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A target locating and monitoring system for use with a radiation therapy delivery source that delivers radiation to a target in a body, the radiation being delivered to a treatment volume determined by a machine isocenter spaced apart from the radiation therapy delivery source, comprising: one or more markers fixable at a position relative to the target; a plurality of sensors arranged in a known geometry relative to each other and positioned to measure one or more marker signals from the one or more markers and provide one or more marker measurement signals for one or more of the markers; and a data processing unit coupled to the sensors to receive the one or more marker measurement signals from the plurality of sensors, a reference device positionable at a selected position relative to the radiation delivery source and the machine isocenter, wherein the reference device is configured to produce a reference signal, and wherein the data processing unit is configured to use the one or more marker measurement signals to determine the location of the target relative to the machine isocenter, and the data processing unit is configured to determine the location of the machine isocenter relative to a target isocenter based upon a signal of the reference device, characterised in that: the one or more markers are implantable, wireless and are each excitable by an external excitation source to produce the one or more identifiable markers signals from the one or more markers while in the body. one or more markers fixable at a position relative to the target; a plurality of sensors arranged in a known geometry relative to each other and positioned to measure one or more marker signals from the one or more markers and provide one or more marker measurement signals for one or more of the markers; and a data processing unit coupled to the sensors to receive the one or more marker measurement signals from the plurality of sensors, a reference device positionable at a selected position relative to the radiation delivery source and the machine isocenter, wherein the reference device is configured to produce a reference signal, and wherein the data processing unit is configured to use the one or more marker measurement signals to determine the location of the target relative to the machine isocenter, and the data processing unit is configured to determine the location of the machine isocenter relative to a target isocenter based upon a signal of the reference device, characterised in that: the one or more markers are implantable, wireless and are each excitable by an external excitation source to produce the one or more identifiable markers signals from the one or more markers while in the body. the one or more markers are implantable, wireless and are each excitable by an external excitation source to produce the one or more identifiable markers signals from the one or more markers while in the body.
A driving circuit for an opto-coupler and comprising: a switched mode regulator configured to convert a first voltage being an output voltage of a switched mode power supply, to a second voltage being a lower intermediate voltage, the switched mode regulator operable in accordance with a control signal representative of the first voltage, and wherein the second voltage is used to drive the diode of the opto-coupler, in use, wherein the switched mode regulator is a switched inductor circuit, wherein the driving circuit comprises an output connector, a ground connector, an inductor and a first switch; wherein the inductor, the first switch and the opto-coupler diode are connected in series between the output connector and the ground connector, and wherein operation of the switch is controlled in accordance with the control signal. a switched mode regulator configured to convert a first voltage being an output voltage of a switched mode power supply, to a second voltage being a lower intermediate voltage, the switched mode regulator operable in accordance with a control signal representative of the first voltage, and wherein the second voltage is used to drive the diode of the opto-coupler, in use, wherein the switched mode regulator is a switched inductor circuit, wherein the driving circuit comprises an output connector, a ground connector, an inductor and a first switch; wherein the inductor, the first switch and the opto-coupler diode are connected in series between the output connector and the ground connector, and wherein operation of the switch is controlled in accordance with the control signal.
A surgical robot system comprising: a robot; and an instrument assembly attached to the robot, in particular in a releasable manner, the instrument assembly being in accordance with any one of the claims 2 to 4 or 13 to 14. a robot; and an instrument assembly attached to the robot, in particular in a releasable manner, the instrument assembly being in accordance with any one of the claims 2 to 4 or 13 to 14.
Sprayhead for a faucet, of the type which is separable and can be independently handled with respect to a faucet body, said sprayhead extending along a vertical longitudinal axis (x) and comprising: a top inlet union, having a connecting mouth connectable to an extractable water supply hose; a bottom dispensing body, defining at least a first dispensing outlet and a second dispensing outlet; an intermediate selector body, arranged between the inlet union and the dispensing body, said selector body defining internally a fluid path in communication with the connecting mouth, which may be made to flow either towards the first central dispensing outlet or towards the second peripheral dispensing outlet of the underlying dispensing body, and having a selection mechanism actuatable from the outside so as to selectively place the connecting mouth in fluid communication either with the first dispensing outlet or with the second dispensing outlet; and a containment casing (5, 6) enclosing at least said dispensing body; the containment casing (5, 6) housing the following internal components arranged above one another: the top inlet union, the intermediate selector body and the bottom dispensing body; characterized in that said containment casing (5, 6) comprises two portions made of different materials: a structural portion, within which the selector body is housed; and a functional portion, which covers at least partially said structural portion; wherein said structural portion is made of a metallic material, said functional portion is made of a plastic material, or the two portions, i.e. structural portion and functional portion, are made of two different plastic materials having different technical features.
A tyre comprising an adaptive tread, the adaptive tread comprising a plurality of surface sections, wherein each surface section can move without deformation relative to the other surface sections to form a tread pattern, the tyre comprising an inner body and protrusions, the protrusions being arranged around a circumference of the inner body and extending radially outward from the inner body, wherein the surface sections are the radially-distal ends of the protrusions, wherein the inner body comprises a tread interface, a wheel interface and linking layer arranged to link the wheel interface to the tread interface, wherein the linking layer is formed from a super elastic material and comprises a cavity, wherein the super elastic material has a higher elasticity than the tread. the tyre comprising an inner body and protrusions, the protrusions being arranged around a circumference of the inner body and extending radially outward from the inner body, wherein the surface sections are the radially-distal ends of the protrusions, wherein the inner body comprises a tread interface, a wheel interface and linking layer arranged to link the wheel interface to the tread interface, wherein the linking layer is formed from a super elastic material and comprises a cavity, wherein the super elastic material has a higher elasticity than the tread.
Method for fabrication of a balance spring of a predetermined stiffness comprising the following steps: a) forming a balance spring in dimensions ( Da, H 1, E 1) greater than the dimensions ( Db, H 3, E 3) necessary to obtain said balance spring of a predetermined stiffness; b) determining the stiffness of the balance spring formed in step a) by measuring the frequency ( f) of said balance spring coupled with a balance having a predetermined inertia; c) calculating the thickness of material to be removed, based on the determination of the stiffness of the balance spring determined in step b), to obtain the dimensions ( Db, H 3, E 3) necessary to obtain said balance spring of a predetermined stiffness; d) removing from the balance spring formed in step a), said thickness of material to obtain the balance spring (5c, 5c', 5c") having the dimensions ( Db, H 3, E 3) necessary for said predetermined stiffness, said thickness of material being removed in a nonhomogeneous manner along the balance spring. a) forming a balance spring in dimensions ( Da, H 1, E 1) greater than the dimensions ( Db, H 3, E 3) necessary to obtain said balance spring of a predetermined stiffness; b) determining the stiffness of the balance spring formed in step a) by measuring the frequency ( f) of said balance spring coupled with a balance having a predetermined inertia; c) calculating the thickness of material to be removed, based on the determination of the stiffness of the balance spring determined in step b), to obtain the dimensions ( Db, H 3, E 3) necessary to obtain said balance spring of a predetermined stiffness; d) removing from the balance spring formed in step a), said thickness of material to obtain the balance spring (5c, 5c', 5c") having the dimensions ( Db, H 3, E 3) necessary for said predetermined stiffness, said thickness of material being removed in a nonhomogeneous manner along the balance spring.
An in vitro method for predicting in vivo nephrotoxicity of a nucleic acid molecule in a mammal, said method comprising the steps of: a. culturing cells expressing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in a suitable cell culture media; b. administering the nucleic acid molecule to said cell culture; c. incubating the cells for a period of time, between 1 and 9 days; and d. subsequently measuring the EGFR mRNA level in the cells; wherein EGFR mRNA level is compared to a reference value obtained from non-treated cells, cells treated with vehicle control or a non-toxic reference nucleic acid molecule, where the non-toxic reference nucleic acid molecule has been validated as non-toxic in vivo; wherein a level of EGFR mRNA below 80% relative to the reference value is predicative of nephrotoxicity of the nucleic acid molecule. a. culturing cells expressing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in a suitable cell culture media; b. administering the nucleic acid molecule to said cell culture; c. incubating the cells for a period of time, between 1 and 9 days; and d. subsequently measuring the EGFR mRNA level in the cells; wherein EGFR mRNA level is compared to a reference value obtained from non-treated cells, cells treated with vehicle control or a non-toxic reference nucleic acid molecule, where the non-toxic reference nucleic acid molecule has been validated as non-toxic in vivo; wherein a level of EGFR mRNA below 80% relative to the reference value is predicative of nephrotoxicity of the nucleic acid molecule.
A run flat device intended to be mounted in a tyre around a wheel rim of a vehicle, the device comprising at least one assembly (20, 20') of two half-shells (100, 200) assembled axially, each half-shell (100, 200) being made of a composite material based on fibres embedded in a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin, each half-shell (100, 200) comprising a radially internal periphery a radially external periphery and a lateral wall connecting the radially internal periphery to the radially external periphery configured so as to form an internal recess within said at least one assembly (20, 20') and each half-shell (100, 200) further comprising a plurality of circumferentially distributed anti-compression ribs extending, within the internal recess, radially from the radially external periphery towards the radially internal periphery.
A synergistic microbicidal composition comprising: (a) (4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-enyl)methanol; and (b) at least one microbicide selected from the group consisting of 3-isopropyl-5-methylphenol, 4-isopropyl-3-methylphenol, -2-(prop-1-enyl)phenol, 4-propylphenol, 2-tert-butylphenol, 2-sec-butylphenol, 2-n-propylphenol, 3-n-propylphenol, 4-n-butylphenol, 4-sec-butylphenol, and 3-tert-butylphenol.
An organic light emitting device, comprising: a first electrode; a hole transport layer disposed over the first electrode; an emissive stack disposed over the first electrode, the emissive stack comprising: a first emissive layer including a first emitter of a first color; a second emissive layer in direct physical contact with the first emissive layer and including a second emitter of a second color different than the first color; and a third emissive layer in direct physical contact with the second emissive layer and including a third emitter, different than the first emitter, of the first color; an electron transport layer disposed over the emissive stack; and a second electrode disposed over the emissive stack, wherein the first emitter has a HOMO energy level that is at least 0.1 eV deeper or shallower than a HOMO energy level of the third emitter and/or the first emitter has a LUMO energy level that is at least 0.1 eV deeper or shallower than a LUMO energy level of the third emitter, wherein the HOMO energy level and LUMO energy level are measured by cyclic voltammetry against a Fc/Fc+ reference. a first electrode; a hole transport layer disposed over the first electrode; an emissive stack disposed over the first electrode, the emissive stack comprising: a first emissive layer including a first emitter of a first color; a second emissive layer in direct physical contact with the first emissive layer and including a second emitter of a second color different than the first color; and a third emissive layer in direct physical contact with the second emissive layer and including a third emitter, different than the first emitter, of the first color; a first emissive layer including a first emitter of a first color; a second emissive layer in direct physical contact with the first emissive layer and including a second emitter of a second color different than the first color; and a third emissive layer in direct physical contact with the second emissive layer and including a third emitter, different than the first emitter, of the first color; an electron transport layer disposed over the emissive stack; and a second electrode disposed over the emissive stack, wherein the first emitter has a HOMO energy level that is at least 0.1 eV deeper or shallower than a HOMO energy level of the third emitter and/or the first emitter has a LUMO energy level that is at least 0.1 eV deeper or shallower than a LUMO energy level of the third emitter, wherein the HOMO energy level and LUMO energy level are measured by cyclic voltammetry against a Fc/Fc+ reference.
Method for increasing the hydraulic or pneumatic loadability of a component housing having a pressure-loaded channel guide (4, 5, 6) whose channel cross-sectional profile are rounded in the channel longitudinal direction, characterized in that - operation-related material stresses along the channel guides (4, 5, 6) are determined analytically and/or computationally, - the channel roundings are selectively adapted such that the determined tensile stresses in the material are reduced with a simultaneous increase in the determined compressive stresses, - the channel rounding in the channel cross section of one or more selected pressure-loaded channel guides (4, 5, 6) is composed of at least two different radii (r1, r2) and - the smaller radius is formed in the region of the determined compressive stresses and the larger radius is formed in the region of the determined tensile stresses. - operation-related material stresses along the channel guides (4, 5, 6) are determined analytically and/or computationally, - the channel roundings are selectively adapted such that the determined tensile stresses in the material are reduced with a simultaneous increase in the determined compressive stresses, - the channel rounding in the channel cross section of one or more selected pressure-loaded channel guides (4, 5, 6) is composed of at least two different radii (r1, r2) and - the smaller radius is formed in the region of the determined compressive stresses and the larger radius is formed in the region of the determined tensile stresses.
An inflation device (100, 200, 300, 400) which can be used for inflating an inflatable boat comprising two lateral tubes (3, 4) and a floor each including an independent air chamber (31, 41, 51), said device (100, 200, 300, 400) including: - a watertight body comprising an enclosure presenting at least three communication openings (11, 12, 13), each of the openings (11, 12, 13) being connected to another opening (11, 12, 13) by a passageway allowing circulation of an airflow, and in particular: - a first opening intended to be connected to a first air conveying means intended to supply air to the air chamber of the first lateral tube of the inflatable boat, - a second opening intended to be connected to a second air conveying means intended to supply air to the air chamber of the second lateral tube of the inflatable boat, - a third opening intended to be connected to an air pump, and - means (122, 123, 124, 210, 310) for obstructing the passageway between the first opening and the second opening, disposed in the enclosure, and movable between a first position called open position in which the passageway between the first opening and the second opening is open up to a second position called closed position in which the passageway between the first opening and the second opening is closed - means (115, 230, 250, 340, 350) for positioning the obstruction means (122, 123, 124, 210, 310) in an intermediate position located between the open position and the closed position, said device (100, 200, 300, 400) being characterized in that the third opening is arranged on the positioning means. - a watertight body comprising an enclosure presenting at least three communication openings (11, 12, 13), each of the openings (11, 12, 13) being connected to another opening (11, 12, 13) by a passageway allowing circulation of an airflow, and in particular: - a first opening intended to be connected to a first air conveying means intended to supply air to the air chamber of the first lateral tube of the inflatable boat, - a second opening intended to be connected to a second air conveying means intended to supply air to the air chamber of the second lateral tube of the inflatable boat, - a third opening intended to be connected to an air pump, and - means (122, 123, 124, 210, 310) for obstructing the passageway between the first opening and the second opening, disposed in the enclosure, and movable between a first position called open position in which the passageway between the first opening and the second opening is open up to a second position called closed position in which the passageway between the first opening and the second opening is closed - means (115, 230, 250, 340, 350) for positioning the obstruction means (122, 123, 124, 210, 310) in an intermediate position located between the open position and the closed position, said device (100, 200, 300, 400) being characterized in that the third opening is arranged on the positioning means.
A method of using pre-positioned objects (520, 521) as landmarks to operate an industrial vehicle, the industrial vehicle comprising one or more sensors and a mobile computer, wherein the method comprises using the mobile computer to: receive measurement data from the one or more sensors; estimate the pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on the measurement data; navigate the industrial vehicle to a pre-positioned object (520, 521) utilizing the estimated pose and data from the one or more sensors; characterized in that the method further comprises using the mobile computer to: pick-up the pre-positioned object (520, 521) with the industrial vehicle, wherein there is placed object data associated with the pre-positioned object (520, 521); retrieve a position of the picked-up pre-positioned object (520, 521) from the placed object data; develop a new pose using the retrieved position of the picked-up pre-positioned object (520, 521); and navigate the industrial vehicle through the environment using the new pose and data from the one or more sensors. receive measurement data from the one or more sensors; estimate the pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on the measurement data; navigate the industrial vehicle to a pre-positioned object (520, 521) utilizing the estimated pose and data from the one or more sensors; characterized in that the method further comprises using the mobile computer to: pick-up the pre-positioned object (520, 521) with the industrial vehicle, wherein there is placed object data associated with the pre-positioned object (520, 521); retrieve a position of the picked-up pre-positioned object (520, 521) from the placed object data; develop a new pose using the retrieved position of the picked-up pre-positioned object (520, 521); and navigate the industrial vehicle through the environment using the new pose and data from the one or more sensors.
Gas turbine system, comprising a gas turbine engine for generating power, a control unit for controlling the gas turbine engine, a data acquisition system comprising a thermodynamic model unit and a test sequence unit, a sensor device which is coupled to the gas turbine engine for measuring a performance parameter of the gas turbine engine, and a comparative unit, wherein the thermodynamic model unit generates computed performance parameter on the basis of a mechanical model of the gas turbine engine and on the basis of a thermodynamic model of the gas turbine engine, wherein the test sequence unit generates test sequence data comprising set point operating data and time schedule data with which a test cycle of the gas turbine engine is runnable, wherein the data acquisition system generates test control data on the basis of the test sequence data and the computed performance parameters, wherein the data acquisition system is coupled to the control unit for providing the test control data to the control unit such that the gas turbine engine is controllable on the basis of the test control data, and wherein the comparative unit is coupled to the data acquisition system such that the measured performance parameter measured by the sensor device is comparable with the computed performance parameter. wherein the thermodynamic model unit generates computed performance parameter on the basis of a mechanical model of the gas turbine engine and on the basis of a thermodynamic model of the gas turbine engine, wherein the test sequence unit generates test sequence data comprising set point operating data and time schedule data with which a test cycle of the gas turbine engine is runnable, wherein the data acquisition system generates test control data on the basis of the test sequence data and the computed performance parameters, wherein the data acquisition system is coupled to the control unit for providing the test control data to the control unit such that the gas turbine engine is controllable on the basis of the test control data, and