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A method for configuring a sensor of a non-interference stress measurement system, the method including: determining a focal distance between a light transmitting fiber located within the sensor and a transmit lens located within the sensor, wherein the focal distance is selected to allow the transmit lens to focus light from the light transmitting fiber to form a focused transmit beam, the transmit beam targeting a reflective structure; positioning the light transmitting fiber and the transmit lens, wherein the light transmitting fiber and the transmit lens are separated by a transmit gap based on the focal distance; positioning a light receptive fiber and a receive lens to receive a focused reflected beam from the reflective structure, wherein the light receptive fiber is separated from the receive lens by a receive gap based on the focal distance; and adjusting the transmit gap to account for tolerances associated with the structure or alternatively adjusting the receive gap to account for tolerances associated with the structure. determining a focal distance between a light transmitting fiber located within the sensor and a transmit lens located within the sensor, wherein the focal distance is selected to allow the transmit lens to focus light from the light transmitting fiber to form a focused transmit beam, the transmit beam targeting a reflective structure; positioning the light transmitting fiber and the transmit lens, wherein the light transmitting fiber and the transmit lens are separated by a transmit gap based on the focal distance; positioning a light receptive fiber and a receive lens to receive a focused reflected beam from the reflective structure, wherein the light receptive fiber is separated from the receive lens by a receive gap based on the focal distance; and adjusting the transmit gap to account for tolerances associated with the structure or alternatively adjusting the receive gap to account for tolerances associated with the structure.
A heat exchanger, in particular an oil-air-cooler for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, having at least a first row of tubular elements and a second row of tubular elements, each for passage of the first fluid, wherein a flow channel for the second fluid is formed between the first and the second row (R1, R2) of tubular elements, with a collection vessel at the one ends of the tubular elements and with a distribution vessel at the other ends of the tubular elements, wherein guiding elements for guiding the second fluid along the flow channel extend between the outer sides of adjacent tubular elements (2M, 2N) of the first and second row (R1, R2) of tubular elements, the guiding elements each comprising a plate part the wall thickness of which is less than the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the tubular elements connected thereto, characterised in that at least one adjustment device is provided for adjusting the relative position of two guiding elements about a pivot axis extending essentially in direction of the longitudinal axes of the tubular elements.
A pump device for the peristaltic movement of fluid comprising: a primary flexible tube; and a peristaltic pump, wherein the primary flexible tube is inserted through the peristaltic pump; characterized by having an aspirator and a rigid tube connected to the primary flexible tube and wherein the pump device is arranged to move fluid from the aspirator through the rigid tube and through the primary flexible tube when the peristaltic pump is operated.
A method for generating an image of a scene by an image system, the method comprising: obtaining a distance matrix for the scene, wherein each cell of the distance matrix corresponds to a zone of the scene and a value in each cell represents a distance from an object in each zone to a camera; obtaining an illumination intensity matrix for the scene, wherein each cell of the illumination intensity matrix corresponds to a zone of the scene and a value in each cell represents illumination intensity of one or more illumination devices in each zone of the scene; generating a compensation matrix based on the illumination intensity matrix and the distance matrix; characterized by adjusting the intensity of the one or more illumination devices based on the compensation matrix; capturing an image of the scene by the camera using the one or more illumination devices with adjusted intensity; and adjusting pixel values of the captured image based on the compensation matrix to generate the image of the scene. obtaining a distance matrix for the scene, wherein each cell of the distance matrix corresponds to a zone of the scene and a value in each cell represents a distance from an object in each zone to a camera; obtaining an illumination intensity matrix for the scene, wherein each cell of the illumination intensity matrix corresponds to a zone of the scene and a value in each cell represents illumination intensity of one or more illumination devices in each zone of the scene; generating a compensation matrix based on the illumination intensity matrix and the distance matrix; characterized by adjusting the intensity of the one or more illumination devices based on the compensation matrix; capturing an image of the scene by the camera using the one or more illumination devices with adjusted intensity; and adjusting pixel values of the captured image based on the compensation matrix to generate the image of the scene.
An organic electroluminescent device having at least an anode, a first hole transport layer, a second hole transport layer, a luminous layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in this order, wherein the second hole transport layer contains an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula, and characterized in that electron transport layer contains a pyrimidine derivative represented by the following general formula: where Ar 1 to Ar 4 may be identical or different, and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, and n1 denotes an integer of 1 to 4; where Ar 5 and Ar 6 may be identical or different, and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, Ar 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, A 1 and A 2 may be identical or different, and each represents a divalent group of an aromatic hydrocarbon, or a divalent group of a condensed polycyclic aromatic, A 3 represents a single bond, and B represents an aromatic heterocyclic group. Ar 1 to Ar 4 may be identical or different, and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, and n1 denotes an integer of 1 to 4; Ar 5 and Ar 6 may be identical or different, and each represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, Ar 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, A 1 and A 2 may be identical or different, and each represents a divalent group of an aromatic hydrocarbon, or a divalent group of a condensed polycyclic aromatic, A 3 represents a single bond, and B represents an aromatic heterocyclic group.
A network device comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a resolution request to a software defined networking, SDN, controller, wherein the resolution request is used to request the SDN controller to determine a next hop to a virtual private network, VPN operating over a software defined wide area network, SDWAN; a receiver configured to receive a reply from the SDN controller, the reply indicating a plurality of provider edge, PE, devices coupled to a carrier network, wherein one of the plurality of PE devices are a next hop of the client nodes, and the resolution reply comprises client information entry, CIE, information-based connection instructions; and a processor coupled to the transmitter and receiver, the processor configured to establish a plurality of asymmetric connections to the virtual private network, VPN operating over the software defined wide area network, SDWAN, via the PE devices. a transmitter configured to transmit a resolution request to a software defined networking, SDN, controller, wherein the resolution request is used to request the SDN controller to determine a next hop to a virtual private network, VPN operating over a software defined wide area network, SDWAN; a receiver configured to receive a reply from the SDN controller, the reply indicating a plurality of provider edge, PE, devices coupled to a carrier network, wherein one of the plurality of PE devices are a next hop of the client nodes, and the resolution reply comprises client information entry, CIE, information-based connection instructions; and a processor coupled to the transmitter and receiver, the processor configured to establish a plurality of asymmetric connections to the virtual private network, VPN operating over the software defined wide area network, SDWAN, via the PE devices.
An in vitro method to inhibit or disrupt a bacterial biofilm comprising contacting the biofilm with an HJ-specific endonuclease that cleaves the Holliday junction structure in the biofilm.
A device comprising: - a container that is transparent, at least in part, and that contains a transparent cosmetic composition, - a cap that is suitable for closing the container, preventing any of the composition from leaving the container, and - an applicator that is fastened to the cap, and that includes at least one transparent portion that extends into the composition when the container is closed by the cap, the device being characterized in that the product is transparent, the transparent portion of the applicator including a free end endpiece, the transparent portion of the applicator and the composition having respective refractive indices that present a difference that is less than or equal to 0.075, preferably less than or equal to 0.05, or even less than or equal to 0.03. - a container that is transparent, at least in part, and that contains a transparent cosmetic composition, - a cap that is suitable for closing the container, preventing any of the composition from leaving the container, and - an applicator that is fastened to the cap, and that includes at least one transparent portion that extends into the composition when the container is closed by the cap,
Workpiece centring device, comprising a workpiece support surface for the support of a workpiece to be finish-machined, wherein the workpiece support surface is rotatably drivable around an axis of rotation, wherein the workpiece centring device comprises: - a positioning device having a positioning element for a temporary contact against a workpiece which is placed on the workpiece support surface and which is to be centered, - a driving device for driving the positioning element along a positioning axis, - at least one detection device (48, 50) for at least indirect detection of a roundness deviation of a circumferential surface of a workpiece which is placed on the workpiece support surface and which is to be centered, and - a control device for controlling the movement of the positioning element, characterized in that the positioning element is rotatably mounted on a positioning element holder, wherein the driving device drives the positioning element holder, wherein the at least one detection device is detecting a rotation of the positioning element relative to the positioning element holder. - a positioning device having a positioning element for a temporary contact against a workpiece which is placed on the workpiece support surface and which is to be centered, - a driving device for driving the positioning element along a positioning axis, - at least one detection device (48, 50) for at least indirect detection of a roundness deviation of a circumferential surface of a workpiece which is placed on the workpiece support surface and which is to be centered, and - a control device for controlling the movement of the positioning element,
An antenna system comprising at least the following elements: ∘ means for attaching to a mobile carrier and a support, onto which one or more antenna(e) is/are attached; ∘ cables connecting the one or more antenna(e) to a processing device, and characterised in that: ∘ said support comprises at least two sides, a first side and a second side; ∘ said one or more antenna(e) is/are attached to said second side that is made up of an electrically conducting material; ∘ said second side is at least partly hidden from said carrier by said first side; ∘ said antennae are protruding. ∘ means for attaching to a mobile carrier and a support, onto which one or more antenna(e) is/are attached; ∘ cables connecting the one or more antenna(e) to a processing device, and characterised in that: ∘ said support comprises at least two sides, a first side and a second side; ∘ said one or more antenna(e) is/are attached to said second side that is made up of an electrically conducting material; ∘ said second side is at least partly hidden from said carrier by said first side; ∘ said antennae are protruding.
A polymer-sulfur copolymer formed by polymerization of monomers represented by the following formula and elemental sulfur: wherein, X is O or S, Y is H, a C1 to C6 alkyl group or a C6 to C12 aryl group, Z is a S n H group, a C1 to C6 alkyl group containing at least one S-S bond, or a C6 to C12 aryl group containing at least one S-S bond, n is an integer of 1 to 6. X is O or S, Y is H, a C1 to C6 alkyl group or a C6 to C12 aryl group, Z is a S n H group, a C1 to C6 alkyl group containing at least one S-S bond, or a C6 to C12 aryl group containing at least one S-S bond, n is an integer of 1 to 6.
A method for motion-induced blurring comprising: receiving a first resolution of a first region of a display of a computing device, the first resolution corresponding to a first pixel-density; receiving a second resolution of a second region of the display of the computing device, the second resolution corresponding to a second pixel-density, the second pixel-density lower than the first pixel-density; determining a speed at which moving content is intended to be moved in the display; blurring a moving content within the second region based on the speed, the blurring configured to transform the moving content into a blurred moving content, the blurred moving content reducing scintillation of the moving content within the second region and an appearance of a boundary separating the first region and the second region of the display of the computing device relative to an appearance of the boundary with the moving content; displaying the blurred moving content within the second region; and displaying the moving content within the first region. receiving a first resolution of a first region of a display of a computing device, the first resolution corresponding to a first pixel-density; receiving a second resolution of a second region of the display of the computing device, the second resolution corresponding to a second pixel-density, the second pixel-density lower than the first pixel-density; determining a speed at which moving content is intended to be moved in the display; blurring a moving content within the second region based on the speed, the blurring configured to transform the moving content into a blurred moving content, the blurred moving content reducing scintillation of the moving content within the second region and an appearance of a boundary separating the first region and the second region of the display of the computing device relative to an appearance of the boundary with the moving content; displaying the blurred moving content within the second region; and displaying the moving content within the first region.
Method for manufacturing a zigzag-folded filter element, in particular of a motor vehicle, made from a web-shaped filter medium, in which the web-shaped filter medium is fed via a feeding device (18, 22) to an energy-introducing ultrasonic embossing unit with which bending lines are embossed into the web-shaped filter medium and the filter medium is then folded along the bending lines by means of a folding device, and wherein one of the layers of the multilayer filter medium features a synthetic grid and another of the layers a meltblown layer, the layers (14, 16) of the multilayer filter medium are not bonded to each other prior to embossing and are welded along the bending lines during embossing without being heated beforehand, wherein the bond strength at the bonding or welding lines of the layers is at least as great as the material strength of the individual layers, wherein the filter medium is embossed and welded by means of an anvil roll with embossing webs, an ultrasonic-driven sonotrode and an embossing die, which in particular is at least partly formed by the sonotrode, characterized in that between the bending lines the synthetic grid and the meltblown layer are not connected to one another.
A plunger for a retractable syringe comprising a barrel and a retractable needle, said plunger comprising a plunger member, a plunger outer and one or more locking members (224, 227), a first of said one or more locking members comprising a lock spring mounted to the plunger outer and capable of engaging the plunger member to prevent or impede further movement of said plunger member relative to said plunger outer and/or said barrel after needle retraction, characterized in that said plunger member further comprises a plunger seal that comprises one or more fluid conduits that are capable of directing fluid to said retractable needle.
An apparatus comprising: a hardware transactional memory system configured to receive an early release indication for a specified word of a group of two or more words in a read set of an active atomic memory transaction attempt, characterized in that: the hardware transactional memory system is configured to remove the group of words from the read set in response to: receiving the early release indication and determining that no word in the group other than the specified word has been speculatively read during the active atomic memory transaction attempt. a hardware transactional memory system configured to receive an early release indication for a specified word of a group of two or more words in a read set of an active atomic memory transaction attempt, characterized in that: the hardware transactional memory system is configured to remove the group of words from the read set in response to: receiving the early release indication and determining that no word in the group other than the specified word has been speculatively read during the active atomic memory transaction attempt. the hardware transactional memory system is configured to remove the group of words from the read set in response to: receiving the early release indication and determining that no word in the group other than the specified word has been speculatively read during the active atomic memory transaction attempt.
A fluid ejection apparatus comprising: a printed circuit board including a conductor layer, a cover layer forming a surface of the printed circuit board, and a cavity, a printhead die electrically connected to the conductor layer and embedded in a molding material in the cavity such that the molding material is level with the cover layer, the fluid ejection apparatus characterised in that the printhead die includes a through-silicon via extending to a bottom surface to electrically connect the printhead die to the conductor layer. a printed circuit board including a conductor layer, a cover layer forming a surface of the printed circuit board, and a cavity, a printhead die electrically connected to the conductor layer and embedded in a molding material in the cavity such that the molding material is level with the cover layer, the fluid ejection apparatus characterised in that the printhead die includes a through-silicon via extending to a bottom surface to electrically connect the printhead die to the conductor layer.
Step-forming device comprising a body element of a motor vehicle, a cavity formed in the body element and delimited by a lower wall forming a bearing surface for a front part of the foot of a user, characterized in that the cavity is additionally delimited by an upper wall and by an end wall closing an interior of the cavity, and in that the device comprises a movable plate articulated on a structural element (9, 11, 12) of the vehicle, between a deployed position in which it is deployed below the lower wall in the direction of the body element, and a retracted position in which it is retracted away from the body element, the movement of the movable plate towards the retracted position being produced under the stress of the body element being subjected to a deformation following an impact.
A valve assembly comprising: a magnetic resonance compatible valve including a valve plunger and a valve seat and a valve actuator for actuating the magnetic resonance compatible valve, the valve actuator including: a shape memory alloy member that when actuated depresses the valve plunger to mate with the valve seat in the magnetic resonance compatible valve; a sensor for determining whether the valve is open or closed; and a control circuit coupled to the sensor and arranged for providing a power signal to the shape memory alloy member to actuate the shape memory alloy member and maintain the shape memory alloy member in an active state, wherein: the sensor being configured to indicate to the control circuit that the valve is closed, characterised in that, once the sensor indicates to the control circuit that the valve is closed, the control circuit being adapted to reduce and pulse width modulate the power signal. a magnetic resonance compatible valve including a valve plunger and a valve seat and a valve actuator for actuating the magnetic resonance compatible valve, the valve actuator including: a shape memory alloy member that when actuated depresses the valve plunger to mate with the valve seat in the magnetic resonance compatible valve; a sensor for determining whether the valve is open or closed; and a control circuit coupled to the sensor and arranged for providing a power signal to the shape memory alloy member to actuate the shape memory alloy member and maintain the shape memory alloy member in an active state, wherein: the sensor being configured to indicate to the control circuit that the valve is closed, characterised in that, once the sensor indicates to the control circuit that the valve is closed, the control circuit being adapted to reduce and pulse width modulate the power signal. a shape memory alloy member that when actuated depresses the valve plunger to mate with the valve seat in the magnetic resonance compatible valve; a sensor for determining whether the valve is open or closed; and a control circuit coupled to the sensor and arranged for providing a power signal to the shape memory alloy member to actuate the shape memory alloy member and maintain the shape memory alloy member in an active state, wherein: the sensor being configured to indicate to the control circuit that the valve is closed, characterised in that, once the sensor indicates to the control circuit that the valve is closed, the control circuit being adapted to reduce and pulse width modulate the power signal. the sensor being configured to indicate to the control circuit that the valve is closed, characterised in that, once the sensor indicates to the control circuit that the valve is closed, the control circuit being adapted to reduce and pulse width modulate the power signal.