the perfluorinated fluoroformate.