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Accumulator for storage and delivery of hydraulic energy, comprising a cylindrical accumulator chamber inside a wall part and one or two end sections, a piston arranged in the accumulator chamber and at least one seal (6,7) arranged between the piston and wall part, the piston with seal (6,7) has dimension to fit into the accumulator chamber dividing the accumulator chamber into two parts (C1,C2), the wall part is made of composite material, characterised in that the piston has concave end surfaces (4a, 4b) facing each respective accumulator chamber part (C1, C2), the shape of the concavity and the material properties of the piston are adapted such that the piston expands similarly as the wall section as the pressure varies, such that the piston with seal (6,7) separate the accumulator chambers parts (C1, C2) sealingly even though the pressure varies broadly, wherein the radial thickness of the piston Tp near the opening of said concavity and the wall part thickness Tw, and the modulus of elasticity of the piston material Ep and wall material Ew, respectively, are such that (Tp/Tw ≤ Ew/Ep).
A multi-camera endoscope comprising: an elongated shaft terminating with a tip section turnable by way of a bending section, wherein said tip section comprises: a front-pointing camera and a discrete front illuminator associated therewith; a front fluid injector configured for cleaning at least one of said front-pointing camera and said discrete front illuminator; a side-pointing camera and a discrete side illuminator associated therewith; a side fluid injector configured for cleaning at least one of said side-pointing camera and said discrete side illuminator; a working channel configured for insertion of a surgical tool; and a pathway fluid injector for inflating and cleaning a body cavity into which the endoscope is inserted, wherein the side fluid injector and the side-pointing camera are located in a depression in the cylindrical surface of the endoscope tip section. a front-pointing camera and a discrete front illuminator associated therewith; a front fluid injector configured for cleaning at least one of said front-pointing camera and said discrete front illuminator; a side-pointing camera and a discrete side illuminator associated therewith; a side fluid injector configured for cleaning at least one of said side-pointing camera and said discrete side illuminator; a working channel configured for insertion of a surgical tool; and a pathway fluid injector for inflating and cleaning a body cavity into which the endoscope is inserted, wherein the side fluid injector and the side-pointing camera are located in a depression in the cylindrical surface of the endoscope tip section.
A locking cylinder, having a stator and a rotor, which is rotatable in the stator and has a key opening into which a key can be inserted, and a plurality of tumbler/counter-tumbler pairs, wherein at least one of the tumblers has a first and a second part (2a, 2b) which are connected to one another and whose relative position can be adjusted and fixed, having an access for a tool, through which the tool can act on the tumbler in a fully assembled state of the locking cylinder, wherein the first part and the second part are connected to one another in a press fit and the locking cylinder is programmable by way of the tool, which exerts a thrust force on the counter-tumbler or directly on the tumbler in order to displace the second part relative to the first part, while a key with a desired coding is inserted into the cylinder and forms an internal stop for the tumbler dependent on the coding, characterised in that the locking cylinder has a coil spring assigned to the tumbler and the counter-tumbler as well as a housing encasing the stator, wherein the coil spring rests against an inner surface of the housing with an end facing away from the key opening, and in that the housing has an access opening through which the mandrel of the tool can be passed in order to displace the second part relative to the first part, wherein the mandrel of the tool extends through at least a part of the coil spring when the first and second parts are pushed into one another.
A fall protection device for coupling a user who performs works on horizontal surfaces in construction sites to a fixed element of the construction, wherein the fall protection device is able to adopt two end positions, the first being an operating protection position and the second being a non-operating storage position, the fall protection device comprising: - a mast intended to be arranged vertically in the operating protection position, having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the mast is releasably couplable to a fixed element of the construction with the possibility of pivoting on its own vertical axis; - an arm intended to be arranged horizontally in the operating protection position forming an inverted L with the mast, being provided at a first end with an articulated joint that is articulated with the end of the upper portion of the mast, the second end thereof being a free end and the arm being configured to receive in an area of the second end the coupling of fastening and attachment means for the user; - a shock-absorbing strut to cushion the pivotal movement of the arm towards the mast caused by a downward traction force occasionally applied at an area of the end of the arm by the fastening and attachment means for the user, the strut being provided with a first end joined articulately to the arm and a second end intended to be fastened, in the operating protection position, on a point of the upper portion of the mast under the end of the upper portion where the mast is articulated with the arm, characterised in that the articulation of the first end of the strut with the arm is a sliding articulation that can slide along the arm. - a mast intended to be arranged vertically in the operating protection position, having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the mast is releasably couplable to a fixed element of the construction with the possibility of pivoting on its own vertical axis; - an arm intended to be arranged horizontally in the operating protection position forming an inverted L with the mast, being provided at a first end with an articulated joint that is articulated with the end of the upper portion of the mast, the second end thereof being a free end and the arm being configured to receive in an area of the second end the coupling of fastening and attachment means for the user; - a shock-absorbing strut to cushion the pivotal movement of the arm towards the mast caused by a downward traction force occasionally applied at an area of the end of the arm by the fastening and attachment means for the user, the strut being provided with a first end joined articulately to the arm and a second end intended to be fastened, in the operating protection position, on a point of the upper portion of the mast under the end of the upper portion where the mast is articulated with the arm,
A source network (6, 60) comprising: a source-external network router for connection to an external network; and at least one computing device; characterized in that the source network includes a data port arrangement configured to transmit data received from the at least one computing device only to a specific destination device outside the source network via the router and the external network, the data is sent to the data port arrangement in a data packet including a destination address associated with the data port arrangement, and the data port arrangement comprises: an input port configured to receive the data packet from the at least one computing device on the source network; a data processing arrangement configured to replace the destination address with the address of the destination device and to encrypt the data to be sent to the destination device; and an output port configured to output the encrypted data for transmission to the destination device via the router and the external network. a source-external network router for connection to an external network; and at least one computing device; characterized in that the source network includes a data port arrangement configured to transmit data received from the at least one computing device only to a specific destination device outside the source network via the router and the external network, the data is sent to the data port arrangement in a data packet including a destination address associated with the data port arrangement, and the data port arrangement comprises: an input port configured to receive the data packet from the at least one computing device on the source network; a data processing arrangement configured to replace the destination address with the address of the destination device and to encrypt the data to be sent to the destination device; and an output port configured to output the encrypted data for transmission to the destination device via the router and the external network. an input port configured to receive the data packet from the at least one computing device on the source network; a data processing arrangement configured to replace the destination address with the address of the destination device and to encrypt the data to be sent to the destination device; and an output port configured to output the encrypted data for transmission to the destination device via the router and the external network.
Multimeric influenza hemagglutinin stem domain polypeptides, comprising at least a first and a second influenza hemagglutinin stem domain monomer, said first and second monomer each comprising an amino acid sequence: wherein X 1 is K, X 2 is K, X 3 is F, X 4 is T, X 5 is M, X 6 is Y, X 7 is I, X 8 is Y and X 9 is S. wherein the first monomer is linked to said second monomer by a disulfide bridge between the amino acid on position 411 of the first monomer and the amino acid on position 419 of the second monomer, and wherein the numbering of the amino acid positions is based on SEQ ID NO: 1. wherein X 1 is K, X 2 is K, X 3 is F, X 4 is T, X 5 is M, X 6 is Y, X 7 is I, X 8 is Y and X 9 is S. wherein the first monomer is linked to said second monomer by a disulfide bridge between the amino acid on position 411 of the first monomer and the amino acid on position 419 of the second monomer, and wherein the numbering of the amino acid positions is based on SEQ ID NO: 1.
A coating composition comprising: a) a polyol resin; b) a polyisocyanate; c) at least one solvent; d) optionally, a flattening agent, and e) a platelet shaped pigment selected from the group consisting of stainless steel pigment, fluorophlogopite pigment, calcined mica pigment, and blends thereof; and wherein the polyol resin and polyisocyanate are selected to form, as a reaction product, a film forming polymer for a soft feel coating. a) a polyol resin; b) a polyisocyanate; c) at least one solvent; d) optionally, a flattening agent, and e) a platelet shaped pigment selected from the group consisting of stainless steel pigment, fluorophlogopite pigment, calcined mica pigment, and blends thereof; and
A method for estimating the tension of a tension member, said method comprising the steps of: • exciting said tension member such as to induce vibration of said tension member, • sampling said vibration to obtain a first vibration signal, characterized by the steps of: • modifying the mass and/or the rotational inertia of said tension member to provide a modified tension member by attaching a mass on a first end and/or a second end of said tension member, • exciting said modified tension member such as to induce vibration of said modified tension member, • sampling said vibration of said modified tension member to obtain a second vibration signal, and • estimating the tension of said tension member based on a comparison of said first vibration signal and said second vibration signal. • exciting said tension member such as to induce vibration of said tension member, • sampling said vibration to obtain a first vibration signal, • modifying the mass and/or the rotational inertia of said tension member to provide a modified tension member by attaching a mass on a first end and/or a second end of said tension member, • exciting said modified tension member such as to induce vibration of said modified tension member, • sampling said vibration of said modified tension member to obtain a second vibration signal, and • estimating the tension of said tension member based on a comparison of said first vibration signal and said second vibration signal.
A thermoplastic elastomer compound, comprising: (a) from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a polyphenylene ether; (b) from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer; (c) from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of at least one solid non-halogen flame retardant selected from the group consisting of organophosphinate, melamine polyphosphate, and combinations thereof; and (d) from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of a nucleated olefinic polymer; (e) from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of an oil to plasticize the hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer; and (f) from about 5 to about 25 weight percent of a tackifier to modify an olefinic mid-block of the hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer; wherein the compound has a before-aging tensile elongation of >200% and an after-aging tensile elongation residual of at least 75%, according to Underwriters' Laboratory test UL 62. (a) from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a polyphenylene ether; (b) from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer; (c) from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of at least one solid non-halogen flame retardant selected from the group consisting of organophosphinate, melamine polyphosphate, and combinations thereof; and (d) from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of a nucleated olefinic polymer; (e) from about 5 to about 30 weight percent of an oil to plasticize the hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer; and (f) from about 5 to about 25 weight percent of a tackifier to modify an olefinic mid-block of the hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer;
Method of treatment of a biological tissue for biological prosthesis, said method comprising the steps: - fixation of the biological tissue by means of a treatment with a fixing solution containing glutaraldehyde; - elimination of phospholipids from the biological tissue by means of a treatment with an elimination solution containing 1,2-octanediol and ethanol is performed; - detoxification by means of a treatment with a detoxifying solution containing taurine or homocysteic acid at a temperature above room temperature, preferably above 30°C, wherein the step of elimination of phospholipids is carried out before said fixation step. - fixation of the biological tissue by means of a treatment with a fixing solution containing glutaraldehyde; - elimination of phospholipids from the biological tissue by means of a treatment with an elimination solution containing 1,2-octanediol and ethanol is performed; - detoxification by means of a treatment with a detoxifying solution containing taurine or homocysteic acid at a temperature above room temperature, preferably above 30°C, wherein the step of elimination of phospholipids is carried out before said fixation step.
A stretching device for elongating a film web along its longitudinal direction (z), - which stretching device comprises a plurality of rollers (22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37), by means of which a film web can be guided in a transport direction (z) along its longitudinal direction (z), - and said stretching device contains at least one stretching gap, which is delimited by at least two rollers (22, 23, 33, 36), which can be driven at different peripheral speed, wherein means (40, 41, 42) are provided for applying a temperature gradient to the film web, which extends in the direction (x) transverse to the longitudinal axis (z) of the film web, characterized in that downstream of the rollers (22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37) a sensordeice is provided, with which the film thickness of the film web can be controlled, wherein a control device is provided, to which the measurement results of the sensor device can be communicated via a signal line, wherein with the control device control commands can be forwarded via signal lines to the means (40, 41, 42) for applying a temperature gradient to the film web, wherein the means for applying a temperature gradient of one of the following meansto the film web comprise: • infrared emitters, which are segmented along the axial direction (x), which extends into the width of the film web, • magneticfield generator, with which eddy currents can be generated in segmented rollers, • heat rollers, • hot air nozzles, with which air of different temperature and/or different air volumes can be impressed in the direction (x) transverse to the longitudinal axis (z) of the film web. - which stretching device comprises a plurality of rollers (22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37), by means of which a film web can be guided in a transport direction (z) along its longitudinal direction (z), - and said stretching device contains at least one stretching gap, which is delimited by at least two rollers (22, 23, 33, 36), which can be driven at different peripheral speed, • infrared emitters, which are segmented along the axial direction (x), which extends into the width of the film web, • magneticfield generator, with which eddy currents can be generated in segmented rollers, • heat rollers, • hot air nozzles, with which air of different temperature and/or different air volumes can be impressed in the direction (x) transverse to the longitudinal axis (z) of the film web.
A process for manufacturing a combined microelectromechanical device, comprising: forming in a die of semiconductor material at least a first and a second microelectromechanical structures; bonding a cap to the die by means of a bonding region, so as to define at least a first and a second cavity, at said first and, respectively, second microelectromechanical structures; forming an access channel through said cap in fluidic communication with the first cavity so as to control the pressure value inside said first cavity in a distinct manner with respect to a respective pressure value inside said second cavity; hermetically closing said first cavity with respect to said access channel, characterized in that bonding comprises: implementing, prior to forming said access channel, a first bonding phase, at a controlled pressure having a first value (P 1), being a function of the pressure value inside said second cavity, implementing, after forming said access channel, a second bonding phase, at a respective controlled pressure having a second value (P 2), being a function of the pressure value inside said first cavity, wherein, due to said second bonding phase, the bonding region deforms to hermetically close said first cavity with respect to said access channel. forming in a die of semiconductor material at least a first and a second microelectromechanical structures; bonding a cap to the die by means of a bonding region, so as to define at least a first and a second cavity, at said first and, respectively, second microelectromechanical structures; forming an access channel through said cap in fluidic communication with the first cavity so as to control the pressure value inside said first cavity in a distinct manner with respect to a respective pressure value inside said second cavity; hermetically closing said first cavity with respect to said access channel, characterized in that bonding comprises: implementing, prior to forming said access channel, a first bonding phase, at a controlled pressure having a first value (P 1), being a function of the pressure value inside said second cavity, implementing, after forming said access channel, a second bonding phase, at a respective controlled pressure having a second value (P 2), being a function of the pressure value inside said first cavity, wherein, due to said second bonding phase, the bonding region deforms to hermetically close said first cavity with respect to said access channel. implementing, prior to forming said access channel, a first bonding phase, at a controlled pressure having a first value (P 1), being a function of the pressure value inside said second cavity, implementing, after forming said access channel, a second bonding phase, at a respective controlled pressure having a second value (P 2), being a function of the pressure value inside said first cavity, wherein, due to said second bonding phase, the bonding region deforms to hermetically close said first cavity with respect to said access channel.
Medical or surgical equipment for receiving signals or for outputting signals from or to organic signal transmitters or receivers, such as in particular nerves, wherein on or in at least one carrier strip (1.1) at least one signal carrier for signals from or signals to the organic signal transmitter or receiver is provided, which can be brought into contact with the organic signal transmitter or receiver, wherein the carrier strip (1.1) winds in the form of a spiral or a helix around the organic signal transmitter or receiver and the carrier strip (1, 1.1, 1.2) changes its shape when there is a change in a medium surrounding it or in a medium present in it or by a medium which can be introduced into it, in such a way that it adapts to the organic signal transmitter or receiver, and wherein a hydraulic or pneumatic device is integrated in the carrier strip (1.1), characterized in that the hydraulic or pneumatic device effects a straight and flat alignment of the carrier strip (1.1) and consists of a reservoir and at least one conduit (6.1, 6.2) for a hydraulic or pneumatic medium which runs along the carrier strip (1.1) and the signal transmitter, wherein when pressure is applied to the reservoir, the hydraulic or pneumatic medium flows into the conduit (6.1, 6.2) and causes the carrier strip (1.1) to align itself straight and flat, while when the pressure on the reservoir is released, the hydraulic or pneumatic medium flows back into the reservoir and the carrier strip (1.1) returns to its original helically wound shape.
Vacuum cleaner filter bag which is configured as a nonwoven filter bag, as a disposable filter bag and as a flat bag having a first filter bag wall and a second filter bag wall and comprises at least two surface folds in the first filter bag wall, wherein each surface fold has regions (31 a) located in the surface of the first filter bag wall and regions (31 b) which project beyond the surface of the first filter bag wall and can unfold during suction operation, and has a filter bag wall connection means which is provided inside the vacuum cleaner filter bag and joins the first filter bag wall in the region (31 a) of the surface fold located in the first filter bag wall, to the second filter bag wall and/or joins the first filter bag wall in the region (31 b) which projects beyond the surface of the first filter bag wall and can unfold during suction operation, to the second filter bag wall.