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A pharmaceutical drug delivery system having a base comprising at least two inlets, an outlet and a passive mixing chamber having micro pin fins with heights in the range of 10 to 100 μm characterized in that the base is selectively coated with nanostructures which are made of a material different than the material of said base, such that the base comprises a plurality of regions R 1 to R N each having a different nanostructure coating intensity, and such that a surface tension gradient is established among regions R 1 to R N for promoting fluid flow towards the outlet.
A computer-implemented method in a system comprising a plurality of sensor modules (118, 202) configured to provide multiple sensor input data associated with an entity in a physical environment; a sensor fusion interface (108, 208); and a common knowledge data component, wherein the entity corresponds to a user interacting with a computerized device component (120, 210), the method comprising: processing requests for entity state data from the computerized device component (120, 210) received via the sensor fusion interface (108, 208) that enables interaction between the entity and the computerized device component (120, 210), wherein the entity state data are associated with said entity, track a current state of the entity with respect to the physical environment and indicate at least a pose of the entity, accessing a shared library that is coupled to the plurality of sensor modules (118, 202), the shared library storing the multiple sensor input data from the sensor modules (118, 202) according to a schema, wherein the common knowledge data component is configured to integrate the multiple sensor input data from the plurality of sensor modules (118, 202) into said shared library, and to update the entity state data in response to an entity activity; performing, by the common knowledge data component, a cross-sensor synthesis on the stored multiple sensor input data in order to tune the stored multiple sensor input data and interpret more meaningful information; extracting, by the common knowledge data component, the entity state data by correlating the stored multiple sensor input data; and providing the computerized device component (120, 210) with access to the entity state data. processing requests for entity state data from the computerized device component (120, 210) received via the sensor fusion interface (108, 208) that enables interaction between the entity and the computerized device component (120, 210), wherein the entity state data are associated with said entity, track a current state of the entity with respect to the physical environment and indicate at least a pose of the entity, accessing a shared library that is coupled to the plurality of sensor modules (118, 202), the shared library storing the multiple sensor input data from the sensor modules (118, 202) according to a schema, wherein the common knowledge data component is configured to integrate the multiple sensor input data from the plurality of sensor modules (118, 202) into said shared library, and to update the entity state data in response to an entity activity; performing, by the common knowledge data component, a cross-sensor synthesis on the stored multiple sensor input data in order to tune the stored multiple sensor input data and interpret more meaningful information; extracting, by the common knowledge data component, the entity state data by correlating the stored multiple sensor input data; and providing the computerized device component (120, 210) with access to the entity state data.
An air maintenance tire assembly comprising: a tire having a tire cavity bounded by first and second sidewalls (18, 20) extending to a tire tread region, and having an elongate valve stem projecting outward from the tire cavity and operative to admit pressurized air into the cavity through a valve stem internal air passageway; the first sidewall having an elongate sidewall air passageway operatively located to compress segment by segment from an expanded diameter to a substantially reduced diameter responsive to a bending strain introduced into the first sidewall from a rolling tire footprint whereby forcing air segment by segment along the sidewall air passageway; and a connecting air passageway connected at opposite ends (34, 36) with the sidewall air passageway and with the valve stem internal air passageway, the connecting air passageway being operative to direct air forced along the sidewall air passageway into the valve stem internal passageway as the tire rolls over a ground surface; characterized in that the connecting air passageway is operative to direct air forced along the sidewall air passageway into a radially outward end of the valve stem internal passageway as the tire rolls over a ground surface. a tire having a tire cavity bounded by first and second sidewalls (18, 20) extending to a tire tread region, and having an elongate valve stem projecting outward from the tire cavity and operative to admit pressurized air into the cavity through a valve stem internal air passageway; the first sidewall having an elongate sidewall air passageway operatively located to compress segment by segment from an expanded diameter to a substantially reduced diameter responsive to a bending strain introduced into the first sidewall from a rolling tire footprint whereby forcing air segment by segment along the sidewall air passageway; and a connecting air passageway connected at opposite ends (34, 36) with the sidewall air passageway and with the valve stem internal air passageway, the connecting air passageway being operative to direct air forced along the sidewall air passageway into the valve stem internal passageway as the tire rolls over a ground surface; characterized in that the connecting air passageway is operative to direct air forced along the sidewall air passageway into a radially outward end of the valve stem internal passageway as the tire rolls over a ground surface.
Multipurpose articulated support for furniture doors, in particular a support for furniture elements that can be raised and/or lowered, the supports consisting of two arms, first and second, the free ends of each being provided with means for fastening to the door and to the item of furniture, the other ends forming a rotating joint composed respectively of a first and second joint head and by a cap, which joint incorporates a friction brake with an axis of rotation and of tensioning means capable of selectively varying the friction force exerted by this friction brake, wherein there are at least two friction brakes coaxial with the axis of rotation, an interdisc washer being located between the adjacent faces of the friction brakes, which interdisc washer stays immobile relative to the first arm during the relative movement of the first and second arms; said friction brakes being configured with a smooth, stepped, annular periphery that is defined by a first annular sector, which fits in free rotation, with respect to the virtual cylinder corresponding to the smallest radius of a toothed rim, into the inner circular wall of the second joint head, and by a second annular sector with a smaller radius which, together with said toothed rim, delimits a void in the annular sector; and in that there is a swivelling ratchet with a width substantially the same as the sum of the thicknesses of the existing friction brakes, which swivelling ratchet is shaped as an arc of a circle housed within said void in the annular sector and incorporates an outer section of peripheral toothing that mates with that of the toothed rim of the second arm and incorporates means for selective coupling/decoupling between said partial peripheral toothing and toothed rim, which mate with other means incorporated in the friction brakes depending solely on the direction of rotation of said friction brakes.
An automated analyzer comprising: a pipettor; a reagent pack comprising a well containing a reagent; and a reagent storage unit configured to hold the reagent pack, the reagent storage unit including: a cavity containing the reagent pack; a latch arranged about the cavity, the latch configured to secure and align the reagent pack within the cavity, the latch including a releasing feature (144a-2); and a cover disposed over the cavity and latch, the cover including a first aperture, wherein the first aperture aligns over the well of the reagent pack, wherein the pipettor is configured for access to the reagent contained in the well, characterized in that the cover includes a second aperture aligned over the releasing feature (144a-2) and in that the pipettor is configured for actuating the releasing feature (144a-2) to unsecure the reagent pack from the latch. a pipettor; a reagent pack comprising a well containing a reagent; and a reagent storage unit configured to hold the reagent pack, the reagent storage unit including: a cavity containing the reagent pack; a latch arranged about the cavity, the latch configured to secure and align the reagent pack within the cavity, the latch including a releasing feature (144a-2); and a cover disposed over the cavity and latch, the cover including a first aperture, wherein the first aperture aligns over the well of the reagent pack, wherein the pipettor is configured for access to the reagent contained in the well, characterized in that the cover includes a second aperture aligned over the releasing feature (144a-2) and in that the pipettor is configured for actuating the releasing feature (144a-2) to unsecure the reagent pack from the latch. a cavity containing the reagent pack; a latch arranged about the cavity, the latch configured to secure and align the reagent pack within the cavity, the latch including a releasing feature (144a-2); and a cover disposed over the cavity and latch, the cover including a first aperture, wherein the first aperture aligns over the well of the reagent pack, wherein the pipettor is configured for access to the reagent contained in the well, characterized in that the cover includes a second aperture aligned over the releasing feature (144a-2) and in that the pipettor is configured for actuating the releasing feature (144a-2) to unsecure the reagent pack from the latch.
A heating and cooling engine comprising: a center isolator for isolating electric and thermal energy, said center isolator having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; a plurality of spaced apart thermoelectric elements supported by said center isolator between said top and bottom surface (22, 24); said thermoelectric elements having a top side and an opposite bottom side; a first plurality of electrically and thermally conductive buss bars secured to said top surface of said center isolator and electrically connected to said top side of at least a pair of said thermoelectric elements; and a second plurality of electrically and thermally conductive buss bars secured to said bottom surface of said center isolator and electrically connected to said bottom side of at least a pair of said thermoelectric elements wherein thermal energy is generated to said first and second plurality of buss bars by said thermoelectric elements; characterized in that said thermoelectric elements is a Peltier device and said center isolator is a layer of silicone. a center isolator for isolating electric and thermal energy, said center isolator having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; a plurality of spaced apart thermoelectric elements supported by said center isolator between said top and bottom surface (22, 24); said thermoelectric elements having a top side and an opposite bottom side; a first plurality of electrically and thermally conductive buss bars secured to said top surface of said center isolator and electrically connected to said top side of at least a pair of said thermoelectric elements; and a second plurality of electrically and thermally conductive buss bars secured to said bottom surface of said center isolator and electrically connected to said bottom side of at least a pair of said thermoelectric elements wherein thermal energy is generated to said first and second plurality of buss bars by said thermoelectric elements; characterized in that said thermoelectric elements is a Peltier device and said center isolator is a layer of silicone.
Bread bag of combined layers comprising a cellulose layer and a coating layer for setting the moisture permeability, wherein the cellulose layer has a more closed structure on a first side than on an opposite, second side, and wherein the coating layer is situated on the first side of the cellulose layer, characterized in that - the coating layer is situated on an inner side of the bread bag, - a masking layer is present between the cellulose layer and the coating layer, which masking layer is provided with a predetermined pattern, wherein outside the pattern the coating layer has a boundary surface with the cellulose layer. - the coating layer is situated on an inner side of the bread bag, - a masking layer is present between the cellulose layer and the coating layer, which masking layer is provided with a predetermined pattern, wherein outside the pattern the coating layer has a boundary surface with the cellulose layer.
Supercharged internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder head with at least two cylinders, in which - each cylinder has at least one outlet opening for discharging the exhaust gases out of the cylinder, and each outlet opening is adjoined by an exhaust line, - at least two cylinders are configured in such a way as to form two groups with in each case at least one cylinder, - the exhaust lines of the cylinders of each cylinder group merge to form a respective overall exhaust line, thus forming an exhaust manifold, - the two overall exhaust lines are connected to a two-channel turbine, which comprises a rotor mounted on a rotatable shaft in a turbine housing, in such a way that in each case one overall exhaust line is connected to one of the two inlet openings (6, 7) of the turbine, each inlet opening (6, 7) being adjoined by one channel (8, 9) of the turbine and the two channels (8, 9) being separated from one another as far as the rotor by means of a housing wall, such that the exhaust-gas streams of the two channels (8, 9) are conducted separate from one another to the rotor, and - the two channels (8, 9) of the turbine can be connected to one another within the turbine housing by virtue of at least one opening in the housing wall upstream of the rotor and downstream of the inlet openings (6, 7) being opened up, characterized in that - at least one displaceable wall part is provided which serves for opening up the at least one opening in the housing wall, the at least one displaceable wall part being displaceable along the flow direction of the exhaust gas. - each cylinder has at least one outlet opening for discharging the exhaust gases out of the cylinder, and each outlet opening is adjoined by an exhaust line, - at least two cylinders are configured in such a way as to form two groups with in each case at least one cylinder, - the exhaust lines of the cylinders of each cylinder group merge to form a respective overall exhaust line, thus forming an exhaust manifold, - the two overall exhaust lines are connected to a two-channel turbine, which comprises a rotor mounted on a rotatable shaft in a turbine housing, in such a way that in each case one overall exhaust line is connected to one of the two inlet openings (6, 7) of the turbine, each inlet opening (6, 7) being adjoined by one channel (8, 9) of the turbine and the two channels (8, 9) being separated from one another as far as the rotor by means of a housing wall, such that the exhaust-gas streams of the two channels (8, 9) are conducted separate from one another to the rotor, and - the two channels (8, 9) of the turbine can be connected to one another within the turbine housing by virtue of at least one opening in the housing wall upstream of the rotor and downstream of the inlet openings (6, 7) being opened up, - at least one displaceable wall part is provided which serves for opening up the at least one opening in the housing wall, the at least one displaceable wall part being displaceable along the flow direction of the exhaust gas.
An apparatus for sensing a specimen slide comprising: a receptacle comprising a slot for receiving a basket, the basket operable for containing a plurality of specimen slides arranged vertically lengthwise therein; a push bar disposed in the receptacle, the push bar operable to move from a first position to a second position and having an end to contact an edge of a single slide of a plurality of slides in a received basket and raise the single slide vertically relative to a position where one end is seated at a base of the received basket, wherein the first position is below a bottom surface of the base of the received basket in the slot and the second position is in the slot and sufficient to raise a portion of the single slide above the top of the received basket; and a sensor focused in a direction of the slot operable to acquire information from the raised single slide in the received basket. a receptacle comprising a slot for receiving a basket, the basket operable for containing a plurality of specimen slides arranged vertically lengthwise therein; a push bar disposed in the receptacle, the push bar operable to move from a first position to a second position and having an end to contact an edge of a single slide of a plurality of slides in a received basket and raise the single slide vertically relative to a position where one end is seated at a base of the received basket, wherein the first position is below a bottom surface of the base of the received basket in the slot and the second position is in the slot and sufficient to raise a portion of the single slide above the top of the received basket; and a sensor focused in a direction of the slot operable to acquire information from the raised single slide in the received basket.
Swell compensation device with a platform which is movable by at least one active actuator (6, 8, 10) which is activatable via a control unit in order to compensate for relative movements of the platform caused by the swell or the like with respect to a target position, wherein the active actuators (6, 8, 10) are assigned a passive system having at least one actuator via which the weight of the platform and/or of a load arranged on the latter is at least partially supported, characterized by a bracket which is pivotable about an articulation device and on which the pivotably mounted actuator acts and which indirectly or directly acts on the platform and is designed in such a manner that a lever arm (L, I) of the actuator changes with respect to the articulation device depending on an extension or retraction movement of the actuator.
A handswitch (52; 52'; 52"; 52′′′; 52ʺʺ) for a powered surgical handpiece comprising: a mounting base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) defining a pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ); an elongated lever (64; 64ʺʺ) defining a lever axis (152; 152ʺʺ) substantially normal to at least a direction of the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ) and the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) including: a proximal end pivotably connected to the mounting base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) at the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ), a distal end opposite the proximal end; a spring between the base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) and the lever (64; 64"") biasing the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) about the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ); a run-safe switch (68; 68ʺʺ); and a lever extension (70; 70ʺʺ); characterized in that the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) further includes: a first track in a distal end portion on an inner side of the lever (64; 64""), and a second track on an outer side opposite the inner side and extending from the distal end to a proximal end portion of the lever (64; 64""), with both tracks (158, 162) substantially parallel to the lever axis (152; 152""), wherein the run-safe switch (68; 68ʺʺ) is slidably disposed on the first track, and the lever extension (70; 70ʺʺ) is slidably disposed on the second track. a mounting base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) defining a pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ); an elongated lever (64; 64ʺʺ) defining a lever axis (152; 152ʺʺ) substantially normal to at least a direction of the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ) and the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) including: a proximal end pivotably connected to the mounting base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) at the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ), a distal end opposite the proximal end; a spring between the base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) and the lever (64; 64"") biasing the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) about the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ); a run-safe switch (68; 68ʺʺ); and a lever extension (70; 70ʺʺ); characterized in that the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) further includes: a first track in a distal end portion on an inner side of the lever (64; 64""), and a second track on an outer side opposite the inner side and extending from the distal end to a proximal end portion of the lever (64; 64""), with both tracks (158, 162) substantially parallel to the lever axis (152; 152""), wherein the run-safe switch (68; 68ʺʺ) is slidably disposed on the first track, and the lever extension (70; 70ʺʺ) is slidably disposed on the second track. a proximal end pivotably connected to the mounting base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) at the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ), a distal end opposite the proximal end; a spring between the base (62; 62'; 62"; 62′′′; 62ʺʺ) and the lever (64; 64"") biasing the lever (64; 64ʺʺ) about the pivot axis (86; 86ʺʺ); a run-safe switch (68; 68ʺʺ); and a lever extension (70; 70ʺʺ); a first track in a distal end portion on an inner side of the lever (64; 64""), and a second track on an outer side opposite the inner side and extending from the distal end to a proximal end portion of the lever (64; 64""), with both tracks (158, 162) substantially parallel to the lever axis (152; 152""),
A patient care system, comprising: a medication delivery device configured to deliver medication to a patient; a patient request device with which a patient provides a request signal for delivery of medication; a physiological monitor (94, 302; 402) disposed to measure a physiological parameter of the patient and provide a physiological signal indicating a value of the measured physiological parameter; and a controller that receives the request signal and the physiological signal and controls the operation of the medication delivery device to deliver medication to the patient in accordance with the request signal and the physiological signal; wherein the patient care system comprises a display on which the controller presents a trend of the values of the measured physiological parameter (464, 458) with an indication of the point of delivery of the medication (466, 458), wherein the trend comprises a display in graphical form of the values of the measured physiological parameter over a time period characterised in that the point of delivery of medication is superimposed on the trend. a medication delivery device configured to deliver medication to a patient; a patient request device with which a patient provides a request signal for delivery of medication; a physiological monitor (94, 302; 402) disposed to measure a physiological parameter of the patient and provide a physiological signal indicating a value of the measured physiological parameter; and a controller that receives the request signal and the physiological signal and controls the operation of the medication delivery device to deliver medication to the patient in accordance with the request signal and the physiological signal; wherein the patient care system comprises a display on which the controller presents a trend of the values of the measured physiological parameter (464, 458) with an indication of the point of delivery of the medication (466, 458), wherein the trend comprises a display in graphical form of the values of the measured physiological parameter over a time period characterised in that the point of delivery of medication is superimposed on the trend.