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An elongate body for needle-free parenteral injection at low velocity from a device, the body having at least one pointed end and comprising at least one active material, characterised in that the body has a compressive strength of greater than or equal to 5 Newton and the pointed end has an included angle of between about 10-50°, and wherein the body is a solid vaccine formulation which is at least partly crystalline, said body comprising one or more antigenic or immunogenic agents and optionally one or more adjuvants.
A method, comprising: establishing, by a mobile device, a session with an in-vehicle information system; the method is characterised in that it further comprises the following steps: determining an operating context for at least one application executing on a mobile device, the operating context comprising one or more of a current execution state, a current output state, an availability of persisted data, and a most recently displayed application user interface view; and defining, using the operating context for the at least one application, a user interface view for display by the in-vehicle information system. establishing, by a mobile device, a session with an in-vehicle information system; the method is characterised in that it further comprises the following steps: determining an operating context for at least one application executing on a mobile device, the operating context comprising one or more of a current execution state, a current output state, an availability of persisted data, and a most recently displayed application user interface view; and defining, using the operating context for the at least one application, a user interface view for display by the in-vehicle information system. determining an operating context for at least one application executing on a mobile device, the operating context comprising one or more of a current execution state, a current output state, an availability of persisted data, and a most recently displayed application user interface view; and defining, using the operating context for the at least one application, a user interface view for display by the in-vehicle information system.
A method for wireless communication, the method being performed by a spectrum controller and comprising: receiving, from at least one first tier system, an indication of unused first tier spectrum resources to determine second tier spectrum resources available for use by at least one second tier system; allocating the second tier spectrum resources to the at least one second tier system; characterized in that the method further comprises receiving, from the at least one second tier system after allocating the second tier spectrum resources, an indication of unused second tier spectrum resources determined from the allocated second tier spectrum resources; determining third tier spectrum resources available for use by at least one third tier system based at least in part on the unused second tier spectrum resources; and allocating the third tier spectrum resources to the at least one third tier system. receiving, from at least one first tier system, an indication of unused first tier spectrum resources to determine second tier spectrum resources available for use by at least one second tier system; allocating the second tier spectrum resources to the at least one second tier system; characterized in that the method further comprises receiving, from the at least one second tier system after allocating the second tier spectrum resources, an indication of unused second tier spectrum resources determined from the allocated second tier spectrum resources; determining third tier spectrum resources available for use by at least one third tier system based at least in part on the unused second tier spectrum resources; and allocating the third tier spectrum resources to the at least one third tier system.
A method of forming a support pole (100; 200; 300; 400), comprising: providing a plurality of stems (2'; 2") of bamboo, or similar tubular plant material comprising hollow internodal cavities between nodes, in a longitudinally parallel arrangement; characterised by: the stems (2'; 2") having one or more openings (12; 14) formed in a wall of at least some of the internodal cavities; and injecting a binder material around the stems (2'; 2") so as to at least partially fill the open internodal cavities and fix the longitudinally parallel arrangement. providing a plurality of stems (2'; 2") of bamboo, or similar tubular plant material comprising hollow internodal cavities between nodes, in a longitudinally parallel arrangement; characterised by: the stems (2'; 2") having one or more openings (12; 14) formed in a wall of at least some of the internodal cavities; and injecting a binder material around the stems (2'; 2") so as to at least partially fill the open internodal cavities and fix the longitudinally parallel arrangement.
An imaging and therapeutic delivery system comprising: an imaging component comprising an imaging shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an imaging transducer at the distal end of the shaft; and a needle component comprising a needle shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a needle structure reciprocally disposed on or within the shaft, said needle shaft being configured to removably attach to the imaging shaft with the shafts lying side-by-side with their respective axes in parallel when said needle shaft and imaging component are attached to each other. an imaging component comprising an imaging shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an imaging transducer at the distal end of the shaft; and a needle component comprising a needle shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a needle structure reciprocally disposed on or within the shaft, said needle shaft being configured to removably attach to the imaging shaft with the shafts lying side-by-side with their respective axes in parallel when said needle shaft and imaging component are attached to each other.
A balloon catheter adapted for inserting a drug-coated balloon through a hemostasis valve of a guiding sheath comprising: a catheter body having the drug-coated balloon disposed at a distal end of the catheter body; a strain relief near a proximal end of the balloon catheter; a protective sleeve placed over the drug-coated balloon when the balloon is placed inside the hemostasis valve; a longitudinal opening extending along an entire length of the protective sleeve; the protective sleeve forming a generally tubular shape, characterized in the protective sleeve having a first non-flared section in which the longitudinal opening has a first width and a second flared end section in which the longitudinal opening has a second width that is larger than the first width and increases in width in a direction away from the first non-flared section, where the second flared end section is sized to be positioned over a portion of the strain relief; wherein the protective sleeve is configured to be inserted through the hemostasis valve of the guiding sheath to protect the drug-coated balloon as the drug-coated balloon is inserted through the hemostasis valve. a catheter body having the drug-coated balloon disposed at a distal end of the catheter body; a strain relief near a proximal end of the balloon catheter; a protective sleeve placed over the drug-coated balloon when the balloon is placed inside the hemostasis valve; a longitudinal opening extending along an entire length of the protective sleeve; the protective sleeve forming a generally tubular shape, characterized in the protective sleeve having a first non-flared section in which the longitudinal opening has a first width and a second flared end section in which the longitudinal opening has a second width that is larger than the first width and increases in width in a direction away from the first non-flared section, where the second flared end section is sized to be positioned over a portion of the strain relief; wherein the protective sleeve is configured to be inserted through the hemostasis valve of the guiding sheath to protect the drug-coated balloon as the drug-coated balloon is inserted through the hemostasis valve.
A multi-aperture imaging device, comprising: an image sensor; an array of optical channels (16a-h), each optical channel (16a-h) including optics (64a-h) for imaging a partial field of view (72a-d) of a total field of view onto an image sensor region (24a-h) of the image sensor; and beam-deflecting means switchable between a first rotational position and a second rotational position by executing a switching movement and configured to deflect, in a first rotational position, optical paths (26a-h) of the optical channels (16a-h) into a first viewing direction (27 1) and to deflect, in a second rotational position, the optical paths (26a-h) of the optical channels (16a-h) into a second viewing direction (27 1); wherein the array is configured to execute, based on the switching movement, an adjustment movement for adjusting an orientation of the array with respect to the beam-deflecting means; wherein the beam-deflecting means comprises two opposite main sides formed to be reflective and is configured to guide, in the first position, the optical paths with a first main side of the beam-deflecting means into the first viewing direction (27 1) and to guide, in the second position, the optical paths with a second main side into the second viewing direction (27 2). an image sensor; an array of optical channels (16a-h), each optical channel (16a-h) including optics (64a-h) for imaging a partial field of view (72a-d) of a total field of view onto an image sensor region (24a-h) of the image sensor; and beam-deflecting means switchable between a first rotational position and a second rotational position by executing a switching movement and configured to deflect, in a first rotational position, optical paths (26a-h) of the optical channels (16a-h) into a first viewing direction (27 1) and to deflect, in a second rotational position, the optical paths (26a-h) of the optical channels (16a-h) into a second viewing direction (27 1); wherein the array is configured to execute, based on the switching movement, an adjustment movement for adjusting an orientation of the array with respect to the beam-deflecting means; wherein the beam-deflecting means comprises two opposite main sides formed to be reflective and is configured to guide, in the first position, the optical paths with a first main side of the beam-deflecting means into the first viewing direction (27 1) and to guide, in the second position, the optical paths with a second main side into the second viewing direction (27 2).
A redox flow battery, comprising: (a) a negative electrode comprising a carbon dioxide based redox couple and a bi-functional catalyst selected to reduce carbon dioxide to a carbonaceous derivative in an energy storage cycle and to oxidize the carbonaceous derivative to carbon dioxide in an energy generation cycle, wherein the reduction of carbon dioxide and the oxidation of the carbonaceous derivative occur on a same surface of the negative electrode; (b) a positive electrode; and (c) an ion conducting separator positioned to conduct ions between the negative and positive electrodes and to separate a negative electrode reactant at the negative electrode from a positive electrode reactant at the positive electrode. (a) a negative electrode comprising a carbon dioxide based redox couple and a bi-functional catalyst selected to reduce carbon dioxide to a carbonaceous derivative in an energy storage cycle and to oxidize the carbonaceous derivative to carbon dioxide in an energy generation cycle, wherein the reduction of carbon dioxide and the oxidation of the carbonaceous derivative occur on a same surface of the negative electrode; (b) a positive electrode; and (c) an ion conducting separator positioned to conduct ions between the negative and positive electrodes and to separate a negative electrode reactant at the negative electrode from a positive electrode reactant at the positive electrode.
A method for surface measurement of an object, comprising: capturing, by each of at least two scanning devices (140a-140e; 150a-150b), at least one three dimensional, 3D, image of at least a portion of a surface of the object to be measured, wherein each scanning device (140b; 150b) includes a reference object positioned thereon; capturing, by at least one of the scanning devices (140a; 150a), at least one 3D image of at least a portion of a surface of the reference object on another scanning device (140b; 150b); transforming, through a coordinate transformation technique, using the at least one 3D image of the at least portion of the surface of the reference object, captured 3D images of the portions of the surface of the object to be measured into a common coordinate system; and merging the captured 3D images of the portions of the surface of the object to be measured in the common coordinate system. capturing, by each of at least two scanning devices (140a-140e; 150a-150b), at least one three dimensional, 3D, image of at least a portion of a surface of the object to be measured, wherein each scanning device (140b; 150b) includes a reference object positioned thereon; capturing, by at least one of the scanning devices (140a; 150a), at least one 3D image of at least a portion of a surface of the reference object on another scanning device (140b; 150b); transforming, through a coordinate transformation technique, using the at least one 3D image of the at least portion of the surface of the reference object, captured 3D images of the portions of the surface of the object to be measured into a common coordinate system; and merging the captured 3D images of the portions of the surface of the object to be measured in the common coordinate system.
A method comprising: heating a polytetrafluoroethylene film to an elevated temperature of between 130°C and 260°C; maintaining said heating for a period greater than 20 hours to reduce a count of particles detectable by a particle counting system and shed by the polytetrafluoroethylene film; and fabricating a liner comprising the polytetrafluoroethylene film, said liner being adapted for lining a bottle for obtaining a PTFE-lined bottle adapted to contain a chemical. heating a polytetrafluoroethylene film to an elevated temperature of between 130°C and 260°C; maintaining said heating for a period greater than 20 hours to reduce a count of particles detectable by a particle counting system and shed by the polytetrafluoroethylene film; and fabricating a liner comprising the polytetrafluoroethylene film, said liner being adapted for lining a bottle for obtaining a PTFE-lined bottle adapted to contain a chemical.
A polyanionic polymer comprising tetrabutylammonium hexavanadate salt polymer [(n-C 4 H 9) 4 N] 2n [(V 6 O 13) n [((OCH 2) 3 CNHCO) 3 C 6 H 3] x [((OCH 2) 3 CNHCO) 2 ((HOCH 2) 3 CNHCO)C 6 H 3] y, or lithium hexavanadate salt of the polymer, wherein the tetrabutylammonium is exchanged with Li +
A method implemented by a host computing device (104, 106) including at least one field-programmable gate array, FPGA, and a FPGA virtualization manager configured to virtualize the at least one FPGA the method comprising: receiving a request from a virtual machine that requests a FPGA program is loaded on the host device to program FPGAs to provide hardware-implemented functionality; obtaining, in response to receiving the request, a FPGA program that is configured to program the at least one FPGAs of the host computing device to provide the requested hardware-implemented functionality as a hardware-implementation of a respective program or of a respective device; determining whether the FPGA program is trusted to program the FPGAs by verifying a digital signature associated with the FPGA program based on at least one of a list of trusted host providers and a list of trusted program providers maintained by the host device to make trust determinations; responsive to a determination that the FPGA program is trusted, loading the FPGA program to program the FPGAs to provide the functionality (406, 408); and generating a virtual device to expose the programmed FPGAs as the virtual device to provide the requested functionality to a plurality of virtual machines by relaying data between the virtual machines and the programmed FPGAs (412, 500) receiving a request from a virtual machine that requests a FPGA program is loaded on the host device to program FPGAs to provide hardware-implemented functionality; obtaining, in response to receiving the request, a FPGA program that is configured to program the at least one FPGAs of the host computing device to provide the requested hardware-implemented functionality as a hardware-implementation of a respective program or of a respective device; determining whether the FPGA program is trusted to program the FPGAs by verifying a digital signature associated with the FPGA program based on at least one of a list of trusted host providers and a list of trusted program providers maintained by the host device to make trust determinations; responsive to a determination that the FPGA program is trusted, loading the FPGA program to program the FPGAs to provide the functionality (406, 408); and generating a virtual device to expose the programmed FPGAs as the virtual device to provide the requested functionality to a plurality of virtual machines by relaying data between the virtual machines and the programmed FPGAs (412, 500)
A portable infusion pump system, comprising: a pump device including: a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, and a drive system to dispense the medicine from the pump device when the medicine is received in the space of the pump housing; and a controller device removably attachable to one of a plurality of different types of pump devices so as to electrically connect with the pump device and control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device, wherein the controller device automatically activates a training mode user interface and a first feature set related to the training mode in response to the controller device identifying the pump device as a first type of pump device via the electrical connection with the pump device, and wherein the controller device disables the features related to the training mode and activates a second feature set in which the pump system is activated to dispense medicine in response to the first type of pump being detached from the controller device and a second type of pump device being connected to the controller device. a pump device including: a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, and a drive system to dispense the medicine from the pump device when the medicine is received in the space of the pump housing; and a controller device removably attachable to one of a plurality of different types of pump devices so as to electrically connect with the pump device and control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device, wherein the controller device automatically activates a training mode user interface and a first feature set related to the training mode in response to the controller device identifying the pump device as a first type of pump device via the electrical connection with the pump device, and wherein the controller device disables the features related to the training mode and activates a second feature set in which the pump system is activated to dispense medicine in response to the first type of pump being detached from the controller device and a second type of pump device being connected to the controller device.
Ground drilling device for cable-guided drilling with a drive unit for connecting and/or moving pipe segments of a drill pipe along a drill pipe axis and a cable magazine for intake of a cable with a length of at least two pipe segments and a contact device for electrical contact with one end of the cable of the cable magazine, characterised in that the cable feed has a rotary union, which arranges the cable axially on the drill pipe axis and which has at one end an opening for the cable coming from the cable magazine and on the other side has a connector, which is to connect with the pipe segment of the drill pipe or a new pipe segment, which is to connect with the already bored drill pipe, wherein the cable magazine is arranged endways to the rotary union spaced apart from the connector which comes in contact with a pipe segment, wherein the cable from the cable magazine passes through the rotary union and the connector from the rear.
A filter element for a smoking article, the filter element comprising a plug of filter material, and a tobacco thread, wherein the tobacco thread extends substantially longitudinally through the plug of filter material.
A method for producing a scratch-off structure, comprising: providing a substantially transparent plastic substrate at a printer; applying a primer layer upon a first surface of the substrate; applying a security ink layer that includes security information upon the primer layer; applying an opaque background ink layer upon the security ink layer; applying a corona treatment to a second surface, located on an opposite side of the substrate relative to the first surface; applying a release ink layer upon the corona-treated second surface; and applying an opaque cover image ink layer upon the release ink layer. providing a substantially transparent plastic substrate at a printer; applying a primer layer upon a first surface of the substrate; applying a security ink layer that includes security information upon the primer layer; applying an opaque background ink layer upon the security ink layer; applying a corona treatment to a second surface, located on an opposite side of the substrate relative to the first surface; applying a release ink layer upon the corona-treated second surface; and applying an opaque cover image ink layer upon the release ink layer.
An isolated antibody that specifically binds to human TIGIT, the antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9, and a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10.